So the country mouse goes to the house of the city mouse. It is a very good house. Nice food is ready __7__ them to eat. But just as（正当……时）they begin to eat, they hear a great noise（响声） The city mouse cries（喊）.“Run! Run! The cat is __8__ !” The two friends run __9__ quickly and hide（藏）in a dark hole.

　　__10__ some time they come out. The country mouse says to the city mouse. “I don't __11__ to live in the city. I like to live in my hole __12__ the fields. It's nicer __13__ poor（贫穷）and happy than __14__ rich（富有）and live __15__ fear（恐惧）.”

1. A. about　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. /

2. A. be　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. make　　　　　　　　　　  D. like

3. A. others　　　　　　　　    B. another　　　　　　　　    C. other　　　　　　　　　　   D. next

4. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. about

5. A. takes　　　　　　　　　　 B. carries　　　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　　　   D. gets

6. A. for　　　　　　　　　　    B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　    D. to

7. A. let　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to

8. A. leaving　　　　　　　　   B. coming　　　　　　　　    C. come　　　　　　　　　　  D. leave

9. A. away　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　　　   C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

10. A. Before　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　   C. With　　　　　　　　　　   D. At

11. A. enjoy　　　　　　　　   B. like　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. think　　　　　　　　　　   D. want

12. A. at　　　　　　　　　　    B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

13. A. be　　　　　　　　　　   B. is　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. are　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to be

14. A. be　　　　　　　　　　   B. is　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. are　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to be

15. A. on　　　　　　　　　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　  D. /

Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no medicine, either.
Life today brings new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and we become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is very thick. People cannot see the sky clearly.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water before they throw it away. And they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.
There are many things we can do to fight against pollution. We should put waste things in dustbins and do not throw them on the ground. We should go to work by bike or on foot instead of taking a car or a bus. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. We should do our best to fight against pollution.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true about life in the past?

When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.

Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.

Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them.

1.The story tells us ____.

2. Tears help you by ____.

3.If your eyes were not wet, you could not____.

4. When you are happy or sad, you may ____.

5. The sentence “your eyes can’t do without them” means ____.

正误判断
In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.
【小题1】Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
【小题2】Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
【小题3】About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
【小题4】Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
【小题5】The passage is mainly about American education.