There are four people in Simon’s family. They have different habits.
◆ Simon’s father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. He likes reading books very much. There are many books in his bedroom. He doesn’t like going to the cinema.
◆ Simon’s mother is a music teacher. She likes listening to music, but she has no time to go to concerts.
◆ Simon’s brother is seven years old. He likes watching cartoons. He usually watches cartoons when his parents aren’t at home.
◆ Simon is a middle school student. He likes playing football. He often plays football with his friends after school. He likes playing computer games at home. But he doesn’t like watching TV. 
小题1:Where does Simon’s father work?

A．In a school.

B．In a hospital.

C．In a factory.

D．In a company.

小题2:Who doesn’t like going to the cinema?

A．Simon.	B．Simon’s mother.
C．Simon’s father.	D．Simon’s brother.

小题3:Simon’s mother doesn’t have time to ________.

A．go to the cinema	B．go to concerts
C．do the housework	D．play games

小题4:What does Simon’s brother usually do when his parents aren’t at home?

A．He usually watches cartoons.

B．He usually listens to music.

C．He usually plays computer games.

D．He usually does his homework.

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Simon’s mother is a Chinese teacher.

B．Simon’s father doesn’t like reading books.

C．Simon’s brother often watches cartoons with his parents.

D．Simon likes playing football with his friends.

We always regard dogs as man’s best friends. But what about cats?
Cats can also do us a favor sometimes.
Here is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick.

Dogs	When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread.
Cats	Alana immediately finds a chair when Tee sits and stares directly into her face. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers.

A Friend Saves Your Life

Dogs	Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of ice, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came back to the bank.”
Cats	Bernice says: “I was sleeping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running”. Then she found smoke around her. With Joey helping her, she managed to get out of the door. “I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very lucky. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.”

小题1:When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.

A．stare at her and keep sniffing	B．jump onto her chest suddenly
C．sit and stare directly into her face	D．scream and run

小题2:What can we learn about Ryan?

A．He likes swimming in rivers.

B．He has a lovely dog, Zion.

C．Chelsea helped him swim back to the bank.

D．He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.

小题3:What happened when Bernice was sleeping?

A．She was badly hurt in a big fire.

B．She found the brave cat in a mailbox.

C．A fire broke out when she was sleeping.

D．She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.

Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He’s tired all the time. When he comes back, he’s always busy and doesn’t want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.
It’s Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work but she doesn’t feel well. So she doesn’t want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she’s sitting on a chair.
The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don’t you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don’t.”says the doctor. “Why don’t you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”
小题1:What does Mrs Smith do ?

A．A truck driver.

B．A nurse.

C．A doctor.

D．A teacher.

小题2:Who usually does the housework at home, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith?

A．Mr Smith.

B．Mrs Smith.

C．Both of them.

D．Neither of them.

小题3:What’s Mr Smith doing when her friend Jo comes to see her ?
A. She is reading a book.           
B. B. She is watching TV.
C.  She is doing housework.         
D. She is sitting on a chair.
小题4:Why doesn’t Mrs Smith wear her glasses that day? Because_________.

A．she stays at home

B．she’s sitting on the chair

C．the rooms are clean

D．she doesn’t want to see the dirty rooms

小题5:After we read the story, we can know___________.

A．Mr Smith is often ill

B．Mrs Smith is always lazy.

C．Mr Smith is always busy after work.

D．Sometimes Mr Smith helps Mrs Smith.