Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was so tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.

“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “ Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the lawn.”

I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said, “ Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”

Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good,but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”

Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”

I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”

“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.

“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.

The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.

1. In order to do something different, Jessie decided to ________.

A. read the books B. travel

C. mow the lawn D. watch TV

2.What does “keep an eye on” mean?

A. 保护 B. 注视 C. 培养 D. 瞄准

3.Bofore Jessie mowed the lawn, she ________.

A. washed her hands

B. bought some gas

C. read some instructions

D. put on her gloves

4.How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

A. Proud B. Angry C. Relaxed D. Worried

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Neighbors should learn to help each other.

B. Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.

C. Doing something helpful can make people happy.

D. Children should help their parents at an early age.

书面表达（共1题，15分）

随着人民生活水平的提升，手机成为生活中必不可少的一个重要沟通交流工具，也是被认为是世界上最有用的发明物之一。请以“Mobile phone”为题，写一篇80词左右的文章。

内容要点：1.手机发明前，人们之间常用的联系方式；

2.你认为手机的发明给人们生活带来的利弊；（各谈两点）

写作要求：短文须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

Mobile phone

With the improving of our living standard, the mobile phone has become an important communicative tool.

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—I am afraid to ask questions because of my poor ______.

—You’d better practice speaking more.

A. introduction B. pronunciation C. information

There are too many new words in the story, so I have to in the dictionary.

A. look them up

B. look up them

C. look it up

December is Christmas Day. Christmas is an important holiday the United States. On this day, most get together for a big dinner. They exchange presents and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy a tree. The family decorate（装饰） the tree . Many American children believe in . In fact Santa Claus is imaginary（想象出的） person. He has a white beard（胡须） and wears a red suit. Parents always tell their children Santa Claus brings presents to all good children. He travels in a sleigh（雪橇） and comes the chimney（烟囱）. He puts the presents the Christmas tree.

1.A. 24th B.25th C. 26th

2.A. at B. in C. on

3.A. families B. friends C. students

4.A. part B. parts C. holiday

5.A. alone B. lonely C. together

6.A. Santa Claus B. their father C. their mother

7.A. a B. the C. an

8.A. what B. that C. If

9.A. down B. into C. up

10.A. under B. at C. into

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.

In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.

There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.

Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!

School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.

1.According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.

A. yellow B. black C. white

2.According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?

A. France B. Britain C. German

3.Children in Japan may easily by taking the school bus.

A. save time

B. love their school

C. play games

4.Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school.

A. walk

B. take a school bus

C. ride a bike

5.This passage is mainly about .

A. school buses

B. school life

C. popular colors

Could you tell me ____________ a meeting in Guangzhou next week?

A. whether is there going to be

B. whether there is going to have

C. if there was going to be

D. if there is going to be

— It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

— You’re right. We can’t be careful while crossing the street.

A. so B. very C. too D. more

Millie is quiet and modest and easy________________.

A. to work B. work with

C. to work with D. to work with her

— I know smoking is bad for my health， ____ I just can’t give it up.

— It is easier said than done.

A. for B. or C. but D. so