Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反应）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失踪）.
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整洁的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜寻).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”

小题1:	A．early B．late C．warm D．angry

小题2:	A．father B．mother C．parents D．teachers

小题3:	A．got B．left C．wanted D．missed

小题4:	A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody

小题5:	A．many B．lots of C．a few D．much

小题6:	A．clean B．dirty C．quiet D．busy

小题7:	A．school B．room C．house D．library

小题8:	A．with B．in C．by D．at

小题9:	A．They B．It C．He D．She

小题10:

A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister

小题11:

A．happy B．tired C．interested D．relaxed

小题12:

A．and B．so C．but D．although

小题13:

A．got up B．woke up C．put up D．clean up

小题14:

A．out B．on C．of D．in

小题15:

A．had B．let C．made D．gave

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world". He has written 3 books so far. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales.
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "If we give mice the stomachs ( 胃 ) of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. ” This was his first fairy tale "Change Stomachs for Mice". At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called "Eyes of Childhood". He says, "I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books,
小题1:How many books has Dou Kou already finished writing?

A．3.

B．6.

C．9.

D．12

小题2:Dou Kou began to use a dictionary________,

A．when he wrote fairy tales	B．before his father taught him to study
C．after he went to school	D．when he kept a diary

小题3:Which of the following is Not true?

A． Change Stomachs for Mice was Dou Kou’ s first fairy tale

B．Dou Kou likes writing and reading as well.

C．Dou Kou’s novels make him different from other children of his age.

D．Dou Kou’s parents don’t allow Dou Kou to write at his early age.

小题4:Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?

A．Three books by a child	B．How to write fairy tales
C．Dou Kou, the youngest writer	D．How to be a writer

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”
“It depends,” answered the judge.
“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.
“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”
“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”
小题1:The neighbour asked the judge_______.

A．whether the first cow was responsible

B．whether the owner of the first cow was responsible

C．whether both cows were responsible

D．whether both the owners were responsible

小题2:When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that______.

A．a cow was responsible

B．its owner was not responsible

C．neither a cow nor its owner was responsible

D．his cow was responsible

小题3:When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

A．there was nothing happened

B．his cow had been killed

C．it was his cow that had killed the judge's

D．both cows had been killed

小题4:When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

A．got angry

B．said nothing

C．put his neighbor into prison

D．changed what he had said at first

小题5:In this story the judge was______.

A．a clever judge

B．a humorist

C．unfair

D．foolish

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”
The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

小题1:	A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time

小题2:	A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport

小题3:	A．before B．from C．after D．to

小题4:	A．though B．because C．and D．so

小题5:	A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew

小题6:	A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky

小题7:	A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after

小题8:	A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

小题9:	A．is B．was C．does D．did

小题10:

A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower

小题11:

A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up

小题12:

A．always B．never C．often D．usually

小题13:

A．you B．him C．them D．me

小题14:

A．what B．that C．which D．who

小题15:

A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family

It was just three degrees above zero. “That’s cold,” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers. Jane had 50 customers, and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds. As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn’t finished her math homework the night before. There was still time. She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.
Less than an hour later, Jane was nearly finished. She had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her math while her room fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street. It was Mr. Zimmerman, the elder man, who walked with a walking stick. His car was out of gas.“I’d like to help Mr. Zimmerman,” thought Jane, “but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr. Roberts would say if she hadn’t completed her papers.
“It’s his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this --- can’t he? ” As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.
小题1:Jane delivers her paper______.

A．before she goes to school

B．on cold morning

C．with the help of Mr. Zimmerman’s car

D．on the way to school

小题2:Mr. Zimmerman was old and_______.

A．couldn’t drive well

B．would have nobody to help him

C．was not rich enough to buy gas

D．was not able to walk a long way

小题3:We know from the reading that______.

A．Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework

B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers

C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school

D．Jane likes to deliver papers on cold mornings

小题4:The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推断) that_____.

A．Jane bought the gas for Mr. Zimmerman

B．usually Jane delivers papers by bike

C．Mr. Robert doesn’t like Jane at school

D．Mr. Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    1   . The mother   2   that she would help her sons to do   3   in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to   4   a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked   5   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him   6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.
   7  whispered and wondered. “He    8  said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only   9   the rock, but also said a lot about it. He   10  other rocks in its group and even knew   11  the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were   12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book   13   .
Later Ben became the   14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   15   became one of the best doctors in the United States.

小题1:	A．clever B．difficult C．slow D．quick

小题2:	A．seemed B．decided C．wondered D．told

小题3:	A．well B．bad C．right D．good

小题4:	A．see B．find C．read D．buy

小题5:	A．that B．if C．how D．why

小题6:	A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer

小题7:	A．classmates B．students C．teachers D．friends

小题8:	A．always B．ever C．sometimes D．never

小题9:	A．found B．played C．knew D．heard

小题10:

A．said B．told C．called D．named

小题11:

A．whether B．what C．where D．why

小题12:

A．afraid B．amazed C．worried D．unhappy

小题13:

A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports

小题14:

A．top B．slow C．low D．rich

小题15:

A．at first B．at the end C．at last D．now

A dog has a piece of meat in his mouth. He’s going to eat it at home. As he is walking on a bridge, he looks down and sees himself in the river. That dog looks like him and he has a piece of meat in his mouth, too. The dog thinks it’s another dog. So he says to himself, “I want to eat more meat. I must make him run away from here and get the meat in his mouth. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark. That dog in the water barks at him. Suddenly, his meat goes down into the water. The dog is so angry, he jumps into the water to catch the other dog.
小题1:How many dogs are there in the river?

A．None.

B．one.

C．Two.

D．We don’t know.

小题2:The dog in the water         .

A．is more hungry

B．is very angry at him

C．is very kind

D．is not a real dog at all

小题3:What does the story tell us?

A．The greedy(贪心的) dog gets nothing at last.

B．The dog is a clever one.

C．A dog always wants two pieces of meat.

D．The dog can get two pieces of meat.

Mr Green has a holiday, so he said , “I’m going to the city by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains, But the wind blew his hat off. Mr Green quickly took his bag and threw that out of the window, too.
The other people in the carriage(车厢) laughed. “Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?” they asked.
“No,” Mr Green answered, “But there’s no name and no address on my hat, and there’s a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat back.”
小题1:Mr Green takes a trip         .

A．by ship

B．by train

C．by plane

D．by car

小题2:During the trip          flies away.

A．Mr Green’s bag	B．Mr Green’s shoe
C．Mr Green’s coat	D．Mr Green’s hat

小题3:Mr Green often          in the train.

A．writes his name in his hat

B．throws the things out of the window

C．sends others some bags

D．puts his head out of the window

小题4:Mr Green threw          out of the window quickly.

A．his bag

B．his hat

C．his glasses

D．his book

The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.
But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.
小题1:When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house         .

A．with his wife’s help

B．by knocking at the door

C．with his child’s help

D．by opening the door with his key

小题2:One night when he found his key lost, he first        .

A．spoke to his wife

B．shouted at his wife

C．rang the bell

D．knocked at the bedroom window

小题3:Mrs King woke up because           .

A．she heard the sound of the bell

B．she heard Mr King’s voice

C．she heard a knock at the door

D．she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s

小题4:Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife          .

A．loudly	B．in a low voice
C．angrily	D．with tears in his eyes

小题5:At last              .

A．Mrs King opened the door for Mr King

B．his child opened the door for Mr King

C．Mr King opened the door by force

D．Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key

Today is Tom’s birthday. After school he walks past the shop on the street corner. He looks at the window. That pair of trainers is still there. He really wants to have them very much.
　He was very sad and walks away. He knows his mother can give him anything he likes if she can. But he also knows she has no money and the trainers are too expensive. He doesn’t go home at once because his mother could notice (注意) his worry. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He finds that the boy moves the wheel with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thinks. There is no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He smiles and thinks he is happier.
小题1:Tom passed the shop__________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by bike

D．in a car

小题2:Tom wants to buy a pair of trainers and the trainers are___________.

A．too expensive	B．quite cheap
C．not there	D．not fit him

小题3:Tom goes into the park because he___________.

A．wants to watch someone fishing there

B．wants to see the boy

C．doesn’t want his mother to notice his worry

D．wants to sit on the grass

小题4:From the story we can know that Tom______.

A．asks his mother to buy the trains at last

B．doesn’t want to buy the new trainers

C．didn’t want to go to school

D．didn’t want to stay at home