David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he carne back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．   
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．
On Friday people read this in the newspaper：
Books：Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．
Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．   
David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．
“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．
“That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”
“Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”
Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”
A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．
“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．
【小题1】What happened to David Moore one day?

A．He lost his way in the city．	B．He couldn’t find his car．
C．Someone stole his books．	D．Many people read his letter．

【小题2】The first man to David’s home was a_________．

A．thief

B．policeman

C．driver

D．cook

【小题3】From the story，we know the second man_______．

A．is one of David’s friends	B．wants to return the books to David
C．wants to show the books to David	D．reads the newspaper

【小题4】Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?
a．He left his car in a quiet street．        b．He went to the police station．
c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper．      d．He bought some dear books．
e．He bought something else at other shops．

A．d，b，c，a，e	B．d，a，c，e，b
C．d，a，e，b，c	D．c，d，e，a，b

【小题5】David probably bought the books on________．

A．Wednesday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

 It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”

  I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”

  “Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.

  “Kerby’s Store.”

  As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

  For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.

  I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.

  Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.

  That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”

  I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.

  That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.A. him  B. her   C. them   D. you

2.A. angry   B. happy   C. tired   D. afraid 

3.A. book   B. coat   C. present   D. money

4.A. what   B. when   C. where   D. how

5.A. everybody   B. nobody   C. somebody   D. anybody

6.A. girl   B. boy   C. man   D. woman

7.A. for   B. on   C. in    D. with

8.A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never

9.A. so   B. if   C. but   D. and

10.A. where   B. that   C. who   D. why

11.A. read   B. say   C. write   D. spell

12.A. helped   B. believe   C. taught   D. made

13.A. give up   B. give away   C. put up   D. put off

14.A. on   B. behind   C. outside   D. over

15.A. shop   B. cars   C. door   D. trees

 

It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”
I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.
“Kerby’s Store.”
As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.
For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.
I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.
Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”
I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.
That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

【小题1】

A．him B．her C．them D．you

【小题2】

A．angry B．happy C．tired D．afraid

【小题3】

A．book B．coat C．present D．money

【小题4】

A．what B．when C．where D．how

【小题5】

A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody

【小题6】

A．girl B．boy C．man D．woman

【小题7】

A．for B．on C．in D．with

【小题8】A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never

【小题9】

A．so B．if C．but D．and

【小题10】

A．where B．that C．who D．why

【小题11】

A．read B．say C．write D．spell

【小题12】

A．helped B．believe C．taught D．made

【小题13】

A．give up B．give away C．put up D．put off

【小题14】

A．on B．behind C．outside D．over

【小题15】

A．shop B．cars C．door D．trees

 

“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other    1   concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life    2    a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to    3    the environment.

Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are    4    worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good    5    in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use    6    plastic bags. We should eat more    7    and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a    8   , we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to    9    the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can    10    if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should    11    clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using    12    : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.

Besides, we should try    13    best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to    14    us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better,    15    also it’s good for ourselves.

In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

1.                A．countries       B．cities           C．towns    D．villages

 

2.                A．helps          B．means          C．lives D．thinks

 

3.                A．keep           B．pollute         C．protect   D．make

 

4.                A．doing          B．trying          C．discovering    D．becoming

 

5.                A．lists            B．shops          C．decisions D．habits

 

6.                A．more          B．less            C．fewer    D．many

 

7.                A．tea            B．vegetables      C．meat     D．food

 

8.                A．house          B．bridge          C．store D．market

 

9.                A．turn off         B．turn on         C．put off   D．put on

 

10.               A．walk           B．rush           C．run   D．drive

 

11.               A．make          B．let            C．see   D．encourage

 

12.               A．machine        B．light           C．bed  D．computer

 

13.               A．ours           B．we            C．our   D．us

 

14.               A．stop           B．tell            C．join  D．hear

 

15.               A．so             B．but            C．and  D．though

 

 

Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.

When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.

The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!

The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.

1.That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.

  A. took their dog to see a film

  B. left the dog alone at home

  C. went home before the film was finished

  D. locked the door and could not open it

2.The robber stole(偷)__________.

  A. everything from the house

  B. something expensive from the house

  C. nothing from the house

  D. a car from the house

3.Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________

  A. Because she thought it had made the room dirty.

  B. Because she thought it had broken the glass.

  C. Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.

  D. Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.

4.The robber was caught easily because __________.

  A. the police knew him

  B. the police happened to meet him

  C. Mr. Green know where he lived

  D. he had one of his fingers

5.Mr. Green and his wife would _________.

  A. like their dog more than before

  B. drive the dog away from their home

  C. let the dog bring home more presents

  D. ask the police to take the dog away