Elena jogged (慢跑) with her dad in some empty lots (小块地). These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish.
One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, “New City Park”. Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail (路径)! Elena told her parents about the sign.
“I read about the park in the newspaper,” said Elena’s father. “The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground. But the paper didn’t mention a jogging trail.”
“Well, perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they’ll put in a jogging trail,” said Elena.
On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there. Some were picking up rubbish. Some were moving rocks. Elena looked around. She could carry rubbish, and she could move rocks. So she went to the area every week to do volunteer work. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail. Then everyone knew her and her jogging trail.
Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building. The mayor (市长) gave a speech. He showed a drawing of the new park. He told them about the soccer field. There would be picnic tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. But there was no sign of a jogging trail.
The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park. They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor then said, “A jogging trail won’t be hard to build. Let’s do it!”
Everyone clapped and cheered.
【小题1】How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?

A．She read it in the newspaper.	B．She learned it from a sign.
C．She was told by other volunteers.	D．Her father told her about it.

【小题2】Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?

A．Because she wanted to play on the playground.

B．Because she wanted her name in the newspaper.

C．Because she wanted the city to build a jogging trail.

D．Because she wanted to work with other volunteers.

【小题3】Who suggested the mayor to build a jogging trail?

A．The volunteers.

B．Elena herself.

C．Elena’s father.

D．Nobody.

【小题4】What can be the best title for the story?

A．Elena and a Mayor	B．Elena and a Jogging Trail
C．Elena and Some Volunteers	D．Elena’s Family

阅读理解

It is said that people born on different dates have different characteristics.

For example, people who were born between March 21 and April 20 are likely to be active and strong. They like power and enjoy adventures.

People who were born between April 21 and May 21 are likely to learn more slowly, but they can remember what they learn well. They love children and usually have many friends.

People who were born between May 22 and June 21 are bright and humorous. They like to talk and enjoy wearing fine clothes.

People who were born between June 22 and July 22 think deeply. They would rather hide their feelings than express them.

People who were born between July 23 and August 22 are interested in many subjects and it is interesting to hear them talk.

People who were born between August 23 and September 22 are said to be calm and thoughtful. They like to read and often become successful scientists.

If you have free time, you can read about star signs to see if your characteristics match your birth date.

1.People who were born between March 21 and April 20 are ____.

A．patient

B．modest (谦虚的)

C．energetic

D．kind

2.People who were born between May 22 and June 21 like to ____.

A．wear fine clothes	B．take care of others
C．travel around the world	D．buy their friends nice gifts

3.People who were born between June 22 and July 22 are not good at ____.

A．singing and dancing	B．earning money
C．doing with difficulties	D．expressing their feelings

4.People who were born ____ often become successful scientists.

A．between April 21 and May 21	B．between July 23 and August 22
C．between August 23 and September 22	D．between June 23 and July 22

5.The passage mainly talks about ____.

A．birth dates	B．abilities
C．star signs	D．birth dates and characteristics

 

There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小题1】The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

A．a person has the same kind of car as himself (herself)

B．different people have cars of the same kind

C．poor people have large cars

D．artists have black cars

【小题2】Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

A．because she is poor

B．because she is rich

C．because she likes old cars

D．and the passage doesn’t tell us why

【小题3】Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

A．he has a dog

B．he has a large family

C．he has no children

D．he has few members in his family

【小题4】The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

A．pictures in black

B．colorful pictures

C．colorless pictures

D．pictures with only a few colors

【小题5】The writer thinks ___.

A．his grandfather’s idea about cars is right

B．cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways

C．artists shouldn’t drive black cars

D．a car doesn’t say anything about its owner

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A professor(教授) told his students to go into the city slums(贫民窟) to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy’s 1ife and future. One of the students wrote, “They don’t have   1.    hope．”

Twenty-five years later， 2.   professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out   3.    had happened to the boys. They tried very hard and   4.    that 176 of the boys had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists.

The professor was very surprised and   5.   to study it further．Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, “What made you successful?” Each one answered, “It was a   6.   .”

The teacher was   7.   living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had done to   8.    those boys out of the slums, and change them into   9.   people.

The teacher's eyes began to shine and said   10.    a sweet smile, “It's really very easy. I love those boys.”

 

Hi Hongbo,

I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.

In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!

So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!

1. Where is the writer from？

A．From Xi’an.

B．From Shanghai

C．From London

D．From New York

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

A．when the first subway was opened in the world.

B．when the London Underground first used electric trains

C．why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world.

D．why the London Underground is famous in the world

3.In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean         .

A．almost the same thing	B．two different things
C．three different things	D．nothing like each other

4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?

A．To buy a good book about Xi’an for him.

B．To post him some postcards of Xi’an.

C．To tell him more about Xi’an subway.

D．To send him a few photos of Xi’an.