One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”

1.Who was Tomas Jefferson?

    A. He was a businessman.                B. He was a teacher.

    C. He was a captain.                    D. He was the president of the USA.

2. How did they cross the river?

    A. In a boat.                       B. On their horses.

    C. By swimming.                     D. By building a bridge.

3. When the group were crossing the river, ________.

    A. water was flowing out of the river       B. it was windy and very cold

    C. there were many empty boats in the river D. everyone wrote a word on the face

4. At last, __________.

    A. both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river

    B. only Jefferson crossed the river

    C. only the man crossed the river

    D. Jefferson’s horse died

5.From the passage, we know that _________.

    A. all the travelers were kind              B. Jefferson was helpful

    C. nobody knew the president                D. the man gave Jefferson some money

    One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing(淹没) its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed at once. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask the president for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”

1. Who was Tomas Jefferson?

      A. He was a businessman.                 B. He was a teacher.

      C. He was a farmer.                                       D. He was the president of the USA.

2 When the group were crossing the river,     .

      A. water was flowing out of the river              B. it was windy and very cold

      C. there were many empty boats in the river     D. everyone wrote a word on the face

3 From the passage, we know that      .

      A. all the travelers were kind                           B. Jefferson was helpful

      C. nobody knew the president                         D. the man gave Jefferson some money

Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.

Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn’t happy. “Is there a river near here?” she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, “No, there isn’t, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon.” Sarah is happy now.

After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, “Warning(警告): This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.” Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, “But I can’t see them.” 

1.Sarah likes playing _______ very much.

A．in the park                            B．in the garden

C．in the river                            D．in the zoo

2.Sarah’s father works _________.

A．in the country                          B．in a big city

C．in a small city                           D．in a park

3.There is _________ near Sarah’s new house.

A．a river            B．a garden          C．a zoo             D．a park

4.Why can’t Sarah see the people in the pool?

A．Sarah’s mother doesn’t let her see.

B．She is too young.

C．There are no people in the pool.

D．Something is wrong with Sarah’s eyes.

阅读理解

Jim likes playing in a river(河). But there isn’t a river near his new house. He is not very happy. One day, he asks his mother, “Is there a river near here?” “No, there isn’t.” his mother says, “But our new house has a garden.” “I don’t like gardens.” says Jim.

One morning his mother says, “There is a beautiful park near here, Jim, and there are two pools in it. We will go there this afternoon.” Jim is very happy.

After lunch, Jim and his mother go to the park and he plays in one of the pools. He enjoys himself.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）

1.Jim likes his new house.

2.There is a park near his new house.

3.There is a small river in the park.

4.Jim doesn’t like playing in the garden at all.

5.Jim has a very good time in the park with his mother.