A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

　　①The old man pointed to（指向）a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one.“Please untie（解开）that string.”He said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side.

　　“Now tie it again, please.”said the old man.“②But first pull（拉）the string tight（紧）so that the young tree is straight（直）again.”

　　The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children.”③You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on.④If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone you can take the string away.”

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(1) The story is about ________.

A．how to take care of young trees

B．how strict parents should be with their children

C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbour

D．how to tie a tree

(2) The young man untied the string ________.

A．in order to throw it away

B．so that both of the trees would grow straight

C．in order to see how tall it is

D．only to find that the young tree bent over to one side

(3) When can the string be taken away?

A．When the old man leaves.

B．When the young man unties it next time.

C．When the children are old enough.

D．When the young tree grows strong enough.

(4) Our teacher ________ us, so no one falls behind in our class.

(5) I watch English Outlook every day ________ I can improve my English very quickly.

(6) He ________ the house far away and told me he lived there five years ago.

(7) My sister ________ speak English very well when she was five years old．

My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know it? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea(海). Gulangyu is a small place，but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars，no buses. People only walk. So it is very quiet.
Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very，very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school，I go there and catch(捉) fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.
【小题1】Chen Lan is from _______.

A．Jiangsu

B．Zhejiang

C．Hunan

D．Xiamen

【小题2】What does Gulangyu have no in this passage?

A．The cars and buses.

B．The fish.

C．Her parents.

D．Her friends.

【小题3】What is behind our house?

A．a river

B．a sea

C．an old tree

D．fish

【小题4】How is the sea?

A．small

B．big

C．blue

D．B and C

【小题5】Why do they call the tree a “bird tree”?

A．Because it is like a bird.	B．Because it is very old.
C．Because there are many birds in it.	D．Because they like it.

My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know it? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea(海). Gulangyu is a small place，but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars，no buses. People only walk. So it is very quiet.
Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very，very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school，I go there and catch(捉) fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.
【小题1】Chen Lan is from _______.

A．Jiangsu

B．Zhejiang

C．Hunan

D．Xiamen

【小题2】What does Gulangyu have no in this passage?

A．The cars and buses.

B．The fish.

C．Her parents.

D．Her friends.

【小题3】What is behind our house?

A．a river

B．a sea

C．an old tree

D．fish

【小题4】How is the sea?

A．small

B．big

C．blue

D．B and C

【小题5】Why do they call the tree a “bird tree”?

A．Because it is like a bird.	B．Because it is very old.
C．Because there are many birds in it.	D．Because they like it.

My name is Lily．My hometown is in Rizhao．Do you know Rizhao? It is in Shandong．It is near the sea（海）．Rizhao is a small place，but it is very nice and clean．So it is very quiet．Our house is in the center of Rizhao．There is a big old tree behind our house．My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old．There are many birds（鸟）in the tree．We call it a “bird tree”．Our house is near the sea．The sea is big and blue．There are a tot of fish in the sea．After school，I go

there and catch fish with my friends．It is very interesting．I like fish and I like catching fish．

1．Lily is from         ．

A．Fujian                  B．Rizhao                 C．Qindao                   D．Yunnan

2．What is not in this passage?

A．her grandfather                                        B．the cars and buses

C．her house and the old tree                           D．her friends and the fish

3．The big old tree is          our house．

A．in the center of    B．next to                 C．behind                 D．in front of

4．What is the sea like? It's         ．

A．small and blue                                           B．long and green

C．big and blue                                               D．medium and black

5．The word “catch” in Chinese means         ．

A．购买                   B．捕，捉                C．烤                       D．观看