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（A）
The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.In the morning, Mr Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school.Their father takes them to school every day.Mrs Sawyer stays at home every day.She does the housework.She always eats her lunch at noon.In the afternoon,she usually sees her friends.They often drink tea together.In the evening, the children come home from school.They arrive home early.Mr Sawyer comes home from work.He arrives home late.At night, the children always do their homework, Then they go to bed.Mr Sawyer usually reads his newspaper,but sometimes he and his wife watch television,
1.Where do the Sawyers live?___________________ 2.What does Mrs Sawyer do every day?____________________ 3.Who does Mrs Sawyer see in the afternoon?_____________________ 4.Do the children arrive home early?_______________________ 5.Does Mr Sawyer arrive home early?_____________________- 6.What do the children often do at night?_______________________ 7.Does Mr Sawyer usually read his newspaper at night?______________
（B）
It is eight o’clock.The chilren go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot.It is ten o’clock.Mrs Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.It is four o’clock.In the afternoon, Mrs Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room.But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden.It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework.At the moment, they are playing in the garden.It is nine o’clock.Mr Sawyer usually reads his newpaper at night.But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight.At the moment, he’s reading an interesting book.
1.The children go to school ______ every day.A.by car B.on foot C.by bike D.by bus 2.Mrs Sawyer is going to ___ this mornig? A.staying at home B.go shopping C.drinking tea D.watching TV 3.Mrs Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room. A.8:00 B.16:00 C.18:00 D.21:00 4.Are the children doing their homework at the moment?
A.Yes, they do. B.No, they don’t.
C.Yes, they are.
D.No, they aren’t
1 5.At the moment ,Mr Sawyer is_________ A.watching TV B.reading his newspaper C.playing in the garden
D.reading an interesting book.
（C）
There is a car race near our town every year.In 1995,there was a very big race.There were hundreds of people there.My wife and I were at the race.Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too.You can see us in the crowd.We are standing on the left.There were twenty cars in the race.There were English cars, French cars, Geman cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.It was an exciting finish.The winner was Billy Stewart.He was in car number fifteen.Five other cars were just behind him.On the way home, my wife said to me, “Don’t drive so quickly!You’re not Billy Stewart!”
1.Is there a car race near our town every year? _________________ 2.How many people are there in the big race of 1995? _____________ 3.Who was at the race with the author(作者)? ______________________ 4.Are they standing on the left?_____________________ 5.Were there thirty cars in the race?____________________ 6.Were there any Chinese cars in the race?__________________ 7.The finish was exciting, wasn’t it?_______________ 8.Who was the winner of the race?__________________
（D）
Last week Mrs Milly went to London.She does not know London very well,and she lost her way.Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.”I can ask him the way,” she said to herself. “Excuse me,” she said.“Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?” The man smiled pleasantly.He did not understand English! He was a tourist.Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.He opened the book and found a phrase.He read the phrase slowly.”I am sorry,” he said.”I do not speak English.”
(
)1.Mrs Milly went to London last week.(
)2.Mrs Milly asked a man the way to a bus stop. (
)3.The man didn’t know the way to King Street.(
)4.The man was a tourist and he knew English well.(
)5.The phrasebook was in the hand of the man.
（E）
Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.He’s a pilot.He was in the R.F.A.He will fly to New York next month.The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo.At the moment, he’s in Madrid.He flew to Spain a week ago.He’ll return to London the week after next .He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.Nigel is a very lucky man.But his wife isn’t very lucky.She usually stays at home!
1.Nigel’s job is a ________. A.teacher B.doctor
C.actor
D.pelot 2.____ Nigel will fly to Tokyo.A.next month B.the month after next C.a week before D.We don’t know in the text.3.How old wil he be the next year?__________
A.forty B.forty-one
C.forty-two
D.forty-three 4.What does Nigel’s wife usually do?
A.Goes to every country in the world with Nigel. B.Goes to work
C.Fly to New York and London.
D.Stays at home.5.Is Nigel’s wife lucky? A.Yes, she is.B.No, she isn’t.C.She is lucky. D.No, she is.
（F）
Eric and Susan are very good friends.They grew up together, they went to high school together, and they went to collge together.Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey.Even though they live far apart, they’re still very good friends.
They write to each other very often.He writes her letters about life on the West Coast, and she writes him letters about life on the East Coast, They never forget each other’s birthday.Last year he sent her some CDs, and she sent him a wallet.Eric and Susan help each other very often.Last year he lent her money when she was in the hospital, and she gave him advice when he lost his job.
Eric and Susan like each other very much.They were always very good friends, and they still are.
(
)1.Eric and Susan grew up and went go high school together.(
)2.Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey.(
)3.They never forget each other’s birthday.
(
)4.Susan sent Eric some CDs last year and Eric sent Susan a wallet last year.(
)5.Susan lost her job and Eric gave her advice.
（G）
3 Joan got home late from work today, and she was very happy.When she opened the refrigerator, she was upset.There was nothing to eat for dinner.Joan sat down and made a shopping list.She needed a head of lettuce, a bunch of carrot, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, two pounds of tomatoes, half a pound of chicken, and a loaf of bread.Jone rushed out of the house and drove to the supermarket.When she got there, she was very disappointed.There wasn’t any lettuce.There weren’t any carrots.There wasn’t any milk.There weren’t any eggs.There weren’t any tomatoes.There wasn’t any chicken, and there wasn’t any bread.
Joan was tired and upset.In fact, she was so tired and upset.In fact, she was so tired and upset that she lost her appetite(食欲，胃口)，drove home, didn’t have dinner, and went to bed.
1.Was there anything to eat in the refrigerator?
A.Yes, there was. B.No, there wasn’t. C.Yes, there wasn’t. D.No, there was.
2.Did Joan need any fish?
A.Yes, she did. B.No, she didn’t. C.Yes.she didn’t. D.No, she did.3.How did Joan go to the supermarket?
A.By bus.
B.By bike.
C.By car. D On foot.4.Joan bought _____________ in the supermarket.
A.carrots B.milk C.tomatoes D.nothing 5.What did Joan do after she drove home from supermarket?
A.She watched TV. B.She ate dinner. C.She went to bed. D.She went to work.
（H）
I’m tired of winter.I’m tired of snow.I’m tired of cold weather,and I’m sick and tired of winter coats and boots! Just think! In a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more.It’ll be warm, It’ll be warm.It won’t snow any more.It’ll be sunny.I won’t have to stay indoors any more.I’ll go outside and play with my friends.We’ll ride bicyside and play baseball again.
In a few more weeks our neighborhood won’t look sad and gray any more.The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again.My family will spend more time outdoors.My father will work in the yard.He’ll cut the gra and paint the fence.My mother will work in the yard, too.She’ll buy new flowers and plant them in the garden.On weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV.We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons.
I can’t wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring!
1.Does the author like spring or winter?__________________ 2.Is it warm now?________________
4 3.What will the author do in a few more weeks?__________________ 4.Where will the author’s family spend more time in a few more weeks?____________ 5.Will the author’s father cut the gra and paint the fence?__________________ 6.Will the author’s mother water flowers?___________________ 7.What will they do on Sunday afternoons?_________________________ 8.Do you like spring or winter? Why?______________________________
（I）
Amy’s apartment building is in the center（中心） of town.Amy is very happy there because the building is in a very convenient(方便的) place.Acro from the building, there’s a bank, a post office, and a restaurant.Next to the building, there’s a drug store and a laundromat(洗衣店).Around the corner（角落） from the building, ther are two supermarkets.
There’s a lot of noise near Amy’s apartment building.There are a lot of cars on the street, and there are a lot of people one the sidewalks（人行道）all day and all night.However, Amy’s isn’t very upset（不安） about the noise in her neighborhood（附近）.Her building is in the center of town.It’s a very busy place, but it’s a convenient place to live.
判断正（T）误（F）
(
)1.Amy’apartment is in a convenient place.
(
)2.There’s a drug store around the corner from her building.(
)3.There are two supermarkets in her neighborhood.(
)4.There are a lot of cars on the sidewalk.(
)5.The center of town is very noisy.根据短文，回答问题
6.Where is Amy’s apartment building? ________________________________________ 7.What’s acro from her building? ______________________________________ 8.Is there a laundromat near her building? ________________________________ 9.Why is there a lot of noise near Amy’s building? _______________________________ 10.Why is Amy happy there? _________________________________
Peter was a small boy.He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills.The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.
5 When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise.It came out from the kitchen (厨房).He got up and walked to the kitchen.He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning .There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire .He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house.Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up.They all left their houses quickly.
At last the fire was put out by the firemen.Many houses were burnt.But nobody was burnt in the fire.1．Peter lived with his______.[ ]
A．sisters
B．brothers
C．uncles
D．parents 2．One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.[ ]
A．the table
B．the wood
C．the door
D．the window 3．______, so he could not put out the fire.[ ]
A．Everybody was asleep
B．He couldn\'t shout loudly
C．The kitchen was very big
D．there was no water tap in the house 4．Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.[ ]
A．to wake the people up
B．to get some water C．to find his clamates D．to visit them 5．______hurt in the fire.[ ]
A．People in other houses were
B．Peter\'s parents were
C．Nobody was
D．Peter was
“You\'re just in time, Joe.We\'re going to play cowboys（牛仔） and Indians, and you can be the Indians.” One of my cousins（堂兄弟）said.“How many Indians?” I asked.“Oh, about a thousand.” He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians.Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind.The shouts of “After them.Let\'s catch the killers!” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa\'s car．
“We\'ve got him, boys.Let\'s go and catch him!”
But no one wanted to come to get me.All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with.It was quiet outside.And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a shout , “Bring the rope（绳子）, and we can burn him.”
“Only Indians burn people.Cowboys.” I stopped just in time.I had almost said, “Cowboys hang（绞死）people.”
6 I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We\'re leaving now.”
“Untie me.” I shouted.”We\'re going.“Why did Bobby want matches（火柴）?” Mum asked when we were in the car.“He was asking Dad whether he had any.”
“oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches” Mother was quite sure, and I didn\'t say any more.1．How many children played the Indians? [ ]
A．One thousand
B．One hundred
C．One group
D．One 2．Why did Joe\'s cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because______.[ ]
A．there were not enough children four the game
B．the game was just going to start
C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians
D．they were waiting for Joe 3．Joe didn\'t say “Cowbays hang people.” Because______.[ ]
A．he was tied to a tree
B．that would make things worse
C．he was caught by the cowboys
D．that would make the cowboys angry 4．Which of the following is TRUE? [ ]
A．One of Joe\'s cousins was looking for matches.
B．Dad didn\'t want to give the children any matches.
C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.
D．Mum didn\'t think children should play with matches.5．The name of the story should he“______.” [ ]
A．Joe and his cousins
B．Who knows what danger is waiting there
C．Cowboys and Indians is a favourite children\'s game D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past
A very new, young officer was at a station.He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car．He look in all his pockets, but round that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change（零钱） for ten pence（便士）?”
“Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered.He began to put his hand in his pock- et, “I\'ll see whether I can
7 help you.”
“Don\'t you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily.“Now let\'s start again.Have you got change for ten pence? ”
“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.1．The young officer and his mother lived______.[ ]
A．in the same town
B．in different places
C．in another town D．in the other town 2．The young officer Wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.[ ]
A．that he was going to visit her
B．where his train would leave for
C．what time his train would arrive at the station
D．that he was then at the station 3．He looked around for help because he______.[ ]
A．had no money to make the phone call
B．did not know where to make the phone call
C．needed some change for the phone call
D．wanted to get change from the old soldier 4．The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______.[ ]
A．was polite to him
B．was not polite to him
C．didn\'t know how to speak to him
D．didn\'t like to help him at all 5．Which of the following is not true? [ ]
A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.
B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.
C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.
D．He didn\'t know the soldier before.
