When a light passenger plane flew off course[跑道] some time ago, something was wrong with it and it crashed[墜毀] in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was kilometers away. She couldn’t find anything in the snow but a suit-case[行李箱]. When it grew dark, she turned the suit-case into a bed and put the children inside it, covering[蓋] them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes flying above and wanted to know how she could send a signal[信號(hào)Then she had an idea. She wrote the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow. Luckily, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a group of people arrived and they took the woman and her daughters to hospital at once.
【小題1】Where was something wrong with the plane?
【小題2】How many people were in the light passenger plane before it crashed?
【小題3】What did the woman make the suit-case into a bed for?
【小題4】What did the woman do to ask for help?
【小題5】Were the woman and her children saved?

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.
【小題1】Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

Mr Black was walking in the forest（森林） He was scared when he heard a terrible noise. But he could not get out of the forest. His friends were waiting for him in a village outside the forest. They would give him a lot of money if he took a tiger to them, or they were going to laugh at him.
Mr Black liked hunting(打獵). He usually killed some birds and animals. But a week ago, after he drank too much, he called himself a brave hunter. So his friends bet(打賭) him twenty thousand dollars if he could kill a tiger.
Suddenly, he heard a little noise. He ran to a big tree,and climbed up it quickly.He didn’t come down until he saw it was a farmer. He went close to him and asked, “Excuse me, sir.Are there any tigers in the forest?”
“Yes,” said the farmer. “I saw a lot of tigers’ tracks（足跡）about a kilometer north near here.”
“Good!”Mr Black said in a hurry. “Which way is to the south,then?”
【小題1】Mr Black was good at________
A drinking   B hunting small animals  C running   D betting
【小題2】Which is NOT true?
A Mr Black was a brave hunter.
B Mr Black was scared of tigers.
C He thought a tiger was close to him, so he climbed up the big tree quickly.
D Mr Black asked the farmer the way to run away.
【小題3】We can guess ________ finally.
A Mr Black got twenty thousand dollars
B his friends would think he was very brave
C Mr Black won the bet
D Mr Black lost the bet

Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (奪得) the hearts of audience (觀眾) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (搖滾) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (評(píng)判員) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said. 
【小題1】Which was the most popular TV show last summer?

It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
【小題1】The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night
【小題2】When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .

What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano well．
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world．
Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to success has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．

For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,
one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帳單), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!
【小題1】How many children did the writer have?

Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned．
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school．My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating．”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．That was the first money I ever earned．”
【小題1】Mark Twain earned his first money _________．

One of Anna’s friends has chickenpox(水痘). Two days later, Katie has chickenpox. Anna’s mother says: “ Your best friend has chickenpox . We have to keep an eye on you.”
The next evening, Anna finds some red spots(斑點(diǎn)) on her face. The next morning, she stays home from school. She can’t go to her grandpa’s birthday party. She can’t go to her soccer practice. She can’t go to the supermarket with her mother.Anna cries(哭喊): “ I don’t like chickenpox. I miss school. I miss my friends.”
Then Anna’s mother has an idea.
After lunch, Katie, Mike and Danny come to Anna’s home--- all with spots like her. Anna’s mother says : “ Let’s have a chickenpox party!”
All the afternoon, the kids play games. When Anna’s friends have to go home,
“See you at school.” Katie says.
“Having chickenpox is not so bad.” says Danny.
“I know,” Anna says with a laugh(笑), “ Can we all have chickenpox again next week?”
【小題1】What’s the Chinese meaning for “ keep an eye on...”?

Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown , a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is by the road. Mr Black is after him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster(更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run .Mr Black runs faster than (比) Mr Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr Brown runs after Mr Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr Black . Now Mr Black knows why Mr Brown is going to the chair.
【小題1】Where are Mr Brown and Mr Black?