閱讀理解

　　People in different countries do things differently. For example, Australians put their shirt “tails” on the clothes-line after washing, because they usually put the shirt “tails” into their trousers. When the clothes pegs leave marks on the clothes, other people will not see them.

　　That's why Australians also put the bottom of their socks on the clothes-line. If they put the top of their socks on the clothes-line, the marks left by the pegs may be seen by others.

　　Do you do some washing or others help you to do so? I believe you can do it by yourself and you will get much fun from it. Please have a try after this exam.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1．In which country do such things happen?

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2．In which place do the people usually put their clothes to make them dry in the passage?

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3．Australians don't want others to see the marks left by the pegs on the shirts, so ________.

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A．they don't buy shirts

B．they don't like wearing shirts

C．they put their shirts on the clothes-line by the pockets

D．they put their shirts on the clothes-line by the shirt "tails"

4．In which way do Australians dry their clothes according to(根據(jù)) the passage?

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A．

B．

C．

D．

5．What does “tails” mean in Chinese in the passage?

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閱讀理解

　　The weather was fine last night. My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks(零食). We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep when we heard something unusual.

　　“Maybe it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn't an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.

　　“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”

　　“Sorry, Bill,” he said. “It's hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”

　　“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”

　　“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1．Where did Steve and Bill decide to sleep last night?

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A．In Steve's house.

B．In Bill's house.

C．Outside Steve's house.

D．Outside Bill's house.

2．When did Bill find the sleeping bags?

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A．Before it got dark.

B．After it got dark.

C．At midnight.

D．This morning.

3．How did Steve feel when he heard something strange?

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4．What did Tommy come out of the house to do?

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A．To drink with Bill.

B．To eat food with Steve.

C．To sleep with Bill and Steve.

D．To play games with Bill and Steve.

5．How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story?

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Reading comprehension

　　One day Mrs Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping centre.

　　“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near out home,” Mrs Wilson said. “Help me check the prices, please.”

　　The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said, “We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”

　　“Of course I did,” Mrs Wilson said. “Everything was cheaper there.”

　　“We know,” the children said, “but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you saved!”

　　Mrs Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.

　　“Well done,” she said. “Next time we'll do the shopping nearby.”

Choose the best answer from ABC or D according to the passage.(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中選擇最佳答案。)

1．The things at the corner store were ________ than those in the supermarket.

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2．Mrs Wilson ________ in the end.

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3．From the passage we know the children were ________.

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4．Mrs Wilson will ________.

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A．never call a taxi

B．go on buying things in the supermarket

C．buy things near her home

D．not go shopping with her children

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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閱讀理解。

閱讀下面短文，從(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能完成所給句子的正確答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的正確答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

下面展示的是一個(gè)網(wǎng)頁(yè)界面。請(qǐng)仔細(xì)閱讀后，完成第1至5小題。

1．If you want to learn something about film stars, you may go to ________.

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A．Windows of Knowledge

B．Front Page and Light Reading

C．Arts & Sports

D．School Time or News Watch

2．What's the meaning of the words “Front Page”?

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3．Which of the following can make you clear about a new word?

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4．If you want to learn more about Yang Liwei, you'd better go to ________.

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A．Windows of Knowledge

B．News Watch

C．English Workshop

D．Front Page

5．You can know more about children's life in ________.

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A．Light Reading and Front Page

B．Front Page and Arts & Sports

C．English Workshop and School Time

D．Windows of Knowledge and Arts & Sports

閱讀理解。

閱讀下面短文，從(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能完成所給句子的正確答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的正確答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

　　News 1

　　Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long, but it's very heavy: it weighs(重)1,270 kilogrammes.

　　News 2

　　Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government(政府) said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.

　　News 3

　　There will be a new “star” in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That's for sure－1.4 billion yuan!

　　News 4

　　Floods(洪水) across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left 100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday, so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3,000 families were seriously affected(受影響).

1．News 1 talks about ________.

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A．people can't go around the earth in a few hours

B．the American X-43A airplane travelled around the earth in a few hours

C．the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world

D．only Americans can make such a fast plane

2．If the X-43A goes around the earth, it will take about ________ hours to finish the trip.

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3．Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?

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A．There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks, dictionaries and children's books.

B．All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.

C．After the checking books will become better and better.

D．A few mistakes are not serious for children.

4．Which of the following about the new “star” is NOT TRUE?

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A．It will help us know more about the moon.

B．It will go around the earth for one year.

C．It will cost 1.4 billion yuan.

D．It will be sent up by the year 2006.

5．Many families were affected because of ________.

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A．the heavy rain on Monday

B．the broken banks of the river

C．the floods across Mexico

D．the death of 132 people

閱讀理解。

閱讀下面短文，從(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能完成所給句子的正確答案，并把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的正確答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

　　A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating(重復(fù)), somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

　　He looked at his father and asked, “What's going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

　　The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained(解釋), “People call this ‘Echo’, but really this is Life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映) of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

1．At first the boy cried because ________.

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A．he hurt himself and felt bad

B．he wanted to give himself a surprise

C．he felt it was so quiet in the mountain

D．he hoped his father would help him

2．When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought ________.

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A．it was foolish to hear others' voice

B．someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C．there were many other people in the mountain

D．he was langhed at by someone else in the mountain

3．The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

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A．find out who was repeating his voice

B．have fun with other people in the mountain

C．show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

D．let his son know whose voice was louder

4．The word “Echo” means ________.

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A．life itself

B．repeating voice

C．love in the world

D．everything in life

5．From the story, we know ________.

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A．the boy didn't like others' voice at all

B．the father had his own way to teach his son

C．it is not polite to repeat others' voice

D．the boy and his father were rather tired

閱讀理解

閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

　　I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters(學(xué)問(wèn)). Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

　　Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she'd said again, “is for Elizabeth.”

　　I never saw her anger, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

　　They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易動(dòng)感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

　　As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原諒) me.

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

　　My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace－it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

　　Now the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside－a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折疊) and refolded many times.

　　Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1．The writer began to love her mother's desk ________.

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A．a(chǎn)fter Mother died

B．before she became a writer

C．when she was a child

D．when Mother gave it to her

2．The passage shows that ________.

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A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C．Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3．The word “gulf” in the passage means ________.

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A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

4．What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?

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A．She had never received the letter..

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

5．What's the best title of the passage?

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A．My Letter to Mother

B．Mother and Children

C．My Mother's Desk

D．Talks between Mother and Me

閱讀理解

閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

　　Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

　　One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

　　They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.

　　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(薊). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

　　The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1．Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

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A．Roman army and North England

B．Roman army and the Scots

C．England and Scots

D．A brave people and the Scots

2．At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

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A．the Scots were not brave

B．the Roman army was so strong

C．the Scots did not have a good leader

D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish

3．“We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

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A．they were sure to win

B．they couldn't escape from death

C．they would win and then they would die

D．they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed

4．The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

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A．they didn't want to wake the Scots

B．they wanted to reach the top

C．they wanted to catch the four guards first

D．they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

5．The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

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A．it is a beautiful plant

B．it is fresh and lovely

C．it had so many sharp needles all over it

D．it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

閱讀理解

閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

　　Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work, you stay in bed, feeling very sad.

　　What makes us ill? It is germs(細(xì)菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

　　Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

　　Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割開(kāi)處), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.

1．Which of the following is true?

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A．If things are very very small, they are germs.

B．If things can't be seen, they must be germs.

C．Germs are only in dirty water.

D．Germs are everywhere around us.

2．What is a microscope used for?

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A．Making very very small things look much bigger.

B．Making very big things look much smaller.

C．Helping you read some newspapers.

D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly.

3．Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?

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A．You haven't looked at it carefully.

B．Water can't be drunk in this way.

C．There must be lots of germs in it.

D．Water will make you ill.

4．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C．If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.

D．If your finger isn't cut, there aren't any germs on it.

5．What's the main idea of the passage?

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A．Germs may make us ill.

B．Germs are in dirty water.

C．Don't drink dirty water.

D．Take care of your fingers.

Reading Comprehension(閱讀理解)：

　　Geoffrey Payne talks for the first time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison(監(jiān)獄) about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999.

　　I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11 p.m. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible－the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was turning into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the man looked frightened too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

　　When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

　　I was still very upset about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars(夜盜者). When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over and felt for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.

　　The next thing I knew, the sky was getting light. I can't remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived about half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn't stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that three of night in our quiet neighbourhood? Why did he look so frightened Why did he run away?

Choose the best answer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢�，用A、B、C或D表示，填入括號(hào)內(nèi))：

1．Geoffrey Payne was a ________.

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2．________ while Payne was turning into his road that night.

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A．A man suddenly ran in front of his car

B．His wife called him from the concert hall

C．A man stopped him and asked him the way

D．A man hit Payne's car with a big stone and ran away

3．When Payne got home, he found ________.

[　　]

A．Ellen waiting for him

B．the bedroom window closed

C．Ellen lying on the floor, blood all over

D．a(chǎn) burglar in his house

4．After he found Ellen dead, Payne ________.

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A．called the police at once

B．called out for help

C．tried to find out who killed his wife

D．sat beside his wife's body without knowing what to do

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

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A．Payne called the police the next morning.

B．Payne could remember clearly what had happened.

C．The policemen arrived thirty minutes after Payne's call.

D．Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighbourhood that night.

6．In this passage Payne tried to ________.

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A．say something about his family

B．show he was very sorry for his wife's death

C．tell why his wife was killed that night

D．make people believe the man in the road probably killed his wife