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1、A Clever BirdA man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says.“Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says thebird.The man is not at homeone day. A thief comes in. He istaking many things.“Hello!”The thiefhears the bird
2、s words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take anythings and runs out of the house.1. The man teaches the bird _. A. how to say something B. how to sing songs C. how to eat something D. how to dance2. The bird is _. A. very nice B. very clever C. very beautiful D. very sil
3、ly(傻的)3. The man speaks to the bird _. A. sometimes B. once a week C. every week D. every day4. The thief is taking _ things from the house. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. some5. The thief _ out of the room. A. walks B. comes C. runs D. goesWhat Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the s
4、tars? In some ways ，stars are like people. They are born.They grow old. And they die.A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot.Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The olderstar begins to get small
5、again. At last its light goes out. The stars life is over.1. Dust and _ make a star. A. gas B. snow C. rain2. This story tells about _. A. old people B. the life of a star C. the number of stars in the sky3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean? A. moved B. looked at C. a
6、sked yourself4. Stars give off light because they are very _. A. small B. hot C. old5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _ time. A. longB. short C. niceEnglish LearningEvery year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others第 1 页are
7、 young people. Some students learn English at school，and others teach themselves.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is very difficult to answer this question.Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many peoplelearn English because it is useful
8、in their work. Some young people learn English for their higherstudies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learnEnglish because(提要) they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.1. 根据短文内容在文中空白处填上恰当的答案。Learning _ is very popular in many countries n
9、owadays.It is very _ to answer why so many people want to learn English.There are many_ for people to learn English.2. 根据短文内容进行连线。Many boys and girls learn English at school because .Many people learn English because .Some young people learn English for their higher studies because .Other people lea
10、rn English because .A. it is useful in their work.B. some of their books are in English at college or university.C. it is one of their subjects.D. they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside!On the
11、 way home we had to stop at traffic lights , and there my wife saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture ( 家具)shop. Buy it, she said at once. Well carry it home onthe roof-rack (车顶架) . Ive always wanted one like that . What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the book
12、shelf was tiedon to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too .As it was getting darker, I drove slowly . Other drivers seemed more polite than usual thatevening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through . Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, Theres a l
13、ong line of cars behind . Why dont they overtake (超车) ?Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官)inside looked at us seriouslywhen they went past . But then , with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through thebusy traffic. The police car stopped at our village ch
14、urch (教堂) . One of the offices came tome.Right, sir, he said. Do you need any more help now?I didnt quite understand . Thanks, officer, I said . Youve been very kind. I lived justdown the road. He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. Well, Well, hesaid and laughed
15、. Its a bookshelf youve got there ! We thought it was-er, something else .My wife began to laugh . Suddenly I understood why the police drove here .I smiled at the officer. Yes, its a bookshelf, but thanks again. I drove home as fast as第 2 页I could .1 . From the story we know that _. A . the writer
16、was poor and didnt buy the bookshelf for his wife B . the writers wife didnt like the bookshelf at all C . the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife D . the writer was not very dad to buy the bookshelf for his wife2 . What made the writer think that carrying furniture was a good idea?
17、 A . He could drive slowly and it was safe. B . Other drivers would let him go first . C . His wife could use a new bookshelf. D . He could save a lot of money and time.3 . Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer? A . Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and n
18、eeded a bookshelf. B . Because they didnt think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it . C . Because they thought somebody in the writers family had died and he needed help . D . Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.4 . Why did the writers wife begin to
19、 laugh? A . Because now she knew what mistake the police had made. B . Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church . C . Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf. D . Because the police had helped them a lot .5 . When did the officers
20、 begin to realize (意识到)they had made a mistake? A . Before they arrived at the church. B . Before they overtook the writers car C . After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church. D . After the writers family left the church.Look at the picture. Its a small room. W
21、e can see Betty in it. There is a bed and a desk inher room. Whats on the wall? Its a map of England. We can see a photo (照片) near the map. ItsBettys photo. We can see a clock on the table. There are some flowers near it. Is her black caton the bed? No, its her hat. Wheres her bag? Its on the bed, t
22、oo.1. Whose (谁的) room is it? 2. Is the room big or small?3. Whats on the wall? 4. Where are the flowers?5. What colour is Bettys hat?When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say“How do you do?”andshake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodb
23、ye. But theyshake hands after they haven t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other fora long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told themthat the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the
24、 station,they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shakehands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with第 3 页them. It made both of them laugh.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 （25）（1）It is if you know the languag
25、e and some of the customs of the country. A.not usefu B.not helpful C.very helpful D.very bad（2）English people usually shake hands when they . A.meet every time B.meet for the first time C.say goodbye to each other D.say hello to each other（3）Usually English people dont shake hands . A.when they wil
26、l be away for a long time B.when they say“How do you do?” C.when they just meet or say goodbye D.after they havent met for a long time（4）Which is right? A.German people shake hands as often as possible. B.English people like shaking hands very much. C.German people hardly shake hands. D.Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.（5）This story is about. A.shaking hands B.languages C.customs D.languages and customs第 4 页
