Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest(诚实)and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons,but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of(自豪)it.
This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said,“I hate telling a lie(撒谎)most.”
Before class was over,he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1.The next morning,as soon as he came in the classroom,he asked,“Who’s finished Exercise 8? ”
A few students put up their hands. He shook(摇头)his head and said. “Open your workbooks and see if(是否)there’s Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.”
The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once.
1.Mr. Jenkins began to work in the school when he was ____.
A.twenty-two B.twenty-three
C.twenty-four D.twenty-five
2. What is Mr. Jenkins proud of?
A.All his students have become honest.
B.All his students often write to him.
C.He’s been a teacher for twenty-six years.
D.Some of his students become famous and often write to him.
3.Which sentence is Not True?
A.This term Mr. Jenkins began to teach Grade One.
B.All the new students knew him well.
C.He told the students he hated telling a lie most.
D.Not all the students put up their hands.
4. Mr. Jenkins told his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1 because ________.
A.it was very interesting
B.it was very important
C.he wanted to give them an example
D.he wanted to know if they were honest
5. The students’ faces turned red because ________.
A.they made Mr. Jenkins angry
B.they told a lie in class
C.they didn’t finish the exercise
D.they felt very excited
You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep(睡着)in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
1.About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.
A.50% B.45% C.64.2% D.38.9%
2. According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.
A.Chinese B.Japanese C.American D.South Korea
3. The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.
A.听音乐 B.玩游戏 C.看小说 D.打瞌睡
4. Most American students ____ in class.
A.chat with friends B.play games
C.eat something D.send e-mails
5. Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?
A.All Chinese students do their homework every day.
B.Some American students send e-mails in class.
C.No Japanese students do exercise.
D.Most American students chat with friends in their free time.
Last summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: “Everyone sees our school’s cleaner every day. What’s her first name?” Of course, this question is a little special. Mark saw the woman some times. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Mark didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her first name. The test was over. Then one student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?” “Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we meet many hard-working people. They are important. You should care about them. You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” Mark never forgot that question. He also learned that woman’s first name. It was Kathy.
1.What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?
A.Math. B.Physics. C.English. D.Chinese.
2. What did Mark know about his school’s cleaner?
A.She was a little special.
B.She was tall with dark hair.
C.She often talked with the students.
D.Mark knew her first name.
3.What did Mark’s teacher think of the last question?
A.It was fun. B.It was interesting.
C.It was boring. D.It was important.
4.What does the sentence “You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” mean?
A.我们应该尊重辛勤劳作的人。
B.我们应该信任辛勤劳作的人。
C.我们应该帮助辛勤劳作的人。
D.我们应该向辛勤劳作的人学习。
5.What’s the title(标题)of the passage?
A.A Special Question
B.A Hard-working Cleaner
C.A Good Teacher
D.A Clever Student
完形填空 (10分)
Zhou Yang was born on June 9th, 1991. 1 she was four years old, she got a serious illness. Luckily, she got 2 soon, so her parents decided to make her play sports. They thought that playing sports could keep her 3 good health.
When she was eight years old, her father 4 her a pair of skates. She started to skate that year. She practiced skating 5 more than eight hours a day. One of 6 teammates said, “Zhou Yang always practices skating hardest.” In the same year, Zhou Yang 7 part in her school’s running competition. One teacher found that she had a great potential(潜力) for 8 . In 2010, she 9 a gold medal in the Olympic Winter Games. Chinese people are 10 proud of her.
1. A.And B.When C.If D.Because
2. A.good B.beautiful C.nice D.well
3. A.in B.at C.on D.with
4. A.began B.bought C.went D.held
5. A.of B.on C.for D.at
6. A.her B.she’s C.she D.hers
7. A.brought B.gave C.took D.joined
8. A.arts B.sports C.hobbies D.ideas
9. A.beat B.made C.found D.won
10. A.some B.every C.both D.all
—I’m going to West Lake on vacation. —____
A.Don’t wait.
B.I’m sorry to hear that.
C.Have a good trip!
D.Bad luck!
—Please wait a moment. I have ____ to tell you.
—OK!
A.new something B.something new
C.new anything D.anything new