Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world". He has written 3 books so far. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales.
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "If we give mice the stomachs ( 胃 ) of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. ” This was his first fairy tale "Change Stomachs for Mice". At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called "Eyes of Childhood". He says, "I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books,
1.How many books has Dou Kou already finished writing?
A.3. B.6. C.9. D.12
2.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary________,
A.when he wrote fairy tales B.before his father taught him to study
C.after he went to school D.when he kept a diary
3.Which of the following is Not true?
A. Change Stomachs for Mice was Dou Kou’ s first fairy tale
B.Dou Kou likes writing and reading as well.
C.Dou Kou’s novels make him different from other children of his age.
D.Dou Kou’s parents don’t allow Dou Kou to write at his early age.
4.Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?
A.Three books by a child B.How to write fairy tales
C.Dou Kou, the youngest writer D.How to be a writer
Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.
The world’s oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.
At AL-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts’. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic (题目), and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.
Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable (有价值的) books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar.
1.From the first paragraph(段落) we know that _________.
A.universities are important to the city life
B.the university is a quite new invention
C.university education may help a person find law。
D.the university has a history of more than a thousand years
2.AL-Azhar was first built for _______.
A.education B.religion C.a meeting D.law
3.Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?
A.Education and medicine. B.Religion and law.
C.Free discussion. D.History and tradition.
4.Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?
A.AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt.
B.AL-Azhar didn’t become a university until the years around 988.
C.The University of AL-Azhar was a place to read books.
D.Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world.
One day, Wei Hua did some shopping at Baijiafu Cell. After going back home, he spoilt some drink over the receipt by mistake. Please help him answer the questions below.
Receipt
Baijiafu Cell
10/2/2009
Item Quantity Price Subtotal
shirt 1 $ 26 $ 26
CD 3 $ 5.5 (each) $ 16.5
Coke 5 $ 1.2 (each) ?
pen ? $ 3.5 7
Total ?
Add: 616 Tongwu Street, Panjiawan
Tel: 6611189(shop) 13976617189 (manager)
Baijiafu Cell 百家福超市 receipt 收据 quantity 数量
subtotal 小计 total 总计
1.When did Wei Hua do the shopping?
A.On October 2 B.On February 10 C.in the morning D.at night
2.How much did Wei Hua pay for Coke?
A.$ 1.2 B.$ 3.5 C.$ 6.00 D.$ 16.5
3.How much pens did Wei Hua buy?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Five
Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32 would react(反应), when she __33 home after the three days she was missing(失踪).
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35 days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36 and tidy(整洁的). She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38 her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜寻).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40 was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42 she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45 us all very, very worried.”
1. A.early B.late C.warm D.angry
2. A.father B.mother C.parents D.teachers
3. A.got B.left C.wanted D.missed
4. A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.Nobody
5. A.many B.lots of C.a few D.much
6. A.clean B.dirty C.quiet D.busy
7. A.school B.room C.house D.library
8. A.with B.in C.by D.at
9. A.They B.It C.He D.She
10. A.mother B.father C.friend D.sister
11. A.happy B.tired C.interested D.relaxed
12. A.and B.so C.but D.although
13. A.got up B.woke up C.put up D.clean up
14. A.out B.on C.of D.in
15. A.had B.let C.made D.gave
–Can you __________ your e-dictionary to me, please?
–Of course. But you mustn’t __________ it to others.
A.borrow, lend B.lend, borrow C.borrow, borrow D.lend, lend
Tom was made ___________ on the farm from morning till night.
A.to work B.work C.working D.worked