词汇运用
1.It is getting dark. We must (准备)a room for our guest.
2.Children in poor areas usually live in houses with (损坏了的) windows.
3.That old man often walks around the market for some art (宝藏).
4.The room is small but very (安静的).
5.Listen! Can you hear what (发生) over there?
6.That old man often (fix) bicycles or machines in our community centre.
7.Many college students would like to be (police) in the future.
8.I’m looking forward to (raise) cows on the farm.
9.He’d like to buy a present for his friend’s (12) birthday.
10.Tom’s shoes are the same as those (visit).
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty， the average sleeping time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they cannot fall asleep(睡着). The name of this problem is called insomnia.
This isn't a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin， the famous inventor had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XIV (国王路易十四) of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain， the famous American writer， had a different way. He laid on his side across the end of his bed.
1.What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph Two?
A. 抑郁症. B. 脑瘫症. C . 焦虑症. D. 失眠症.
2.After the age of sixty， the average sleep hours are_______ a night.
A. 3 hours B. 7 or 8 hours
C. 6.5 hours D. 10 hours
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. King Louis XIV was an American.
B. Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer.
C. Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.
D. Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.
4.Why did Benjamin Franklin have four beds?
A. Because he hoped to fall asleep.
B. Because he was a famous inventor.
C. Because he had alot of money.
D. Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.
5.What can we get from the passage?
A. Insomnia is a new problem in our society(社会).
B. Only famous people often have sleep problems.
C. All the people in the world need the same time to sleep.
D. Young people need more sleep than older(年长的) people.
The White family moves to a new city， but Mrs. White’s son， Bob， is not happy， because he doesn’t have any friends to play with there. “Don’t worry!” says Mrs. White， “you’ll soon make friends here.”
One morning， there is a knock on the door. Mrs. White opens it and sees their neighbor Mrs. Miller standing there. She comes to borrow two eggs to make some cakes. Mrs. White gives her two eggs. In the afternoon， Mrs. Miller’s son， Jack comes to their home. He says to Mrs. White， “my mother asks me to give some cakes and two eggs to you.”
“Well， thank you，” says Mrs. White， “Come in and meet my son， Bob.” After Bob and Jack have the cakes， they go out to play football together.
Jack says， “I am glad you live next door.”
Bob says， “I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs.”
Jack laughs and tells Bob， “My mother doesn’t need any eggs， but she wants to make friends with your mother.”
Bob says， “Oh， I see. That’s a clever way to make friends.”
1.Bob feels _______when his family moves to a new city.
A. sad B. happy C. excited D. angry
2.Mrs. Miller comes to Mrs. White’s house to ______one morning.
A. give Mrs. White some cakes
B. ask Bob to play with her son
C. borrow two eggs from Mrs. White
D. give Mrs. White two eggs
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mrs. Miller knows Mrs. White for a long time.
B. Mrs. Miller wants to make friends with Mrs. White.
C. Jack borrows two more eggs from Mrs. White.
D. Bob invites Jack to his home that morning.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Life in a new city.
B. A clever way to make friends.
C. Friendly neighbors.
D. Problems between neighbors.
Dear John，
I’m very happy about your coming to Chichester next week. The day after tomorrow is Monday and I have to go away on business(出差) for three days. I’ll leave a key to my neighbor at No. 21. So you won’t have to wait before I come back. Now let me tell you how to get here.
Walk up Star Road until(直到) you come to the first set of traffic lights and then turn right.
Walk along the road and then turn left at the first turning. Go straight， and Landsdowne Road is the second on the right. There you can find my house， the door at No. 22.
Oh! I nearly forget the most important thing --- please bring a sleeping bag because we may go camping. Well， I must go now. 1 have to go and take the car from the garage(汽车修理店) on Land Road. My car is in the garage because there is something wrong with its front lights.
Hope to see you soon
Yours，
Mike
1.Mike will leave a ________ to his neighbor at No. 21.
A. house B. car
C. sleeping bag D. key
2.Mike’s house is on ___________.
A. Star-Road B. Chichester Road
C. Landsdowne Road D. Land Road
3.What’s wrong with Mike’s car?
A. Its front lights don’t work.
B. It makes big sounds.
C. He can’t start it.
D. He can’t find the key.
Fun places to visit in Singapore
Jurong Bird Park
At Jurong Bird Park you can see more than 5，000 birds and even feed some of them by hand! If feeding birds makes you hungry， you can join the park’s parrots for lunch．
PulauUbin
Take a small boat into Singapore’s past．A 10-minute ride will take you to this island．The life on the island has not been changed since the 1960s．
Malls and Markets
Walk through Orchard Road’s modern malls．Then try an open-air shopping experience at the markets．There you can buy inexpensive clothes，toys and old furniture．
Night Safari
Night Safari lets you see animals that are active at night in their natural environment．Walk through the park at night to get close to the animals from seven different areas．
1.How many fun places are talked about?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.Where can you get to know Singapore’s past?
A. At Jurong Bird Park． B. At PulauUbin．
C. Malls and Markets． D. At Night Safari．
3.You can go to Night Safari to ．
A. watch animals B. take a boat trip
C. buy some clothes D. feed and eat with birds
完形填空
Things are always changing like the clock， the weather， and even me. Nothing can always stay ________ . My life is full of changes. Sometimes I don’t feel good about ________ ， but later things become better.
My pet cat， Taffy， runs away. We look for her all over the house but we cannot________ her. I miss her a lot and I am ________ . Dad tells me that we can get another one. That ________ me happy again， but I will ________ remember Taffy.
My best friend， Robin， just moves ________. The moving van(搬运车) takes away ________and the house is empty(空的). Maybe I can not ________ her any more. Robin now lives at the foot of the hills far away from here. Mum says we can take ________ there and play with Robin again.
The day I start the new school year， I am afraid of all my ________ classmates in my class. I am afraid they ________ like me. Now I am happy because I have lots of new friends. I ________ my class and my teacher.
Isn’t that wonderful? Yesterday I looked in the mirror. My face looked like a Halloween pumpkin ________ I lost my first tooth. I had a big surprise ________ I woke up this morning.
1.A. like B. different C. the same D. quiet
2.A. me B. him C. her D. them
3.A. look B. listen C. find D. follow
4. A. tired B. sad C. happy D. hungry
5.A. makes B. gives C. brings D. lets
6.A. never B. sometimes C. always D. seldom
7.A. away B. in C. out D. around
8.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
9.A. miss B. hear C. write D. see
10.A. a bike B. a boat C. a walk D. a train
11.A. old B. new C. good D. friendly
12.A. not B. aren’t C. can’t D. won’t
13.A. hate B. love C. want D. enjoy
14.A. because B. so C. but D. or
15.A. when B. before C. if D. but
