阅读理解。
Arog and Brog are two frogs. They had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.
They talked about it for a long time, and at last they set off to see the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little way when Arog said to Brog, "We must be nearly there. Can you see the city?"
"No," said Brog, "but if I climb up on your back I might be able to see it."
So Brog climbed up on Arog's back to see the city.
Now when Brog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind, and not what was in front. So he saw the village they had just left.
"Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below.
"Yes," answered Brog. "I can see it. It looks just like our village."
Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any farther. They went back and told the frogs round the village that they had seen the city, and it was just like theirs.
1.Why did the two frogs talk a long time before they set off?
A．Because it was far from their village to the city.
B．Because they were afraid of the hot weather.
C．Because they were not interested in the city.
D．Because they didn't want to go there at all.
2.Brog climbed up on Arog's back to .
A．relax himself B．see how strong Arog was
C．see the city D．play a joke on Arog
3.What did Brog see on Arog's back?
A．A beautiful city in the front.
B．The village they had just left.
C．Another village looked like theirs.
D．A city that looked like their village.
4.The two frogs stop walking because .
A．there was no city at all
B．they were too tired to walk
C．it was dangerous to go ahead
D．they thought it was not worthwhile going any farther
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A．If you want to make it, you should keep on doing it.
B．In fact, life in the village is as good as that in the city.
C．If you want to do something, you should think it over.
D．Sometimes your eyes can tell a lie, so you must think with your heart.
适当形式填空(短文适当形式)
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig(挖) a pond. The king then told his people that one person from each family 1.(have) to bring a glass of milk during the night and 2.(pour) it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be full of milk.
After 3. (receive) the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he 4. (think) that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just pour a glass of water into the pond instead. Since it would be so dark at night, no one 5. (notice) it. He quickly went and poured the water into the pond and returned home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only 6. (fill) with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea as that man. They all thought, "I 7. (not have) to waste my milk. 8.(anyone) else will do it."
Dear friends, when it comes to helping poor people or people in trouble, do not think that others will take 9.(careful) of them. Instead, it starts with you. If you don't do it, no one else will. So change yourself and make a 10. (different).
完形填空。
We often see boxers(拳击手) skipping on TV. Is skipping very important for them? Skipping is a tiring exercise. It's also a great sport for our _______ You can jump alone or with your classmates. You can also turn a _______ rope for others to jump over, one at a time. _______ you jump alone, you still need a right rope and it should be just long enough for your _______. Try ropes of _______ lengths until you find a right one for our height.
How do you turn a rope? It should be slowly. After all, we are not boxers. It must also be turned _______ enough. Turning the rope freely and safely _______ careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time _______ striking your feet.
While skipping, your heart beats _______ and your face has a healthy color. But if you skip too many times at first, you will get _______. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again. If you are practicing, you can increase the number of times you skip without resting.
1.A．police B．officers C．children D．teachers
2.A．strong B．colorful C．short D．long
3.A．But B．If C．Though D．Because
4.A．partner B．school C．game D．height
5.A．same B．different C．difficult D．long
6.A．far B．near C．high D．short
7.A．hates B．needs C．protects D．offers
8.A．with B．without C．for D．on
9.A．faster B．slower C．worse D．better
10.A．excited B．sleepy C．hungry D．tired
阅读与表达(问答式)。
When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time sitting behind a sewing machine (缝纫机) with a happy look on her face. For all the three kids in our family, she made all the clothes.
My morn made it look so easy. But the first time I tried to make something, I just couldn't do it. I worked too quickly, and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon, I just gave up.
This summer, I really wanted to make a dress to wear at a party. I picked out some nice cloth, and I found a nice style in a book. I got so excited about Sewing that I couldn't even sleep.
I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be no one to ask.
I started sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything right. When I was sewing the top, I made the neck too small. But the rest was fine.
"I'm finally finished!" I shouted two hours later. And it fit! For the first time, I could wear something I had made with my own hands!
If you want to learn something, my advice is don't give up when you can't do it well.
根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
1.How many children were there in the writer's family?
2.How did the thing the writer made for the first time look?
3.What was the mother doing when the writer was sewing her dress?
4.How long did it take the writer to finish the dress?
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
阅读理解。
My name is Kerula. I am 10 years old and I live in Cairo, Egypt. It's the capital of my country and is the largest city in all of Africa. Egypt is very dry and hot. Most of it is covered with desert, so most of our people live near the Nile River.
Kids go to primary school from ages 6-12. I learn cooking, sewing and embroidery(刺绣). Only half of the kids in primary school go to general school. (I hope to go there.) In the first two years we learn reading, writing and math. In the third year of school we learn science and Quran(古兰经).
Some popular games are marbles(弹子游戏) and hide and seek. The most popular sport in my country is soccer. To have fun, we also visit markets to purchase things and to see our friends.
I get around by taking the train. Sometimes when my family goes on vacation we take a boat, plane, or a camel. I like to visit the Great Pyramids. Near the pyramids there stands the Sphinx(狮身人面像). It used to be facing open desert but now lots of buildings are in Egypt, and it is just facing buildings.
Well, I had better rap things up, bye!
1.In the first paragraph the writer mainly tells us .
A．some information about the Nile River
B．why most people live near the Nile River
C．something about the largest city in Africa
D．the capital, the weather and where most people live
2.If a girl is in Grade 2 in a general school, what is she learning?
A．Cooking, sewing and embroidery.
B．Reading, writing and math.
C．Quran, drawing and history.
D．Science and Quran.
3.The underlined word "purchase" means in English.
A．buy B．sell
C．look for D．take care of
4.What's the writer's purpose in writing the third paragraph?
A．To tell us that students should take part in more activities after school.
B．To tell us that primary students prefer games to their subjects.
C．To show most of the students enjoy visiting markets with their friends.
D．To tell us that they have a lot of after school activities in their country.
5.Why is the Sphinx facing buildings instead of the desert?
A．Because the desert has disappeared.
B．Because the Sphinx has change its direction.
C．Because there have appeared lots of buildings facing it.
D．Because another Sphinx has been built in front of the old one.
阅读理解。
Damini Bansal (14 years old)
Freedom is something different in everybody's way of thinking—a student would probably like to raise a revolt(造反) against all the obnoxious(易受伤害的) rules of his or her school and as a grown up one might want to have less responsibilities(责任).
Freedom according to me is the power in me to make some of my life's decisions on my own. And this Independence Day (独立日) will be a lot more different than our first one in 1947 when people actually came to know what it was like to be free, for them it was the dawn of a new day, it was a day when they could do what they felt was right.
We have come far from all of this. We now no longer see the Independence Day as a day of very great importance for the students of my class (and most of the children of my age), and the most important value is that it is a holiday.
Arihant Jain (12 years old)
We can do anything we want like not going to school.
Everything should be free. We should not pay money to buy anything.
Can go anywhere I want…to the playground when exams are on.
Chatting on phone as long as I want.
To eat dinner outside everyday.
In school being able to play sports and not study.
Flying Kites.
1.For a school student, freedom means .
A．bad etiquettes B．breaking the school rules
C．arguing with others D．refusing to do homework
2.As a student, Damini Bansal thinks .
A．the power that makes his own decisions
B．freedom should be free time that students like
C．freedom means to fight against too much homework
D．students should be against the unfair rules of their schools freedom
3.Damini Bansal and his classmates treat Independence Day as .
A．a normal holiday B．a day that they can enjoy freedom
C．a dawn of a new day D．a day of great importance for them
4.From what Arihant Jain says, we can infer that .
A．Arihant Jain wants to learn to cook at home
B．Arihant Jain is a girl who doesn't want to go to school
C．Arihant Jain doesn't want to go shopping at all
D．Arihant Jain wants to have a new phone very much
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A．Freedom Is Not Important to Me B．How Much Students Are Changing
C．What Freedom Means to Me D．My Own Decisions
