Once there was a little star. She lived in space, next to her parents. She was always wanted to know everything. She wanted to travel around by herself, but her parents told her that she was still too young to go alone.
One day, she saw a blue planet*. It looked lovely. She went to get a look at it. When she arrived in the blue planet, the Earth, everyone wanted to catch her. She was afraid and ran away. She got lost soon. Then she began to miss her parents. She cried for a while, but then she got an idea to help herself find her parents. She went to a very high mountain and found a big rock. Looking up at the sky, she hid behind it, then came out, then hid again
Her parents were very worried about her. They were looking for her everywhere. They saw her light and flew to find her and took her home. The little star said she would listen to her parents.
1.Why couldn’t the star’s parents let her travel alone?
A. Because she was too old. B. Because she was too slow.
C. Because she was too little. D. Because she was too quick.
2.What’s the blue planet?
A. The moon. B. The Earth. C. The Sun. D. Mars.
3.Why did the little star arrive in the blue planet?
A. Because she went to get a look.
B. Because she wanted to catch the people.
C. Because it was her home.
D. Because her parents were on the planet.
4.What’s the right order for the little star?
a.She cried for a while. b.She arrived in the blue planet.
c.Everyone wanted to catch her. d.Her parents found her.
A. a-b-c-d B. a-b-d-c C. b-c-d-a D. b-c-a-d
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. What’s the Planet like B. A story of a Little Star
C. How to Find Your Baby D. Try to Leave Alone
The Best Way to See Lakeland
1.What can you see if you visit the Lake District?
A. Yewdale Valley B. Coniston Water
C. Castlerigg Stone Circle D. Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top farm
2.How much will Simon, a boy of 12, and his father pay if they visit the Lake District?
A. £62.00 B. £72.00 C. £36.00 D. £26.00
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the
same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off(炫耀). Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.
1.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
A. White B. Grey
C. Black D. Yellow
2.Where can you find the school name?
A. On the tie B. On the sweater
C. On the shirt D. On the skirt
3.Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
A. It gives students a sense of being proud
B. It helps children show off
C. It helps children choose different clothes
D. It makes children strange
Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had ______ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very______ . Mr. King lived next to him. He knew it and lent some ______ to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and _____all his lessons. When he finished middle school, Mr King introduced him to his friend in the town, ___ he began to work.
Once Mr. King was hurt ______ in an accident. He was dying and he asked Charlie to take care of his ______, Sharon. The young man agreed and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make______ happy. He often bought delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked ______ for her. So she became very fat. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart and she had to go to ______ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her _____ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid ______ the doctor’s words , so she wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the paper on the table and ______. When she came back home that afternoon, she found many kinds of ______ : meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ______ there. When he saw her, he said happily, “I bought all the food you like, dear!”
1.A. no B. some C. much D. enough
2.A. happy B. sad C. angry D. pleased
3.A. money B. fruit C. food D. trees
4.A. didn’t like B. did well in C. was poor at D. was bad at
5.A. and B. or C. but D. because
6.A. bad B. easily C. serious D. seriously
7.A. son B. daughter C. father D. mother
8.A. she B. him C. her D. me
9.A. a little B. a few C. little D. a lot
10.A. rest B. sleep C. work D. hospital
11.A. to B. would C. not to D. didn’t
12.A. to remember B. to forget C. of remember D. of forget
13.A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate
14.A. food B. drinks C. fruits D. bread
15.A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
—Bad luck !Our class lost in the sports meeting.
— ___________
A. That’s great. B. With pleasure. C. What a pity! D. Thanks.
I think Deng Chao is one of ______ stars. I like him very much.
A. famous B. more famous C. the most famous D. most famous
