Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest. Mark is one of them. The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mount Cook. He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved. But that couldn’t make Mark lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest.
From the top of the world’s highest mountain, Mark called his wife to say he made it. His wife, Anne got the phone when she was sleeping. She couldn’t hear him clearly on the phone. She was unable to say when he reached the top but thought it was around mid-day. She also said his “legs” didn’t work well sometimes, so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools.
Mark used to be a mountain guide before his accident. He said it was not important that no one like him had ever reached the 8850-meter mountain.
“I’m not doing this to be the first. I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Everest is really a great aim. I want to send a message that I can do anything better.”
1.What was the difference between Mark and other climbers?
A. He went mountain-climbing with his wife.
B. He climbed mountains with man-made legs.
C. He was the first to climb Mount Everest.
D. He was the best guide of the world.
2.Mark’s wife thought it was ________ on Mount Everest when Mark reached its top.
A. noon B. morning C. mid-night D. evening
3.Which of the following is the correct order in Mark’s story?
a. Losing both of his legs.
b. Working as a mountain guide.
c. Falling into an ice hole on Mount Cook.
d. Reaching the top of Mount Everest.
A. c a b d B. c a d b C. b c a d D. b a c d
4.Mark’s story makes us believe that he is a _________ man.
A. polite B. brave C. kind D. clever
5.Mark told us that he cared much about __________.
A. being the first B. climbing higher C. keeping healthy D. being a guide
It was a Sunday morning．Peter，a seven-year-old boy，watched TV in the room while his brother Bill did his homework．Their father watered the flowers in the garden and their mother went out to do some shopping．At ten the woman came back with a heavy basket．Peter ran up to her．He wanted to know what his mother bought．He found a bag of oranges in it．He liked them very much and wanted to eat．His mother stopped him．She gave five oranges to each son and went to the kitchen(厨房)．Peter ate his oranges soon but his brother was busy(忙) finishing his homework and didn’t touch his．Suddenly(突然)the telephone rang and Bill ran to answer it．Bill’s friend asked him to play football with them．And when Bill talked with his friend，Peter took two of his oranges away and ate them．Bill found it and called him out and beat(打)him behind the house．He didn’t tell his parents about it．
The next morning Miss Ball taught her class subtraction(减法)．Peter didn’t hear what she said and couldn’t understand it．So he couldn’t answer her questions．She began to give him an example，“If your brother has five nuts and you take two from him，what will the result(结果)be？”
“He’ll beat me，madam.” answered the boy．All his classmates began to laugh．
1.How many people are there in Peter’s family？
A. Two． B. Three． C. Four． D. Five．
2.How many oranges did Peter eat？
A. Five． B. Six． C. Seven． D. Ten．
3.Miss Ball was Peter's ______________teacher．
A. Chinese B. maths C. English D. Physics
4.Why didn’t Peter tell his parents that his brother beat him？
A. Because he knew he was wrong．
B. Because he was afraid of his brother．
C. Because his father didn't like him．
D. Because his mother let Bill to do so．
5.Peter couldn’t answer the teacher’s question because______________．
A. he was stupid(蠢笨)
B. he didn’t listen to the teacher carefully
C. he was weak(差)in maths
D. he pretended(假装)to be a fool(傻瓜)
The Jacksons live in Campton. It is an old small town. Grandpa Harry is 65 years old. He is very healthy and he likes to go fishing in the fishing pond with Joe and play chess with his friends. The Jacksons often have Grandpa’s fish for supper. Joe is fifteen years old and football is his favorite sport. He often plays it after class at school. Joe has a sister. Her name’s Mary. Mary likes swimming very much. She often swims in summer with her classmates. Joe’s father, Bill, is an art teacher in Joe and Mary’s school. He is very good at basketball. He is in the basketball team of the town. Joe and Mary like to watch their father playing other teams. Joe’s mother, Diana, likes sports, too. She is good at playing tennis. She often goes shopping with Mary. She often buys beautiful clothes and healthy food for the family. All the family members like sports and they often go to the sport center（中心）in Campton on weekends. Campton is small, but they love it.
1.The Jacksons often have fish for supper. And the fish is from _____.
A. the school B. the store C. Joe’s father D. the fishing pond
2.What sport does Joe like best?
A. Basketball B. Football C. Tennis D. fishing
3.Joe and Mary are _____.
A. students B. teachers C. clerks D. runners
4.How many people are there in the family? There are _____.
A. six B. Five C. Four D. I don’t know
5.All the family members like _____ on weekends.
A. shopping B. fishing C. doing sports D. watching sports
What do you know about the sea? Some people often see it, ____the others don’t. The sea looks___on a fine sunny day. Millions of people hope to take their___by the sea. They can swim in it, or lie on the beaches in the sun. They___themselves there. But it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. Looking at a___of the world, you can see it is much bigger than land. There are a lot of___in the sea. Some of them are big and the others are___. Did you swim in the sea? If you answer “Yes”, you may know that the water is salty（咸的）. Rivers carry___from the land to the sea. Some places of the sea are more salty（咸的） than other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? Fish___live in it. And people can easily swim in it. Nobody is afraid to____in the water.
1.A. and B. so C. but D. or
2.A. useful B. beautiful C. terrible D. weak
3.A. classes B. sports C. meetings D. holidays
4.A. enjoy B. like C. stop D. begin
5.A. book B. map C. newspaper D. picture
6.A. roads B. shops C. houses D. islands
7.A. small B. young C. little D. good
8.A. sugar B. butter C. salt D. oil
9.A. can B. must C. can’t D. mustn’t
10.A. lift B. sink C. walk D. sleep
－We are going to the Great Wall tomorrow.
－_____________.
A. It doesn’t matter B. Sorry to hear that
C. You’re welcome D. Have a great time
－Would you like to come to my party?
－I’d love to, _______ I’m too busy.
A. and B. but C. so D. or
