Each day a red cock flaps his wings and sings,“Get up. It's time to get out of bed.”All of the animals jump out of bed. They love to hear the cock's voice and the cock loves to sing.

　　“He sings so well,”the hens say. The cock nods and feels very happy when he hears this.

　　One day a fox is out and looks for food for lunch. He sees that the cock flaps his wings and sings to the hens.“I am going to catch this big fat cock,”says the fox.

　　When the hens see the fox, they run away at once.“We will not be the fox's food,” they say. “Don't run, Mr Cock,”says the fox.“I only want to listen to your songs. I think you are the best singer in the world, and you are the champion.”The cock is very happy. He thinks he sings best, too. But suddenly the fox grabs（抓取，抓住）him and says,“Let me take you home for lunch.”

　　The other animals notice that the fox is taking the cock away and they run to the fox. The fox can't run very fast because the cock is big and fat. “If I run with you, we can get away,”says the cock. “Run with me then,”orders the fox, and he lets the cock go.

(1)Who likes listening to the cock?

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A．All the animals.	B．The cock.
C．The fox.	D．The hens.

(2)“You are the champion”is the same as “________”.

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A．You are the last

B．You are the second

C．You are the best

D．You are right

(3)The fox can't run very fast, for the cock ________.

[　　]

A．is big and fat	B．doesn't sit well
C．is too mad	D．flaps his wings

(4)A cock is different from the hens. A cock ________.

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A．has a red tail

B．has wings

C．can sing in the morning to wake up others

D．can jump

(5)How does the fox catch the cock?

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A．He makes the cock feel very happy.

B．He runs faster than the cock.

C．He becomes the cock's friend.

D．He sings for the cock.

　　Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

　　The TV is, of course, more useful than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world.

　　Now radio is still with us. And the number of listeners is becoming larger. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor （半導(dǎo)體） radio. A transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work. It is better for blind people （盲人）. The sight （視力） of many old people is not good enough to watch TV. Then when people are working, they can't watch TV But they can listen to music or news over the radio. What's more,radio is much cheaper than TV.

(1) Radio and television ____.

　

A．are both widely used	B．are both expensive
C．have been changed a lot	D．are used for learning things

(2) Radio and television are quite useful because you can ____.

　

A．see what is happening in the world

B．hear what is happening to the world

C．know what the world is like

D．see what the people on the earth are doing

(3) The number of listeners is becoming larger because

　

A．the radio is easy to carry

B．the radio is good for blind people and many old people

C．the radio can be used at any time

D．the reason is A,B and C

(4) ____ when you are on the bus or bike.

　

A．Radio can be watched	B．TV can be watched
C．Radio can be used	D．TV can be used

(5) Radio is used a lot because ____.

　

A．it costs less than TV	B．it costs more than TV
C．it is not so cheap as TV	D．people can't know the news on TV

Many people go to the hill in the south of the country for their holiday(假期)．This time the town invites（邀請(qǐng)）some good singers to sing in the park．The singers sing every evening for a week．But on the second evening it rains．The singers are under the cover, but the people have to sit in the open．The singers sing very well, but there is only one man listening at last．The man is sitting in a chair, under an umbrella．After some time, one of the singers comes over to him and says“I’m sure you like music, don’t you? It’s so kind of you to sit here and listen to us．”“No,” says the man,” I don’t like music at all．Please finish （結(jié)束）as soon as you can and then I am going to close the door and go home．”

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1． A lot of people come to the town to _______

A．have a holiday                  B．play in the park

C．invite good singers                D．listen to the music

2．The singers come to sing in the evening because ______．

A．it is raining                   B．someone invites them

C．they ate under the cover         D．they must have something to do 

3．The singers have to ________ when it is raining．

A．sit in the open                   B．listen

C．sing                            D．be under an umbrella

4．_________ wants to hear the singers because it rains hard．

A．Only a few people                B．Everyone

C．Only one man                   D．Nobody

5．The man wants to close the gate because _______

A．it is his work                  B．it is raining

C．he is tired．                    D．he doesn’t like the singer

There are three levels of English pronunciation：

　  Level 1：People often don’t understand what you want to say，because you use the wrong sounds．

Level 2：People understand what you want to say，but it is unpleasant to listen to.

Level 3：People understand you，and your English is pleasant to listen to.

Level 3 is called good pronunciation．Notice that good pronunciation is not “perfect American or British accent(口音)．”You don’t have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the United States of America．

    Why? Because there are many different kinds of English pronunciation .In England，people from Newcastle speak English differently from people in London. In America，people from New York City，California，and Texas each have their own pronunciation. So it is no problem if you have your own accent. But your accent must be close to the standard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))（American or British English)．What does that mean? Turn on your TV and watch channels like CNN International，NBC，Euro News or BBC．You will hear many different people (news anchors，reporters，etc．)from Germany，F(xiàn)rance，and other non-English-speaking countries．They all have good accent ­—easy to understand and pleasant to listen to．

    The rule is：If you are close to the standard，you can always communicate，and your English will sound good．If you are far from the standard，sometimes you won’t be able to communicate successfully．

   1．What is good pronunciation according to the passage?

      A．People can understand you．

      B．You use the right sounds．

      C．You are pleasant to listen to and can communicate successfully．

      D．It means you must have a perfect American or British accent．

2．What can we learn from the third paragraph?

      A．Everybody in Britain speaks English in the same way．

      B．Watching TV is the best way to learn English．

      C．In England，people have different accents．

      D．The Queen of England speaks the best English．

3．Why don’t we have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the USA?

      A．There are many different kinds of English pronunciation．

      B．The Queen doesn’t speak standard English．

      C．Accent is necessary for good pronunciation．

      D．We should learn English by ourselves．

4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

      A．The three level of English pronunciation．

      B．The different kinds of English．

      C．How to communicate with foreigners．

      D．What good English pronunciation is．

5．What does the author advise?

      A．Have your own accent，but try to be close to the standard．

      B．Try to speak like the President of the United States．

      C．Try to set up your own standard of English．

      D．Learn English from people in different countries．

A man with a green bag walked into a doctor’s room．“Please sit down．Open your mouth and put out your tongue（舌頭），”the doctor said．“OK．You can close your mouth now．It’s clear something is wrong with you．You have to do more exercise．”

    “But，doctor，”the man said．“I don’t think…”

    “Don’t tell file what you think．”the doctor said．“I am the doctor．not you．I know what you need．I see hundreds of people like you．None of them get any exercise．They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening．What you need is to walk quickly for al least 30 minutes a day．”

    “Doctor，you don’t understand，”the man said．“I…”

    “I don’t want to hear ally excuses．”the doctor said．“You must find time for exercise．If you don’t，you will get fat and have health problems when you are older．”  

    “But I walk every day，”the man said．

    “Oh，yes，and I know what kind of walking that is．You walk a few meters to the train station from your house．a(chǎn) few more meters from the station to your office，and a few more meters from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back．”

    “Please listen to me，doctor!”the man shouted，getting angry．

    “I’m a mailman．”the man continued．“I walk for seven hours every day and I come to send letters．”

    For a moment，the doctor said nothing，and then he said slowly，“Put your tongue out again，will you?”

1．What is the color of the man’s bag?

    A．Black．               B．Green．               C．Blue．                 D．Yellow．

2．What did the doctor ask the man first to do when he came in?

    A．To put down his bag．                            B．Tb sit down．

    C．To open his mouth．                               D．To close his mouth．

3．The doctor thought_________ ．

    A．the man was too fat and too old

    B．the man was lazy and ate too much

    C．there was nothing wrong with the man

    D．most of his patients needed enough exercise

4．The mailman sends letters________  every day．

    A．on foot                B．by bike                C．by car                 D．by bus

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．The doctor did exercise every day．

B．The man walked a long way to the station．

C．The man got angry with the doctor．

D．The doctor gave the mailman some medicine．