Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. The juice bottle was empty, so I had a glass of cold water.

When I was getting on a bus, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home to get it.

Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(彌補(bǔ)) the school work I had missed. After lunch, it was time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it, but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. How terrible! I hope tomorrow will be better.

1.What happened to the boy on this bad day?

        A. He argured with his parents.         B. He heard some bad news.

        C. He burned the kitchen.               D. Many unhappy things happened to him.

2. When did the boy’s bad day begin?

A. In the morning       B. When he was at school    C. At lunchtime.   D. when he got home

3.He didn’t take the bus, instead, he went back home to get _________.

        A. his homework     B. breakfast        C. money        D. his bag

4.How many “terrible” things did the boy mention in this story?

        A. Four             B. Five         C. Seven            D. Ten

 

An ant(螞蟻)was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. What a luck! The bird threw a piece of wood in the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and with a gun(槍)in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bite(咬)him on one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.

1.What happened to the ant?

A．She fell in the water

B．She wanted to swim

C．She was thirsty

D．She was eating

2.What did the ant want to do in the water?

A．She wanted to look for something

B．She wanted to swim to the bank

C．She wanted to catch a fish

D．She wanted to drink some water

3.Who helped the ant?

A．A man            B．A fish             C．A bird            D．Herself

4.What did the man with a gun wear on his feet?

A．A pair of shoes                         B．A pair of socks

C．Nothing                               D．Some clothes

5.The man couldn’t kill the bird, Why?

A．He couldn’t see the bird clearly

B．He couldn’t use the gun

C．He didn’t like to hurt the bird

D．His foot was bitten by the ant.

 

I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend's house. It was just after four o'clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button (按鈕) 12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, halfway up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn't understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm (火災(zāi)警報(bào)). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to God quietly, "Just get me out of here. I'll never be bad again."
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. "How long have you been in the lift? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven't you learned to read at your school?" He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said:
"Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5 pm on Thursday March 13."
【小題1】What happened to the lift?

A．It had a fire accident.

B．It stopped halfway.

C．It was turned off by the writer.

D．It moved fast up to the top floor

【小題2】As the situation went on, the writer became _________.

A．more and more scared	B．calmer and calmer
C．more and more bored	D．clearer and clearer

【小題3】Why did a bell ring from far away?

A．The lift was to start again.

B．The repair worker rang the fire alarm.

C．The building was on fire.

D．The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.

【小題4】Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?

A．The writer.	B．The writer's friend.
C．The man.	D．The writer's father.

【小題5】After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had _________.

A．escaped a fire accident	B．made a silly mistake
C．visited a dishonest friend	D．pressed a wrong button

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷倉), they found a mouse hole in a corner and they used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had ran away. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(擠)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one ran after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to run away.

After seeing what happened, everyone was silent and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard." The others thought for a while and said: "That was why!"

A smart French said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife." Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it meaningful.

A Japanese said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son." Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.

At that moment, one Chinese asked: "Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?"

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and didn't say any words. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shyness, and did not dare to answer.

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠誠) or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

1.Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because_______.

A．one was trying to help the blind one         B．one was biting the other

C．the mouth of the hole was too small         D．they were not afraid of smoke

2.Why did they lower their heads in shyness according to the passage?

A. Because they did not dare to answer.

B. Because they regretted(后悔)driving a poor blind mouse away.

C. Because they had mistaken the relationship of the mice.

D, Because they did not express themselves much better.

3.It is clear that_______.

A．a(chǎn)ll the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at the first sight

4.The best title for the passage is_______.

A．Two lovely mice     B．Help produces love  C．Love is all         D．Friends in need

 

閱讀下面短文，用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空 (必要時(shí)可加情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或助動(dòng)詞)。

It was another hot, dry day in the forest…

A little ant was thirsty. So he went to a river 1.______ (get) a drink. But the ant got too close to the river. He2.______ (carry) away by the flow (流動(dòng)) of the river.

“Help! Help!” cried the little ant.

A dove (鴿子)3.______ (sit) on a tree nearby. She saw what happened to the ant. She pulled a leaf from the tree and held it in her mouth. Then she flew over to the little ant. She dropped the leaf into the water. The ant 4.______(climb) onto the leaf and got to safety.

“Thank you for saving me,” said the ant to the dove. “One day, I 5.______ (do) something to help you.”

“That is very kind,” said the dove. “But I 6.______ (not, think) a little ant like you could ever help me.”

A few days later, the ant saw a bird catcher 7.______ (stand) under a tree. He was waiting

to catch the dove with a net.

“Oh, no! My friend Dove 8.______ (sleep). She is in danger! I9.______ (help) her.”

So, he ran over to the bird catcher and stung (刺痛) him in the foot. The bird catcher cried and threw down his net in pain. The dove was able to fly away.

“Thank you, my dear friend. You10.______ (save) my life. Now I come to see I was wrong. I am sorry for what I said.” the dove said to the ant.