Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a...

Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.

“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”

But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”

1.How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?

A．Five minutes by bike.                    B．Over five kilometers.

C．Fifty minutes by bus.                     D．Four kilometers.

2.The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into ________.

A．关注             B．有关的           C．担心的           D．涉及

3.Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?

A．Because she lives far from school.

B．Because her parents have died.

C．Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school.

D．Because her parents work in big cities.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Going to school by bike.                  B．Far away from school.

C．Li Lu has taken the new school bus.          D．Li Lu and her family.

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John is fifteen now. He is a middle school student. He lives in a small village (村庄) and it's about three kilometers from his school. On weekdays John has to get up early in the morning and after a quick breakfast he goes to school. His father wants to borrow some money to buy a bike for him. However, John knows his mother is always ill and his father often spends money on medicine. He doesn't agree with his father and keeps walking to school. Now he's very strong and never late for class. His teachers often praise him.

Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won(赢) the boys' 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. The whole school knew him. He told his grandma the good news when he got home.

“I broke two school records(记录) today, Granny,” said the boy.

But the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, “I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for(赔偿) them, you know!”

1.From the first paragraph we know 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. John's father is very strict　　 B. John's family is poor

C. John doesn't have breakfast on weekdays　　 D. John's mother is healthy

2.The underlined word “praise” means 　　　　　　　　　 in Chinese.

A. 批评　　 B. 表扬　　 C. 羡慕　　 D. 嫉妒

3.John 　　　　　　　　　 at the sports meeting.

A. ran fastest　　 B. got two gold medals

C. was known by some students　　 D. broke three school records

4.John's granny wasn't happy because she thought 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. John did bad in his schoolwork

B. John only broke two records

C. John had to pay for the records he had broken

D. John should tell her earlier

5.From the passage we know John is 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. fourteen　　 B. good at schoolwork

C. from a small town　　 D. a good boy

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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

2.How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

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The Browns live in a small village. They have one child, Tom. He is twenty. He works in the village, but he doesn't like working in the village. Then he gets a job in a town. It is quite a long away from the village. Tom likes his new work very much. But his parents are not happy about this.

“Tom, you'd better come back to work in the village and live with us.” Mrs Brown says one day.

“There aren't any good work for me here, Mother.” says Peter.

Tom continues to work and live in the town and lives there.

Today Mrs Brown is very angry. She gets on the bus and goes to Tom' s house in the town. “Tom” She says to him. "Why do you never call us? " Tom says. "But, mother, you don't have a telephone." "No." She says. "I don't, but you have one."

1.Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown have two sons.

2.Tom likes his work in the village.

3.Tom's parents don't want Tom to work in the town.

4.Tom goes to work in the town but doesn’t live there.

5.Tom never gives his parents a call because they don't have a telephone.

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There are two deaf（聋的）men in the small village．One is Mr. Brown and the other is Mr. Green．They live near to each other．They are good friends．

They often talk together．They talk about all kinds of things．Sometimes they are worried about their hearing．But one thinks the other is deafer．

One day，Mr. Brown comes to Mr. Green’s house．Mr. Green is sitting in a chair．He is having a rest．Mr. Brown stops at the door and asks，“Can you hear me?” There is no answer．Mr. Brown goes near and asks again，“Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer．Mr. Brown is quite pleased．Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time，still there is no answer．At last，Mr. Brown goes up to Mr. Green and says，“Now I know you are much deafer than me．You don’t hear my questions．”“I am much deafer?” says Mr. Green，“No，I answered you three times，but you didn’t hear my answer．”

1.The two deaf men live in ________

A．China　　　　　　　 B．a city

C．a village　　　　 D．a large village

2.They often _________ together．

A．swim　　　　 B．1isten to music

C．sing　　　 　 D．talk

3.Why is Mr. Brown pleased one day? Because he ________．

A．goes to Mr. Green’s house

B．thinks Mr. Green is deafer

C．asks a question

D．is deaf

4.They often talk about ________．

A．some interesting things

B．happy things

C．their hearing

D．all kinds of things

5.Which is NOT right?

A．Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Green are deaf

B．One of them thinks the other is deafer．

C．They are worried about their money．

D．Mr. Brown is deafer．

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Mr. Jackson is a 　　　 　　 and he lives in a small village.He hardly ever goes to the town 　　　 he always works in the fields.(田地）.It was the last 　 　 of June. He drove to the town to 　　 some new clothes for his wife and his children. He 　　 there after twenty minutes.It was Sunday, and the street was 　　 of people. He couldn't find a 　　　 to park(停）his car. 　　 he found there was no car in front of a building. He was very 　　　 .Then he parked it there at once and 　　　 shopping. Two hours 　　　 the farmer went back to his car 　　　 many things in his hands. To his surprise(让他惊讶的是）, he saw a policeman 　　　 by his car. "Do you know you can't park here, sir?" Asked the 　　　 . "I'm sorry I don't." Answered Mr. Jackson. "Look at the sign, please." The policeman said 　　　 .　 "I did. Doesn't it say 'Fine for parking'? So I parked it here!" Said Mr. Jackson.

1.A. teacher　 B. parent　　　　　 C. doctor　 D. farmer

2.A. because　 B. so　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　 D./ or

3.A. minute　　 B. month　　　　 C. day　　　　 D. time

4.A.sell　　　　　　 B. find out　 C. buy　　　　 D. play

5.A. got to　　　 B. gets　　　　 C. returned　　 D. got

6.A. busy　　　　 B.full　　　　　 C. free　　　　 D. lots

7.A. place　　　　 B. room　　　 C.seat　　　　　　 D. house

8.A. At first　　 B.Just　　　　 C. Just now　　　 D.At last

9.A. angry　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　 D. tired

10.A. go　　　　 B. going　　　　 C. goes　　　　　　 D. went

11.A.later　　　 B. after　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. before

12.A. to　　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. on

13.A. standing　　 B. lying　　　　 C. watching　　　 D. Feeling

14.A. policeman　 B. nurse　　　　 C. cleaner　　　　 D. officer

15.A. sadly　　　　 B. seriously　 C. happily　　　 D. surprisingly

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Jack is my new classmate. He lived in a small village for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Brown, was a rich farmer. Last year his father opened a shop in our town and last month he bought a big house and Jack began to study in our class. But Jack had few friends here. At first he often played by himself. Jack’s neighbor Daisy is a kind girl. She found Jack never talked with anybody and decided to help him. Jack likes to stay with Daisy and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends. This morning, Daisy said to Jack, “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Will you please come?”“ Certainly!” Jack said happily. Jack got home and thought of a present for Daisy. But he forgot to ask Daisy what she liked. He couldn’t call her because he didn’t know her telephone number. At that moment Mrs. Brown came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?” “What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mommy?” “Nothing,” Mrs. Brown said. “I just wish I was 16.”

1.Jack’s father is a 　　　　　　　　 now.

A. shopkeeper　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. farmer　　

2.Jack lives in a 　　　　　　　　 now.

A. city　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. town　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small village　　

3.Jack will go to his 　　　　　　　　 birthday party.

A. mother’s　　　　　　　　 B. father’s　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend’s　　

4.Jack didn’t know 　　　　　　　　 .

A. what Daisy looked like　　　　　　　　 B. Daisy’s telephone number

C. the way to Daisy’s house　　　　

5.Jack’s mother wanted 　　　　　　　　 .

A. some flowers　　　　　　 B. a friend　　　　　　　　　　 C. to be young　　

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Gao Defu, 10, is a student in a primary school in a small village in Guizhou. He used to go hungry or have only an ear of com for lunch at noon. But now, Gao and his classmates have better food and vegetable dishes for free every day, thanks to the free lunch program.

The program was started by Deng Fei, a journalist at the Phoenix Weekly(《凤凰周刊》). Early this year, Deng met Xiao Yu, a primary school teacher from Guizhou, and was told that students in Xiao's school didn't have lunch to eat. Instead, they drank water to lessen their hunger.

Deeply shocked, Deng decided to do something for kids in the poor areas. He posted a message on his microblog(微博)saying he wanted to build a canteen (食堂)at Xiao's school. The message soon got the support and attention(注意)of tens of thousands of people around the country. In March, some 500 reporters, along with a dozen news organizations and charity funds(慈善机构), finally set up the free lunch program.

Local teachers and foundation workers calculated that one lunch for one child cost 3 yuan. People can donate for a meal, a month's worth of meals, or a year's worth of meals for children on the Internet by going to http://www, mianfeiwucan, org.

According to the China Development Research Foundation(基金会), there are about 23 million resident students(住宿生)in central and western rural areas. Many of them come from poor families and can't afford nutritious lunches. Now, schools with kids that can't afford lunch can apply for help through the free lunch program's official website.

In half a year, the program has raised more than 16 million yuan, providing free lunches for poor students in 77 schools.

1.Gao Defu used to　　　　　　 for lunch at noon.

A. have meat and vegetables B. have enough food

C. have only an ear of corn D. have only water

2.The free lunch program was started by　　　　　　 .

A. a student in a primary school B. a journalist at the Phoenix Weekly

C. a primary school teacher D. 500 reporters and some charity funds

3.In Paragraph 2, the underlined word "lessen" means "　　　　　　 " in the passage.

A. giving a lesson B. stopping the feeling of thirst

C. making the feeling of hunger smaller D. stopping the feeling of hunger

4.　　　　　　　　 finally set up the free lunch program.

A. Deng Fei

B. Local teachers and foundation workers

C. The kind people

D. Some 500 reporters, along with a dozen news organizations and charity funds

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Many students from poor families can't afford nutritious lunches.

B. In poor areas, each child needs just three yuan for a lunch.

C. More than 16 million yuan reached the free lunch program soon.

D. A poor student can go to a special website on the Internet for free lunches.

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Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. He is a kind and funny man. And he is friendly to everyone. He likes talking with others very much. But he is always absent-minded （健忘的）.

One day, Mr Jackson went to visit a friend. His friend works on a farm and lives not far from the market and often goes to the market to sell things.

They had dinner together and then talked and talked. Mr Jackson was very excited to meet his friend. He told his friend a lot of things. Midnight came, and then one o'clock, two o'clock and still Mr Jackson kept on talking. But by this time his friend was feeling very tired and kept on looking at the clock on the wall. He didn't want to be impolite, but at last he said, "My dear friend, I don't want to put you out, but you see, it's too late now. I have to go to the market at six o'clock, and I must go to bed now."

"Oh, my God!" said Mr Jackson in surprise, "I thought you were at my house."

1.Mr Jackson likes ____ a lot.

2.Mr Jackson had dinner with his ____ that day.

3.Mr Jackson's friend went to bed ____ that day.

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David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small 　　 for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later he 　 　 a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His 　 　 　 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had 　 　 　 friends here. At first he often played by 　 　 .

His neighbor(邻居) Cathy is a 　　 　 girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides 　 　 him. David likes to stay 　 　 her and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It’ll be my 　 　 birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like 　 ?”

“__　　 　 . I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and wanted to give a 　　 to Cathy. But he　　 　 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her 　 　 . At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the 　　 , dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”

1.A. town　　　　 B. city　　　　　　 　 C. village　　　　 D. country

2.A. open　　　　　　 B. opens　　　　　 　　 C. opened　　　　 D. opening

3.A. home　　　　 　 B. shop　　　　　　 　　 C. building　　　　 D. family

4.A. a few　　　　 B. few　　　　　　 　　 C. a little　　　 D. little

5.A. himself　　 　 B. him　　　　　 　　 C. his　　　　 　　 D. he

6.A. kind　　　　　　 B. rude　　　 　　　 　 C. sad　　　　　　 　 D. bad

7.A. help　　　　　 B. to help　　　　 　　 C. helping　　　　　 D. helped

8.A. for　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　 　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 　 D. with

9.A. fifteen　　　　 B. fourteen　　 　　 　 C. sixteen 　　　 D. sixty

10.A. come　　　　 B. to come　　 　　 C. coming　 　　　 D. came

11.A. Well　　　　　 B. No　　　　　　 　　 C. Sorry　　　　　　 D. Certainly

12.A. book　　　　　 B. dress　　　 　　　　 C. present　　　　 D. pen

13.A. forgot　　　 B. forget　　　 　　　　 C. remember　　　 D. remembered

14.A. home　　　　 B. number　　 　 　　 C. place　　　　 　 D. address

15.A. matter　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　　　 C. fatter　　　　 D. Batter

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