Sam lives in New York. His father has a shop ...

Sam lives in New York. His father has a shop there and his mother is a teacher. He is seven years old now and begins to go to school this autumn. It’s a little far from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school every day. So he’s never late for class and his teacher likes him.

It’s Monday today. Miss Hunt is teaching them to count from one to ten. Sam is studying hard. Soon he can count them. Miss Hunt is happy and asks,“ How many people are there in your family, Sam? ” Sam stands up and says, “ Two, Miss Hunt. ” “Who are they? ” “My father and my mother.” “ Oh, ” Miss Hunt is surprised (惊讶的). She says: “ There are three people in your family.”

“ But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Sam is　　　　 .

A. an English girl　　 B. an American boy

C. an English boy　　 D. an American girl

2.Sam is in Grade_____　 now.

A. One　　 B. Two　　 C. Three　　 D. Four

3.Sam usually goes to school 　　　　　　　 .

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

4.________, so Miss Hunt is happy today.

A. Sam is late for school　　 B. Sam studies Chinese

C. The children are listening to her　　 D. Sam can count from one to ten.

5.Which of the following is wrong ?

A. Sam is at school now.

B. Miss Hunt knows how many people there are in Sam’s family.

C. There’re three people in Sam’s family.

D. There are two people in Sam’s family.

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Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s ，because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

“That’s very clever,” everybody said, “No other painters have ever done that!” One day somebody asked him,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”

“Because I’m short,” Sam said, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.Which country did Sam live in ?_____________

2.Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________

3.What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________

4.Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________

5.Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________

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Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures .Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

“ That’s very clever,” everybody said, “ No other painters have ever done that !” One day somebody asked him ,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”

“ Because I’m short,” Sam said, “ and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.Which country did Sam live in ?_____________

2.Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________

3.What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________

4.Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________

5.Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________

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Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s ，because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

“That’s very clever,” everybody said, “No other painters have ever done that!” One day somebody asked him,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”

“Because I’m short,” Sam said, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.Which country did Sam live in ?_____________

2.Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________

3.What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________

4.Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________

5.Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________

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“I don’t want to move!” Kevin said to his father,” I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are here. I want to stay!” “We have to move, Kevin.” Mr. Black said, “I have a new job on the island*. Why don’t you go with us?”

“No,” Kevin answered.

After a few weeks, the Black family left the city by plane. They flew over water. In the end they saw the land*. “That is Hawaii. It is beautiful!” Mr. Black said.

“I don’t care* what it is like,” said Kevin, “I wish I could go back to New York City now!”

They lived in their new home near the sea. It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again, they could see a rainbow* every day. People in the neighborhood came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their farms.

Weeks went by*.One day Kevin wrote to Bob and in the letter he said, “I still miss my old friends. But I think these are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you will like Hawaii, too.”

1.The Blacks went to Hawaii by　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. plane　　　　 B. bus　　　　　 C. train　　　　 D. ship

2.What was the weather like in Hawaii?

A. Snowy.　　　　 B. Rainy.　　　　　 C. Windy.　　　　　 D. Cloudy.

3.People in their neighborhood were very　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. strict　　　　　 B. scary　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　 D. funny

4.Which is the right order according to the passage?

(1)The Blacks left New York City.

(2)Kevin felt happy to be in the new home.

(3) Mr Black had a new job.

(4)The people gave the Black some fruit.

A. ⑶,⑵,⑴,⑷　　　 B. ⑶,⑴,⑵,⑷

C. ⑶,⑴,⑷,⑵,　　 D. ⑶,⑷,⑴,⑵

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. At first Kevin wished to stay in New York City.

B. The Blacks didn’t like the weather in Hawaii.

C. People on that island grew fruit on their farms.

D. Kevin began to like his new home after a few weeks.

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Tom lived in a town and worked in a shop. His father died when he was young and his mother supported(支持)him. She always tried her best to save everything and hoped to have enough money to send her son to school. Sometimes she was hungry but she always gave the boy enough food. Now the young man was twenty-eight years old. He wasn’t married(结婚), because he hoped to take good care of his mother himself.

The young man worked hard in the shop. He was very busy. So he decided to employ(雇用)a housekeeper to look after his mother. One of his friends brought a girl, Kate, to him. The girl was very strong and came from a village and could do all the housework.

One day the old woman fell to the ground and hurt her leg. Mr. Shute had just come home. He went to lift her to the bed with Kate quickly. Then he told Kate to call the bus station to send a taxi to them. He waited for a long time and no taxi came. He couldn’t find Kate and didn’t know what had happened. When he was going out to ring up the station himself, the girl hurried back.

“What did you do just now?” Tom said angrily.

“I went to the station, sir.” answered the girl. “I didn’t know the telephone number. So I had to go to ask them for it and then ring them up.”

“How did you go there?” asked Tom

“By taxi, sir.” answered the girl.

根据短文内容回答问题。

1.Why wasn’t Tom married?

2.Why did Tom employ a housekeeper?

3.Could Kate do all the housework?

4.What was the matter with the old woman one day？

5.Actually(实际上)what did Tom want Kate to do？

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A man lived in Florida and he was in his eighties.(80多岁) He called his son in New York one November day. The father said to the son, “I have to tell you that we've got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can't stand each other any more, and we're getting a divorce.(离婚) I decided it! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. (和平) I'm telling you now, so you and your sister shouldn't go into shock (震惊)later when I move out.”

The son called his sister in Hampton at once and told her the news. The sister said, “I will deal with(处理) this.” She called her father and said, “Don't do anything till we get there. We will be there on Wednesday night.” The father agreed, “All right.” The old man hung up（挂断）the phone and shouted to his wife, “OK, they are coming for Thanksgiving. What are we going to tell them for Christmas?”

1.According to the passage, the old man has _____.

A. no children　　 B. only a daughter

C. only a son　　 D. two children

2.There was _______between the old man and his wife.

A. a fight　　 B. nothing wrong

C. an accident　　 D. an argument

3.From _____, the daughter got the news that her parents were going to divorce.

A. her brother　　 B. her mother

C. her father　　 D. herself

4.According to the passage, how often did the children visit their parents?

A. Often.　　 B. Seldom(很少).　　 C. Once a week.　　 D. Once a month.

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Bruno was a boy of eight His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop．He lived not far from his school．He always walked there and walked home．On his way to school, he had to pass a playground．It was very wet after it rained．One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet．His mother became angry and said,” Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!"

On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes．His mother became even angrier．"I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother．"He'll punish（惩罚）You, you know．"

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home．

"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily．"You didn't play in the water．”

"No," the boy said unhappily．"There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon．There wasn't any room（空地方）for me at all!"

1.Bruno went to school ________ every day．

2.The playground was between（在……之间）_______

3.The little boy liked to play on the playground __________．

4.Bruno was afraid of （害怕） _________the most．

5.That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because _______．

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Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was full of water after it rained. Many boys liked playing in the water, so they often got their clothes wet. One day, when Bruno got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother got angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home from school!"

The next day, Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother got angrier. "I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again, " said his mother.

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.

"You are a good boy today,” his mother said happily. "You didn’t play in the water.”

"No,” the boy said unhappily. "There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn't any room for me at all. "

1.His mother was a ________.

A. movie maker　　 　　 B. teacher

C. shop assistant　　　 D. housewife

2.Bruno went to school________

A. by bus　　　 　　　　　　 　 B. by bike

C. in his father's car　　 D. on foot

3.Bruno got wet________

A. because of the rain

B. because he played in the water

C. because it was hot that day

D. because he passed the playground

4.Bruno played in the water ________

A. once　　　　　 B. twice　　　　 C. three times　　　　 D. four times

5.From the story we can know that________

A. Bruno’s father was not angry when he knew Bruno got wet,

B. Bruno didn’t play in the water because he didn’t want to make his mother angry,

C. Bruno was not a student.

D. Bruno liked playing in the water.

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Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”

On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)you, you know.”

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.

“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”

“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”

1.Bruno went to school 　　　　 every day.

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

2.The playground was between(在……之间) 　　　　　　　　 .

A. two classrooms　　

B. the cinema and shop

C. Bruno’s house and school

D. the shop and Bruno’s school

3.The little boy liked to play on the playground 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. when it snowed　

B. when there was some water there

C. when the children played football there　

D. when his father was busy with his work

4.Bruno was afraid of 　　　　 the most.

A. his father　　 B. his mother

C. his teacher　　 D. the older boys

5. That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because 　　　　　 .

A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the water

B. there was no water on the playground

C. he took off his clothes before he played there

D. he played in the water carefully

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