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Reading Text1Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. Whats unusual about him? Its a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My bosss dog. Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out. （ ）6. People _bring dogs to the office. A. usually B. often C. seldom (几乎不) D. sometimes （ ）7. My boss is Robinsons _. A. boss B. master C. classmate D. teacher （ ）8. Robinson goes to meetings _ my boss. A. for B. without C. instead of (代替) D. with （ ）9. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _. A. in the office B. at meetings C. out of the office D. out of work （ ）10. The passage tells us the boss _ the dog very much. A. looks like B. hates (恨) C. likes D. trust(信任) 2Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉吗)A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I dont know,”says his son. His father says, “You dont know? You are in school for many years and you dont know how many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is very angry(生气). His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You often go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are there in the post office?” ( )1.From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English. ( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year. ( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite (有礼貌) to him. ( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office. ( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet. 3Too Polite(礼貌过头了) There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some have to(不得不) stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man hears the door and tries (试着) to stand up. “Oh, no, thank you,” the woman forces (强迫) him back to the seat. “Please dont do that. I can stand.” “But, madam(夫人), let me,”says the man. “I ask you to keep your seat(坐在你的座位上)，” the woman says. She puts(放) her hands on the old mans shoulder(肩膀). But the man still(仍然) tries to stand up,“Madam, will you please let me?”“Oh, no,”says the woman. She again(又) forces the man back. At last(最后) the old man shouts(大声喊), “I wants to get off(下车) the bus!” ( )1. All the people have seats in the bus. ( )2. An old man gets on the bus at a bus stop. ( )3. The old man wants to give his seat to he woman. ( )4. The woman sits the old mans seat. ( )5. The old man wants to get off the bus. 4Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study. He is in No. 5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isnt late for school. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much. He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him , too. 根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”。 ( )1. He gets up late every day. ( )2. He often teaches us English. ( )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball. ( )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house. ( )5. He doesnt like Chinese food.5When you ask a person, What are you doing during this National Day? he or she may answer ,I am going to have a travel. It sounds that people are all interested in traveling. Why? Because traveling has many advantages. First, travel can widen our knowledge of geography, and the customs, cultures and lifestyles of different places and countries. Second, we can make friends and practice a foreign language through traveling. And travel is the best way to have fun. We can enjoy eating different foods and seeing beautiful places. 根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误（TF） (1)Only one person will go to travel during Nation Day. (2)People love to travel because travel has lots of advantages. (3)Travels can make people get knowledge that they cannot learn from school. (4)People can learn a foreign language through traveling. (5)In this passage, we know travel can make our life more beautiful.6.At the Barbers Shop(理发店)Jack went to a barbers shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, What has happened to your hair, Jack? Jack said, I tried a new barbers shop today, because I wasnt quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse. Bob agreed(同意). Yes, I think youre right, Jack. Now Ill tell you what to do when you go into a barbers shop next time: look at all the barbers hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him. Why shall I go to him? Jack asked. But that would be foolish! Oh, no, it wouldnt, answered Bob. Who cut that mans hair? Just think it. He couldnt cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he cant be the worst barber. 1. When Jack went out of the barbers shop, he was not happy because _. A. nobody had cut his hair B. the barber hadnt cut his hair well C. the barber had cut his hair carefully D. he was not satisfied with his old barber 2. I tried a new barbers shop today. means _. A. this barbers shop was a new one B. this was the only barbers shop in this town C. Jack often went to this barbers shop .D. Jack had not been to this barbers shop before 3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought _. A. the new barbers shop was the best one B. the old barbers shop wasnt so good as the new one C. the new barbers shop was worse than the old one D. the old barbers shop was the worst one 4. Bob told Jack to find out which barbers hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why? A. Because he was certainly the best barber. B. Because he was free all the time. C. Because he was the worst barber. D. Because he wasnt the worst barber. 5. From the story we know that _. A. its foolish to have ones hair cut at a barbers shop B. barbers cut each others hair C. barbers never have their hair cut D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself 7.Mr Perkins New Car Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different. The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him. Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five oclock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didnt like. So he stopped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park. 1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because A. the bus did not come. B. he liked new clothes, food and cars. C. he liked to do the same as other people. D. he liked to be different from others. 2. He drove to work in his new car A. the very next day. B. the day he bought it. C. a week he bought in. D. on the day he first watched the cars passing. 3. He was satisfied with his new car because A. no one else had a yellow one. B. it was the same as other cars all around him. C. he was in front of all the other cars. D. other cars were not as bright as his. 4. At five oclock Mr Perkin A. walked home. B. drove his car out of the car-park. C. came back to the car-park. D. did not know which was his car-park. 5. People gave him a look because A. he had a nice new car. B. he could not open the door of his car. C. he was in the wrong car-park. D. he was trying to open more than one car. 6. Mr Perkin had to wait until A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park. B. there was only one car in the car-park. C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park. D. there was no one about to look at him. 8Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the kings palace in English. Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made. With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready. Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. What should I do? he thought. Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed. So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and threw it at the picture. What are you doing? cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures. 1. What was Thornhill? He was an English _. A. writer B. king C. worker D. artist 2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to _. A. paint a picture for the king B. paint some pictures on the walls of the knigs palace C. have his pictures painted in the kings palace D. have his pictures painted on the walls 3. The story leads us to believe that A. the worker had to pay for the picture. B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker. C. the worker was really sorry for what he did. D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why. 9.Your Passport(护照) Please!Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a threeweek holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.$ An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shant keep you long. With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office, and says: I know that face. The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the kind of man . Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him, and asks: Did you teach at the No.2 . High School? When Mr Hill answers, in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says: I thought so. Im Jack Smith. You taught me French. You havent changed a bit. 1. Mr Hill _. A. has just come back from the airport. B. is on his way to Paris. C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France. D. has been in France for three weeks 2. Mr. Hill _. A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo B. grew a beard while he was on holiday C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday. 3. The first officer is sure _. A. Mr Hill stole the painting B. he has seen the face in the photo before C. he knows the second officers face D. a man without a beard stole the painting 4. The second officer says that _. A. Mr Hill stole the painting B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris. 5. Mr Hill taught _. A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School B. Jack Smith to be a first officer C. at the No.2 High School, in France D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill 10A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun.$ The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.$ 1. A long time ago, people said the sun was _. A. a golden horse of god B. a god on a golden horse C. a god with golden dress D. a god and a golden horse 2. People can never live anywhere near the sun because it is _. A. star . the sun B. planet . the moon C. planet . itself D. planet . the sun 4. The earth travels over _ miles an hour. A. 1,000 B. 100,000 C. 6,000,000 D. 600,000 5. One year is _ A. the time for the earth to turn round. B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles. C. one circle the earth goes round the sun. D. the journey of the earth. 11.The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, Its a long way to market(市场). The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son