Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.
The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”
Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”
小題1: Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A．by mistake

B．to see another thief

C．a(chǎn)s a thief

D．on business

小題2:Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A．Because Tom lied to him

B．Because Tom was only a student.

C．Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D．Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

小題3:From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出結(jié)論) that _________.

A．He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B．He must have been taught while stealing

C．He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D．He would never be out of prison again

小題4:Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A．his lessons

B．how to be a famous man

C．stealing something worth a lot

D．the plan to steal from a bank

小題5:. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A．he was afraid of being put into prison

B．he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C．he wanted to be a good student

D．he did not believe in the older man

The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I   36  in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special  37  — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were  38  with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back,  39  “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to   40   Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to  41  stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my   42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could  43 .
One day I was reading a newspaper   44  I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought,  45 I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I  46   at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s   47  .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

小題1:	A．got B．kept C．lost D．fell

小題2:	A．places B．occasions C．festivals D．things

小題3:	A．comfortable B．careful C．easy D．busy

小題4:	A．saying B．writing C．read D．told

小題5:	A．know B．stop C．find D．help

小題6:	A．share B．speak C．write D．remember

小題7:	A．news B．sorrow C．stories D．failure

小題8:	A．stay B．hide C．fill D．live

小題9:	A．when B．while C．if D．though

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．since C．but D．so

小題11:

A．realized B．received C．contacted D．recognized

小題12:

A．future B．progress C．lives D．weddings

Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.
小題1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?

A．Eileen Madden was very smart as a child.

B．Eileen Madden is a very good teacher.

C．Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students

D．Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand.

小題2:We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________.

A．is in her late fifties now.

B．a(chǎn)lways teaches Grade 3

C．often arrives at school very early.

D．cooks breakfast for all her students by herself.

小題3:What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?

A．Lazy but kind

B．Careful but helpless

C．Hard to get along with

D．Kind and helpful.

小題4:The last paragraph suggests that ______________.

A．Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes.

B．Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students.

C．Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her.

D．Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children.

小題5:What is implied in the passage?

A．Holy Ghost School is a very small school.

B．St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon.

C．Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young.

D．Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School.

Churchill's full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy.
During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in the British navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister of Munitions . In this job, he encouraged the development and use of the tank, which was then a new weapon. After the war, Churchill held several government posts.
From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of his militant (war-loving) attitude. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office. But when World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.
In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and traveled many thousands of miles. By the courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by enemy forces.
In the general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again in 1951. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, in 1965, he died.
小題1:Before World War I, Churchill worked for his country as ____.

A．headmaster of Harrow School	B．a(chǎn) leader of the Britain Navy
C．a(chǎn) leader of the Conservative Party	D．Prime Minister of Britain

小題2:How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小題3:What can we learn from Para. 4?

A．In 1938 Churchill left the parliament.

B．Churchill's closest friends were against his attitude toward war.

C．Churchill's closest friends always inspired him to seek higher office.

D．Churchill and his closet friends served in the army before World War II.

小題4:We can know all the following from the text EXCEPT that ____.

A．Churchill gave up as Prime Minister in 1955

B．Churchill once became a soldier, fighting in France

C．Churchill's speeches encouraged the British people to keep on fighting

D．Churchill led his army to fight bravely and defeated the enemy in World War I

I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虛構(gòu)的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
小題1:E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce his new books
B. introduce two funny stories
C. explain why he enjoys writing
D. answer some readers’ questions
小題2:We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______.
A. writes very fast
B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults
D. writes imaginary tales for children
小題3:What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?
A. That he wanted children to love animals.
B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.
C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.
D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
小題4: E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______.
A. improve his spelling
B. express his thoughts
C. show his sadness
D. make a good living
小題5:What is probably the last question?

A．Are your stories true?

B．What is the truth in your stories?

C．Will you write more imaginary tales?

D．Do you know a child looking like a mouse?

Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very    36   and arrived early.
She    37   the door open and found nobody there. “I am the    38  to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of   39 on it. They were fresh. She   40  them and they were sweet. She looked around for a    41   to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought   42   . “ But who could it be?” she began to     43   .
The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with    44    interest. For the following days of the    45   , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then    46   her work.
Then came another Monday.    47  she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n)    48   bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   49  the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the     50   .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the    51    . She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s    52   . She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which    53   : “ In order to keep the secretaries    54  , the company has decided that every     55    a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理學(xué)家）.

小題1:	A． depressed B． encouraged C． excited D． surprised

小題2:	A． turned B． pushed C． knocked D． forced

小題3:	A． last B． second C． third D． first

小題4:	A． keys B． grapes C． flowers D． bananas

小題5:	A． smelled B． ate C． took D． held

小題6:	A． vase B． room C． glass D． bottle

小題7:	A． angrily B． quietly C． strangely D． happily

小題8:	A． seek B． wonder C． Work D． ask

小題9:	A． low B． little C． great D． general

小題10:

A． month B． period C． year D． week

小題11:

A． set about B． set up C． set out D． set off

小題12:

A． Unless B． When C． Since D．Before

小題13:

A． old B． red C． blue D． new

小題14:

A． covering B． demanding C． replacing D． forbidding

小題15:

A． sender B． receiver C． secretary D． waiter

小題16:

A． assistant B． colleague C． employee D． manager

小題17:

A． notebook B． desk C． office D． house

小題18:

A． said B． written C． printed D． signed

小題19:

A． at home B． on time C． in high spirits D． in low spirits

小題20:

A． Sunday morning B． Monday morning C． Monday afternoon D． Tuesday afternoon

Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(屬于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服從) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.
“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.
“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”
小題1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because        .

A．he was poor

B．he liked the rich man

C．his farm belonged to the rich man

D．the rich man’s children liked apples

小題2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

A．They jumped and jumped.

B．They played.

C．They ran away.

D．They ate some of the apples.

小題3:The monkeys left the basket because         .

A．they had thrown apples on the ground

B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off

C．they were afraid of the hat

D．the farmer was angry wit h them

小題4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?  He felt        .

A．pleased

B．moved

C．excited

D．unhappy

Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that.
　Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night.
　Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning. So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friend.
小題1:Jenny went to New York________.

A．to do some shopping

B．to see her friends

C．to spend her summer holiday

D．to find a job

小題2:How did Jenny get to New York?

A．By train.

B．By bus.

C．By plane.

D．On foot.

小題3:Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?

A．To the farm.	B．To the Chinese restaurant.
C．To the airport.	D．To the railway station.

小題4:When did Jenny go back home?
　 

A．On Saturday afternoon.	B．On Sunday morning.
C．On Saturday evening.	D．On Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.
“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”
“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”
“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”
“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.
The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”
小題1:What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

A．He hid them.

B．He never returned them.

C．He lent them to others.

D．He broke them.

小題2:Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was

A．not to lend anything more

B．to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike

C．to give him anything he would ask

D．to keep on lending

小題3:When did the neighbor want to borrow again?

A．The next day.

B．A week later.

C．The morning after the following month.

D．A few days later.

小題4:How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?

A．He first asked for something else.

B．He asked for it earnestly (誠摯地).

C．He worked for them.

D．He spoke highly of Mr. Wu.

Sarah Williams went to a boarding school.  Here is one of the
letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Wentworth Girls' School
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed.  This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
小題1:Why did Sarah write home?

A．To tell her parents about the fire.

B．To ask for a lot of money.

C．To tell her parents she had failed her exams.

D．To tell her parents she had to leave school.

小題2:Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

A．She wanted to worry them.

B．She wanted to make them laugh.

C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.

D．She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.

小題3:The letter before the. P. S. was        .

A．mostly true	B．partly true
C．completely true	D．completely untrue