Last Thursday morning there was a big football match on TV. Tom knew it. He got up late when his mother came   7   his bedroom and asked, “Why do you get up late? What’s wrong with you? ”“I have a bad headache（頭痛）, I’m afraid. I can’t go to school today, Mum. Could I   8   home this morning? I think I   9   this afternoon. ”Tom answered. “But if the match is over, you must   10   to school this afternoon. ”His mother said.

　　1．A. is　　　　 　　　　　　  B. am　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. are　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. was

　　2．A. play　　　　　　　　　　 B. plays　　　　　　  　　　　　　  C. playing　　　　   　　   D. to play

　　3．A. watch　　　　　　　　　　 B. watches　　　　 　　   C. watched　　　　　　　　　　 D. watching

　　4．A. will be　　　　　　　　　　 B. will is　　　　　　 　　　　　　  C. is 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. has

　　5．A. from　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　  　　   C. in　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. about

　　6．A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　  　　  
?

; C. on　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

　　7．A. in  　　   　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　  　　   C. into　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

　　8．A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay at　　　　    　　　　　　  C. stayed at　　　　 　　   D. live

　　9．A. am good　　　　　　  B. am well　　　　  　　   C. will be well　　　　　　   D. will is well

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

Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.
Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health center for physical treatment.
A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach．His legs were hurt  paralysed(癱瘓的) from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny coached of a basketball team called the Suns. Everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself．
After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like   medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage and help him. The day before Ron left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.
Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows(陰影) fall behind.”

1. 1.

   What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?

   1. A.
      A car hit him
   2. B.
      He met his coach
   3. C.
      His doctor called him
   4. D.
      He fell down and cut his foot
2. 2.

   The underlined word “depressed” means ___ in Chinese

   1. A.
      懶惰的
   2. B.
      好奇的
   3. C.
      沮喪的
   4. D.
      激動的
3. 3.

   What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?

   1. A.
      Basketball can teach people about life
   2. B.
      Keep smiling when you face difficulties
   3. C.
      Life is more difficult for the paralysed
   4. D.
      Skiing is more dangerous than basketball

One year ago all eyes were on Beijing．The excitement of the 2008 Olympics was going up day by day． Then something happened --- the earthquake．Our eyes turned quickly from Beijing towards Sichuan．Day after day we watched the terrible pictures on television．They went into our hearts．

But our spirits were also lifted as we saw so many ordinary people become heroes．Many people saved the lives of others without thinking about themselves． Soon people from all over the country were trying to help． Some traveled to Sichuan to save people, others sent food, water and clothes．And it seemed that everyone tried their best to donate money．

The Sichuan earthquake was a terrible thing but it did teach us some useful lessons．First, it taught us the importance of helping others．Without everyone joining together the things were much worse． It also taught us to love our friends and family．We realized that the people we love so much could be taken from us very quickly．

We also learned to respect （尊重） the power of nature．The earth is our home but it can sometimes be a dangerous place to live．Earthquakes, floods and droughts can happen at any time．We can’t do anything about that, but we do have the power to show our respect for nature by not causing pollution．That may be the most useful lesson of all．

（   ）1．When did the Sichuan earthquake take place? _________．

A． On May 12 , 2007                                   B． On May 12 , 2008

C． On May 12 , 2009                                   D． On April 12 , 2008

（   ）2．How many useful lessons did the Sichuan earthquake teach us according to the passage?

A． Two             B． Three             C． Four             D． Five

（   ）3．According to this passage, how can we show our respect for nature? _________．

A． By preventing floods                        B． By stopping droughts

C． By keeping earthquakes away                D． By not causing pollution

（   ）4．What’s the main idea of the last two paragraphs? _________．

A． The importance of helping others

B． Loving our friends and family

C． Respecting the power of nature

D． The useful lessons of the Sichuan earthquake

The word “day”has two meanings．When we talk about the number of days in a year，we are using“day”to mean 24 hours．But when we talk about day and night，we are using“day”to mean the time between sunrise and sunset．Since the earth looks like a ball，the sun can shine on only half of it at a time．Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night．A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))of the earth．At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length(長度)．They are each twelve hours long．The sun rises at 6o'clock in the morning and sets at 6o'clock in the evening．

    For six months，the North pole is tilted(傾斜)toward the sun．In those months，the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere．Days are longer than nights．South of the equator nights are longer than days．For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun．Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight．Days are longer than nights．North of the equator nights are longer than days．Winter is the season of long nights．Summer is the season of long days．

1．When the Western Hemisphere is having day，the Eastern Hemisphere is having   

   A．both day and night          B．day    

   C．neither day nor night        D．night

2．A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by      of the earth．

   A．the pushing                B．the pulling

   C．the spinning                D．the passing

3．At the equator day is as long as night     ．

   A．sometimes                 B．never

C．winter                     D．summer

4．When the North Pole is titled toward the sun，the Northern Hemisphere gets       sunlight．

   A．1ess         B．more       C．a(chǎn)ll       D．no

5．When it is winter in China     

A．the USA is tilted toward the sun

B．the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

C．the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

D．the North Pole is tilted away from the sun．