24、During the day we work and play and at night we sleep．Our bodies rest while we sleep．In the morning we are ready to work and play again．It is while we are asleep that our bodies grow most．When children feel tired and angry，they usually need more sleep．We can get our lessons better，and we feel better，too，when we have had plenty of rest．Boys and girls，eight or nine years old，need ten hours of sleep every night．Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep．If we do not get enough fresh air we wake up feeling tired．While in bed we must not cover our heads．If we do，our lungs（肺）will not get enough flesh air．If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of flesh air．Cool air is better than warm air．Boys and gifts must get plenty of sleep if they want to grow and be strong．

（    ）1．Our bodies grow most while we are ________．

    A．eating                  B．playing                 C．sleeping          D．exercising

（    ）2．Which is the best air for us? __________air．

    A．Hot                     B．Cool                    C．Warm             D．Dry

（    ）3．What often makes us feel tired in the morning?

    A．Too much air．                                       B．Not enough fresh air．

    C．Too much cold air．                                   D．Too much sleep．

（    ）4．How call you get plenty of flesh air at night? You can __________．

    A．open your windows                                 B．not sleep in bed

    C．sleep ten hours                                          D．go to bed late

（    ）5．The writer is trying to tell boys and girls _________．

    A．to get their lessons better                          B．not to cover their heads

    C．how to go to bed                                       D．to get plenty of sleep

23、Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world．But he lived a very hard life and often suffered（遭受）from being hungry．One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant，hoping he might meet some friends there．He looked round but found nobody he could borrow any money from．Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables．In it was a little poem（,詩(shī)歌）．He read the poem．Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant．He only received a piece of beef and potato for it．Thirty years after his death，this manuscript（手稿）by Schubert was worth 40，000 francs．It was his famous Berceuse（搖籃曲）．

（    ）1．Schubert went to the restaurant to __________．

    A．write a poem for his Berceuse

    B．have his dinner together with his friend

    C．see if he could find some friend who could lend him some money for a meal

    D．write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant

（    ）2．We know the owner of the restaurant _________from this passage．

    A．was also a musician                                 B．was very kind

    C．hated Schubert very much                           D．didn’t understand music very much

（    ）3．The passage didn’t tell us _________．

    A．how old he was when Schubert died

    B．how poor Schubert was

    C．why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poem

    D．whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem

（    ）4．What’s the meaning of“famous musician”?

    A．刻苦的音樂(lè)家    B．勤勞的指揮家    C．著名的指揮家    D．著名的作曲家

（    ）5．The best title for this passage is ___________．

    A．Musician and Hunger

    B．Franz Schubert and his Berceuse

    C．Franz Schubert Died

    D．A Great Musician

22、When you want to go shopping，decide how much you call spend for new clothes．Think about the kind of clothes you really need．Then look for those clothes on sale（出售）．

    There are labels（標(biāo)簽）inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your new clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water．The label on a coat may say“dry clean only”．Washing may run（損壞）this coat．If you do as the directions（說(shuō)明）said on the label，you can keep your clothes looking their best．Many clothes today must be dry—cleaned．Drying cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes，check to see if they need to be dry—cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．

    You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made．Well—made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not always better made．They do not always fit（合身）better．Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．

（    ）1．If you want to save money，you can buy clothes that ___________．

    A．don’t fit you                                            B．don’t last long

    C．need to be dry—cleaned                                    D．can be washed

（    ）2．The label inside the clothes tell you __________．

    A．how to keep them looking their best             B．how to save money

    C．whether they fit you or not                         D．where to get them dry—washed

（    ）3．The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is __________．

    A．to look for well—made clothes                  B．to see how much you can pay

    C．to know how to wash them                        D．to read the labels inside them

（    ）4．We learn from the reading that cheaper clothes _________．

    A．a(chǎn)re always worse made                            B．must be dry—cleaned

    C．cannot be washed                                      D．can sometimes fit you better

（    ）5．The best title（標(biāo)題）for the reading should be __________．

    A．Buying Less Expensive Clothes

    B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping

    C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopping

    D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes

21、One day Mr. Jackson took Paul to his favorite restaurant．It was a French restaurant．The waiter was from France．But he didn’t speak to them in French．“Would you like to see the menu?”he asked in a kind way．“Yes，please，”Mr. Jackson said．

The waiter gave them a menu each．They studied them．  “You can spend only twenty—five dollars．”Mr. Jackson told his son．The waiter asked Paul，“What would you like，young man?”

“How much is the tomato soup?”P(pán)aul asked．

“Six dollars．”the waiter said．“It’s very good．”

“How much is the duck with orange?”P(pán)aul asked next．

“Fifteen dollars，”the waiter said．

“How much is the chocolate ice cream?”

“Six dollars，”the waiter said．

Paul added（加）it up quickly．Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven．He thought he could have the duck and the soup，or the duck and the ice cream．“I’ll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream，please，”he said to the waiter．

Paul said to his father．“My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars．Can I keep the other four dollars?”His father laughed，“No，Paul，”he said．“Leave it for the waiter．”

（    ）1．How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?

    A．In a rough way．    B．In a friendly way．  C．In French．     D．Slowly

（    ）2．What did Paul have for dinner?

    A．The soup and the duck．                                B．The duck and the ice cream．

    C．The duck．the soup and the ice cream．      D．The soup and the ice cream．

（    ）3．How much did Paul’s meal cost?

    A．$21．                  B．$24．                  C．$25．                     D．$27．

（    ）4．What did Mr. Jackson tell Paul to do with the other$4?

    A．Keep it．                                                B．Give it back to him．

    C．Spend it on something else．                       D．Give it to the waiter．

（    ）5．What does this passage tell us?

    A．Paul and his father hate eating in restaurants．

    B．Mr. Jackson favorite food is English food．

C．Paul was careful not to spend more than$25 in the restaurant．

D．Paul didn’t know what to choose from the menu．

19、Peter：Hey，Dad?

Dad：1____________?   

Peter：Could I go to the movies tonight?

Dad：I guess so．But don’t stay out late．

Peter：Could I 2____________ up until eleven?

Dad：3___________．You have a test tomorrow，remember?

Peter：Oh，yeah．Well，could I use the car?

Dad：4____________，but I need it．I have to go to a meeting．

Peter：Could you give me a ride downtown?

Dad：5______________．

18、There ______ sheep and dogs ________ in the amusement park（游樂(lè)場(chǎng)）．

A．is，show       B．a(chǎn)re，showing          C．be，show          D．being，showing

17、When you are stressed out，you should _________ music．

A．listen to         B．hear            C．listen              D．hears

16、一Bob，it’s getting cold outside．______take a jacket with you?

一All right．Daddy．

 A．Why not            B．What about          C．Would you like       D．You’d better

15、It’s only five _________for you to go there．

A．minute’s walk         B．minutes’ walk       C．minute walk        D．minutes walk