When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can also do it in many other ways, too. Sometimes we move our heads up and down when we want to say "yes", and we shake our heads when we want to say "no ". Some people can't hear or speak. They talk with the help of gestures(手勢(shì)).People from other countries often have to do it if they don't know your language.
     Here is a story. An American was once having his holiday in Italy, but he could not speak Italian. One
day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the American opened his
mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. In this way he wanted to say "Bring me something to
eat". The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The American shook his head and the waiter understood
that he didn't want tea. So he took it away and brought him a glass of milk. The American shook his head again. He was very hungry now and looked sad. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another
man came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach(胃). In a few minutes there
was a large plate of bread and meat on the table in front of him.

1. Sometimes people move their heads     _  when they want to say "yes".

A. right and left  
B. fast and slow    
C. hard and easy      
D. up and down

2. If people want to say  _     ,they may shake their heads.

A. "no"  
B. "yes"  
C. "words"  
D. "OK"

3. If you can't __     ,you may talk with the help of gestures.

A. write and read    
B. say or sing  
C. hear and speak    
D. go or come

4. The American wanted  ___   .

A. to drink a cup of tea            
B. to go to bed
C. to have some food              
D. to talk with the waiter

5. If people want the waiter to bring them something ___    , they'd better put their hands on their stomach.

A. to drink      
B. to write        
C. to speak        
D. to eat

     It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(軍營(yíng)).It was far from the towns and cities
and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers.
But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them
and he hardly let them leave the camp.
     Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr Hunt began to train the new
soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have
a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate.
It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young
men.He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they
drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.
     "I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
     And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
     Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
     "No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the horse died!"

1. The military camp was built in the village to     __.

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns
B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers              
D. make the young men live quietly

2. Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because      __.

A. he was kind to them                
B. they felt lonely
C. they had something important to do    
D. they were the best of all

3. The young officer was worried because     __ .

A. a traffic accident had happened
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. the nine soldiers would come back  
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because       __.

A. something was wrong with their buses    
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back      
D. they all drank much in the town

5. Which answer do you think is true?

A. You'll believe only the last soldier.      
B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C. You'll believe none of the nine soldiers.  
D. The officer won't punish his soldiers.

     The snow lasted until last Friday. I opened the window this morning and saw the sun  but I felt much
colder.
     "You'd better go to work on foot , dear,"said my husband,"It is dangerous for you to drive."
     I thought him right and agreed. It would take me about forty minutes to go my hospital. There was
about an hour left, so I started, with a bag of sandwich for breakfast. In the streets there was thick snow
and ice and the traffic was less than before and people walked carefully. Suddenly I saw a car going fast.
The driver tried to pass the crossing before the lights turned red. Maybe he didn't see two boys in the
middle of the street. His car knocked down(撞倒)one boy and stopped just in front of the police box.
     People crowded around the boy at once. I rushed out of the gathering crowd (聚集的人群)and was
going to look him over. But a man pushed me aside and said,"Step back(向后退),please. I,ve had a
course in first aid(急救)."
     I had to stand and watch his ministrations(救助) for a few minutes. Then I said to him,"When you
need a doctor, sir, I,m already here."

1.It's ___   today.

A. snowy            
B. cloudy            
C. sunny    
D. windy

2. I left home    ___ this morning.

A. after breakfast    
B. before breakfast    
C. as usual    
D. too late

3. People walked carefully because   ___ .

A. it was very cold          
B. there was much traffic
C. they wore warm clothes    
D. there was much snow and ice in the streets

4. The driver knocked down the boy because ___   .

A. he had something important to do    
B. he was afraid to be late for work
C. there was no policeman there        
D. he drove too fast past the crossing

5. The man thought   ___ .

A. only he could give the boy first aid  
B. the hospital was far from there
C. he was ready to help the police    
D. he had a lot of knowledge of medicine

     Harry is a boy of fourteen years old. He's tall and strong. And he ran fastest in his class. So everyone
was very proud of him in his class. A new student came to his class a month ago. His name is Mike. He's
thin and short. But his classmates found that he ran very fast while they were playing football. They wanted to know if Mike could run faster than Harry. Jack, one of Harry,s friends, told Harry about it. Of course, Harry didn't believe it.
     "Why not have a race with him?"said Jack."That's a good idea!"said Harry."Go to tell the unlucky boy. I'll have a race with him tomorrow morning."
     Early the next morning, Harry got ready for the race. He was sure that he could be first. Jack didn't
wake up on time and couldn,t go with him. That evening Jack went to see Harry. They began to talk about the race. Harry's grandma heard them in the next room. She came in and asked,"What,s the result, Harry?"
     "I was the second, Grandma, answered Harry."
     "Congratulations to you!"the old woman said happily."And how was Mike?"
     "He was the last but one."

1. Harry's classmates were proud of him because   ___ .

A. he was tall                      
B. he was the top student in his school
C. he ran fastest in his class          
D. he was strong

2. Harry didn,t believe Jack because   ___ .

A. Jack often made jokes with him
B. Mike was much shorter and thinner than he
C. Mike was new in the class
D. he didn,t know Mike at all

3. Jack didn't go with Harry because   ___ .

A. he woke up too late            
B. he didn't like to see the result
C. he was too tired                
D. he had some homework

4. The phrase "last but one" means   ___ .

A. 第一名          
B. 倒數(shù)第二名        
C. 最后一名          
D. 第二名

5. In fact(事實(shí)上)   ___ .

A. Harry didn't tell his grandma the truth
B. Mike won the race
C. Harry won the race
D. Harry was very proud of himself, too

       There are two deaf(聾的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black.
They live near to each other. They are good friends.
       Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they
are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer. 
       One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest.
Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, "Can you hear me?" There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer
and asks again, "Can you hear me?" Again he doesn't hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased.
Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, "Can you hear me?" Still there is no answer. At last
Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, "Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don't
hear my questions." "I'm much deafer?" says Mr. White. "No, I answer you three times. But you do
not hear my answer."

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案填空。

1. Mr. White and Mr. Black are                 .       

A. brothers  
B. in the city  
C. not near to each other  
D. in the same village.

2. Mr. White and Mr. Black often                 together.      

A. talk    
B. have a rest    
C. sit at home    
D. go out for a walk

3. One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White                  .      

A. in Mr. Black's house          
B. in the street
C. at the door of Mr. White's house  
D. happily

4. Which one is right?                

A. Mr. White doesn't answer Mr. Black's question.
B. Mr. Black doesn't hear Mr. White's answer.
C. Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black
D. Mr. White wouldn't like to answer Mr. Black's question

5. Mr. Black and Mr. White are                    men, I think.   

A. interesting      
B. good        
C. bad          
D. blind

     It is Saturday. Mrs Brown wants to go shopping. So she takes her bag and goes to the shops with her
husband(丈夫). They go to a lot of shops. Mrs Brown buys many things. She often stops and says, "Look!
Isn't that beautiful? "
     Her husband then answers, "All right, dear. How much is it?" and he takes out his money and gives it to
the shop assistant.
     It is dark when they walk out of the last shop. Mr Brown is very tired and now he is thinking about other
things. He wants to have a good drink at home. Suddenly(突然), his wife looks up at the sky and says, "Look
at the beautiful moon."
     Mr Brown doesn't stop and answers, "All right. How much is it?"

1. What day is it today?

A. Friday
B. Monday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday

2. They go to a lot of shops ________.

A. but buy nothing
B. and buy lots of things
C. and buy a lot of fruit
D. but don't buy many things

3. When they come out of the last shop, ________.

A. it is very late
B. it isn't dark
C. Mr Brown is happy
D. Mr Brown is tired

4. ________ sees the beautiful moon in the ________.

A. Mr Brown;shop
B. Mrs Brown;room
C. Mr Brown; picture
D. Mrs Bronw;sky

5. After reading, we can learn that ________.

A. Mrs Brown doesn't like to go to go shopping
B. Mr Brown likes to go shopping
C. Mr Brown pays money for the things
D. Mrs Brown isn't happy at all

     Two foreign(外國(guó))students are playing the game of go(圍棋)with Chinese students. They are from the United
Kingdom. They come to Blue Tassel in Suzhou,Jiangsu. They will have classes with Chinese students for two years.
They have four classes in a week. They will learn Chinese culture(文化) by playing go, guzheng and making jiaozi.
     What is the boy doing? He is leading(引導(dǎo)) students up to buses. He is a student at Qingdao NO. 9 Middle school
in Shandong. This month, Qingdao opens 17 new bus lines(線路). These lines are for the students' safety(安全) on
the way to and from school. The lines pass 26 schools and help more than(超過(guò)) 3,000 students.

1. Where do the two foreign students come from?
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2. How many(多少) classes do they have in a month?
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3. What will they learn at school?
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4. Why does Qingdao open the new lines?
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5. How many students can get help?
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