Not long before a university professor(大學(xué)教授)made several experiments (試驗(yàn))with different
animals to find out which was the most intelligent. He found out the monkey was more intelligent than other animals.      
        In one experiment the professor put a monkey in a room where there were small boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box has some food in it. The professor wanted to watch the monkey
and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The professor left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he knelt (跪下)down and put his eye to the keyhole. What did he
see? To his surprise, he found himself looking directly(正好)into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was
looking at the professor through the other side of the door.      

1. The reading mainly wants to tell us____.    

A. the food is difficult for animals to find         
B. there are too many animals to feed          
C. the result of the experiment on a monkey             
D. the professor was clever to make the experiment     

2. The word "intelligent" in the reading means____.   

A. clever
B. worried     
C. quick    
D. careless  

3. The professor put the food in a small box to___.                

A. give the monkey a surprise        
B. see how the monkey ate from a box      
C. know how soon the monkey could find it       
D. find out how the monkey could open the box 

4. The professor watched the monkey by____.  

A. watching it through the keyhole        
B. waiting outside the door              
C. kneeling down at the door          
D. digging a hole in the door  

5. The experiments were probably(可能)made_____. 

A. in the forest           
B. outside a zoo with many people around           
C.in the forest                   
D. in the professor's home

     Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside
them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
     "Excuse me, sir," he says, "But can you please tell me where the main street is?"
     "Sorry, sir," answers Paul, "But we don't have Main Street in this city."
     The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
     Paul's wife can't stop laughing.
     "What's so funny now?" he asks her. She says, "He doesn't ask you where Main Street is. He wants
to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?"
     "Now I do. But it's too late."

(     )1. Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.            
(     )2. The driver doesn't know if there is a main street in the city.            
(     )3. Paul's wife can't stop laughing because her husband doesn't know the way.
(     )4. There is no main street in this city.                                      
(     )5. Paul understands the driver at last.                                                        

     A man from a big city with a new cart (馬車) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a
country road . He did not give much attention to where he was going. Very soon he knew he lost his
way, but he kept on driving hoping he would meet someone or find his way back.
     It was a long way. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark he saw a farmer
who was working in a field. He stopped and shouted, "Hello, farmer!" "Hello, yourself!" the farmer
answered, still working.
     "Where does this road go?"
     "I have never seen it go anywhere. It always stays where it is." said the farmer, without stopping his
work.
     "How far is it to the next town?" said the stranger, with a little louder voice.
     "I don't know. I've never measured (測量) it ." Answered the farmer.
     By the time the city man was getting angry. "What do you know? You're the biggest fool I've seen."
The farmer stopped and turned and looked for a while at the man. Then he said, "Maybe I do not know
much, perhaps I'm a fool. But at least I'm not lost."

1. The city man said "Hello, farmer" because _______.

A. he was friendly to everyone    
B. he saw an old man in the country
C. he lost his way and he wished the farmer who would show him the way  
D. he was very happy

2. Did the farmer say anything to the city man?

A. Yes, he did.      
B. We don't know.    
C. No, he didn't.    
D. The city man didn't find his way.

3. The farmer didn't tell the city man the way to the next town because _______.

A. the farmer didn't know the way, either      
B. the farmer is busy working in the field
C. The city man asked the question rudely    
D. the farmer can't speak clearly

4. Was the farmer the biggest fool?

A. Yes, he was.      
B. No, he wasn't.      
C. Yes, he is.        
D. We don't know.

5. "I'm not lost" means "_______".

A. I'm not a fool.    
B. I haven't lost my way.  
C. I haven't lost anything.  
D. I haven't lost myself.

     Justin and Paul are at their home when the telephone rings. It's Susan. She lives (1) n_____   in Hill 
building. She sees some (2) r_____ there. Then the twins drive to the building at (3) o_____. They
see three men (4) r_____ out of it. The men (5) p_____ the twin brothers into the van and drive
away. Justin and Paul manage (設(shè)法) to open the back door of the van and then (6) j_  6___ out when
 it (7) s_____ at the traffic lights. In the police station, they are (8) s_____ to see the three men there 
(9) a_____. The police tell them why and they laugh (10) h_____.

     Sophia is very happy these days. The 13-year-old girl from the UK has a lot of fun during her trip
in Beijing. She eats dumplings, tries Chinese calligraphy (書法), climbs the Great Wall and speaks
Chinese, all for the first time!
     She even stays with a Chinese family for a week. "Beijing is very big and beautiful. And the people
here are very nice!" She says. Sophia comes with her teachers and classmates from the UK. The students
in Shangdi Experimental Primary School of Haidian District receive them. These two schools are "Heart
to Heart" schools. There are 200 "Heart to Heart" schools in Beijing. Each of them has a partner school
in a foreign country. They meet and get to know each other.

1. How old is Sophia?

A. 15          
B. 14          
C. 13          
D. 11

2. How long did Sophia stay with a Chinese family?

A. Two days.  
B. Seven days.    
C. A year.        
D. 6 months.

3. What did Sophia think of Beijing?

A. Big.        
B. Beautiful.    
C. Exciting.      
D. A and B.

      The class was coming to an end. The teacher told the pupils not to draw anything on the wall in order to
keep it clean. 
      After class, David forgot the teacher's words. He took a piece of chalk and drew a sun on the wall. Just
then, he noticed that the teacher was coming back again. So he quickly covered his drawing with his back.
The teacher didn't find out what he was doing. When she passed, she smiled at David. David was very happy.
But when he turned around to see his drawing, he found nothing on the wall. 
      Where was David's drawing?

1. The teacher told the pupils _______.

A. to keep quiet after class
B. not to draw on the wall
C. not to stand against the wall

2. After the class was over, David _______.

A. went back home
B. picked up a piece of chalk
C. drew a sun on the wall

3. When David noticed the teacher coming, _______.

A. he covered the drawing with his back
B. he cleaned the wall with his hand
C. he turned around and ran away

4. What did David find on the wall after the teacher left?

A. He found a sun on the wall.
B. He found a picture on the wall.
C. He found nothing on the wall.

5. Where was David's drawing at last?

A. It was on the wall.
B. It was on David's back.
C. It was taken away by his teacher.

     Peter is from Japan. He went to America last month. One day, he walked into a small restaurant for dinner.
He wanted to eat eggs, but he didn't know how to say them in English. He looked around, and he saw a girl
eating eggs. So he pointed the eggs on the girl's table. The waiter knew what he would like. After some time,
he brought eggs to Peter.
     Then Peter wanted to eat mushrooms (蘑菇), but nobody ate mushrooms in the restaurant. He took out a
pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom on the menu. The waiter saw the picture and then went away. After
some time, he got back. He didn't bring mushrooms to Peter, but he gave him a black umbrella (雨傘).

1. Where did the story take place (發(fā)生)?

A. In a library
B. In a hospital
C. In a restaurant

2. How did Peter get the eggs?

A. He pointed the eggs on the girl's table and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
B. He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.
C. He drew a picture of an egg and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.

3. What's the Chinese meaning (意思) of "point"?

A. 扔
B. 賣
C. 指向

4. Why did the waiter bring an umbrella to Peter?

A. Because Peter wanted an umbrella.
B. Because the waiter thought the picture on the menu was an umbrella.
C. Because Peter drew an umbrella on the menu.

5. What can be the best title (標(biāo)題) for the story?

A. A happy Trip
B. A Hard Dinner
C. A Bad Restaurant

     Mrs. White has a son. His name is Sam White. The young man works in a post office in a city. He asks
his mother to visit the city, and the old woman is happy and catches (趕上) a train. Soon she gets to the city,
but she doesn't know where the post office is. She begins to look for it. but she can't find it. At a bus stop she
asks all old mall, "Excuse me, sir, how can I get to the post office?"
     "We have about forty post offices in our city," says the old man."Which one do you want to go?"
     The old woman gives Sam's letter to him and the old man says,"Walk along this street and take the fourth
turning on the left. His post office is just there."
      Mrs. White thanks the old man and soon finds her son. They're very happy. A week later the woman goes
to the zoo. She sees all kinds of animals but after that she can't find the way to the post office again. At the
same bus stop she meets the same old man and she asks the same question again.
      "Oh dear!" the old man calls out."Are you still looking for your son?"

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容， 回答下列問題。
1. Where does Sam White work?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. How does Mrs. White go to the city?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Does the old woman know how to get to her son's post office?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. How many post offices are there in this city?
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Does the old man know Mrs. White finds her son?
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