William’s grandparents live 1 a farm in the countryside．Last summer they helped William 2 a house in the tree．They put a chair 3 it and William played in his tree house every day.

Last weekend, William went to the farm again．He ran to the tree to see his house．It was full of leaves so he had to clean the floor．When he looked around, he saw five small eggs.

He 4 the tree and ran to his grandpa．“Come and see ,’ he shouted．Grandpa went to see the 5 ．“Can I take them back to your house?” asked William．“No,’ Grandpa said．“Let’s 6 the mother bird.”

William 7 to go home the next day．But three days later his grandma called 8 ．“Come back to the farm quickly!’ she said.

William’s mum took him to the farm 9 the car after school．They climbed the tree very quietly and they looked into the tree house very carefully．‘Yeah! There 10 five baby birds on the chair.”

( )1．A．at B．on C．for D．far

( )2．A．make B．clean C．draw D．take

( )3．A．on B．under C．in D．behind

( )4．A．climbed upB．climbed down C．looked at D．cut down

( )5．A．birds B．trees C．eggs D．houses

( )6．A．wait for B．look after C．play with D．take away

( )7．A．liked B．tried C．wanted D．had

( )8．A．her B．him C．she D．he

( )9．A．in B．by C．on D．of

( )10．A．is B．are C.was D.were

（B）

Tom bought shoes from the shoe factory and tried to sell them to people．There were not many 1 in such small villages．People there didn’t 2 to go to town to buy their shoes．So Tom .wanted to 3 shoes there.

One day, Tom 4 along the street．He stopped in front of a house．There was a small boy beside the door．Tom 5 the window of his 1orry(货车) and called the small boy, “Hello! Is your 6 at home?” The boy looked at Tm．Then he answered, “Yes, she is.”

“That’s 7 ,” Tom said．He got off his lorry, took some 8 and went to the door of the house．He knocked at the door, and waited for a few 9 , but nobody came to answer the door．Tom knocked again and waited for a few more minutes, but still no one answered．Then Tom 1ooked at the boy and said angrily, “Your mother is not at home!” “She is!” the boy said.

“Why didn’t she open the door?” Tom asked.

“Because this isn’t 10 house,” the boy shouted.

( ) 1．A．towns B．shops C．stations D. buildings

( ) 2．A．think B．know C．want D．went

( )3．A．buy B．make C．show D．sell

( )4．A．drove B．went C．passed D. moved

( ) 5．A．cleaned B．opened C．closed D．found

( )6．A．mother B．father C．sister D．brother

( )7．A．bad B．well C．good D．happy

( )8．A．dresses B．shoes C．baskets D. flowers

( )9．A．hours B．days C．minutes D. weeks

( )10．A．my B．its C．your D．their

（C）

Do you like to eat blueberries( 蓝莓)? They grow on bushes．Eating a few blueberries every day is good 1 our eyes．Each blueberry is 2 and round．At first, blueberries aren’t 3 ．They are green．It’s difficult to 4 the berries．They need a lot of 5 and rain to help them become fat and sweet．When they 6 blue, they are ripe( 成熟的) and sweet.

Some 7 grow blueberries in the fields．After the blueberries are 8 , people put them into the boxes and bring them to shops and supermarkets．People buy and 9 them home． 10 they wash the blueberries, they eat them one by one．Many people like to cook with blueberries．Some like to make blueberry muffins．Some like to make blueberry juice．It is very cool．

( )1．A.at B．for C．in

( )2．A．large B．big C．small

( )3．A.blue B．red C．green

( )4．A．eat B．buy C．grow

( )5．A．water B．sun C．rice

( )6．A．put B．get to C．turn

( )7．A．farmers B．workers C．students

( )8．A．clean B．ripe C．fine

( )9．A．take B．make C．save

( )10．A．Before B．After C．Behind

二、阅读理解。

（A）阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

（A）

Mrs Brown had a lovely dog．One day, the dog was lost, and it was raining outside．Mrs Brown looked everywhere, but she couldn’t find it．So she called the police．A young policeman answered the telephone, ‘Don’t worry, madam．Dogs are really strong animals．They sometimes live for several days in the rain and quite all right.” Mrs Brown was happy to hear that．She said, ‘My dog is clever．He almost(几乎) talks.” ‘Well then,” the policeman said．“Why don’t you put your telephone down? Maybe he is trying to call you now.”

( )1．Mrs Brown lost her lovely dog one day.

( )2．It was raining outside.

( )3．Mrs Brown was worried about her dog, so she called the doctor.

( )4．Mrs Brown was very sad to hear the policeman’s words.

( )5．Mrs Brown’s dog could talk and make a phone call.

（B）

Albert Einstein(爱因斯坦) was a great scientist, but he did not care about everyday things．For example, he often wore a suit without a tie(领带), and he even went to class in slippers(拖鞋)．So there are a lot of funny stories about him．The following is one of them.

One day, Einstein went to the kitchen to help his wife with cooking．His eyes were uncomfortable(不舒服的) when peeling onions(剥洋葱)．His wife told him that it would be more comfortable to peel onions in water.

A moment later, his wife didn’t see him．After she didn’t find him in the living room, study or bedroom, she was so worried that she ran out to the garden and shouted, “Albert, Albert!”

Just then, Einstein came out from the swimming pool(水池) and said, “You told me it was more comfortable to peel onions in water．So I had a try, only to find that I couldn’t open my eyes, or even breathe．You fooled(欺骗) me.”

( )1．Albert Einstein was a great writer.

( )2．Albert Einstein often cared about everyday things.

( )3．It’s more comfortable to peel onions in the swimming pool.

( )4．Einstein didn’t understand his wife’s words(话).

( )5．Einstein’s wife fooled him.

（C）

A fisherman was good at playing the flute(长笛)．He played very well．His friends and neighbours often got together to enjoy(欣赏) his music．

Then, the fisherman thought, “If I play the flute for fish, they will come to me too.”

The next day, he brought his flute to work．When he came to the river, he sat under the tree and started to play．He played very well, but there weren’t any fish coming to him.

The fisherman didn’t give up．He played the flute again and again．Still, no fish came to him．At last, he said angrily, ‘Stupid fish, you have no ear for music.’

Then he took out his net and started to work．He caught a lot of fish.

The net could help him to catch the fish, but the flute couldn’t.

( )1．The fisherman could play the flute very well.

( )2．The fisherman thought fish would love his music too.

( )3．The fisherman gave up playing after the first try.

( )4．The fisherman caught a lot of fish with his music.

( )5．The underlined word “ Stupid’ means foolish.

（B）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。

（A）

Some people enjoy reading and they like to go to the book show．There are many books in the show．If you can’t find some books in the libraries or bookshops, come to the book show．You must find them here．Readers like these books very much.

In a book show, you can buy a lot of books with less(更少的)money．The show also invites some writers．People can buy a lot of their favourite books and meet their favourite writers．The book show may be crowded(拥挤的), but they still love to visit it．It is fun to go there.

Today more and more people like reading including(包括) children and adults．They often go to many book shows to read and buy books．When they read, they can learn much more from books．It is important for children to learn to read．They can also know a lot about the writers after reading the books.

( )1．What can’t people do in the book show?

A．Read or buy the books.

B．Meet their favourite writers.

C．Borrow(借) many books.

( )2．What can’t you see in the book show?

A．Many libraries.B．Favourite writers.C．Many children.

( )3．What do readers think of the book show?

A．They don’t want to visit it.

B．All the books are not useful.

C．They like it very much.

( )4．Which of the sentence is right?

A．You can’t find the book you like in the show.

B．People can learn a lot by reading.

C．Only children like reading books.

( )5．What does the passage tell us?

A．Something about favourite books.

B．Something about book shows.

C．More and more people read books.

（B）

Coffee has become the most popular American drink．Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries．People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals．They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it．They drink it at work and at home．They eat coffee ice creams and coffee candies．Coffee is black and very strong．Different people like to drink it in different ways．Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it．Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it．It is served(供应) in all ways．Coffee has become an international(国际化的) drink.

( )1．Coffee is an_______ drink.

A．international B．Interesting C．ice cream D．American

( )2．Different people like to drink coffee_______.

A．at work or at home

B．in different ways

C．with cream or sugar

D．between meals

( )3．Today Americans drink_______ coffee than people in any of the other countries.

A．as much as B．less C．more D．most

( )4． The underlined word “strong” means “_______”.

A．坚固的 B．淡的 C．清的 D．浓的

( )5._______ is the most popular American drink.

A．Black tea B．Water with ice C．Coffee D．Whisky

（C）

Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs(风俗) of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say ‘How do you do?’and shake hands(握手) ．Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say Goodbye．But they shake hands after they haven’t met for along time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year, a group of German students went to England for a holiday．Their teacher told them that the English people hardly（几乎不）shake hands．So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs．The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and get ready to shake hands with them．It made both of them laugh.

( )1．Before you go to a country, it is_______ to know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful B．not helpful C．very helpful D．very bad

( )2．English people usually shake hands when they_______.

A．meet every time

B．meet for the first time

C．say goodbye to each other

D．say hello to each other

( )3．Usually English people don’t shake hands_______.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．after they haven’t met for a long time