（一）
One day a young mother was playing with her five-year-old son. Suddenly he grabbed（抓住） her ballpoint pen and swallowed（吞下）it.
"Oh, no!" cried the woman. "We must find a doctor.” She took her son, ran out of the house, put him in their car, and drove quickly to the nearest doctor's office. Taking her son by the hand, she rushed into the waiting room and shouted to the nurse, "I must see the doctor immediately."（立即）
"I'm sorry, " said the nurse calmly（镇定）, "But the doctor is busy." "But nurse," she said, "please! My son just swallowed my ball---point pen!"
"Well, " said the nurse. "I'm terribly sorry, but you'll just have to use a pencil."
回答下列问题
What happened to the children?
What did the mother do after it?
Is the doctor very busy?
What did the nurse say to the mother?
（二）
Jack London was a famous (著名的) American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876. His family was very poor (穷的) and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different jobs.
Later, Jack went back to school, but he did not stay long. In 1879, he went to Alaska(阿拉斯加) to find gold(金子). Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He came back home and started to write. He became rich(富有的)and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man. He died(死) young. When he died he was only forty years old.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：
1. As a boy, Jack had to leave school because his family was very poor.
2. He went to Alaska because he could go on with his studies there.
3. In fact he found ideas for writing in Alaska.
4. He became rich and famous in his thirties.
5. Jack London died in 1916.
（三）幽默故事
Three people were walking along a street, first a big man, then a pretty woman, and then an old gentleman. The first two went round a corner. Suddenly the gentleman saw a piece of paper on the ground. He picked it up. It was five pounds. A few seconds later, the young woman came back. She was crying. "I have dropped five pounds," she said. "Don’t cry," said the gentleman." Here it is." The young woman thanked him and went away. After a few seconds, the big man came back. He was looking for something. Suddenly a window opened and a small man looked out. "I saw five pounds fall from your pocket," he said, "but that man gave it to a young woman." The big man was very angry. The gentleman was frightened and gave him another five pounds. When he had gone, the young woman came back to get her one pound thirteen shillings and four pence, and the small man came out to get his.
Question:
1. Who walked on the street?
2. Did the gentleman see a piece of paper on the ground?
3. Why was the gentleman frightened?
4. Who is the owner of the money?
（四）快速阅读The Pyramids in Mexico
We all know that there are many pyramids in Egypt, but most of us don’t know the people of Mexico in the old times also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They built a pyramid and then built a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each pyramid has a wide stairway that goes form the bottom to the top. There is nothing inside the pyramid, only earth and stones.
Scientists thinks it took 10, 000 men more than ten years to build the great pyramid Teotchuacan. It is 2000 years old. On the top they built a temple to the sun. The temple is no longer there.
How did the people of old times build the pyramids? Scientists have studied the pyramids, but nobody can just how they did it.
Notes:Pyramid金字塔 Egypt 埃及 Mexico 墨西哥 tomb 坟墓 temple庙 stairway 楼梯 scientist 科学家 Teotchuacan 特奥帝瓦坎
根据短文内容选择适当的选项完成句子。
1. The people of Mexico built a pyramid and them built ___ on top of it.
A. the sun B. a temple C. a tomb D. the moon
2. The pyramids in Mexico are _____.
A. very small B. big C. higher than those in Egypt D. not big
3. Each pyramid has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top _____.
A. in Egypt B. in China C. in Mexico D. in England
4. People built the great pyramid Teotchuacan ______.
A. in 2000 B. 2000 years ago C. in 1990 D. for the moon
5. It took 10,000 men ____ to build the great pyramid Teotchuacan.
A.ten years B.less than ten years C.more than ten years D.twenty years
（五）Jimmy's Birthday Present
It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum.
“Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy's father said when he saw it. “His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy's mother.
“Oh,” said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his father didn't mind. His father was working during the day and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he didn’t hear the noise.
But one of the neighbours didn't like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jimmy, do you know, there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.”
1. Jimmy got quite a lot of nice presents from his ________ .
A. classmates B. friends C. teachers D. family
2. Who gave Jimmy the drum? ________ .
A. His father B. His mother C. His neighbour D. His grandfather
3. Why did Jimmy's father not stop him making a noise with the drum? Because_____.
A. he wasn't at home then B. he didn't mind
C. Jimmy was in bed D. Jimmy only played in the evening
4. One of the neighbours ________ .
A. liked Jimmy very much
B. enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum
C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife
D. didn't like the noise at all
5. What did Jimmy's neighbour really want him to do? To ________ .
A. cut the drum open with her knife
B. make a noise on his drum with a knife
C. show him how to hit the drum
D. find something nice in his drum
（六）完成下列对话及留言簿。
It’s 8:30 on the morning of May 13. Wang Fang is speaking to Mr. Smith __1___ the phone.
Mr. Smith: Hello, this is Mr. Smith here.
Miss Wang: Good morning, Smith. This is Wang Fang __2___. I work for Chongqing No. 1 Shoe Factory. I’d like to 3 an appointment (约会) for our manager, Mr. Li, to meet you. It’s about the shoe show next month.
Mr. Smith: Ah, yes. I would __4___ happy to meet Mr. Li. Which day is convenient(方便的)？
Miss Wang: Mr. Li is reaching Beijing on Thursday. That’s the 17th.
Mr. Smith: How about 2 o’clock?
Miss Wang: That’s all right. I’ll make a note of it.
Mr. Smith: Good. So I’m going to __5___ him at 2 on the 17th then.
Miss Wang: OK. Thank you very much. Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith: Not at all. Good – bye.
Miss Wang: Good-bye.
TELEPHONE MESSAGEFROM: _______6_________ TO: _______7________DATE: ________8________ TIME:______9_______MESSAGE:___________________10___________________________
（七）
This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can't go to sleep at night.” Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.
The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.
1. The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .
A. he didn't finish his lessons B. he worked too hard and was ill
C. he was worried about his homework
D. there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest
2. The doctor asked the young man ________ .
A. to count numbers before he went to bed
B. to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together
C. to count numbers while he was lying in bed
D. to go to bed earlier
3. The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .
A. he wanted to thank the doctor B. he was better
C. he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D. he still couldn't go to sleep at night
4. The young man ________ .
A. counted from 569 to 1000
B. counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
C. counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
D. counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
5. The young man ________ in fact.
A. didn't understand the doctor's words. B. couldn't count numbers
C. didn't try to sleep D. wasn't ill at all
（八）
Once a rich woman invited Martin Brown, a famous singer, to her house. She wanted him to sing for her friends. But she didn't invite him to have supper with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants.(仆人)
After supper he stood up and said to the servants, “Now, my good friends, I shall sing for you.” Of course the servants were quite pleased. He sang them several (几个，数个)songs. There was no piano in the room but he didn't mind. When they asked for more, he did so.
At nine o'clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the big room. When he came in, the guests (客人) were waiting for the concert.
“We are ready now, Mr. Brown,” said the woman, “You may begin.”
“Ready for what?” asked the singer.
“For your songs, of course,” she answered.
“But I have sung song already(已经),” said Mr. Brown, “and I can't sing twice(两次) in a day.
“You have sung song already!” said the rich woman in surprise, “but when? And where did you sing?”
He didn't answer and left the rich woman's house.
1. The story happened ________.
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. at night D. in evening
2. The woman ________.
A. was not ready rich B. had a lot of moneyC. was poor D. had no money
3. The woman didn't invite Mr. Brown to ________.
A. have supper downstairs B. sing for her friends
C. have supper with the guests D. sing twice in a day
4. Martin Brown sang for ________.
A. the servants B. her friends C. her guests D. the rich woman
5. The famous singer began to sing ________.
A. at nine o'clock B. after supper
C. after the guests were ready D. before supp