1、Reading comprehension 1A. True or FalseI once knew the greatest man in England 30 years ago. I was his friend. I worked with him in the theatre. His name was William Shakespeare. I remember it was a sunny day in October 1579 when I first met William just outside Stratford, near a big field of apple
2、trees. I saw a big boy up in one of the trees. He had red hair and looked about two years older than me. William was 15 and lived in Henley Street, he told me. His father was John Shakespeare. We were friends from that day until he died. We met nearly every day and he taught me a lot about books. He
3、 always had his nose in a book. In about 1581, he began to write plays. He was busy day and night. He was acting in plays. He was writing his own plays. By 1592, London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again. William worked very hard all his life. He died on the 23rd of April, in t
4、he year 1616. People wont forget William Shakespeare. In 400 years time, the theatres will still be full. People will still laugh, or cry, over his plays.( ) 1. William Shakespeare was the writers friend.( ) 2.The writer first met William Shakespeare on a Sunday in October 1579.( ) 3. William Shakes
5、peare is the son of John Shakespeare.( ) 4. At that time William Shakespeare and the writer worked together in the theatre and busy acting and writing plays.( ) 5. Shakespeare died at the age of 50.( ) 6. William Shakespeare worked very hard all his life.( ) 7. People will still laugh or cry when th
6、ey watch William Shakespeares plays.B. Choose the best answerBicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on august 26th and 27th (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometers leg, from Ya
7、njiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes(包括) the stay a
8、t Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be back to Beijing. Cost: 200 yuan Telephone: 4675027Brazalian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guoan Team at the Workers Stadium on August, 26. The Club has fo
9、ur national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan Time/Date: 4:30p.m, August 26th (Sat.) Telephone: 5012372Rock Climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on august 26-27
10、at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众). Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time/Date: 9:12a.m., August 26t
11、h and 27thTelephone: 7143177, 7144850( ) 8. The main purpose of announcing(宣布) the above events is to give information about . A. visiting teams B. famous players C. things to do for the weekend D. prices to pay for the sports events( ) 9. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for . A. 35
12、 kilometers B. 55 kilometers C. 75 kilometers D.110 kilometers( ) 10.The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means . A. race B. part of the training C. practice D. part of the tour( ) 11. What is special about the rock climbing competition? A. A foreign team takes part in it. B
13、. You can watch it without paying. C. You dont have to be a sportsman to take part. D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. ( ) 12. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call? A. 4675027 B. 7143177 C. 5012372 D. 7144850( ) 13.whi
14、ch team has four national team players? A. Beijing Guoan Team B. The Brazilian Football Club C. A Japanese team D. The Dalian Football Team( ) 14. Which types of the articles are the above three short passage? A. Advertisements B. Short stories C. Diaries D. Science fictionC. Choose the words or exp
15、ressions and complete the passage. Do you know how blueberries(蓝莓) grow? Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one blush(灌木). 15 , the blueberries are green. The green berries are not ready to eat yet. They 16 a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When th
16、e berries turn 17 , they are ripe(成熟的) and ready to be picked. Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping to pick the blueberries. They work fast 18 they can fill many pails. They want to earn as much money as they can. When they are picking, th
17、eir 19 are blue from the juice of the berries! After the blueberries are picked, they are 20 boxes and sent to stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to 21 . Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Others people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry
18、pancakes. ( ) 15. A. At first B. At last C. Then D. Sometimes( ) 16. A. eat B. create C. hurt D. need( ) 17. A. green B. blue C. red D. yellow( ) 18. A. now that B. because C. so that D. although( ) 19. A. hands B. eyes C. boxes D. money( ) 20. A. put up B. put out C. put into D. put off ( ) 21. A.
19、eat B. drink C. cook D. washD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words French experts on animals have made an interesting e 22 on ants. They put a burning candle into an ant nest. The scientists found that the ants in their nest t 23 immediate actions to put out the fire. They came
20、 towards the candle. A 24 many of them were burned to death, the rest went on with their fighters a 25 the fire. It took them nearly one minute to put out the fire. A few weeks later, the experts made the experiment against by putting another burning candle into the s 26 nest. Surprisingly, they fou
21、nd that all ants moved carefully and in good o 27 . None of them ever got hurt in the fire. They s 28 only 40 seconds in putting out the fire. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. E. Answer the question Many people go to school to get an education(教育). They learn language, history, politics and so on. Others
22、 go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. But no one can learn everything from school. A teachers cant teacher his students everything. The teachers job is to show his students how to learn. Great scientists before us didnt get everything from school. But they invented so many t
23、hings for us. Why? The reason is that they knew how to study and use their brains. They read books only because they loved those books. They would ask questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments(实验). They worked hard all their lives. 29. Why do many people go to school? 30. A teacher c
24、ant teach his students everything, can he? 31. What is the most important thing for a teacher to teach his students? 32. We can learn everything from school, cant we? 33. What did great scientists do when they were reading books? 34. Why could great scientists invent so many things for us? 35. What
25、subjects do you like best at school? Why? Reading Comprehension (2)A. True or False Gary was a policeman. He liked boiled eggs. He often had one for breakfast. One morning in December, he was on duty on the road in his police car. At tea oclock, he went into a small caf by the roadside for breakfast
26、. He asked for a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich. When the waiter brought them to him, he found that the egg was not cooked enough. He decided to cook his egg a little longer. He put the egg inside the microwave oven and turned the switch on. He let the egg cook for one minute. Then he took it ou
27、t and went back to his table. He picked up his spoon and pushed it into the egg. Suddenly there was a loud explosion(爆炸). For a moment, all the other people rushed to hide under the tables in the caf as they thought someone had thrown a bomb (炸弹) into the building. But when they saw Garys face, they
28、 all laughed because he had egg all over it. Gary had made a big mistake as eggs must never be cooked in a microwave oven.( ) 1. Gary often had a boiled egg for breakfast.( ) 2. One morning, he had breakfast in a small car6 by the roadside.( ) 3. A waitress brought a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich to him.( ) 4. He cooked the egg inside the microwave oven bec
