This is a beautiful park near my home. People like to go to the park after work. Some of them go to the park every day. Look! This is Mr. Smith. He is sitting on a chair and watching the children. Some children are playing the game of hide-and- seek.  Some boys are playing yo-yo. Lucy and Lily are standing under a tree. They are talking. There is a small river in the park. We can see some boats in the river. Some children are sitting in the boats with their fathers and mothers. Listen! A lot of birds are singing in the trees. This is really a nice park. I come here to read English after school every day.
【小題1】Mr. Smith is _______.

A．playing hide-and-seek	B．playing yo-yo
C．is sitting and watching the children	D．is singing

【小題2】What’s the meaning of the word “hide-and-seek”?

A．蕩秋千

B．捉迷藏

C．溜溜球

D．踢足球

【小題3】Which one is right?

A．Lucy and Lily are playing hide-and-seek with other children.

B．Lucy and Lily go to the park only on Sunday.

C．Lucy and Lily are talking under the tree.

D．Lucy and Lily live far from the park.

【小題4】The writer can't see_____ in the park.

A．fish

B．children

C．women

D．men

【小題5】What's the writer doing?

A．He is singing.	B．He is sitting in a boat.
C．He's playing a game.	D．He's watching the people in the park.

In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官員) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations（停靠站）.There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is ￡1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost ￡50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.
【小題1】In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve ______________.

A．the traffic problem	B．the population problem
C．the family problem	D．the health problem

【小題2】About ____________ keys have already been handed out to the local people.

A．315

B．6.000

C．12.000

D．12.450

【小題3】In the passage, the underlined word “shortage” means “_________” in Chinese.

A．挑戰(zhàn)

B．缺點(diǎn)

C．短缺

D．困難

【小題4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The government provides a bike for each family.

B．Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations.

C．If you want a key, you need to pay ￡5.

D．Few people have agreed to the idea.

【小題5】 What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The people in London.

B．The transportation in London.

C．The traffic problem in London.

D．The bike revolution in London.

Many people think it is very exciting and admirable(令人羨慕的) to be an actor. The actors often wear the most beautiful and fashionable clothes and they can make a lot of money. Many people like them and they have so many fans. But in fact, the job of an actor can be very tiring and hard. To make good movies, for example, action movies, the actors need to go to some remote(偏遠(yuǎn)的) places. There they don't have good places to stay or nice food to eat. They often have to get up early and go to bed very late. When they are too busy, they don’t have time to sleep or relax. It's very hard.
【小題1】Why do so many people think it is admirable to be an actor?

A．They think actors are fashionable.

B．They think actors are rich.

C．They think their clothes are beautiful.

D．All of the above.（以上都是）

【小題2】The author(作者) thinks actors’ life is ________.

A．fashionable

B．exciting

C．tiring and hard

D．good

【小題3】The actors find it difficult to sleep well or relax because________.

A．they don't like sleeping.

B．they are too hungry to sleep well

C．they sleep in clod rooms

D．their job is too busy

【小題4】Which is NOT true?

A．Sometimes, the life of actors is not so exciting.

B．Actors often have nothing to eat.

C．Actors often work late at night.

D．Many people think it is good to be an actor.

【小題5】What’s the topic(主題) of this passage?

A．An actor’s life is exciting.

B．How can actors make much money?

C． The life of actors.

D．What does an actor eat and wear every day?

In every little girl's toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(設(shè)計(jì))in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易會(huì)）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie's birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.
【小題1】Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?

A．Mattel.

B．Elliott.

C．Barbara.

D．Ruth Handler.

【小題2】A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.

A．3

B．50

C．90

D．27,000

【小題3】What does the underlined word “l(fā)egend” mean in the passage?

A．傳播

B．傳奇

C．傳承

D．傳達(dá)

【小題4】The writer doesn't tell us _______.

A．Barbie Dolls are very popular with girls	B．Barbie Dolls sell well around the world
C．what the first Barbie Doll was based on	D．the doll Barbie was named after Barbara

【小題5】What's the best title of the passage? ______.

A．Barbie's birthday	B．Barbie Dolls
C．A lovely girl named Barbie	D．Why are Barbies popular

Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee, go out for a walk in the middle of the day, and enjoy long lunches and dinners.
Family is important to Italians. They can’t think of spending a day without asking about their parents or children, and a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country also miss their family a lot.
Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family, football and politics(政治).
Sport is a very important part in the lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds of football clubs with top soccer teams in Italy. Also, many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby(橄欖球), with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.
Every Italian province, city, town and street has a historical(歷史的) even that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate(慶祝).
【小題1】We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.

A．most European countries have slow and relaxing lifestyles

B．the lifestyle in Italy isn’t much like that of the other countries in Europe

C．Italians enjoy chatting over a cup of tea and long dinners

D．Italians love to walk in the middle of the night

【小題2】 What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph？

A．Friends are very important to Europeans.

B．Italians can’t spend a day without their parents.

C．Italians will never go to another country because they will miss their children.

D．Family is more important to Italians than any other thins.

【小題3】 Which of the following sports is loved most by Italians?

A．Football.

B．Basketball.

C．Volleyball.

D．Rugby.

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Italians love to spend national holidays, but there aren’t so many.

B．Italians never talk about politics with their family.

C．Italians like drinking coffee after every meal.

D．Soccer is not very popular in Italy.

【小題5】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Italian family.

B．Italian life.

C．Italian sport.

D．Italian history.