Clouds
On a beautiful spring afternoon，
I relax﹣and lie down
On the soft green grass．
Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around．
My attention is taken up to the clouds．
For up there in the bright blue sky
Is a fluffy white world of cotton candy animals
And castles built with marshmallow bricks
But I must be creative and take the time
To bring this world into focus，
So I take a breath．
And squint my eyes just a little bit．
And before I know it﹣there they are﹣A big bear
Soft as a pillow， quietly curls up to sleep．
As a tiny， cotton ball mouse
Jumps out from a lion's house．
What a real to spend my afternoon
With these newly found friends moving by !
Word Bank：
breathe v． 呼吸
fluffy adj．松软的
cotton candy 棉花糖
castle n．城堡
marshmallow bricks 棉花软糖似的砖块
pillow n．枕头
（1）When is the speaker watching clouds in the poem？
A． In the morning．
B． At noon．
C． In the afternoon．
D． At night．
（2）The speaker in the poem is ．
A． on his bed
B． on the grass
C． on the street
D． on the beach
（3）which word best describes the speaker in the poem？
A． Busy．
B． Tired．
C． Peaceful．
D． Bored．
（4）The underlined part"squint my eyes just a little bit "in the poem probably means ．
A． close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly
B． open my eyes widely
C． shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant
D． make my eyes full of tears
（5）The writer wrote this poem to ．
A． show the readers where to watch clouds
B． teach the readers about cloud shapes
C． explain to the readers how clouds can change
D． tell the readers about his cloud watching
Alice in Wonderland
Chapter 2
Alice was not hurt， so she jumped to her feet in a moment． She looked up， and found the White Rabbit was still in sight． She was close behind it when she turned the corner， but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen． She found herself in a long， low hall．
There were doors all around the hall， but they were all locked．
Alice walked sadly down the middle， wondering how she was ever to get out again．
Suddenly， she came upon a little three﹣legged table． There was nothing on it but a tiny golden
key， and Alice's first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall．
But， alas! Either the locks were too large， or the key was too small． However， on the second
time round， she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door．
She tried the little golden key in the lock， and she was pleased to find it fitted!
（1）The hall where Alice staved is ．
A．long and low
B．big and high
C．wide and low
D．big and wide
（2）What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall ？
A． She wanted to know how to get some food．
B． She wanted to know where her sister was．
C． She wanted to find out how to get out again．
D． She wanted to meet the Rabbit．
（3）Where did Alice find the tiny golden key ？
（4）How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock ？
A．Tired．
B．Shocked．
C．Happy．
D．Interested．
（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage ？
A． Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hall．
B． Some of the doors around the hall were locked．
C． Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hall．
D． The passage is from Alice in Wonderland．
Little Women is a novel by an American writer，which was published in 1868 and 1869．The novels follows the lives of four sisters﹣Meg，Jo，Beth，and Amy March from childhood to womanhood．
These four sisters live with their mother．Meg and Jo March，the elder sister，both work outside the home for money to support the family．Meg teaches four children in a nearby family，while Jo helps her grand﹣aunt March，who is very rich．Beth helps with the housework，and Amy attends school．Their nearest neighbor is a rich man whose orphaned grandson lives with him．The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy，Laurie，who is the age of Jo．
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Meg is the beautiful sister； Jo is the tomboy（爱打闹的女孩）； Beth is the musician； and Amy is the charming artist with the blond curls．Jo is easy to get angry．One of her challenges（挑战） in the growing up is to control her anger．Laurie enjoys his neighbors，joining the family often in play．His grandfather，Mr．Laurence，is charmed （吸引） by Beth，and gives her the piano sued by Laurie's late sister．
61．Who wrote the novel Little Women？
A．Louisa May Alcott．
B．Jo March．
C．Laurence．
D．Laurie．
62．What does Little Women tell about？
A．About the lives of four sisters when they are young．
B．About the lives of four sisters when they are old．
C．About the lives of four sisters after they get married．
D．About the lives of four sisters when they grow up．
63．What is Amy and how does the look like？
A．She is an artist and has golden curly hair．
B．She is a musician and charming．
C．She is a teacher and has blond curls．
D．She is an artist and easy to get angry．
64．Who is Laurence？
A．He is very rich．
B．He is an orphan．
C．He is Laurie's grandfather．
D．He is Jo's grandfather．
65．What do we know about Laurie from the passage？
A．He lives with the four sisters．
B．He is an orphan．
C．He is easy to get angry．
D．He doesn't like his late sister．
Natural scenes often become the themes of poetry． Poets watch nature closely and present（呈现） its beauty in their poems． For example， poets may describe natural scenes such as a spring day or a snowy day． Besides， poets often express their feelings about nature by creating lively images（形象） in poems．
With images， poets can describe the details （细节） of something colorfully and clearly． Readers， on the other hand， can connect their own experiences with the images in the poems so that they can share the poets' ideas． Now let's read the poem "Who Has Seen the Wind？"
When we read the lines "When the leaves hang trembling" and "When the trees bow down their heads，" they remind us of a windy day． The poet successfully creates an image of the wind by describing details of the scene． These help readers think of the moment when the wind passes by． We might even bow our own heads， imagining that we are the trees．
In the poem "Night，" Blake describes many details of a night scene． People know very well what they can see at night， like stars or the moon． However， Blake sees more than just the moon itself； he sees the moon as a flower， smiling at us from up in the sky． So the moon is really compared to a flower and personified（拟人化） as a smiling person．
（1）What's the purpose of writing Paragraph 1？
A． To have an argument．
B． To have a discussion．
C． To give an introduction．
D． To give a suggestion．
（2）Which picture best describes the underlined part in the poem "Who Has Seen the Wind"？
（3） sits and smiles on the night in the poem "Night"．
A． The sun
B． The star
C． The bird
D． The moon
（4）What do the two poems have in common？
①Seeing natural scenes as humans．
②Using imagination．
③Praising the same natural scene．
④Describing details of the scenes．
⑤Creating images by hearing and touching．
A．①③⑤
B．②③④
C．①②④
D．①②⑤
（5）How does the writer present the text to us？
A． By giving examples．
B． By making comparisons．
C． By using personifications．
D． By asking questions．
Songs about growing
Thousands of songs about growing up are available（可得到的）．They can always get a response（反应） from teenagers in some way． While listening to the songs，old or new，teenagers can always feel themselves or understand themselves．
a． Songs about being a teenager
Growing up isn't always easy． Teens always want to be independent， but parents have a hard time letting go． There can be moments of worry，uncertainty and even anger． Some songs speak of （2）those feelings and can hep them get through this period，
b． Songs about（3）_________
As teenagers grow， they 're likely looking toward the day when they'll be able to work hard to achieve their dreams． The Westlife's song I have a dream is well﹣known． The key lyrics（歌词） are "I have a dream． a song to sing． To help me cope（处理） with anything…You can take the future even if you fail"． This song has encouraged so many teenagers to fight for their dreams．
c． Graduation songs
Graduation songs usually speak of the joy of this season of their life． These songs are perfect for graduation parties and get﹣togethers with friends． As they graduate， they can sing" Today is where your book begins． the rest is still unwritten…"．
When teenagers grow up． they find childhood is a bittersweet （苦乐参半的）time．（5）They've looked forward to the day for so many years and finally it is here． However， they may not be sure about whether they're ready for it．At this time， listening to songs about the sweet days of childhood can always make them relaxed．
（1）What is the response from teenagers while they are listening to the songs？
（2）What does "those feeling" refer to？
（3）Complete the subtitle（副标题） for "b"．
（4）What are graduation songs about according to the passage？
（5）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
根据短文内容，从方框中选出适当的句子补全短文，使短文意思通顺，内容完整．
Once upon a time，there was a farmer living in the State of Song．He grew crops（庄稼）in a big field very hard every day． There stood a big tree stump （树桩） in the field． One day， he was working in the field when he saw a rabbit run into the stump， break its neck and die accidentally （意外地）．
（1） ． That night he thought："There is no need for me to work so hard every day．All I have to do is wait by the tree stump and pick up the rabbit that runs into it．" So from then on he stopped farming， and just sat by the tree stump waiting for another rabbit to come and run into it．（2） ． Crops died and his field became waste gradually （逐渐地）．But never did he see another rabbit run into the tree stump．
（3） ．They thought he took the accident for the inevitable （必然的）．
In the story， this farmer wanted to live a better life by hoping for having unexpected good luck， but he was too lazy and foolish．
（4） ．No one can gain anything if he doesn't work hard．
Nowadays， people use the phrase "waiting for rabbits by a tree stump" to describe those who just wait and dream of reaping （收获） without sowing． （5） ．We should also keep in mind that it is a waste of time waiting for something that only happens accidentally in our life． Just come down to earth．
A． Day in and day out， he waited and waited． B． We should stop daydreaming and get to something practical． C． People in the village laughed at him for his foolish behavior． D． Happily， the farmer took the rabbit home and cooked a delicious meal for himself． E． As the English saying goes， "no pains， no gains．" |
A book Review of The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
One of my favorite great books is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer， by Mark Twain． The story is set in the state of Missouri， in the U．S， in the nineteenth century． （1） ．
Tom， the hero of the book，is a lively and clever boy． He doesn't like people telling him what to do，（2） ．He and his best friend， Huck Finn， run away to an island in the middle of Mississipi River． Tom has more trouble because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking for him． Later， Tom escapes from a cave with another friend， Becky， He also finds Injun Joe's treasure box and takes it away．
My favourite funny story in The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is told by his aunt Polly to paint the gate white． The work is a punishment because missed school one day． At first， Tom is watched by his friends and laughed at，so he feels quite bad． But soon he turns the situation round，（3） ．Tom says that he enjoys painting the gate white，and his friends want to try．He asks each friend to give him something valuable． In return， they are allowed to do some of Tom's work!
（4） ．Mark Twain wrote it in 1876． It describes people's lives in the southern states of America at that time． It tells how young people grow， how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions． Today， it is still read and loved by people all over the world， and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories．
| A． so he always gets into trouble． B． The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a truly great book． C． but he enjoys reading adventure stories． D． It tells some exciting stories full of fun． E． and he is helped by his friends instead． F． Mark Twain is one of the most famous writers in America． |
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet of the English language and the world's excellent dramatist．He was born in England in 1564 and died in 1616．The works he left behind are made up of 38 plays，154 sonnets （a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style），2 long narrative poems，and many other poems．
However，Willian Shakespeare is most famous for his plays which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist．Some of his well﹣known plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream，The Merchant of Venice，Hamlet，Romeo and Juliet，King Lear，Macbeth，and The Tempest．
All of his works remain popular with most of the people who enjoy reading classical English．University students who study English usually have to study at least one of Shakespeare's plays．
Shakespeare was born to a wealthy English family and went to a good school．He married a 26﹣year﹣old woman when he was only 18．Between 1585 and 1592，he began his successful career in London as an actor，a dramatist．It was in London that he wrote most of his plays．Although he was well known in his own day，he was not as famous as he is today．
After William Shakespeare's death，his fame continued to grow until he was considered to be the best poet and writer of his time，a status that he still retains（保持）today．
96．The word"sonnet"in paragraph one means in Chinese．
97．The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's ．
98．Between 1585 and 1592，Shakespeare worte in London．
99．Shakespeare is not only a great writer and poet but also ．
100．The passage mainly talks about of Willian Shakespeare．
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