As Bobby was getting ready for bed, he heard a loud noise coming from the barn (仓房) outside. Bobby did not know what was making such a loud noise, and he had trouble falling asleep that night. He was scared that there might be a monster (怪物) in the barn. When Bobby woke up the next morning, he went to the barn. Bobby was nervous because he could not find out what would make such a noise. That night after dinner, Bobby got a flashlight and went to the barn again.

“Where are you going?” asked Bobby’s father.

“I am going to find the monster in the barn. It made a loud noise last night,” replied Bobby.

“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some help,” said Bobby’s dad, and he walked with Bobby out to the barn. Bobby shone (把…… 照向) his flashlight into the dark barn but did not see anything.

“What did that monster sound like?” asked Bobby’s dad.

“It was loud,” said Bobby, “and it was coming from the barn.” Bobby’s dad began to laugh and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl (猫头鹰).

“It was only an owl,” said Bobby’s dad. Bobby was happy that it wasn’t a monster, and he thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. Just then they heard a loud noise and looked up to see the owl flying away into the night sky.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Bobby saw a small owl.

B. Bobby heard a strange noise.

C. Bobby and his dad looked in the barn.

D. Bobby’s dad told him what the strange noise was.

2.Bobby felt _____ after he went to the barn the next morning.

A. surprised B. sad

C. nervous D. excited

3.How many times did Bobby go to the barn to look for a monster?

A. Once. B. Twice.

C. Three times D. Four times.

4.How did Bobby’s dad help him look for a monster?

A. By climbing up the barn.

B. By giving him a flashlight.

C. By walking with him to the barn.

D. By showing him the picture of an owl.

5.This passage is mainly about _____.

A. playing in the barn

B. dreaming of monsters

C. looking for a small owl

D. finding where a noise came from

Justin was excited because his class would visit the fire station. His uncle Frank was one of the firemen (消防队员) and would show the class around during the visit.

The next day, Justin’s class left for the fire station and waited for Uncle Frank to come and start their visit. They began by looking at the big fire trucks (消防车).“Being a fireman is a hard job,” said Uncle Frank. “You need to be in good health and get enough rest.” The kids got to try on some fire hats and climbed on the trucks. After looking at all the trucks, the class went inside, and Uncle Frank showed them where they stay when they are not fighting a fire. Uncle Frank told them that when there is a fire, the alarm rings (警报响起). Just as he finished showing them the alarm, it rang! All the men ran to get ready to leave for the fire. “I am sorry,” said Uncle Frank to the class. “We need to leave now, but Mr Martin will stay with you.” The firemen ran quickly to the fire trucks and left the station. Mr Martin showed the class around inside the station.

That night Justin told his parents about the great trip to the fire station. “We learned some ways to prevent (预防) fires and what to do if our house ever had a fire,” said Justin. “It sounds like you learned a lot of good information,” said Dad. “We sure did,” said Justin. “I think I’m going to be a fireman when I grow up.”

1.What did the class do first after they arrived at the fire station?

A. They tried on some fire hats.

B. They looked at the fire trucks.

C. They learned about the fire alarm.

D. They saw how the firemen fought a fire.

2.What happened after the class saw the fire alarm?

A. It rained hard

B. The class ate a snack.

C. The class had to go outside.

D. The alarm rang for a real fire.

3.Who finally showed the class around inside the station?

A. Mr Martin. B. Uncle Frank.

C. Justin’s dad. D. Justin’s teacher.

4.Justin felt _____ about his trip to the fire station.

A. sad B. nervous

C. happy D. worried

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The class learned what to do if the house had a fire.

B. Justin told his teacher he learned a lot from the visit.

C. Justin learned some ways to fight fires from the visit.

D. Uncle Frank allowed the class to drive the fire trucks.

根据短文内容，用正确的信息填空，完成下面的表格，每空一词。

If you are interested in NBA (the National Basketball Association) games, you must know there is a NBA star — Jeremy Shu-How Lin (Lin Shuhao)!

Lin was born in America on August 23, 1988. He is now playing for the Houston Rockets of NBA as a professional basketball player. Lin is one of the few Asian-Americans and the first Chinese-American player in NBA history.

Lin has two brothers. His parents don’t like sports, but they like watching NBA. His father often taught them to play basketball. Lin and his brothers joined the basketball teams at high school, but Lin played best. He graduated from Harvard University in 2010. In late 2011, Lin spent less than two weeks with the Houston Rockets, and then he moved to the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. He got famous in New York because of his excellent basketball skills.

In the first several matches in 2012, he played so well that people all over the world cheered for him. He even received praise (赞扬) from President Barack Obama. His cool picture also appeared on the cover of TIME magazine on February 27th, 2012, with the words “Jeremy Lin lights up the NBA”.

In summer of 2012, Lin returned to the Houston Rockets again and has stayed there till now. We really hope he can bring us more wonderful basketball performances.

书面表达

请根据下列内容提示，以My travel plan为题，写一篇80—100词的英语短文。

内容提示：

1. 今年暑假我打算和家人去大连旅行。大连很美，天气也很好，适合旅游；

2. 我们可以在海里游泳，品尝可口的海鲜。回来之前，我们打算给朋友们带一些纪念品；

3. 我们将会在那里度过一个轻松愉快的假期。

My travel plan

Sam and hurt his leg when he played volleyball yesterday.

A. fell down B. fell in C. fell behind D. fell asleep

.----I’d like a cup of black coffee. What about you, Maggie?

--- I prefer coffee______ sugar.

A. than B. for C. with D. to

It took me two hours my homework.

A. do B. doing C. to do D. to doing

The classroom is very dirty. Please clean .

A. up it B. it up C. them up D. up them

Mary her mother and they both have big eyes.

A. looks after B. takes out C. takes after D. runs after

I ink, so I couldn’t write.

A. ran after B. ran back

C. ran out D. ran out of