“It’s better,” said Michelle.

“Why?” asked Mom.

“Anna has to feed Sir Charles every day. It takes lots of time,” said Michelle.

“So you’re satisfied?” asked Mom.

“Of course. It’s the best birthday gift ever,” said Michelle.

(   )56. Michelle’s mom didn’t agree to buy her a horse because ______.

A. she didn’t like horses

B. a horse needed too much money

C. Michelle didn’t have time to care for a horse

D. it was dangerous for Michelle to ride a horse

(   ) 57. Sir Charles was ______.

A. a horse     B. a dog   C. Anna’s grandfather  D. Michelle’s grandfather

(   ) 58. The underlined word “eavesdrop” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.

A. 抱怨         B. 放弃 C. 偷听    D. 拒绝

(   )59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Michelle didn’t like feeding horses.

B. Anna wanted Michelle to help her feed her horse.

C. Anna’s father bought her a horse for her birthday.

D. Michelle would learn to ride a horse from Mrs. Mayberry.

(   ) 60. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A telephone call

B. Anna and Michelle

C. How to ride a horse

D. The best birthday gift

D

Hi! I’m Lilly. My family and I live in a big house. I’m 11 and I have a younger brother, Tom. He is 8.

My mom is a nurse, and she works in a hospital. She works a lot, and usually at night. She doesn’t have enough time to do the housework, so my dad often helps her and he likes it. My dad works in a bank. He arrives home at about 4 p.m., so he can do a lot of things at home.

Every evening Dad cooks dinner. My brother and I help him. After dinner Dad does the dishes and I help him dry them. Then we take a shower and Dad reads us short stories.

In the morning, Mom makes breakfast. Tom and I make our beds. Then Dad takes us to school by car.

On Saturday, we clean the house. I clean the furniture (家具) and Dad sweeps the floor. Tom takes the rubbish out and waters the plants. Dad likes cleaning the windows but he hates ironing (熨). He never does it. My grandma comes to us twice a week and she irons our clothes.

On Sunday, we wash the car together and Dad often takes us to play in the park and eat in our favorite restaurant.

根据材料内容判断正(A)误(B)。

(    )61. Lilly is four years older than Tom.

(    )62. Lilly’s mom never works at night.

(    )63. Lilly and her brother go to school by car.

(    )64. Lilly’s brother is so little that he can’t do any housework.

(    )65. Lilly’s father doesn’t like ironing, but he likes cleaning the windows.

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题  共45分)

四、单词拼写(共10小题， 计10分)

根据句意及汉语提示，填写句中所缺的单词。

66. There was a(n) ____(通知) on the board saying the class had been cancelled (取消).

67 One of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on ________ (轮子).

68. We should care for the ________ (有残疾的) people.

69. The bus stopped to let the p               off.

70. People in the western countries often eat with k               and forks.

71. Stop ________(扔) stones at that dog!

72. Everyone put their ________(手指) in their ears because of the big noise.

73. I wish your kids would ________(折叠) up their clothes!

74. He makes a terrible ________(杂乱) of the kitchen when he’s cooking.

75. I asked if I could read the letter, so she ________(递) it to me.

五、综合填空(共10小题，计10分)

阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次。

sell, what, shoe, buy, on, he, poor, beautiful, agree, nothing

A shoemaker and his wife (妻子) lived in a small village. They were very (76)________, and each day they grew poorer and poorer.

At last there was (77)________ left in the house, but leather (皮革) for one pair of shoes. “I will cut it out for the last pair of (78)________,” said the shoemaker. “ Tomorrow I will sew (缝) them.” So he cut out the leather and left it (79)________ his chair.

The next morning he went to make the shoes. (80)________ did he see?

A pair of shoes, nicely made and ready to be sold. The shoes were so fine that the shoemaker (81)________ it very soon.

With the money the poor shoemaker (82)________ leather for two pairs of shoes. He cut out the leather for the shoes and left them on (83)________ chair.

The next morning when he went to make the shoes, he found the two pairs of shoes were already made. The shoes were very (84)________, and some people in his neighborhood asked him to make one for them.

The shoemaker (85)________, but he was a little worried. He didn’t know who made the shoes for him. Can you help him?

76.___________77_____________78_____________79___________80_______

81____________82_____________83______________84____________85________