C. is very big, but it doesn't give any light at all

D. is very round, but it can't move round

4. The stars______________.

A. look much bigger than the moon B. look much bigger than the sun

C. are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon

　D. are much farther away from us than the moon

　　　　 B

　　Last Sunday the Greens went to climb the hill. When they got home, It was very late. Mr. Green opened the front door and they both went into the house. Because it was too late, Mrs. Green turned on the light. Just they wanted to come into the bedroom, Mrs. Green suddenly said, "Listen, There is someone in our bedroom." They stood quietly outside the door. They could hear some voices in the room.

　 "There are two men in it. They are talking." So Mr. Green began to shout." Who is there?" But no one answered. Mr. Green opened the door quickly and turned on the light. There was no one there. Mr. Green found something and laughed. The radio was still on! "I forgot to turn it off this morning." Mr. Green said.

( )5. The Greens went home __________.

　　　　A. in the morning B. in the afternoon

　　　　C. in the evening D. in the middle night

( ) 6. They went into the house from _______.

　　　　A. the door B. the front door C. the back door D. the side door ( ) 7.Mrs. Green heard someone talking __________.

A. When she gets into the bedroom B. when she was on the way to the bedroom

　　　　C. when she gets into the living-room D. when she gets into the house

( ) 8. There were ______ talking in the bedroom.

　　　　A. two women B. a man and a women C. two men D. three men

( ) 9. The people talking in the bedroom were ________.

　　　　A. thieves B. writer's relatives

　　　　C. writer's good friends D. speakers in the radio

C

Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One sunny morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. "What a good day!" She said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in the front the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, "Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?" The man answered, "I have no money to buy any food. I haven't had meals for days. I'm dying(快死) of hunger." "Poor boy," said Jane, "come to the back door." Then she walked into the house again. "The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It's so kind of her." The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, "the grass is taller behind the house."

( ) 10. What was the weather that day?

A. Windy B. Sunny C. Rainy D. Snowy

( ) 11. What was the man eating when the woman saw him?

A. Some grass B. Some bread C. Some fruit D. Some chicken

( ) 12. Where did Jane see the man eating?

A. At the street B. In front of her house C. Behind her house D. In her house

( ) 13. What did Jane want the man to do?

A. To help her cut the grass B. To eat food in her house

C. To eat grass in her house D. To eat grass behind her house

( ) 14. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Jane was very kind, and she gave the food to the man.

B. The man didn't get any food from Jane.

C. The man was rich. He hasn't had meals for days.

第二节：任务型阅读（5分）

阅读短文后，完成下列任务。

The soccer twins

Many people think that twins are exactly the same．But they're not! Ali and Hamlet are twin brothers．They look the same and in some ways they are the same．But in other ways they are very different．All and Hamlet are both very athletic．Ali and Hamlet both like soccer．But Ali plays every day and Hamlet plays only on weekends．Hamlet likes watching soccer games on TV but Ali only like to play the game，not to watch it．Ali and Hamlet are both outgoing and funny，but Hamlet is a little more outgoing than Ali．Hamlet is also a little more serious about schoolwork．Ali and Hamlet are very popular at school，and they both have a lot of friends．

根据短文内容填空。

15．___________ plays more soccer than ___________．

16．___________ is a little more outgoing than ___________．

17．___________ is more serious about schoolwork than___________．

18．They ___________ in some ways but they ___________ in other ways．

19．All and Hamlet both like ___________．

　　 基础知识及能力部分

一、 词汇。（45分）

第一节：根据所给的汉语或首字母提示，完成下列句子。（15分）

1. Don't l_____________at that old man. It's not polite(礼貌).

2. Call English Study Center at 443-5687 for more i__________if you know more.