【正文】 eard what Alice said in the third paragraph. （3）From the passage we know Alice was a hardworking girl. （4）Alice39。s because I want to play in the city basketball team, she looked at me and said proudly. But I39。 Alice was a student in a secondary school. The school was on the other side of the street from my house. Every day. I watched her play basketball after school from my house. She played very well, much better than any other of her classmates. And she never stopped. She practised over and over again, sometimes until it was very dark. m still not good enough. I must work hard. I was moved by her great courage. s father told her that she was too short to go on playing basketball. （5）Alice might give up playing basketball according to the last paragraph. 2．閱讀短文，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。B.parents in a host family should have fulltime jobsD.diary3．閱讀理解 You can get to the Science Museum by going on the London Underground from Waterloo on the Jubilee Line to Westminster. Then take the Circle or the District Line to South Kensington. When you walk out, take a look around you, and you should see it.It39。C.a storya review Some people might think that their music isn39。. A.. A.Loud Noise Is Harmful to HearingC. And why is French the first language of some people in Canada? The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time. The next question is: How did these empires begin? To answer that question we have to probably go back to the 1539。 voyage to America is the best known voyage of exploration, but Ferdinand Magellan sailed round the world in this period, and Spanish explorers such as Central and Pizarro reached South America. Cortez defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mesico and Pizarro defeated the Incas in what we now know as Peru. The roots of the Spanish empire were established and that is why he Spanish language is so widely spoken in Central and South America today.（1）When is the golden age of European explorers? A.B.D.Columbus.（4）According to the passage，some countries in America didn39。A Tshirt.D.m going to cook a nice lunch for us! Mr Brown was relieved when he left town, because he knew his paint shop was in good hands. Sure enough, Mr Scott kept the paint shop open for twenty more years and got to talk about colours all day, every day.（1）Why did Mr Scott e home from the supermarket sadly? A.t want to leave.（2）Why did Mr Scott like Mr Brown very much? A.猶豫A colourful paint shopBy writing a letter.B.funny gamesAt the Central Park.C.D.offers free medical help to children with the facial defectD.D.A smoke alarmC.plan their live as they wishB.I realized my mother had a happy time in Brazil herself.（3）The writer most probably wants to tell us that __________. A.adults have to face the difficult decisions12．閱讀理解 Abraham LincolnSurprised.（3）What can we infer from the passage? A. m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!World39。 It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.Popular AI artistthe door is opened by the passengerC.a work painted by Vincent Van GoghB.a guidebooka noticea novela newspaper14．閱讀短文，判斷下列句子正誤。 One day, Zak asked his grandfather, When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt （被子）? I39。t feel right. Si he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long.ll look tonight.studied by three French artists over 15,000 timesD.it stops every time it sees a stop light（2）Xiaoice CAN39。 It can seat 14 people and doesn39。B.The boy39。Angry.the boy39。 This time the son could not stay silent. And the man39。 The man39。s son said nothing. He had heard this from his father many times. My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I39。 For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I39。protect themselves in a right way11．閱讀理解 stopping the fire from spreadingB.B.t have a house fire escape plan to follow. That39。children with the facial defect are being more ashamed than beforeB.brought up（3）What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work? A.called updressed upgiven up Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations. C.At the Rose Hall, City College.（4）What can we do at Rose Hall, City College at 8:00 ., Sunday? A.C.By making a telephone call.D.A happy couple8．閱讀理解 WHAT39。不舍Mr Brown39。He didn39。s a paint shop! I need someone who knows its colours. Would you be interested?s list and came home. When he walked into the house, Mrs Scott