【正文】 A.English is full of storiesB.English is full of jokesC.his teacher often teaches the students nice English songs in classD.of nothing（5）Which of the following is NOT the way the writer studies? A.Speaking bravely.B.Writing to foreign friends.C.Reading aloud.D.Keeping English diaries.10．閱讀理解 John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn39。t have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic, Every time, the two friends didn39。t stop kicking and running until very late. On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the homemade ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw the boy was Steven. The next morning, John39。s mother gave him a bill. Your uncle sent you a birthday present, she smiled. John39。s eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day，his mother bought a new pair of sports shoes and a real football. That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack39。s sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back. Several days later. As John walked. Past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home made ball, John was full of sadness when he saw the ball. As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Then he walked to the bench, sat down and waited.（1）When John and Jack were. Playing with their home made ball, they felt______. A.sadB.gladC.unfairD.angry（2）What present did John get from his uncle? A.A bill.B.A football.C.A homemade football.D.A new pair of shoes,（3）Why didn39。t Jack play football with John and Steven? A.Because he was ill.B.Because he hated Steven,C.Because he didn39。t wear sports shoes.D.Because he wasn39。t invited by Steven.（4）John sat on the bench and probably waited for______. A.his motherB.JackC.StevenD.his uncle（5）What is the best title for the passage? A.A birthday presentB.A football matchC.A homemade footballD.A new football11．閱讀理解 What do you see when you look at abstract （抽象的）art? Can you understand it? Does it look like anything? Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century. Artists did not want to paint, draw, or sculpt things exactly like they looked. They didn39。t want their art to be realistic（現(xiàn)實(shí)的）. They were more interested in basic shapes and colours. Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many, many styles. Sometimes he used a lot of blue colours （his blue period）. Later, he used more red and pink colours （his rose period）. Many of his other paintings are called cubist （立體派的） because they are made of painted squares. After a long time, Picasso39。s paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things using strange shapes. His work was so strange that many of his workmates didn39。t understand it. Kandinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes, and patterns to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colours to express feelings. Other artists like the surrealists （超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義畫家），were interested in subconsciousness （潛意識(shí)）. Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbols in their work. The meaning or subject of their work wasn39。t always clear. Dali, another surrealist artist, painted pictures that looked like dreams. There are still many abstract artists around the world. That39。s the way many artists prefer. They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it. （1）Which would be most like abstract art? A.A painting of a house.B.A sculpture of a car.C.A drawing of two people in a coffee house.D.A red and blue painting, with no clear subject.（2）What happened to Picasso39。s work after a long time? A.It became more abstract.B.It became less strange.C.He went from using red colours to using blue colours.D.He only painted with coloured squares.（3）How did Kandinsky express feelings? A.By using strong colours.B.By painting realistic people.C.By painting with a lot of symbols.D.By painting in red and pink colours.（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A.Picasso painted in many different styles.B.Dali was interested in dreams.C.Abstract artists feel each work of art only has one meaning.D.Magritte39。s art was full of symbols.12．閱讀理解 Esperanza lives in a poor Latino（拉丁美洲的） neighbourhood in Chicago, America. She dreams of having her own house one day. Her parents told her that when they moved from their last house, they would have a new and shiny（亮閃閃的） house. But the house is small and old. Many people live in Mango Street, in a big old house, Esperanza lives behind it with her family. A lot of the people who have e from Mexico don39。t speak English. Many miss their home country. Esperanza understands their sadness, but she also feels at home in America. She is an American, but her roots（根） will always be Latino. Esperanza is young. Like her friends, she has to grow up fast. She is stuck between being a girl and being a woman. In the poor