Maria was a 42-year-old lady. She always said she had one of the world’s best　 1　

She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty（自由女神雕像）in New York City. “　 2　 come here from all over the world,” Maria said. “Helping them learn about’ Lady Liberty’ is really　 3　 .”

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　　Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat　 4　 to Liberty Island, where the statue　 5　 ．Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is　 6　 the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors

　 7　 they climbed to the statue’s crown.（皇冠）“It’s fun to talk with all these people,” she said. “Besides, it　 8　 me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown.”

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　　（　�。�2．A. Readers 　　　　  B. Learners 　　　　　　 C. Reporters 　　　　 D. Visitors

　�。ā　。�3．A. boring 　　　　　　 B. interesting 　　　　   C. special 　　　　　　 D. terrible

　�。ā　。�4．A. run 　　　　　　　　 B. hike 　　　　　　　　    C. ride 　　　　　　　　 D. travel

　　（　�。�5．A. rested 　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　    C. made 　　　　　　   D. stood

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;   B. until 　　　　　　　　   C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. though

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Look! There are so many birds ________ that tree.

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The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(發(fā)行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

This is my room．It’s a small one，but not too small for me．My bookcase is beside the window．My desk is on the left（左邊）of the bookcase，and my computer is on the desk．The color photos of my class are on the back wall．My bag is behind the door I have a soccer ball，but it's not in my room now．It’s at schoo1．

I often clean my room．I like it very much．Please come and see．

1．My room is_______ for me．   

     A．too small              B．not small              C．not too small          D．small

2．Where is my bookcase? （  ）

    A．It’s beside the door．                              B．It’s beside the window．

C．It’s on the left of the window．                   D．It’s on the left of the door．

3．Where are my class photos? （  ）

    A．They’re behind the door．                        B．They’re on the desk． 

    C．They’re on the front wall．                         D．They’re on the back wall．

4．-_________my soccer ball? （  ）

    -At schoo1．   

    A．Where’s                B．What                     C．What’s           D．Where

5．“__________”is the title（標(biāo)題）of the article（文章） above． （   ）

    A．My Class               B．My Room              C．My Bookcase         D．My Family

     It’s seven thirty now．It’s time to go to school．Our classroom is behind the trees．It’s very nice．There is a map of China on the wall．Twenty boys and fifteen girls are in the classroom．There are some flowers on the teacher’s desk．They are for our teachers．We have four classer in the morning and two in the afternoon．We aren’t at school on Sunday．

1．The students go to school at ______．

    A．7:13    B．7:03    C．7:30    D．7:00

2．Their classroom is _______ some trees．

    A．behind    B．in    C．under     D．on

3．A map of China is on the ______．

    A．desk    B．wall    C．blackboard    D．chair

4．There are _______ students in this class．

    A．forty-five    B．fifteen    C．thirty-five    D．thirty