SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Good Fellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.

Take Me out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold, don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”

“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

1. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food____.

A．at the front entrance of City Hall

B．at the Ballgame

C．at 5:00 pm

D．at Central Park on Saturday

2. The Redbirds ballgame_____.

A．is in the afternoon                      B．is outside

C．is at the gate                           D．might be cold

3. “The Zoo” is _____.

A．a park with lots of animals

B．US concert

C．a music group

D．going to give the concert at 8:00 am

Voyages

By Neil Waldman

Travel with young Abe Lincoln down the Mississippi River, taking his boat down to New Orleans. Along the way, Lincoln finds himself on his own voyage of discovery. It is an amazing experience with risk and excitement.(Chapter book)

The People Could Fly

By Leo Hamilton and Diane Dillon

It tells a folk tale about African people who could fly. Long ago in Africa, people could fly like shing black birds in the sky. Enslaved (被奴役) and sent from Africa, their wings were lost, but an old man uses magic, and helps them fly away to freedom.(Chapter book)

Through Georgia's Eyes

By Rachel Rodriquez and Julie Paschkis

Discover the wideness and wonder of deserts and rivers through the eyes of painter Georgia O'Keefe. Deep-colored paper paitings show the artist's imagination and the amazing sightseeing that inspired her work. (Picture book)

A Horn For Louis

By Eric A. Kimmel and James Bernardin

Louis armstrong was too poor to have a real music instrument, but he had a horn(喇叭). Jazz and blues music was everywhere in the streets of New Orleans. This is teh story of how Louis got his first real "horn", when he was just a boy with a dream of becoming a musician. (Chapter book)

Go, Go America

By Alan Barnard

50 states of fun, with interesting facts — in what state the entertainment capital of the world is, where the first hamburgers were served, what the Cereal Festival is, who hosts the Hog Calling Contest and more.(Picture book)

Stitchin's and Pullin'

By Patricia C. McKissack, Cozbi A. Cabrera

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, generations of women have sewed, talked, sang and laughed, for as long as anyone can remember. Each piece tells a story.

1.If you are interested in adventure, you may prefer ______.

A．A Horn For Louis    B．Go, Go America     C．Through Georgia's Eyes    D．Voyages

2.What do Through Georgia's Eyes and Go, Go America have in common?

A．They are both about the US.               B．They are both written by two authors.

C．There are lots of pictures in both books.      D．There are funny stories in both books.

3.The book, A horn for Louis, is mainly about _____.

A．how jazz and blues music was formed in its birthplace, New Orleans

B．how Louis got his instrument when he dreamed of becoming a musician

C．how Louis got the horn to become a famous musician

D．how Louis worked and supported his whole family

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.    

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. were poor but somewhat content      B. dreamed of having a better life 

C. worked very hard for centuries        D. lived a different life from their forefathers 

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. They needs money to buy medicine      B. The frogs were easy money .

C. They wanted to please the visitors    D. The frogs made too much noise

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. there were too many insects           B. the crops didn’t do well

C. the visits brought in disease         D. the pesticides were overused

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country                  

B. Health is more important than money

C. Good old day will never be forgotten                    

D. The harmony between man and nature is important.

D. hospital     
D. fetched      
D. all          
D. injured      
D. find         
D. hurry        
D. hurted       
D. burning      
D. either       
D. front        
D. fine         
D. difficult    
D. through                    
D. morning      
D. spent        
D. public       
D. appeared    
D. home        
D. of          
D. However     

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   36  the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90!  37   on earth was he going to get the   38  of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   39  to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   40   to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to  41  . There was only one way to get money, and that was to   42   it. He would have to find a job.  43   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had    __44  in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the  45  of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the  46   jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   47  of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  48  increased and he knew that he would soon have  49  for the bicycle he was dying for. The day   50   came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   51  no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   52   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   53  for the money, but James knew that he valued (重视) his bicycle far more 54   he had bought it with his own money. He had   55  what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned                 B. covered            C. counted                          D. checked

2. A. How                    B. Why                C. Who                              D. What

3.A. amount                 B. part                  C. sum                               D. rest

4.A. brave                   B. hard                  C. smart                                    D. unfair

5.A. need                     B. reason              C. result                                    D. right

6.A. separate                B. spend               C. spare                              D. save

7.A. borrow              B. earn              C. raise                               D. collect

8.A. Or                       B. So                   C. For                                D. But

9.A. decisions              B. experience               C. opinions                         D. knowledge

10.A. beginning           B. introduction      C. requirement                    D. opening

11.A. similar                B. ashamed           C. peaceful                         D. various

12.A. brand                 B. number            C. size                                D. type

13.A. effort                 B. pressure            C. money                            D. trouble

14.A. all                             B. enough             C. much                             D. some

15.A. finally                B. instantly           C. normally                        D. regularly

16.A. gave                   B. left                  C. took                               D. wasted

17.A. patiently                    B. proudly            C. silently                           D. tiredly

18.A. applying                  B. asking              C. looking                          D. working

19.A. since                  B. if                     C. than                               D. though

20.A. deserved             B. studied             C. achieved                         D. learned

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane(棍子) made her way carefully up the steps. She   36   the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37   of the seats, walked down and found the   38   which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   39   a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   40   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   41   her how to rely on her other  42   specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43   to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44   for her, and save her a seat.

   45  , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   46   on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   48   the bus, the driver said, “Lady, I   49   envy you.” Susan had no   50   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52   week, a fine-looking gentleman   53   a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus. He   55   you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

1.A. thanked                B. asked                      C. discovered         D. paid

2.A. location                B. shape                      C. size                  D. cost

3.A. ticket                   B. bus                         C. seat                   D. bag

4.A. according to          B. instead of               C. thanks to           D. due to

5.A. anger                   B. darkness                 C. happiness          D. light

6.A. asked                   B. encouraged              C. taught               D. praised

7.A. feelings                B. sights                      C. senses                      D. abilities

8.A. how                     B. when                   C. where                      D. who

9.A. make out               B. watch out            C. find out                    D. work out

10.A. Finally                B. Luckily                C. However           D. Besides

11.A. visit                  B. trip                              C. bus                   D. work

12.A. opposite             B. separate                   C. difficult                   D. usual

13.A. getting on           B. getting in             C. getting off         D. getting up

14.A. must                   B. may                       C. will                         D. do

15.A. idea                           B. opinion                C. way                         D. thought

16.A. want                 B. mean                       C. say                          D. suggest

17.A. next                          B. old                   C. past                  D. following

18.A. by                            B. on                    C. with                 D. in

19.A. searching             B. watching              C. calling              D. noticing

20.A. looks out             B. takes up               C. believes in        D. makes sure