Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768, King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero. He started his third journey in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unluckily, there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end, Captain was killed in a fight against the local. Question: He was considered a national hero because of _ . Options: A: his experience in Canada B: his being the first European to visit Hawaii C: his heroic death D: his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean
D

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: James lives in the mountains with his parents.There are not any schools near the farm.He has to study in the _ from Monday to Friday.His father often takes him there in his car on Sunday afternoon.And he meets him on Friday afternoon. The boy likes animals.He can see some near his house and school.But he never visits a zoo.Some of his classmates have been to the zoo and they often talk about the elephants,dolphins,lions,tigers and pandas.He sees them on TV.So he can only listen to them. It's Friday today.James' father will go to the city tomorrow.There's a big zoo there.The boy asks him to take him there.He agrees.James is so happy that he can't sleep at night.He gets up early this morning and puts some food in his bag.Can you guess what he does that for? Question: His father takes James to school because _ . Options: A: he does not like to stay there B: he works there C: it is far from the farm D: he is very free
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A 13-year-old boy traveled to Washington, D.C. to raise money for homeless kids. Zach Bonner was pretty tired. Instead of going to camp last summer, Zach decided to walk 668 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. He hoped more people would help homeless kids. His journey to help others began six years ago. Zach walked from his home in Tampa to Tallahassee. Then, in 2008, Zach Bonner went on a 270-mile walk from Tallahassee to Atlanta. In 2010, he did it again, from Tampa to Los Angeles. Last summer, Zach traveled 12 miles every day on foot. Along the way, he collected more than 1000 letters about homeless children. He hoped to give the letters to President Obama. Zach says he wants his walk to make a difference. More than 1 million children in the U.S. have nowhere to live. During his journey, Zach spent 24 hours with some homeless children so he could learn the difficulties they face. When Zach walked the last mile of his long journey, more than 500 supporters, including 300 homeless kids, joined Zach. They went with him down the National Mall. "It was a long walk," Zach says, "but it was meaningful." Although the journey is difficult and tiring, Zach won't give up. "When homeless kids get tired of being homeless, they don't get to stop. So why should I stop when I get tired of walking?" Question: How many times did Zach Bonner travel to help homeless kids according to the passage? Options: A: 3 B: 4 C: 5 D: 6
B

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Alice is an American girl. She has two good friends. One is Tom, the other is Jim. They come from the same country. They are studying in Beijing now. They are at the same school-- No.2 Middle School. They have a lot of Chinese friends here. They go to school from Monday to Friday. They go to school at seven in the morning. They all go to school by subway. In the evening, they do their homework and learn Chinese. On Saturdays and Sundays they go to their friends' homes. There they learn more Chinese from their Chinese friends and their friends learn English from them. Sometimes they write to their parents in America. They tell them about China and their life in China. They all like living here . They want their parents to come to China one day. Question: Why do they go to their Chinese friends' home on weekends? Options: A: They want to eat Chinese food at their homes. B: They want to play with them. C: They want to make friends with their parents. D: They want to learn Chinese from them.
D