Harry and Peter lived in the same village. They were both hard-working and had a happy life with other villagers.
But that year, a serious drought (旱灾) happened in their village. Their fields were all dry and their crops were dying. They couldn't get enough water for their crops until a visitor from a village nearby came. The visitor told them that there was a spring on the mountain near their village and it had a large amount of water to water their fields. So Harry went to find it with two big buckets (桶) at once and later he began to carry water for his field every morning. He earned water from morning to night, but that wasn't enough for his field. Peter also went to find the spring with Harry, but he didn't carry water the next day. He also left the village in the early morning and then came back at night. Three days had passed, many villagers didn't see Peter in the daytime. They began to ask him where he went. Peter smiled and just told them to wait for his good news. Then the next day, at noon, Peter and a line of pieces of bamboo appeared in front of his field. When he joined the last piece of bamboo from the mountain with another one's end, water ran along them into his field. With Peter's help, all the other villagers' fields got water by joining pieces of bamboo with his and were saved. And Harry needn't carry water with two heavy buckets, either.
There's no doubt that being hard-working is a good quality. But hard work with good ideas is much better.
1. There was a serious drought in the village where Harry and Peter lived.2. Only the crops in Harry's fields were facing the danger of death.
3. A visitor told the villagers that there was a spring with a large amount of water on the mountain nearby.
4. Peter earned water for his field with two big buckets from morning to night.
5. The writer tries to tell us hat we should not only work hard but also use our wisdom.
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| 1. One monk (和尚) shoulders two buckets of water.
| 2. Two monks share the load.
| 3. None of the three monks 3 wants to carry water.
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| 4. One night, a sudden fire break out.
| 5. They work together to put out (扑灭) the fire.
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1. The pictures above are ______.
| A．a news report | B．a comic strip | C．a poster | D．a notice |
| A．who to carry water | B．how to put out the fire |
| C．who to wash clothes | D．how to climb up the hill |
| A．It never rains but it pours. | B．Out of sight, out of mind. |
| C．All for one and one for all. | D．Many hands make light work. |
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（被子）.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you.”
“What?” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?”
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. Then she said, “Susan, look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. After they were back from the hospital, my mother helped him walk slowly on the beautiful country road every morning. My father had never been so gentle. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me, ”he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. ”Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. Why does the writer NOT make sure whether there is love between her parents?
| A．They don’t act in the romantic ways. |
| B．They never say, “I love you”. |
| C．They never send flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．After her father got sick seriously. |
| B．Before her father got sick seriously. |
| C．After her mother gave her father some flowers. |
| D．After her father gave her mother some flowers. |
| A．针 | B．被子 | C．线 | D．爱 |
| A．Because her father was seriously ill. |
| B．Because her father liked walking with his wife. |
| C．Because his father didn’t get good treatment（治疗）. |
| D．Because his father had a bad temper（脾气）. |
| A．Love Is Just a Thread | B．Love Is Just a quilt |
| C．Love Is to Say“I love you” | D．Love Is to Walk Together |
【推荐3】Rob walked around in front of the cinema impatiently. His friend, Steve, should meet him in five minutes. They were going to watch a movie together.
Both of them really liked movies and tried to see one almost every week, but lately Steve always arrived late. There were only five minutes left, so Rob watched each car around him. He expected to spot Steve’s blue car.
Watching cars made him even more irritated. He wondered why Steve couldn’t be on time. Last time Steve said it was because his dad needed help in the garage (车库). What would it be this time? Did the dog need walking? Maybe his mother needed help with the dishes? There would be an excuse. He was certain of that.
Rob checked his watch one more time. There was only one minute left. Then suddenly he heard Steve’s voice. “Rob, I made it!”
Rob turned around and saw his friend. Steve ran to Bob and apologized (道歉), “I’m sorry I’m nearly late. But my sister falls ill and I took her to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.”
“Well, let’s go then,” Rob suggested. He reached into his pocket for his ticket. Where was it?
“What’s wrong?” Steve asked.
“I don’t have my ticket,” Rob replied worriedly.
“Go and check in your car.”
“I might be late then,” Rob answered, feeling silly.
By the time he got his ticket from his car, they had already missed the beginning of the movie and they didn’t have time to get popcorn or drinks. Rob felt sorry during the whole movie.
When the movie was over, he apologized, “I’m sorry, Steve. I was complaining (抱怨) about you being late, but then I was the one who was late.”
Steve smiled. “It doesn’t matter. It happens to all of us.”
“I see that now. Thanks for your understanding.”
“That’s what friends are for,” Steve replied.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the word “irritated” most probably mean in Chinese?
| A．宽容的 | B．恼怒的 | C．愉悦的 | D．尴尬的 |
| A．Because his pet dog needed walking. | B．Because his dad needed help in the garage. |
| C．Because he helped his mother with the dishes. | D．Because he had to take his sister to hospital. |
| A．the pocket | B．the ticket | C．the car | D．the watch |
| A．It’s important to be on time. | B．Everyone should take up a hobby. |
| C．We’re supposed to understand others. | D．Complaining about things is useless. |
| A．Happiness. | B．Courage. | C．Friendship. | D．Teamwork. |
【推荐1】Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold on until the last possible moment.
When the island almost sank, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity (虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship. “Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage (破坏) my boat,” Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh ... Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an older. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much she owed (欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, “_______?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is.”
1. How did the feelings go away from the island?| A．By air. | B．By train. | C．On foot. | D．By boat. |
| A．5. | B．4. | C．3. | D．2. |
| A．Time. | B．Knowledge. | C．Richness. | D．Happiness |
| A．Who killed me | B．Who hated me | C．Who helped me | D．Who loved me |
| A．Happiness was blind. | B．Richness had a small boat. |
| C．Vanity's ship was damaged. | D．Sadness wanted to stay alone. |
【推荐2】One day Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn’t look at him. They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing. Mr. Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat. Mr. Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “eat, coat!”
The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”
Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”
1. When Mr. Smith came into the room, the people didn’t look at him. Why?| A．Because the people didn’t ask him to come. |
| B．Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes. |
| C．Because Mr. Smith didn’t say hello to them first. |
| D．Because it was night and they didn’t see him. |
| A．a birthday party | B．a dinner party | C．an English party | D．a movie |
| A．The party | B．The food | C．The coat | D．The table |
| A．A person in good clothes should eat good food. |
| B．A good coat should eat good food. |
| C．We can’t judge(判断) a man by his clothes. |
| D．Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的). |
Once in a village lived a rich man who had a clever son with curly golden hair. However, the man was very worried about his son, Peter. The man tried every way to make his son understand and leave bad habits, but it was too hard to do that.
One day, the man got to know that John, a famous teacher, had come to their village. The man went to John and asked him to help his son to give up his bad habits. John agreed and asked him to bring his son. The next morning the man came to John with his son. John took the young man with him for a walk through the garden.
While walking, John stopped suddenly and pointed toward a tiny orchid (兰花) growing there and said to Peter, “Pull it out.” Peter held the plant between his thumb (拇指) and forefinger and pulled it out.
After this, John continued to walk with the young man. After walking for a while, he stopped again and pointed toward a little bigger plant and said, “Pull it out.” Peter held that plant, pulled hard and it came out with its roots (根) and all.
“Now, pull that one!” said John, pointing toward a bush. Peter used all his strength to pull that out.
“Now pull this one out!” said John, pointing toward a big guava (番石榴) tree. Peter held the trunk of the tree and tried to pull it out, but it wouldn’t move.
“It’s impossible,” said the young man, breathing heavily. John smiled and said, “So it is with bad habits. When they are young, it is easy to pull them out, but when they are strong, they can’t be pulled out. Don’t wait for bad habits to grow in you!”
John’s words changed the young man’s life forever.
1. The rich man had a clever boy who had straight golden hair.2. John was a famous teacher who didn’t want to help Peter.
3. Peter used his thumb and forefinger to pull the orchid out.
4. In the end, Peter pulled the guava tree out.
5. From the story, we know that Peter gave up his bad habits in the end.
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | |
| Tom | apples, eggs | salad, chicken | tomatoes, dumplings(水饺) |
| Gina | eggs, milk | apples, hamburgers | salad, chicken, carrots |
| Tony | oranges, bananas | chicken, pears | dumplings, eggs |
| Grace | eggs, pears | hamburgers, chicken | Hamburgers, carrots, salad |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Tom eats ______ for lunch.
| A．apples and eggs | B．salad and chicken |
| C．tomatoes and dumplings | D．oranges and eggs |
| A．Tom | B．Gina | C．Tony | D．Grace |
| A．dumplings and eggs |
| B．salad, chicken and carrots |
| C．salad, chicken and eggs |
| D．hamburgers, carrots and salad |
| A．lunch | B．dinner | C．breakfast | D．his mother |
| A．Tom has bananas for breakfast |
| B．Gina has chicken and pears for lunch |
| C．Tom and Tony have dumplings for dinner |
| D．Grace has apples and milk for lunch |
【推荐2】Mr. Wang is a teacher. He teaches in a middle school. He gets up at five o’clock in the morning. He eats breakfast at six.
After that he goes to school on foot. He always gets there early. He cleans the desks and chairs for other teachers. Classes begin at eight o’clock. He works hard. He goes home at four in the afternoon. Then he does some housework. After dinner he reads newspapers and goes over(检查) the students’ homework. He goes to bed at about ten o’clock.
1. Mr.Wang works .| A．on a farm | B．in a bank |
| C．in a middle school | D．in a shop |
| A．early | B．slowly | C．late | D．quickly |
| A．reads newspapers | B．takes a walk |
| C．watches TV | D．takes a shower |
| A．Eight. | B．Seven. |
| C．Nine. | D．Ten. |
【推荐3】Asher Angel, an American child actor, was born on 6th September 2002. He has a dream of becoming a professional full-time actor in the future. He has performed in more than 10 theatre productions. Most of the time, he is occupied. His workday is from 9 am to 6 pm during the week. “I go to sleep when I get home, with weekends off,” Asher said. However, he loves animals and always finds time to help them.
Asher and his family became interested in animal rescue(救援) after their beloved dog, Avery, died from illness. They volunteer at a local animal rescue centre called Home Fur Good. Asher walks, feeds and plays with the dogs at the rescue centre.
At home now, Asher has three dogs, one cat and two hamsters(仓鼠), and they are mostly rescued pets. He loves all his pets and could not imagine his life without them. His acting work keeps him away a lot, but he loves to play with his dogs as soon as he gets home. They are super excited to see him every time. Asher has a special relationship with Monet Belle, one of his dogs. He says, “Her eyes look like a human’s, and I can talk to her. She comforts me when I need her.”
Asher is really excited about his new role in Andi Mack, because Jonah Beck, a dog character in this production, is a lot like him: thoughtful and sensitive(敏感的). They got the chance together to learn to play Frisbee(飞碟), which was really fun.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “occupied” in Paragraph one?| A．Busy. | B．Kind. | C．Lovely. | D．Worried. |
| A．5. | B．6. | C．7. | D．8. |
| A．playing with the dogs | B．giving food to the dogs |
| C．taking the dogs for a walk | D．sending the dogs to the hospital |
| A．Because she is just similar to him. | B．Because she can offer him comfort. |
| C．Because she can play Frisbee with him. | D．Because she is thoughtful and sensitive. |
【推荐1】My name is Linda. I’m from Australia. I live in a small town. I’m fourteen years old. I am going to go to Green High School next year. When I was 8 years old, I sang songs that I loved from the TV. It became a habit. As I grew up, I got better and better at it. Now I sing every day. I love singing. Singing makes me feel free and happy. People always tell me that I have a beautiful voice and that I should use it. Last year I took part in our city’s singing contest. I won first prize. From then on, I decided to be a singer because I like singing and I am good at it. I hope I can become a singer. I am going to tour around America, England and other countries to give concerts. I am going to be famous. I’m going to use part of the money from the concerts to help poor children. But if my dream doesn’t come true, I am not going to be sad. I am not going to stop singing. I sing just because I like it.
1. Where is Linda from?| A．Australia. | B．America. | C．England. | D．France. |
| A．wants to help others | B．wants to be famous |
| C．likes giving concerts | D．likes singing |
| A．dream | B．school | C．family | D．life |
【推荐2】Jim owned a shop, and a customer once wondered how he managed to stay so happy all the time. Jim said, “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and bad moments for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be positive (积极乐观的).”
Then one day, something terrible happened. An armed man broke into the shop, held Jim up at gunpoint and made him open the safe. As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand slipped(滑落).The man saw this, probably thought, “He’s about to hurt me!” and panicked and fired.
Luckily, Jim was rushed to hospital. On the way to hospital, he’d felt fine because a person kept telling him, “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be OK. As soon as we get to the hospital, the doctors will take care of you!” But once Jim was in the operating room (手术室) and he saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he had the feeling that people though he was more or less dead already. He knew he needed to do something.
There was a nurse who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was: “Are you allergic (过敏的) to anything? ” “Yes!” Jim said loudly and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total silence. “Bullets (子弹)!” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses started laughing. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die!”
The operation was successful, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what helped him was that he managed to look on the bright side even in the most dramatic moment of his life.
1. What did the customer ask Jim about?| A．The secret of living a happy life. | B．The way of managing a shop well. |
| C．The memory of terrible experiences. | D．The method of dealing with changes. |
| A．黯然神伤 | B．打躬作揖 | C．惊慌失措 | D．充耳不闻 |
| A．Common. | B．Hopeless. | C．Unexpected. | D．Controllable. |
| A．On the way to hospital, Jim was comforted. | B．Jim was asked a lot of questions by a nurse. |
| C．Jim made a funny joke and everyone laughed. | D．A man tried to steal money and almost killed Jim. |
| A．Being brave can be a matter of life and death. | B．Money is not the most important thing in life. |
| C．There are good and bad sides of owning a shop. | D．Even when things go badly, try to think positively. |
【推荐3】When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make me rich. But I discovered a beautiful part of the country. It was called “the Stanislau.”
I met a man in Stanislau. He invited me to visit his house. I went into the house and looked around. I found a little black frame（相框）that held a small picture of the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. The man fixed his eyes on the picture and said, “She was nineteen on her last birthday. That was the day we were married. When you see her ... oh, just wait until you meet her!”
"Where is she now? I asked.
“Oh. she is away,” the man sighed. “She went to visit her parents. They live forty or fifty miles from here. She has been gone two weeks."
“When will she be back? ”1 asked. “Well, this is Wednesday,” he said slowly. “She will be back on Saturday, in the evening. " The man insisted（坚持）that I shall stay to meet her.
The man told me his name was Henry.
Thursday evening we had a visitor, Tom. “I just came for a few minutes to ask when she is coming home,” he explained. “Is there any news?"
“Oh yes, "the man replied. “ I got a letter. Would you like to hear it? " He took a yellowed letter out of his shirt pocket and read it to us.
The next day. Friday, another friend of the old man's came to visit. Henry also read the letter to him.
Saturday finally came. Tom gave a glass of wine to Henry just as the clock began to strike（敲）midnight.
After Henry emptied the glass, he fell asleep. His friends told me the truth.
“His wife has been dead for nineteen years,” Tom said. “She went to see her parents about six months after she got married. On her way back, on a Saturday evening in June, when she was almost here, the Indians caught her. No one ever saw her again. Henry lost his mind. He thinks she is still alive. When June comes, he thinks she has gone on her trip to see her parents. Then he begins to wait for her to come back. He gets out that old letter. And we come around to visit so he can read it to us.
“ On the Saturday night she is supposed to come home, we come here to be with him. We put a sleeping drug（药）in his drink so he will sleep through the night. Then he is all right for another year."
1. How old was Henry's wife when she married him?| A．Eighteen. | B．Nineteen. | C．Twenty. | D．Twenty-one. |
| A．Because he was so tired. | B．Because he drank too much. |
| C．Because he was sick. | D．Because his friends put a sleeping drug in his drink. |
| A．The writer went to California to look for gold. |
| B．Henry's wife was the most beautiful woman the writer had ever seen. |
| C．Henry's wife was supposed to come home on Saturday night. |
| D．Henry knew his wife was dead. |
| A．She was caught by the Indians. | B．She lost her mind. | C．She lost her way. | D．She got ill. |
| A．Henrys wife went to see her parents about five months after she got married |
| B．Henry's wife had been dead for nine years when the writer visited her home |
| C．Henry's friends did not know his wife was dead. |
| D．Henry loved his wife so much. |
