There live a couple（夫妻）named Smith. Mr. Smith usually gets up late in the morning. He cannot get up himself. So Mrs. Smith always wakes him up, or he is often late for work.
One day, they had a quarrel. They were both very angry and did not speak to each other any more. When it was late in the evening, Mr. Smith gave his wife a piece of paper. He wrote on it “ Wake me up at 7:00 in the morning.” Then without a word, he went to sleep. Mrs. Smith looked at this piece of paper and said nothing.
The next morning, when Mr. Smith woke up, it was already 8:30. He was late! He got up and put on his clothes as quickly as he could without having breakfast. Before he went out, he found another piece of paper. It was put on the table. He saw “It’s seven o’clock now.” This piece of paper was written by his wife Mrs. Smith.
1. Mr Smith may ________ if Mrs. Smith doesn’t wake him up.| A．be late for work | B．get angry | C．sleep all day | D．eat nothing |
| A．谈话 | B．吵架 | C．会议 | D．演讲 |
| A．he thought it was special | B．Mrs Smith asked him to do so |
| C．he had a cold and couldn’t speak | D．he didn’t want to speak to Mrs Smith |
| A．before 7: 00 | B．at 7:00 | C．after 7:00 | D．at 9:30 |
| A．Yes, she did. | B．No, she did not. | C．Yes, she had a lot. | D．We do not know. |
| A．half an hour | B．one hour | C．one and a half hours | D．about three hours |
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【推荐1】Some students are talking about doing chores in their families.
| Jenny | My father is strict with us. He thinks everyone in the family should help out with the chores. My sister and I are our parents’ great helper. My sister helps to do the dishes and sweep the floor. My job is to take out the rubbish and clean the living room. |
| Allan | In my family, my brother and I don’t do too many chores. I only make my bed and my brother folds his clothes. In fact, my mom does most of the chores although she is busy. Many people say we are spoiled (被宠坏的). But my mom thinks children should spend a lot of time studying instead of doing chores. |
| Grace | I have a sister and she is eight years older than me. She is independent and she used to do the chores in my family. But she went to another country to go to college last year. So I took over the job and started to do the chores. |
1. Jenny’s sister ________ at home.
| A．takes out the rubbish |
| B．makes the bed |
| C．sweeps the floor |
| D．cleans the kitchen |
| A．Allan | B．Allan’s brother | C．Allan’s father | D．Allan’s mother |
| A．she was an independent girl at home |
| B．her sister lived and studied in another country |
| C．she thought doing chores was interesting |
| D．her parents asked her to do the chores strictly |
| A．Jenny and her sister | B．Grace |
| C．Grace and her sister | D．Allan and his brother |
| A．Allan’s mom thinks children should spend much time studying. |
| B．Jenny doesn’t often help her parents do chores. |
| C．Jenny has a brother but she doesn’t have a sister. |
| D．Grace’s sister didn’t do chores in the past. |
Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share (份) of the work. We can do this by starting a plan of chores and responsibilities when children are young.
Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills (技能) like working together. Chores also teach children what is fair. The skills and value (价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their life.
1. The first paragraph (段落) tells us ______.| A．all the parents make their children do chores |
| B．it’s easy to teach children to do chores |
| C．some children think doing chores is difficult |
| D．teaching children to do chores is different among different families |
| A．杂事 | B．琐事 | C．责任 | D．家务 |
| A．young children | B．girls |
| C．parents | D．some families |
| A．working together with others |
| B．how to write |
| C．what is fair |
| D．A and C |
| A．It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores. |
| B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair. |
| C．Some children like to do chores but some don’t. |
| D．In a family, young children don’t need to do chores. |
【推荐3】Mr Green works in a small store. It’s near a school. He works very long hours a day, but he likes working there. He thinks it’s interesting. He usually gets up at six in the morning, has breakfast and then goes to work at six thirty. He has no time to go home for lunch, so he often takes some food to work and eats there.
He gets to the store at around six fifty. At seven, people start to come. They buy eggs, vegetables, meat and things like that. At seven thirty in the evening, he closes the store and goes home. He has dinner at home. After that he watches TV. He has a little dog and he likes it very much. He often plays with it in the evening, too.
On weekends, he is not busy. He wants to watch soccer games, but his daughter and his wife(妻子) like to see movies. So he usually goes to movies with his family.
1. The store sells ________.| A．clothes | B．food | C．school things | D．fruit. |
| A．At 6:00 am. | B．At 6:30 am. |
| C．At around 7:00 am. | D．At around 7:30 pm. |
| A．At home. | B．In the store. | C．At school. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．Go to the store. | B．Watch TV. |
| C．Watch soccer games. | D．Go to movies. |
| A．Mr Green is busy at work, but he likes his job | B．Mr Green doesn’t like to play with his dog |
| C．Mr Green doesn’t like soccer games | D．Mr Green often eats dinner in the store |
John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting(砍) trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.
The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees.
"I must be losing my strength(力气)," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen(锋利) your axe?" the boss asks. "I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it. "
The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do his job.
1. How many trees does John cut down on the second day?
| A．18 | B．15 | C．14 | D．10 |
| A．He thinks John works hard. |
| B．He thinks John works in a wrong way. |
| C．He thinks John is very smart |
| D．He thinks John cuts down too many trees. |
| A．Because he is losing his strength |
| B．Because he is busy doing something |
| C．Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe. |
| D．Because his boss lets him do so. |
| A．The work to sharpen the axe |
| B．The job to cut down trees. |
| C．The way to do the job |
| D．The time to have a rest |
| A．It’s really good to work hard |
| B．It’s very bad to cut down the trees. |
| C．It’s better to think of the best way. |
| D．It’s so hard to sharpen the axe. |
【推荐2】Soldier and Scholar
In difficult times, there are always people who step up and bring hope and confidence to the public.
Doctor Zhong Nanshan is one of them.
“Please don’t travel to Wuhan unless it’s absolutely necessary”, Zhong Nanshan, a famous respiratory（呼吸科的）expert, reminded the public when the novel coronavirus first hit Wuhan. But despite the danger, he, 84, rushed on an overnight train to Wuhan to fight against the disease.
Known as the hero who defeated SARS in 2003, Zhong’s image and messages are flooding（遍布）social media. Many people say they “trust every word of Zhong”. He has given Chinese people confidence in winning the battle.
A great doctor and honest scholar（学者）
Growing up in a family of doctors, Zhong lives by a simple motto（信条）: Save lives and always be honest. In 2003, when SARS hit China, he volunteered to treat patients and asked his colleagues（同事）to send their most serious cases to him. After months of work, his treatment plan for SARS was adopted（采纳）by China and then the whole world, saving thousands of lives, People’s Daily reported.
Zhong is also known for being an honest scholar. In 2003, when authorities（官方）said that the SARS virus was under control, he publicly refuted their claim. “I couldn’t help myself. I said it’s not all under control.” Zhong said in a later interview. His honesty won widespread praise from the Chinese public.
Back to the frontlines
Seventeen years later, Zhong is once again leading an expert team to study the novel coronavirus. Although this new virus is known to be more dangerous to the elderly, Zhong doesn’t seem worried about his own safety: On Jan 18, he took a high-speed train from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Two days later, he became the first expert to make certain that the new virus can be spread between humans. On January 29, he and his colleagues spent over four hours online checking five patients who were in serious condition.
The next day, he chose the treatment for those patients. Under his guidance, his team developed a rapid test kit（快速检测试剂盒）for the disease that can show results within 15 minutes.
As People’s Daily wrote, “the 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan shows his professionalism as a scholar, courage as a soldier, and a sense of duty as the backbone（脊梁）of our nation.”
1. Which of the following information is NOT right about Zhong Nanshan?| A．He is a famous doctor. | B．His parents are both workers. |
| C．He is brave in the face of difficulties. | D．He tells truth to the public. |
| A．Support others’ opinions. |
| B．To say that a statement was false. |
| C．To laugh at authorities. |
| D．To be in the fight against the epidemic. |
| A．He said that the virus could spread between humans. |
| B．He treated five severe patients in a day. |
| C．He chose some special patients to receive treatment. |
| D．The test kit from his team can show results in 15 seconds. |
| A．encourage people to stay at home |
| B．state the importance of Zhong’s warming |
| C．guide people to be honest and brave |
| D．praise Zhong’s courage and spirit |
【推荐3】There is an old tree on a dry land. The tree has so many branches (树枝) that it brings shadow (树荫) to hundreds of travelers.
One day, two travelers got to the tree. They walked for a long time in the hot sun. They were too hot and tried to find a place to rest. Luckily, they found the big tree.
They made a decision to take a rest under the tree. They slept there for a while. When they woke up, they felt hungry and one traveler climbed up the tree. But he was sad to see nothing.
He started to say bad words to the tree. “Oh, this is just a useless tree without any fruit on it!” The other traveler said nothing about the tree but asked his friend to be quiet. However, the traveler in the tree still shouted at the tree.
The tree couldn’t stand the traveler at last. He said in a sad yet strong voice, “You can’t be so ungrateful (忘恩负义的) to me. Just look back to the moment when you got here in the hot sun! I gave you a cool and comfortable place to rest. You would die now without me!”
Many people do much for us, but we sometimes forget to give thanks but only complain (抱怨)! Make sure not to say any bad words to the one who has helped you.
1. The big tree helped make the two travelers ________.| A．cool | B．hungry | C．hot | D．thankful |
| A．Because the tree was too tall. | B．Because he couldn’t climb higher. |
| C．Because he didn’t sleep well. | D．Because he could find nothing to eat. |
| A．He may sing a beautiful song to the tree. |
| B．He may continue to look for the fruit in the tree. |
| C．He may feel sorry and won’t shout at the tree anymore. |
| D．He may ask the tree some questions about the fruit. |
①One traveler shouted at the tree.
②One traveler climbed up the tree.
③The travelers usually had a good rest.
④Two travelers got to the tree.
| A．③④①② | B．④③①② | C．③④②① | D．④③②① |
