Archer is a seven-year-old boy in Australia. One day last year, he woke up in the middle of the night and walked into his mum’s bedroom. What he saw really frightened him: His mum was lying on the floor. Archer tried to wake her up, but he couldn’t. Anastasia Barros, Archer’s mum, has diabetes (糖尿病). Her blood sugar level had dropped so low that night that she had passed out.
Fortunately, Ms. Barros had spoken to Archer about calling Triple Zero (0-0-0). In Australia, people dial this emergency number to call for police, fire or emergency (突发事件), medical services. Archer’s father was away on business, so it was up to the boy to save his mum. Archer immediately reached for his mum’s phone. He tried to be calm and dialed “0-0-0.”
“Hi, it’s just me and mum,” Archer told the call-taker. “Mum has passed out and is now lying on the floor!” The boy listened carefully to the call-taker’s instructions. He turned his mum’s head back to open her airway (气道). Soon, the ambulance arrived and sent Ms. Barros to the hospital.
Archer is not just his mum’s hero; he has also been named a Triple-Zero Hero by the local emergency services. The boy said he was very proud to be awarded for his clear thinking during the emergency.
Marty Smyth, the manager of the local emergency services, said it was very important to teach children when and how to call Triple Zero. Archer agreed. “By knowing how to get help in an emergency, all kids can help their mothers,” he said.
1. The underlined phrase “pass out” may mean ________.| A．死亡 | B．晕厥 | C．沉睡 | D．亢奋 |
| A．want to shop online | B．see a car accident |
| C．ask for help with the housework | D．look for a job in a city |
| A．he knows something about Triple Zero |
| B．he thought clearly during the emergency |
| C．the ambulance arrived soon |
| D．he taught some other children about Triple Zero |
| A．LIFE＆SOCIETY | B．TRAVEL＆HISTORY |
| C．SCIENCE＆TECHNOLOGY | D．SPORT＆AMUSEMENT |
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"I was born in a poor village in Shandong Province," said Jia. "Our village has never had a college student. Most boys work in town after growing up. I failed the National College Entrance Exam(高考)twice. Then I went to Beijing to find jobs. In the following years, I went on studying by myself while working."
At the end of 2009, Jia found a job as a security guard at the library of Tsinghua University. "I cherished(珍惜)the job very much because it gave me a good chance to read books," Jia said. "I usually worked at night so I had plenty of time to study in the daytime." When he had problems that he couldn't work out, Jia asked the students at Tsinghua for help. "My dream is to be a college teacher. So I need further education. That's the reason why I took the National College Entrance Exam again," Jia said. "I wish to educate students with my knowledge and love and help them enjoy true, kind and beautiful things."
Jia's mother said Jia has always been independent(独立的)and knows what he wants. But she has other worries. "It's difficult to find such a good job at present as a library guard in Tsinghua University. I'm not sure if this is a right decision. " "I will never regret(后悔)," said Jia. "Everyone will have a new start. It's the end, and the beginning."
1. Jia used to .
| A．work in Tsinghua University as a math teacher |
| B．be a security guard at the library of Tsinghua University |
| C．study in Lishan College |
| D．be a reporter writing for a newspaper |
| A．there was no college student in his village |
| B．he didn't want to work in the town after growing up |
| C．he needed further education to achieve his dream of becoming a college teacher |
| D．he wanted to fred a job as a guard in Tsinghua University |
| A．because he never gave up studying in his free time |
| B．because he was very lucky |
| C．because of his mother's love |
| D．because he failed many times in the past |
| A．Jia studied by reading books in the library. |
| B．When he met some problems, he always asked the students at Tsinghua for help. |
| C．Jia thinks this is a right decision and a new start of life for him. |
| D．Jia thinks it's difficult to find a good job in the future. |
| A．Jia Zuosheng is working as a security guard at the library of Tsinghua University. |
| B．Jia Zuosheng wants to find a good job in the city. |
| C．A security guard achieved his dream by studying in college. |
| D．A security guard took part in the National College Entrance Exam. |
In the early 1900s, people in England often traveled by steam train. On the trains, there were many compartments（ 隔间 ）. About six people could sit in one compartment.
One day, six people were traveling in a compartment on a train. Five of them were quiet and well-behaved. Some of them read books and others were sleeping.
But the sixth was a rude young man who was making a lot of trouble for the other passengers（乘客）. He was smoking and taking his shoes off. He even sang songs loudly from time to time.
At last, the young man got out at a station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him.
But one of them watched the rude young man and waited until he was very far away. Then, the man on the train opened the window and shouted to the rude young man: “Hey, you left something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two heavy bags. He was very tired when he arrived, with his mouth open and panting. He shouted through the window, “What did I leave behind? Give it to me!”
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression （印象）!”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。
1. The story happened in 1900.
2. One of the six travelers was rude.
3. The others were angry with the young man because the young man smoked, sang and danced even took his shoes off in the compartment.
4. One of them called the young man back because he left something behind.
5. The passengers wanted to give the young man a lesson.
【推荐3】Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying.
While I was studying, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw the fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted, “Fire, Fire!” But no one heard or came out.
I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell (门铃), knocked (敲) at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.
We tried our best to pour water, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.
1. Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents?| A．Because his parents only liked his sister. |
| B．Because he had to study for an English test. |
| C．Because there was a fire on his neighbor’s kitchen. |
| A．Sleeping. | B．Cooking. | C．Studying |
| A．problem | B．answer | C．light |
| A．The writer. | B．The writer’s neighbor. | C．The firemen. |
| A．How to put out a fire. | B．I studied for a test at home. | C．I saved my neighbor from the fire. |
【推荐1】When introducing the rules of the class, the first words my math teacher Ms. Whitney began with were “kindness” and “homework”. Now, I can imagine that you must be feeling what I was feeling then: Why would homework, which is already so difficult, has something to do with anything good?
As if understanding my confusion (困惑), Ms. Whitney began to explain in her gentle but authoritative (温柔却威严的) voice, “Homework sometimes needs cooperation. When others can’t solve a problem, and you can do it, you can help them. It provides you with the chance to grow and learn.”
It was at that moment I heard a pop in my head, a feeling as if the confusion around the two words had disappeared. Homework brings out kindness, and kindness in turn creates an environment that encourages everyone to practice.
Ms. Whitney proved the truth behind those words during the following days. Every day, we were divided into groups and made to stand next to each other, working on problems that came like a never-ending flood (洪水). The first day, I was a bit uncomfortable working with another person. But soon, as we discussed questions and helped each other, that uncomfortable feeling began to disappear.
In a classroom filled with friendly discussion and Ms. Whitney’s happy voice calling out, “Kindness and Homework!” whenever she saw one of us sitting alone or in need of help, math class was never as boring as it had been before. It was hard to believe that homework problems could change the way people think. In the past, I could only think of one way to solve a problem, but now I can think of more than two ways. Learning in Ms. Whitney’s class has helped me find the reason to learn, which will help me for the rest of my journey abroad.
1. What does the underlined word “cooperation” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．To work together. | B．To have fun. |
| C．To be careful. | D．To be independent. |
| A．When Ms. Whitney began to introduce the rules of the class. |
| B．When Ms. Whitney explained in her gentle but authoritative voice. |
| C．When the writer was working with another person. |
| D．When Ms. Whitney saw someone sitting alone or in need of help. |
| A．By explaining her words over and over again. |
| B．By discussing with her students. |
| C．By dividing her students into groups to work on problems. |
| D．By calling out “Kindness and Homework” loudly. |
| A．The writer gets bored with math class. |
| B．The writer prefers to do things on her own. |
| C．Homework is not difficult for the writer at all. |
| D．Homework means more than just finishing the task. |
【推荐2】Dr. Dolittle lived in a small town called Puddleby. Everyone in the town knew him. The dog and children ran after him.
He lived in a small house, but he had a large garden. He kept many animals in his garden. His favorite animals were Dab-Dab, a duck; Jip, a dog; Gub-Gub, a baby pig and Polynesia, a parrot. He also kept some fish, rabbits, cats, a squirrel, a cow and a baby cow, a horse, chickens and so on.
Dr. Dolittle didn’t have many patients. Most people didn’t like all of his animals, so when they were ill, they went to a doctor in another town.
“But you don’t have any money,” his sister told him. “You need patients.”
“I have a patient,” Dr. Dolittle answered, “The cat’s-meat-man. He’s the man who sells me meat for the cat.”
“He doesn’t pay you enough to live on,” his sister told him.
“Then I’ll sell everything I have,” he said.
And he did. He sold most of his furniture. He also sold most of his clothes. Then he had enough money to buy food for himself and his animals.
One day, the cat’s-meat-man said to him, “Why don’t you stop being a doctor for people and become a doctor for animals instead? I’m sure that you know a lot about animals-more than most vets. You wrote a wonderful book about cats. I’d send all the people with sick dogs or cats to you.”
When the cat’s-meat-man left, Polynesia, the parrot, flew onto the table. “He’s right, Doctor,” Polynesia said. “You should become an animal doctor.”
“There are a lot of vets,” Dr. Dolittle said.
“Perhaps there are a lot of vets. But you’d be the best vet of all. I’m not the only animal that can talk. All the animals can talk. Each kind of animal has its own language. I’ll teach you mine if you like.”
“Yes, please,” Dr. Dolittle said. He opened a drawer (抽屉) and took out a notebook and pencil. “Will you teach me the parrot’s ABCs first?” he asked.
Polynesia agreed to teach Dr. Dolittle parrot language. Later that day, Jip came into the room. Polynesia said, “He’s talking to you, Doctor.”
“I don’t think he is,” Dr. Dolittle said. “He’s just scratching (挠) himself.”
“Dogs talk with their ears, their noses, and their tails,” Polynesia told him. They don’t always make a noise. Do you see how he is moving his nose now?”
“Yes.”
“He is telling us that it has stopped raining, and he wants to ask you a question.”
Every day, Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals. When people found out he was now an animal doctor, they brought their sick pets to him.
One day, a horse said to him, “You’re a much better animal doctor than the vet. You knew I couldn’t see well, and you made glasses for me.”
The horse was very pleased. He could see very well. He told all his friends how clever Dr. Dolittle was, and they told all their friends. Soon, many animals came to see him. He had a different door for each animal, and he wrote the name of each kind of animal above each door. HORSES, COWS,...
Before long, every animal that lived in or near the town became the doctor’s patient. He was very happy, and he liked his life very much.
(Adapted from The Story of Dr. Dolittle)
1. What were Dr. Dolittle’s favourite animals?
① a duck, cats ② a baby pig, a parrot
③ a duck, a dog ④ a parrot, rabbits
| A．①④ | B．②④ | C．①③ | D．②③ |
| A．Because Dr. Dolittle was impolite to them. |
| B．Because they didn’t like all of Dr. Dolittle’s animals. |
| C．Because the doctor in another town was very famous. |
| D．Because Dr. Dolittle was busy looking after his animals. |
a. Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals.
b. Dr. Dolittle sold most of his furniture and clothes.
c. Animals in or near the town became Dr. Dolittle’s patients.
d. Polynesia flew onto the table and taught Dr. Dolittle parrot language.
| A．d-a-c-b | B．b-d-a-c | C．b-a-d-c | D．d-c-b-a |
| A．A parrot. | B．A cow. | C．A horse. | D．A duck. |
| A．Dr. Dolittle only talked to his parrot. | B．Dr. Dolittle had much money at first. |
| C．Dr. Dolittle was very happy in the end. | D．Dr. Dolittle was liked by everyone in the town. |
【推荐3】Last night my friend and I went to see Shrek the 3rd. We got there an hour earlier because it was opening night and we were about the first 25 to go into the theater. We got two good seats on the second to back row (后排) and sat in the center.
As the movie was about to start, a man asked us if all the seats on our left were empty (空的). We told him yes. He tried to see how to sit in a very large group.
Seeing that we said, Hey, would you like us to move down to the left-most (最左边) of the row so your family can sit here?” He said, “Oh, are you sure? That would be wonderful!” So we moved down to the end of the row and he said, “That’s nearly (差不多) enough. Thanks a lot!” We said, “Nearly enough? Well, we can move to the next row. There are only two of us! Then he said, “Thank you so much. Now all my family can sit here.”
So we moved to the center of the next row. Both my friend and I were very happy to give our seats to others because they could be with their family and have a more enjoyable movie watching.
1. What do you think Shrek the 3rd is?| A．The name of a movie. | B．The name of a theater. | C．The name of a town. | D．The name of a play. |
| A．The man’s friends. | B．The man’s family. | C．The writer’s friends. | D．The writer’s family. |
| A．The writer went to the theater earlier to wait for his friend. |
| B．Nobody got to the theater before the writer arrived there. |
| C．The man thanked the writer twice for his help. |
| D．The writer and his friend moved to the center of the last row. |
| A．The Man and His Family. | B．A Night in the Theater. | C．My Good Friend and Me. | D．Helping Others Makes Us Happy. |
【推荐1】Taking a Chance
When Emily handed Ms. Miller her homework, she couldn’t imagine how writing a short story would lead to more than a grade.
Emily, who was shy, had few close friends. In her art class, when other students discussed painting skills, she usually kept quiet. No one except Sofia seemed to notice her at all.
Emily wanted to invite Sofia to see the art show at the local museum. Every time she had an opportunity to bring it up, she would start by talking about her own painting. She wasn’t sure where else to begin and she never got to the invitation before the bell rang.
When Emily received an A+ on her story, she was excited. She knew that writing was fun and came easily to her, but she didn’t realize she was good at it. Ms. Miller’s opinion about her story made her think she had a special talent, kind of like Sofia’s for painting. Ms. Miller encouraged her to enter an upcoming national writing competition.
At the beginning, Emily didn’t want to enter the competition. She was worried about losing her new pride in herself if she didn’t win. But Ms. Miller insisted that taking risks was part of knowing who you were and what you could do.
Emily finally agreed to enter the competition. When she won second place, she was still proud of herself to be brave enough to enter the competition. She felt so good when she took the risk of asking Sofia to the art show, and Sofia said yes.
1. When other students discussed painting skills in the art class, Emily usually ________.| A．joined in the discussion | B．wrote stories |
| C．talked with Sofia | D．kept quiet |
| A．she needed Sofia’s help | B．she had a talent for writing |
| C．her story was popular | D．writing was really difficult |
| A．she spent little time preparing for the competition |
| B．she was praised by her teacher and parents |
| C．she had the courage to enter the competition |
| D．she made a new friend during the competition |
【推荐2】Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street. Two silver coins were shining in a melting（融化）snow bank, so I dug through the snow looking for more. Of course, I just ended up with really cold hands. I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home, colder but richer. I began to think about how to spend the money...
Two days later, Mary and her little sister were searching the snow banks. “Finders are keepers”was my first thought. I didn’t want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying. “I dropped them right here, ” she said between tears. Her hands were cold and red for digging（挖）in the snow. “Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow. Let’s dig over here, ”Mary’s voice sounded confident.
“They’ll never know”was my second thought, and I walked past them. “Phil, have you seen two silver coins? ” asked Mary. Susy looked up from digging. Her eyes were hopeful.
“Tell a lie”was my third thought. “As a matter of fact, ”I hesitated（犹豫）, “I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago. I wondered who might have lost them. ” Susy hugged me with a big smile, “Oh, thank you, thank you. ”
1. How did Phil feel when he was going home after digging two silver coins?| A．Unhappy. | B．Excited. | C．Nervous. | D．Confident. |
| A．Susy and Mary | B．Mary and Phil |
| C．snow banks | D．two coins |
a. Phil found two silver coins in the snow.
b. Susy dropped two silver coins.
c. Phil dug through the snow.
d. Susy kept digging in the snow for her lost coins.
| A．a—b—c—d | B．a—c—d—b |
| C．b—a—c—d | D．b—c—d—a |
| A．Susy expected Phil to dig together. |
| B．Susy expected Phil to return the coins. |
| C．Susy hoped to dig out the lost coins. |
| D．Susy hoped to get some useful information. |
| A．He would give them back to Susy. |
| B．He would give them away. |
| C．He might keep them for himself. |
| D．He might give them to his parents. |
【推荐3】Lucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her, too.
Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces in class. She didn’t want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, “Boys and girls, when I was young, I liked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again. She said, ‘If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up.’ So you shouldn’t do that again.” One of the boys put up his hand.
“Oh, Tom! What do you want to say?” asked Lucy.
The boy stood up and said, “Miss Brown, you must regret（后悔）not listening to your grandmother now.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Lucy is ________.
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．a math teacher | C．an English teacher | D．a history teacher |
| A．sings English songs to | B．performs magic tricks for |
| C．tells interesting stories to | D．plays the piano for |
| A．Some boys always didn’t listen to her. | B．Some boys always ate snacks in class. |
| C．Some boys always had fights in class. | D．Some boys always made faces in class. |
| A．She called their parents and told them about it. | B．She told her grandmother about it. |
| C．She made the boys stand in front of the other students. | D．She told them a story about herself. |
| A．Tom didn’t think Lucy was beautiful | B．Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom’s words |
| C．Lucy’s grandmother didn’t like Lucy | D．Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly |
