I was walking down the street the other day when I suddenly saw a small wallet lying on the ground. I picked it up and opened to see if I could find the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it except some money and an old photo of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. The girl looked like the woman’s daughter. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the police station. There I gave it to a policeman. Before I left, the policeman took down my name and address so that the owner could write to me and thank me if they found it.
That evening I went for dinner with my aunt and uncle in their home. They also asked a young woman, so there were four people at table. Her face seemed familiar. Maybe I met her before, but where did I meet her? I could not remember. During the talk, the young woman said, “I lost my wallet in the afternoon.” At once I knew she was just the young girl in the photo though she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her what her wallet was like.
My uncle said that we should go to the police station at once to get the wallet. As that policeman handed it over, he said it was an interesting coincidence(巧合). I not only found the wallet, but also made friends with the person who lost it.
1. The policeman wrote down the writer’s name and address because ________.| A．he wanted to write a report to the newspaper |
| B．he would let the owner of the wallet know who helped him or her |
| C．he wanted the owner to give the writer some money for thanks |
| D．it was his job |
| A．in the photo | B．in his uncle’s home | C．at the police station | D．in the street |
| A．陌生的 | B．亲切的 | C．可怕的 | D．熟悉的 |
| A．The writer | B．The policeman | C．The writer’s uncle | D．Nobody |
| A．The policeman knew the woman’s name and address. |
| B．Four people were at table that evening. |
| C．The writer found the name of the girl on the back of the old photo. |
| D．The writer found the wallet and its owner on the same day. |
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| A. We believe animals are helpful to make people happier, so we bring some animals to visit the patients in the hospital. We have successfully organized such visits for 5 years. B. Kids all like a nice and clean park but it needs them to share the duty, so we invite kids to help clean up the park on weekends. Plus, it is also a chance for the family to do something together. C. You don’t have to worry if you cannot join us very often. Just call us when you have time. There is always a chance for warm-hearted people. D. We will give away food to the homeless every week. We hope the food can bring some comfort to them. By the way, we are in need of someone who can make good food. E. Although more and more people keep a pet, not everyone is good at living with their pets. We need someone to help train pets and teach the owners how to get on with their pets. F. Books are our best friends, and it is our duty to bring these friends to more children. To do that, we need some good story tellers to help run our reading programs. G. Loneliness can be a big problem for some old people while chores can be another. There is a lot teenagers can do for them. From chatting with them to helping with some housework, just pick one you like. |
【推荐2】Would you like to adopt(收养) an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups(成年人) each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling(令人兴奋的) for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.
1. Brocky is________.| A．an animal zoo |
| B．an adopted child |
| C．a tiger without children’s love |
| D．a tiger in need of adoption |
| A．its food is too expensive for one person to afford |
| B．people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky |
| C．people don’t love Brocky enough |
| D．the zoo forces them to do so |
| A．frightened | B．excited and happy |
| C．nervous | D．surprised |
| A．play with many toys |
| B．live without being hungry |
| C．eat meat every day |
| D．have an air-conditioned room to live in |
| A．zoos are too poor to feed the animals |
| B．there are too many animals in the zoo |
| C．many people are kind to animals |
| D．children love animals better than adults do |
【推荐3】“Mom, I’m bored,” said Jason.“There is nothing to do.” “You can clean your room,” said Mom. “That’s not fun.” It was only the second week of summer vacation. It was still too cold to go to the pool, and Jason was tired of watching TV. His friends were away on vacation, and even his dog, Riley, was being lazy.
Mom was getting ready to go downtown to the food kitchen to help out. She volunteered serving lunch to people that weren’t as lucky as Jason. “Why don't you come with me to the food kitchen and help out?” Mom asked. “I don’t know anything about working at a food kitchen,” said Jason. “You just watch me, and then you will see how to serve the food,” said Mom.
It was time to go, and Jason was excited to try working in the food kitchen. He watched his Mom put some turkey and mashed potatoes on a plate. She then passed the plate to the next lady, and she put some green beans and bread on the plate. “I can do that,” thought Jason. One of the volunteers left early, so Jason took over her spot in the serving line. He was in charge of （负责） putting salad on the plates. He served twenty— five people that day. “That was great!” said Jason.
Jason was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitchen. He couldn’t wait to get home and tell his Dad about how much fun he had. “Jason, that was a nice thing you did today.” “You helped many people who aren’t as lucky as you to have a hot meal.” Mom said, “I am so proud of you!”
Jason went to bed that night thinking about the food kitchen. “I am going to help out again,” he thought. Jason made some new friends, and he didn’t even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good Jason felt inside.
1. At first Jason felt bored because ________.| A．his dog was lazy | B．no one went to the pool | C．he had nothing fun to do | D．he had to clean his room |
| A．sorry | B．excited | C．sad | D．relaxed |
| A．Helping out is fun. | B．Seeing is believing. |
| C．Learning cooking is important. | D．Making friends is necessary. |
【推荐1】His friends and family call him “Big Feng” because he is very tall and played basketball as a young man. But he is also big in a different way—he fights hard to protect China’s past. His real name is Feng Jicai and he has written many novels about life in China.
Several years ago, however, he put down his pen for a while and began to protect the cultural relics（文化遗产）in Tianjin where he lived. Once someone asked him why he no longer wrote. He replied that at the moment he felt protecting cultural relics was more important.
Feng loves his hometown. He believes that old things must be given a place next to new things, or people will soon forget their great past. He does not make speeches to get others to help him in his projects. Instead, he goes out and does what he can himself. If others follow him, so much the better. One of his biggest projects was to protect the oldest street in Tianjin. Along that street some shops had been in business for seven hundred years. Although the city government rebuilt this street, they did save its oldest building. Another project was more successful: he suggested the city government reserve（保留）some land in the centre of the city so it could not be sold for business. This area is very important for the history of Tianjin. It was here that the city was first built during the Song Dynasty Later many treasures were found here.
To Feng, digging down into the earth is like reading a book page after page. Each dynasty found in the earth is like an interesting story. Not long ago, he and other writers and artists took photos of the old parts of Tianjin. The photos were put into a book which was very popular. The money from the book helps his projects. Once, an old man asked Feng to sign a book for him, saying he would give it to his grandson who was not yet born. Feng was glad to do it he knows that the past is not only for us to enjoy but also for the children of the future.
1. What did Big Feng do to protect old things in Tianjin?| A．He had written many novels about them. |
| B．He made speeches to ask others to help him. |
| C．He worked hard and did what he can himself |
| D．He rebuilt the oldest street in his hometown. |
| A．Digging down into the earth is as comfortable as reading a book. |
| B．Learning more about cultural relics helps us know more about the history. |
| C．By digging down into the earth, we can dig out some interesting books. |
| D．Big Feng is interested in digging down into the earth and reading books. |
| A．Old things should give way to the new things. |
| B．The government should reserve more land in the city centre. |
| C．Protecting cultural relics was as important as writing. |
| D．Children of the future should get to know the past. |
| A．Big Feng and His Novels | B．A Great Chinese Novelist |
| C．Cultural Relics in Tianjin | D．Big Feng and His Rescue |
"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"
According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."
I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.
For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.
This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.
As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(灵感）is needed in geometry(几何学）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .
1. What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?
| A．She sets herself a goal too high to reach. |
| B．She should be more polite to her parents. |
| C．She is hard-working but not very bright. |
| D．She takes her grades much too seriously. |
| A．A plain and unavoidable fact. |
| B．A satisfied and very proud state. |
| C．A practical and widely-used way. |
| D．A fixed and often unreasonable idea. |
| A．Social skills are as important as high grades. |
| B．Interest in grades can shake self-confidence. |
| C．The writer regrets not having studied hard at school. |
| D．Danish educational system is for very smart students. |
| A．learning happily is the key to self-development. |
| B．top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest. |
| C．tests should be improved to give children inspiration. |
| D．education should meet one's needs for word and money. |
【推荐3】At the end of a writing class
I asked the students to share what they had written. We had a new student at the school, whose name was Johnson. Johnson had been with us for only a short while and was still trying to fit in, so I was a little surprised when he volunteered to read. I asked him to read, but inside I wished that the other students would not laugh at him.
Johnson began to read, “If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad…” He started out loud and clear. He told how he had never seen his father. He told how he tried to be the only man in the house at such a young age.
I took a look at the students. I knew some kids liked to laugh at others. However, all of my students were listening. They were letting him do this I thought. They were allowing him to share something.
“If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad, so I wouldn’t have to close my eyes every night just wondering what he looks like,” Johnson finished. The class stood up and applauded (鼓掌). They all ran to Johnson with hugs. My eyes got wet.
This is why I teach. I teach because I can watch kids grow and laugh and learn and love.
1. What does the writer do?| A．A student. |
| B．A writing teacher. |
| C．A writer. |
| D．A singer. |
| A．a new |
| B．the best |
| C．the worst |
| D．the youngest |
| A．Johnson lost his father when he was a baby |
| B．Johnson had never seen his father |
| C．Johnson knew what his father looked like |
| D．Johnson looked like his father |
| A．停靠 |
| B．拥抱 |
| C．缠紧 |
| D．紧靠 |
| A．surprised at |
| B．interested in |
| C．moved by |
| D．worried about |
【推荐1】Yesterday I had one of the most terrible experiences of my life! A storm woke me up early. I got up and looked out of the window of our hotel. I listened to the thunder (雷声) and watched the lightning (闪电) It wasn’t scary at that time—it was exciting!
But then I looked at my phone and saw on the news that a hurricane was coming. I asked my dad what a hurricane is and asked him if he knew what to do. He told me not to worry because a hurricane is just a big storm. We stayed in our hotel room and by the afternoon, there was even more rain. And the winds were getting stronger and stronger.
In the evening, a hotel worker asked all the visitors to go to the dining hall. When we were all inside, we put tables in front of the doors and then we got down on the floor together in the comer. We waited and waited. The winds got louder, the rain became heavier and then it suddenly went dark. I was so scared that I held (抓住) my dad’s hand. We stayed there for a long time.
Finally, morning arrived. ▲ I felt so happy that we were safe (安全的). I hope I will never have a night like that again.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. The writer learned what a hurricane is ________.
| A．on his phone | B．from a visitor | C．from his father | D．on the computer |
| A．In the music hall. | B．In the dining hall. |
| C．In his father’s room. | D．In the worker’s room. |
| A．I was so nervous. | B．The storm was over. |
| C．I went to the hotel again. | D．My room was in a mess. |
| A．Excited→worried→scared→happy. |
| B．Worried→excited→happy→scared. |
| C．Scared→excited→worried→happy. |
| D．Happy→excited→worried→scared. |
| A．A nice hotel worker | B．A piece of bad news |
| C．Visiting a special hotel | D．Experiencing a hurricane |
【推荐2】Now DIY is very popular all over the world. People like to make something new for their houses or just for fun. In China, sewing (缝纫) was a traditional DIY skill for most women in the past. They sewed for their parents, husbands and children. I always think that sewing is such a wonderful art form. My grandma is a gentle old lady. She is good at sewing. She made all my childhood clothes with her skillful hands.
As a baby girl, I didn’t like playing outside with my friends. Instead, I liked to stay with my grandma to help her sew. I really enjoyed getting the thread (线) through the eye of a needle. I tried to make something, but I couldn’t do very well.
Later, instead of making clothes, my grandmother would sew other things for me. The love from her needle and thread always warms me. Grandma let me love sewing and taught me how to show love and care. Almost a year ago, I thought about finding a birthday present for my friend.
Then I decided to make her a pencil case. The final result wasn’t as pretty as I imagined (想象), but it was the best pencil case I could make. I sent it to my friend and wished her a happy birthday.
Just yesterday, she called me and said, “Every time I see the pencil case, I think of you and get a warm feeling.” Sewing is a wonderful art form, which can also show our love and care.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Sewing was a ________ DIY skill for most women in the past.
| A．traditional | B．interesting |
| C．modern | D．tiring |
| A．all clothes for my family |
| B．all my clothes when I was a child |
| C．my best friends’ birthday presents |
| D．my family’s clothes and pencil cases |
| A．She was interested in sewing and she did very well in it. |
| B．She was lonely and didn’t have any friends to play with. |
| C．She liked getting the thread through the eye of a needle. |
| D．She wanted to learn to sew a birthday gift for her friend. |
| A．a needle | B．a warm feeling |
| C．my love | D．the pencil case |
| A．Children should learn sewing now. |
| B．Sewing is a moving and wonderful modern art. |
| C．Sewing can help us show our love and care. |
| D．Sewing will make the best birthday presents. |
【推荐3】Deborah Sampson was born in Massachusetts, US in 1760. She was the fifth oldest of the seven children in her family. The family was so poor that the mother sent the kids off to live with friends and relatives. At the age of 5, Deborah was taken in by an old woman and was then sent to work as a servant in another home one year later.
At the age of 10, she helped with the housework and worked on a farm for about eight years, growing to be about 173cm tall, almost 30cm taller than the average woman of her day. Hard physical work helped her develop a strong body.
She dreamed of going on some adventures. When the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, women were not allowed to serve in the army. But Deborah dressed herself to look like a man and joined the army in 1782. She called herself Robert Shurtliff.
One day, during an attack, Deborah was shot in the back and leg. Another soldier took her to the hospital. A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if she had any other wounds. Deborah lied and said no. She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg, he would find out her secret. The bullet was deep in her leg. Using a pocket knife, Deborah took it out. She left the hospital and continued to fight.
After the war ended, Deborah got married and had children. But she still longed for adventure. So she put on her soldier’s uniform and traveled around the country telling of her life as Robert Shurtliff, the young and brave soldier.
1. Deborah Sampson started to work as a servant in ________.| A．1760 | B．1765 | C．1766 | D．1770 |
| A．unusual height | B．long hair | C．poor childhood | D．beautiful face |
| A．the pocket knife | B．the bullet | C．the secret | D．her leg |
| A．Deborah denied(否认) having another wound when being asked. |
| B．Deborah treated the wound in her leg by herself. |
| C．Deborah walked to the hospital after being shot. |
| D．Deborah went on fighting in the war after being treated. |
| A．Deborah’s adventurous life. | B．Reasons why Deborah liked adventures. |
| C．A big poor family Deborah had. | D．Fight for women’s right. |
