I asked three of my friends how they had changed since they came to our middle school. And here are their answers.
Robin
I didn’t do well in my study before, but since I began to study in this school, things have changed. The teachers here are all energetic, active and helpful. They always encourage me by saying “I’m sure you can make it” or “You are one of the cleverest students I have ever met”. These words really mean a lot to me. Now I’m one of the top students in my class, and I like studying as well.
Dick
I used to be a fat boy who could hardly run 500 meters. When I entered the middle school, my father worried that I would be laughed at by my new classmates, so he decided to do morning exercises with me every day. It really worked. Now I’m used to running and exercising in the morning, and I am slim and strong. Besides, my P. E. teacher thinks I can be a good runner in the future!
Jason
I used to like to be alone and didn’t fee like talking to anyone. But when I met Robin and Dick, I found that they were really good people. Then gradually we became closer and finally became good friends. Thanks to them, I’m talkative and outgoing now, and I have made many other friends. I talk and play with my friends every day and each day I feel happy.
1. Who always encourages Robin after he came to the middle school?| A．His teachers. | B．His friends. |
| C．His parents. | D．His classmates. |
| A．Because he wanted to lose weight. |
| B．Because he wanted his son to be healthy. |
| C．Because he loved doing sports. |
| D．Because he worried that his son would be laughed at school. |
| A．Dick and Tim | B．Robin and Tim |
| C．Dick and Tom | D．Dick and Robin |
| A．活跃的 | B．兴奋的 | C．健谈的 | D．沉默的 |
| A．Robin thinks the teachers in the middle school are humorous. |
| B．Dick runs every morning and he is strong. |
| C．Jason isn’t outgoing and he doesn’t make friends with anyone. |
| D．Robin doesn’t study hard and he is a bad student in his class. |
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Of course Philip knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But the boy’s words surprised Philip greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Philip looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to sit in my car?”
“Oh, yes, I’d love that.”
After a short drive, the boy turned and with his eyes open wide ,said, “Philip, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Philip smiled a little .He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could get home in a big new car. But Philip was wrong again, “Will you stop near those two steps ?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps .Then Philip heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾)brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to(指着) the car.
“There it is ,Buddy ,just like I told you upstairs（楼上）.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him anything. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows.”
Philip got out and held the boy to the front seat of his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a wonderful holiday drive.
1. The street urchin was very surprised when__________.
| A．Philip got an expensive car |
| B．Philip told him about the car |
| C．he saw the new car |
| D．he was walking around the car |
| A．wished to give his brother a car |
| B．wanted Philip’s brother to give him a car |
| C．wished he could have a brother like Philip’s |
| D．wished Philip could be a brother like that |
| A．A Christmas Present | B．A Street Urchin |
| C．A Brother Like That | D．A wonderful drive |
| A．Philip couldn’t understand the urchin. |
| B．the urchin loved his brother very much. |
| C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
| D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end. |
| A．to show his neighbours the new car |
| B．to show he had a rich friend |
| C．to let his brother sit in the car |
| D．to tell his brother about his wish |
Dear Alice,
Thank you for your last letter, I enjoyed reading it very much. It seemed that you had a more wonderful summer vacation than I did. I hope I can also go to Japan one day.
In this letter I will tell you about my best friend. Her name is Kate.
Kate has long brown hair and blue eyes and I have short black hair and black eyes. We are both 13 years old, but she is a little taller than me. She is always happy and very friendly.
We sit next to each other in class. She is good at math, and I do well in history. We often help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together and play computer games for an hour. Kate thinks very quickly and she usually wins. Kate is learning to play the piano. I am learning to play the violin. We practice together every Monday and Wednesday. Now we can play very well.
Sometimes Kate stays the night at my house, or I stay the night at her house. We always have a good time. Have you ever stayed the night at your best friend’s house?
Write soon!
Love,
Emily
Emily
1. What did Alice write about in her last letter to Emily?
| A．Her family. | B．Her study. | C．Her best friend. | D．Her summer vacation. |
| A．She watches TV. |
| B．She plays sports. |
| C．She does her homework. |
| D．She plays computer games. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Once a month. | D．Twice a month. |
| A．They are both good at history. |
| B．They can play the violin well. |
| C．They are both thirteen years old. |
| D．They both have long brown hair. |
| A．Emily and Kate are classmates. |
| B．Kate hopes to go to Japan one day. |
| C．Emily finds it hard to play the violin well. |
| D．Emily and Kate live in the same neighborhood. |
【推荐3】My name is Dick. I’m a student from Canada. I’m twelve. I’m in Beijing now. This is my friend. His name is Jack. He is in Beijing, too. But he isn’t in my school. He is my good friend. Look, this is Tom and that is Mary. Tom and Mary are my friends, too. Tom is twelve and Mary is eleven.
I have a book in my schoolbag (书包). I borrow this book from Tom. My friends and I exchange (交换) books to read (阅读). I like reading books!
1. Dick is in ________ now.| A．Canada | B．China | C．England | D．America |
| A．Thirteen. | B．Twelve. | C．Eleven. | D．Fourteen. |
| A．pen | B．bus | C．pencil | D．book |
| A．赠送 | B．借 | C．卖 | D．尝试 |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
【推荐1】My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broke down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone’s working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks any more: everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now they don’t. And in schoo1, the children don’t have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don’t use their heads any more；instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers.We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food any more.
And people don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too, busy to think……
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
1. My grandfather thinks the life ________.| A．is better than it used to be | B．is worse than it used to be | C．is as good as it used to be | D．is as bad as it used to be |
| A．生活 | B．工作 | C．婚姻 | D．家庭 |
①There are lights at home.
②People like to eat home.cooked food.
③Lots of families have computers.
④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems.
| A．①②④ | B．②③④ | C．①②③ | D．①③④ |
| A．People have too much time to talk with each other. |
| B．Life now is very simple. |
| C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives. |
| D．Mothers stay at home and look after their children. |
| A．How life used to be | B．The better life | C．The changes in our life | D．Hard-working students |
【推荐2】Usually we all go to a store to buy something we need. But today we always want to buy new things through the information from advertising and sometimes from TV show. It’s quite different from the past. In fact, people have been advertising for thousands of years. Long ago, some men called “criers (叫卖人)” walked up and down the street. They shouted about things that were being sold. Later, people met at one place. This place was a market. Some people came to sell. Other people came to buy. But only those people who were at the market knew what were being sold. When people learned about printing, things changed. Soon there were newspapers. Many people read the newspapers. They saw many ads in the papers. Later more people saw and listened to the ads on TV.
1. When you go to a store, you want to buy ________.| A．singers | B．advertisement | C．things you need | D．TV |
| A．thousands of years | B．hundreds of years |
| C．one thousand years | D．one hundred years |
| A．on TV | B．in the newspapers | C．everywhere | D．both A and B |
| A．We go to the store to read the newspaper. |
| B．We go to the store to buy some things we need. |
| C．We go to the store to look at the ads on TV. |
| D．We go to the store to know other people. |
| A．people advertise to sell things | B．people cried when they had to advertise |
| C．people went to the market | D．people never advertise |
【推荐3】For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable coat.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions are always changing. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1840. Now iPhone 6s is a fashion, but perhaps it will be out of fashion later on.
Today fashions change very quickly. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
1. ”Fashions change as time goes” means .| A．fashions change more quickly than time |
| B．fashions change more slowly than time |
| C．fashions have changed, but time hasn't |
| D．when time changes, fashions change too |
| A．Surfing the Internet. |
| B．Having a family dinner on New Year's Day. |
| C．Learning to sing songs on the radio. |
| D．Doing morning exercises at school. |
| A．people read newspapers every day |
| B．radios send information from one country to another quickly |
| C．new things that people like are often shown on TV |
| D．people quickly learn what is happening in the world |
| A．clothes are expensive |
| B．money comes from fashions |
| C．buying new things needs money |
| D．people like new things |
【推荐1】One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a hole not far in front and quickly raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away in fear. The hunter ordered his dog to catch it. The well-trained dog began to run after the rabbit, running very fast and full of confidence to catch it.
However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. The rabbit ran so fast that it seemed not to have been hurt at all. Gradually, the dog couldn’t see the rabbit. At last, when the dog returned empty-handed, the hunter was very angry and blamed (责怪）it, “How useless! Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you.” Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for itself, “Though I didn’t catch it, I had done my best.”
When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its luck. They asked, “How did you run away from the dog running after you? It’s unbelievable!”
The scared rabbit answered, “The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, so all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different for me. I would surely lose my life if I was caught. I had to go all out (竭尽全力）!”
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked whether we really did our best or went all out when we looked for an excuse for our failure?
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1. How did the dog feel when it began to run after the rabbit?| A．Surprised. | B．Confident. | C．Angry. | D．Lucky. |
| A．the dog didn’t catch the rabbit |
| B．the dog lost its way and lost the rabbit |
| C．his dog hurt itself when running after the rabbit |
| D．the dog didn’t train hard and couldn’t catch a rabbit |
| A．It will be left. | B．It will go to the hole. |
| C．It will have no dinner. | D．It will be sent to another place. |
| A．Try to explain for ourselves when we fail. |
| B．Nothing is difficult to the men who will try. |
| C．We should examine ourselves when we face the difficulty. |
| D．We should go all out to realize our dreams instead of making excuses. |
| A．A story. | B．A poem. | C．An interview. | D．A report. |
"It's all right now," the dentist told him. "It's over."
"You don't understand," said the man, "I came to tell you your house is on fire."
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
1. The story happened_____________.
| A．in the morning |
| B．in the afternoon |
| C．at night |
| A．have a bad cold |
| B．have a toothache |
| C．have a headache |
| A．began to work |
| B．began to cry |
| C．fall asleep |
| A．a bad tooth |
| B．all the bad teeth |
| C．all the teeth |
| A．he was ill. |
| B．he wanted to tell the dentist that he was all right. |
| C．he wanted to tell the dentist that the dentist’s house was on fire. |
【推荐3】Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收)many other dramatforms, mostly from the local drama 'Huiban', which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic（戏剧的）art integrating music, performance, literature, aria, and face painting.
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.
In addition to its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mer Lanfang, one of the most famous performers(表演者)of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
“You will be puzzled(困惑)all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background. "This is how one American traveller described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1. What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?| A．It has one opera singer on stage. |
| B．It has one dancer who has no speaking role. |
| C．It has already spread to many other countries. |
| D．It includes spoken parts, singing ,dancing and acrobatics. |
| A．felt bored all the way |
| B．thought highly of Beijing Opera |
| C．found Beijing Opera interesting at first |
| D．knew the background of Beijing Opera |
| A．Beijing Opera | B．Local drama | C．An opera singer | D．A modern play |
The shop assistant wrote all numbers down on a piece of paper and calculated(计算). Then she said, “You should pay 3.35 dollars altogether(合计).”
"If I give you 5 dollars, how much shall I get back?"
"You'll get back 1.65 dollars. Shall I pack(打包) these things for you?"
"No, I don't buy anything" the boy looked at the piece of paper and said politely(礼貌地). "This is my math homework. Can I take the answer away?"
1. _______ kinds of things are mentioned by(被提到) the boy.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．to buy something for his school |
| B．to buy something for his home |
| C．to see how many things the shop has |
| D．to get an answer |
| A．nothing | B．$ 3.35 | C．$ 1.65 | D．$ 5 |
| A．nothing | B．nine pencils |
| C．twelve exercise-books | D．four erasers |
【推荐2】Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life. ”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal (水晶).
1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for the father and the son.| A．hard | B．enjoyable | C．painful | D．comfortable |
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. | B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. | D．Never give up half-way. |
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer reached the top of the mountain |
| C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
| D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain | B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
| C．Conversations between Father and Son | D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain |
【推荐3】There was once a company in the United States which would offer a lot of money to anyone who could find a white marigold （金盏花）. It is known that most marigolds are either golden or brown, so it is very hard to find a white one.
Twenty years later, the company received a letter from an old woman. She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of flowers. When she first heard the company’s news 20 years ago, she got very excited. She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her children doubted her. Because she knew nothing about seed genetics（遗传学）after all. So her dream of growing white marigolds was just a dream.
Still, she worked to make it happen. She planted some common marigold seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigolds bloomed, she took the seeds and planted them. Then she waited another year for them to bloom.
Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, her life changed. After her husband died, her children moved away, and many other things happened, but her love to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years, she went out to her garden and found a marigold—it was as white as snow.
1. What color is the marigold the company wanted? ________| A．Golden. | B．Brown. | C．White. | D．Yellow. |
| A．Flowers. | B．Seeds. | C．Children. | D．Friends. |
| A．Strong love for marigold. |
| B．Hard life of a woman. |
| C．White seeds of the flower. |
| D．A big company in the USA. |
