Peter always doesn’t know the way. His friends often laugh at him. They say he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house. In his eyes, every street looks the same, and he doesn’t know which way to go. Sometimes he has to take a taxi home because he can’t remember the way to his house.
Peter watches a lot of films and reads a lot of books about animals. Each bird knows which way is south. Bats can fly at night and find their way with their ears. He feels embarrassed (困窘的) because all these animals have a good sense of direction. He tries to find his way with the help of stars in the sky. There is a star called the North Star, and he knows how to find it.
Of course, Peter’s friends are still laughing at him, because he can only see the North Star outside when it is sunny at night. He can’t tell the directions in the daytime or when he is inside or when it is cloudy.
1. From the underlined sentence, we know ______.| A．his friends help him | B．his friends laugh at him |
| C．he can’t find his bathroom | D．he likes maps very much |
| A．幽默感 | B．责任感 | C．幸福感 | D．方向感 |
| A．He has to take a taxi home because he can’t remember the way. |
| B．With the help of North Star, he can find the way on cloudy nights. |
| C．He can’t still find his way when it is cloudy. |
| D．He can see the North Star outside on sunny nights. |
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【推荐1】Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1. When did the writer get the gift?| A．At the age of 16. | B．After making friends with the boy. |
| C．In the first year at a middle school. | D．After becoming closer to everyone in the class. |
| A．Because the writer’s old school was far away. |
| B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was. |
| C．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy. |
| D．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. |
| A．然而 | B．因此 | C．但是 | D．否则 |
| A．She started to make friends. | B．She became the best friend of the boy. |
| C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more. | D．She realized that she was lonely. |
| A．From her old school. | B．From her parents. |
| C．From herself. | D．From her classmates at the new school. |
Now let me tell you something about my new house. My new house is on a busy street. There is a big, new and clean park across from my house. I can see the flowers in it from my room. We often take a walk in the park after dinner every evening. There is a large shopping mall near my house. It is between a hospital and a bank. We can buy fruits, vegetables and food in the mall. They are good but cheap. My school is near my house. So I always go to school on foot.1 like my new house. What do you think of it?
1. How is the park?
| A．big | B．old | C．dirty | D．small |
| A．It is across from my house. | B．It's between a hospital and a shopping mall. |
| C．It's next to a park. | D．It's next to a shopping mall. |
| A．fruits | B．vegetables | C．flowers | D．food |
| A．I walk to school on weekdays. | B．There is no bank near my house. |
| C．The street is very quiet | D．My room is big and beautiful. |
Mini school brings fun
疫情期间，在车库里办“学校”
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread in the US, all students stayed at home. I opened a mini “school” for my sister and her best friend, Karen, in a garage (车库).
After dusting the cobwebs (蜘蛛网) and sweeping the floor, the garage was finally clean enough. Later, we brought in a few tables and chairs, lots of paper, a whiteboard and a bag of markers (马克笔).
The class would begin every day at about 3:00 in the afternoon till evening. Karen’s mother, Emma, paid me a dollar a day and so did my mom. When Karen and my sister first arrived, I taught them about the days of the week, months of the year, the seasons and the weather. I also drew many pictures on paper with a black marker for my “students” to color.
We did different activities every day. One time, we stuck pictures of ourselves on the paper plates, decorated (装饰) them and stuck them on the wall. During the break, we played in the driveway. Sometimes, other friends joined in the fun, until the moon lit the dark night sky.
I really enjoyed being a teacher and I hope I get more opportunities (机会) to teach soon!
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1. Where did the writer open the mini school?
| A．At home. | B．In a park. | C．In a garage. | D．In the community. |
| A．At 2:00 p.m. | B．At 3:00 p.m. | C．At 4:00 p.m. | D．At 5:00 p.m. |
| A．how to speak Chinese | B．how to count |
| C．how to play with friends | D．what the twelve months are |
| A．粘贴 | B．张贴 | C．插入 | D．放置 |
| A．The writer and his students. | B．The writer’s life during COVID-19. |
| C．A mini school run by the writer. | D．How to be a teacher. |
【推荐1】Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly, but most doctors do not. Chemists (药剂师) have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”
1. It isn’t ________ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.| A．right | B．pleased | C．easy | D．difficult |
| A．takes medicine | B．studies chemistry |
| C．can read doctors’ writings | D．sells medicine |
| A．she wanted to see him |
| B．she wanted to invite him to dinner |
| C．she wanted to get some medicine for her husband |
| D．she didn’t want to give him a telephone call |
| A．the chemist could give them answer |
| B．the letter was for the chemist |
| C．the chemist would give them the right medicine |
| D．the chemist couldn’t read, either |
| A．the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house |
| B．the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house |
| C．the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note |
| D．the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either |
【推荐2】Miss Smith was a beautiful girl. She sang very well and a lot of people liked the pop star very much. When she performed in a concert, the theater was full of people and it was difficult to get a ticket for the concert. The girl hated to stay in the noisy places. So she bought a house outside the city. It was far away from where she worked. She was busy and had no time to tidy it, so it looked a little older. She wanted to have it decorated (装饰). Two workers began to do it. They worked for half a month and the house was greatly changed. The girl was happy but she wanted them to make it more beautiful. One afternoon she brought two of the best tickets for a concert and gave them to the two workers. They said nothing and left with the tickets. The next morning of the concert Miss Smith received a bill. The two workers sent it to her. On it they said, “We spent three hours here in the concert last night. Please pay us eight pounds for it.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 (T)、误 (F)。1. Miss Smith was a pop star for her dancing.
2. It’s not difficult to get a ticket for her concert.
3. The girl bought a house outside the city.
4. The girl gave the two workers two tickets of her movie.
5. The workers thought going to the concert was their work.
【推荐3】One Sunday night, it is quite dark when old Stanley goes for his walk. He is walking along the sidewalk. He sees a white car coming around the corner quickly. It is going too fast and crashes into (撞上) a red car in the street. He runs up to the cars to have a look. But no one needs help.
The two drivers are arguing (争论). “You come around the corner too fast,” one man says. “No!” says the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car is in a wrong place.” Stanley listens to them and then says the white car driver is wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asks Stanley to help him in court (法庭). Stanley gives the driver his name and telephone number.
On Thursday morning, Stanley goes to the court. The lawyer (律师) of the driver of the white car asks him a lot of questions. Then he asks Stanley how old he is. “I’m eighty-two,” answers Stanley. “Do you usually wear glasses?” asks the lawyer. “Yes, I do,” answers Stanley.
“Are you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asks. “No,” answers Stanley.
Then the lawyer says, “How can the court believe (相信) you? You are eighty-two years old, you are not wearing your glasses, and it is night. How far can you see at night?”
Stanley thinks about it for a minute. “Well,” he says, “When it’s night, I can see the moon. How far is that?”
1. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?| A．Stanley takes a look at the two drivers for fun (乐趣). |
| B．Stanley isn’t wearing glasses on the night of the accident. |
| C．After the accident, two drivers talk with each other happily. |
| D．On Thursday morning, Stanley takes his walk along the sidewalk. |
| A．comes around the corner fast | B．gets Stanley’s help for free |
| C．is right to drive too carefully | D．asks Stanley’s age in the court |
| A．Stanley wants to get money from the driver. |
| B．The lawyer thinks that Stanley can see clearly. |
| C．The driver of the red car telephoned Stanley. |
| D．Stanley is in a wrong place when the accident happens. |
| A．helpful | B．cute | C．strong | D．clever |
