A young boy was going to buy vegetables. On his way to the shop, he met a friend. “Where are you going?” asked the boy. “Wherever my legs take me.” answered his friend. The boy thought about the answer and he was sure it had some deep meanings.
When he returned home, he told his mother about it. His mother said, “You should ask him what he would do if he had no legs. ”
The next day the boy was excited to see his friend coming towards him. “Where are you going?” he asked, and without waiting for an answer, he continued, “Wherever your legs take you, right? Well, let me ask you. . . ”
“Sorry, ” his friend interrupted（插嘴). “Today I’m going wherever the wind blows. ”
This answer was so different from the boy’s expectation that he had nothing to say. Later, the boy told his mother about it. His mother said, “You should ask him what he would do if there were no wind. ”
Some days later the boy saw his friend again. He ran up to his friend and asked, “Where are you going? Wherever your legs take you or wherever the wind blows? Well, let me ask you. . . ” “No, no, ” his friend interrupted. “Today I’m going to buy vegetables. ”
1. Why did the boy think his friend’s answer had deep meanings?| A．Because his friend told him the answer. |
| B．Because he thought his friend’s legs were magic. |
| C．Because his friend could help him buy vegetables. |
| D．Because he wasn’t sure where his friend would go from the words. |
| A．what would you do if you had no legs |
| B．what would you do if there were no wind |
| C．what would you do if you had no friends |
| D．what would you do if you had no money to buy vegetables |
| A．Only once. | B．Twice. | C．Three times. | D．Four times. |
| A．strange | B．smart | C．friendly | D．strict |
| A．The boy thought his mother’s answer was wrong. |
| B．The boy’s friend was going to buy vegetables with him. |
| C．The boy’s friend hated the boy, so he didn’t tell him the answer. |
| D．The friend’s answer was always different from the boy’s expectation. |
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【推荐1】Hello Kitty, the cat with no mouth, has become the first cartoon kitty to go to space. A seventh grader from America came up with the idea for her science project at school.
Lauren Rojas, a 13-year-old girl, once watched a television programme. In the programme, a balloon was released into the sky. She thought she could do the same with her Hello Kitty doll.
Lauren spent about a month building a small silver rocket and a weather balloon by herself. She put the Hello Kitty doll into the rocket and tied it with the balloon. After testing wind direction and temperature, she set the balloon free. Lauren Rojas said she wanted to test the effects of altitude on the balloon’s air pressure and temperature. To record the journey, she put cameras to the rocket.
After a few minutes, the balloon rose more than 90,000 feet above the ground. It was near outer space. There, the air was so thin that the balloon burst. The balloon was 53 times larger than its original size before bursting open. Hello Kitty’s rocket fell back down to Earth with the help of a parachute. It landed in a tree 47.5 miles from the launch site.
Hello Kitty went along for the ride in the rocket just for fun. “I have liked her ever since I was 6 years old,” Lauren told the New York Daily News. “I thought it would be really fun to add a toy inside the rocket.”
Lauren loves carrying out science experiments. This experience sparked her interest in science even further.
1. What idea did Lauren come up with for her science project?| A．Watching a television programme. |
| B．Making a science experiment with her friends. |
| C．Sending a Hello Kitty doll into space. |
| D．Flying a rocket to the Moon. |
| A．slowly all by itself | B．with the help of a balloon |
| C．with the help of a parachute | D．in a small plane she built |
| A．test how altitude influences the balloon |
| B．record the journey with a camera |
| C．make herself become a famous girl |
| D．add a toy inside the rocket for fun |
| A．It flew into outer space at once. |
| B．It became larger than its original size. |
| C．It reached 90,000 feet above the ground. |
| D．It fell down and got stuck in a tree. |
| A．Lauren put the video recordings on the Internet |
| B．Lauren will become more interested in science |
| C．Lauren won’t carry out science experiments any more |
| D．Lauren got an A+ on her project |
A Sweet Success
One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, asked her parents to buy a toy for her, but her father encouraged her to make money by herself. “How can I make money?” Taylor thought for a while and had an idea. Why not make cakes and sell them at church（教堂）to raise money to buy the toy?
The next day, Taylor started her plan. She borrowed $40 from her parents in order to buy tools and materials at first and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.
Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn’t. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father’s phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.
Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done before.
Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “I think making cakes is mostly my hobby.” She says. Taylor’s cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.
1. Taylor started making and selling cakes at first because ________.| A．she wanted to buy a toy |
| B．she wanted some beautiful cards |
| C．she loved baking cakes very much |
| D．her parents encouraged her to sell cakes |
| A．She bought a phone for her father. | B．She went on with her business. |
| C．She bought a toy for herself. | D．She started a big company. |
| A．Taylor only likes money | B．Taylor is talented in business |
| C．Taylor likes watching TV all day | D．Taylor doesn’t work hard at school |
An art collector (收藏家) is walking in the street when he sees a cat drinking milk from a big bowl (碗) in front of a store.
The store owner says, “I am sorry, but the cat is not for sale.” The art collector says, “Please, I need a cat around the house to catch the mice (抓老鼠).
The store owner says, “OK.” He then lets the art collector take the cat. The art collector says, “
Then the art collector doesn’t say a word.
| A．It is my lucky (幸运) bowl. |
| B．But there are many cats in it. |
| C．He takes the cat and the bowl. |
| D．I’ll pay you 200 yuan for the cat. |
| E．Hey, can I get the old bowl, too? |
| F．The bowl looks old but very special. |
【推荐1】All through the long summer vacation, I just sat on the side of the street at our block(街区)in silence and watched the other boys play baseball alone. I was never asked to take part though, for they believed I would be no good at it.
The baseball time ended and the boys sat around, mostly talking about the games played during the day or to be played tomorrow. Then long silence would fall and they ran away quickly. It was right after one of those long silences that something changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was who broke the silence with a question; but whoever he was, I nodded to him thankfully. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.
Instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. The boys listened in wonderment. I must have told it well, but I think there was another reason that made them so interested as real audience. Listening to a story being told in the dark is one of the most ancient forms of having fun, but I was offering them as well, a new and exciting experience.
For the nights thereafter, I would take my place on time and begin my evening stories. Sometimes, to taste my victory better, I even made up some untrue parts. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story and continued the next day. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall.
I keep wondering what drove me to act as I did, but for that evening at the block, I found a true love of mine that would last forever.
1. We can learn from the beginning that the writer ________.| A．felt a bit bored and lonely | B．was not good at baseball |
| C．enjoyed watching the game | D．joined the boys to play sports |
| A．value of making friends | B．pleasure of telling stories |
| C．dream of playing baseball | D．experience of reading books |
| A．the writer’s life as an outsider changed | B．the writer finally fell in love with baseball |
| C．the writer started up a new life-long hobby | D．the writer had made true friends with the boys |
【推荐2】Nancy’s mother often wrote books on the computer. It worked very well. There was only one problem—it was boring for Nancy.
The computer was gray. It was not beautiful at all. Nancy didn’t like ugly（丑的）things. So she wanted to make her mother’s computer beautiful. “Mom is going to love it,” she said to herself.
The first problem was the colour. Nancy wanted a pink computer. But Mom’s favourite color was purple. So Nancy got out her pens and started colouring the computer purple.
“Much better!” she said as she finished. Then she drew some stars—blue, pink and red all over the computer.
“Nice!” said Nancy. “What’s next?” It only took her a moment to get the answer. “Hats!” Nancy’s mom liked to wear hats and Nancy was good at drawing hats. She drew different kinds of hats all over Mom’s computer. She believed（认为）the purple computer with a lot of stars and hats was the most beautiful.
“Nancy? What are you doing with my computer?”
“Look, Mom! I made it beautiful. Do you love it?” Nancy asked happily.
Nancy’s mom couldn’t believe her eyes. She took a deep breath for a moment and asked patiently（耐心地）, “Can you tell me why you do so?”
“I want you to be happier to work with this beautiful computer.” “Thank you. I love it very much.” Mom said and smiled.
1. What did Nancy want to make beautiful?| A．Mom’s hat. | B．Mom’s pen. | C．Mom’s book. | D．Mom’s computer. |
| A．Pink. | B．Purple. | C．Blue. | D．Gray. |
① Nancy drew some stars. ② Nancy painted different kinds of hats.
③ Nancy got out her pens. ④ Nancy colored the computer purple.
| A．①②③④ | B．④③②① | C．③④①② | D．②①④③ |
| A．Bored. | B．Relaxed. | C．Angry. | D．Happy. |
【推荐3】I am Jerry. My family is in New York. We have got a big house. There are three bedrooms（卧室）. One is for my parents. One is for my sister Betty. One is for my brother Tony and me. I haven’t got any grandparents, aunts or uncles in my family.
My father is forty-three years old. He is a hotel manager. My mother is forty. She is a secretary in a factory. Betty is sixteen years old. Tony is nine years old and I’m twelve years old. We are students. I love my family.
1. Jerry’s family is in .
| A．London, | B．Beijing |
| C．New York, | D．Shanghai |
| A．hotels, | B．restaurants |
| C．offices, | D．bedrooms |
| A．in a hotel, | B．in a school |
| C．in a factory, | D．in a library |
| A．nine, | B．twelve |
| C．Sixteen, | D．Forty- three |
| A．My School, | B．My Family |
| C．My Teacher, | D．My Friend |
