A little job for my Uncle Podger
Everybody in the house had to help when Uncle Podger did a job. When they bought a picture once, Aunt Podger asked, “Now, where shall we put this?”
“Oh, I’ll do it all myself. Don’t worry, ’’ Uncle Podger said. Then he took off his coat to begin.
He sent one of the girls out to buy some nails, and then he sent one of the boys to tell her how big the nails should be. When the nails arrived, he ordered everybody get him the things he need to put the picture onto the wall.
Then he climbed up a chair and lifted the picture up. .. and he dropped it. He tried to catch the glass …and he cut himself. He looked for something to put around his finger, and he could find nothing. So he danced around the house, and shouted at everybody.
Half an hour later, the finger got tied up and they had bought new glass, and everything was ready. Uncle Podger tried again. Everybody stood around him. They were all very nervous and ready to help.
When Uncle Podger was trying to find the place on the wall where he was going to put the picture, he suddenly fell off the chair onto the piano. His head and his body hit the piano at the same time. The music was beautiful, but Uncle Podger’s words were not! Aunt Maria was not pleased. She didn’t want the children to listen to those terrible words. She said next time Uncle Podger was going to put a picture on the wall, she would live with her mother for a week.
Uncle Podger got up and tried again, and at midnight the picture was on the wall. It was not very straight, and everyone was very tired and unhappy. Uncle Podger looked at the picture proudly and said, “You see, it was only a little job!”
1. That day, Uncle Podger wanted to ________.| A．buy a picture | B．hang a picture | C．draw a picture | D．break a picture |
| A．A nail. | B．A ladder. | C．A hammer. | D．A chair. |
| A．a chair | B．a piano | C．glasses | D．Aunt Podger |
| A．Uncle Podger hurt himself | B．she was very tired |
| C．Uncle Podger said unpleasant words in front of children | D．the job took too long |
| A．tired and angry | B．tired but happy | C．happy and excited | D．angry and sad |
| A．silly | B．clever | C．gentle | D．friendly |
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After the party, when all the students were outside the hall trying to find their parents and friends, a man and his wife came to me and asked if I was Becky’s mom. I said yes and the man handed me a gift and told me how much they would like thank Becky for her kindness to their daughter, Jessica, during the school sports meeting the week before.
Jessica’s left leg was hurt and she was not able to finish the up-hill race. Becky was worried about her and kept going back to check on her. Jessica’s dad told me that Becky had shown more kindness for her daughter than even the coach, and that he and his wife would never forget her kindness. Of course, by this time I had tears in my eyes, I was so proud of her.
I asked her, “So, does Becky get an ‘A’?”
He just smiled and said, “She gets an ‘A’!”
1. The speech the writer will always remember is about ______.
| A．how to succeed | B．helping others |
| C．how to study well | D．making friends |
| A．give her a gift from Becky |
| B．ask her how to get an “A” |
| C．learn about Jessica’s behavior |
| D．thank Becky’s kindness for Jessica |
| A．hurt Becky’s leg | B．fell from the hill |
| C．hurt her left leg | D．lost the race |
| A．She gets an “A” | B．A graduation party |
| C．A popular girl | D．An excellent mother |
【推荐2】There are some popular family videos that are being posted on Chinese social media these days. In these videos, a young child calls out to his or her mother or father; the parent enters the room smiling, turns around and call out to his or her own parent; the grandparent then enters the room smiling and calls out to his or herparent, the great-grandparent. This kind of family is called “four generation (四世同堂)” in China.
The “four generation” videos have not only touched foreign viewers, but also given them a deeper lookinto Chinese family values.
In most East Asian cultures, it is common for many generations of a single family to live together. This is called a big family. In most Western countries, most families are small families, or families that are made up of just children and their parents.
In Western culture, privacy (隐私) and independence are highly valued. Kids usually move out of the house after they turn eighteen. Many of them borrow money and work part-time jobs in order to pay for college. If they choose to continue living with their parents after growing up, it can be seen as a failure. Although family structures in the East and West may be different, the love between family members is common. That might be why the “four generation” videos have won so many hearts around the world.
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer tries to .| A．describe big families in China | B．introduce family videos on Chinese media |
| C．describe happy families in China | D．introduce conditions of Chinese families |
| A．They are 18 years old. | B．They can be independent. |
| C．They enter a college. | D．They can do part-time jobs. |
| A．attracted many foreign viewers | B．won love from many young hearts |
| C．showed Chinese family’s privacy | D．made family structures change a lot |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．family videos are popular throughout the world |
| B．the family love is common in different countries |
| C．people from all over the world love each other |
| D．four generations can be popular in western countries |
【推荐3】All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up（成长；长大）. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me, it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls.
We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me. People often say things to me, like “Oh, the three of you, you’re such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You’re really nothing like them.” That made me sad.
At school, all of my teachers had taught my sisters. On the first day of school, they said “Oh, the youngest of the three! I hope you’re just like your sisters. They’re such wonderful students.”
People always compared me with my sisters. So I couldn’t help comparing myself with them, too. Theresa was smarter, Amanda was prettier. I began to work hard to be more like them. What my sisters did, I did, too. At last, I became drum major（主鼓手) of our school’s marching band. Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors. I became editor of the school’s newspaper. Theresa had been the editor two years before.
But last year, Amanda went to college, and Theresa went to high school. Now I’m by myself at junior high. Everyone knows me, because I’ m the drum major and the newspaper’s editor.
Now I don’t feel like a Smith girl any more. I feel like myself. I’m proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did. But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them.
1. Which is the meaning of face in the passage?| A．deal with | B．front part of the head | C．expression on someone’s face |
| A．happy | B．nervous | C．sad |
| A．she becomes much better than her sisters |
| B．she stops comparing herself with her sisters |
| C．no one compares herself with her sisters |
| A．To be yourself. | B．Do what others say. | C．Learn from the older. |
【推荐1】Imagine having an app that works like this: When you need help, just open the app, touch the “not OK” icon and a text message will be sent to up to five pre-selected(预先选定的) people, along with a place to show where you are. The message reads: “Hey, I’m not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me”.
US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created an app called “not OK”. It came out in the US and Canada on Jan 31. People just need to pay $1.99(12.5 yuan) each month to use it. Hannah was inspired(启发) to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She got a disease that caused her to pass out(昏倒) at school. Other kids sometimes bullied(欺凌) her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK.
She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is “Tech Support”, to find such an app. When they couldn’t find one, they decided to invent one themselves. They came up with some designs for the app first. Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some app developers(开发者) showed interest and decided to help her.
Hannah is happy that her app is helping others. “It makes everything I went through last year worth it,” she said.
1. How much money does the app “not OK” cost a year?| A．1.99 dollars. | B．12. 5 yuan. | C．23.88 dollars. | D．150 dollars. |
| A．Because she has a disease that causes this to happen. |
| B．Because she is often bullied at school. |
| C．Because she doesn’t get enough sleep. |
| D．Because she gets too nervous about exams. |
| A．make money to support their families | B．help people find new friends online |
| C．call on people to focus on school bullying | D．help people when they are not feeling well |
| A．Hannah Lucas and her brother developed this app. |
| B．Users can use the app to call for help. |
| C．Users can send their location to others through this app. |
| D．It can only send a message to a certain person. |
【推荐2】My name is Phil and I’m 18 years old now. I’m from Harwich, a town in England. You can see my friend Max and me in the picture when we were at primary school.
At that time, Max and I were close friends. We had a lot of things in common. For example, we were of the same age. We both liked reading history books. We enjoyed the same computer games. Football was one of our favourite sports. And we often had a great time playing football in our free time.
However, Max left England when he was 13 because his father got a job in the US. Then we began to write to each other every month. I haven’t seen him for a long time. But now I’m very happy because he is coming back to England next month! He’s going to study at Oxford University. So we’ll meet quite often.
I can’t wait to see him. We’ll have lots of things to talk about. I know we’ll enjoy our time together again.
1. What do the underlined words “in common” mean in Chinese?| A．亲自的 | B．清楚的 | C．特殊的 | D．共同的 |
① He liked playing basketball.
② He liked reading history books.
③ He liked playing computer games.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①③ | D．①②③ |
| A．Because his father got a job there. | B．Because his family was very rich. |
| C．Because he wanted to look for a job there. | D．Because he went to study at a university there. |
| A．called | B．visited | C．wrote to | D．sent messages to |
| A．Max is older than Phil. | B．Phil wants to live with Max. |
| C．Max can meet Phil next month. | D．Phil will study at Oxford University. |
【推荐3】Hello! My name is Karen. I’m an American girl. I’m in Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. I have some good pen friends. They are Mike, Mary and Wang Hao.
Mike He is an American boy. He is fourteen years old. His parents, his sister and he live in New York. He likes Chinese music very much. |
Mary She is an English girl. There are four people in her family—her parents, her brother and Mary. Mary’s mother is a teacher and her father is a doctor. Mary’s brother, Jim, is a student. |
Wang Hao He is a Chinese boy. He was born in Jiangsu, China. But now he and his parents are in Beijing. He often visits his grandparents with his sister. |
| A．China. | B．England. | C．America. | D．France. |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．Teacher. | B．Worker. | C．Driver. | D．Doctor. |
| A．Jiangsu | B．the USA | C．England | D．Beijing |
| A．Mary likes Chinese music. |
| B．Mike’s father is a teacher. |
| C．Wang Hao often visits his grandparents. |
| D．Wang Hao is an English boy. |
【推荐1】One day, a teacher went into her classroom with a glass of water. She wanted to explain stress (压力) management to her students. First, she asked her students, “How heavy is this glass of water?”
They gave many different answers. Some students said it weighed 200 grams, others simply said they didn’t know.
She smiled and replied, “Actually, the weight of the glass doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, I’ll have to call an ambulance(救护车). In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
She continued, “That’s the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time, sooner or later, as they become increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.”
“Just like putting down this glass of water, you have to put your stress down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with our burdens---holding them more easily each time.”
As this teacher said, we shouldn’t carry our burdens around all the time. Forget them today and pick them up tomorrow. No matter what burdens you’re carrying now, put them down for a while and get some rest. Your mind will thank you for it.
1. What might you feel if you hold the glass for too long?| A．It goes wrong. | B．It remains the same. |
| C．It becomes lighter. | D．It gets heavier. |
| A．The stress. | B．The problem. | C．The weight. | D．The ambulance. |
| A．The teacher needs more exercise. | B．The students have some trouble. |
| C．It’s wise to rest from the burdens. | D．It’s painful to raise the burden high. |
| A．It’s polite. | B．It’s useless. | C．It’s meaningful. | D．It’s disappointed. |
【推荐2】Just now Dad decided that we should all go on a camping trip. He read an article in the newspaper about camping and how it “brings families together in nature”.
“Not as good as you think,” I joked. But Dad disagreed with me. “Let’s go next weekend,” Dad said. “This will probably not go off completely as planned,” my little brother Paul said. I laughed and replied, “But it will surely be fun.”
I started to think back. Once Dad decided we should all learn to canoe (划独木舟). We borrowed two canoes from our friends and drove to a lake. Alone in the middlle of the lake,we found that we forgot to take the paddles (桨). Hours later, we all jumped in the lake and pushed the canoes back. It was a fantastic trip.
Another time, Dad decided we should all learn to ski (滑雪). All of us hate the cold so we spent the weekend around the fire in the hotel, drinking hot cocoa and playing board games (棋类游戏). It was great.
When I stopped day dreaming, Mom said, “Sweetheart, we don’t have a tent.” “We don’t need one!” Dad said happily. “We’ll take all the seats out of the car.”
I don’t know what will happen next weekend, but I’m sure we’ll have fun.
1. Why did the family just stay in the hotel?| A．Because none of them could ski. |
| B．Because none of them could stand the cold. |
| C．Because there was hot cocoa. |
| D．Because they could play board games there. |
| A．It will be expensive. | B．It will be relaxing. |
| C．It will be funny. | D．It will take a long time. |
| A．Nature brings families together. |
| B．Camping is sure to be dangerous. |
| C．We can still have fun when things don’t go as planned. |
| D．Reading the newspaper may make us get into trouble. |
【推荐3】Flower Fun
Aaaahhhhh! It was that time of year again—time to plant flowers in the first season of the year. Christina and her dad were trying to decide what kind of flowers to plant this year. Her dad showed her an ad in the morning paper. He wanted Christina to check it out so she could help him decide what they should buy. The two always like to surprise Christina’s mom with beautiful flowers before her “big day” in May. Christina was surprised to see Flower Power was having a sale. She knew they had better hurry to the store.
1. What time of year was it? ________
| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．Children’s Day. | B．Teachers’ Day. |
| C．Mother’s Day. | D．Father’s Day. |
| A．＄27.96 |
| B．＄13.98 |
| C．＄19.97 |
| D．＄21.97 |
