One afternoon, Andrew, a 13-year-old boy, went to a shopping mall together with his father. They were chatting happily and making their way through the crowded food market. Suddenly, they heard a sharp cry—a young lady holding a number of bags fell over. Then all the things in the bags were thrown across the floor.
Andrew watched for a while, and went on. But then he found his father wasn’t with him. Looking around, he noticed his father bending down and helping the lady pick up the things. Feeling a little bad for not trying to stop and help, Andrew simply stood there and waited.
Soon, the father handed the lady all her things. However, the lady simply took them away, even without looking at him. Finally, she said, “I can do it myself!” Andrew was shocked when seeing the lady’s impolite act.
Even in the sports store, Andrew spent most of the time complaining (抱怨). Later at dinner, Andrew told his mother the whole story, expecting her to join him in complaining. Unexpectedly, his mother just kept smiling. Finally, she looked at her husband who was happily enjoying his meal and said, “Son, your father left that woman behind hours ago. Why are you still with her?”
Andrew’s face suddenly turned red! It’s okay to show anger and unhappiness. However, don’t let them affect (影响) you and how you see the world. Remember: the best way to stay happy is to let things go!
1. Who made the sharp cry?| A．Andrew’s mother. | B．Andrew’s father. |
| C．A young lady. | D．A shop clerk. |
| A．He continued to talk to Andrew. |
| B．He helped her pick up the things. |
| C．He watched for a while and went away. |
| D．He began to complain. |
| A．sad and sorry | B．happy and relaxed | C．surprised and angry | D．interested and scared |
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The young shop assistant (店员) told him he needed to pay $37.60. The boy became very sad and said he only had $20. He took out one thing at a time, and at last he got down to his $20. With eyes full of tears, he asked if he could call his mom to pick him up. When he got through, it seemed that his mom was too busy to pick him up in a minute.
He tried to stop the tears and walked outside to wait on the chair in front of the shop. This was too much for the young assistant. She kept looking outside to see if the boy was all right. Then she said, “I wish I could pay for the rest (剩余部分) of his things.” One of the other girls said she had a few dollars. Then two others said they could help, too.
These four young girls pooled their money and found they had more than enough to pay for the boy's things. Then they chose more school things, and gave them all to the boy. The boy laughed happily. His mom arrived much later, but he didn't just run to the car; he ran back into the shop and called out, “Thank you!”
I was so proud (骄傲的) of my team that day. They did something wonderful for that boy and also found the pleasure (快乐) of giving.
1. How much money did the boy spend in the shop?
| A．$17.60. | B．$20. | C．$37.60. | D．$57.60. |
| A．laughed happily | B．chose more things |
| C．asked the young shop assistant for help | D．went outside the shop and waited on a chair |
| A．won | B．used | C．asked for | D．put together |
| A．By bus. | B．By bike. | C．By car. | D．By subway. |
| A．money is important | B．giving brings us happiness |
| C．helping others is helping ourselves | D．it's hard to give people the help they need |
“Eat your peas, ”my grandmother said.
“Mother, ”said my mom. “He doesn’t like peas. Leave him alone. ”
My grandmother did not answer, but I saw something strong in her eyes. “I’ll pay you $5 if you eat them, ”she said.
I sat there still. In my mind, $5 was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount（数量） of money, and as terrible as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and that $5. I began to eat them.
My mother was angry while grandma was pleased. My mother stared at（盯着） her mother and me. If there were a staring Olympics, she would win the gold medal. The stares made me nervous, and every single pea made me nearly throw up, but the image of $5 were in my mind, and I finally finished them.
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian’s a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served a big bowl of peas. I, of course, said no at once. My mother looked at me coldly and then came the words that followed me for years.
“You ate them for money.” she said. “You can eat them for love. ”
Oh, despair（绝望）! Oh, my god! Now, too late, came the understanding that I’d drawn myself into something from which there was no way to run away.
What possible answer could I say against that?
I ate them. I ate them that day and every other time they were served. The five dollars were quickly spent. My grandmother passed away a few years later. But the story of the peas lived on, and the words became my forever nightmare（噩梦）, “You ate them for money, you can eat them for love. ”
1. What kind of person is the grandma according to the writer?
| A．Strict. | B．Terrible. | C．Friendly. | D．Funny. |
| A．she disliked her son very much |
| B．she wanted to see if he loved her |
| C．she decided to teach him a lesson |
| D．she wanted him to remember his grandma |
| A．his grandmother became his nightmare |
| B．he realized money was so easy to spend |
| C．he never refused to eat peas from then on |
| D．he learnt he shouldn’t do everything for money |
【推荐3】A famous singer Sarah agreed to sing in a club. The owner of the club made it around the town and tickets for the event sold out quickly. In fact, there were no seats left on the night of the concert.
A feeling of hope and happiness was in the air as the owner walked up to the stage. He said, “Hello, everybody. Thanks for being here tonight. I’m afraid that Sarah won’t be able to sing tonight because she’s in hospital. However, we found another great singer Taylor. She’ll sing for you. We hope she’ll give you great happiness as well.”
The air seemed to stop for a while. People were unhappy about the news. They didn’t even hear the owner say the singer’s name. Everyone felt blue at once.
Taylor gave the show everything she had. When she finished, it was so quiet. No one cheered. The singer was embarrassed. Just then, a little boy stood up and shouted, “Lady, I think you’re wonderful!”
In our lives, we all need people to stand up once in a while and say, “I think you’re wonderful.”
1. Why did Taylor sing in the club instead of Sarah? ________| A．Because the tickets weren’t sold out. |
| B．Because Sarah was in hospital at that time. |
| C．Because people would like to listen to Taylor’s songs. |
| D．Because the owner found Taylor was more famous than Sarah. |
| A．upset | B．proud | C．excited | D．worried |
①Taylor tried her best to sing.
②A little boy cheered for Taylor.
③People were unhappy that Sarah didn’t come.
④A famous singer Sarah agreed to sing in a club.
| A．①②③④ | B．②③①④ | C．④③①② | D．③①②④ |
| A．Learning to take it easy. |
| B．Remembering to be more outgoing. |
| C．Standing up for others sometime. |
| D．Always having a smile on your face. |
Now I know at some point in history, the meanings of some common words that we see every day meant something much different. The English language is developing (发展) all the time.
1. When did “nice” come to mean “shy and nervous”?
| A．In the late 12th century. | B．In the 13th century. |
| C．During the 14th century. | D．In the 18thcentury. |
| A．a loved one passes away |
| B．we expect too much progress in an exam |
| C．the store is out of our favourite drink |
| D．we have eaten too much food at dinner |
| A．the meanings of all words are different at some point in history |
| B．my cousin learns English well because of his learning materials |
| C．we should know about all the different meanings of words in history |
| D．the meanings of some words are changing because language is developing |
【推荐2】Fiona was a very popular girl at school. She was clever and fun, and got on well with everyone. It was no accident that Fiona was so popular. From an early age she had made an effort to be kind and friendly to everyone. She invited the whole class to her birthday party, and from time to time she would give presents to everybody. She felt very lucky; no other student had so many friends at school.
But everything changed on National Friendship Day. On that day, in class everyone had to make three presents to give to their three best friends. However, when all the presents had been made and shared out among classmates, Fiona was the only one who had not received a present! She spent hours crying. How could it be possible? Everyone came and tried to console (安慰) her for a while. But each one only stayed for a short time before leaving.
When she got home that night, Fiona asked her mother where she could find true friends. “Fiona, my dear,” answered her mother. “You’re a lovely girl, but you can’t be a close friend to everybody. You cannot buy friends with a smile or a few good words.”
Hearing this, Fiona thought about her mother. Her mother was always ready to help her, and she bore all of Fiona’s dislikes and problems, and she always forgave (原谅) her, and she loved her a lot... That was what makes friends! Fiona smiled from ear to ear, realizing that she already had the best friend anyone could ever want.
根据短文内容判断正、误。(正确的写A，错误的写B)1. From an early age Fiona tried her best to be kind and friendly to everyone.
2. Fiona felt very lucky because she thought she had more friends than the others at school.
3. Besides Fiona, everyone in the class received presents on National Friendship Day.
4. Fiona’s mother told her to make friends not with money but with good words.
5. From her mother’s words, Fiona realized she should give her mother more love.
【推荐3】“Today I will give you a special test,” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.
All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test paper to all the students. After he finished handing out the test paper, he asked them to begin.
The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot (圆点) in the center of the paper. The teacher noticed the students’ surprise and said, “I want you to write about what you see there.”At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students answer sheets(纸) and read the answers. All of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, “Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, but no one wrote about the blank (空白的) space of the paper.” The whole class listened silently, because they were afraid to fail in the exam. Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about your marks for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The blank space of the paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper represents (代表) problems in our daily life”.
Our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care. However, we just pay attention to the problems like illness and poverty, and never see happy things in our life. So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us.
1. In the center of the paper, there is ________.| A．a white dot | B．a black dot | C．a question |
| A．There was a black dot in the center of the paper. |
| B．Nobody paid attention to the black dot. |
| C．Students should not just care about their marks. |
| A．they should solve their problems and enjoy each moment in life |
| B．the black dot doesn’t mean any problem in the life |
| C．don’t worry about the marks for the test |
| A．污染 | B．富有 | C．贫穷 |
①The teacher read all the answers.
②The teacher asked his students not to worry about their marks.
③The teacher wanted his students to think about life.
④The teacher began to hand out the test papers.
| A．④①②③ | B．①②③④ | C．④①③② |
