Although it was only autumn, everything outside was colored white. Unexpectedly (出乎意料地), we were hit by a big snow storm and no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana, our dog, loves apples. When she goes outside, she usually digs out a dirty apple from the ground and then quickly eats it.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was digging lots of holes and then bringing out the apples buried under the snow. She seemed to be glad to dig out as many apples as she could.
But when she came back inside, she brought back only one. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they hadn’t prepared enough food for the early terrible “winter” .
This beautiful act of unselfish (无私的) love from an animal taught me what real kindness was.
1. What happened to the writer’s family in the autumn?| A．They lost their dog in the autumn. |
| B．They saw many apples on the ground. |
| C．There were too many yellow leaves in his backyard. |
| D．They were hit by a big snow storm and no one was prepared. |
| A．Bananas. | B．Birds. | C．Apples. | D．Trees. |
| A．埋着的 | B．暴露的 | C．挂着的 | D．悬浮的 |
① Prana brought back one apple.② Prana was digging holes.
③ Prana served apples to her bird friends. ④ Prana went outside. ⑤ Prana was bringing out the apples.
| A．④⑤②③① | B．③②⑤④① | C．④②⑤①③ | D．③⑤②①④ |
| A．A Heavy Snow |
| B．Love from a Dog |
| C．A Cold Autumn |
| D．Sweet apples |
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【推荐1】Once upon a time, there was an old man who had three daughters. The daughters were very beautiful and talented（有才能的）. Every day, the old man would try to wake up his daughters to help him on the farm. However, only his youngest daughter would get up to help her father.
The old man wished he could come up with a way to make his daughters get up so they could learn to work. Even though he tried hard, he still couldn’t convince（说服）them. He secretly made a plan. Late that night, he buried（埋）a diamond（钻石）ring in the cabbage field.
Early the next morning, he woke up his three daughters, but only his youngest daughter got up. She went to work in the cabbage field. She felt very surprised when she found the diamond ring. The other two daughters were angry. They thought it was unfair.
The next night, the old man buried a diamond necklace（项链）in the apple orchard（果园）. On the third morning, the youngest daughter found the necklace while she was picking apples. The other daughters were mad.
The old man’s plan worked. On the fourth morning, all his three daughters got up early and went to work. They worked all day, but they never found anything special. They continued getting up every morning, hoping to find a surprise. The old man smiled to himself because his plan had worked.
1. The youngest daughter found ________ in the cabbage field.| A．a ring | B．a necklace | C．an apple | D．nothing special |
| A．stupid | B．unlucky | C．lazy | D．clever |
| A．a diamond ring | B．an apple orchard |
| C．an old man and his good plan | D．an old man’s beautiful daughters |
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | B．Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. |
| C．If you don’t succeed at first, try, try again. | D．People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. |
【推荐2】When our son Bradley was ten, the new bicycle he had received earlier that year was stolen. Owning a bicycle was a big deal to our children when they were little. They spent hours and hours, day after day, on their bicycles, riding up and down the footpath, and at the front of the house. We also rode together as a family a lot. Bicycling was a great way to get the kids out of the house and into the fresh air without spending any money.
Bradley had discovered that his bicycle had been stolen from our backyard in Campbelltown, South Australia, when he and his sister went outside for a morning ride. He couldn't believe that someone would do this.
He got a large piece of cardboard, painted a sign begging for the bicycle to be returned, and tied the sign to the letterbox. The following morning, when I went out to collect the mail, I found a white envelope with the magical words, "Buy yourself a new bicycle", There was a $100 banknote inside.
We were very touched that someone had the heart to do this. We’ve never been able to thank the person but we suspect(猜想)that it may have been one of our wonderful neighbors, Bradley painted a big “____▲______
A delighted Bradley was able to buy a new bicycle. As the years went on, the bicycles became bigger and more expensive but remained just as important for those family bicycle rides, Now Bradley is 25. Sometimes I miss the days when receiving a bicycle was the best thing in the world to them.
All these years later we are still thankful for the strangers kindness. We were a young family with three little children and it meant a lot to us. We still talk about it and, even now, wonder who the kind stranger was.
1. According to the passage, Bradley often______ when he was a child.| A．rode a bike | B．made signs | C．took a walk | D．collected mail |
| A．Come back | B．Thank you | C．A new bicycle | D．A good boy |
| A．love builds a warm family | B．a special memory lasts long |
| C．happiness makes a better life | D．a kindness helps others a lot |
| A．A rich stranger | B．A thankful mother |
| C．A bicycle for Bradley | D．A banknote for the family |
【推荐3】Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I silently sat beside her. “Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, “Susan, can you see the thread（线）? It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?| A．To show their love. | B．To send Susan to school. | C．To buy a strong quilt. |
| A．after her father was seriously sick |
| B．when she was sitting beside her mother |
| C．while her mother was sewing a quilt |
| A．Susan’s mother is a nurse. |
| B．Susan doesn’t like her father. |
| C．Susan’s parents love each other. |
| A．A Seriously Sick Father. |
| B．Walking on the Country Road. |
| C．Love is just a Thread. |
【推荐1】Paul Nicklen waited patiently on the ice in the Arctic (北极). He was there to take pictures for National Geographic (《国家地理》). Finally, he saw something big and white. It was a polar bear (北极熊), swimming towards food in the icy water.
Nicklen lay down on the ice to get a better photo. The swimming bear climbed onto an ice floe (浮冰). Unluckily, it broke, and the bear fell back into the water. The polar bear couldn’t find a meal, and had to swim farther away to find food.
Polar bears need ice to hunt seals (猎取海豹)— their favourite meal. They stand on the ice floes, and wait for the seals to come up for air. However, because of global warming, Arctic temperatures are rising and polar ice is melting (融化). As polar ice melts, polar bears have to swim farther to find ice floes. Sometimes, bears have to swim more than 200 kilometers to find an ice floe. Some bears cannot swim that far and, sadly, they die in the water.
On his last trip, Nicklen saw three polar bear bodies. Before global warming influences the Arctic, a dead polar bear is hardly seen. Wildlife experts (野生动物专家) think that global warming will have a terrible influence on polar bears. In the future, polar ice will continue to melt. Some scientists believe that about two thirds of the world’s polar bears will disappear by 2050.
1. Nicklen went to the Arctic to ________.| A．take photos | B．spend a vacation |
| C．watch polar bears | D．catch polar bears |
| A．by waiting on ice floes | B．by waiting under the water |
| C．when the seals get tired in the water | D．by waiting on the bank. |
| A．They won’t have enough food. | B．They will be much fewer in number |
| C．They will die from the earth. | D．They will disappear completely |
| A．show his love for polar bears |
| B．explain the cause of global warming |
| C．ask people to care more about the environment |
| D．let people care about seals |
【推荐2】It is Sunday today. Lisa goes to the zoo with her mum and dad. Her mum takes some food for lunch. Her dad takes the camera (照相机).
The first animal they see is a lion. It comes from Africa. Then they go to see the elephants. There are two elephants in the zoo. One is an African elephant, and the other is from Asia. After that, they go to see the monkeys. The monkeys play in the trees. They are Lisa’s favourite animals because they are funny.
They have some bread and fruit for lunch in the zoo. After lunch, Lisa and her parents see many other animals. They take many photos of them. They have a good time in the zoo.
1. Lisa goes to the zoo with her ________ on Sunday.| A．cousins | B．grandparents | C．friends | D．parents |
| A．Africa | B．Asia | C．China | D．Australia |
| A．Elephants | B．Pandas | C．Monkeys | D．Giraffes |
| A．hamburgers | B．bread and fruit | C．vegetables | D．chicken |
| A．A Trip to the Zoo | B．Lisa’s Family | C．Animals | D．Lisa’s Birthday |
Hi, my name is Jenny. I’m 12 years old and I’m in Class 1 Grade 7. My phone number is one seven nine, six two three. I like drawing. This is my picture. What can you see in it? A duck （鸭子）? Yes. There is a yellow duck. A cow（奶牛）? Yes, of course. What colour is it? It’s black and white. The duck and the cow are good friends. There are two red flowers in the picture too. Look at the sun（太阳）! It’s red. Do you like my picture?
1. What’s Jenny’s phone number?| A．179632. | B．179623. | C．197632. | D．197623. |
| A．drawing | B．writing | C．playing football | D．playing table tennis |
| A．It’s blue. | B．It’s brown. | C．It’s yellow. | D．It’s black. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Jenny is in Class 7. | B．The sun is yellow. | C．The cow is white. | D．The flowers are red. |
【推荐1】I’m Mike. One day, I was so angry with my parents that I left home, saying I would never go back. I was angry because my parents didn’t want to buy me a bike.
I didn’t even realize that I had taken both my father’s shoes and his wallet. As I made my way to the bus station, I felt some pain in my foot. I found that the shoe had a hole in it.
There were no buses around. Not knowing what to do, I looked in my dad’s wallet. To my surprise, there wasn’t much money inside. I also found a note from his manager. It asked him to wear nicer-looking shoes to the office.
I remembered my mother asking him to buy a pair of new shoes, but he said that his shoes should last another six months at least.
I started to walk home. I then realized that when I left, my dad’s motorbike was not there. I wanted to cry. I ran home as fast as I could.
When I got home, my dad was there waiting for me. I couldn’t help crying. I hugged him tightly and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t need a bike.”
That’s when I realized just how much pain and hardship (艰难) our parents go through sometimes, and how great their love for us is. Everyone should do a better job of remembering this from time to time.
1. Mike was angry with his parents because ________.| A．they didn’t want to buy him new clothes | B．they didn’t want to buy him a bike |
| C．they said he should study harder | D．they didn’t love him very much |
| A．his father didn’t work for a long time | B．his father didn’t care about wearing nicely |
| C．his father bought himself a pair of new shoes | D．their family was going through a hard time |
| A．Mike | B．Mike’s father | C．the manager | D．Mike’s brother |
| A．it is important to understand and love our parents |
| B．good parents will buy anything for their children |
| C．we should always keep our hardship in mind |
| D．we can’t ask our parents to buy anything at all |
“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?” “He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn’t return, I went to the hillside and found…” “His body?” I asked. The old man drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn’t I? The big bones were lying everywhere. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man’s thumb, lying on some white bloody material.
“This is my friend’s right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the café. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I’ll pay the gentleman’s bill. His poor friend-how terrible!” “You’ve heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There’s a hole in the bottom of the match box. He puts his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?” “But he holds the box in his right hand.” “Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can’t take their sight off that terrible thing. ” “And when he tells the story, he gets free cups of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”
1. We can learn from this passage .
| A．the writer came to the café for the first time |
| B．the old man made a living by telling jokes in the café |
| C．the writer had known about the old man before |
| D．what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad |
| A．he was nobody but the best friend of the old man |
| B．the old man wouldn’t pay for his coffee if he did |
| C．the waiter hadn’t seen through the old man’s trick |
| D．the old man helped the cafe in some way |
| A．The writer refused to pay the old man’s bill. |
| B．The writer decided to make the trick known to the public. |
| C．More strangers would hear the old man’s story. |
| D．The old man wouldn’t visit the café any more. |
【推荐3】The vase (花瓶) in the middle of the house was broken. Someone had knocked down the family’s vase. The mom was furious. She had treasured that vase and was unhappy that it was now broken. She did not know who broke it since she was not at home that day. The only two people who were at home were her daughter Violet and son Harry. She asked them who broke the vase. Both of them were silent. They refused to answer, in fear of getting in trouble.
She told the kids she would punish both of them if they did not give her an answer. They began to shout and tell their stories at the same time. She told each to explain their sides. Violet explained that they were playing tag (捉人游戏) and Harry tagged her while pushing her at the same time causing her to knock the vase over. Harry explained that Violet tried to avoid being caught and hit the vase. There was no way for the mom to tell who was right.
The mom decided it was an innocent (无意的) mistake. She did not punish either of them. She just told them not to play tag in the house anymore. Harry and Violet had to be more careful next time. They apologized to their mom. They both felt terrible for what they did. They decided to be super good and started cleaning up the house.
1. What does the underlined word “furious” probably mean?| A．Glad. | B．Tired. | C．Angry. | D．Excited. |
| A．Because both of them did nothing wrong. | B．Because they were afraid of being punished. |
| C．Because they decided to lie to their mom. | D．Because they knew their mom was not angry. |
| A．A valuable vase | B．A terrible game | C．A broken family | D．An innocent mistake |
