Billy Ray Harris was homeless. He spent each day on the streets, begging for money or food. Every day, as he sat thinking about his life, he sometimes heard the sound of a coin or two dropping into his cup. One day, the noise was louder than usual. But he didn’t look up. A little later, when he looked into the cup, he could hardly believe what he saw. At the bottom was a big shining diamond ring.
Billy’s first thought was to go to the jeweller’s (珠宝店) and that’s exactly what he did. To his surprise, he was offered $4,000. Was this a mistake? But then he thought about his grandfather His grandfather always told him to do the right thing. Billy made up his mind. He had better keep the ring and maybe one day its owner would return.
Two days later, a young woman called Sarah came and asked if he had found anything unusual in his cup. Billy reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring. When he saw the smile on Sarah’s face, he knew that he ________. She explained that she forgot putting her ring in her purse (钱包) that day.
Sarah was so moved that she posted the story on the Internet and set up an online appeal (呼吁) to raise money for Billy. Finally she had more than $185,000. Billy Ray Harris no longer spends his days begging. He has a home and a job.
1. Billy got lots of money every day, didn’t he?2. Why was the noise louder than usual?
3. What does this in Paragraph Two refer to?
4. Why didn’t Billy sell the diamond ring?
5. What can be filled in Paragraph Three? Write no more than 5 words.
6. What kind of person do you think Billy is? Why?
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【推荐1】My name is Kumar, a little boy. Here is my story.
After I left home, I got a job in the hotel. I had to wash the dishes. I was not paid, just given two meals a day. At night, I slept on the tables after the customers left. After a year, I left and walked to the next town. One day, a man, called Mr. Stewart, told me that he could help me get a job in the Kathmandu. The man said that I would be trained to make carpets(地毯) and that I would be able to earn a lot of money. But the man was not telling me the truth. He took me to a big factory that was full of children, mostly girls. I was only ten years old, but I was not the youngest child.
It was like a prison(监狱). We were locked inside. We worked every day from 5 a.m. to midnight making carpets without pay. One day, I saw a halfbroken window in the bathroom, so I ran away.
After that, I lived on the street. Some of the older boys were thieves(小偷). They ordered me to steal. If I refused, they would beat me. One time, I was caught and I went to prison for six months.
When I came out, I lived on the street again. I was the youngest kid in the group of serious thieves. One day, my head was hurt. My friends took me to a hospital by Child Workers in Nepal. There, for the first time, I found adults who cared about me. That happened when I was 11 years old. If it wasn’t for that accident, I would probably be a big thief by now.
1. Where did Kumar sleep when working in a hotel？(no more than 5 words)2. What did Mr. Stewart promise Kumar to do? (no more than 5 words)
3. How long did the children have to work every day in the factory? (no more than 3 words)
4. How did Kumar run away from the factory? (no more than 8 words)
5. Why was Kumar taken to the hospital? (no more than 5 words)
Betty: Yes, I am. What's your name, please?
Tony: My name is Tony. I'm in Class 3.
Betty: I'm in Class 4. How old are you?
Tony: I'm fourteen. And how old are you?
Betty: I'm thirteen. How do you spell “name”?
Tony: NAME.
Betty: Thank you.
根据材料内容，用英语完成下面表格。
| Name | Class | Age |
| Tony | ||
I am lucky enough to meet the kind teachers in my life. I can think of them now. Just as the saying (谚语) goes, “Once a teacher, always a teacher.” On Teachers’ Day, I often go back to my school and visit (看望) my teachers. We talk about the stories (故事) in the past (过去) and the life in the future (未来). I want to be an English teacher like Mr.Wang. I need to study hard and try (尽力) to be better in many ways. You can know more about me from the following information (信息).
| Name: Wang Lu Age: a 15-year-old girl Dream job：an English teacher Plan (计划): △Read English every day △Make an American pen friend △Talk with my pen friend in English △Ask Mr.Wang or my pen friend for help |
2. The underlined word “We” refers to (指的是)
3. What does Mr.Wang teach?
4. What does the girl plan to do? (One or two examples are OK. 写出一两个即可)
5. How old is Wang Lu?
6. Which teacher do you like best? Why?
Once, a young man moved in next door to a writer. By accident, the writer saw the young man take a beautiful flowerpot that had been left outside the window by another man home. He thought that the young man was disreputable.
One afternoon, the young man knocked at the writer’s door and wanted to borrow some money from him. Having a bad impression on the young man, the writer knew that the money he lent would never come back. But after thinking for a while, he lent the money to the young man. The young man took the money with tears and said, “I’ll pay you back soon!” That evening, the writer found the young man put the flowerpot back. Early in the next morning, the young man also returned the money to the writer. But even so, the writer didn’t change his mind about the young man.
A few days later, the writer saw a report on TV. The young man was lying in the hospital, burned by the fire. In the report, the young man said, “I always think myself a good for nothing. One day, I found a flower needed watering in time, so I took it home. Only in this way can I feel like I’m a useful person to society.” Hearing this, the writer knew that something was wrong.
The young man went on, “Once I asked my neighbor to lend me some money, and I was touched that he would lend me money without knowing anything about me. A few days ago, when I found a shop on fire, I rushed in. Although I was hurt, the child was safe. I was so happy.” The writer then felt guilty for his misunderstanding of the young man.
1. At the beginning, the writer thought the young man was2. The young man put the flowerpot back and
3. In order to
4. The writer misunderstood the young man, and he
5. From the passage we can know the young man wanted to be
As a tour guide in New York City, Jessica Higgins gets to share her love of the “Big Apple” with tourists from all over the world. She does it all from the top of a big red double-decker bus! When weather allows, most visitors choose to sit on the upper level so that they can enjoy the sunshine as they learn about the city.
Jessica has a microphone so everyone can hear her speak, and she keeps a water bottle nearby because she’ll need it after hours and hours of talking. She must stay enthusiastic (热情的) throughout the tour to help everyone on the bus enjoy their trip!
The tour goes all around New York City, so Jessica has plenty of landmarks to talk about. She spends a few minutes telling everyone about the history of the Empire State Building before she points out where the famous “victory kiss” took place in Times Square after World War Ⅱ. She answers any questions visitors have as well.
Jessica is responsible for the safety of her visitors as they enter and exit the bus. Tourists have the choice of joining or leaving the group at several locations. At each of these stops, Jessica says goodbye to people ready to shop, eat or explore on their own. She also helps the next wave of people settle in for the tour. As she does, she keeps a watchful eye out for any elderly or disabled tourists who might need a bit of extra help getting to their seat.
Jessica loves New York City and she considers it an honor to be able to introduce the “Big Apple” with visitors from all over the world. __________, __________ and __________ enable her to treat visitors with a truly attractive and informative tour.
1. Jessica works as a tour guide on a big red single-decker bus, doesn’t she?2. Why must Jessica stay enthusiastic throughout the tour?
3. What is Jessica’s main job when the tour goes around the city?
4. When is Jessica responsible for the safety of her visitors?
5. Who does Jessica need to pay more attention to?
6. What can be filled in the blanks?
It feels like every time my mother and I start to talk, it turns into an argument. Even if we just talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, she will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And what’s more, I don’t want to do any job about science, either. In fact, when I said that I expected to major (主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she asks me all the time. Her co-worker’s son got into a good university and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer. I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect. I am just a common man who loves to help out in the neighborhood. Most people like me because I always get on well with them. The only thing I like best is to write until the sun goes down, and most of all, I really want to achieve the dream of becoming a writer because I love it and feel happy when doing it, not because of a fame or salary (薪水).
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen how hard my mother tries to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house at 6:30 a. m. and comes back home until 7:30 p. m. every day. However, I want her to know ______
1. Does the writer’s mother often argue with him?2. How long does the writer’s mother stay out in order to work every day?
3. What is the writer like according to the passage?
4. What does the writer probably say to his mother? Finish the ending. (about 30 words)
