In an English class, the students work hard at their lessons. Their teacher is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them, and she goes to the blackboard and writes “S-M-1-L-E-S ” on it. “This is the longest word in English.” she says to the class. A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters (字母)! Why is it the longest word in English?” The teacher smiles and says, “Because there is a ‘mile (英里)’ between the first letter and the last.”
1. The girl thinks the word on the blackboard is ___________.| A．long | B．not long | C．not easy | D．easy |
| A．the shortest | B．the best | C．the easiest | D．the longest |
| A．It has 6 letters. | B．Everyone likes “smiles”. |
| C．There is a “mile” between the first letter and the last. | D．Englishmen like smiling very much. |
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【推荐1】Little Mary is a good girl. She began to go to school last year and now she’s in Grade 2. Her home is not far from the school, but she is often late for class because she likes watching TV, and listens to music in the evening and goes to bed very late. So she can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term Mr. White, Mary’s uncle, works in her school. He teaches Grade 2 history. He is very strict with the students, of course, with Mary, too. He often tells Mary to follow the school rules and come to school on time. Today Mary got up late again. When she went to school, it was 8:15. Her uncle was waiting for her at the school gate. “You are ten minutes late for the first class.” Mr. White said angrily(生气地). “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time when I get to the street corner, I always see a sign(标志). It says SCHOOL GO SLOW!” said Mary.
1. Mary is often late for school because __________.| A．she goes to bed late | B．she can’t sleep well at night |
| C．her mother isn’t at home | D．she doesn’t want to go to school |
| A．8:15 | B．8:00 | C．8:05 | D．8:20 |
| A．drivers | B．Mary | C．students | D．women |
| A．She always follows(跟从) the rules. |
| B．She is late because of the sign SCHOOL GO SLOW. |
| C．She is late for school many times. |
| D．She doesn’t like her teacher, so she goes to school late. |
【推荐2】When I was in the eighth grade, I had problems behaving（表现）. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many tricks on my schoolmates. Once I even pulled a girl’s hair on the school bus to get her attention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal(校长).
Although I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff. Mr. Ratcliff was a kind, elderly man. When he spanked（打屁股）me for putting some ants into a classmate’s pencil box, it didn’t hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad.
When I got called to Mr. Ratcliff’s office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt disappointed（失望的）as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear: “Kevin, I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how proud I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint（薄荷糖）.”
“Really?” I was surprised.
“Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class.”
I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into my classroom, I bragged（吹嘘）to my classmates about my turnaround, excitedly. I wasn’t so bad after all.
Mr. Ratcliff was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior. He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something-anything-right. Mr. Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the rest of my life.
1. In his eighth grade, the writer ________.| A．always followed the rules | B．often helped his classmates |
| C．had problems behaving | D．hated the principal |
| A．talked with him in the office | B．played games with him |
| C．expected him to be a teacher | D．gave him some hope and love |
| A．I didn’t like the principal because he hurt my feelings. |
| B．I was really surprised when I heard what Mr. Ratcliff said to me. |
| C．The principal helped me realize that I was not so bad after all. |
| D．Mr. Ratcliff was very kind to his students. |
Hello, everyone. I am Lucy Miller and I am from America. I am ten years old.
I have a good friend. Her first name is Kate, and her last name is Smith. We always call her Kate. Her phone number is 6589-3352.
Do you know who our maths teacher is? It is my mother.
At school, I can play sports with my friends.
| A．So we all like him and his class |
| B．Our Chinese teacher is Mr Miller |
| C．I study in a middle school in China now |
| D．I like my life in China |
| E．I think it is very good |
| F．The nice woman is my mother |
| G．He is from the USA |
【推荐1】"How cruel!" I thought as I bathed seven-year-old Zafar. For the first time, I saw his deformities clearly. He was born with very short legs and only one arm.
However, his attitude to his deformities moved both me and my husband. Every day he brought us fresh surprises. One day, as Zafar watched the children play in the playground, a boy looked at him in wonder. Looking at Zafar’s sleeve, the little boy asked, "where’s your arm?" "Oh I knocked it off this morning as I was getting dressed." The boy ran to the others, seriously reporting. "That boy’s arm fell and he hasn’t put it back on!" Everyone laughed. All embarrassment had gone.
Zafar was really smart, "Thank you" was all English he knew when he arrived from Bhopal. Only two months later, with the help of a teacher, he could talk with others in English freely.
When I took Zafar to the hospital to try out an artificial arm he watched carefully as the doctor dealt with the electronic hand. To the doctor’s surprise, Zafar learnt to pick up and hold onto things an hour later.
Zafar was such a good boy. Several times during his first summer with us, I drove him back to the playground for children with special needs. Zafar felt very happy when he talked with his old friends. One day, we went there again. He went to a girl in an electric wheelchair and guided her down the way. When they reached a slope, he said quickly, "slower, slower... Okay, faster now." I could not believe my eyes! However, it seemed reasonable. Zafar had simply found someone who needed his help. In his own way, he seemed to be saying. "We should help-other whenever we can." As I watched the pair continue down the way, I thought that we all had so much to learn from this disabled but wonderful child.
1. When the writer said "how cruel", she meant ___________.| A．how difficult it was to bath Zafar | B．what a great surprise life had given Zafar |
| C．what terrible trouble life had given Zafar | D．how badly others had laughed at Zafar’s deformities |
| A．Because Zafar was pretty. | B．Because Zafar had only one arm. |
| C．Because Zafar’s clothes were different from others’. | D．Because Zafar didn’t know how to put on clothes. |
| A．Zafar became disabled in an accident. | B．Zafar could speak English well at first. |
| C．Zafar was kind and liked helping others. | D．Zafar didn’t know how to use his electronic hand. |
| A．was Zafar’s teacher | B．taught Zafar to speak English |
| C．often went to see Zafar during the summer | D．had taken Zafar to her home as her child |
| A．introduce a disabled boy | B．call on people to help Zafar |
| C．tell people what a hard life she lives | D．encourage people to learn from Zafar |
【推荐2】A story is told of Marie Curie. Her sisters once built a pyramid (金字塔) of chairs around her. Marie was busy reading. She didn’t even notice until she stood up and knocked them all over!
It would not be surprising if this story were true. As a child, Marie loved books and experiments. Nothing could distract her from her studies. She did not lose this love of learning as she got older. In the 1880s, very few women went to college, and even fewer women became scientists. Marie did both.
After she met and married another scientist, Pierre Curie, the two of them began working together. Their studies focused on the element radium (镭元素). They had discovered it during their research. Radium is found in some rocks. It is a white metallic element with a blue glow (微弱而稳定的光). The glow lasts for a thousand years.
The radium glows because it produces energy. That is one reason why the Curies were so interested in it. But studying radium is not like opening a book. Radium must be isolated (分离) from the rock around it. That is like trying to take just the chocolate out of chocolate milk.
The couple spent their life savings on eight tons of rock. An old shack (棚屋) became their workplace. They heated the rock to remove the bits of radium from it. Days of work turned into months. Finally, they spent four years in that shack studying the mysterious element with the blue glow.
During their research, the Curies found that radium could help treat disease. That is when Marie and her husband became big news. They were written about often. This got the public interested in radium. Soon, the Curies’ work earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics. This award is one of the highest honors in the world. Marie had come a long way from the days of chair pyramids.
1. Why did Marie knock her sister’s chair pyramid over?| A．Because she was angry with her sister. | B．Because she paid full attention to reading. |
| C．Because she didn’t notice it while sleeping. | D．Because she was busy doing experiments. |
| A．Take her attention away from. | B．Protect her from. |
| C．Connect her with. | D．Remind her of. |
| A．Humorous and clever. | B．Hard-working and smart. |
| C．Patient and friendly. | D．Talented and honest. |
| A．Marie Curie: A Woman Who Loves Reading |
| B．Marie Curie: A Woman Ahead of Her Time |
| C．Marie Curie: A Woman Who Has a Famous Husband |
| D．Marie Curie: A Woman Who Built Chair Pyramids |
【推荐3】Joe is a 75-year-old man. He has four grandchildren, and they all visit him during their holidays. Before they come to visit, Joe cleans the house and buys their favorite foods. But when he is working, he loses his favorite watch. The watch is a gift from his father and Joe loves the watch very much. He is very sad.
When his grandchildren come, they promise (答应) him they will find the watch. One of his granddaughters asks, “Grandpa, do you remember when you see the watch last before it goes missing?”
Joe answers, “I guess I lose it when I am cleaning the barn (谷仓)! ”
The children look for more than two hours but can’t find it. Bob, one of his grandsons, goes to the barn again. The little boy asks the others not to follow him. He is there for about 15 minutes and then he finds the watch!
Joe asks how he can find it. Bob answers, “I just sit there quietly. After a few minutes, I hear the ‘tick, tick’ sound and find the watch.” Joe is happy and thanks the little boy.
This shows that sometimes keeping quiet is very useful. It can help us find a solution!
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that Joe ________.| A．likes his grandchildren to visit him | B．often helps his grandchildren |
| C．doesn’t want his grandchildren to come | D．doesn’t like doing housework |
| A．In the kitchen. | B．In the barn. | C．In the bedroom. | D．In the dining room. |
| A．He follows other children. | B．He calls his mother. |
| C．He sits quietly and listens. | D．He asks Joe for help. |
| A．难题 | B．客人 | C．办法 | D．观众 |
| A．Joe lost his watch. | B．Helping people makes us feel good. |
| C．Bob is a lucky boy. | D．Keeping quiet is sometimes important. |
