The bell for lunch rang at Glendale Primary School. However, instead of moving to the dining hall like all the other children did, Jonah, a new student at the school, went to the library. Other than the noise of the air-conditioner, the library was quiet and not a single student could be seen in sight. Far in a corner, he saw Mrs Lim, the librarian, who was too busy shelving some books to pay any attention to him. The library was near to the dining hall. Jonah could hear children laughing and chatting. He wished he was outside playing with some friends but he told himself not to think about that.
Suddenly, Jonah heard a sound in the corner. He looked around and saw a pair of eyes looking at him from behind the bookshelves. Jonah turned back, eyes as wide as saucers (茶碟). “Oh dear!” he whispered. He peeked (窥视) over his shoulder again and saw a smaller boy walking towards him.
The boy pulled out the chair next to Jonah and sat down. “I’m Henry. Why are you reading here when you could be playing with your friends instead?” asked he.
“Uh ...” Jonah looked around the library, avoiding Henry’s gaze (注视). He did not want Henry to know the real reason why he was in the library. What would Henry think of him if he knew Jonah did not have any friends? It would make Jonah feel more uncomfortable.
As Jonah turned the page, he realized Henry was still sitting there, watching him steadily.
“I know how you feel. Just say hello to someone today,” Henry encouraged Jonah. “I’m sure they’ll react. Once you’ve made the first move, it just gets easier.”
Jonah thanked him for the advice before making his way out of the library. In the hallway outside the library, a boy from Jonah’s class was crouched on the floor, picking up pens and pencils that had dropped out of his pencil case. Jonah remembered what Henry had advised him to do.
“Hello, I’m Jonah. Let me help you,” he offered.
The boy looked up at him. “Thank you! My name is Ruben.”
Victory at last, Jonah thought, feeling proud of himself.
1. How did Jonah feel when Henry started talking to him?| A．Bored. | B．Nervous. | C．Excited. | D．Curious. |
| A．He never doubted or forgot Henry’s advice. |
| B．He did something good by helping a classmate. |
| C．He met a classmate who was in the same situation. |
| D．He managed to start a conversation with a classmate. |
| A．because he wanted to find somewhere quiet |
| B．because he didn’t like the food in the dining hall |
| C．because he wanted to hide the fact that he had no friend |
| D．because he wanted to find someone to help him with his problem |
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【推荐1】I’m Tony Smith, and welcome to my web page!
About me I’m 15 years old and I have black hair and brown eyes. I’m quite short. My friends say I look cool in sunglasses. My school I’m a student at Bay High School in Florida. It only takes me five minutes to walk to school because I live nearby. There are thirty students in my class. I’m quite good at Geography and Art. I’m also good at Science. My worst subject is History. My home I live in an apartment on the seventh floor. I can see a river and some fields from my bedroom window. My mother often gets angry with me. She says my room is always untidy. My friends My best friends are Peter and David. David is a bit shy, and Peter is very easy-going. Peter and I look the same. People often think we are brothers. Last weekend we went to the Sea World in Orlando. It was amazing. | Fast facts My favourite movie The Matrix. I love action movies and Keanu Reeves is my favourite actor. He’s the greatest. My favourite sport I’m the captain of my school tennis team. Last year we won big competition. Click here to see the photos. My favourite music I like Beyonce. I have all her CDs. She is one of the most popular singers in the USA. Most embarrassing（尴尬的）moment Two months ago I was shopping in Fort Lauderdale with Peter when we thought we saw Beyonce. I shouted and ran after her, but when she turned round, it wasn’t Beyonce. I felt so stupid! |
1. How does Tony go to school?
| A．On foot. | B．By car. | C．By bike. | D．By bus. |
| A．They are brothers. | B．They look alike. | C．They are classmates. | D．They are both shy |
| A．family | B．room | C．favourite stars | D．tennis team |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Tony is a boy with brown hair and blue eyes | B．Tony lives in an apartment at the city centre |
| C．Tony’s room is always in a mess | D．Tony likes horror movies best |
| Wang Ting | I love painting so much. I began to paint at primary school (小学), I have never stopped. I have sold some of my paintings and I hope more and more people will like my paintings. |
| Danny | My hobby is collecting erasers. Isn’t it a little unusual? Why do I like erasers? Because they smell good and they are beautiful. Now I have more than 200 erasers. If you have beautiful erasers, maybe we can trade (交换) them with each other. |
| Liu Mei | I like food, so I often travel around the country to eat different kinds of delicious foods. |
| Li Ming | Playing basketball is my favourite sport. I often spend my weekends playing it with my friends. I’m a member of the school basketball team. I make a lot of friends while playing basketball. |
1. Whose hobby is painting?
| A．Li Ming’s. | B．Wang Ting’s. | C．Liu Mei’s. | D．Danny’s. |
| A．they are expensive |
| B．his mother likes erasers very much |
| C．they are interesting |
| D．they smell good and look beautiful |
| A．make many new friends |
| B．eat different kinds of delicious foods |
| C．have a look at the scenery |
| D．drink different kinds of nice drinks |
| A．He often plays basketball with his friends. |
| B．He often does his homework at home. |
| C．He often plays computer games at home. |
| D．He often watches TV with his parents. |
| A．Liu Mei has sold some of her paintings. |
| B．Danny has collected one hundred erasers now. |
| C．Wang Ting didn’t study painting at primary school. |
| D．Li Ming makes many friends when he plays basketball. |
【推荐3】I’m Frank. I don’t have a soccer ball, but my brother Alan does. We love soccer. We play it at school. It’s relaxing.
Gina is my friend. She has three soccer balls, four volleyballs, five basketballs.
And Johnny is my friend, too. He doesn’t like soccer. It’s difficult. He likes ping pong. He has three ping pong balls and two ping pong bats. After class, he plays ping pong with his classmates.
读短文，判断下列句子正 （T）误 （F）。
1. Frank has a soccer ball.
2. Frank plays soccer at school with Alan.
3. Gina has three volleyballs.
4. Johnny doesn’t have ping pong balls.
5. Gina and Johnny are Frank’s friends.
【推荐1】An old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market on a cold early morning. She hoped to sell them to the people in town.
The mountain road was narrow (狭窄) and the old woman was walking carefully, because she did not want to lose her cabbages.
Suddenly she heard a loud bell and a bicycle came round. It passed her and went very fast down the hill. The old woman had to jump up to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley (山谷).
She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was riding on without even looking around to see whether the old woman was all right.
The old woman began to shout, “Come back, little boy! You dropped something!”
When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off. Then he turned and began to push the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?” he asked. “What did I drop?” “Little boy,” the old woman answered, “You dropped your manners.”
1. Why did the woman go to the town?| A．Because she wanted to see her son. | B．Because she wanted to buy a bicycle. |
| C．Because she wanted to buy cabbages. | D．Because she wanted to sell her cabbages. |
| A．He dropped his books. | B．He dropped his manners. |
| C．He dropped his money. | D．He dropped his cabbages. |
| A．He is cute. | B．He is impolite. | C．He is patient. | D．lie is humorous. |
①The old woman walked carefully.
②The boy pushed his bicycle back up to the hill.
③The old woman told the boy he dropped his thing.
④An old woman went to a town on a cold early morning.
⑤A boy on a bicycle passed the old woman and went very fast down the hill.
| A．④①⑤③② | B．②④①⑤③ | C．⑤②④①③ | D．④⑤②①③ |
【推荐2】In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the villa (别墅) because of the bankruptcy (破产). The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more. He only cares his business… not me.”
One day, when she was ready to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay?”
“Why not let me shower first?” she asked.
“I was tired, sweetie. You take it later, all right?” Hearing this, she was totally upset.
It was yet another sad day. She found nothing to do and turned on his computer. A few words blurred her eyes. While reading, tears ran down her face. It was his diary: “Today, I felt quite sad because I got into serious trouble on business. When I went home, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her that I was tired out. She was unhappy. In her mind, I didn’t treat her as well as usual, but what can I do? I was not as rich as before! We just moved into the small flat, and there was only one shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer. So every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1℃. Now I can’t give her a comfortable life, take her to expensive restaurants, or buy her nice dresses, but at least, ▲ .”
1. The wife was a bit _________ about her husband’s hard work.| A．satisfied | B．unhappy | C．worried | D．excited |
| A．hard to see | B．easy to change | C．easy to remember | D．hard to move |
| A．he got into serious trouble at work |
| B．he was so tired that he needed a rest |
| C．he wanted to warm the bathroom for his wife |
| D．he wanted to cool down the bathroom for his wife |
| A．I can give her my help | B．I can give her 1℃ love |
| C．I can take good care of her | D．I can let her take a shower first |
【推荐3】John Carlin was a “Jack-of-all-trades.” He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign languages. He was a leader among the deaf.
John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew, was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had to do, so they had much free time to walk around the city.
John got many rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life. He often drew pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would quickly clean them with a mop (拖把).
John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However, he taught himself foreign languages at night. When he was 20, he went to New York to learn drawing. When he ran out of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he could afford to.
John was the first person to receive an honorary degree (荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one who didn’t let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to. He beat all difficulties and became a successful American.
1. The underlined phrase “Jack-of-all-trades” may mean “________” in Chinese.| A．多面手 | B．生意经 | C．工作狂 | D．守财奴 |
| A．donated by an organization | B．by selling his paintings |
| C．that his parents gave him | D．that he earned by himself |
| A．a college for the deaf | B．a man who donated money to John |
| C．a man who built a college for the deaf | D．a middle school built by a person named Gallaudet |
