A rich man decided to build a library for the middle school. Some workers went to the school and worked on it.
One day, the rich man went to the school to see if everything was going well. He saw three workers building a wall. However, he found their expressions (表情) were different. The first one looked unhappy, the second one looked serious, while the third one was singing a song when working. The rich man was surprised. He went to them and asked, “Hello! What are you doing?” “Can’t you see? I’m building a wall. It’s so boring! I wouldn’t do it any more if I could do something else!” the first man answered. “I’m building a tall building,” the second worker said, “It has eight floors. It will be the best library in the city after we finish it.” “I’m working for the city.” the third man said happily. “Kids will study here. When they grow up, they will do great things for our city! I’m looking forward to that day!”
Ten years later, the first worker is still building the walls. The second one has become an engineer. As for the third worker, he is their boss now.
1. What did the rich man decide to do?| A．To build a library. | B．To be an engineer. | C．To build a school. |
| A．To see the workers. | B．To see how it was going. | C．To see the teachers. |
| A．Happy. | B．Unhappy. | C．Surprised. |
| A．the first man was glad to build the library |
| B．the second man was unhappy to build the library |
| C．they had different ideas about building the library |
| A．We should not love our work. |
| B．We should be friendly to the rich man. |
| C．What we think to our work will decide our future. |
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【推荐1】Lewis loved sports. He watched them on TV. He listened to them on the radio. He read about them in the newspaper.
One day, Lewis decided that he wanted to be an athlete. “I want to find a sport that I’m good at,” he said.
“I will help you find one,” said his friend Kirby.
They went to the swimming pool. Lewis climbed up to the diving board (跳水板). But he ended up hitting the water with a stinging smack (啪的一声)!
“Diving is not for me,” said Lewis.
They went to the tennis court. Lewis threw the ball into the air and hit it with the racket (球拍). The tennis ball flew right into the net.
“Tennis is not for me,” said Lewis.
Lewis loved sports. He didn’t give up. He tried volleyball, skiing, and baseball; he tried football, basketball, table tennis and so on.
“I’ve tried everything,” Lewis said. “And I’m not good at anything.”
Kirby agreed. Lewis had made every possible mistake in every sport! Who would have thought that finding a sport would be so difficult?
“But, Lewis, you’ve only tried each sport once,” said Kirby. “A good athlete needs practice.”
“Practice?” asked Lewis. “You mean I won’t be good right away?”
“That’s right,” answered Kirby.
Lewis smiled. “Well, I know what I should do from now on!”
1. Paragraph One mainly tells us ________.| A．when Lewis does sports | B．how much Lewis loves sports | C．where Lewis plays sports |
| A．Diving. | B．Tennis. | C．Volleyball. |
| A．relaxed | B．worried | C．pleased |
| A．Give up doing sports. | B．Ask Kirby for help. | C．Start practicing. |
| A．Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. |
| B．There is no secret to success, just hard work. |
| C．Friend is easier lost than found. |
【推荐2】That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets (毯子).
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?| A．Cold and sick. | B．Fortunate and helpful. |
| C．Satisfied and cheerful. | D．Disappointed and helpless. |
| A．solving her problem at the bank | B．taking part in various city activities |
| C．learning acting in an evening school | D．preparing for the first night show |
| A．lost her wallet unknowingly | B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver |
| C．was robbed of her wallet by an armed man | D．found some homeless people following her |
a. The writer had trouble dealing with the city life.
b. The writer walked down the empty street and felt cold.
c. A small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye jumped out of the garbage truck (垃圾车).
d. The writer heard a sound behind and felt nervous, then ran faster to get home quickly.
| A．abcd | B．cdba | C．acdb | D．abdc |
| A．would stop working at night | B．would stay on in San Francisco |
| C．would make friends with cleaners | D．would give up her job at the bank |
【推荐3】There was a little boy called John. He was very playful (爱玩的). One afternoon, he played hard in the park and was tired when he got home. His father told him to take a shower. The little boy said yes but went straight to his room.
John’s father was waiting for John at the bathroom but he never came. His father went to John’s room and saw that John was already asleep in his bed. One shoe was off but the other was still on his right foot. His father wanted to wake him up, but he didn’t listen to his father. So his father had to take off his shoe and trousers. He dressed him in his pyjamas (睡衣) and left him sleeping. That night, John didn’t do his homework and he was criticized (批评) by his teacher the next day.
Though play is very important to a child’s development(成长), don’t play too much. If children play too much, they will be tired and get very little time for study.
Remember: most of the time, study is more important than play.
1. Where did John play?| A．In the school. | B．On the street. | C．In the park. | D．In his home. |
| A．He took a shower. | B．He got into his room. |
| C．He did his homework. | D．He had dinner with his father. |
| A．His father | B．His mother. | C．His grandmother. | D．He himself |
| A．John took a shower before going to bed |
| B．John didn’t finish his homework that night |
| C．play is not useful for a child’s development |
| D．John’s teacher didn’t criticize John the next day |
| A．listen to your father | B．not be too tired |
| C．not play too much | D．put health first |
【推荐1】One day, Robin was bored, so he decided to have an adventure. He took his staff (棍子) and his horn (号角), and he went for a walk in the forest alone.
It was a beautiful morning and Robin came to a river with a small bridge across it. He stopped and rested. He was enjoying the sun on his face and thinking happy things when he saw a big man. He was nearly seven feet tall, with a thick, black beard and shoulders as wide as a tree. This man was on the other side of the river. He was walking with his head down and he was carrying a staff in his hand.
“Time to have some fun.” thought Robin, and he quietly ran to the middle of the bridge and waited.
“Good day!” said Robin when the big man was in front of him.
He looked up, surprised “Good day,” he replied.
Robin smiled. After a minute, the man spoke again.
“Excuse me, sir, please move out of my way.”
“No, dear sir. Please move out of my way.”
The man looked at Robin. “Get out of my way!”
Robin laughed. “But my dear sir, I was here before you!”
The man’s face turned red with anger.
“Move!” he shouted and lifted his staff. Robin lifted his staff to fight. The big man was strong and Robin was fast. But at last, Robin made a mistake. Robin’s head hurt and he fell off the bridge and fell into the river.
The man laughed. Robin looked up, and he laughed, too. He climbed out of the water and blew (吹) three times on his horn.
Suddenly, out of the trees came twenty of Robin’s men. Will Stutely arrived before the others.
“Robin,” said Will, ‘you are all wet. What happened?”
Robin pointed to the big man. “He knocked me into the river.”
“Then he is going to have a bath, too,” said Will.
“Wait!” said Robin. “Don’t hurt him. It was fun. We fought a fair fight and he won.”
Robin put a hand on the big man’s shoulder. “Don’t be angry. Come with me and have something to eat.”
Slowly, a smile spread across his face. He hit Robin on the back in a friendly way and said, “All right, I agree.”
(Adapted from Robin Hood by Howard Pyle)
1. What do you think of Robin?| A．Shy but polite. |
| B．Naughty but kind. |
| C．Rude and naughty. |
| D．Smart and humorous. |
| A．The big man was afraid of Robin. |
| B．The big man must say thanks to Robin. |
| C．The big man wanted a bath in the river. |
| D．The big man must pay for what he did. |
a. Robin fell into the river.
b. Robin rested in the forest.
c. Robin fought with the big man.
d. Robin ate something with the big man.
| A．a-b-d-c | B．b-c-a-d | C．c-a-d-b | D．d-c-b-a |
【推荐2】It’s exciting to start a new life in a new city. Let’s read Daniel’s story together.
| Daniel’s blog |
| Saturday, 16th March. Today I got my dream job in New York! However, it’s far away from my hometown and I’ve never even visited New York before. Yesterday I took the train here and one of my workmates met me at the railway station. Then he showed me to the company. There they had a welcome party for me. Great! My company offered no living place, so I had to find somewhere to live. I stayed in a hotel while I looked for a new home. |
| Monday, 1st April. I’ve found the perfect flat. It’s small but very nice. It’s near my office, so I can walk to work. The only problem is that it’s $1000 a month. That’s too much for a young man like me! I’ve soon got used to life here. I love it! There’s a supermarket nearby and some restaurants I can go to when I do not want to cook. My workmates and new neighbors are friendly. Cool! |
| A．It’s far away from his office. | B．It’s quite cheap. | C．It’s very big. | D．It’s very nice. |
| A．Because there’s a flat near his home. | B．Because there are some restaurants nearby. |
| C．Because there’s a supermarket by the river. | D．Because there’s an office nearby. |
| A．Whether he has visited New York before. | B．Where he stayed before he found a flat. |
| C．Why he had a party on April Fool’s Day. | D．What his workmates and new neighbors are like. |
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant（助手）, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist's work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad(疯的)?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn't notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”
1. The story happened in _______.
| A．America | B．England | C．Germany | D．France |
| A．To have a better look at his painting. |
| B．To see how his work was doing. |
| C．To paint a bowl in his painting. |
| D．To pour some paint on his painting. |
| A．He ran forwards to stop him. |
| B．He stopped mixing the paints. |
| C．He painted a famous painting himself. |
| D．He shouted to the artist and painted his painting. |
Note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; ←: the direction of the movement
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．He would be angry with what the assistant had done. |
| B．He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life. |
| C．He would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting. |
| D．He wouldn't allow the assistant to work with him any more. |
【推荐1】One afternoon, Mr. Dickens went out for a walk at the side of a river. He saw a fisherman on the bank of the river. So he stopped to watch him quietly.
After a few minutes, the fisherman pulled his line in. There was a big, fat fish at the end of it.
The fisherman took it off the hook（鱼钩）and threw it back into the water. Then he put his hook and line in again. After a few more minutes, he caught another big fish. Again he threw it back into the river. Then, third time, he caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to go home.
Mr. Dickens was very surprised, so he asked the fisherman, “Why do you throw those beautiful, big fish back into the water, and keep only that small one?”
The fisherman looked at Mr. Dickens and answered, “My pan is too small!”
1. Why did Mr. Dickens stop walking?| A．Because he saw a beautiful, big fish in the river. |
| B．Because he saw a fisherman put a big, fat fish into the water. |
| C．Because he saw a fisherman on the bank of the river. |
| D．Because he was tired at that time. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．He put them back into the river. |
| B．He put the first one back into the river. |
| C．He put the second one back into the river. |
| D．He started to go back home. |
| A．big | B．fat | C．beautiful | D．small |
| A．失望的 | B．后悔的 | C．惊讶的 | D．生气的 |
【推荐2】It was on a cold winter night that I knew my mother was dying. I travelled miles from home to spend the last night with her. I sat right next to her sick body, reading her long-loved books. It was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After she died, for many days, I stayed alone in her room, with a lonely and empty heart. Everything was in silence.
But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little dog on the steps. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside, fed him with some fish, and then he fell asleep.
The next morning I learned that the dog’s owner had moved out, so the little dog was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the house, I tried to work out what to do with him. Taking care of something seemed like the very last thing I wanted to do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and jumped into my arms. It was clear that he didn’t want to go anywhere.
When the time finally came for me to return home, I had to decide what to do about him. There was no way I would leave without him. From then on, things grew easier. With him around, time seemed to pass much faster.
Five years has gone since my mother died. Over the years, many people have said how nice it was of me to save the dog. But I know that we rescued（拯救）each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
1. After his mother’s death, the writer __________ for many days.| A．cried hard | B．stayed alone | C．travelled around | D．read books |
| A．fish | B．bread | C．noodles | D．meat |
| A．the dog needed taking good care of |
| B．the writer missed his mother a lot |
| C．the writer didn’t want to bring the dog home at first |
| D．the writer felt quite sorry for the dog |
| A．Dogs: Humans’ Best Friends | B．A Dog Saved, A Heart Rescued |
| C．The Last Night With My Loving Mom | D．Happiness From Offering Help |
【推荐3】An English traveler found himself in a northern European country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought that he would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and went on board. He closed his ears to the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he refused to go to the dining hall, saying that he was not feeling well. The next morning, he didn’t go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer. “I’m going to eat,” he said, “even if they throw me into the sea.” At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table, then he worried about the coming trouble. “Bring me the bill,” he said. “There isn’t any bill. On the ship the money for the ticket includes meals.” The traveler was sad when he heard this.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The English traveler knew he would ________ in two days.
| A．be back home | B．buy some food to eat |
| C．travel everywhere in Europe | D．enjoy himself in the ship |
| A．stole | B．got | C．refused | D．missed |
| A．Because he was ill. | B．Because he was not feeling well. |
| C．Because he was not hungry. | D．Because he had no money. |
| A．stay in his room | B．be thrown into the sea |
| C．have dinner | D．run away |
| A．excited | B．regretful | C．angry | D．lucky |
