Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope(绳子) tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链), no cages(笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that time, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.
Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?
| A．Chains. | B．Elephants. |
| C．Cages. | D．Farmers. |
| A．Because they think they cannot. |
| B．Because they are too old to do it. |
| C．Because they like their living places. |
| D．Because they get on well with the trainer. |
| A．Happy. | B．Surprised. |
| C．Angry. | D．Nervous. |
| A．Failing is part of learning |
| B．We should be different from others |
| C．Helping animals is helping ourselves |
| D．Traveling always makes people relaxed |
| A．Pleasant trip |
| B．A Clever Trainer |
| C．Elephant Training |
| D．The Elephant Rope |
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【推荐1】The big day finally came. We were going to play against a team from a country school. The game would begin at 3 p.m. When we arrived at the stadium, there were about thirty minutes left for us to get prepared for the game. But we didn’t see our competitors. Actually they didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty old blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest, feeling that there was no need for us to make any preparations to play against such a team like that. We would win without doubt.
The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward (前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was over. We were astonished to hear the whistle at the end of the game. We were beaten by the country team! Down and frustrated, we waved goodbye to them and went back to our school.
After the game, we thought a lot about what led to our failure. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon your competitors and whatever you do, you must always try your best to achieve the result that you desire. The most important lesson we learned from it was that we can never judge a person by their appearance.
1. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer’s team ________.| A．looked down upon them | B．couldn’t win |
| C．didn’t like the city boys | D．were afraid of them |
| A．they were in old clothes | B．they didn’t practice before the game |
| C．they practiced before the game | D．the team was better than the writer’s |
| A．a basketball team from a country school | B．a football team from a school in the city |
| C．a basketball team from a school in the city | D．a football team from the country |
| A．时不我待 | B．以貌取人 | C．笨鸟先飞 | D．亡羊补牢 |
In their last moment before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “ I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough to.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.
Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be the last time?”
His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited(有限的)，I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.
“ Yes, I did.” I answered, “ But why is this a last goodbye?”
“ I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼)，” he said.
“ When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”
He began to smile. “my parents used to say it to me . When we say ‘I wish you enough’，we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏、感激) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life seem much bigger… I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘ Goodbye’”.
He then said goodbye to me and walked away.
1. Where did the story happened?
| A．In a hospital. | B．At an airport |
| C．At a train station | D．In a park |
| A．pleasure | B．happiness |
| C．enjoyment | D．all above |
the other person as many good things as possible
| A．each other a good life. |
| B．the other person as much sunshine as possible |
| C．it enough rain |
| A．The father’s parents used to say “ I wish you enough”. |
| B．The writer was the father’s friend. |
| C．The father was sad when his daughter left. |
| D．The father wished his daughter to live a happy life. |
| A．Because no pain, no gain. |
| B．Because we can keep our spirit alive. |
| C．Because the tiny happiness makes us feel like the great joys. |
| D．Because the pleasures and pains in life are necessary. |
【推荐3】My friend Mareya and I decided to write down our resolutions together. Last weekend, we made a list of things each of us would do every day. We planned to set our alarm clocks an hour early so that we could finish the things on the list.
The next morning, when I went into the kitchen at 5:45. My dad was so surprised to see me, he said, “Wow, who are you, and where is my sleep-loving daughter?”
“Mareya and I need more time to keep our New Year’s resolutions,” I said, “So, from now on, I’m going to wake up early and cook some food. And, look, I already did resolution No.1!” I showed my new hairstyle（发型）to my dad happily.
When having lunch at school, Mareya and I sat together and ate the food on the list. Tony saw us and asked, “What are you eating? Does it taste good?” Mareya took the list out and said, “Resolution No.2 says our lunch has to be healthy, not necessarily delicious.”
After that, we strictly kept resolution No.3, No.4,...and No.6. One day passed, we did all the things on the list, tired but happy. Mareya said, “I guess if we’re going to do everything on the list better, we’ll have to wake up even earlier.” “Even earlier?!” But I couldn’t let Mareya down, so we agreed to set our alarm clocks half an hour earlier.
However, by Friday, we were too tired to keep them. That afternoon, Mareya and I made up a whole NEW New Year’s resolution list. It was shorter, simpler and best of all, doable.
So if you want to make resolutions, remember: keep it simple!
1. The father was surprised to see his daughter because she ________.| A．went into the kitchen |
| B．got up earlier than before |
| C．would like to talk to him |
| D．made her resolution work |
| A．cooking for dad |
| B．getting up an hour earlier |
| C．wearing a new hairstyle |
| D．setting the alarm clock early |
| A．fresh food |
| B．delicious food |
| C．the food on the list |
| D．the food Mareya cooked |
| A．make them with friends |
| B．do the things on the list every day |
| C．write down every resolution |
| D．keep the resolutions simple |
【推荐1】It’s Sam’s mother’s birthday today. Sam wants to buy a nice gift for his mom. His father gives him $2 a week from the beginning(开始) of August. Now he has $18 and he can go shopping. At a clothes store, he finds a good hat. It is only $12. That’s cheap and he can afford it. He buys the hat and puts it in a red box. Then he takes it home. It’s 6:00 pm and his mom comes back(回来). Sam gives the box to his mother and says “Happy birthday, Mom!”. When she opens the box and sees the hat, she is very happy. Sam and his father are very happy, too.
1. What does Sam buy for his mother?| A．Some clothes | B．A box | C．A sweater | D．A hat |
| A．August | B．September | C．October | D．November |
| A．$18 | B．$16 | C．$6 | D．$4 |
| A．拿到 | B．使用 | C．带来 | D．买得起 |
| A．Sam doesn’t like his father. |
| B．Sam’s mother likes her birthday gift. |
| C．Sam’s father has a lot of money. |
| D．Sam doesn’t know his mother’s birthday. |
  Culture "What is your teen doing this summer?" Welcome a student from France or Spain into your family! Host a student from Spain or France and experience his/her life and culture. Exchange students from Spain and France are looking for welcoming warm, fun and loving hosts who will share life and culture with them for a few weeks in June, July and August. Stays can be from 3 to 6 weeks. What to do with your exchange student Movies / Museums / Beach / Cooking / Baking / Community projects / Volunteering / Hanging out / Shopping / Disneyland/ anything you can think of... Requirements to host: Loving, active, outgoing family One stay-at-home. Or part-time host parent Teen in the home within 4 years of age of the exchange student Willing to take students to places or interest once a week (maybe visiting them next summer at their home countries) If you are interested and would like more information, please contact: Shirley Wentzell 909-918-6715 Email: Shirley@ uceus.com |
1. Exchange students from France or Spain will possibly stay for ________ in host families.
| A．10 days | B．5 weeks | C．2 months | D．1 year |
| A．exchange students will come back next summer |
| B．exchange students have to cook dinner by themselves |
| C．parents in a host family should have full-time jobs |
| D．teens in host families can experience different cultures |
| A．letter | B．notice | C．poster | D．diary |
TV shows are like books and movies. There are many kinds of TV shows, such as sitcoms, soap opera, sports shows, fashion shows, and so on. A kid can learn good things and bad things from them. Some shows help children know the news all over the world. Children don’t have to go to the zoos or the parks to see animals. They can see on TV at home. Some shows teach children how to cook, how to paint or how to study.
Many boys and girls think it is interesting to watch TV but it is also interesting to read books , to play games or to visit the friends.
1. Many boys and girls spend time ________ every day.
| A．watching TV | B．playing sports | C．playing games | D．visiting friends |
| A．don’t let their children watch TV |
| B．ask their children to watch TV only about study |
| C．let their children watch TV only at special time |
| D．want their children to watch TV all night |
| A．good things | B．bad things | C．nothing | D．good things and bad things |
| A．it is interesting | B．it is boring | C．it is popular | D．it is cheap |
| A．It’s good for kids |
| B．It’s bad for kids |
| C．Children don’t need to watch TV |
| D．Something is good, but something is bad |
【推荐1】Resting my head on Helen’s shoulder, I put my arms round her waist（腰）. She drew me to her, and we rested in silence.
We had not sat long before another person came in.
Some heavy clouds, swept from the sky by a rising wind, had left the moon bright; and her light, coming in through a window near, shone full both on us and on the coming person, Miss Temple.
“I came on purpose to find you. Jane Eyre,” said she. “I want you in my room, and as Helen Burs is with you, she may come too.”
We followed Miss Temple to her apartment. It had a good fire, and looked cheerful. Miss Temple told Helen Burns to be seated in a low arm-chair on one side of the fire place, and herself asking another, she called me to her side.
“Is it all over?” she asked. looking down at my face. “Have you cried your sadness away?”
“I am afraid I never shall do that.”
“Why?”
“Because I have been wrongly accused（指责）, and you and everybody else, will now think me a bad girl.”
“We shall think you what you prove yourself to be, my child. Continue to act as a good girl, and you will satisfy us.”
“Shall I, Miss Temple?”
“You will.” said Miss Temple, “You have been accused of lying when you were little. Tell us the truth, but add nothing and exaggerate（夸大）nothing.”
I made up my mind that I would be most modest and most correct. Having thought for a few minutes about where to start, I told her all the story of my sad childhood.
1. Which of the following words best describes Miss Temple in the passage?| A．Dishonest. | B．Impatient. | C．Caring. | D．Humorous. |
| A．Miss Temple was going to punish Jane. | B．Helen would rather leave Jane alone. |
| C．Nothing could make Jane happy again. | D．Jane’s luck might change for the better. |
| A．She chose to trust Miss Temple. | B．She didn’t mind being accused. |
| C．She made up her childhood story. | D．She once behaved as a bad girl. |
【推荐2】In Jewish (犹太人) history, King Solomon is considered to be the wisest man who ever lived. There are many stories about the wisdom of King Solomon. Here’s one of them.
One day two women came before the King. They carried with them a little baby, which was set down on the floor, at the foot of Solomon’s throne(宝座) .
One of the women said “Five days ago I gave birth to a child. This woman and I live in the same house, and three days later she also gave birth, but that same night her child died, and at midnight she arose and, while I was sleeping, took my son away from me, and laid her dead child in its place. When I awoke in the morning I thought at first that my son was dead, until I realized that it was not my child.”
“No,” interrupted the second woman, “she is lying, my lord, she is lying! The living child is mine and the dead is hers!” “No,” cried the first women, wildly. “No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine.”
King Solomon raised his hand for silence. “One of you says ‘my child lives and yours is dead, and the other says ‘your child is dead and my child lives’. There is a simple way to resolve the matter, bring me a sword.”
A sword was brought, and the crowd waited to see what the King would do. “Very well,” he said, “cut the child in half, and give them each half.” The first woman turned pale. She said in a trembling voice. “Give her the child. I beg you, do not kill it.” But the other woman’s face remained hard. “Let it be neither mine nor yours,” she said, “divide it as the King has ordered.” Then Solomon arose, and pointed to the first woman, “The child belongs to her,” he said, “Give her the child, and do not kill it. She is its mother, “Word of this judgment spread throughout Israel, and people marveled (感到惊讶) at the wisdom of the King.
The lesson of this story is rather simple. It is easy to tell the people who really care: they are willing to give up their half in order to keep the whole alive. In short, sometimes insisting on getting your fair share is still a losing strategy.
1. A sword was brought to the king to _________.| A．cut the baby into halves | B．to kill the mother who lived |
| C．tell who really cared about the baby | D．kill all of them |
| A．she told a lie | B．she did not love the baby |
| C．the king wanted to kill her | D．she was the baby’s real mother |
| A．Wise. | B．Fair. | C．Admirable | D．Cruel |
| A．we should never give up our fair share |
| B．sometimes you’ll lose more if you insist on getting your own share |
| C．don’t ask for things that do not belong to you |
| D．you’d better give up every time |
【推荐3】The big day finally came. We were going to play against a team from a country school. The game would begin at 3 p.m. When we arrived at the stadium, there were about thirty minutes left for us to get prepared for the game. But we didn’t see our competitors. Actually they didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty old blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest, feeling that there was no need for us to make any preparations to play against such a team like that. We would win without doubt.
The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward (前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was over. We were astonished to hear the whistle at the end of the game. We were beaten by the country team! Down and frustrated, we waved goodbye to them and went back to our school.
After the game, we thought a lot about what led to our failure. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon your competitors and whatever you do, you must always try your best to achieve the result that you desire. The most important lesson we learned from it was that we can never judge a person by their appearance.
1. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer’s team ________.| A．looked down upon them | B．couldn’t win |
| C．didn’t like the city boys | D．were afraid of them |
| A．they were in old clothes | B．they didn’t practice before the game |
| C．they practiced before the game | D．the team was better than the writer’s |
| A．a basketball team from a country school | B．a football team from a school in the city |
| C．a basketball team from a school in the city | D．a football team from the country |
| A．时不我待 | B．以貌取人 | C．笨鸟先飞 | D．亡羊补牢 |
