One pleasant evening, I was holding Grandpa’s hand and taking a walk in the park. “Where are the peanuts? Give me now!” He suddenly said, “How I wished I had some with me! William, the monkeys are taking long to come out today. Wait till they smell the peanuts.” I knew he was lost in one of his memories again. I remembered the stories he told me of how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid. Then, he saw the goldfish! He acted as if he was seeing them for the first time.
Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer’s Disease (阿尔茨海默症) last year. The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which could destroy a person’s memory. The patient might also not be able to make reasonable judgments. The saddening part was that it was a lifelong disease.
But when my parents invited him to stay with us, he refused and said he liked living alone. One day, he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge. Luckily, one of the neighbors came to help him before the fire could spread.
It was then that my parents brought Grandpa to live with us. Often, he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house. Each time I would answer softly, “It’s me, Ray, Grandpa!” Even if he had forgotten who I was, he would always be my beloved grandfather.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确为A，错误为B。1. Grandpa wants to eat peanuts in the park.
2. Grandpa might not judge things correctly according to the doctor.
3. After getting to Grandpa’s home, the neighbor spread some news.
4. Grandpa is the writer’s beloved person in his mind.
5. The writer’s parents bring Grandpa to live with them to make sure of his safety.
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【推荐1】I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!
There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar (攀爬架). When it was my turn, I said “No”. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon, Mom took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress (进步). I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mom had the courage (勇气) to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
1. How many younger sisters do I have?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．My arm could be all right soon. | B．The other girls had the same arms as me. |
| C．My mom should look after me differently. | D．My mom should treat me the same as the others. |
| A．She wanted to tell me I could do anything. |
| B．She wanted the teacher to let me try again. |
| C．She would punish the kids who laughed at me. |
| D．She would like to praise me before the other kids. |
John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in the village and it’s five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast, he runs to school and gets there on time. His father wants to borrow (借) some money to buy a bike for him. But he knows his grandma is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn’t agree with his father and keeps running there everyday. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.
Last week, there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy in the boys’ 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was happy, he told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home. “I broke two school records (记录) today, Granny,”called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn’t happy. She thought for a while and said, “I am sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!”
1. John began to study in a middle school at the age of ________.| A．nine | B．eleven | C．thirteen |
| A．keep healthy | B．win the boy’s race | C．arrive at school on time |
| A．he doesn’t like riding a bike. |
| B．he could get a bike by himself |
| C．his father doesn’t have enough money |
| A．表扬 | B．议论 | C．批评 |
| A．John broke some things in the school |
| B．John didn’t do well in the sports meet |
| C．John didn’t break all the three records |
What a shiny scooter(踏板车)! Sophie couldn’t keep her eyes off it. Her dad noticed.
“Sophie, you have a scooter already, a really nice one!” “I know, but this one is so shiny and new,” Sophie said. “It is great, but it’s not cheap. We have to go,” said her dad.
They left the store. Sophie knew her old scooter was nice, and it still worked. She just couldn’t stop thinking of that new scooter!
A few weeks later, Sophie and her dad were back in the store.
The scooter was just there, with a big sale sign on it! The girl ran right over to it. Her dad looked at the price.
“I know you’ve been thinking about this scooter a lot, Sophie. The sale price is pretty good, though it’s still a lot of money. I can’t just buy this for you. But what if I pay for part of it, then lend you the money for the rest, and you promise (答应) to pay me back?” her dad asked.
“Really?” Sophie said excitedly. “I promise I will pay you back!”
As they were walking towards the cashier desk (收银台), her dad asked Sophie if she knew what it meant to borrow money.
“Yes, it means that I have to give it back to you,” Sophie answered.
Her dad responded, “You’re right, but you can give it back to me a little at a time. Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance (零用钱). You could pay it back to me once a week until you pay off your part of the scooter. It will take several months.” “Thank you, Dad! I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money.”
1. Sophie wanted a new scooter because ________.| A．her old scooter was broken | B．she didn’t have a nice scooter |
| C．the scooter in the store was so shiny | D．the scooter in the store was very cheap |
| A．once a month | B．with her allowance |
| C．by borrowing money | D．by doing housework |
| A．she had too much allowance | B．he didn’t take enough money |
| C．their family was very poor | D．he wanted Sophie to save money |
【推荐1】This is a photo of John's family. This man is Mr.Green. He is John's father.The woman is Mrs.Green.She is John's mother. Who are this boy and that girl? The boy is John, Mr.Green's son.He is 12.The girl is Kate, Mr.Green's daughter. She is 10.Kate is John's sister.John and Kate are brother and sister.They are both students.
1. John is Mrs.Green's________．| A．daughter | B．son | C．friend D father |
| A．four | B．three | C．two | D．five |
| A．Yes，she is | B．Yes，he is | C．No，she isn't | D．No，he isn't |
| A．12 | B．11 | C．10 | D．9 |
| A．Yes，they are | B．Yes, she is | C．No，they aren't | D．No, he isn't |
【推荐2】Tom’s mom looks at Tom’s shoes and says, “Tom, look at your shoes. How dirty (脏的) they are! Please clean (弄干净) them.” “Oh, Mom, but I cleaned them yesterday (昨天),” says Tom. “They are dirty now. Clean them again, please.” “I don’t want to do that again. If I clean them today, they will be dirty again tomorrow.”
Tom’s mom thinks for a short time and says, “All right.”
In the afternoon, Tom comes back from school. He is very hungry (饿的). “Mom, give me an egg,” he says. “You had one in the morning, Tom,” his mom says.
“I’m hungry again. I want to have an egg now.”
“Oh, are you hungry? If you have one now, you will be hungry again tomorrow. ”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Where does Tom speak to his mom?
| A．At school. | B．In his class. | C．At home. | D．In a shop. |
| A．buy a pair of shoes | B．clean the shoes | C．look at the shoes | D．be in the shoes |
| A．He is a student. | B．He is a teacher. | C．He is an actor. | D．He is a cleaner. |
| A．Go to school. | B．Have an egg. | C．Speak to his mom. | D．Come to his home. |
| A．Tom’s mom has an egg. | B．Tom cleans his shoes today. |
| C．Tom’s mom gives him an egg. | D．Tom’s mom teaches him a lesson. |
【推荐3】It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.
Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.
When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.
Meanwhile, Grace was struggling(挣扎) in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t copy what others are doing.”
When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. When did the twins get up on Saturdays?
| A．At six. | B．At seven. | C．At half past six. | D．At half past seven. |
| A．They decided to go to ballet lesson together. |
| B．They decided to go to art lesson together. |
| C．They decided not to go to have lessons. |
| D．They decided to exchange their roles for a day. |
| A．Excited. | B．Happy. | C．Lost. | D．Confident. |
| A．Because “Karen” couldn’t remember the basic steps. |
| B．Because a classmate kept knocking into to “Karen”. |
| C．Because “Karen” didn’t copy what others were doing. |
| D．Because “Karen” dance very well. |
| A．Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. |
| B．No pains, no gains. |
| C．It’s true that the other people own better things than what we own. |
| D．People always think what the other people own are better than theirs. But it isn’t true. |
【推荐1】I am a student. My name is John. I have three good friends. They are Tom, Jim and Jack. I like healthy food. I like to eat vegetables, fruit and chicken. I like to drink milk, too.
Tom likes hamburgers and ice-cream. He has hamburgers for dinner every day. He doesn’t like vegetables. Jim likes to eat fruit very much. He often eats apples, bananas and strawberries. But he doesn’t like carrots or tomatoes. Jack likes tomatoes, salad and bread. But he doesn’t like milk. His mother wants him to drink milk. She thinks it is good for him.
1. John likes healthy food.2. Tom doesn’t like ice-cream.
3. For dinner, Tom has hamburgers.
4. Jim likes to eat pears.
5. John wants Jack to drink milk.
June Calendar（日历）for After-school Activities in St. Peter High School
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Football 3:00-6:00 pm | 2 Movie 4:00 pm | 3 Book Club 3:00-6:00 pm | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 Movie 6:00pm | 7 Singing Class 4:00-6:00 pm | 8 High Jump 4:00-6:00 pm | 9 Sewing Class 3:00-5:00pm | 10 Dance Class 4:00-6:00 pm | 11 |
| 12 | 13 Camera Club 2:30-5:30 pm | 14 Singing Class 2:30-4:30 pm | 15 Swimming 3:30-4:30 pm | 16 Travel Lecture 2:00-5:00pm | 17 Exercise Class 9:00-12:00 am | 18 |
| 19 | 20 Basketball 3:00-6:00 pm | 21 Fashion Show 2:00-5:00pm | 22 Tennis 4:00-6:00pm | 23 Movie 7:00 pm | 24 Picnic 1:00-7:00pm | 25 |
| 26 | 27 DanceClass 4:00-6:00 pm | 28 Painting 3:00-5:00 pm | 29 Volleyball 3:00-6:00 pm | 30 Piano Class 3:00-4:00 pm |
1. What time does the movie start on 23rd ?
| A．At 2:00 | B．At 3:00 | C．At 6:00 | D．At 7:00 |
| A．Fashion Show | B．Book Club | C．Picnic | D．Camera Club |
| A．Exercises Class | B．Travel Lecture |
| C．Sewing Class | D．Painting |
| A．Monday | B．Wednesday | C．Thursday | D．Friday |
| A．On13th and 27th | B．On 27th and 29th |
| C．On 10th and 27th | D．On 10th and 15th |
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother,” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地), then she placed the rose.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house. Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.
1. The man went to the shop to ______.
| A．help the girl | B．order some flowers |
| C．buy some food | D．buy some water |
| A．2 kilometres | B．200 kilometres |
| C．200 miles | D．300 miles |
| A．she was hungry |
| B．she couldn’t buy a rose |
| C．she couldn’t find her way home |
| D．she was angry. |
| A．the cemetery | B．the girl’s home |
| C．his mother’s house | D．the shop |
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．the girl loved her mother very much |
| C．the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．the girl’s mother lived happily. |
【推荐1】As a deputy (代表) to the 14th National People’s Congress (全国人民代表大会), Jin Ruirui, 33, wore a traditional Yi costume and brought Yi embroidery (彝绣) to this year’s two sessions (两会). Jin is an inheritor (传承人) of the Yi embroidery of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture (楚雄彝族自治州), Southwest China’s Yunnan province. She has brought proposals (建议) for developing the local embroidery industry and promoting women’s employment.
Jin was among the first group of college students in her village, but instead of working in big cities, she chose to come back to her hometown to set up her own Yi embroidery company. “My mother raised me with the money she made as an embroiderer. I want to carry on her skills and help more embroiderers who are just like my mother—they might not get much education, but they know well about our local culture,” said Jin.
Jin went on field trips to many local villages and found that there were many left-behind children with their parents working far away in big cities. “Think about how good it will be if embroidery can bring them enough money so that they can work at home and stay together with their children,” Jin said, remembering how she started her career.
With the support from the local government and the hard work of people like Jin, Yi embroidery has become a growing industry. They train embroiderers and hire designers to make the embroidery pieces more trendy (时髦的). They hold fashion shows promoting Yi costumes in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai and do business with other provinces and even foreign countries. Jin just got an export (出口) order of 6,500 Yi embroidered costumes to the UK last month.
During the past 10 years, more than 60,000 Yi women in Chuxiong have taken part in the local Yi embroidery industry. Their average monthly income grew from about 500 yuan to around 3,000 yuan. “Now, even some men have started to work as embroiderers, taking up about 4 percent of the workforce staff,” Jin added. “We have made our lives better with our traditional culture and skills.”
1. What do we know about Jin Ruirui according to the passage?| A．She is one of the left-behind children in the far-away villages. |
| B．She has worked in big cities after graduating from university. |
| C．She does business with people from the UK. |
| D．She has brought proposals to help children get better education in the countryside. |
| A．To keep this traditional skill alive. |
| B．To work as a deputy to the National People’s Congress. |
| C．To help local women get employed. |
| D．To improve the local people’s income. |
| A．men had better take part in the workforce of embroiderers |
| B．deputies should wear traditional clothes to attend important meetings |
| C．it’s necessary for us to carry on our traditional culture and skills |
| D．we might not know our local culture well unless we get much education |
| Name: Luke Age: 14 Business : Collecting and selling yabbies’ (小龙虾) How It Works: With a friend, Matthew, 13, Luke catches yabbies with three nets with some meat in them in different rivers. They go after school and during weekends. Their best catch was 159 yabbies in 35 minutes. Their worst catch was 12 in 3 hours. They sell a dozen (一打) yabbies for $1.10 and they make $15.00-$20.00 each time. Problem: It’s only a summer business. Good Thing: “We have lots of fun,” says Luke. ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ Name: Troy Age: 11 Business: Delivering (递送) the local newspapers How It Works: On Wednesday nights, the truck drops four big bundles (捆) of papers. Troy must deliver them before Thursday night. He makes sure the papers are put in letterboxes so they don’t get wet. Problem: “I had to fix a new light on my bike,” says Troy. “Often I don’t finish until after dark.” Good Thing: “My round is close to home,” explains Troy. “I like riding my bike around the neighborhood. And each week I get $6.25.” |
1. Luke is 13 years old .
2. Matthew and Luke are friends .
3. Luke’s business brings Luke much fun .
4. As for Troy’s business, he has to walk around the neighborhood.
5. Troy makes up to $20.00 a month.
【推荐3】I am Alice. My sister and I spent our last summer holidays with our uncle who is a geologist (地质学家) and loves to collect stones.
One day he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him. We walked the whole day. Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from them. But we thought he had just found better stones.
When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relief （轻松）when we took them off. Yet our uncle’s backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn’t. You did.” he said.”You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude(态度) test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining (抱怨) , I added a stone to your backpacks. whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
Our backpacks were full of stones.
“Your negative( 消极的) thoughts are just like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in your backpacks. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be.” said our uncle.
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons it life—the power of the attitude.
1. Alice’s uncle likes to ________.| A．collect coins | B．collect stones | C．collect stamps | D．collect books |
| A．she said too many words | B．her uncle had found better stones |
| C．her uncle wanted her to feel a sense of relief | D．she talked about something with positive thinking |
| A．complained (抱怨) too much on the way | B．were hard working |
| C．enjoyed collecting stones very much | D．chose wrong backpacks to carry the stones |
| A．the stones | B．the backpacks | C．the positive thoughts | D．the negative thoughts |
| A．be pleased to take others’ advice | B．have a positive attitude towards life |
| C．make a plan before doing something | D．help people in trouble |
