Ann and her mother had lived in a small house as long as Ann could remember. Christmas was so close. Ann wished she could get a beautiful dress. But she knew how hard her mom worked. Maybe she could make a wish--Santa Claus would come...
Her classmates were talking about Christmas gifts.
“My aunt is going to give me a pretty branded doll again,” said Rita.
“I have told my parents about that expensive watch. They will buy it for me,” Tessi said.
Ann felt left out in those conversations. She had neither rich parents nor rich relatives to give her expensive gifts.
It was not just the gift that worried Ann. Her mother was working overtime and looked weak these days.
Days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve. Ann went to bed with a heavy heart. Ring ... Ring ... Ann jumped, hearing the alarm. Without much hope, she wondered if there were any gifts for her. She found a beautiful packet! There was a beautiful white dress and a short note inside. Ann read the note:
| Dear Ann, This dress is a gift for you for being a good girl. Your loving friend, Santa Claus |
Ann looked into the note carefully. Then she realized that the handwriting was the same as her mother’s. Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this wonderful gift for her!
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。1. Ann and her mother lived a good life, and they cared about each other a lot.
2. Ann was still looking forward to getting a Christmas present though she thought it would be impossible.
3. Ann felt left out when hearing her classmates’ conversations.
4. Ann felt so surprised, because Santa Claus sent her a pretty doll as she always wanted.
5. This passage is mainly about a mother’s love.
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Mr Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.
They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
1. The Blacks are from________.
| A．China | B．England | C．Canada | D．the USA |
| A．England | B．Beijing | C．Shanghai | D．New York |
| A．a teacher | B．a doctor | C．a taxi driver | D．a worker |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Because the pictures are very beautiful. |
| B．Because they like China. |
| C．Because they want the American people to know more about China. |
【推荐2】Tess was an eight-year-old girl. One day, she heard her parents talking about her little brother, Andrew. Andrew was sick but they had no money. Only an expensive operation could save him. When she heard her father said only a miracle could save him, she took out all her money and ran to a drugstore.
"What do you want?" asked the salesman in the drugstore. "I want to buy a miracle," Tess answered. "My brother is sick and only a miracle could save him. So how much is a miracle?"
"We don't sell miracles here," the salesman said. "I have money to pay for it. Please tell me how much it costs," the girl said. Another man asked the girl, "What kind of miracles do you want?" "I don't know;" Tess replied with tears.
"How much do you have?" the man asked, "One dollar and eleven cents." Tess answered.
"That's enough," smiled the man. "Can you take me to see your brother? Maybe I have the miracle you need."
That man was a famous doctor. At last, he did the operation without charge. And three months later, Andrew was well.
"It is really a miracle. How much is it?" Tess's father asked. The doctor smiled, "It costs the faith of a little child."
1. There were ______ people in Tess's family.| A．three | B．four | C．five |
| A．she wanted to buy some drugs |
| B．he wanted to get some money |
| C．she wanted to save her brother |
| A．费用 | B．希望 | C．努力 |
| A．Tess's parents loved her brother more than her |
| B．the salesman in the drugstore was not kind to Tess |
| C．the kind doctor saved Andrew without charge |
| A．Tess and Her Family | B．The Price of a Miracle | C．Tess and a Miracle |
【推荐3】My name is Tom. I’m nine. This is my mother. Her name’s Linda Johnson. Her telephone number is 2819176. And this is my father. His name is Mike Johnson. His phone number is 3586344. And this is my sister. What's her name? Her name is Mary. Look! The boy is my brother Nick. Mary is eight and Nick is six.
1. Mother is ________.| A．Mary Johnson | B．Mike Johnson | C．Linda Johnson | D．Nick Johnson |
| A．3586344 | B．2819176 | C．3856344 | D．2189176 |
| A．six | B．nine | C．eight | D．seven |
| A．Tom | B．Mike | C．Nick | D．Johnson |
| A．Johnson | B．Nick | C．Mike | D．Tom |
【推荐1】Delia was a young pianist. Her husband Joe was a talented young painter. They lived in a small flat in New York.
Each of them was taking lessons-Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. They were the best teachers, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but…when you love your art, nothing’s too much.
But soon, the money began to run out and they couldn’t afford the lessons any more.
Then one day Delia came home and told Joe that she had met a man. The man’s daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano-and he was going to pay her 50 an hour. “Delia,” Joe said “I’d be much happier if you kept up your lessons.” Delia said that it didn’t matter. She said, “When I’ve made some money, I’ll start again. When you love your art, nothing’s too much.” A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took 200 from his pocket. “I met a man from Vermont,” he said, “who bought one of my paintings. And he wants to buy more!”
Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia’s hand was burned. He asked her what had happened. “Oh,” said Delia. “My student, Sally, asked me to pour some coffee for her. So I did—and I dropped the coffee and burned my hand.”
Joe sat down and told Delia to sit down too. “Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks?” he asked. She took a deep breath and started to cry. “Oh Joe — I couldn’t get any students, so I got a job in a coffee shop. And today I burned my hand with hot water. So I can’t work any more. I’m sorry, Joe — but we’ll still have money from the man in Vermont, won’t we?”
Joe looked at her. “There’s no man in Vermont,” he said. “I haven’t sold any paintings. I’ve been working in a drugstore （药店）, and today someone came from the coffee shop to buy cream for a woman who’d burned her hand. So when I saw you — well, I guessed.”
They both laughed. “So we’ve told each other lies,” said Joe. “But when you love your art..,” Delia put her fingers to his lips （嘴唇）. “No, Joe,” she said, “just ‘When you love…’ ”
1. How did Joe most probably feel when he first knew about Delia’s plan?| A．Proud but a bit afraid. | B．Excited but a bit angry. | C．Curious but a bit sad. | D．Cheerful but a bit worried. |
| A．When you love your art, you can’t tell lies. | B．When you love someone, you can’t tell lies. |
| C．When you love your art, nothing’s too much. | D．When you love someone, nothing’s too much. |
| A．Full of joy. | B．Full of love. | C．Full of lies. | D．Full of surprise. |
【推荐2】In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the unforgettable scare, he remembered the promise he had made to his son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins. As he was digging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help! Go home! Come on! Face reality. There’s nothing you can do!”
To each parent he replied with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The firefighter leader showed up and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “Fires are breaking out. Explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving father asked, “Are you going to help me now?” The police came and said, “You’re angry, worried and it’s over. You are making others in danger. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
He went on alone because he needed to know for himself, “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “Armand!” He heard back, “Dad? It’s me, Dad! I told the other children not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you would save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, no matter what happens, you will always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on there? How is it?” the father asked. “There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”
“Come out, boy!” “No, Dad! Let the other kids out first because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
1. Why did the firefighter leader pull the father off?| A．The leader didn’t need the father’s help. |
| B．The leader thought it was too late and all kids were dead. |
| C．The father asked others to help and made more people in danger. |
| D．The father himself was in danger because of fires and explosions. |
a. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved the kids.
b. As the father was digging, other helpless parents tired to pull him off.
c. In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake happened.
d. The police came and said, “You’re angry, worried and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!”
e. The firefighter leader showed up and tried to pull the father off the ruins.
| A．a-c-b-e-d | B．a-c-e-b-d | C．c-a-e-b-d | D．c-a-b-e-d |
| A．His wife. | B．His son. | C．The teachers. | D．Other kids. |
| A．Fashion. | B．Local News. | C．Environment. | D．Entertainment. |
To begin with, people may feel stressed when there is something important to do. For example, some students are stressed before a big test. The stress might make them feel nervous, but it also makes them focused.
Of course, too much stress is harmful to our bodies and minds.
| A．This type of stress can help people work efficiently（高效地）to meet their goals. |
| B．When people hear the word stress, they usually think of something good. |
| C．But the right amount of stress makes us more efficient, healthier and safer. |
| D．Another way stress benefits us is by keeping us healthy. |
| E．The first way that stress benifits us is by helping us work efficiently. |
| F．When people hear the word stress, they usually think of something bad. |
| G．The final way that stress benefits us is by helping us respond to danger. |
Then I fainted at Euro Disney due to low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest for a while after First Aid. I agreed to take it easy, but as I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction! Feeling the color burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me, as my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to stop the wheel chair suddenly. I felt sad as I was thrown back and forth. " Stupid kids一they have perfectly good legs. Why can't they watch where they are going?" I thought. People stared down at me, pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the sooner they forgot me the better.
"I'm just like you! " I wanted to scream. "The only difference is you've got legs, and I have wheels. "
People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.
1. The author once when she was healthy.
| A．laughed at disabled people |
| B．imagined herself sitting in a wheelchair |
| C．looked down upon disabled people |
| D．saw some healthy people moving around in wheelchairs |
| A．life is the best teacher |
| B．people often eat their bitter fruit |
| C．life is so changeable that nobody can foretell |
| D．treating others in the way you want to be treated |
| A．How to Get Used to Wheelchairs |
| B．The Wheels Are as Good as Two Legs |
| C．People with Two Legs Are Truly Healthy |
| D．The Difference between Healthy People and the Disabled |
【推荐2】Usually we think giant pandas are fat and slow-moving, but a giant panda in Beijing Zoo may change many people’s ideas.
The panda became famous online for successfully breaking through the fence in front of the visitors. As an online video showed, it first walked near the fence around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. It stepped on the decorations in the fence and then stepped over the fence. The fence is about 2 meters high, and the area where the panda climbed out was a non-visiting area, and it is about a 2 meters away from the area for visiting. Then the giant panda stood on the top of a two-meter-high wall but seemed to be unsure about where to go. His funny actions were filmed by people on the ground. Luckily, zoo workers arrived at the place very soon, asked the visitors around to leave and attracted the panda back into his house with food.
The zoo said in a Weibo post on Wednesday afternoon that the panda is named Meng Lan, which is an active male panda in Beijing Zoo. Although the panda happily returned, the safety of the area will be improved. “It’s just a one-time adventure.” the zoo said in the post. And they also warned: “If the panda escapes, do not watch. The more you watch, the more fear it will have. Then it may become angry, not so gentle.” The giant panda Meng Lan, a “famous star” in the zoo, was born in July 2015 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province. He was transferred to Beijing Zoo in September 2017 and met the public later.
1. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．The fence. | B．The visiting area. | C．The wall. | D．The non-visiting area. |
| A．Born. | B．Met. | C．Moved. | D．Tied. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Helpless. | C．Active. | D．Inactive. |
| A．Meng Lan doesn’t get used to the life in Beijing Zoo |
| B．people could visit Meng Lan in Beijing Zoo in July 2017 |
| C．Meng Lan climbed out with the help of other giant pandas |
| D．the people around shouldn’t film when Meng Lan climbed out |
【推荐3】Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Mr. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally saved enough money and had received passports and tickets for the whole family to travel on a new ship going to the United States.
The entire family was filled with excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their departure(出发), the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up(缝合) the boy, but because of the possibility of rabies(狂犬病) he was not allowed to leave the house for fourteen days.
The family’s dream was dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and anger, stomped(跺脚) to the dock to watch the ship leave without the Clark family. The father shed tears of disappointment and cursed both his son and God for their misfortune(厄运).
Five days later, tragic news spread throughout Scotland. The mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk(下沉), taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship but, because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning what he had felt was a tragedy(灾难) into a blessing. Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.
1. What is the dream of the Clarks?| A．To work and save money for their nine children. |
| B．To make plans for their children in the United States. |
| C．To go on a trip to the United States by ship. |
| D．To receive passports and tickets to travel around the world. |
| A．Because an accident stopped them from departing. |
| B．Because the oldest son was bitten by a dog. |
| C．Because they ran out of their time to catch the ship. |
| D．Because their sons couldn’t leave the house for 14 days. |
| A．sorry and frustrated | B．disappointed and awkward(令人尴尬的) |
| C．angry and excited | D．happy and lucky |
| A．It departed five days later than planned. | B．It sank and hundreds of lives were lost. |
| C．It took hundreds of passengers to New York. | D．It had one of their sons bitten by a dog. |
| A．Don’t judge by the appearance. | B．Who laughs the last laughs the best. |
| C．Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise(伪装). | D．Never get on a sunk ship. |
After nine years since its last edition(版本)，the 12th edition of Xinhua Dictionary came out in August,2020. It has added new words and expressions mostly from the Internet.
The new edition of the dictionary has added a QR code to each page, too. It allows readers to scan(扫描)the code to learn how to correctly write the character(汉字) and hear the pronunciation so we can say the word correctly.
This is the first time that Xinhua Dictionary has brought out an app and printed copies at the same time.
The 12th edition of the dictionary does not include too many new characters, but it does include more than 100 new words and expressions. Many of them are from the Internet. Such as “fen si""(fans), “er wei ma" (QR code), and“dian zan”(clicking the "like"” button).The new edition has also added more than 50 new usages,"mai meng" (acting cute), "pin che" (carpooling) and "pin gou" (shopping pool).
Since its first edition in 1953, Xinhua Dictionary has sold more than 600 million copies around the world. The dictionary has been a tool for several generations of Chinese people. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture.
It is also the first dictionary written in modern Chinese. Most, if not all. Chinese people use Xinhua Dictionary in primary schools when they start learning Chinese characters.
1. The 11th edition of Xinhua Dictionary came out________.| A．In 1953. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2011. | D．In 2020. |
| A．it added many new characters. | B．each word has a QR code. |
| C．it can be used with an app. | D．you can buy it from the Internet. |
| A．笔画 | B．发音 | C．意思 | D．来源 |
| A．what new words and expressions are added. |
| B．how many copies of the dictionary have been sold. |
| C．when Chinese people started to use the dictionary. |
| D．why Xinhua Dictionary is special to Chinese people. |
【推荐2】Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn’t see the red lights. He couldn’t stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, “What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?”
“I’m sorry, sir.” said Mr. Brown. “I didn’t see the lights turn red,” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.
“It’s cold today, sir,” said Mr. Brown. “Please drink a little, and then you’ll get warm,” The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?”
“I can’t drink anything now, sir,” answered Mr. Brown. “I’m waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards（酒鬼）cause accidents, you know!”
1. When did the story happen?| A．At night. | B．In the morning. |
| C．In the afternoon. | D．In the evening. |
| A．Because he was afraid to be late. | B．Because he was happy that day. |
| C．Because he was good at driving. | D．Because there were few cars in the street. |
| A．he didn’t see the red lights | B．he drove fast |
| C．it was raining heavily | D．he couldn’t drive at all |
| A．To make him happy. | B．To make him drunk. |
| C．To make him warm. | D．To make friends with him. |
| A．Mr. Brown was not late for work | B．Mr. Brown drank some wine |
| C．Mr. Brown fooled the old man | D．the old man and Mr. Brown became good friends |
Take a train ride in Japan and you may meet Tama, a cute, friendly stationmaster, who just happens to be a cat! This ll-year-old cat works in exchange for cat food at Wakayama Electric Railway’s Kishi station. She has her own office, and there’s even a Tama train ! When Tama was “hired (雇用)” in 2007, the station was losing money, but today, thanks to Tama, it’s a popular tourist attraction.
In the 1950s, US Navy (海军) officials got a great idea. Why not train dolphins to do some special work humans can’t do? Today, dolphins are trained to find underwater mines (水雷) so that the Navy officials can make the mines disabled before they explode (爆炸). Dolphins are well fit for the job for many reasons, but the best of all, they’re too small to set off the mines so they’re never in danger.
Most squirrels are happy to collect nuts, and run after each other up and down trees. Not Twiggy! She prefers water skiing. Twiggy comes from a team of water-skiing squirrels, whose owner trained them to ski behind a toy boat. Today, Twiggy travels around the United States putting on shows and even appearing on TV. It’s all in a day’s work for this squirrel!
1. How long has Tama been the stationmaster?
| A．For 5 years. | B．For 8 years. |
| C．For 10 years. | D．For 11 years. |
| A．They are quite good at swimming in the sea. |
| B．They are so smart that they're never in danger. |
| C．They are small enough not to set off the mines. |
| D．They can understand the officials’ orders easily. |
| A．Collecting nuts. |
| B．Running after others. |
| C．Performing water skiing. |
| D．Traveling around the world. |
| A．They all can make money. |
| B．They are all from America. |
| C．They all can do special work. |
| D．They are all popular around the world. |
