My sister’s ten-year-old son came for a visit at the weekend one hot July. And I had to make him stay inside by joining him in a game. An hour later, I suggested that we relax a while. He slipped out of the room and I was catching a few moments of peace and quiet.
“Look, Alice,” he said happily as he ran over to the chair where I was having a rest. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and fly it?”
Looking out a nearby window, I noticed there was not a breeze (微风) at all. “I’m sorry, Tripper,” I said, sad to see his blue eyes. “The wind is not blowing today. The kite won’t fly.”
“ I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly.” He answered, as he hurried out of the back door. Up and down the yard he ran, pulling the kite with a small length of string (绳子). The plastic kite proudly had a picture of Batman. He ran as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back hopefully at the kite. After about ten minutes, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it go?” “Fine,” he said, not wanting to admit (承认) defeat. “I got it to fly some.” As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess I’ll have to wait for the wind.”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my heart, “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the wind.”
And the voice was right. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can. We must learn how to depend on it in the first place！
1. Alice played the game with the boy because_ .| A．she wanted him to stay in the room |
| B．she was too busy to go out with the boy |
| C．the boy hated the game very much |
| D．her sister told her to do such a thing |
| A．relax for a while with Alice |
| B．ask Alice to go out and fly a kite with him |
| C．jumped onto it and looked out of the window |
| D．draw a picture of Batman on a kite |
| A．Hot and windy. | B．Warm, without a cloud. | C．Hot, but no wind. | D．Wet and cold. |
| A．Because he was too tired to run in the yard. |
| B．Because he failed to fly a kite. |
| C．Because he made a kite fly successfully. |
| D．Because he found it was boring to fly a kite. |
| A．Every man has his taste. |
| B．Don’t cross a bridge until you come to it. |
| C．It is better to give than to receive. |
| D．Rome was not built in a day. |
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【推荐1】There is a family of ants living under the tree in front of my house. One day, when I went home, I found that they were busy carrying earth. It was about to rain. They did it to protect (保护) the gate of their home. Just then the rain came down. I ran into the house. As I watched out of the window, I thought, “What a pity! The ants will all die in such heavy rain.”
When the rain stopped, I went out to see them. To my surprise, they were still alive and as happy as ever. The earth at the gate of their home kept the rain out and they were busy again moving the earth away. It was late but they were still working hard. There was no one beside to tell them what to do. But they knew what they should do and they did it.
I think people should learn from the ants when we see something that needs to be done, we should do it. Thank the ants. I learned a lot from them.
1. Where did a family of ants live in front of the writer’s house?| A．In the tree. | B．In front of the tree. | C．On the tree. | D．Under the tree. |
| A．The ants were busy carrying earth. | B．The ants didn’t die. |
| C．The ants were still working hard. | D．The earth kept the rain out. |
| A．Do What We Need to Do | B．Do What Others Tell Us to Do |
| C．Be Happy All the Time | D．People should Do Everything |
Two men were travelling together through the forest on a lonely path. Before the travelling, they said they would help each other when there was danger. They had not gone far when a bear rushed towards them from some bushes.
One man was a good climber, and quickly climbed up a nearby tree. The other man tried to climb the tree but failed. Looking at his friend in the tree, he shouted loudly for help. The man in the tree was afraid that his friend under the tree would pull him down, so he didn’t give his friend a hand.
The man under the tree, seeing that he had no chance alone against the bear, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. The bear came nearer and nearer. It made his blood run cold.
The bear came to him, lowered its great head, smelled him all over and touched him with its nose. The bear thought the man was dead, so it went off into the forest again without hurting him. After the bear left, the other man came down from the tree, and smilingly asked his friend what the bear had said to him. “For I could see,” he said, “that he put his mouth close to your ear.”
“He told me to tell you,” replied the other, “that you were a great coward(懦夫), and that it is dangerous to travel with a friend who leaves you behind when there is danger.”
1. What does the underlined word “pretend” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?| A．假装 | B．坠落 | C．确认 | D．鉴定 |
| A．happy | B．afraid | C．calm | D．lonely |
| A．The man under the tree was a great friend. |
| B．The man in the tree was a dangerous man. |
| C．The man under the tree would believe in his friend. |
| D．The bear might not have spoken to the man under the tree. |
| A．A life without a friend is a life without a sun. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．A friend is a second self. |
| D．A friend to everyone is a friend to no one. |
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“Spell ‘champion’,” Scott told his elder sister.
“C-h-a-m-p-i-o-n.”
Unsure about it, Scott still cheered, “You’ll win the spelling bee (拼写大赛)!”
Lucy thanked, happy but worried, wondering if her dog Senator would be looked after well when she was away for a week.
“Dad and I will keep him perfectly!” said Scott, dreaming of getting his own pet if he could prove (证明) himself.
It was time to leave. Dad wished Lucy good luck.
“See you in a w-e-a-k,” Scott said.
“W-e-e-k,” Lucy corrected him and said, “Bye!”Each morning Scott woke up early to feed Senator, leaving a note to remind Dad. After that Scott continued to sleep.
A week later, Lucy returned and told the family she failed. Then she found her dog sick. Scott felt sorry but confused (困惑的), because he’d been a strict direction-follower.
They came to the animal hospital. After the examination, Lucy was angry, “A terrible stomachache! How could Senator put on two pounds in such a short time?”
Dad said, “I only fed him two scoops of dog food every morning.”
Scott shouted, “Dad! You fed him again? Didn’t you read my note? It says I’ve fed him!”
It took Lucy a while to understand before asking Scott how to spell “fed”.
“F-e-e-d? Scott! ‘Fed’ is spelled f-e-d. But your note says f-e-e-d, telling Dad to feed the dog!”
“So Senator was fed twice?” Dad asked.
Scott said sorry, “I just wanted to be responsible (负责的) so I could get a dog for my next birthday.”
“OK. I’ll teach you how to spell correctly and train myself for next year’s spelling bee,” Lucy said.
“You have a few months to practise before you get one for your birthday,” Dad added.
Scott burst into laughter.
“Having a little brother isn’t so bad,” Lucy told Senator, “if he can help f-e-e-d!”
1. How did Scott feel when he was asked to look after Senator?| A．Unsure. | B．Worried. | C．Excited. | D．Moved. |
| A．He trained the dog in a strict way. | B．He was very careful to keep the dog. |
| C．He followed the dog all the time. | D．He made a mistake about the directions. |
| A．Because he was fed too much. | B．Because he took wrong medicine. |
| C．Because Dad fed him twice. | D．Because Scott didn’t feed him at all. |
| A．Two heads are better than one. | B．He laughs best who laughs last. |
| C．It’s never too old to learn. | D．A wrong step will make a big difference. |
【推荐1】Last weekend, I took Lucy to a park, where she discovered a track (轨道) with large bumps (凸块) and sharp turns. At first, I thought Lucy was able to ride her bike along the track, but she quickly found that her bike was too low to the ground and kept getting stuck on top of the bumps.
Lucy looked at me with fear because she was still a green hand in bike riding. I tried to encourage her to, but really, I was thinking- this is going to be a disaster. Not because I thought she would get hurt. More because I thought she wouldn't be able to pick up enough speed to balance, then get really discouraged and give up quickly. I imagined her throwing her bicycle to the ground and then crying all the way home.
But I was only half right. Lucy did have a lot of trouble riding the bike. She couldn't find her balance. She fell many times. At one point, she almost started crying because younger kids were getting angry that she was slowing everyone else down. But she did not give up. She kept picking herself up and trying again. She even took the bike off the track and into the main park to practice pushing off and picking up speed on a flat ground. When she felt more confident, she came back. Then she did it over and over again until she finally reached her goal of going around the whole track without falling once. Then she didn't want to leave and everyone was cheering her on.
This was not a day that ended in a disaster. It was a day when Lucy learned that perseverance(毅力) and willpower pays off.
1. Why was Lucy taken to the park last weekend?| A．To play with other kids. | B．To discover a track for fun. |
| C．To find her speed was too slow. | D．To ride her bike along the track. |
| A．Lucy would get hurt and cry all the way home. |
| B．Lucy would fear to ride the bike and get discouraged. |
| C．Lacy would lose balance and slow the younger kids down. |
| D．Lucy would have trouble riding the bike and give up soon. |
| A．Being cheered on by everyone. | B．Getting practice in an easier way. |
| C．Feeling more confident and coming back. | D．Reaching her goal of riding the bike at once. |
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Erik rang his grandparents' doorbell and silently wished the next four hours would go by quickly. He didn't want to give up his whole Saturday afternoon at his grandparents' house where there were no kids in the neighborhood.
"You're right on time," Grandma Bethany said, opening the door. "There's tea and cake in the dining room."
Cake? At least the first ten minutes would go by quickly. Erik hung his coat on the rack by the door and saw a strange looking key hanging on a hook. "Grandpa Bill, what's this funny key for?"
"That's a skeleton key. It opens the best room in this house" Grandpa Bill whispered, so no one else could hear. "It's the room I go to when your grandmother tries to make me help with the dishes."
"What's so special about the room?" Erik asked.
"It's a game room," Grandpa Bill said. "Take the key and see if you can find the room by the time I finish my tea."
Erik grabbed the key and stared at it. "A skeleton key? It looks old." Erik decided the oldest things in the house were probably upstairs. He headed past the dining room and to the stairs. Grandpa Bill sipped his tea and shook his head.
Erik knew that meant he was going the wrong way. He headed back to the front door where he'd found the key.
Erik thought about the oldest part of the house. "The basement! It's the first part that's built." He rushed to the basement door and looked at the lock. It was different from a normal lock. He put the key inside and turned it. With a click, the door opened.
Erik turned on the light and walked down the stairs. The basement was one large room with a pool table in the middle and a bathroom on the far wall.
"Great!" Erik said.
"Ever learn to play pool?" Grandpa Bill asked, coming down the stairs.
"No," Erik said.
"Well then, take a cue from the rack and I'll teach you."
Erik smiled. The next four hours were going to fly by.
1. According to Paragraph 1, we know ________.
| A．Erik didn't love his grandparents | B．Erik's grandparents didn't like kids |
| C．Erik hoped to have kids to play with | D．Erik was glad to visit his grandparents |
a. Grandpa walked down stairs b. Erik saw a strange key.
c. Grandpa whispered to Eric d. Erik rang the doorbell
e. Erik opened the basement.
| A．d→c→b→a→e | B．d→b→a→c→e |
| C．d→b→c→e→a | D．d→a→c→b→e |
| A．Wise(明智的) | B．Crazy | C．Lazy | D．Generous |
| A．Erik had learned to play pool before. |
| B．Erik would find the next four hours very long. |
| C．Erik often went to the basement. |
| D．Erik would enjoy himself the next four hours. |
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling great. He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other—a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his computer and wasn’t able to go online. No Internet changed everything.
Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the kitchen. “Is everything OK?” she asks. “No, mum, everything is not OK,” her sad son replies. “I can't go online and I have homework to finish.” His mum laughs, “The word program is still working, so what's the problem?”
What's the problem? Tony can't believe his own mother isn’t able to see how serious the problem really is. To start with, he still needs to do research for his homework. He knows his mum will tell him to go to the library but he hates the library. It's so dark and uncomfortable. And forget homework—what about the rest of his weekend! Every weekend, he goes online to email friends. Then he reads the news to catch up on what's happening in the world. He plays a few online games and finishes the weekend off with an online chess game with his cousin Helen. The wonderful weekend-online! Now it's Saturday morning and he's not going to have access to（进入）the Internet for two whole days.
1. Tony stared into space and played with a piece of bread __________.
| A．because the Internet was down |
| B．because he likes eating bread |
| C．because he was alone at home |
| D．because he was hungry |
| A．great | B．sad |
| C．excited | D．relaxed |
| A．play his friends outside |
| B．get the Internet fixed |
| C．go to the library for work |
| D．play chess with his cousin |
| A．how the Internet influences teenagers’ life |
| B．what to do on the Internet |
| C．how to surf the Internet |
| D．why teenagers should go online |
【推荐1】“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I had an experience with a “rule breaker” during an English exam. I felt somebody was watching me too closely, I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice, “Let me see your answers!” I gave him a smile, not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I thought to myself. Cheating was against my beliefs. I curled my arm around my answers.
“He’s your friend and what are friends for?”
“You know it’s wrong.”
I tapped(轻敲) the top of my desk, hoping for an easy way out of this matter. No easy answer came. I just knew I had to do what I felt was right, even if it made James mad. So I guarded my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, searching for the right words to say to James. “Sorry, James, but you know me well enough to understand how I fell about cheating,” I said slowly and softly. “But maybe I could help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain,” he smiled. “It might not be easy, but I’ll give it a try.”
I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn’t been destroyed(破坏). Mrs. Archer would be proud.
1. Who was the rule breaker?| A．Mrs. Archer. | B．James. |
| C．Brain. | D．A boy on the left. |
①I gave him a smile.
②I moved a little more closely towards my paper.
③I curled my arm around my answers.
④I tapped the top of my desk.
⑤I guarded my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers.
| A．①②② | B．②③④ |
| C．②③⑤ | D．③④⑤ |
| A．Brian, silently in his mind. |
| B．James, in a low voice. |
| C．Mrs. Archer, slowly and softly. |
| D．Brian and James, to each other. |
| A．Because he and James helped each other in the exam. |
| B．Because both he and James did very well in the exam. |
| C．Because he didn’t let James copy his answers in the exam. |
| D．Because he followed the rule and kept friendship with James. |
| A．Try to help others and you will feel happier. |
| B．Don’t make friends mad, or your friendship will be destroyed. |
| C．Keep doing what you feel is right, and you will be understood. |
| D．Don’t break the rules at school, or your teachers will be angry. |
【推荐2】Jodie’s daddy is a garbage man (垃圾清理工)
Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls laughed. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbage man!”
Everybody in the class laughed out loudly, except Jodie. She felt her face turned red.
“Silence!” Mr. Swales said, “being a garbage man is a difficult and useful job. We all should be grateful to Jodie’s father.”
Jodie’s father came to take her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him as she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,”he said, “they are right. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”
The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes, you won’t smell anything,” said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
“Garbage is dirty, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That’s why I like being a garbage man so much.”
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbage man daddy a big kiss. She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage girl!”
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbage man! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”
1. What happened in Mr Swales’ class?| A．He wanted to show what job was the most useful. | B．He asked an improper question. |
| C．Jodie gave an honest answer. | D．The other students laughed at Jodie. |
| A．Jodie didn’t run up to her father the way she always did. |
| B．Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home. |
| C．Jodie gave her father a sweet kiss as usual. |
| D．Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father. |
| A．To make Jodie cool down. | B．To prove how dirty his job was. |
| C．To help Jodie learn about his job. | D．To help Jodie do her homework. |
| A．he was energetic | B．he was unselfish | C．he was curious | D．he was modest |
| A．Sad. | B．Dirty. | C．Angry. | D．Proud. |
Smoking is harmful to our health, but many middle school students are smoking. Their teachers, parents or classmates can’t stop them because they smoke anywhere they can’t be seen —on the way to school, in the dormitory（宿舍）, or even in the washroom.And most of the students think that smoking is very cool.But I want to tell you my story and then you will see that it’s wrong to smoke when you are very young.
When I was a middle school student, my friends at school smoked and they asked me to have a try. So I started smoking when I was fourteen. Soon I couldn’t wait to smoke as soon as I was free. After a month I couldn’t stop smoking. But two years later, I felt what smoking was doing to me. I couldn’t run far, I coughed every morning, and I got very weak. So I wanted to stop smoking. It wasn’t easy, but now I have stopped it, and I feel better.
If you smoke, you will get ill more easily, and perhaps you can’t grow taller, because there is something bad in cigarettes（香烟）and also you may get some bad behaviors and habits such as stealing（偷盗）,
| A．on he way to school | B．in the dormitory |
| C．in the classroom | D．in the washroom |
| A．When he was fourteen | B．When he was fifteen |
| C．When he was sixteen | D．When he was eighteen |
| A．he had no money to buy cigarettes |
| B．he got very weak |
| C．he coughed every morning |
| D．he couldn’t run far |
| A．告密 | B．说谎 |
| C．打牌 | D．讲笑话 |
| A．Middle school students are smoking. |
| B．The writer stopped smoking. |
| C．Middle school students should stop smoking. |
| D．The reason why students smoke. |
| Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world’s first mass-market personal computer.  | The iMac Under Job’s leadership, Apple introduced the all-in-line iMac computer in 1998. the iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.  |
| The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.  | iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.  |
1. The Apple II was invented ________.
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1997. | C．In 1998. | D．In 2010. |
| A．has a better camera | B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot | D．is great for watching movies |
| A．IPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4. |
| B．IPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. |
| C．IPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4. |
| D．IPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. |
Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus, brave Viking seamen crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Vikings were the first Europeans to reach North America. They lived in a par of Northern Europe called Scandinavia. Most Vikings were peaceful farmers, traders, and talented workmen. But they were also excellent shipbuilders.
Viking ships were smartly and creatively designed. They were well-built with common wood and strong enough to sail hundreds of miles on the open sea. They were light enough to be carried over land. When there was no wind, the seamen could row the ships with oars（船桨）.
Vikings traveled far in search of goods such as silk, glass, and silver. Some Vikings sailed west and lived on the islands of Iceland and Greenland from then on. Between 997 and 1003 A.D., a Viking named Leif Eriksson landed in what is now Canada. The Vikings probably stayed for less than ten years, though they traded with Native（当地的）Americans for much longer. A bit of their culture can still be found on American calendar. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are named for Viking gods!
1. Where did the Vikings mainly live at the beginning?| A．Canada. | B．Scandinavia. |
| C．Iceland and Greenland. | D．The Atlantic Ocean. |
| A．They were large enough to hold many people. |
| B．They were light enough to be carried over land. |
| C．They had very colorful sails and strong oars. |
| D．They were made from special and expensive wood. |
| A．Some days of the week have Viking names. |
| B．Vikings left ships in North America. |
| C．Vikings were known for talented workmen. |
| D．Americans started using Viking ship designs. |
【推荐3】I walked into a restaurant and ordered some food. After about 20 minutes, a large group of people came in and placed their own orders.
To my disappointment, the group got served before me. I watched as they began to eat and laugh heartily. I heard one of them bragging (吹嘘) about how he’d connected to someone who worked at the restaurant. Unable to stand it anymore, I decided to leave. I called the waiter over to cancel my order.
He calmly told me, “Yours is a special order being prepared by the head chef himself. It’ll take a little more time. Please have a drink while you wait.”
I calmed down and waited patiently. Shortly after, my meal was served by six waiters.
To my surprise, the owner of the restaurant turned out to be a long-lost friend of mine. He had seen me as I walked in and decided to surprise me. He upgraded (升级) my simple meal to a five- star meal for free. The people at the other table were shocked and couldn’t stop staring. Suddenly they started murmuring (低声抱怨 ), asking why they didn’t get that kind of service.
Such is life! Some people are ahead of you, laughing at you and talking about how they are smarter, wiser and better than you, how they are well-connected and blessed (幸运的 ). You are working hard tirelessly,wondering why it’s taking so long for you to be rewarded.
You just have to wait longer because your reward (回报) is more special.
1. The author wanted to cancel his order because ________.| A．he ordered the wrong food | B．the restaurant was too noisy |
| C．a group of people laughed at him | D．people who came after him got served first |
| A．forgotten by the waiter | B．a special treat from an old friend |
| C．served to the other table purposely | D．less tasty than he thought it would be |
| A．bored, glad | B．lucky, excited | C．angry, surprised | D．shocked, unhappy |
| A．Wait Patiently for a Rewarding Life | B．Meet My Long-lost Friend Again |
| C．Laugh at Other Unlucky Guests | D．Have an Unhappy Experience |
