1. What will Lisa do now?
| A．giving some books to the poor children. |
| B．Buying some oranges now. |
| C．Raising money for the poor children. |
| A．He thinks she is kind. | B．He thinks she is beautiful. | C．He thinks she is hard-working. |
2 . It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy. Because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy mother’s Day. And her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said. “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing a nursing home（养老院）, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give flowers to her?” “I don’t know her.” Their mother said, “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”
1. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because ________.| A．she didn’t have a present | B．she was a long way from her mother |
| C．she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day | D．she wanted to have a trip |
| A．in the young woman’s garden | B．in the market |
| C．on a small hill | D．in the nursing home |
| A．she knew the old granny | B．she didn’t like the flowers |
| C．her mother asked her to do so | D．she wanted the old granny to be happy |
| A．The young woman was kind. | B．The old granny was sad at last. |
| C．The young woman loved her mother. | D．The old granny had no child. |
3 . Xiao Liuying is an old man living in a village near the Yangtze River. He was a fisherman years ago. But now he is head of a voluntary (志愿的) team that cleans waste from the Yangtze river.
To protect finless porpoises (江豚) and the Yangtze River, the government has stopped people from fishing on the river. In 2019, Xiao Liuying formed the voluntary team with 12 other fishermen. Today the team has more than 50 members. All of them are over 60 years old. “We want to protect the river while we can,” said Xiao.
Every week, the team goes along the river to collect waste and make sure no one is fishing on the river. Some of the waste they collect is sent to the disposal station, while some that can be reused is sold. So far, they have cleaned over 50 tons of waste. Thanks to their hard work, the Yangtze River is getting clearer.
1. Why has the government stopped people from fishing on the Yangtze river?| A．To protect the Yangtze River. | B．To protect finless porpoises and the Yangtze River. |
| C．To ask people to have a good rest. | D．To work in the city. |
| A．12 | B．13 | C．50 | D．62 |
| A．处理 | B．传播 | C．救护 | D．保养 |
| A．Fishing on the Yangtze River | B．Tons of Waste in the Yangtze River |
| C．Reasons for Protecting the Yangtze River | D．A Voluntary Team Protecting the Yangtze River |
4 . Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.
| Saving Pandas When Jack was 11, he started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. “I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas,” Jack says. |
| Growing Right Kathy, 14, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plant in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native (本土的) to their area. |
| Creating Energy At the age of 12, Linda invented a machine called Super E. It collects heat from fields to make electricity(电), Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that is less bad for the environment. |
| Cleaning Up Peter, 13, joined the Ocean Brave Ones Camp last year. He started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic pollution. |
| A．Jack. | B．Kathy. | C．Linda. | D．Peter. |
| A．11. | B．12. | C．13. | D．14. |
| A．To fight plastic pollution. | B．To protect pandas in danger |
| C．To learn about native plants. | D．To use heat to make electricity. |
| A．Peter. | B．Linda | C．Kathy | D．Jack |
5 . When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him,
During my whole life I have received the
| A．felt | B．missed | C．cried | D．shouted |
| A．tried | B．had | C．dressed up | D．put on |
| A．running | B．walking | C．sleeping | D．playing |
| A．up | B．on | C．down | D．in |
| A．find | B．see | C．watch | D．buy |
| A．after | B．until | C．during | D．before |
| A．how | B．what | C．which | D．where |
| A．mother | B．father | C．brother | D．sister |
| A．happiness | B．kindness | C．sadness | D．illness |
| A．Thank you | B．Never mind | C．No way | D．Congratulations |
6 . Alexis Lewis is a girl from America. She likes to invent — to think of new ideas for things that no one has made before, and then make them.
Alexis often enters competitions for young inventors. When she was younger she spent time with her grandfather, who made transport for people to go to space. One day Alexis’ mother told her about a newspaper article which explained how difficult it was to get sick people through the countryside to hospital in Africa. Alexis wanted to help.
Alexis knew that in North America, before there were cars, horses pulled heavy things on a travois (旧式雪橇), made of wood. Alexis thought people could do the same, but she added wheels. To make her travois light, she used bamboo, a plant that grows in Africa, not wood.
To pull Alexis’ travois, you wear a belt (腰带), which means you can carry or hold other things. Alexis thought her travois was ideal for carrying food home from the market, as well as taking people to hospital. After it was finished, she wrote instructions for building one so people in Africa could make it themselves.
With help from U.S.companies, Alexis gave some free travois to hospitals in Africa. She didn’t ask them for money because they were for poor people.
Alexis doesn’t know if she wants to be an inventor when she’s older, because she also likes music and writing, but she thinks it’s important for children to learn about inventing at school.
1. Alexis decided to invent a new kind of transport because she wanted to ________.| A．win a competition | B．make her mother proud |
| C．solve a problem in Africa | D．help with her grandfather’s work |
| A．It has wheels. | B．It weighs more. | C．It is made of wood. | D．It is much cheaper. |
| A．busy | B．kind | C．creative | D．rich |
| A．is unsure about it | B．is hopeful about it | C．doesn’t care about it | D．is looking for advice |
7 . I have a 12-year-old son who is kind and helpful. And he is showing great interest in growing plants. I have been helping him plant flowers, vegetables and plants since spring arrived.
When planting a bunch of flowers one Saturday afternoon, I found that there were two flowers left in my son’s basket. My son decided to take them to the little house next door where an elderly woman lived by herself and didn’t seem to have much company. I watched him as he went up to her door, rather hesitantly（迟疑地）.
Because he didn’t know her, and he quietly left the flowers on her doorstep so that she would get them the next time she went outside.
The next morning we were happy to find that she had planted the flowers in a pot （陶盆）by the door. They looked really beautiful. Although it was a small thing, it was important as my son has learnt to do good for others. He said to me, “It feels really good to do things for other people.”
1. How is the writer’s son?| A．Kind and healthy. | B．Kind and helpful. | C．Little and healthy. | D．Interested and helpful. |
| A．Growing plants. | B．Growing rice. | C．Growing trees. | D．Growing fruit. |
| A．同伴 | B．公司 | C．连队 | D．商品 |
| A．The 12-year-old son is helpful. | B．The elderly woman lived by the writer’s house. |
| C．Growing plants is the son’s interest. | D．It is good to do things for others. |
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He
Yesterday, as I was coming near the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. With a stick in my hand, it is not strange
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act. It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home
10 . Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. My job didn’t go on well and I was disappointed and sad. So I visited my mother and hope to get some comfort from her. Instead, she said “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?”
I didn’t really want to, but what else could I do at that moment? I made the cookies and put them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note.
Then I went to Jamie’s door and rang the bell. Soon she came to the door. Before she could say anything, I said, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” Her look at that time was always in my head: a dark sky was suddenly shone; and her day became bright again.
I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. Suddenly I remembered a saying from a famous writer which goes, “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
1. What happened to the writer not too long ago?| A．Everything seemed to go wrong. | B．Nothing seemed to go wrong. |
| C．The writer was out of work. | D．The writer’s day didn’t go bad. |
| A．making Jamie some cookies | B．making a card with a sunflower |
| C．writing a small note | D．inviting Jamie to see a film |
| A．happy | B．sad | C．worried | D．disappointed |
| A．Practice makes perfect. | B．Think twice before you do. |
| C．God help those who help others. | D．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
