1 . A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other was all right.
Every day, the man took the pots to the river because he wanted to get some water back home. When he arrived home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only half full. The good pot was very happy. But the cracked pot was very sad. He said to the man, “I am sorry. I always lost water on the way back to your house.” The man said to the pot, “Don’t be sad. Can you see that there are many flowers on your side of the road, but none on the other side? That’s because I know you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds (种子) on your side of the road in spring. Every day while we are on the way back, you water them. I can use these beautiful flowers to make my house beautiful. Without you, I could not see such beauty.”
In our weakness (弱点) we find our strength (实力).
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Were the two water pots both all right?2 . Wu Yishu, a 16-year-old student from Shanghai, won a Chinese poetry (诗) competition in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on Feb 7th, 2017. She beat other competitors because of her learning about Chinese culture and works. “I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me. I pay little attention to the competition result, but I love poetry, and it is enough as long as I enjoy the happiness brought by the poetry,” Wu said.
In the final, Wu performed strongly in many parts, such as competitors recalling poems by looking at sand paintings and reciting (背诵) poems about the Chinese character “Jiu” as many as possible.
As early as Feb 1st, when Wu recited an ancient Chinese poem about the months of the year, someone said that Wu must have remembered at least more than 2,000 Chinese poetry. Wu’s strong performance in the Chinese ancient rhythm works earned (赢得) her many fans and inspired (鼓舞) others to learn ancient works. The 1.8-meter tall Wu said that she kept only one ancient poetry book on the bookshelf at her dormitory room instead of other books such as math,physics and chemistry books that her classmates have kept on their bookshelves.
She is known among her classmates and teachers as she loves reading poetry and wearing ancient Chinese clothes.
Wu’s excellent performance pushed more and more people to learn Chinese poetry.
1. How do people know Wu Yishu?2. Did Wu care much about the competition result?
3. From which side can we see that Wu loves poetry?
4. Is Wu famous among her classmates and teachers? Why?
5. What is Wu’s influence in China?
3 . Recently, a video story has spread among people. James Anthony has cleaned the halls of Hickerson Primary School for 15 years. Although he is deaf, he never complains (抱怨). Instead, he greets every child and teacher with smile. Teachers and children love him very much and call him Mr. James.
On the day Anthony turned 60, the school wanted to give him a very special surprise. That day when Anthony walked into a classroom, a group of children started to sign (打手势) and sing “Happy Birthday” to him. Anthony started smiling as usual. Then his jaw (下巴) dropped open and he laughed for joy as he realized what was going on. A few teachers led the kids through the whole song as Anthony watched. A wide smile was on his face. As they finished, tears came out from his eyes. Scott, secretary (秘书) of the school said, “The children love and respect Mr. James. They give him high-fives in the halls, and he even teaches them sign language. Today he has put smiles on faces all around the world.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. James Anthony is ________ at Hickerson Primary School.
| A．a cleaner | B．a student | C．a secretary |
| A．On his fifteenth birthday. |
| B．On his fiftieth birthday. |
| C．On his sixtieth birthday. |
| A．Because he lost his job. |
| B．Because he was deeply moved. |
| C．Because the kids didn’t like him. |
| A．Anthony used to be a good teacher |
| B．the kids love and respect Mr. James |
| C．the kids often help Anthony clean the halls |
| A．A Famous Teacher |
| B．Lovely Kids |
| C．A Special Birthday Gift |
4 . Matt was a boy of 16. His parents went gambling (赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Matt often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Matt’s class. She was a smiling beautiful woman. Matt was in love! For the first time in his young life, he tried not to take his eyes off his teacher, yet, he still failed. It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Matt, please!” Matt was surprised. And he stood up without a word. “Just try it! I believe you can!” After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Matt. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him. Matt thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Mat “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.” Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Matt did it with all his heart. She was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Matt discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A change took place in Matt’s heart.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。1. Matt was a boy of 16, his parents cared about him very much.
2. Matt always failed in the exam at first because he didn’t like his teacher.
3. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the evening.
4. Miss Jones changed Matt by encouraging and helping him.
5. From the passage we learn Miss Jones was a warm-hearted and responsible teacher.
Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky. It was too hot, so they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around! Mike found a river about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, “Are there any sharks (鲨) in the river, boy?” “No, there aren’t,” answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit (撞到) his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, “Is it true that there aren’t any sharks in the river?”
“Yes, Sir,” said the boy, “there’re a lot of crocodiles (鳄鱼) in the water. All the sharks have swum away!”
1. Where did Mike and Dick decide to take their holiday?2. How did Mike and Dick go to Australia?
3. Why could they hardly go on driving?
4. How far was the river from them?
5. Were there any sharks in the river?
6 . A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months, she had liked a beautiful ring, and knowing her husband could afford it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the birthday, her husband told her how proud he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He gave her a beautiful gift package. She opened it and found a dictionary. She raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a dictionary? ” After that, she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very successful in business. She owned two large companies. She realized her husband was very old, so she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she could, she received a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and take care of the things.
When she arrived at his house, she was surprised to see the still new dictionary there, just as she had left it years before. With tears in her eyes, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring dropped from the dictionary to the floor and a card could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE YOU ALWAYS”.
Please remember sometimes the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, unless they are felt with your heart.
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。
1. The lady wanted her husband to buy ______ for her.
| A．a dictionary | B．a ring |
| C．a necklace | D．a diamond |
| A．The lady was satisfied with the dictionary. |
| B．The lady was thankful to her husband. |
| C．The lady was moved by what her husband said. |
| D．The lady felt angry after seeing the dictionary. |
| A．She failed in business. | B．She got married again. |
| C．She succeeded in business. | D．She was unhealthy. |
| A．She needed his help |
| B．She wanted to get back the dictionary |
| C．She knew her husband was dying |
| D．She thought he was old |
| A．the husband was too poor to pay for the ring |
| B．the husband loved his wife very much |
| C．the lady left her husband because of her business |
| D．the lady didn’t mind her husband’s death at all |
7 . David and John are good friends. They are in No. 5 Middle School. They’re in the same class, so they are classmates. But they like different sports.
David loves basketball. He has two basketballs. They are orange. John loves ping-pong. He has five ping-pong balls and three ping-pong bats. He always plays ping-pong with his classmates after school. Can David play ping-pong, too? Yes, he can. But he thinks it’s not very interesting. Can John play basketball? Yes, too!
1. The underlined (画线的) word “different” means “ ________” in Chinese.| A．激烈的 | B．相互的 | C．不同的 | D．流行的 |
| A．Baseball. | B．Volleyball. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
①friends
②brothers
③classmates
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．②③ | D．①②③⑤ |
| A．He plays ping-pong with his classmates. |
| B．He plays basketball with his classmates. |
| C．He watches TY with David. |
| D．He watches TV with his classmates. |
| A．Who has basketballs. | B．What sports they play. |
| C．What they have. | D．Who has ping-pong balls. |
8 . A young man goes to the city and buys himself a pair of socks. When he comes back home, he goes to his room and tries them on. He finds they are in different colors. He goes into the kitchen. His mother and his sister are cooking dinner. He says to them, “The new socks are in different colors. One is blue but the other is green. I should make them in the same color. Would you like to do this for me?” His mother and sister are busy and they don’t say anything. When his mother finishes cooking, she goes to her son’s room then takes the green sock and makes the green sock in blue. She comes back without saying a word to her son. After supper, his sister goes to her brother’s room then takes the blue sock and makes it in green without saying anything.
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。
1. The young man buys a pair of shoes in the city.
2. The socks are in different colors.
3. The young man wants to make the socks in the same color.
4. Mother makes the green sock in blue and tells his son what she does.
5. Finally, the socks are in the same color.
9 . Ben Jones. His first name is Ben, and his last name is Jones. He is from Australia (澳大利亚). He comes to China because his parents work (工作) in China. He has a sister and they are in the same school, but in different grades. Ben and I are in Grade Eight. Ben speaks (说) English very well, but his Chinese isn’t good. I often help him with his Chinese and he helps me with my English. We help each other (彼此). He has many friends in our school. He often plays basketball with his friends. He likes to eat Chinese food. And his favorite food is jiaozi. I often invite (邀请) him to my home for dinner. On Sundays, his family like going to the library because they like reading (阅读). Ben has a happy life. Do you want to be Ben’s friend?
1. Where is Ben Jones now?2. Who plays basketball with Ben?
3. Does Ben like jiaozi best?
4. Are Ben and his sister in the same class?
5. Why does Ben’s family like going to the library?
10 . Frank is my good friend. We are in the same class. Frank is a good student. His English is very good but mine isn’t. So he always helps me with it. Frank and I have the same hobby. Frank likes sports. And I like sports, too. After school in the afternoon, we often play sports. We play soccer and volleyball. The soccer ball is Frank’s and the volleyball is mine. Frank gets the soccer ball from his father. His father is a great soccer player. We can often watch his father play soccer on TV. Frank wants to be a soccer player like his father.
1. Frank is my ________.| A．brother | B．teacher | C．classmate | D．cousin |
| A．习惯 | B．爱好 | C．愿望 | D．工作 |
| A．watch TV | B．play sports |
| C．play computer games | D．read books |
| A．friend | B．uncle | C．father | D．mother |
| A．A volleyball player. | B．A soccer player. |
| C．A star. | D．A teacher. |
