1 . No one wants to be in a life-or-death situation. However, if you are getting into such a dangerous situation, what will you do, fight or flight?
When 13-year-old Joe Rowlands and his dad were in a kayak (皮艇) accident, the brave teenager chose to fight. He not only fought for his own life, but also saved his father’s.
On that day, Joe and his father Paul were out on their kayak off the coast of Anglesey in the UK. Suddenly they noticed that the kayak was starting to fill with water. Then they found out there was a hole in the floor of the boat. Without another choice, Paul turned the boat over. He asked Joe to climb on top so that he could push the boat to a nearby island.
However, the rough(汹涌的) waves made it too hard for Paul to push the boat to land. They had to swim without the boat. Luckily, Joe made his way to the island safely. But when he looked back, be found his dad was no longer swimming. Risking his life, Joe jumped back into the cold water and managed to drag (拽) his dad up onto some rocks. Then Joe did CPR (心肺复苏) on his dad until he came around.
“I know I can never pay him back for saving my life and I’m very proud of him. He acted with courage beyond his years.” Paul said of his son.
1. When the boat started to fill with water, how did Paul deal with it?| A．By fixing the boat up. | B．By shouting for help. |
| C．By turning the boat over. | D．By pushing the boat with Joe. |
| A．swam to the island nearby | B．dragged the boat onto rocks to save his dad |
| C．did CPR on his dad at once | D．jumped back into the water to save his dad |
| A．lost his life | B．came back to life |
| C．ran around the rocks | D．gave up the boat |
| A．Paul and Joe successfully finished their kayaking |
| B．Joe showed the ability to face danger without fear |
| C．Paul was angry because Joe risked his life to save him |
| D．Joe chose to depend on his dad in the life-or-death situation |
2 . A father was flying a kite while his little son was watching him carefully.
After some time the son said, “Dad, I don’t like the string(细绳). Just because of it, the kite isn’t able to fly higher.”
Hearing this, the father smiled and broke the string. The kite went higher and higher, but then fell on the ground. The child looked at it sadly.
The father sat next to him and said quietly, “Son, this can be a lesson for you. In life, we believe we could be flying even higher like the kite and might reach a higher level of success after some time. We might feel like some of the people in our life, such as our family or friends, are stopping us from going higher. We want to break free from these strings. But actually, these are the things that keep us stable (稳定的). Without them, we might fly too high—and then come crashing (坠毁) to the ground without people to keep us safe.”
The son nodded and repeated,“We shouldn’t give up culture, family, friends and relationships, as they help keep us stable while we are flying high.”
1. Why did the father break the string?| A．Because he felt the string was a problem. |
| B．Because he wanted to make his son happy. |
| C．Because he thought there was no need to keep the kite. |
| D．Because he wanted to show his son what would happen. |
| A．the son was very happy. | B．the father picked it up and flew it again. |
| C．the son got angry with his father. | D．the father explained why it happened. |
| A．It helped the kite get free. | B．It kept the kite stable and safe. |
| C．It made the kite crash to the ground. | D．It helped the kite fly higher. |
| A．It is really interesting to fly a kite with our parents. |
| B．Sometimes “strings” in life may stop us going higher. |
| C．The more “strings” there are in life, the higher people can go. |
| D．We should never be away from home, family, friends and culture when going high. |
3 . It’s a Sunday morning. Linda goes shopping in a supermarket. It’s very big. All the things there are very cheap because it’s the first day for the supermarket, and there is a big sale.
There are a lot of people in the supermarket. And it is very crowded. Linda sees a little girl crying. She can’t find her grandma.
“What’s your grandma’s name?” asks Linda.
The little girl doesn’t know. She doesn’t know her grandma’s telephone number either.
Linda takes the little girl to the manager’s(经理的) office. “Don’t worry. Just stay with us and we can help you find your grandma on the radio.” says the manager.
A few minutes later, an old woman comes. The little girl finds her grandma at last.
“Thank you so much!” The grandma says to Linda and the manager.
Linda is very happy because she can do something to help others.
1. What’s the supermarket like?| A．Old but big. | B．New but small. | C．New and big. | D．Old and small. |
| A．空闲的 | B．拥挤的 | C．热闹的 | D．寂静的 |
| A．she can’t find her grandma | B．she can’t find her way |
| C．she can’t find the manager | D．her wallet is lost |
| A．On the radio. | B．On the phone. | C．On TV. | D．On the Internet. |
4 . It’s seven o’clock in the morning. Lavin always has her morning shower before school. But she doesn’t take it at home. She takes a shower in a small river outside with her best friend, a baby elephant.
Lavin lives at a zoo with her parents, brothers and sisters. Her father works at the zoo and he is a special keeper for the baby elephants. Lavin is only six years old, but she lives with the elephants and has a very special friendship (友谊) with them.
At eight o’clock in the morning, Lavin goes to school, but she doesn’t go on the school bus. She rides an elephant to school. After school, Lavin plays football with her elephants.
Now it is the evening, and the baby elephants are tired. Lavin sits next to them and sings to them. Sometimes, they all sleep together—friends together in the day and friends together at night.
1. Lavin has her morning shower ________.| A．at school | B．at home | C．in a river | D．in a bathroom |
| A．her father works there | B．she likes elephants |
| C．she has a big family | D．she is only six years old |
| A．takes a shower | B．plays football | C．has lunch | D．sleeps |
| A．Lavin’s Family | B．Lavin’s Zoo | C．Lavin’s School | D．Lavin’s Best Friends |
