Once upon a time, there lived a man in a small village, who owned a statue made by an ancient master. It lay outside his door facing downward and he never paid any attention (注意) to this old, ugly thing.
One day, a businessman from the city passed by his house. Seeing the statue, he asked the owner if he would sell it. The owner laughed and said, “Who would like to buy that dull and dirty stone?” The businessman said, “I will give you a silver coin for it.” And the villager was surprised and felt happy. The statue was removed to the city, upon the back of an elephant.
Many months later, the man from the village got a chance to visit the city. As he walked along the street, he saw a grand shop crowded with people, and a businessman with a loud voice was shouting, “Come in and see the most beautiful and wonderful work of art in the world! It costs only two silver coins to look upon this most amazing masterpiece (杰作) of a famous artist!” The villager wondered what it was and paid two silver coins. Finally, he entered the shop only to find the statue that he himself had sold for one silver coin.
1. The villager owned the statue before the businessman arrived at the village.2. The villager took good care of the statue until it was sold.
3. According to the second paragraph (段落), the villager knew the real value (价值) of the statue.
4. From the third paragraph, we know that people in the city were very interested in the statue.
5. The statue in the grand shop was the same one outside the villager’s door.
Christmas Day, December 25, is perhaps the happiest day of the year for most English children. They know that they will get presents, just as they do on their birthday. But at Christmas most of them will have more interests. They will see what their brothers or sisters have received. They can also have the pleasure to give presents. It is often as happy as they themselves receive them.
English children always hang a stocking at the end of the bed on Christmas Eve. In the morning, they will find small toys, sweets or fruit in the stocking. Larger toys will be nearby.
They will spend the whole morning playing with the new toys. At lunch, there is a Christmas cake. Usually their parents will put a coin or two inside it and part of the fun is to see who finds it. But every year English hospitals receive many telephone calls from some parents. Quite a few children often noticed the coins only after they had eaten them.
True or false:1. All the English children believe that Christmas Day is the happiest day of the year.
2. English children find small toys, sweets or fruit in the stockings on Christmas Eve.
3. Coins inside the Christmas cake bring some trouble to many children every year.
4. Presents of a bigger size aren’t put in the stocking. They are just lying nearby.
5. English children usually have a Christmas cake at lunch.
Henry was worried. This was his first time to go travelling by air. He did not know how to find his seat. So he went to the air hostess and asked. “Could you help me? I can’t find my seat.” The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat belt. She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little strange, but he didn’t need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, he couldn’t walk around. He could read either newspapers or magazines. The air hostess would bring food and drinks. Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.
1. Henry was very happy to have his first flight.2. He found his seat and fastened the seat belt himself.
3. He could walk around at any time if he wanted.
4. People’s ears might feel a little strange when the plane was going up.
5. Henry could only read newspapers or magazines.
A new term means a new start. What do you like to do to welcome the beginning of your new study life? | |
| David | I do a special thing on the first day of every term. On the night before, I use a piece of paper and coloured pens to make a “first day of school” sign. I draw pictures on it. The next day, I take a picture with the sign in front of the school. To me, this is a meaningful way to welcome the beginning of a new term. |
| Mary | At the beginning of the school year, I will write down some words about study and life. For example, now as a freshman in middle school, I write “Dreams big and work hard” on a piece of white paper. After finishing all these, I will put up this piece of paper on the wall by my bed. Whenever I look at it when I’m tired, it can encourage me to learn. |
| Mike | The most important thing to do at the start of the new term is to look back at the happy memories (记忆) of the summer holiday. I’ll turn on the camera and open my notebook the night before the new term starts. |
| Susan | I will have a haircut at the beginning of a new term. The day before I go to school, I’ll go to the barber shop (理发店) near my neighbourhood by myself. I feel really relaxed and have fun during the haircut. After I get a new hairstyle, I feel like everything is new from now on. |
1. David doesn’t draw pictures on his sign.
2. Mary writes down some words and puts them up on the wall by her bed.
3. Mike would like to look back happy memories by looking at the camera and notebook.
4. Susan gets a new hairstyle in the barber shop far from her neighbourhood.
5. Both David and Mary use pens and paper to welcome the new term.
6. The passage is about some students’ ways to welcome the beginning of the new study life.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart(既来之,则安之).” This quote from Confucius(孔子), who was born 2,560 years ago, is in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations(引语) now. It will make Confucius popular around the world again.
Confucius was one of the most famous teachers and philosophers(哲学家) in China. He was born in a poor family. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. His basic idea was to love others. He taught people to always search for goodness.(善良、善行)
Today, his ideas have spread to the whole world. Many foreigners like to learn about Confucius and Chinese culture.
1. Confucius was a famous writer.2. Confucius had rich parents.
3. Confucius liked to learn things.
4. Confucius wanted people to love others.
5. Confucius thought it was important to make lots of money.
6. Confucius is famous all over the world.
 NOTICE OPEN DAY: November 10th, 2022 9:00—12:00 a.m. Parents can come to our school, have a cup of coffee, and meet our teachers and other parents. Parents can also go to the classrooms, have a talk with the principal (校长) and have a look at the clubs. All advice for a happy school is welcome. Lunchtime: 11:30—12:00 a.m. Please go to Room 305 for lunch. If you have any question, please contact (联系) us. Contact: Melody, the principal of GoodWin Middle School TEL: 021-4617431 E-mail: dispark@126.net |
2. The parents can have coffee and cakes with teachers in the school.
3. Parents aren’t welcome to give any advice for a happy school.
4. The name of the school is GoodWin Middle School.
5. Parents can call the principal to get more information.
It’s Sunday afternoon. Grace is asking her friend Linda for some advice.
Grace: Oh, Linda. I was so sad last night. I had a really terrible talk with my sister.
Linda: Really? What’s wrong?
Grace: She said I’m not a responsible (有责任心的) mum. I never ask my daughter, Anne, to do any housework. I don’t check her homework, either. So she thinks Anne is going to grow up to be lazy and useless. What do you think?
Linda: I don’t know if she’ll be useless. But I think some housework can help a child learn how to become a better person.
Grace: I don’t think so. Kids go to school every day, and doing housework will be another kind of work for them.
Linda: Maybe Anne works hard as a student, but it’s also nice for her to know how to work hard in a garden, right? Maybe she will find fun in it.
1. Grace had an unhappy talk with her sister last night.2. Grace’s sister thinks Anne has a good mother.
3. Grace thinks it’s a good idea for kids to do housework.
4. Grace doesn’t pay much attention (注意) to Anne’s study.
5. Grace and Linda have different ideas on teaching kids.
NOTICE OPEN DAY: November 10th, 2021 9:00-12:00 a.m. Parents can come to our school, have a cup of coffee, and meet our teachers and other parents. Parents can also go to the classrooms, have a talk with the principal(校长) and have a look at the clubs. All advice for a happy school is welcome. Lunchtime: 11:30-12:00 a.m. Please go to Room 305 for lunch. If you have any question, please contact(联系) us. Contact: Melody, the principal of GoodWin Middle School TEL: 021-4617431 E-mail: dispark@126.net |
2. The parents can have coffee and cakes with teachers in the school.
3. The name of the school is GoodWin Middle School.
4. Parents can only call the principal to get more information.
9 . Kitty is reading today’s newspaper.
_Garden City Daily Monday, 18, March, 20XX Air Quality(质量) and Health By Albert Cheng Every day, the weather reports show us the air pollution index(指数). It is a number. It tells us how dirty the air is. The index was 98 on Monday and it went up to 108 yesterday. Last weekend, the index climbed between 115 and 118. “We breathe in bad air every minute,” said Mr. Wang，head of Green World. Breathing in dirty air is bad for us. The dirty air can make people sick. It can also make people have lung and heart problems. “It’s dangerous and we have to stop making the air dirty,” Mr. Wang said. The smoke from cars, factories all give out dirty things. The rain and the wind carry these around and so people breathe in bad air everywhere. The best way to make the air cleaner is to stop using things that give out dirty smoke. |
1. What was yesterday’s air pollution index?
| A．98 | B．108 | C．115 | D．118 |
| A．A headache. | B．A sore throat | C．A fever | D．A lung and heart problem |
| A．a reporter | B．a writer | C．a weatherman | D．head of Greed World |
| A．the rain and wind | B．dirty things |
| C．the smoke from cars | D．the smoke from factories |
| A．Many people in Garden City have got lung and heart problems. |
| B．Air pollution in Garden City is getting better and better these days. |
| C．Mr. Wang is the writer of the news article. |
| D．The weather reports show people the air pollution index every day. |
| A．People are easy to be sick. |
| B．People should breathe clean air. |
| C．People should improve air quality in daily life. |
| D．People should stop driving their cars every day. |
10 . A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-thing there. “The new trousers are too long”,he said. “They need shortening(剪短) by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?”His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted(好心的) girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home, she also remembered （记得）her brother’s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine(想象） the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning.
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)When the young man put the trousers on at first, he found they were ________.
| A．four inches too long | B．two inches too short |
| C．two inches too long | D．four inches too short |
