1 . In ancient China, people passed down plenty of classic stories from generation(一代人) to generation. Here are the stories of two famous characters.
One person is Che Yin. He was from a poor family, but he loved studying. He had to work in the daytime, so he could only study in the evening. However, there was a problem. He couldn’t afford a lamp(灯). He didn’t worry about that in summer. In the evening, he caught some fireflies (萤火虫), put them in a bag and used it as a lamp. This lamp was not very bright, but Che Yin could do some reading by lamplight in the evening.
The other person is Sun Kang. He was smart, but he was so poor that he couldn’t go to school. So he studied at home. He had to read just at night. Like Che Yin, he couldn’t buy a lamp. On snowy nights, he went out and read in the snow. Why? There was the light of snow outside.
Later, people use “Nang Ying Ying Xue” to say that a strong spirit is very important no matter how hard the life is. When we are having a hard time in life, don’t lose heart. Never let life knock us down. Even in the hardest situation, there is hope that encourages us to move forward.
根据短文内容，判断下面各小题的正(T)误(F)。1. Che Yin could study from day to night.
2. Che Yin put fireflies in a bag as a lamp on summer evenings.
3. Like Che Yin, Sun Kang could afford a lamp.
4. Sun Kang did some reading by the light of snow outside at night.
5. Che Yin and Sun Kang set a good example to us.
Mobile phone（手机）has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the schools this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official（官员）, said mobile phone use was a distraction（分心）to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
Some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. But some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school; they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. Some schools in America have banned students from using mobile phones.2. Mary Bluett said mobile phone use was good for students.
3. Sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
4. All schools had tried to ban mobile phones.
5. Many people think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phone.
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
" I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"
1. John began to study in a middle school at the age of_________.
| A．nine | B．thirteen | C．eleven | D．fifteen |
| A．keep healthy | B．win the boy's race |
| C．make his teachers happy | D．get to school on time |
| A．he doesn't like riding a bike |
| B．he doesn't like his father |
| C．his home is near the school |
| D．he knows his father doesn't have enough money |
| A．ran faster | B．worked harder |
| C．became famous | D．got a bike |
| A．she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them |
| B．she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting |
| C．John's father couldn't afford a bike |
| D．John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine |
