1 . One day, Tony walked into a restaurant and asked the waiter to offer him a light meal for dinner. Thirty minutes later, a group of three people came in.
To his surprise, the group took their food first. They laughed at Tony because Tony had to wait so long. Tony was unhappy and decided to leave. He told the waiter he didn’t want his food any more, but the waiter said, “The boss (老板) is preparing something special for you by himself. It’ll take more time.”
In fact, the boss was Tony’s old friend. They had long time no see. The boss wanted to give him a surprise, so the boss changed his light meal to a five-star meal for free. The three people were shocked (震惊的) and felt sorry for what they did before.
Some people may laugh at you and talk about how they’re better than you. Don’t worry! You have to wait patiently (耐心地) because yours must be special.
1. Tony waited for his dinner over half an hour.2. Tony wasn’t surprised the group got food faster.
3. The boss and Tony have known each other before.
4. The three people got the same meal as Tony’s at last.
5. The passage tells us it’s important to be patient in our life.
1. We can find this reading in a magazine about science most probably.
2. Insurance and the consent form are both necessary for the shot.
3. If Paul wants to take the shot after November 10, he can go to Harford Center.
4. Four ways of fighting Influenza A are mentioned in the reading.
5. The purpose of this reading is to tell people the dangers of Influenza.
3 . Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was lazy. Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.
One summer there was no rain and the crops were dying. Harry thought “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this problem in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (灌溉渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a long search, he found a river full of water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field. Until it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home for lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work late at night. He was very satisfied. He went home, had a good meal and fell into a sound sleep.
Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (决心). He also started digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed. His field did not get enough water and all his crops died.
Harry’s field would be watered when it was needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.
So dear friends, please remember that hard work is the key to success.
根据短文内容判断正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。1. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was lazy in a small town.
2. Both Harry and Peter started digging a canal to the field, but Peter didn’t finish his work.
3. Harry’s field did not get enough water and all his crops died.
4. Harry completed his work when his daughter asked him to go home for lunch.
5. From the story we know that you won’t succeed if you don’t work hard.
Can you play music? Can you play it well? If your answers are no, then the news of a professional band (职业乐队) of 14 disabled players playing around China can surely surprise you. This band is famous. They won many prizes for their wonderful performances and also played for the 2008 Paralympics (残奥会). They even played when leaders (领导人) from other countries came to visit China.
All of the band members (成员) are students of the band leader. And at first, there were around 40 players. But as time went by, some changed their jobs and some went back to hometown to live their own life. The 14 players really loved music and they stayed.
At first, the band was too poor to pay for teachers to teach them. But they didn’t give up and just practiced for over eight hours every day.
It doesn’t matter who you are. As long as you work hard, your dream will come true and you’ll live a happy life.
1. All the players in the band are disabled people.2. The band used to play music for the leaders of many countries.
3. There are three reasons in the passage why some players left the band.
4. The band could play well because many teachers went to help them at first.
5. The article tells us that nothing is impossible if we work hard.
Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known to foreigners. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of traditional Chinese costume. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so at that time the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Qipao
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is usually made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
1. The traditional Chinese clothing has a long history of more than 5,000 years.2. Tangzhuang got its name from the overseas Chinese.
3. Both Zhongshan suit and Qipao first appeared in the 1920s.
4. If a Chinese woman wants to show her beauty, she can wear Qipao.
5. This passage mainly talks about five kinds of traditional Chinese clothing.
6 . Once upon a time, there was a great king. He had a smart servant and he always took the servant everywhere.
One day, the king got bitten (咬) by a dog. He asked the servant, “Is this some kind of bad luck?” The servant said, “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
Then one day, the king lost his finger. He asked the servant again, “Is this some kind of bad luck?” The servant still replied, “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
The king got very angry to hear the same words again. So he sent the servant to jail (监狱).
A few days later, some barbarians (野蛮人) caught the king. They wanted to sacrifice (以……做祭献) the king. However, they found that the king’s fingers were not complete (完整的), so they decided to set the king free.
The king set the servant free as soon as he went back. He finally understood the servant’s words “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
He said sorry to the servant but the servant wasn’t angry with him at all. He told the king. “Something that seems to be good can be bad later. If you didn’t put me in jail. I would have to go with you and the barbarians would have sacrificed me.”
The story tells us good things and bad things can turn into each other sometimes.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。1. The servant asked the dog to bite the king.
2. The king got angry with the servant because he was bored with hearing the same answer.
3. The barbarians wanted to put the king in jail at first.
4. Staying in jail saved the servant in some way.
5. From the passage, we can learn that we should never trust good words.
7 . Do you want to be a volunteer? Maybe you need some ideas. Here is some advice.
Help kids learn and grow. Be a big brother or sister at an after-school care center. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.
Give back during the holidays. Serve dinner to the homeless, volunteer at an old people’s home, or give out toys to kids.
Help at an animal shelter (庇护所). Most shelters depend on volunteers to keep the cats and dogs happy and take them to exercise. And when you’re walking dogs, you get some exercise, too.
Protect (保护) the environment. Take part in a park clean-up day. Plant a tree. Join a group to work together to protect a river.
Help sick people. Helping others can make you feel good. When you cheer sick people up, you also feel happy. If you have several hobbies, find a way to do them all. For example, if you love kids and are good at painting and dancing, visit a children’s hospital and teach them these interesting things.
1. The underlined(下划线) word “serve” means “________” in Chinese.| A．提供 | B．丢弃 | C．索取 | D．保存 |
| A．Feed animals. | B．Help animals do exercise. |
| C．Clean the shelter. | D．Make workers there happy. |
| A．Planting trees. | B．Protecting rivers. |
| C．Setting up a green club. | D．Cleaning up the park. |
| A．Who can be a volunteer? | B．The reasons of being a volunteer. |
| C．The time of being a volunteer. | D．Ways of being a volunteer. |
8 . Once there was a famine(饥荒). A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more.”
In a hurry, the hungry children got together around the basket, and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece. At last they went away without even thanking the good cook. Mary, a poorly-dressed girl, did not fight with the other children, but stood quietly in the distance. When the badly-behaved children had left, Mary took the smallest piece, which was all left in the basket. She kissed the cook’s hand and went home.
The next day, the children were as badly-behaved as before. Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got on the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it.
Her mother was very worried, and said. “Take the money back to the cook at once. The silver must have fallen into the dough(面团) by accident. Hurry up, Mary.”
When the little girl told the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “It has no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize. Always be as satisfied, peaceable and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is yours.”
1. What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread?| A．She stood quietly in the distance. | B．She fought over the bread. |
| C．She went home. | D．She sent for her mother. |
| A．She left quietly without a word. |
| B．She kissed the cook's hand. |
| C．She gave money to the cook. |
| D．She behaved as badly as the other children. |
| A．Because he wanted to give them to the poorest child. |
| B．Because Mary's mother was very worried. |
| C．Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize. |
| D．Because Mary’s family was poor. |
| A．She was very rich. | B．She was peaceful. |
| C．She was foolish. | D．She was very honest. |
| A．Some pieces of bread. | B．Some pieces of silver. |
| C．A good girl. | D．A rich cook. |
9 . He Yiyi has touched the hearts of millions of Chinese fans after an online video showed him playing football with only one leg. He was called by fans as "Angel with Broken Wings (折翼的天使)", "Ball King with One Leg" and "Magic Boy".
He Yiyi lost his left leg at the age of 12. As a boy, He always dreamed of becoming a football star in China. He began training at his school at 7 and joined the Shenzhen Youth Team two years later. In 2009, he had a shot at becoming a professional (职业的) footballer in France. But he had to give it up because he got bone cancer (骨癌).
To save his life, doctors had to cut off his left leg. "I spent one year and four months in the hospital," He said. "That was the darkest time of my life."
Luckily, He was not afraid of the terrible condition. He told himself that he had only lost a leg, not his dream. And he loved football so much that he started playing again with crutches (拐杖)
He has a message for others. "Stop complaining (抱怨) and feeling sorry for yourself. It is only you who can save yourself. Isn't it better to give others a smile?".
1. He Yiyi _______ at the age of 9.| A．went to France to study | B．began his training at his school |
| C．joined the Shenzhen Youth Team | D．played in the national football team |
| A．dream | B．experience | C．match | D．chance |
| A．He Yiyi lost his left leg because of a traffic accident. |
| B．Millions of people knew He Yiyi through an online video. |
| C．He Yiyi wanted to be a basketball player at a very young age. |
| D．He Yiyi thought about giving up his dream when knowing his illness. |
| A．Being good at something is nice. | B．Think twice before deciding to do something. |
| C．Always ask for help when we are in trouble. | D．Never give up our dream no matter how hard it is. |
10 . Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat and drink less, don't smoke, and exercise more.”
Running is a good form of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. “I love to eat," she says.
Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,” says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
1. Many people enjoy running because they want to__________.| A．eat much | B．keep healthy | C．run fast | D．drink more |
| A．not to smoke | B．not to eat much |
| C．not to drink much | D．all the above |
| A．疾病 | B．健康 | C．体重 | D．速度 |
| A．running helps people to relax | B．runners have many health problems |
| C．running helps build a strong heart | D．running is good in many ways |
| A．how to run | B．how to lose weight |
| C．running is a good way to keep healthy | D．running is better than doctors |
