2 . It was a normal Monday afternoon. On a street in Berlin, Germany, a young man ran to catch a bus when the bus was leaving the stop. Suddenly, the man fell down and got caught by the tyre (轮胎) of the bus. Luckily, the bus driver saw what happened and stopped the bus right away. And people from all around went to help.

About 40 people tried to lift the right side of the heavy bus high enough to get the young man out. Doctors and nurses from a medical centre heard about the accident and went to provide medical help. Everyone tried their best to help the man. Thanks to the quick and collective actions (行动) of these people, the man only had a few scrapes (擦伤) and an arm injury (伤), and then the doctors and nurses took him to the hospital.

Frank Kurze, one of the 40 people, said, “I saw the men trying to lift the bus, and it was clear to me that I also had to help lift the bus and try to help the young man out, so I joined them.”

The police in Berlin said that it was nice to see that everyone worked together to save the man. Lending a helping hand can make a big difference in someone’s life.

1. What happened to the young man?

A．He stopped the bus.

B．He had an accident.

C．He fell ill on the bus.

2. What’s Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．People’s help to the young man.

B．The young man’s words of thanks.

C．The young man’s health problems.

3. What does the underlined word “collective” mean in Chinese?

A．大胆的

B．共同的

C．合适的

4. How does the writer develop Paragraph 3?

A．He answers a question.

B．He uses a man’s words.

C．He shows the police’s ideas.

5. What does the writer want to tell us through the passage?

A．Think twice before you act.

B．Great hope makes great men.

C．Many hands make light work.

3 . Watermelons were once (曾经) the fruit of only rich families. They are now on the table of common people. And they are many people’s favorite fruit.

Liu Wanlin lives in Xining, Qinghai. She describes watermelons as the “fruit of the people” because they are cheap and common people can buy enough of them.

Liu grew up in the countryside of the dry Qinghai-Xizang Plateau (青藏高原). The weather there is not good for the planting of watermelons. “I never tasted watermelons as a child,” she said. “But ‘freedom of watermelons’ is not a dream now in my place.” People in her place can have as many watermelons as they wish. They get the fruit mostly from Gansu, Shanxi, and Xinjiang.

Song Shaozhe works in a restaurant in Wuhan, Hubei. He says that watermelons are really ▲ at many restaurants as the after-meal fruit, partly because they are cheap.

However, the “freedom of watermelons” didn’t come easy. For many years, scientists have tried hard to improve watermelon breeding (育种). Watermelons become abundant. The large number of watermelons makes them cheaper. Also, thanks to the development of farming techniques (技术), it is possible for people to enjoy the fruit all year around.

1. Why does Liu describe watermelons as the “fruit of the people”? Because they’re ________.

A．cheap for people to buy

B．easy for people to plant

C．good for people’s health

2. What do we know about the watermelons in Liu’s place?

A．They taste very good.

B．There are many kinds of them.

C．There are many of them for people to eat.

3. The best word for “ ▲ ” is “________”.

A．common

B．strange

C．hard

4. What does the underlined word “abundant” mean in Chinese?

A．宝贵的

B．充裕的

C．多余的

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．People now have more ways to get watermelons.

B．Farming techniques of watermelons are getting better and better.

C．Watermelons become common thanks to the development of science.

5 . Mrs. Wood is our next-door neighbor. She is 84 years old and lives alone. My ________ often help her with chores. My father helps her prune (修剪) apple trees because she is too ________ to climb up the trees. My mother helps her clean the house and take out the rubbish. And I help her repair some things.

Yesterday Mrs. Wood ________ me a lot. I was helping repair the windows at her home. Mrs. Wood’s sister came to ________ her. They were talking in the living room. She told her sister how ________ she is to have us. Not just because we often help her with chores, but also because we often talk with her. She often feels lonely, ________ having neighbors like my family makes her feel happy. Her sister thanked us for our ________.

I told them I was glad to help. When I was young, Mr. and Mrs. Wood ________ played and stayed with me. When my parents were busy with their work, they helped ________ me. I should help her.

Helping others is an important part of life. It gives you a feeling of ________ while making a difference in the world around you. I am happy that I can have a chance (机会) to make one person’s life better.

1.

A．class

B．family

C．friends

2.

A．angry

B．bored

C．old

3.

A．taught

B．asked

C．touched

4.

A．visit

B．know

C．understand

5.

A．sad

B．lucky

C．cool

6.

A．but

B．or

C．unless

7.

A．deal

B．service

C．help

8.

A．never

B．often

C．suddenly

9.

A．run after

B．look after

C．look for

10.

A．peace

B．love

C．satisfaction