1 . It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.
I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.
Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.
I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.
1. Why did the author follow her son?

A．Because there might be danger.

B．Because her son was doing a good deed.

C．Because she was curious.

D．Because she intended to help.

2. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?

A．Rain was in great need.

B．Billy carried water with his small hands.

C．Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.

D．There were few trees in the woods.

3. Which is the correct order of the development of the story?
① The author was moved to tears.
② Billy fed the water to the baby deer.
③ Billy walked towards the large deer.
④ It began to rain.
⑤ The author followed Billy into the woods.

A．⑤③②①④	B．③②⑤①④
C．④①③②⑤	D．⑤②①③④

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Importance of water	B．The water of life
C．How to save animals	D．Animals in danger

2 . Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.

Life is like a game and maybe you can award (奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.

What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.

It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.

1. By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.

A．human beings should try to avoid (避免) making mistakes

B．no one is perfect (完美的) and everyone makes mistakes

C．mistakes and failures make up our life

D．human beings make mistakes easily

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Try to reach 50 points.

B．Never stop trying in your life.

C．Award yourself for your success

D．Don’t be afraid of missing your points.

3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.

A．examples	B．numbers
C．experiments	D．stories

4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.

A．frightened	B．disappointed
C．surprised	D．excited

3 .

FISH FOR FUN! DO NOT FISH FOR FOOD! FISHERMEN! FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUR HEALTH! FISH FROM THESE WATERS SHOULD NOT BE EATEN BECAUSE OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION. Department of Land and Forests

1. What’s this? It’s a ________.

A．letter	B．diary
C．newspaper	D．notice

2. It has been put up _______.

A．to give an order for fish

B．for a concert

C．to warn fishermen of the danger

D．for making fun of fishermen

3. It told the fishermen ________.

A．to stop fishing

B．that the fish from the waters is unfit to eat.

C．that they would never go fishing.

D．that fishing was not allowed here.

4. Though we don’t know the actual meaning of “mercury contamination”, we guess it______.

A．can feed up fish for people to eat

B．is helpful for health

C．can make people lose weight

D．is poisonous (有毒的) and dangerous to health

4 . The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs.    1    Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.

    2    Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.

The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something.    3    

Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot.    4    They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have.    5    

A．Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of.

B．Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity.

C．They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.

D．However, in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.

E．People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves.

F．They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt(破产) and get sent to prison.

G．It can also cause financial problems.