5 . Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on a fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination.” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down.

When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the same handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.”

Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (招手示意) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friends and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still don’t know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, I’d like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.

1. Why did the writer begin to write a quote on the fence?

A．He wanted to practice his handwriting.	B．He had gotten some help from the quote.
C．He thought that doing this was interesting.	D．He wanted to draw his neighbor’s attention.

2. Why was the writer afraid when he found that his neighbor had seen him?

A．He had thought that the old man was a mad person.

B．He had once been told that the old man was unkind.

C．He thought the old man would scold him for what he had done.

D．He thought the old man would tell his parents about his action.

3. Before reading the quotes on his fence the old man         ．

A．was very happy

B．did not mind them

C．was a bit angry

D．was very sad

4. Who must have added “Thank you” to the fence?

A．The old man.

B．Someone else.

C．The writer himself.

D．That unknown friend.

6 . I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear (内衣) while I saw our house burnt to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been sound asleep in my bed when a _______ woke me up. My nana’s _______ was just next to my brother’s and mine. A fire had broken out there and awakened her. Hearing her shouting, my older brother _______quickly. While I was walking difficultly in the _______ and darkness, he ran from room to room _______ everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could _______ anything, the fire destroyed it.

I stood there _______ when the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched _______ while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹息). I _______ what was going to happen to us since we had ________ all of our things. As I looked around, though, I ________ something for the first time: The things that ________ aren’t things. I saw my older brother running to get ________. I saw my nana and dad sitting together and my mom ________ our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all ________. Everything that was essential (必要的) had survived the fire.

1.

A．ring

B．fight

C．noise

D．laugh

2.

A．farm

B．store

C．house

D．bedroom

3.

A．settled

B．jumped

C．searched

D．acted

4.

A．snow

B．smoke

C．wind

D．storm

5.

A．waking

B．asking

C．encouraging

D．serving

6.

A．find

B．do

C．change

D．control

7.

A．guessing

B．hiding

C．shaking

D．listening

8.

A．angrily

B．carefully

C．calmly

D．helplessly

9.

A．wondered

B．explained

C．recorded

D．accepted

10.

A．missed

B．lost

C．repaired

D．damaged

11.

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．realized

D．ignored

12.

A．matter

B．disappear

C．recover

D．remain

13.

A．help

B．chance

C．success

D．advice

14.

A．training

B．holding

C．dressing

D．washing

15.

A．tired

B．careless

C．poor

D．alive

7 . 课文语法填空

Once upon a time, a king wanted to test his national quality. So early one morning, he disguised     1     (he)and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins     2     the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched. Though the first man, a milkman, crashed into it and spilled his milk everywhere, he picked himself up and     3     (angry) went away. The same accident happened to a group of women again. The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone,     4     he found nobody making an attempt to move it. He was in despair.Just then, a young girl came along, and pushed the stone to the side of the street,     5     (find)the gold coins in surprise. Just then the king stepped out from behind the tree, told her the story, and gave them to her as an award.

8 . 【课文原文】

THE STONE IN THE ROAD

Once upon a time there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.

Early one morning, the king disguised himself and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.

The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.

After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and limped away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.

The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to move it. The king was in despair. “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm?”

Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”

The girl pushed the stone with all her might. After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!

Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “does this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”

The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”

1. Fast reading
This passage is a ________. It tells a king tested his national quality by ________ in the middle of the main street and seeing the villagers’ responses.
2. Careful reading
True or False
(1) Early one morning, the king went to a local village, followed by his attendants. ________
(2) The milkman saw the the large stone in the middle of the street and went away round it. ________
(3) The group of women all tripped over the stone and their water pots went crashing to the ground. ________
(4) At last a girl pushed the stone to the side of the street and found the gold coins. ________
(5) The girl found the owner of the gold coins and returned them. ________

9 . Doing something without thinking is easy, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done. There was once a _______who repeated a bit rumor (谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community _______the story. The person it concerned, was deeply _______and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for spreading the rumor learned that it was completely _______. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to _______the damage.

“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and _______a chicken, and have it _______.   Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them _______along the road.” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did _______she was told.

The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those ________you dropped yesterday and ________them back to me.”

The woman ________the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind ________ all the feathers away. “You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, ________it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but ________you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”

1.

A．boy

B．man

C．woman

D．chicken

2.

A．knew

B．found

C．realized

D．recognized

3.

A．wounded

B．hurt

C．injured

D．attacked

4.

A．polite

B．untrue

C．suitable

D．illegal

5.

A．do

B．ruin

C．cause

D．repair

6.

A．provide

B．charge

C．bargain

D．buy

7.

A．bought

B．dropped

C．killed

D．flown

8.

A．one by one

B．all in all

C．day by day

D．step by step

9.

A．that

B．it

C．what

D．which

10.

A．feathers

B．words

C．action

D．rumors

11.

A．bring

B．keep

C．hold

D．break

12.

A．copied

B．followed

C．had

D．instructed

13.

A．blew

B．should blow

C．had blown

D．blown

14.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．thus

15.

A．unless

B．once

C．until

D．whether

10 . To raise money for restaurant workers who had to stay at home during COVID-19, two brothers, Aiden and Louis Ardine, decided to walk 3,200 miles across America to raise money.

Having just arrived on the sands of the Pacific Ocean, Aiden and Louis Ardine have now completed their five-month walk which started on the Asbury Park boardwalk in New Jersey. They hoped to raise $30, 000 for some charities (慈善组织) that were helping restaurant workers waiting for lockdown (隔离) to end, but ended up making $70,000 — which they gave away to the COCO Fund and the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation.

“This would not have been possible without the help of a huge community of people, whether people were donating or helping us guide our way across the United States,” said Aiden Ardine. “This was surely an adventure full of hope, and it proved people are born good and want to help their neighbors.”

Just like cross-country trips in this nation, their journey was characterized by amazing views, long roads, and helpful strangers: like a man who passed them in the extreme heat of summertime Iowa, before doubling back and giving them a cold Gatorade; or a Nevada campground manager who left them stay for free.

In Utah they had what the naturalist John Muir would have described as an “interview” with a black bear, when rounding a corner in the path, they found themselves within a few feet of it.

When they reached San Francisco, their supporters were waiting for them on the beach. Afterwards they flew home along with their mom who had been there to meet them. After their adventurous stay away from home, we can only imagine she was really feeling proud of her sons.

1. What did the two brothers collect money for?

A．Setting up some charities.	B．Helping to end the lockdown.
C．Completing their five-month walk.	D．Aiding restaurant workers stuck at home.

2. Which word can best describe the two brothers?

A．Humorous.

B．Caring.

C．Curious.

D．Honest.

3. What happened to the brothers in Utah?

A．They met with a bear.	B．They were interviewed.
C．They visited a naturalist.	D．They were lost in the path.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．A Long Journey	B．Walk with Love
C．A Proud Mother	D．Adventure with Fun