1 . One day, King Sisyphus of Corinth was trying to solve the city’s fresh water problem. He happened to look up and saw Zeus fly by. The king of gods was carrying a lovely river spirit (小精灵) in his arms.
“That Zeus,” sighed (叹气) King Sisyphus. “What a trouble-maker!”
Soon after, the river god Asopus flew by. “Sisyphus! Have you seen my daughter?” he asked.
“If you give my city a source of fresh water, I will tell you what I saw,” King Sisyphus shouted back. Immediately, a clear stream (水流) of fresh water appeared.
“Zeus took her that way,” the king pointed.
The king knew Zeus would be angry when he found out what he had done. But Corinth badly needed a source of fresh water. And finally, it had one.
Sure enough, Zeus was very angry. He told his brother Hades (the god of the underworld) to take Sisyphus to the underworld immediately!
“When they tell you I am dead, do not put a gold coin under my tongue,” King Sisyphus said quietly to his wife. As a good wife, she did exactly as the king had told her.
Because Sisyphus was an important person, Hades himself met him at the River Styx, the entrance to the underworld. Because no gold coin was placed under his tongue(舌头), the king arrived as a poor beggar.
“Where is your gold coin?” Hades asked. “How can you pay for a trip across the River Styx and arrive in the underworld?”
King Sisyphus hung his head in shame. “I had a terrible wife. She didn’t give me anything after I had died.”
“Go right back there and teach that woman some manners!” Hades raised his voice. He then sent Sisyphus back to Earth. The king became alive again.
Sisyphus and his wife laughed when he told her about the experience. But he never told it to anyone else. You never know when the gods are listening!
1. What was Sisyphus was doing when Zeus flew by with a river spirit?| A．Rebuilding Corinth. | B．Chatting with his wife. |
| C．Asking Asopus for help. | D．Looking for a source of water. |
| A．Zeus decided to destroy Corinth. | B．Zeus decided to end Sisyphus’ life. |
| C．Zeus decided to make Corinth drier. | D．Zeus decided to kill Sisyphus’ wife. |
| A．A good wife. | B．A golden boat. | C．Some money. | D．Some water. |
| A．Sisyphus lived happily with his wife. |
| B．Sisyphus taught his wife some manners. |
| C．Sisyphus was sent to the underworld again. |
| D．Sisyphus had to find a fresh water source again. |
2 . A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To his
At the meeting, the people were
The teacher asked
The mother replied, “
At this point, the little boy came out with
| A．enjoyment | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．excitement |
| A．noticed | B．greeted | C．accepted | D．met |
| A．proud | B．ashamed | C．happy | D．tired |
| A．included | B．passed | C．covered | D．shaded |
| A．talk about | B．think about | C．come about | D．hear about |
| A．impressed | B．surprised | C．excited | D．comforted |
| A．humor | B．face | C．body | D．scar |
| A．hid | B．protected | C．kept | D．stopped |
| A．understanding | B．reminding | C．hearing | D．learning |
| A．anxiously | B．seriously | C．nervously | D．carefully |
| A．If | B．When | C．Since | D．Because |
| A．out of control | B．under control | C．in control | D．over control |
| A．pointed | B．showed | C．hit | D．touched |
| A．long | B．lasting | C．beautiful | D．ugly |
| A．anger | B．smile | C．tears | D．failure |
Callie was a high school student. Because of her parents’ business, her family moved from London to Los Angeles, where she grew up.
Living in a quiet and warm community with her parents, Callie was very interested in various volunteer activities in the community, and almost no one in the community didn’t know her.
On a sunny afternoon, Callie was reading a poem when she heard a soft knock. She stood up at once and opened the door. Her favourite neighbor, Mrs. Baker, stood outside the door.
“I need your help, Callie,” Mrs. Baker said, “and do you know the empty lot (场地) down the street?” Callie nodded, smiling. “The place is a mess, covered with trash. The city is letting us use the lot as a community garden, “she explained.” We need help to clean up the lot on Saturday. “Sure, Mrs. Baker!” Callie said cheerfully. “I just have nothing to do this Saturday. I will be happy to help you!” Mrs. Baker looked pleased and said, “Thanks, Callie. We want to get the garden planted before summer. By then, adults and children in our community will have had a good place to go.”
At school the next morning, Callie’s close friend Tamara was waiting for her by their classroom, who had a surprise for her. Tamara said, “My mom bought tickets to Fun World this Saturday. She has an extra one for you!” The girls had been waiting for months for the amusement park (游乐场) to reopen.
Callie sighed and worried over how to choose for the rest of the day. Her mother noticed her mood (情绪) when she arrived home. “Did something go wrong at school?” her mother asked.
Callie explained her problem. “What should I do, Mom?” Callie asked. “I know you want to go with Tamara and also want to help Mrs. Baker. Think carefully about your choice, and you need to make your own decision. But I know you will do what is best,” her mother answered.
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Callie spent the evening thinking about her decision.
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On Saturday, Callie met Mrs. Baker at the empty lot and behind Mrs. Baker stood Tamara.
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A Father’s Day Surprise
“Mano, do you know when Father’s Day is celebrated?” Ali asked his sister.
“Yes, it is going to be celebrated on June 19 this year. Yesterday my friend and I were talking about it.” Mano replied.
“Do you have any idea how we should celebrate this day and make it memorable for Dad?” Ali asked.
“Hmm... I was thinking about it too and have some ideas.” Mano answered excitedly. “What are you kids talking about?” their mum asked, entering their room.
“Mum, we were wondering about how to celebrate Father’s Day.” Mano said.
“Oh, I am surprised you kids remembered! Well, I am thinking of cooking some favorite dishes for your father. You both should think of ways to decorate the house beautifully.”Mum said.
“That would be great!”said Mano and Ali together. Both of them got up smiling, thinking of hundreds of ways to celebrate Father’s Day. Mum went to the kitchen, and Mano and Ali started doing their homework. But soon Ali noticed Mano deep in thought so he asked what the matter was. “Ali, I was thinking that our parents do everything for us and in return they want nothing. Isn’t it bad that we never think about them and are always concerned about our needs?” Mano replied. “Sometimes we are so busy with our lives that we don’t pay proper attention to our parents. We should listen to whatever they say properly and answer them. We must also study hard to get good grades.” Ali nodded.
The next day, all three of them, Mano, Ali and their mum, got busy preparing their surprise celebration for Father’s Day. Mano drew a family picture with her crayons, Ali bought balloons and candles and began writing a poem which he planned to sing that day. In short, a lot of things were being planned and prepared.
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Finally, when Father’s day came, both Ali and Mano came home from school and started decorating the house.
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Ali and Mano cried out together, “Happy Father’s Day!”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . At age 83, Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year’s “Marathon for All” race at the Paris Olympic Games. It is the first
Unlike your
However, Humbert is
Many
about 8,000 kilometers in those races.
Humbert wants others to
| A．goal | B．test | C．event | D．reward |
| A．choose | B．beat | C．respect | D．welcome |
| A．usual | B．kind | C．special | D．serious |
| A．served | B．competed | C．volunteered | D．travelled |
| A．relaxing | B．confusing | C．worrying | D．amazing |
| A．gift | B．win | C．practice | D．lesson |
| A．confident | B．happy | C．unsure | D．fortunate |
| A．reached | B．recognized | C．increased | D．limited |
| A．honour | B．complaint | C．request | D．command |
| A．races | B．medals | C．flags | D．T-shirts |
| A．remind | B．warn | C．tell | D．praise |
| A．hiked | B．tracked | C．led | D．covered |
| A．get over | B．stand up | C．run out | D．come along |
| A．formally | B．extremely | C．hardly | D．secretly |
| A．but for | B．ahead of | C．rather than | D．other than |
6 . One day, I was at school pickup, my daughter
“Hey, honey, what’s wrong?”I said
“I want to quit (退学) and go back to preschool!” she shouted.
I was embarrassed by her cries. I tried to
Hot tears
“That
There were more tears and she
I knew it was time to teach her a lesson. I took a deep breath and said “Honey,
My words worked. My girl
Her
| A．turned up | B．took up | C．gave up | D．winded up |
| A．waving | B．laughing | C．coughing | D．crying |
| A．angrily | B．calmly | C．worriedly | D．bitterly |
| A．deliver | B．control | C．improve | D．lose |
| A．stopped | B．continued | C．began | D．finished |
| A．surprises | B．changes | C．comforts | D．reminds |
| A．forgot | B．expected | C．refused | D．struggled |
| A．write | B．teach | C．design | D．draw |
| A．advance | B．distance | C．avoidance | D．performance |
| A．approach | B．support | C．memorise | D．admire |
| A．seek | B．understand | C．overcome | D．prove |
| A．remembered | B．needed | C．disagreed | D．decided |
| A．anxious | B．relaxed | C．curious | D．eager |
| A．failed | B．knew | C．succeeded | D．apologised |
| A．shock | B．happiness | C．panic | D．sigh |
An old story is told of a king who had a close friend. The friend had a habit of commenting “This is good!” to others and
One day, the king and his friend were hunting. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had
About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest alone.
His friend just gave
8 . “Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question.
Simon shook his head, smiling. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much fun. He wanted to be heard rather than listen.
“Listen, and you’ll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs tried every day, but Simon never paid attention.
That evening, his throat really hurt. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say “Good morning”, nothing came out but a croak.
Simon’s mother looked at him. “Honey, you’ve lost your voice.”
“Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. Instead, his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk.
When he got to school, Mrs. Jacobs said “Hello” to him, and he just nodded. When his friends asked him what TV shows he watched last night, he just shrugged. By the time the bell rang for class, almost everyone was looking at him as if he’d grown a third eye.
Penny raised her hand. “Mrs. Jacobs, why isn’t Simon talking?”
“He never stops talking.” Richard said worriedly.
Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried, and surprised.
Simon sat in class bored. He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn’t there, but he couldn’t even do that. In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10, but that wasn’t fun. He decided to try to pay attention.
He could do his homework that night. It gave him TV and game time with his work all done.
The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, but he listened and raised his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day made!
1. What did Mrs. Jacobs want Simon to do in class?| A．To talk. | B．To listen. | C．To sit up. | D．To stay awake. |
| A．Because he grew a third eye. | B．Because Mrs. Jacobs praised him. |
| C．Because he talked with nobody. | D．Because Mrs. Jacobs nodded to him. |
| A．Because he already got his voice back. |
| B．Because he paid much attention in class. |
| C．Because he was given easier homework. |
| D．Because he learnt to use fingers in class. |
| A．Are you talking? | B．Are you listening? |
| C．Is your voice OK? | D．Is your school fun? |
9 . A Powerful Team
This is a story of two friends — one is blind, the other has no arms. Although the two are “disabled”, they are a powerful team together. They have changed part of their village in North China’s Hebei Province into a rich, green forest. Their story began in 2000. Haixia was blind in his right eye. Wenqi lost his arms in an accident.
Neither could find a job, so they decided to team up. They rented (租) some poor land and began to plant trees.
Haixia and Wenqi never imagined that they would create an environmental paradise (天堂). Their forest now has over 10,000 trees, hundreds of birds and many other wild animals. It also saves the village from river flooding during the rainy season.
When the friends work together, they focus on their strengths not their disabilities. Their day begins at 7 a.m. Haixia carries Wenqi across the river to get to their work place. Since they cannot afford to buy young trees to plant, the two use branches (树枝) from trees. Haixia climbs to the tree-top and picks up the perfect branch. He then digs a hole and plants it carefully. Finally Wenqi waters the tree.
The two men don’t make much money but they are proud of themselves and they still work hard. As Wenqi says, “We stand on our own feet, so the fruits of our work taste sweeter.”
Neither Haixia nor Wenqi cares about money. As a team, they already have everything they need - a perfect pair of eyes, two strong hands, and the best friendship in the world!
1. Haixia and Wenqi decided to team up because ______.| A．Haixia wanted to help Wenqi | B．neither could find a job |
| C．they had the same interest | D．Wenqi asked Haixia to do that |
| A．makes the villagers become richer | B．increases the number of the tourists |
| C．saves the village from river flooding | D．provides more farmland for the village |
| A．unhealthy bodies | B．weaknesses | C．things they lack | D．sadness in life |
| A．they hope to make the forest even better | B．the fruits from their trees are very sweet |
| C．they are proud to depend on their own | D．they are able to do any difficult work |
10 . One day, Joyce Chancellor purchased an old diary at auction. She was
The inside front cover had the name and address of Mattie Leola. The diary chronicled (按事件发生顺序记载) events in a young professional woman’s life over a five-year period, including her college
Eventually the diary provided an important clue about Mattie’s possible descendants: an/a
After several
“Returning the diary to Mattie’s son was a/an
| A．attracted | B．challenged | C．assigned | D．shocked |
| A．identity | B．origin | C．family | D．ancestor |
| A．graduation | B．admission | C．application | D．employment |
| A．Pictures | B．Backgrounds | C．Dates | D．Clues |
| A．mistakes | B．history | C．money | D．preparations |
| A．belief | B．climate | C．recognition | D．support |
| A．lecture | B．context | C．edition | D．journal |
| A．forgive | B．inspire | C．marry | D．leave |
| A．located | B．contacted | C．changed | D．delivered |
| A．attempts | B．movements | C．appointments | D．events |
| A．deal | B．call | C．debate | D．meetup |
| A．secrets | B．diaries | C．promises | D．records |
| A．touched | B．impressive | C．anxious | D．addicted |
| A．tough | B．confusing | C．rewarding | D．awkward |
| A．solution | B．arrangements | C．effect | D．mark |
