I was visiting my sister Mary, who has two boys, aged seven and five. They were throwing a ball around the living room. She asked them several times to stop, but they didn’t listen to her. Finally, one of the boys threw the ball and knocked over a lamp. She shouted loudly at them for several times. Then, she sent them to their room. She looked at me and said, “They never listen to me.”
Carmen
Dear Carmen,
Your sister needs to be clear to her children what behaviour she expects. She should tell her boys, “Don’t throw the ball in the house. If you throw the ball again, I’m going to take it.” Then she needs to do what she says. Her boys will soon learn to listen to her.
Dr. Bob
Dear Dr. Bob,
I walked into my two-year-old daughter’s bedroom and found her coloring on the wall again with her crayons. I told her, “No! No! Never write on the wall with your crayons. You can only write on paper.” My husband thinks I was too easy on her and that she needed a punishment. What’s your opinion?
Debbie
Dear Debbie,
You dealt with the situation well. Children this age are too little to understand the relationship between their actions and a punishment. Use this as a warning; it’s time to babyproof your home. Now that your little one is more active and curious, what else can she reach? Check her room and your home for crayons, paints, medicines, cleaning products, and other things that might interest her.
Dr. Bob
1. What was wrong with Mary’s children?| A．They threw a ball at Carmen. |
| B．They turned a deaf ear to her words. |
| C．They had a fight over a ball. |
| D．They often shouted loudly at her. |
| A．giving your baby a punishment |
| B．getting crayons out of your home |
| C．making your home safe for babies |
| D．teaching your baby to behave well |
| A．ask their children to follow rules |
| B．stop their children from telling lies |
| C．get their children to go to bed on time |
| D．develop their children’s interest in reading |
2 . It was the day before Thanksgiving and Kaleb Benham was wandering around outside his home in Noring California. His 90-pound pit bull (斗牛犬), Buddy, was playing around nearby, doing what dogs do: getting into trouble. And this time, Buddy was getting into a whole lot of trouble.
The unmistakable sound that no one wants to hear alone in the woods caught Benham’s attention. It was the deep, strange roar of a black bear. Benham wheeled around to see the beast, which Benham figured weighed around 350 pounds, some 100 feet away. In an instant, the bear fastened on to Buddy’s head and started dragging him away.
Benham, a thin, fit, 24-year-old, took off after them. “Honestly,” he told CBS13, “the only thing I could think of was ‘save my baby’.” He lowered his shoulder and ran quickly towards the bear. But it only seized Buddy tightly. Benham grabbed the bear by the throat. Nothing. He tried getting its mouth open but the jaw was locked tight. Benham resorted to street fighting —punching the bear over and over around its mouth and nose. It worked. The bear dropped the dog and ran off into the woods.
Buddy was in bad shape. His face was bloodied. He had a bite mark clear through his lip and one that barely missed an eye.
“My first thought was that I was going to lose him,” Benham said. He picked up Buddy, put him into his car, and sped off to a nearby veterinarian. Buddy’s surgery took nearly four hours. Benham watched the procedure through a window, waiting for a miracle.
This was the second time Benham had rescued Buddy, says CBS13. The first was from a shelter a few years ago. “If it was your kid, what would you do?” he asked. Nodding toward Buddy, he added, “That’s my kid.”
1. What is the text mainly about?| A．A brave rescue. | B．A regular routine. |
| C．A fearless pet dog. | D．A demanding surgery. |
| A．To prove the excitement of Benham. |
| B．To describe the fear in Buddy’s heart. |
| C．To indicate the difficulty of the rescue. |
| D．To show the bear’s starvation and fierceness. |
| A．Benham defeated the beast by grabbing its throat. |
| B．Benham ra n towards the beast with dropped shoulder. |
| C．Benham punched the beast’s mouth and nose repeatedly. |
| D．Benham forced open the beast’s mouth by unlocking its jaw. |
| A．Buddy once saved Benham. |
| B．They used to share a shelter. |
| C．Benham had no kid but Buddy. |
| D．They had very close relationship. |
3 . It’s Sunday. It’s fine. Tom does not go to school today. But he is not at home. He’s now sitting on a Chinese bus. He is going to the movie house. All his classmates will go to see a movie this afternoon. His teacher Mr. Wang will go there, too. They will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the gate of the movie house.
An old man gets on the bus. Tom stands up and says to the old man, “Come and sit here, please.” The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.” Tom answers, “You’re welcome.”
“What school are you in?” the old man asks Tom.
“I am in No. 2 Middle School.” Tom answers.
“No. 2? That’s a good school. My son is a teacher there. He is an English teacher.” The old man says.
“English teacher? Excuse me, grandpa. What’s your son’s name, please?” Tom asks. “Mr Wang,” says the old man.
“Ah, ah, he is my English teacher.” Just then, the bus stops near the movie house. Tom says goodbye to the old man and gets off the bus. The old man smiles to Tom.
1. In the sentence “the bus stops near the movie house”, “stop” means ________.| A．车站 | B．开 | C．关 | D．停 |
| A．It’s Saturday today. |
| B．It’s not fine today. |
| C．Tom goes to school on Sunday. |
| D．Tom is a student of No.2 Middle School. |
| A．at home today | B．a Chinese teacher |
| C．the old man’s father | D．the old man’s son |
| A．Tom is a good student. | B．Tom is a bad student. |
| C．He does wrong things. | D．He is a good teacher. |
| A．Tom goes to the movie house on an English car. |
| B．The old man’s son is Tom’s English teacher. |
| C．They go to the movie house for a meeting. |
| D．Only Tom and his teacher go to the movie house to see a movie. |
4 . People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.
One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walkin the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walkin the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.
1. How many people are there in this story?| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．is a close friend of mine |
| B．has many close friends |
| C．enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoon |
| D．enjoys talks in the room |
| A．it was Sunday afternoon again |
| B．he wanted to eat something |
| C．he was not feeling well |
| D．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk |
| A．I should leave the house at once |
| B．he liked my hat very much |
| C．he was hungry and he tried to eat it |
| D．he wanted to have a rest |
| A．When Jack and I were talking, my friend didn’t pay any attention to us |
| B．When my friend and I were talking, we didn’t pay any attention to Jack |
| C．When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn’t pay any attention to us |
| D．When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid attention to them |
5 . They were sitting together when Hannah hurried in with a telegram. Mrs March read it, then dropped it, her hands shaking. Jo picked up the telegram and read it in a frightened voice: “Mrs March: Your husband is very ill. Come at once. S. Hale, Blank Hospital, Washington.”
The girls moved close to their mother. All their happiness had vanished in a moment. “I shall go at once,” said Mrs March. “Where’s Laurie?”
“Here,” said the boy. “Send a telegram back,” said Mrs March. “The next train goes early in the morning. Now, I must write a note to Aunt March.”
Jo knew that the money for the journey must be borrowed from Aunt March, and she too wanted to do something to help.
Laurie went off to take the note to Aunt March and to send the telegram. Jo went to fetch some things from the shops.
“Father will need good food and wine,” said Mrs March. “Beth, go and ask Mr Laurence for a couple of bottles of wine.”
Laurie came back with a letter and money from Aunt March, but Jo did not return. It was late afternoon when she came and gave her mother some money.
“That’s to help make Father comfortable,” she said.
“Twenty five dollars!” said Mrs March. “My dear, where did you get it?”
Jo took off her hat.
“Your beautiful hair!” cried Beth.
“Don’t cry, Beth,” said Jo. “I’ll soon have a curly head again.”
After their mother went away, they all helped Hannah with housework. News of their father came through, at first telling them he was dangerously ill, but then saying he was slowly getting better.
1. The underlined word “vanished” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “ ”.| A．continued | B．varied | C．disappeared | D．burst |
| A．For comfort. | B．To borrow money. | C．For some wine. | D．To tell her the bad news. |
| A．She sent the telegram back. | B．She helped get things ready for Mother. |
| C．She bought some food and wine. | D．She sold her hair for 25 dollars. |
| A．Mrs March left for Washington the next morning | B．Hannah read the telegram to the girls |
| C．Mr March was getting worse and worse | D．Hannah went to look after their father |
6 . Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹) saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. This cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.
Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?| A．To get ready to fight. |
| B．To frighten it away |
| C．To protect the boy |
| D．To cool down. |
7 . One day, 12-year-old Sean Redden surfed the Internet and went to a popular chat room. Just as he was about to be offline, he saw a name he’d never seen there before, Susan. Her brief message was “Would someone help me?”
Sean typed back, “What’s wrong?” A moment later he received this message, “I can’t breathe. Help me! I can’t get out of my chair.”
Oh, man, Sean thought. Pretending to be paralyzed (瘫痪) was a bad joke. Then he wondered what if she really is sick? “Hey. Mom.” he called. “There’s a kid here who’s sick or something.” Sharon looked at the computer screen. “It’s not just some game, is it?” she asked.
The message was not a joke. Susan was actually a 20-ycar-old student, working late at night at a college library near Helsinki, Finland - almost 7,000 miles away from Sean’s home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was silent and empty. The nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn’t move that far. Any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then she realized she might get help on the Internet.
“I don’t think it’s a joke, Mom,“ Sean said. And he typed, “Where are you?” After a long while, the letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn’t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police.
Sharon explained the situation to the officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl’s phone number. Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency (机构) in Finland. The call was put through to a nearby rescue station. The Texas police gave Susan’s address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”
In a few minutes, Susan heard people running down the hallway outside the door. Suddenly, the door opened. Emergency workers and three policemen ran in. Susan turned once more to the computer, “They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”
Four days later, the police in Texas received a message from officers in Finland: “Thanks to her Internet friend. Susan has received medical treatment she badly needed. She is doing well.”
1. What happened when Sean was about to get offline?| A．He noticed an unfamiliar name. |
| B．He came across a friend in the chat room. |
| C．A piece of online news attracted him. |
| D．His computer broke down. |
| A．She fell down on the ground. |
| B．She was locked in the library. |
| C．She lost her phone. |
| D．She was too sick to move. |
| A．They asked for help online |
| B．They reported to the Texas police. |
| C．They sent messages to Susan’s friend. |
| D．They called the rescue station in Finland. |
| A．Help on the Internet |
| B．Help on the Way |
| C．Making Friends Online |
| D．Police Officer’s Act of Kindness |
8 . I still remember that busy autumn evening as I hurried with my eldest daughter, Athena, to get to her classroom on time for the parent-teacher night. We walked in and all eyes were on me. A few adults quickly quieted their kids’ whispers. A classmate yelled to my daughter, “What’s wrong with your mom’s face?” Shocked, I started to explain my condition, but my six-year-old daughter looked at him and said, “It’s my mom’s birthmark! Don’t be rude!” I was extremely proud of how she handled that situation.
I was quite young when I realized I looked different because of my large facial birthmark. I always thought I would be alone because of it. Being compared to Batman’s evil Two-Face made me believe I could never find love. But I was lucky enough to meet my husband, who saw me for who I am inside. When I had my first daughter, I was overjoyed, but I began to worry if the world would judge my children. I always worried I might pass my condition onto my children; I didn’t want them to grow up feeling judged. Unfortunately, my facial difference has impacted my children. My daughters get disinvited from birthday parties or sleepovers, or I learn certain kids are no longer friends with mine after their parents saw me at school.
When my kids were young, I explained how my special purple skin was rare and we talked about acceptance and never judging others on how they look. When my girls kiss my purple-skinned cheek, I feel “normal” around them and their unconditional love. With time going by, both my daughters have become my strongest supporters. Thanks to them, I’ve begun to feel more self-confident as I try to be a good role model.
Their worldviews are similar to mine. We see the world a little differently and with a kinder, more accepting heart. As the saying goes, your daughters will grow up to be your best friends. I know that will be the case for me!
1. What happened when the author went to attend the parent-teacher night?| A．Athena was praised by others for her bravery and optimism. |
| B．Athena defended her mother against her classmate’s rudeness. |
| C．Some parents criticized their kids because of their misbehaviour. |
| D．The author felt shocked at her daughter’s response to her classmate. |
| A．Friendship needs to be watered by love. |
| B．We should treat our children as best friends. |
| C．We should accept other people’s differences. |
| D．Our ability to handle difficulties can be developed. |
| A．They have to drop out of school. |
| B．They have the same physical condition as me. |
| C．They have difficulty maintaining friendships. |
| D．They feel worried because they are often judged. |
| A．A birthmark to live with. | B．My strongest supporters. |
| C．A kind and accepting heart. | D．The confidence to be different. |
9 . “The first prize for the bicycle race is $1,000,” said Mr. Hakansson.
“The judges won’t let you race,” said Mrs. Hakansson. “You’re 66 years old.”
“I am going to race,” said Mr. Hakansson. “And I am going to win!”
Mrs. Hakansson only smiled. She knew he couldn’t be in the race. He was 66 years old. But she also knew that he would try.
Mr. Hakansson went to see the judges. “I want to be in that race,” he said.
“Go home to your rocking chair!” said one of the judges. “You are too old. This race lasts for days. The men go from one end of Sweden to the other. That’s more than 1,000 miles. You would never make it.”
“We’ll see,” said Mr. Hakansson.
Over 1,000 men wanted to be in the race. The judges picked only 50. They were all strong young men. They went by train to the town where the race would begin. There they spent days getting ready.
Mr. Hakansson was not one of the 50. So he couldn’t ride on the train.
“Then I’ll ride my bicycle,” he said. And he did. He rode 1,000 miles just to get where the race was to start!
At last, the race began. The 50 strong young men climbed on their bicycles. One of the judges fired a gun. And the young men were off!
Close behind them came Mr. Hakansson. His long white beard waved in the wind. “You can keep me out of the race,” he said. “But you can’t keep me off the road!”
And then Mr. Hakansson moved in front of the 50 strong young men!
After a while he came to a small town. The street was lined with people. They cheered as Mr. Hakansson rode by.
“Look, Daddy,” said a small boy. “There goes Supergrandpa!” Everyone laughed.
A writer for a paper heard the boy. He took a picture of Mr. Hakansson and wrote a story about him. From then on everybody in Sweden was cheering for “Supergrandpa”.
Day after day the race went on. Each night the 50 strong men rested. But not Supergrandpa! He rode for three days and three nights without any sleep at all. Then he rested only three hours!
Supergrandpa didn’t even eat very much. He didn’t want to leave the road. But sometimes people brought him cake, coffee and berries. Then he would eat while sitting on his bicycle.
For more than six days Supergrandpa rode on. In all that time, he had only 10 hours of sleep.
At last he crossed the finish line — a day ahead of the strong men. All the town were there to meet him. Everybody cheered and cheered. A band from the fire station played. Dogs barked. Children danced around Supergrandpa.
1. Mr. Hakansson got to the town where the race began by ________.| A．running there | B．taking the train |
| C．driving his car | D．riding his bicycle |
| A．the day after he started the race | B．a few minutes before another racer |
| C．a day before the other cyclists | D．after ten hours of sleep |
| A．An Admirable Supergrandpa | B．An Exciting Riding Race |
| C．An Unbelievable Experience | D．An Unforgettable Old Man |
10 . My name is Jimmy. One Thursday afternoon, when I was in senior one, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to become friends with.
During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong.
“Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down.
“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy,” I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.
That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive (原谅) me. But I thought I should.
The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology (道歉) has meant to me, Jimmy.” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends.”
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.
When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was.
Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
1. What do we about know Christian from the passage?| A．He was tall and fat. | B．He was short and thin. |
| C．He was short and active. | D．He was lovely and fat. |
| A．He didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with. |
| B．Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class. |
| C．Christian made friends with others. |
| D．Christian had the saddest dog eyes. |
| A．Happy. | B．Interested. | C．Sorry. | D．Bored. |
| A．To tell us it is important to make an apology when we hurt others. |
| B．To show Jimmy’s apology was unimportant to Christian. |
| C．To introduce Christian wasn’t lovely in fact. |
| D．To tell us it is unimportant to say sorry to others. |
