One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of （一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.
| A．upset | B．exciting | C．terrible | D．amazing |
What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
| A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother. |
| B．He is neither the youngest nor the oldest. |
| C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. |
| D．Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
What do we know about the writer?
| A．She has two children in her family. |
| B．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. |
| C．She used to show her love to Kevin. |
| D．She has a closer relationship with Tommy after that. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Everyone should show how they love their family members. |
| B．It’s hard to get on well with family members. |
| C．It’s important to keep peace in the family. |
| D．We should try our best to stop our children from fighting. |
An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.What is Italy famous for?
| A．Mushroom with eggs. | B．Eggs. |
| C．Mushrooms. | D．Beautiful umbrella. |
How did the Englishman tell the waiter that he wanted some mushrooms?
| A．He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table. |
| B．He said “mushrooms” in Italian. |
| C．He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom. |
| D．He drew a picture of an umbrella. |
What’s the end of the story?
| A．The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella. |
| B．The Englishman got mushrooms at last. |
| C．The Englishman left before the waiter came back. |
| D．The Englishman got nothing in the end. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．An American was once traveling in Italy. |
| B．The man knew Italian very well. |
| C．The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella. |
| D．The waiter didn’t know English at all. |
Read the following four ads .
| Driver wanted |
Clean driving license Good-looking Age over 25 |
Apply (申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel: 0755-6561382 |
| Air Hostess wanted |
Age between 20 and 33 Height from 1.6m to 1.75m Two foreign languages College graduate. |
Apply to: China Airlines, Beijing Tel: 010-88488970 |
| Teacher wanted |
A language school teaching experience is needed |
Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian Tel: 0411-4313861 |
| Cook wanted |
Good health. Cooking experience at least 3 years |
Apply to: Holiday Inn, Hebei E-mail: Cookholidayinn@yahoo.com.cn |
If Jack wants to be a cook, he must have cooking experience at least __________.
| A．2 years | B．3 years | C．4 years | D．5 years |
Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?
| A．Driving for Capes Taxi. | B．Working for China Airlines. |
| C．Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. | D．Working at Holiday Inn. |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the four ads?
| A．Age. | B．Health. | C．Language. | D．Family. |
Hi, Mary. Now let me tell you about my family. I have a big family. There are seven people in my family---- my parents, my aunt, my brother, my sister, my cousin and I.
My parents are teachers in a middle school. My father, Jack, is a math(数学) teacher and my mother, Laura, is an English teacher. My anut Sarah doesn’t work (工作) now and she cooks (做饭) for us every day. Her son Jim, is my classmate (同班同学). And my brother, Tony, is in Grade （年级）Nine now. His math is very good. And my sister, Sharon, works very hard (努力地). Her teachers like her very much. I have a happy family.How many people are there in Mary’s family?
A Eight B Seven C Nine D TenMary’s father is a/an ______ teacher and her mother is a/an _______ teacher.
A math, math B math English C English math D English EnglishAccording to (根据) the passage (文章), who works very hard?
A Mary’s aunt B Mary’s brother C Mary’s sister D Mary According to the passage, who are students?
A Mary B Mary and Jim
C Mary, Jim and Tony. D Mary Jim Tony and SharonWhich (哪一个) is right (对的)?
A Mary has (有) a small family.
B Mary’s parents are English teachers.
C Mary’s aunt, Sarah, works hard now.
D Mary’s family is happy.
I have a friend. His name is Eric. He is English. But now he is in China. He is a student. Look! This is his classroom. Thirteen small desks and thirty chairs are in the classroom. They are for his classmates(同班同学) and him. A big desk is in the classroom, too. It’s for their teacher. A big clock is on the left(左边) wall of the classroom. Next to the clock is a map. It’s a map of China.
His classroom is very nice and clean. He likes it very much.What’s on the left wall of the classroom?
A A clock B A map C a picture D A map and a clockHow many small desks are there in the classroom?
A Fifteen B Thirteen C Thirty D FourteenWho is Eric?
A A school girl B a school boy C An American student D AmericanWhat does the underlined word (划线部分) it mean in the passage (文章)？
A The classroom B The map of China C The big desk D The schoolWhat is the passage about?
A The family B The school C The classroom D The library
根据短文内容，判断对（T）错（F）
Look! I’m Mona. That is a schoolbag. It’s red. It’s not mine. It’s my sister’s. What’s in the schoolbag? A ruler is in the schoolbag. But it’s my ruler. The ruler is blue. This is a pencil. It’s black and white. It’s not my pencil. It is my sister’s. A photo is in the schoolbag, too. Lucy Brown is in the photo. She is my sister’s friend. She is in red. 13858987860 is her telephone number.Mona’s schoolbag is red.
A ruler is in Mona’s sister’s schoolbag and it is black and white.
Mona’s sister’s pencil is blue.
Brown is Lucy’s family name.
Mona’s sister and Mona can call Lucy at 13858987860.
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