Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.” The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
| A．had less | B．gave up | C．had more | D．looked down upon |
Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.
| A．he wanted to buy other things |
| B．he needed to give the dime to his mum |
| C．the roses were too expensive |
| D．he could hardly believe what had happened |
From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.
| A．was moved by the boy’s voice |
| B．was ready to help others |
| C．knew the boy before |
| D．was good at telling stories |
In the Middle Eastern country of Syria （叙利亚）， there are over 4 million refugees （难民）．Yourself was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent： a deep， powerful voice． However， Syria's civil （内部的） war took place． He and his family lost their home．
When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train， his family encouraged him to attend the school． A year and half later， the now 14﹣year﹣old， Yourself， with another 11 children， was chosen to take part in a concert．
Yourself， a shy boy， was a lead singer in the concert． He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs． "We only heard the sound of a mortar （迫击炮）． It fell near us． Many buildings fell down． That is all I remember，" said Yourself． "Music makes me forget everything． Music is the most important thing．"
Basma， director of Action for Hope， said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer （遭受） from the war． They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees．
"Art gives strength． It comes from the ability to create，" Basma said． "People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich．"
（1）Why did Yourself and his family lose their home？
（2）How many children were chosen to take part in the concert？
（3）Was Yourself a lead singer in the concert？
（4）文中划线单词 "They" 指代的是
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英语题目 ．
On April 2， we said goodbye to Tiangong I， China's first space lab． According to the China Manned Space Agency （中国载人航天）， Tiangong I re﹣entered the Earth's atmosphere （大气层） and some of its debris （碎片） fell into the South Pacific Ocean．
There are many spacecraft （宇宙飞船） that are still in orbit （轨道） above the Earth． After finishing their trips， they will all re﹣enter the Earth's atmosphere like Tiangong I．
There are two types of re﹣entries： controlled re﹣entry and uncontrolled re﹣entry．
Some satellites and manned spacecraft come back to the Earth in a controlled re﹣entry． Experts calculate （计算） the path of the falling spacecraft and its speed． Thy can guide the spacecraft to fall in a chosen area．
Some spacecraft may have problems while in space after a certain amount of time． These spacecraft come back in an uncontrolled re﹣entry． It is hard to tell when and where these spacecraft will fall until the last few hours． The US space station Skylab came back partially uncontrolled in 1979． Parts of the station fell in western Australia， but no one was hurt．
During re﹣entry， most of the spacecraft will burn up while passing through the Earth's atmosphere． Only a small amount of the debris will reach the ground． The debris typically ends up falling into the ocean， China Daily reported．
（1）The debris from Tiangong I ．
A． fell into the South Pacific Ocean
B． fell in western Australia
C． fell in the central part of the US
D． fell into the North Pacific Ocean
（2）When the spacecraft finishes its trip， it will ．
A． burn up and disappear
B． speed up and fly back to the Earth
C． enter another orbit and stay in space
D． re﹣enter the Earth's atmosphere
（3）From the passage， we know there are types of re﹣entries．
A． one
B． two
C． three
D． four
（4）Which of the following is TRUE about the US space station Skylab？
A． It came back in a controlled re﹣entry．
B． Some people were hurt by its debris．
C． Parts of it fell in western Australia．
D． It was directed to fall into the ocean．
（5）This story most probably comes from ．
A． a story book
B． a movie review
C． a science magazine
D． a government report
Four years ago， Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games． At this year's Pyeong Chang Olympics， Wu not only returned， but also made history．
On Feb 22th， 2018， Wu won the gold medal in the men's short﹣track 500﹣meter race． He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds． He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short﹣track gold medal． BBC said Wu's win was "flawless"， because he was much faster than all of the other skaters．
"I didn't give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start，" he told the reporter after the match．
But China's short﹣track teams didn't do well in general at the Games． Chinese skaters in the women's 500meters， 3000﹣meter relay and men's 1500 meters all failed to take home the gold． Wu was China's biggest hope， which put a lot of pressure on him． But he proved himself with his great performance．
Wu is now known as a highly talented skater． But things were not always that way． When Wu joined the national team in 2010， he was seen as almost "nothing" compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin， as his coaches said at the time． Their words made him quite upset． But Wu didn't want to give up and worked as hard as he could． He practiced skating all year round． He even didn't return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years． "I believe in myself，" he told the reporter after his match at the Olympics．
（1）At the Pyeong Chang Olympics， Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men's short﹣track race．
A． 500﹣meter
B． 1000﹣meter
C． 1500﹣meter
D． 3000﹣meter relay
（2）What does the underlined word "flawless" mean？
A． Ordinary．
B． Common．
C． Perfect．
D． Difficult．
（3）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games four years ago．
B． Wu set the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history．
C． Wu's coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team．
D． Chinese skaters in the women's 500 meters， 3000﹣meter relay took home the gold．
（4）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？
A． The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way．
B． Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years．
C． Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more hard﹣working on skating than Wu Dajing．
D． Because of Wu's hard work， confidence and strong will， he finally succeeded．
（5）Which one might be the best title of this passage？
A． From Zero to Skating Hero
B． Short﹣track 500﹣meter Race
C． Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics
D． Rising of China's Bright Skiing Star
I was walking around in a store． I saw a cashier （收银员） hand a little boy his money back， saying， "I'm sorry， but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．" I walked towards him and asked him who the doll was for．
"It's the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas，" he said． I told him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her and that he shouldn't worry． He sadly replied， "No， Santa Claus can't bring it to her． I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her．"
His eyes were so sad while saying this． "My sister has gone to be with God． Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too， so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister．"
My heart nearly stopped．I quickly reached for my wallet and suggested that we count the money again． "Okay，" he said． "I hope that I have enough．" I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it． There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left． "Thank you， God， for giving me enough money!" the little boy said．
I left the store， feeling as if my life had been changed forever．
（1）Why couldn't the boy buy the doll？
A． Because he didn't know the cashier．
B． Because he didn't have enough money．
C． Because he didn't find the doll．
D． Because the dolls had been sold out．
（2）The boy wanted to buy the doll for ．
A． Santa Claus
B． his sister
C． his mother
D． his father
（3）What does the first sentence in Paragraph 4 mean？
A． The writer's heart stopped working suddenly．
B． The writer had a heart problem．
C． The writer was so touched by the boy．
D． The writer was scared after hearing the story．
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The boy's mom was badly ill．
B． The cashier gave the doll to the boy for free．
C． The boy's mom wanted the doll most．
D． Santa Claus brought the doll to the boy's sister．
（5）What did the writer do to help the boy？
A． He bought the boy a doll．
B． He found a good doctor to save his mother．
C．He told the cashier to sell the doll to the boy．
D． He gave the boy some money to buy the doll．
Inventions make the world better， smarter and a little more fun．
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The folding bike helmet （头盔） People hate to wear a helmet because it's thick and heavy． Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics． It is just as strong as the traditional ones， but flexible （灵活的） enough to fold almost totally flat． Also it is much easier to carry． |
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Shoes that tie themselves After we see the movie Back to the Future， almost everyone wants a pair of self﹣tying shoes． Now， thanks to Nike， the shoe dream comes true． When you press a button， the shoes can tie themselves． |
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The smart alarm clock﹣Hello Sense An alarm clock， called Hello Sense， can improve your sleep． It can control the temperature， light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment． And it can record your sleep cycles． |
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Sweet potatoes that could save lives The lack （缺乏） of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses for illnesses． In sub﹣Saharan Africa， plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes． These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses． |
（1）The folding bike helmet is ．
A． thick and heavy
B． made from metal
C． not as strong as a traditional one
D． flexible enough to fold almost flat
（2）Which company makes self﹣tying shoes？
A． Adidas．
B． Kappa．
C． Nike．
D． Li﹣Ning．
（3）The smart alarm clock can NOT ．
A． improve our sleep
B． control our weight
C． record our sleep cycles
D． control the temperature in the bedroom
（4）If a child has a poor eyesight， he may be in the lack of
A． vitamin A
B． vitamin B
C． vitamin C
D． vitamin D
（5）You can find the passage in a ．
A． newspaper
B． story book
C． guide book
D． cookery book
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