On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing? Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.
| A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．fifteen minutes | D．a day |
__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance.
| A．A mid-aged man | B．A Young man | C．A woman | D．A 3-year-old boy |
Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician.
| A．took their children away | B．threw the money into the box |
| C．stayed with their children listening | D．looked at their watch |
Joshua Bell was in fact ________________.
| A．a very famous pianist | B．a very popular singer |
| C．a very poor violinist | D．a very famous violinist |
My name is Cathy. I’m English, but I’m in shandong with my family now. Look! This is a photo of my family. This is my father. He is a manager of a theatre. He likes running. My mother is a nurse. She likes listening to music. The boy is my brother, Sam. His favourite sport is basketball. Who is the girl next to him? It’s me. I like table tennis very much.Where is Cathy now?
| A．In Beijing. | B．In Shantou. |
| C．In Shandong. | D．In Wuhan. |
What’s Cathy’s father’s job?
| A．An actor. | B．A manager. |
| C．A teacher. | D．A driver. |
Who likes listening to music?
| A．Cathy. | B．Sam. |
| C．Cathy’s father. | D．Cathy’s mother. |
How many people are there in Cathy’s family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Five. | D．Four. |
The best title（最佳标题）is .
| A．My family. | B．A photo of my parents. |
| C．My favourite sport. | D．My parents’ jobs. |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “Passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down. It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride in somebody else’s car, but it was dark and there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came ,but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“ When I reached the bus station. I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t leave you here,” she said .“Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way,” I said.
“Come on, sir,” she said.“Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago. There wasn’t gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home ,I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn’t accept it. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. | B．His car broke down. |
| C．He was in danger. | D．He missed the bus |
The underlined word get a ride in the passage most probably means
| A．骑马 | B．骑车 |
| C．搭便车 | D．乘车 |
The young woman wanted Sam to __________
| A．give her some money |
| B．get on her bus |
| C．take her to her house |
| D．help other just as she did |
The best title (题目)of the passage is _________
| A．A kind woman | B．Getting a ride |
| C．Passing help | D．A broken car |
Friends are important in our lives, but how to keep our friendship is more important. Here are some ways for you.
Write letters
If your best friend moves to other cities, you could buy the same magazine, E-mail, phone or write each other about the articles in the magazine that make you laugh. This will make you have the same interest. Don’t forget to visit each other as often as you can.
Think of your friends first
What are your friends’ thoughts, dreams, hopes and fears? What are her past experiences(经历)? From these, you could think of ways to support your friends. You put your friend first, she or he feels special, and you both grow closer to each other.
Gifts from the heart
Take photos of a whole day or weekend together. Write a short story about your time you enjoyed. Save the movie tickets, restaurant stubs(票根) or special gifts you find every place you travel. Put everything in a box you’ll keep all the time.
Create your own fun ways to keep your friendship if you can.__________makes you and your friends have the same interest.
| A．Writing a letters in English |
| B．Talking about the same magazine |
| C．Visiting each other often |
| D．Thinking of your friends first. |
From Paragraph4, we can find _________kinds of gifts from the heart.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
According to the passage ________is TRUE.
| A．Writing letters to each other can make you laugh. |
| B．Thinking of your friends first can make you grow closer to each other. |
| C．Taking photos for your friend is the best gift from the heart. |
| D．Sending your friend special gifts can make her/him feel special. |
The writer wrote this article to tell us how to ___________
| A．make friends | B．find good gifts |
| C．create our own fun | D．keep friendship |
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of flying tricks.(飞行特技)
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day, George took him up in his plane. Mark thought, "I travel(旅行)in a big plane many times, but I didn’t travel in a small one, so I'll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking (抖动)voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane." George was very surprised and said,"Two trips?" "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.George was interested in _______.
| A．taking small planes |
| B．doing tricks in planes |
| C．reading books about planes |
| D．drawing pictures |
From the story, we can know_________..
| A．Mark never traveled in a small plane. |
| B．George and Mark were classmates. |
| C．Mark wanted to take George’s plane again. |
| D．Mark enjoyed all kinds of tricks. |
George’s friend was ______when they came down to the ground.
| A．happy | B．unlucky |
| C．relaxed | D．afraid |
In face，Mark had ______ trip(s) with George.
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．Four |
The summer vacation is coming. Here are three great places for you and your family to enjoy the holiday.
You can ________ in Zhangjiajie, Hunan.
| A．go swimming | B．eat seafood |
| C．climb mountains | D．see plants |
Mark is five years old , If he goes to Sanya with his parents, he needs to pay _______RMB.
A. 180 B.240 C.300 D. 360Probably the article is from __________.
| A．A history book | B．an art book |
| C．a music book | D．a traveling book |
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