On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bill Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
| A．On February 9th, 2013 | B．On February 10th, 2013 |
| C．On February 18th, 2013 | D．On February 22nd 2013 |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Billy is living with a generous person. |
| B．Billy has found his brother. |
| C．Billy bought a diamond ring. |
| D．Billy appeared in the news report |
The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代) “________”.
| A．returning the ring | B．setting up a page |
| C．living in the streets | D．receiving money |
What’s the best title of the passage ?
| A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
| B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
| C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
| D．Many People Donated Much Money |
I went to bed at 11pm, it was snowing. I slept deep and my clock didn’t work. It was so cold that I didn’t want to get up again. I called my mother “Mom, my alarm clock is dead, but tomorrow morning I need to get up at six o’clock to catch an early bus . Can you give me a wakeup call?” My mother’s voice was a little dull, “Fine, dear.”
Phone rings pulled me out of my dreams. Mom said from the other end of the line,“It is time to get up, and you need to catch the early bus.” I looked at my watch-5:40.“Didn’t I ask you to wake me up at SIX?” I complained.“Let me have some more sleep, please!”
I got up and ready for the trip. It was a dark, cold morning, and everywhere was filled with snow. As I reached the bus stop, I found a white-haired couple(夫妻) had already been waiting. “You see, you didn’t sleep at all night and got here so early,” the man murmured( 喃喃细语) to his wife.
The bus finally came. The driver was a very young man. He waited just long enough for me to get on before he started the bus again. “Please wait,” I said to the driver. “There are two older people that need to get on, too. It is so cold, and they have waited for a long time. How could you leave them behind?”
Without stopping the bus, the young driver said“That’s OK, they are my parents. This is my first day on the job, so they came to make sure I was all right.”
I couldn’t hold back my tears. My mobile phone rang, incoming was my father’s message, “Sweetie, your mom is not feeling well, she was awake most of the night so that she wouldn’t miss your wakeup call.”
The wakeup call, the older couple, the young driver…reminded me of a Jewish proverb:
“When a father gives something to his son, the son smiles; when a son gives something to his father, the father cries.” Why did the writer need to get up at six a.m. the next morning?
| A．Because he needed to get ready for trip. |
| B．Because he needed to catch the early bus. |
| C．Because his mother was ill. |
| D．Because it was his first day to work. |
According to the passage, the writer’s mother __________.
| A．mended the alarm clock |
| B．slept well the whole night. |
| C．kept up most of the night in order not to miss the wakeup call. |
| D．waited for the early bus. |
Which is the reason to keep the older people waiting so long?
| A．To catch the early bus |
| B．To see their son off |
| C．To have a trip |
| D．To make sure their son was all right on the first day to work |
What can we learn from the last proverb( 谚语)？
| A．Parents’ love is great |
| B．Father’s love is more important than mother’s |
| C．A father should give something to his son |
| D．A son should give something to his father |
The writer makes the idea clear by _________.
| A．telling his story | B．giving reasons |
| C．giving explanations | D．instructions. |
Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants ( 争执者 ) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解员). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problem.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
Express what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always”.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she is speaking.
Try to see the problems on the other person’s side.
Never put anyone down . Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don’t decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants find their own“win-win” result. A “win –win” result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators’ work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a “win-win” result. Peer mediators’ work is ____________.
| A．to teach lessons to disputants |
| B．to help disputants find a way to make both of them happy. |
| C．to find out who starts the quarrel |
| D．to give students some special training |
What does the underlined phrase“put anyone down” mean in Chinese?
A. 贬低任何人 B. 落后于任何人
C 奉承任何人 D. 向任何人低头 What’s the first step in finding a “win-win” result?
| A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators. |
| B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind. |
| C．Letting disputants to talk to each other. |
| D．Letting disputants feel good by telling funny stories. |
During the talk, if peer mediators say“You are a fool,”__________.
| A．disputants will realize they are wrong. |
| B．disputants will understand peer mediators better. |
| C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right. |
| D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a “win-win” result. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．All schools have peer mediators. |
| B．Peer mediators are usually students. |
| C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time. |
| D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time. |
As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school has only three rooms, one for Grades1,2 and 3,and the other for Grades 4,5and6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level(水平). To my surprise, though the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were improving themselves. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. The writer is a volunteer teacher. He comes from __________.
| A．Guangxi | B．Xiamen |
| C．Shanghai | D．Longzhou |
The writer found there were only______ room(s) in that school.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．six | D．one |
In the passage, the underlined phrase“my heart sank” means that the writer _______.
| A．felt upset | B．was happy |
| C．got angry | D．seemed busy |
The writer found the students’ level was _____ he expected after the first test.
| A．just as | B．higher than |
| C．lower than | D．more than |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard. |
| B．The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer. |
| C．The students level became higher and higher with the help of the volunteer teacher. |
| D．There were not enough classrooms for each grade. |
Fire can be very dangerous. We should be careful with it. This is what to do in a fire:
●Shout out. Shout as loudly(高声地）as you can, because people may be asleep.
●Call 119. Don't try to put out the fire yourself. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire.
●Keep down next to the floor. There is less smoke down there, so it's easier to breathe（呼吸）and see where you are going.
●Test the door. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.
●Get out. Do not stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in a few seconds!
●Don't use the lift. Always use the stairs（楼梯）.The lift may go wrong and keep you inside.
●Don't go back. Even if your pet is still inside, do not go back for it Animals have a very good sense（感觉）of smell. They often get away from buildings before people.The passage tells us that we can_______ in a fire.
| A．use the lift |
| B．try to put out the fire ourselves |
| C．open the hot door and go out |
| D．shout as loudly as possible |
You should keep down next to the floor because_______
| A．people may be asleep |
| B．people can find you easily' |
| C．there is less smoke down there |
| D．you should look after your things carefully |
If the door is hot, we should_______.
| A．open it and get out | B．find another way out |
| C．stop to pick up things | D．go back for something |
The lift is dangerous in a fire because_______.
| A．it is too small | B．it may go wrong |
| C．it may keep you inside | D．both B and C |
The city zoo bought a new kangaroo (袋鼠) from Australia. It was famous for jumping very high. The zoo keeper was worried that the kangaroo would run away. He built special walls around it.
But the next morning, people found that the animal was playing around outside. So the zoo keeper made the height of the walls 5 metres. But the kangaroo got out again the following day. The zoo keeper felt very angry, so he made the walls as high as lo metres, but the kangaroo still got out.
"How high do you think he'll keep on building the walls?" a giraffe asked the kangaroo.
"I don't know," said the kangaroo. "Maybe they'll reach 300 metres. It all depends on（取决于）whether（是否）he remembers to lock the gate."What was this new kangaroo good at?
| A．Climbing. | B．Jumping. |
| C．Catching birds. | D．Walking. |
What did the zoo keeper do to stop the kangaroo from going out?
| A．To build the high walls. |
| B．To lock the gate. |
| C．To stay with the kangaroo. |
| D．He didn't give the kangaroo food. |
What do you think of this zoo keeper?
| A．Clever. | B．Careful. |
| C．Kind. | D．Careless. |
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