Why are first ladies so important in the United States? They are unpaid and have no official work? There are several reasons, but the most important reason is they are role models for other women in the United States.
Jacqueline Kennedy was the best first lady in the US. Although she wasn't an actress, model or singer, she was a fashion and cultural icon(文化偶像) who charmed people wherever she went.
If you are looking for someone who is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy, it will be hard to find anyone more suitable than Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping. If you were writing a novel and trying to describe the perfect mixture of personal history, capabilities, confident lady for a character, you'd come up with someone like Peng.
Born into a family in Shandong province, she joined the People's Liberation Army(中国人民解放军) at the age of 18, doing pretty well in singing military(军旅) songs. But she is not only famous for her voice and great achievements, but also for her charity efforts. She has, among other things, worked as a member of World Health Organization to fight against AIDS, and has done much in 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
The media(媒体) reported Peng’s trip with her husband. This was Xi’s his first foreign trip as president. The trip shows that she can be a role model for Chinese women, especially young Chinese women at home and abroad.
In the past, China has not had a tradition of first ladies like in the US. Now that China has a higher position on the world stage, it can have its first lady! And Peng Liyuan is the perfect person with whom to begin.Why are first ladies important in the US?
| A．Because they are unpaid. |
| B．Because they have official work. |
| C．Because they are role models for other women in the US. |
| D．Because they are more important than other women in the US. |
Why does the writer think Jacqueline Kennedy was the best first lady in the US?
| A．Because she was an actress. |
| B．Because she was fashionable. |
| C．Because the writer likes to listening to her songs. |
| D．Because she attracted people wherever she went. |
Which is NOT right according to the passage?
| A．Peng Liyuan is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy. |
| B．Peng Liyuan wrote military songs from the age of 18. |
| C．The writer thinks Peng Liyuan is the most suitable first lady. |
| D．Peng Liyuan is famous not only for her voice and great achievements, but also for her charity work. |
Which may be the best title for the passage?
| A．Jacqueline Kennedy | B．First ladies in the US. |
| C．First Ladies in China | D．Peng Liyuan, the perfect first lady to begin with. |
Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。 What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?
| A．Singing | B．Walking |
| C．Dancing | D．Playing |
The underlined word “grasped” in the second paragraph means _____________.
| A．抓住 | B．控制 |
| C．保护 | D．击打 |
Something happened one day, _______________ .
| A．the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage |
| B．the smaller bird was dead in Helen’s hand |
| C．Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage |
| D．the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning |
Why did Helen let the second bird fly away?
| A．Because Helen hated the bird. |
| B．Because Helen could call the bird back again. |
| C．Because Helen thought the bird could fly back itself. |
| D．Because Helen realized the bird wanted freedom very much. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．How to feed birds. | B．Helen’s favorite birds. |
| C．How to keep love. | D．The story of the two birds. |
Once a boy went to a palace to ask a wise man what the secret of happiness is. After talking with the boy, the wise man asked the boy to look around the palace and return in two hours. “And , I want to ask you to do something,”said the wise man .“As you look around, carry this spoon with you without making the oil spill (溢出).”
The boy began walking up and down the stairs of the palace, and he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. After two hours, he returned. “Well,” asked the wise man, “what did you see in my palace?” The boy said that he had seen nothing.
“Then go back and enjoy my wonderful world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up the spoon and began to look around the palace again. This time, he saw many beautiful things in the palace. When he returned, the wise man asked, “but where are the drops of oil I give you?” The boy saw that the oil was gone.
“There is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。The boy visited the wise man for _______________ .
| A．helping the wise man carry the oil |
| B．becoming famous |
| C．getting the secret of happiness |
| D．going sightseeing in the palace |
The story happened _______________ .
| A．in a university | B．in a palace |
| C．in a restaurant | D．in a boy’s home |
Why did the boy see nothing for the first time to look around the wise man’s palace?
| A．Because he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. |
| B．Because he was blind. |
| C．Because there was nothing in it. |
| D．Because the oil was gone. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The wise man lived in the beautiful palace. |
| B．There were many beautiful things in the palace. |
| C．It was difficult for the boy to carry the spoon with him without making the oil spill. |
| D．The boy was invited to see a wise man. |
According to the passage, we can know _______________ .
| A．the boy didn't get the secret of the happiness at all |
| B．the wise man told the boy what was the happiness, but not directly |
| C．the secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world |
| D．the wise man said nothing |
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and passed her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron (围裙), she read what it was on the paper .
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the supermarket for you: $1.00
For looking after my little brother while you went shopping: $1.00
For taking out the trash: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up the garden: $2.00
Total: $16.00
Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this was what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you, free.
For all the tears (泪水) that you’ve caused through the years, free.
For all the nights that were filled with worries, free.
For the toys, food, clothes and even cleaning your nose, free.
Son, when you add it up, the full cost of my love is free.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（将答案写在答题卷的相应位置上）。 The boy came to his mother for money.
After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she gave his son the money right away.
When his mother went shopping, the boy looked after his little sister.
The boy thought that his mother should pay him $16.
The mother did everything for the boy freely.
It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself..The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______ .
| A．carnations were nicer than roses |
| B．roses were saved for John |
| C．roses were more expensive than carnations |
| D．carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day |
.John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.
| A．$5 | B．$25 | C．$30 | D．$55 |
The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______________ .
| A．had spent all his money on the roses |
| B．wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself |
| C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers |
| D．hadn't got enough money for his sick mother |
At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_________ .
| A．tell his mother he loved her himself |
| B．ask his mother for more money |
| C．tell his mother the young man's story |
| D．ask his mother if she liked roses |
.The writer writes the passage in order to tell us “____________.”
| A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill |
| B．Let your mother know how much you love her |
| C．Work hard to get more money for your mother |
| D．Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day |
| Captain Good Fellow Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10: 00, free. |
| See Movies at the Museum Two good movies will be showed on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Out of Africa at 1:30. Black August will be on at 3:45. For more information, please call 4987898. |
| International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5: 00 P. M. |
| Take me out to the Ball Game It's October, and Saturday night (7:00 - 9:00) is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold! Don't forget to wear sweaters and jackets. |
| Do you want to hear "The Zoo" "The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U. S. concert this Saturday night, at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College. |
On Saturday morning, you can .
| A．go to watch a ballgame |
| B．take children to play games at the City Theatre |
| C．go to a concert at Rose Hall, City College |
| D．go to the Central Park for a picnic |
The Red Birds ball game ___.
| A．is in the afternoon | B．is outside |
| C．is at the gate | D．might be cold |
You can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you _.
| A．go to the City Theatre | B．go to the Central Park |
| C．buy tickets at the gate | D．go to see a film |
"The Zoo" is _.
| A．a U. S. concert |
| B．a park with many red birds in it |
| C．a music group |
| D．going to give their last concert |
Mr. Turner wants to have a nice Saturday. Which is impossible for him to do?
| A．Listening to a concert and watching a ball game |
| B．Having a picnic and seeing a film |
| C．Watching a ball game and having a picnic |
| D．Seeing a film and listening to a concert |
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