Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, Buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
| A．many friends to visit him | B．a full and busy life |
| C．more boats and more fish | D．the house near the ocean |
How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
| A．By buying a supermarket. | B．To move to Mexico City. |
| C．By selling his own business. | D．To work longer and catch more fish. |
The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
| A．put … into | B．take … away from |
| C．break down | D．set off |
We can infer from the passage that ____________.
| A．the fisherman will stay the same with his life |
| B．the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City |
| C．the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat |
| D．it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish |
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Today more and more young people in China would like to spend their school holiday working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of the kind young men’s stories.
Li Ping , 17
I am going to help the Forest Centre build new roads. I will spend the summer living in a tent and enjoying the clean air. I am going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something helpful at the same time.
Wu Dong, 18
This summer, I am going to take part in the Spring House Club. They build good houses and give them to poor(贫穷的) families. (1)I will help them and they will teach me what to do. I can also learn how to build houses.
Liu Hui, 16
I am going to teach children to (2)____________. I will work for the club “Reading for life”. Every day, I am going to help children find interesting books, and I want to be a (2)__________. So I can stay with children every day. This is going to be great for me.将(1)处句子翻译成中文。
__________________________________________________________________在(2) 处填上适合的词，使句子意思完整。
_________________ ____________________回答问题What is Li Ping going to help to do?
__________________________________________________________________找出该句同意句。And they don’t get any money for doing it.
__________________________________________________________________找出文章的主题句。
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Many people love going on a trip by plane, because planes are fast. But an airport(机场) is usually far away from the city, and it usually takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city. You have to get there and wait for the plane to take off for hours. You can not open the window, and you can not have delicious food.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are the safest(最安全的). Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look out of the window. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes some time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a station. You can carry many things with you, too. But sometimes there are many cars on the road.Many people like travelling by plane because_____________.
| A．it is interesting | B．it is fast | C．it is cheap | D．it is expensive |
What does the underlined phrase “take off” mean?
| A．Get to a place. | B．Fly away from a place. |
| C．Stop at a place. | D．Come back from a place. |
If you want to take many things with you, you can take___________.
| A．a bus | B．a train | C．a car | D．a boat |
The writer thinks that ____________ are the safest.
| A．trains | B．planes | C．boats | D．cars |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Usually you need to spend hours getting out of an airport and getting into a city. |
| B．You can not see anything from a window when you are on a train. |
| C．A car never stops at a train station. |
| D．There are always too many cars on the road. |
On the way to school, a school bus driver stops the bus in front of a washroom and then he goes in. But the bus doesn’t stop. After the driver gets off, the bus begins to run down the road, and there are 27 students on the bus.
Luckily(幸运的是)，the 11-year-old student, David, goes to the driver’s seat and begins to drive the school bus. He can’t stop the bus, but he drives the bus away from a car. At last, he stops the bus near a shop and everyone is all right.
A woman worker in the shop sees the whole thing. She says the bus nearly(几乎) runs into a river. We do not know how the boy stops the car.
David is very quiet about the accident(事故), but he is a hero. “If he doesn’t drive the bus, all the students will go down into the river with the bus.” says a teacher in the school.Where does the driver go on the way to school?
| A．He goes to school. | B．He goes to a washroom. |
| C．He goes to a mall. | D．He goes to a hospital. |
Who helps to drive the bus after the driver gets off it?
| A．A student. | B．A teacher. | C．A policeman. | D．A parent. |
Where does the bus stop at last？
| A．In the school. | B．At the bus station. | C．Near a shop. | D．In the hospital. |
Does anyone see the accident(事故)?
| A．Yes, a woman worker sees it. |
| B．No, no one sees it. |
| C．Yes, a man doctor sees it. |
| D．All the teachers and students see it. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．A child plays in the street. |
| B．A school bus driver. |
| C．A bus runs into a river. |
| D．A boy does something good. |
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots can __________ for us.
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals | C．watch films | D．talk with friends |
How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
| A．hard | B．easy | C．interesting | D．healthy |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Life in the future | B．Studying at home |
| C．Working at home | D．A hard life |
Hello, my name is Lisa. There are twelve months in a year. Among(在…之间) them, I like May, because my birthday is on May 21st. On that day, my parents have a birthday party for me. My cousin Beth’s birthday is in May, too. I like her, and she likes me. We are good friends. But she is only 3 years old. She is the daughter of my uncle and aunt. She likes June very much because Children’s Day is in it. My father likes October very much because every year, at that time, there are lots of ball games and he likes watching them. My mother likes September and October because Mid-autumn Day (中秋节) is in these two months.How many months are there in a year?
Why does Lisa like May?
Is Beth Lisa’s sister?
What does Lisa’s father like doing?
Which months does Lisa’s mother like?
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