Johnny, a lizard (蜥蜴），lived between some rocks in the country, where he liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so that he didn’t notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys caught Johnny, and he could only escape from their hands by losing his and running to hide.
The children watched his tail moving about, but they soon threw the tail away and left. Johnny came out to his tail, but could find no of it. Feeling so sad, he decided to doing everything else in his life and spending all his time finding his tail. Days and months passed, and Johnny kept looking, asking everyone they had seen his tail. However, there was no news about it.
One day, he asked a boy and the boy replied, “Why do you need two tails?” After hearing this, Johnny turned back and saw that he had grown a new, stronger tail. He suddenly realised how it had been to waste so much time on a problem like it. Johnny headed for home.
, he suddenly found his old tail on the roadside. Although it terrible, Johnny was still excited to have it back. He picked it up and was about to his journey. Just at that moment, an idea hit him that he shouldn’t look at the past and worry about it since it was not useful for .
He then decided to his old tail there, leaving with it all his past worries. As he continued his journey, all he took with him were thoughts of the present and the dreams of the .
As we know, it’s not good to look at the past, unless it helps in the future. Let the past go with the wind.
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Betty and I are best friends . Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year ,we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?”John had been in our class for only a few months , but he was always getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled（皱起）my nose and said, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?”Mum said nothing . The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate（凭证）in it. “I thought it would be nice of you to give this to John ,”mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time . Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet（床单）,but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced , ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in la loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game, It’s the following riddle …”It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy . So did we.
When we helped others , we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.The two girls and John were in the same_________.
| A．group | B．family | C．team | D．class |
John’s family may be very______according to the passage.
| A．far | B．poor | C．rich | D．small |
How did John get the prize during the party?
| A．By helping others. |
| B．By asking for help. |
| C．By getting good grades in study. |
| D．By winning the math game. |
John______with the shopping certificate after the party.
| A．watched a basketball match |
| B．saw a movie |
| C．bought something to wear |
| D．made a phone call |
The two girls felt_________when they found John wearing his new clothes.
| A．happy | B．sorry | C．sad | D．Angry |
A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends. But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬) getting close and hoped to escape them with the help of her many friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he refused, because he had important work to do for his master. He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her.
She then came to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns（角）.The bull replied,” I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend , the goat, will do what you want.” The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it, The sheep, she felt sure, was the proper friend to ask for help.
So she went to the sheep and told him the situation. The sheep replied, “Another time , my dear friend. I do not like to have anything to do with it , as hounds have been known for eating sheep as well as hares.”
The hare then went, as a last hope, to the calf(小牛),who regretted that be was unable to help her , as did not like to take the responsibility（责任）upon himself. By this time the hounds were quite near, and the hare started to run and luckily escaped.What do we know about the hare?
| A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers. |
| B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her. |
| C．She was ready to help the other animals when necessary. |
| D．She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends. |
What happened to the hare one day?
| A．The horse carried her away on his back. |
| B．Her enemy came near and she was in danger. |
| C．She had an argument with her friend,the bull. |
| D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back. |
What does the underlined word “repel”mean in Chinese?
| A．击退 | B．厌恶 | C．排斥 | D．拒绝 |
What do you think of the sheep?
| A．Helpless. | B．Brave. | C．Friendly. | D．Smart. |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Don’t judge a book by its cover . |
| B．One’s mind works fast in time of danger. |
| C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends. |
| D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes. |
The morning was cold and clear. A yellow bus came around the corner and stopped near a wood (树林). A coach asked the students to get off the bus. Girls began to gather by the starting line. One of them was a young, little girl. She had prepared for this running race for the whole summer. She looked around at the other girls, noticing how she was different.
There was a break in the silence, and everyone started to run. After about twenty five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes. As she came near the finishing line, she saw her parents, classmates and the coach. They shouted her name and told her not to stop until the end. The sweat (汗水) was flowing down her face. She kept on running until she crossed the line.
I was that girl, and that was the first time I had finished a cross-country race (越野赛跑). Finishing this race made me realize that I could do anything with my own strength (力量). After that, I took more effort to practice running. I was not a natural-born（天生的） runner, but I want to become one. I continued to struggle (努力) with every run. Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.The cross-country race took place near a wood.
The writer finished her first cross-country race in about 40 minutes.
The writer didn’t like running
All good runners are natural-born.
The passage tells us that we should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or not.
What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rockland we have a Spring Cleanup Day every year in April. The Cleanup Day 2014 will be April 20th. It will start with a town cleanup at 8 o'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.
We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual, we will provide gloves, rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and Tshirts when the cleanup ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.
Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance to teach them to care for the environment around us. We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.
Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.
Signup (报名): Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like. www.springcleanup.com
The Spring Cleanup Day in Rockland is held ________.
| A．once a month | B．twice a month |
| C．once a year | D．twice a year |
People in Rockland can help to ____ on the afternoon of April 20th.
| A．clean up the town | B．take care of the kids |
| C．plant trees in the park | D．paint the park greener |
People joining in the Cleanup Day will NOT ________. 21*cnjy*com
| A．get lunches and Tshirts for free |
| B．be provided with cleaning tools |
| C．work in teams to do the cleaning |
| D．take young trees home to plant |
From the poster, the activities are a chance to teach the kids to ____.
| A．protect the environment |
| B．get free drinks and candies |
| C．pick up the most rubbish |
| D．do cleaning and plant trees |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like. |
| B．People can visit www.springcleanup.com to sign up. |
| C．The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street. |
| D．People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park. |
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请阅读下面Alan, Carol, Helen, Steve和Linda关于自己爱好的描述，并根据电影海报，从A.B.C.D.和E五个选项中选出适合他们观看的电影。Alan: I like to see cartoons to relax myself.
Carol: I enjoy love stories, such as Romeo and Juliet.
Helen: I am interested in Chinese history and great Chinese persons.
Steve: Fantastic action movies are my favorite. I am usually excited about them.
Linda: I think talent shows are the most exciting. Everybody in my family enjoy watching these shows.
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