Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing his bill for his work. .
My wife said to me，quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
| BILL One dining table June 10，2013 Cost of wood $ 17.00 Paint（油漆） $ 1.50 Work，8 hours（1 an hour) $ 8.00 Total（总计） $ 36.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
"Yes,” I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
"Me too” , said Henry. "If you wait, it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
"Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they，Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little embarrassed smile in his two blue eyes. It seemed that he had done wrong. I gave his bill back to him.
"If it isn't too much trouble, Henry, ” I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him $26. 50 and he ran away in a hurry.When the writer got home, Henry _______.
| A．was talking with the writer’s wife | B．was waiting for him |
| C．had finished the dinning table | D．had drunk ten cups of tea |
Henry talked about weather when the writer was looking at the bill because _______.
| A．he didn’t know how to say except weather |
| B．he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully |
| C．he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like |
| D．he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully |
The writer thought Henry would ask for ______dollars if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
| A．26.50 | B．56. 50 |
| C．46.50 | D．20.00 |
When the writer gave him the money, Henry was _______．
| A．embarrassed | B．angry |
| C．surprised | D．sad |
From the story we know that Henry _______．
| A．didn’t make a mistake in the bill |
| B．got $36. 50 for his work in the end |
| C．had written out the bill before the writer got home |
| D．wanted to try to get more money for his work |
No matter in China or in Canada among my friends, they all talk about the hot TV program “Where are we going, Dad?” at present. They all like the family education between fathers and children. They like to talk about the funny kids best. Of all the kids, I like Shitou best.
Shitou is a boy from Beijing. He is brave and clever. He likes to make some New Year’s plans with his father’s help. He makes some New Year’s plans for himself.
He wants to start an exercise program, so he is going to take more exercise and eat less fast food. Making a soccer team is one of his dreams because he likes playing soccer with his friends. He also plans to improve his English. He is going to chat in English online with Kimi, the son of Lin Zhiying . Kimi is really good at it. Shitou also decides to take up a hobby. Can you guess what the hobby is ? It is to learn the shadow play (皮影戏) ! He is so interested in it that he thinks it’s really cool to play it. His father says that this plan may be too difficult to keep. However, Shitou promises(许诺) to make it come true.According to the writer’s friends, the TV program“ Where are we going, Dad? ”is about__________________.
| A．some friends from Canada |
| B．traveling around the countries |
| C．stories about Chinese and Canadians |
| D．family education between children and fathers |
When the writer’s friends talk about the program, __________ interest them the most.
| A．beautiful places | B．some funny stories |
| C．kids that are funny | D．interesting Chinese friends |
Shitou is a brave and clever boy who likes_______________________
| A．to make plans | B．to eat junk food |
| C．to play basketball | D．to play jokes on others |
The underlined word “it”here refers to_________________
| A．the TV program | B．English |
| C．soccer | D．the shadow play |
Which of the following is not true according to this passage?
| A．Shitou wants to do more sports later. |
| B．Shitou is going to build a soccer team. |
| C．Shitou thinks it’s difficult to learn English. |
| D．Shitou decides to achieve his dream of playing the shadow play. |
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Basketball, football and baseball are team sports that keep you fit and healthy. And they are also of great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under 18 is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格。 (每格一词)
| Three Things to Do Before You Are 18 |
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| What to do |
Reasons |
| learn to swim |
Swimming is so important that it can It may be |
| try at least one kind of team sports |
If you want to be a good team player, you must work well with Team sports can not only keep you healthy but also give you You can have a good social life and make many |
| collect something |
Collecting things can make you |
Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(低头族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, people who use mobile phones while driving in Taiwan are fined(罚款). Car drivers and motorcyclists who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$3,000 and NT$1,000 respectively(分别地).
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone，he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away quickly. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
A heads-down tribe member .
A. is good at using the Internet
B. is a dangerous driver
C. is always looking at his or her mobile phone
The underlined word “motorcyclists” in the passage means in Chinese.
A. 摩托车手 B. 手机使用者 C. 低头族
The American was when he knocked into the bear.
A. driving a car
B. going to work
C. using his mobile phone
According to the passage, the “Heads-down Tribe”_______ when they eat in a restaurant.
A. look at their own mobile phones
B. don’t talk to the people who sit opposite
C. Both A and B
What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Drive your car carefully
B. Use mobile phones properly
C. Be a heads-down tribe member
Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling is good for our planet because it makes litter into something that we can use again. Recycling also helps to clean up the litter that makes our streets look dirty.
All kinds of things can be recycled. The most common materials(材料) like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these products are broken down to make the same kinds of products. An example of this type of recycling is using paper to make more paper. Garbage can also be broken down to make completely new items(物品) as well!
Some items, like glass, can be recycled forever（永远）! We can use glass items, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum(铝)cans are one of the most successful recycled metals. They can be recycled again and again and nearly 60% of all cans have been recycled.
The average（平均） family of four can produce nearly 2,000 pounds of garbage each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all of this garbage in. Recycling is one way to limit（限制）the amount of garbage we need to put into the land.
The next time you toss a can or bottle into the dustbin, look to see if there is a recycling triangle on the label. It is the international sign for recycling. It means that the item you are going to throw in the dustbin could be recycled .
To recycle is to ______.
A. Clean up the dirty things on the street
B.Find a land to put into the garbage
C. Make new things out of litter
Which of the following is NOT TRUE in this passage?
A. Plastic, metals, cloth and paper can be recycled
B. Rubbish can also be used to make completely new items.
C. All things can be recycled forever
What does the underlined word“toss” in the passage mean?
A. take away B. throw away C. give up
Which of the following can’t be recycled?
A. Paper B. Cloth C. Battery
The purpose (目的)of the passage is mainly ______.
A.To introduce more recyclable materials
B.To suggest a new way to change and keep garbage
C.To tell people the importance of protecting the environment.
Li Shizhen was born in 1518．His father was a poor doctor．Li Shizhen often saw that people became ill．He decided to study medicine so that he could help people．
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine．He found that many of the old medicine books were full of mistakes．So his wish was to write a new one．
He did his best to study medicine science．He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden; but also the wild ones．He set out to collect herbs and talked with old peasants. He learned a lot from curing(治疗) patients.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》) ．At that time he was sixty．His book is now one of the greatest contributions(贡献) of the Chinese people to the medicine science of the world．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的涂（A），错误的涂（B）。(10分)
Li Shizhen's father was a doctor\
Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to get more money.
Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medicine book because many medicine books were full of mistakes
Li Shizhen made great contribuions to the medicine science of the world.
Li Shizhen collected a lot of herbs on his long journeys(旅途)．
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