On a Friday night, a poor young man stood at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into his hat.
The next day, the young man came to the same place again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it, “George Sang has put an important thing into my hat carelessly. Welcome to claim (认领) it.” Then he began to play the violin. Soon he was surrounded (围绕) by many people. They all wanted to know what the words on the paper meant. After an hour a man named George Sang ran here quickly and got back his important thing. He said many thanks to the young man.
The important thing was a lottery ticket (彩票). Sang bought it and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the young man for his wonderful music, he threw the lottery ticket, too.
Later people asked the young man why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket for himself. The young man said, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty (诚实), I won’t be happy any longer.” The young man played the violin for ______ at the gate of the railway station.
A. money B. tickets C. food The young man came to the station again on _________.
A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday George Sang must be very _______ to get back the important thing.
A. sorry B. worried C. happy Which of the following is TRUE?
A. George Sang gave money to the young man for his music.
B. The lottery ticket was important because it was worth $500.
C. The poor young man kept the lottery ticket for himself. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Happiness of Playing the Violin
B. The Advantage of Buying a Lottery Ticket
C. The Importance of Being Honesty
Long，long ago，there lived an unhappy king.He slept badly and didn't feel like eating.One day，a doctor was called in to examine the king.But he found nothing wrong with his body. "It's all in his mind.Neither medicine nor rest can help him.What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear.That'll make him happy. "
The prime minister was called to the palace.But he said that _____ he had a lot of power，it didn't make him happy.He always worried that many people were trying to take his position.Then the banker came. "Oh，I'm afraid I'm not happy，either， " he said， " I have a lot of wealth，but I feel nervous when I think someone tries to steal my money every day. "
Finally，the top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days.He searched and searched but couldn't find anyone.It seemed that everyone had their own problems，and no one was truly happy.Two days passed.Just as he was about to give up，he saw a poor man on the street eating with his hands and singing happily to himself.The general went up to him and asked， " What makes you so happy？You have no power.money or fame. " The poor man smiled， " I have everything I want ， and I don't want what I can't have.So I'm happy. "
"Great!You are the very man I'm looking for， " the general said in great joy. "Then I need to give your shirt to our king.How much do you want for it？"
"Shirt？I've no shirt at all. "
（1）What was wrong with the king？（根据短文内容回答问题）
（2）Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with a proper word. （在第二段空白处填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整）
（3）According to the passage，both the prime minister and the banker felt unhappy because they always worried about what they had got. （在句子空白处填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整，语法正确）
（4）Why was it hard for the general to find a happy man？（根据短文内容回答问题）
（5）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将文中划线句子翻译成汉语）
Every time you're online，you are bombarded （如炮轰）by pictures，articles，links and videos trying to tell their story.（1）
Read these tips，and don't get fooled by fake news!
1.Check the source （来源）
（2） Does it look real？Is the text well written？Fake news websites often use addresses that sound like real newspapers，but don't have many real stories about other topics.
2.Watch out for fake photos
Many fake news stories use images （图像）that are Photoshopped or taken from an unrelated site.Sometimes，if you just look closely at an image，you can see if it has been changed.Or use a tool like Google Reverse Image search.
3. （3）
Look to see if the story you are reading is on other news sites that you know and trust.If you do find it on many other sites，then it probably isn't fake（ although there are some exceptions）.
4.Look for other signs
There are other methods that fake news uses.These include using ALL CAPS （全大写）and lots of ads that come out when you click on a link. （4） If the news story makes you angry，it's probably designed to make you angry.
If you know these things about online news，and can use them in your everyday life，then you have the control over what to read and what to believe.If you find a news story that you know is fake，the most important advice is：don't share it!
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
| A.Check the story is in other places. B.Unluckily，not all of these stories are true. C.Fake news stories often spread much faster. D.Also，think about how the story makes you feel. E.Look at the website where the story comes from. |
Everything is made of something.Nothing is made of nothing.
Chemistry is about the smallest things that other bigger things are made of，and what happens when theychange.The word chemistry comes from chemical，which is an example of one type of the very small things that other bigger things are made of.The words you are reading now are made of a dark liquid called ink （墨水），which is written on paper.The paper itself is made out of the chemicals that wood is made out of.Both the ink and the paper were made by different chemical processes.A chemical process is what happens when chemicals come together to make other chemicals，and therefore other things.
Cooking makes chemical changes.Your different ingredients are made of different chemicals，and when you put them together and make them hot and cook them，the chemicals change into new chemicals and the different ingredients make something new.That tomato sauce you're making is made of tomatoes，onions，garlic，salt and pepper.Those ingredients each have their own chemicals and their own flavors，but now with your sauce you've made something different，something that has its own flavor，all the ingredients mixed together，all the chemicals mixed together，something new.
You can smell the chemical changes，too，as they go up into your nose，especially when you forget about your sauce and it doesn't just cook but bums and becomes black and has a really bad flavor.You can't make it better，either，because once chemicals change，they can't be changed back again.
（1）What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refer to？
| A． |
Chemistry. |
| B． |
Chemical. |
| C． |
The smallest things. |
| D． |
The bigger things. |
（2）What is a chemical process？
| A． |
Ink is written on paper. |
| B． |
Paper is made out of wood. |
| C． |
Everything is made of something. |
| D． |
Things mixed together produce something new. |
（3）What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？
| A． |
How to make tomato sauce. |
| B． |
What to use to form new things. |
| C． |
Ingredients and their own flavors. |
| D． |
Chemical changes in cooking food. |
（4）Which might be the best title for the text？
| A． |
What chemistry is like. |
| B． |
Chemistry changes everything. |
| C． |
Where the word chemistry comes from. |
| D． |
A chemical process is called chemistry. |
The 6﹣year﹣old girl，Ruby，lived in New Orleans，Louisiana..She was supposed to go to school close to her home.But all the students in that school were white.Ruby was black.School leaders didn't want to accept her，so they made Ruby take a hard exam and hoped she would fail.But Ruby was so smart that she passed the test easily and was finally allowed to go to the school.
Ruby was excited about her new school.But when she and her mom arrived on her first day，she saw a crowd of angry people shouting very cruel things at the gate.They did not want a black child to attend the school. "I had no idea what was happening， " remembered Ruby.She thought the crowd was celebrating something.
Each day.Ruby went to school with four police officers who worked for the national government to protect her.The sight of this small girl with her big bodyguards moved the artist Norman Rockwell.He created a painting of Ruby.He called it The Problem We All Live With"，It became a very famous painting.
Ruby grew up to be a civil rights activist.She worked to protect the rights given to all citizens by the government.She even went to the White House to meet President Barack Obama.They looked at Mr.Rockwell's painting.It hung outside the Oval Office.
"We should never judge a person by the color of their skin， " Ruby said. " That's the lesson I learned in first grade. "
（1）How could Ruby get the chance to go to the school？
| A． |
By meeting the president. |
| B． |
By passing a difficult exam. |
| C． |
By visiting the school leaders. |
| D． |
By asking for help from the government. |
（2）What was the crowd probably shouting at the school gate？
| A． |
No seats for black! |
| B． |
Congratulations ! |
| C． |
Let her in! |
| D． |
Welcome! |
（3）Why did Mr.Rockwell create the painting？
| A． |
To celebrate Ruby's success. |
| B． |
To present his painting skills. |
| C． |
To praise the four police officers. |
| D． |
To show the serious social problem in the US. |
（4）What lesson did Ruby learn in first grade？
| A． |
Fight for your rights. |
| B． |
Intelligence （智商）is valuable. |
| C． |
Treat people of different colors equally （平等地）. |
| D． |
Get help from the police when in trouble. |
Alex：Look at that guy over there.
Dave：What about him？
Alex：That's Tony Smith.
Dave：Oh，Tony.That's right.He goes to ballet（芭蕾舞）classes.
Alex：Yeah，that's weird!A boy!Doing ballet!
Dave：Hey.Tony.Do you want to play football with us？
Alex：Or are you worried about your pretty little dancing feet？
Dave：Alex，shut up!Don't listen to him，Tony，he's stupid!
Tony：You know，Alex，I like playing football.And，no，I'm not worried about my feet.
Alex：Oh，yeah？But doing ballet...
Tony：I like ballet.It's not my problem if you don't like it!
Alex：Well，I mean，it's different，isn't it？For a boy...
Tony：So what？
（1）The underlined word "weird" in Picture 2 has the similar meaning to .
| A． |
awful |
| B． |
strange |
| C． |
fantastic |
| D． |
interesting |
（2）In Alex's opinion， .
| A． |
Dave is different |
| B． |
ballet is only for girls |
| C． |
football is only for boys |
| D． |
Tony is worried about his feet |
（3）The three boys are mainly talking about .
| A． |
dances |
| B． |
sports |
| C． |
hobbies |
| D． |
classes |
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