Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbor's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. "Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson (教训), "the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then?" he wondered (感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get _____.
| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor's doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _____ for him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult |
| C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbor hit the thief to _____.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish 惩罚 him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn't want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
The best title for the passage in Chinese is “ ”.
| A．亡羊补牢 | B．智子疑邻 |
| C．锲而不舍 | D．掩耳盗铃 |
A group of students at Sunshine School are holding a charity sale to raise money to help their classmate Lisa. Lisa had cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪) when she was a baby. People who have cerebral palsy have trouble walking. Although Lisa has to use a wheelchair (轮椅) to help her get around, she never gives up.
“Lisa has the chance of standing up, but she needs an operation (手术),” Lisa’s doctor said.
“I never thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the news is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I don’t mind if I can’t stand up,” Lisa said. “Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful.”
“While helping Lisa, we can also learn a lot. We have learned how to cook cookies (曲奇饼) and how to sell them,” Betty, one of Lisa’s classmates said. “Now we know making money is not easy, so we won’t waste money anymore.”
Alex, a boy in Lisa’s class, told a reporter that they could raise about $100 every day. “We have raised about $2,100 so far. We hope we will raise more money for Lisa’s operation,” he said.What problem does Lisa have?
| A．She can’t speak. |
| B．She can’t stand up. |
| C．She has to stay in bed every day. |
| D．She can’t walk because of a traffic accident. |
What do you know from Lisa’s words?
| A．Lisa is very happy with her life. |
| B．Lisa’s parents don’t wish her to stand up. |
| C．Lisa is angry with her parents. |
| D．Lisa’s family doesn’t have enough money to do the operation. |
How are Lisa’s classmates probably raising money for Lisa?
| A．By holding a party. |
| B．By selling home-made cookies. |
| C．By collecting waste paper. |
| D．By asking their parents for money. |
What can you know from the passage?
| A．Lisa is so nervous. |
| B．Lisa is lucky because many people are helping her. |
| C．The doctor has no confidence in Lisa’s operation. |
| D．Lisa’s classmates have made enough money for Lisa’s operation. |
Mooncake Box Recycling (回收利用) Activity
People in Beijing throw away about two million mooncake boxes every year. These boxes weigh up to 750 tons and can fill up about a hundred 50-meter-long swimming pools. They are going to become garbage (垃圾).
Let’s have a green Mid-Autumn Festival this year!
Bring your mooncake boxes.
Show that you care!
Date: September 28, 2014 ~ October 14, 2014
Time: 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
Collection point: Sunshine Shopping Center
Please keep the mooncake boxes clean.
We will sell all mooncake boxes to recycling companies.
We will hold a tree-planting activity with the money collected.
Save Our Earth (Beijing)
An organization for environmental protection
Telephone: 2123 1234
Website: www.saveourearth.org
E-mail: info@saveourearth.org How many mooncake boxes do people in Beijing throw away every year?
| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 1,500,000. |
| C．About 2,000,000. | D．About 1,300,000. |
How long will the Mooncake Box Recycling Activity last?
| A．For one week. | B．For half a month. |
| C．For 17 days. | D．For one month. |
Who will buy the mooncake boxes?
| A．Recycling companies. |
| B．Mooncake factories. |
| C．Mooncake box companies. |
| D．Sunshine Shopping Center. |
Which organization holds this activity?
| A．Green Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| B．Save Our Earth (Beijing). |
| C．Save Ourselves (Beijing). |
| D．Save Our Earth (Chengdu). |
With the development of science, more and more students don’t like taking notes by hand. Instead, they use digital (数码的) cameras to take pictures of the words that their teachers write on the blackboard or record what their teachers say in class.
The children might think there are too many notes to take or their teachers write or speak so fast that they can’t take more specific notes. They are trying to find ways to make things easier, so they use digital cameras. In fact, children are very clever to make use of technology (技术).
But do digital cameras really make taking notes easier?
Not really. Before you read notes from digital cameras, there are a lot of things you have to do. To begin with, you have to find a computer. Then you need to copy the photos into the computer. Next, you have to find a printer (打印机) to print the photos. Another thing is that you can’t hear the sound from the digital cameras clearly because there is usually lots of noise. You will have to listen to it slowly several times before you understand everything.
In fact, taking notes by hand has many advantages. For example, it can help you remember and understand what you are learning. In order to save time, you can choose the most important things or the things you don’t understand to write down. You don’t have to write down everything.
Don’t be afraid to take notes by hand. It’s really an effective (有效的) way. Why do more and more students take notes with digital cameras but not by hand?
| A．Because they want to take right notes. |
| B．Because their teachers want them to do so. |
| C．Because they want to make taking notes easier. |
| D．Because they always want to try new things. |
How many steps do the students need to read the notes from digital cameras?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
The underlined word “noise” means “_____” in Chinese.
| A．噪音 | B．音调 | C．口音 | D．录音 |
Which of the following is TRUE about taking notes?
| A．You shouldn’t be afraid to write down everything. |
| B．To save time, you should memorize instead of taking notes. |
| C．You should write down all the words that your teachers write on the blackboard. |
| D．You only need to write down what you don’t understand or some key words. |
What does the writer think is the best way to take notes?
| A．By taking pictures of the words that teachers write. |
| B．By recording what teachers say in class. |
| C．By using a computer. |
| D．By taking notes with your hand. |
How much money do you need every month, 500 yuan or 700 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food, ice cream and comic books. But for Zhen Xing, 200 yuan is enough each month. “I only eat fried potato slices and rice,” said Zhen. “Meat is too expensive for me.”
Zhen, a 15-year-old girl, is a middle school student in Beijing. Every day, Zhen gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. She studies hard, and even reads books during breaks! Her parents are migrant (移民) workers. They came to Beijing from a village in Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 1,200 yuan every month. Her mother has no job. Like many teenagers, Zhen has a lot of homework, but that is not all her work. During the week she helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes.
Zhen said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. “I watched TV and found out there are many people with AIDS in China. They really need help,” said Zhen. But she was afraid of having to leave school. Zhen didn’t go to school for one year five years ago. Fortunately, now all the children can go to school for free in China. “I won’t worry a lot about it anymore,”said Zhen happily. “I’m trying my best to study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future.” Why does Zhen Xing only eat fried potato slices and rice instead of meat?
| A．Because she wants to save money. |
| B．Because meat is difficult to get. |
| C．Because she likes eating fried potato slices and rice best. |
| D．Because she thinks fried potato slices and rice are healthier than meat. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Zhen Xing has a part-time job and makes 200 yuan every month. |
| B．Zhen Xing’s mother got 1,200 yuan every month. |
| C．Zhen Xing can go to school for free now. |
| D．Zhen Xing’s parents are both cleaners. |
Zhen Xing didn’t go to school for one year at the age of ______.
| A．15. | B．14. | C．13. | D．10. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
| A．Worries. | B．Hobbies. |
| C．School life. | D．Dreams. |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．how to spend money like Zhen Xing |
| B．a girl from a rural area |
| C．a girl’s hard but hopeful life |
| D．Chinese education situation |
Maybe you’ve heard of many musical bands, but have you heard of Little Big Town, a country musical group? There are four members in this band, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They had a hard time when they began their band at first, but they didn’t give up. Now it becomes very popular.
“We take care of each other and we take care of the music,” Karen Fairchild once said after one of their shows. As a fan of this band, I once had a chance to hang out with the members of Little Big Town. We talked about their hard beginning. At that time, they even didn’t have their own stage.
Fairchild also told me how the four of them were together when they were in trouble. Not only did they stand together on stage but also in their daily life. For example, they were right there when Phillip Sweet was caring for his daughter for the first time. They encouraged Kimberly Schlapman when they found her husband passed away. At that time Kimberly was very sad to lose her husband. “When we have lived such a hard life together, it bonds (联系) us tightly,” Phillip Sweet said. “We find true happiness is the joy of doing what we do for a living. We love the hard beginning. We also love the wonderful future.” What is Little Big Town?
| A．It’s a rock musical group. |
| B．It’s a country musical group. |
| C．It’s a small town. |
| D．It’s a piece of music. |
Who is the writer of this passage?
| A．He is a member of this band. |
| B．He is a writer of lyrics. |
| C．He is a fan of this band. |
| D．He is the leader of the band. |
From the passage we know that ______.
| A．five members are in the band |
| B．the band had a good beginning |
| C．Phillip Sweet has a son |
| D．the members of the band are true friends |
The underlined phrase means “______” in Chinese.
| A．传递 | B．去世 | C．停止 | D．失业 |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Starting a musical band is difficult. |
| B．Starting a musical band can make money. |
| C．Being together helps the band get over the hard time. |
| D．Standing together on stage makes the band famous. |
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