Joe Brown has a shop. He sells(卖) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. "I'm sorry I'm late," she says. "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight." Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says, "This is $6.50." "That piece is too small," the woman says, "Don’t you have anything bigger?" Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of the fridge again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, "This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It's $8.75." "Good," the woman says with a smile, "give me both(两个都) of them, please."Joe Brown was _______.
| A．a waiter (侍者) | B．a runner |
| C．a player | D．a shopkeeper |
Why doesn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
| A．Because she has no money. |
| B．Because it is bad. |
| C．Because it isn’t big enough(够). |
| D．Because it is too big. |
How many pieces of meat does Joe have in the fridge?
| A．Only one piece of meat. |
| B．Two pieces of meat. |
| C．Several pieces of meat. |
| D．Many pieces of meat. |
Can Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
| A．Of course not. |
| B．Sorry, I don’t know. |
| C．He will try his best. |
| D．Yes, he can. |
My daughter Emma is in Grade 7. In her class, there is a boy called Jack. He is quite overweight, so he is always made fun of.
For several nights Emma came home from school, feeling upset about that. She also said that Jack had no school things because his family couldn’t afford them. She said she wanted to help him. So the next day Emma asked Jack to make a list for her. She would bring the school things that she had at home for him. Jack was very thankful（ 感激 ） and made a small list : erasers, pens and pencils.
That evening Emma and I went to the shop and we bought everything on his list. Emma also said that Jack needed a new pencil- box. When we got home, we put all the supplies into a new backpack(背包) because Jack didn’t have one. Emma wrote a little note saying “Hope you have everything you need and enjoy the supplies” and put it in the backpack.
The next day, I asked the school headmaster to give the backpack to Jack. After Jack read the little note, he thanked Emma many times and said he loved everything. Later that day when I picked up （ 接 ） Emma after school, she was all smiles. As for Jack, I saw him walking home with his new backpack. It was a good feeling to know we had made a difference in his life.
Emma was very upset for several nights because .
A.Jack always made fun of her
B. Jack was always made fun of
CJack had no school things
Why didn’t Jack have school things?
A.He lost them one day.
B.He had no money to buy them.
C.He gave them to someone in need.
What were in the new backpack that Jack got?
① erasers ② a ruler ③ a book
④ pencils ⑤ a pencil-box ⑥ pens
A. ①④ ⑤ ⑥
B. ② ③ ④ ⑥
C. ①② ⑤ ⑥
Who gave the backpack to Jack the next day?
A. Emma
B. Emma’s mother
C. The headmaster
What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A.Be proud of who you are.
B.Don’t make fun of others.
C.Be kind to others and help those in need.
In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and soccer. There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn't matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
Which is the most popular form of recreation?
| A．Sports. | B．Watching TV. |
| C．Sleeping. | D．Singing and dancing. |
People want to take part in sports in order to _________.
| A．keep healthy and enjoy life | B．make friends |
| C．find a good job | D．make money |
Outdoor sports include (包括) _________.
| A．watching TV |
| B．singing and dancing |
| C．listening to the radio |
| D．skating and mountain climbing |
Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
| A．Because they like sports but don't like to take part in them. |
| B．Because they don't enjoy sports. |
| C．Because they don't enjoy life. |
| D．Because they don't need recreation. |
The passage mainly tells us that _________.
| A．basketball is a kind of team sport |
| B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them |
| C．different people have different ways of relaxing |
| D．indoor recreation is more important than outdoor sports |
阅读B、C两篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Helen Keller lived in America. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see or hear." Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________.
| A．she was a baby | B．she went to college |
| C．her teacher came to her home | D．she was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher |
| C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________.
| A．she was an American |
| B．she is a good teacher |
| C．her teacher taught her many things |
| D．she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because __________.
| A．she was very bright |
| B．she was blind and deaf |
| C．she was a brave and wonderful person |
| D．she went to college |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but ________________.
| A．she found a way to understand the world |
| B．her mother and father didn't feel sad |
| C．she found a way to travel around the world |
| D．she found out how people became blind and deaf |
根据下面A篇短文的内容判断文后句子的正误，正确的用"A"表示，错误的用"B"表示。
We drink tea each day. But more than three hundred years ago most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them knew what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He had been to India (印度) and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for her mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party".
When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman brought out some tea-leaves (叶子)and asked them to eat, of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother, what have you done with the tea?"
"I boiled it as you said."
"And what did you do with the water?"
"I threw it away, of course,"answered the old woman. "Now you may throw away the leaves, too,"said her son.The sailor gave his mother some tea as a present.
The old woman asked her friends to a "tea party".
Everybody liked to eat the tea-leaves.
The woman threw the water away but kept the leaves.
The story is about an American sailor.
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