Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of looking after us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The Care and keeping of Friends by American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and look after it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient（耐心）. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains( 抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things can’t always be happy. Even the best friends have fights（吵架）. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest （真诚的） talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps of being friends again: Tell him or her how you are felling; say what your friend has done wrong, and say why you did this or that . The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success. Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.The writer of the text really wants to tell us________.
| A．life is great |
| B．an old saying |
| C．Sally is an American writer. |
| D．God’s way of looking after us. |
The Care and Keeping of Friends is_____________________.
| A． the word of the God |
| B．a way of making good friends |
| C．the name of a book by Sally |
| D．a story from a newspaper |
A good friend should_________________.
| A．have a lot of money | B．have good look |
| C．be kind and patient | D．listen to you |
What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?
| A．Write a letter to him. |
| B．Have an honest talk with him. |
| C．Tell him or her your feeling. |
| D．Have a fight with him. |
Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US children between 8 and 12 spent at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _______.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted(成瘾). Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least_______ hours a month playing video games.
| A．13 | B．26 | C．39 | D．52 |
How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank in paragraph 5?
| A．They might get lower grades. |
| B．They might lose their friends. |
| C．They might stop playing games. |
| D．They might become ill. |
The word”addicted” in the sixth paragraph means_______ in Chinese.
| A．兴奋地 | B．专心的 | C．马虎的 | D．上瘾的 |
What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
| A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages. |
| B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing. |
| C．Childhood is a time of fun and games. |
| D．Children should learn how to get on well with others. |
The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species(物种) of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years.
Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa. The lesula lives in the rain forests. The monkey was first found as a pet in a local family. When researchers found it, the family told them that they caught the monkey in the wild and then kept it as a pet.
The scientists have compared the lesula to the owl-faced monkey. The owl-faced monkey gets its name for having a long nose and a face that looks like an owl(猫头鹰). The lesula and the owl-faced monkey are similar in size and both have a stripe(条纹) on their nose. This shows the lesula and the owl-faced monkeys are close relatives, but different species. Scientists say the lesula usually weighs about twelve pounds. It has long blond hair. It eats like a vegetarian(素食者).
Scientists say it is important to protect African rain forests because there may be other new species like lesula to be discovered in the future.When did the scientists make sure they found a new species of monkey?
| A．In 2002. | B．In 2008. |
| C．In 2007. | D．In 2012. |
Where is Congo?
| A．In Asia. | B．In Africa. |
| C．In America. | D．In Europe. |
How much does the lesula weigh?
| A．About 12 pounds. | B．About 19 pounds. |
| C．About 28 pounds. | D．We don’t know. |
From the passage we know that .
| A．it was the 29th lesula that was found |
| B．the lesula mainly eats small animals |
| C．both the owl-faced monkey and the lesula have short blond hair |
| D．the lesula and the owl-faced monkey look aimilar, but different species |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．How the Lesula Was Found | B．What the Lesula Looks Like |
| C．A New Species of Monkey | D．When the Lesula Was Found |
If you want to join the world for Earth Hour you can simply .
| A．call us on 555-3033 at 3 pm Sunday |
| B．go around the world to 2,000 cities |
| C．take actions at 8:30 am on 28 Mar. |
| D．switch off your lights for one hour |
The final soccer match is .
| A．at 7 pm on Friday | B．at 3 pm on Sunday |
| C．at 3 pm on Saturday | D．at 2 pm on Monday |
There is a silk blouse which is ￥100 at New Star Mall. You can pay if you want to buy it on Mother’s Day.
| A．￥40 | B．￥60 | C．￥50 | D．￥75 |
Which movie star can you see on Saturday night?
| A．Wentworth Miller. | B．Michael Scofield. |
| C．Harry Potter. | D．Jackie Chan. |
If you are interested in Harry Potter children’s show, you can find more information by
| A．visiting us at New Star Mall |
| B．calling us on 690-1856 |
| C．calling us on 555-3033 |
| D．turning off your lights for one hour |
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, "It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries (樱桃).
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost on time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (弯腰) down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things."Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A．The son |
| B．The father |
| C．Both the father and the son |
| D．Neither the father nor the son |
The farmer bought_______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
| A．some bread | B．some water |
| C．come cherries | D．some pennies |
When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father_______.
| A．beat the son | B．said nothing |
| C．felt very happy | D．became very angry |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
| A．he wanted to teach his son a lesson |
| B．he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C．he wanted his son to eat them all |
| D．he wanted to laugh at his son |
From the story, we can learn that _______.
| A．cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them |
| B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C．if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe |
| D．if we don’t worry about the little things, we cannot do the great things |
丁佳佳和王玲玲是好朋友，但她们性格迥异。假如你是丁佳佳，請根据表格內容把短文填充完整。
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Ding Jiajia |
Wang Lingling |
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Hello, I’m Ding Jiajia. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different. My best friend is Wang Lingling. In some ways, we’re the same I’m as as her. However, in some ways, we’re different. Wang Lingling is and than me. I’m than her. We like .
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