【改编】Frank is my friend. His family is rich. His parents always give him lots of pocket money. But Frank thinks his parents work very hard and it’s not easy for them, so he always tries his best to save(节约) money. He has some good ways to do it.
Frank likes reading. He has lots of books. He tells me he often buys books online, because they’re cheaper. And when he has free time, he goes to bookstores or libraries to do some reading.
Frank has a bike. He usually goes to school by bike. Sometimes when it rains or snows, he walks. These two ways help Frank keep healthy and save some money.
Frank brings a bottle of water to school every day. When other students drink juice, he enjoys his water. He thinks water is the cheapest but the best drink.
Some students think Frank is mean. But I don’t think so. I think he is right. What do you think of him?
Answer the following questions （5字以内）
Why doesn’t Frank want to save money?
How many ways do Frank use to save money?
When does Frank do reading in bookshops or libraries?
How does Frank go to school when it snows?
How does Frank bring water to school?
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You may think “He’s so cool,”when you see your favorite football player.
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.
| A．pleased with | B．strange to |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it seems |
A letter to Hero School Weekly
| November 13 Dear Izzy, I’m going to New York to study next month. This means I will leave my friends at the end of the year. I worry about making new friends at my new school. Maria is my best friend. I think I will miss her. I hope she can find new friends but still keep in touch (保持联系) with me. I’ve known her for 8 years. But I really don’t want to leave my friends. What should I do? Sincerely, Cindy |
A letter from Hero School Weekly to Cindy
| November 15 Dear Cindy, Going to a new school always means making new friends. Just be friendly with everyone. And don’t worry about your best friend. She will find new friends and you two will keep in touch. Just remember to give her a call every few days. Best friends last forever(永远). Remember the past, plan for the future, but live in the present only. Yours truly, Izzy |
From the two letters, we know that Cindy is a(n) ______.
| A．student | B．nurse | C．clerk | D．editor |
Why does Cindy write a letter to Izzy?
| A．Because she wants to make friends with Izzy. |
| B．Because she wants to tell Izzy about her best friend. |
| C．Because she is going to New York. |
| D．Because she worries about leaving her friends. |
Cindy is going to leave her school ______.
| A．after this term | B．in December | C．with Maria | D．with Izzy |
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)
| out for Didn’t where put up why problem have don’t with tell that |
The students were having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Li was the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke
a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why
you answer my question?
I tell you water is like? ”Just then a boy
his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us
water has no color and no smell. But
to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it
a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed
him. “I’m sorry, children.” Said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a
.”
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked . She never became , but she was this time. She help up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke the window?”
“Oh, no,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意地). It was caused by a throw （投，掷）of a baseball. But did it have to be me?
If I admitted （承认）it, I would into a lot of trouble. How would I be able to a big window like that? I didn’t want to raise my hand. , something much stronger than me pulled me up. “I did it.” Then I kept quiet. was hard enough to say what I felt.
My teacher went to the and took down a book. She then began walking to my desk. I she was going to punish （惩罚）me.
“I know you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down my face. “Here is a book about birds. It is now. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t punished and I was getting a book. I had been saving up all my money to buy .
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