What do you usually do when a flying insect lands on your arm? You may blow it away．But what if that insect is a ladybug（瓢虫）? It is possible that you would let it stay．What is it about ladybugs that we like?
Farmers once thought ladybugs were a good lucky sign．A ladybug in the field meant the crops would be successful and that the weather would be good．The farmers may have thought too highly of such a small bug，but in fact ladybugs do help out with the crops．They eat harmful insects．
Actually，it is not the adult ladybug that eats other insects． It's the baby ladybug．When the baby ladybugs hatch（孵化），they are very hungry and will eat mites，aphids，mealy bugs，green flies，and other crop-destroyers． In the 1800s，ladybugs were brought all the way from Australia to California and set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects．They completely saved all the trees．
Ladybugs go about their daily business without worrying much about anything．Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off a dangerous fluid（液体）．Ladybugs also protect themselves by playing dead．They fall off leaves and never move until their attacker goes away．
So the next time you see a ladybug，think about what it may be doing．Maybe it is off to save an orange tree．Maybe its next move will be to roll off a leaf and play dead or stand up to a bird about 100 times its size．Maybe it's letting you know that the weather will be good tomorrow．Who knows? Ladybugs are special that way．Ladybugs were brought from Australia to California in the 1800s to____．
| A．add more ladybugs to area |
| B．report the weather for farmers |
| C．act as a lucky sign of good crops |
| D．save orange trees by eating insects |
From the passage we know that ____．
| A．it's the adult ladybug that eats most o{ the harmful insects |
| B．ladybugs often roll off a leaf and play dead to attack the birds |
| C．ladybugs can give off a dangerous fluid to protect themselves |
| D．the baby ladybug mainly eats mites，aphids，mealy bugs，and oranges |
The underlined phrase "stand up to" most probably means ____．
| A．watch | B．support |
| C．save | D．fight |
【2012年贵州铜仁】
A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be famous. But she had poor education and several years later she had toaskfor food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an oldwoman. But she is still looking for her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, sheputs up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“I still love you . . . , come back home!”
One day, the daughtersawone of the photos. The face was familiar（熟悉）.“Is that my mother?”she moved closer and read the words“I still love you ...”She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s bedroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up,“It’s me! Your daughter is backhome!”The mother and daughter held each other, full of happy tears. The daughterasked,“Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.”The mother answered softly,“The door has never been locked since you left.”
Thedoorof parents’ love for their children will never be closed.The girl left home because her parents were cruel to her.
No money caused the girl couldn’t be famous.
The motherput up her daughter’s photo on the wall so that she could find her daughter .
When the girl came backhome, she couldn’t wait to see her mother.
From the story we know that parents love their children forever at any time.
【2012年河北】
Saturday, June 16th
In the morning, we went camping along a path in Green Natural Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were expecting an enjoyable two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and making jokes.
However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide.
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining, There were hours to go before we reached the campsite (野营地). It was even worse that our small compass (指南针) showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm. But we were unable to light the fire, as everything was wet. We dried ourselves, chatted and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us had been very tired.
This camping trip may not be very successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.
The writer went camping in Green Natural Park .
| A．for 4 hou | B．for 2 days |
| C．in June | D．in the afternoon |
It was even worse that they .
| A．had no picnic |
| B．lost their way |
| C．couldn’t light the fire |
| D．couldn’t know each other |
Chris suggested that they should in the rain.
| A．set up a tent | B．reach the campsite |
| C．keep singing | D．find a place to hide |
Which of the following is NOT true？
| A．It was sunny in the morning. |
| B．None of them had an umbrella. |
| C．They gave up the camping at last. |
| D．They ran about to dry themselves. |
The writer has learned the importance of from the trip.
| A．making a decision | B．working together |
| C．enjoying holidays | D．taking a compass |
【2013年北京】
I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .
| A．one day | B．one year |
| C．two weeks | D．two months |
When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she felt____________ .
| A．unhappy | B．peaceful |
| C．hopeful | D．surprised |
What has the writer learned from her experience?
| A．Patience is needed in life. |
| B．Flowers can make life better. |
| C．Friendship is necessary for us. |
| D．Jasmine can be a wonderful plant. |
【2013年江苏徐州】The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?
| A．Unwelcome | B．Hopeless |
| C．Harmful | D．Important |
What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?
What would NOT happen the following afternoon?
| A．The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom |
| B．Tommy would bring the butterflies back |
| C．The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies |
| D．The butterflies would fly away |
Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?
| A．Tommy was not at school as usual |
| B．Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave |
| C．Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies |
| D．Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Important Hobbies | B．Tommy’s Hobby |
| C．Different Hobbies | D．Collecting Butterflies |
【2013山东滨州卷】
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.The couple moved out of their house ________.
| A．on a rainy day |
| B．in a cold winter |
| C．when the husband lost his work |
| D．when the wife saw her husband’s diary |
The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.
| A．he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes |
| B．he didn’t have enough money |
| C．he always worked with no care of her |
| D．he had another woman |
The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.
| A．she felt sad by her husband’s words |
| B．the rainy day made her sad |
| C．her eyes were hurt by the computer |
| D．she was moved by her husband’s diary |
The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.
| A．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier |
| B．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer |
| C．he wasn’t as strong as before |
| D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter |
From the reading, we know that ________.
| A．the man loved his wife very much |
| B．the woman didn’t love her husband any more |
| C．the man was very poor before |
| D．the woman had no job |
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