Mary’s mother waited for her in the car. Mary knew that she would be late if she didn’t hurry (赶快), but she didn’t care. It is her birthday today.
Ten minutes later, Mary opened the car door. Her mother said, “Don’t forget to go home with Cindy today.” Mary felt a little disappointed (失望的). She really hoped to have a party today, but her mother had to work late tonight. She promised Mary that they could have a party next week.
“I won’t forget,” replied Mary. When she arrived at school, she got out of the car and said goodbye to her mother. It seemed that her mother didn’t care. Mary walked into the school. She hoped her friends would remember that she turned eight today.
“Hi, Mary. Happy birthday,” said Julie.
Mary smiled and asked, “Julie, can you come to my party next week?”
Julie said, “I am sorry Mary, but I can’t.”
During the day, things didn’t go much better. All of her friends said they could not go to her party next week. At the end of the school day, Mary felt very sad.
Evening came and Cindy’s mother drove Mary home. When Mary opened the door, the house was dark. Her mother didn’t even get home yet! She felt very sad.
“Surprise!”
All the lights in Mary’s house came on. Her mother and all of her friends were there! There were many gifts in the living room. Then, she ran into the kitchen. Her mother prepared her favorite meal and a big chocolate cake. “Thank you, Mom!” Mary said, happily.Why didn’t Mary’s mother seare when Mary said goodbye to her?
| A．Because she didn’t care about Mary. |
| B．Because she tried to finish her work first. |
| C．Because she forgot it is Mary’s birthday today. |
| D．Because she didn’t want Mary to know about the party. |
How old is Mary?
| A．Eight. | B．Nine. | C．Ten. | D．Eleven. |
Mary invited Julie to her party _____.
| A．tonight | B．next day |
| C．next week | D．next month |
Mary felt _____ after school finished.
| A．sad | B．happy |
| C．surprised | D．relaxed |
What did Mary’s mother do for her?
| A．She drove Mary home. |
| B．She did the housework. |
| C．She bought Mary a beautiful skirt. |
| D．She prepared Mary’s favorite meal. |
Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量)in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. It also has 40 million overseas readers in more than another 70 countries.
This magazines focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local(当地的) readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world. How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?
| A．Once a year. | B．Once a month. |
| C．Once a week. | D．Once a day. |
How many people all over the world read this magazine?
| A．38 million | B．40 million. | C．78 million. | D．108 million. |
This magazine’s focus includes the following topics EXCEPT(除了) ___________.
| A．something about the timely news |
| B．some special personal experiences |
| C．some information from all over the world |
| D．the local customs and interests of the local readers |
We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain. I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots. When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store. “Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store.
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow(允许) your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?
| A．Because the daughter loved the place. |
| B．Because they liked walking there so much. |
| C．Because they tried to keep themselves from the rain. |
| D．Because the mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter. |
People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _________.
| A．they are noisy | B．they are expensive |
| C．they are dirty | D．it is not allowed |
What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean?
| A．They don’t know how you feel. |
| B．They don’t walk the same way as you. |
| C．They don’t know the size of your shoes. |
| D．They don’t have the same shoes as yours. |
The story tells us ______.
| A．the love between mother and daughter is strong |
| B．you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet |
| C．wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster |
| D．sometimes you shouldn’t care about what others say |
Joe, an outgoing girl, is from a rich family. Therefore she can afford almost everything. But Joe’s parents are too busy to spend enough time with her, which makes Joe more than lonely. So, she always goes to WeChat. On WeChat, she can do a lot of things like buying things, reading articles, and making friends with those she either knows or not.
She uses the name Linda on WeChat and has made a lot of friends there. Last year Joe made a foreign friend on WeChat. Her name was Catherine and she lived in Sydney. Catherine once sent a picture of “herself”: a tall, good-looking young woman with big eyes. Catherine and Joe were both interested in rock music and modern dance. So, they liked each other very much.
When Joe’s father told her that he was meeting a client in Sydney this summer, she went with him to give Catherine a surprise for her birthday. When Joe came to Catherine’s house in Sydney, she found that her foreign “girlfriend” was a ten-year-old boy named Jim! What a surprise! Joe spends time on WeChat to .
| A．make friends | B．kill time | C．read articles | D．buy things |
What is the real name of Joe’s “girlfriend”?
| A．Catherine | B．Joe | C．Jim | D．Linda |
From this article, we can say .
| A．Everyone uses his real name on WeChat |
| B．On WeChat, we can only talk with Chinese people. |
| C．On WeChat, we can talk with Chinese people in Australia. |
| D．Joe’s father went to Sydney to meet Joe’s friend Catherine. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A Sad Girl | B．A Real Surprise |
| C．A Special Foreigner | D．A Boy Called Jim |
A school for stars
In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famous parents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors.
School life
There are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio and a radio station. The students make TV programs and films in their drama classes. The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.
Traveling to school
In California, children can learn to drive three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars, but they have to pay a lot of money to park their cars in the school parking area.
What the children think
Most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is a lot to do. But some children do not like the school if their parents don’t have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes.The first paragraph(段落) tells us that _________.
| A．none of the students in Beverly Hills High School are poor |
| B．most students in Beverly Hills High School come from the USA |
| C．some students in Beverly Hills High School may become actors in the future |
| D．the parents of the students in Beverly Hills High School always want to be stars |
The students make TV programs and films ___________.
| A．in a theatre | B．in a television studio |
| C．in a radio station | D．in their drama classes |
Lots of students in this school come to school ___________.
| A．by bike | B．by car | C． by plane | D．on foot |
Why do most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School?
| A．Because they will be actors in the school. |
| B．Because it is fun and there is much to do in the school. |
| C．Because they will have a fast car and expensive clothes |
| D．Because they can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday. |
Mr. White looks out of his window. There is a boy at the other side of the street. The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it. There is a very thin dog in the street, too. The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”
The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread. He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy. “I’ll give you a shilling(先令).”The boy is happy and says “Yes.” “Come here,” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, but Mr. White does not give him a shilling. He hits him with a stick(用棍子打他).The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr. White says, “and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”Where is Mr. White at first?
| A．In the room. | B．In the street. |
| C．In front of the house. | D．Close to the boy. |
Why does the dog go to the boy? Because _____.
| A．it wants to eat | B．the boy asks it to do so |
| C．the boy is the dog’s owner | D．the boy is friendly to it |
Why does the dog run away? Because ________.
| A．the boy gives some bread | B．the dog doesn’t like bread |
| C．the dog doesn’t like the boy | D．the boy kicks the dog |
Why does Mr. White tell the boy to come up to him? Because he wants to _______.
| A．give him a shilling | B．give him a good lesson (教训) |
| C．give him some more bread | D．help the boy |
What kind of man do you think Mr. White is? He is a _____.
| A．cruel(粗鲁的) | B．sympathetic (有同情心的) | C．friendly | D．polite |
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