One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”What is the old man doing?
| A．He is giving some meat to the young man. |
| B．He is selling an elephant. |
| C．He is looking at an elephant. |
| D．He is finding the bad ears of the elephant. |
The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.
| A．he never saw an elephant before |
| B．He wants some meat |
| C．he want to help the old man |
| D．he wants to find the bad ears |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．The old man sells the elephant. |
| B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it. |
| C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat. |
| D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant. |
The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.
| A．presents | B．money | C．food | D．meat |
How does the young man look at the elephant?
| A．Quickly. | B．Carefully. | C．Fast. | D．Happily. |
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. However, after school Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and then it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Now parents seem to push their children a lot more. They see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” She says. “ Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “ Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.When do Cathy Taylor’s three children got home every day?
_________________________________________________.What is the result(结果) of thinking too many activities to kids?
_________________________________________________.Why do the parents make their children take part in all kinds of after-school clubs?
_________________________________________________.Does Linda Miller agree to push kids so hard?
_________________________________________________.Why should parents learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves?
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Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher’s explanations(解释). Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald still could not understand it. “Never mind,” Donald told himself. “I am quite good at other subjects. I will cheat(作弊)in the math exam, then I won’t be in trouble.”
“I will sit next to the boy who is best at math,” he thought, “and copy down his answers.” The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Brain Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Brian’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded(批改)them. Then she said, “well, boys and girls. I have decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, however, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade.”
“Let them share it,” one of the other students said.
“I thought about that,” the teacher said, “but I decided to give the prize to Brian.” Donald was angry when he heard this. He stood up and said. “That’s not fair. I got the same grade as Brian.” ‘That’s true.” The teacher said.” However, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was “I don’t know,” yours was “Neither do I”.Donald decided to cheat in the math exam because ________.
| A．he was always at the top of the class in math |
| B．he understood the questions |
| C．he was not very good at math |
| D．the math teacher did not explain the questions carefully. |
Donald got a high grade in math because ________.
| A．math was his best subject |
| B．the questions were easy |
| C．he copied from another boy |
| D．the teacher explained the questions carefully |
Donald got the same grade as Brian because _________.
| A．both boys were good at math | B．Donald cheated |
| C．Brian copied Donald’s answers | D．the questions were very easy |
The teacher knew it was Donald who cheated because _________.
A,his answers were the same as Brian’s
B.he wrote “I don’t know” as an answer
C.he got the same wrong answers as Brian
D.he wrote the words “Neither do I.”Why was he angry when Donald heard that the teacher would give a prize to Brian?
| A．Because he got the same grade as Brian |
| B．Because Brian copied him |
| C．Because the teacher didn’t know Donald’s answers |
| D．Because he cheated in the math exam. |
Harry likes driving his car very fast, and one day he hit(撞上) another car. He jumped out and ran to it. There was an old man in the car. He was very angry and said to Harry.” What were you doing? You nearly killed me!”
“Yes,” Harry answered,” I am very sorry.” He took a bottle(瓶) out of his car and said, “Drink some of this. Then you will feel better.” He gave the old man some whisky(威士忌) and the man drank it, but then he shouted again, “You nearly killed me!” Harry gave him the bottle again. “I feel much better now. But why aren’t you drinking?”
“Oh, well,” said Harry, “ I don’t want any whisky now. I am going to sit here to wait for the police.”Harry drove his car very fast.
| A．always | B．sometimes | C．never | D．hardly |
One day he hit a car because .
| A．he wanted to kill the old man |
| B．he drank a lot of whisky |
| C．he drove his car too fast |
| D．he had many bottles of whisky |
The old man was very angry because .
| A．he wanted some whisky | B．Harry hit his car |
| C．he was Harry’s father | D．Harry drove his car too slow |
After drinking the bottle of whisky ,the old man
| A．felt much better | B．began to cry | C．was very happy | D．felt much worse |
What would probably happen to the old man?
| A．He would be hit again | B．He would stay in his car |
| C．He would lose his way | D．He would be fined(罚款)by the police. |
Many young people want to be famous players like Yao Ming. They think they will own (拥有) everything when they are famous. And then they will do what they want. For example, when you are famous, you can do something good for schools and charities (慈善机构). You can also do some work to help others. However, as a famous person, it is not easy. You will meet many problems.① If you are famous, people will you everywhere. They are around you every day, but you’ll never know who your real (真正的) friends are. You’ll lose your own (自己的) life. In fact, many famous people are not happy. They feel that the life before was more interesting.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。Many young people dream about being famous.
Many famous people wouldn’t like to help others.
任务二：完成句子①。If you are famous, people will you everywhere.
任务三：回答问题。Are the famous people happy all the time?
将划线句子译成汉语。
There were many people at the station. Some were waiting for the train, some were reading newspapers, and some were saying good-bye to their friends or families.
Mary, Jane and Alice were talking so happily that they didn’t know their train was going to leave. At that time the guard called loudly, “The train is leaving. Please hurry.” The three girls heard the guard and two of them jumped onto the train quickly before the train moved. One was left behind. It was Mary. She looked very sad. The guard came up to her and said, “Don’t feel sad. The next train will come in ten minutes.”
“I know.” Mary answered, “But it was my train. My friends only came here to say good-bye to me.”
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。There are many people at the bus station.
Maria and her friends were reading newspaper at the station.
The guard told them to get on the train.
Jane was left behind.
Mary came to the station to say good-bye to her friends.
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