When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book，and a poor man got it．
The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which was written he secret of the "Touchstone"．The touchstone was a small pebble（鹅卵石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold．
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．
So the man sold his house， bought a tent， camped on the seashore， and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold， he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times． So，when he felt one that was cold， he threw it into the sea． He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone． Yet he went on and on this way． Pick up a pebble．Cold﹣throw it into sea． Pick up another． Throw it into the sea．The days stretched into months and the months into years．
One day， however， about midafternoon， he picked up a pebble and it was warm． He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done． He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up． So when the one he wanted came along， he still threw it away．
So it is with opportunity（机会）．Unless we are vigilant，it's easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．
（1）According to the passage， the touchstone is a stone ．
| A． |
that you can touch |
| B． |
that can turn common metal into pure gold |
| C． |
that can bring you thousands of pebbles |
| D． |
that can bring you good luck |
（2）The man threw the touchstone into the sea because ．
| A． |
it was cold |
| B． |
it was a normal pebble |
| C． |
he was too tired to hold it |
| D． |
he had formed a habit |
（3）How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone？
| A． |
Excited． |
| B． |
Moved． |
| C． |
Interested． |
| D． |
Regretted． |
（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word " vigilant" in the last paragraph？
| A． |
Brave enough． |
| B． |
Hard﹣working enough． |
| C． |
Careful enough． |
| D． |
Strong enough． |
（5）What does the writer want to tell us？
| A． |
Opportunity knocks but once． |
| B． |
Use it or lose it． |
| C． |
Where there is a will， there is a way． |
| D． |
Practice makes perfect． |
Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friendwasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes． It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a differentschool or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have newfriends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has theirfriends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to playwith at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to sharesomething or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you orsay “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kidsyou want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you makenew friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to makefriends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share
something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。This text is written for ．
| A．teachers | B．parents |
| C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) ．
| A．sharing your ideas | B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school | D．developing new friendship |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ·
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
The expression “feeling left out'’ means“ ”in Chinese．
A．受冷落 8．被调侃 C．挨批评 D．遭攻击
How important is your appearance? Although everyone wants to be good-looking , are beautiful people always happier? For example, it must be a problem to be a really beautiful woman, because some people may be more interested in looking at you than talking to you. They think of you as a picture rather than a person. There are also some people who think that women who are exceptionally（格外地）pretty and men who are particularly handsome must be stupid. They believe that only unattractive people can be intelligent.
On the other hand, no one wants to be really ugly, and have a face that even your mother doesn’t want to look at; and no one wants to be plain, either-that is, to be neither attractive nor unattractive, and have a face that is easily forgotten.
Being attractive is like being rich it can help you find happiness, but it doesn’t always make you happy. So maybe the best thing is not to worry too much about how you look, but simply try to be a interesting person .For interesting people have interesting faces, and interesting faces are almost always attractive.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）Everyone wants to be attractive.
No one likes to talk to a very pretty woman.
Some people think that handsome men are unintelligent.
A plain face is easily forgotten.
Not many interesting people are also attractive.
Reading is a very good hobby for all the students. You can know much about the world(1) ______ the help of all kinds of books. I’m sure everyone has a favorite subject. For example, some are interested in animals, some in history, and some are interested in literature. Mine is science. I like (2) it because it’s funny and educational. My favourte novel is Around the World in Eighty Days. It was written by Jules Verne, a French writer. Jules Verne was regarded as father of Modern Science Fiction because he devoted(奉献) himself to literature and wrote several ③well–known scientific romances（科幻小说）.The exciting story of Around the World in Eighty Days tells us about an English gentleman whose name is Mr. Phileas Fogg , He travels around the world in eighty days. From the story, we can see the writer’s love for the sea, traveling and adventure(冒险). ④In fact, they played an important part in his life.⑤多亏了the writer’s imagination, language skills and scientific and geographical(地理的) knowledge, we can feel as if we were there when we read the story.根据上下文写出①处所缺的单词。______________
写出②处单词it所指代的内容。_____________
写出③处划线单词well–known的同义词。______________
把④处划线的这个句子翻译成汉语。______________
将⑤处划线汉语“多亏了”翻译成英语。______________
The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.
Water pollution
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
Air pollution
In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
Soil pollution
In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
Hope for the future
These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_____ have made the earth change a lot.
| A．Human beings | B．Animals |
| C．Plants | D．People in other planets |
There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Most of things that we have done are good for our planet. |
| B．We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes. |
| C．Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead. |
| D．Water pollution is very serious nowadays. |
Which sentence is TRUE?
| A．Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital. |
| B．Air pollution can make people sick. |
| C．Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields. |
| D．Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of soil pollution. |
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn (燃烧) things, too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire (起火). If some people can't run away from fire, it can kill them. This happens in every country every year.
Sometimes big fire can burn forests. A month ago, a large forest fire broke out in Yunnan Province. It lasted nearly half a month. The forest in Heilongjiang Province and the grassland in Inner Mongolia caught fire in May, 2006. After more than ten days' fight, over 30,000 people and soldiers put out (扑灭) the fire at last.
Nobody knows clearly when people began to make fire, but there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man who went to the sun and brought fire down a long time ago. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire, and destroy many things. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with fire.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The main idea of the passage is that _________.
| A．fire is dangerous and harmful |
| B．forest fire can be easily put out |
| C．who started a fire the first time |
| D．every month there is a forest fire in Yunnan Province |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Someone started a fire in Heilongjiang Province. |
| B．Fire was brought down from the sun long, long ago. |
| C．We can only make a fire with a match. |
| D．Playing with fire is dangerous. |
The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ________.
| A．we know when man began to make a fire |
| B．people should use fire carefully |
| C．fire can burn down all things in the world |
| D．all children like to play with matches |
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