One day，Susie was unhappy when she came home from school．"What's the matter，my dear？"asked her mother，drawing her to her side and smiling．
"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow．We must write 12lines at least．But I can never write one．I'll have to go to school without a composition，for I won't copy one from a book，or ask you or papa to write one for me．"
"That's right，"said her mother．"You'll be happier with a poor composition，if it's your own，than with a fine one written by somebody else．But cheer up．Run into the garden and play．I'll call you in half an hour．Don't think about your composition now．Just have a good time．"
It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her．She went into the house immediately﹣her hands full of sweet flowers，and her face red with exercise．
Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil，and write something about what she could see．"Never mind your composition； do this to please me，and we'll talk about that later．"
Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange，she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did．So she did as her mother requested．
As she looked out，she first saw the western sky and some bright，sunset clouds．"Oh，mother，what a sunset!"
"Don't talk．Just write．"
The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper．She wrote about the sunset clouds，the look of the distant hills，the streets，the river，the garden with its flowers，and the birds flying past the window．She forgot all about the terrible composition!
Just as she had reached the bottom of the page，her mother came in and said with a smile，"Well，Susie，how does that composition come on？"
"Composition!You told me not to think about it，and I've never thought of it once．I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window．"
Mrs．Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written．She said，"There，Susie，that's a very nice composition，really．"
"A composition!Is that a composition？"Susie asked in surprise．
"Yes，my dear，and a very good one，too，if we find a title for it，"replied her mother．Then she added，"I'm sure it will please your teacher，as it does me．You see，it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about．"
42．Susie was unhappy when she came home because ．
A．she was punished by her teacher
B．she couldn't write a composition
C．she forgot to take her composition home
D．she didn't get on well with her classmates
43．From the story we can know Susie's mother ．
A．had never understood her daughter
B．had never talked with Susie's teacher
C．knew how to write a good composition
D．wrote the composition for her daughter
44．The title of Susie's composition might be ．
A．My Helpful Clever Mother
B．The Beautiful Sights at Sunset
C．How to Please Your Teacher
D．How to Have a Pleasant Time
45．What might happen the next morning？
A．Susie's classmates would laugh at her．
B．Susie's teacher would be angry with her．
C．Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home．
D．Susie would hand in her composition happily．
| My name is Jenny． I want to be a teacher because my mother is a teacher． She always makes her classes interesting and she is nice to her students．So they like her very much． I'm proud of my mother． She sets a good example for me． Besides， as a patient person， I think I will be good with my kids． |
| I'm John． I really want to be a scientist． Science is great and I'm interested in it．When I grow up， I want to discover many useful things to help people． I must study hard to make it possible． |
| Hi! I'm Helen． Becoming a doctor is my dream． As we all know， doctors can be heroes． They change the lives of their patients and give them hope to live on．Every time I go to see a doctor and see a smile on the doctor's face， I feel really warm． |
| I'm Frank． I have a dream﹣ to be a soldier： My cousin is a soldier． He looks cool and I think he is a real man． So I want to be a person like him．Soldiers are brave．When our country is in trouble， they are always there to help． I want to be one of them and serve our country． |
阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案．
（1）Jenny wants to work in ．
| A． |
a museum |
| B． |
a school |
| C． |
a hospital |
| D． |
a shop |
（2）John is interested in ．
| A． |
science |
| B． |
math |
| C． |
English |
| D． |
computer |
（3）Helen feels whenever she sees the doctor's smile in the hospital．
| A． |
nervous |
| B． |
bored |
| C． |
excited |
| D． |
warm |
（4）Frank wants to be a soldier ．
| A． |
to be a tall man |
| B． |
to help sick people |
| C． |
to serve the country |
| D． |
to set a good example |
（5）The four children are talking about their ．
| A． |
heroes |
| B． |
patients |
| C． |
experiences |
| D． |
dreams |
Looking for Crafts（手艺）is a documentary about the story of 199 Chinese Craftsmen．We can watch it online． Although it doesn't show beautiful pictures or exciting scenes， it quietly tells the story of traditional Chinese Crafts and their special skills． After watching the film， the warmth and faith（信念） of the traditional culture may deeply touch you．
Zhang Jin， the director of the documentary is from the countryside of Hunan． After living in a moden and busy city for many years， he became to miss the traditional crafts of his hometown，so he made a decision to record them． He sold his apartment and invited two friends to join him and travelled all over China．The film was made without professional filming machines or much money． Yet its narration （带有口音的旁白）made people feel at home．
In the film you can see an 80﹣year old man who makes paper umbrellas with bamboo for the Dai people．Making umbrellas is a long process that includes six steps． but he has continued with his hobby for 60 years．After watching the film， many people wanted to buy such an umbrella，but the old man was dead．
It's easy to notice that the hands of these craftsmen are full of wrinkles（皱纹）﹣ these craftsmen are using their lives to protect our culture heritage（遗产）． From making a piece of clay to crating a musical instrument， these crafts are hard work．
True artists give up their own comfortable lives to produce what's in their heart， which is believed to be the real meaning and the purpose of making this documentary． The film reminds people the importance of the crafts． And it has also caught a lot of attention．
I hope these ancient and wonderful skills will still be alive forever．
（1）What can we know about Looking for Grafts？
| A． |
It's an action movie． |
| B． |
It tells the story of Chinese directors． |
| C． |
It has lots of nice pictures in it． |
| D． |
It can be watched on the internet． |
（2）Why did Zhang Jin decide to make the documentary？
| A． |
Because he wanted to be famous． |
| B． |
Because he needed much money． |
| C． |
Because he hoped to work with his friends |
| D． |
Because he missed the traditional crafts of his hometown． |
（3）The old man started to make paper umbrellas at the age of ．
| A． |
20 |
| B． |
40 |
| C． |
60 |
| D． |
80 |
（4）What does the writer advise us to do？
| A． |
To make more documentaries． |
| B． |
To protect our culture heritage． |
| C． |
To make things by hand． |
| D． |
To give up our comfortable life． |
Paul， a carpenter（木匠），was over 60 years old． He was ready to retire（退休）．
He told his boss that he was about to leave the house building business because he wanted to live a relaxing life with his wife and enjoy family life．The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build one more house． Paul said yes， but not long after that it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work． He didn't care about the work， and he used bad materials to build the house． It was a terrible way to end his job．
When Paul finished his work and the boss came to check the house． Then he handed the front ﹣ door key to Paul， "This is your house"he said "my gift to you．"
Paul was shocked! What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in the home that wasn't built very well．
After Paul moved into the house， he found everything wasn't going well．One day，his wife fell over and hurt herself． She complained，"Look!The floor isn't smooth at all．The stairs are broken and there is something wrong with the windows．"Sorry，it's my fault，"said Paul，"I should have tried my best to build it well．but…"
So it is with us． Sometimes， we don't give the job our best effort，When looking back at what we have done，we find that we are now living in the house ，we have built． So we should build our lives in a responsible way．Your attitudes（态度）and the choices you make today help build the"house" you will live in tomorrow．
（1）What was Paul going to do after retiring？
| A． |
To move to a big city． |
| B． |
To live with his children． |
| C． |
To enjoy family life． |
| D． |
To travel around the world． |
（2）Which statement of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Paul was more than 60 |
| B． |
Paul accepted the house from his boss |
| C． |
Paul was serious about his last work as usual |
| D． |
Paul was asked to build one more house before retiring |
（3）How do you feel about the boss？
| A． |
A He's careless． |
| B． |
He's honest． |
| C． |
He's mean． |
| D． |
He's kind． |
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Building Your House |
| B． |
Being Good to Others |
| C． |
A Good Carpenter |
| D． |
A Bad House |
In the search for clean． renewable（可再生的） energy． wind power might be the perfect choice．People have been using the power of the wind for centuries．Since ancient times， wind power has been used to move ships， grind （碾谷）and so on，Around the end of the 19 thcentury， the invention of the wind turbine（涡轮机） made it possible to use Wind to produce electricity．
The first advantage of wind power is that it is a renewable resource{能源）． No mater how much wind we use to produce electricity， it will never run out． Secondly， wind power i a clean resource of enery， meaning it produces electricity without harmful emissions（排 放物）． Thirdly，although wind turbines can be very tall， each uses only a small piece of land． This means that the Land below can still be used．
Yet． wind energy has some disadvantages．One of the disadvantages is that the large spinning lodes（螺旋桨叶） of the wind turbines can be dangerous to birds． The second is that the turbines create noise pollution． The sound may make the people nearby uncomfortable． The third，wind can not provide a constantsupply（供应） of energy． Even the windiest places on Earth are peaceful． Without a strong wind， wind turbines are not able to produce electricity． That means wind power isn't suitable as the only resource of electricity．
Although wind energy has certain disadvantages， there is no reason why we should give up this renewable and clean resource of energy． Wind energy certainly is one of the bight hopes of our future．
（1）When did people start to use wind to produce electricity？
| A． |
Several centuries ago． |
| B． |
At the beginning of the 19 thcentury． |
| C． |
In the mid﹣19 thcentury． |
| D． |
At the end of the 19 thcentury． |
（2）How many advantages are mentioned in this passage？
| A． |
Two． |
| B． |
Three． |
| C． |
Five． |
| D． |
Six． |
（3）What's the main idea of the third paragraph（段）？
| A． |
The advantages of wind energy． |
| B． |
The disadvantages of wind energy． |
| C． |
The history of wind energy． |
| D． |
The development of wind energy． |
（4）The underlined word "constant" means in Chinese．
| A． |
连续的 |
| B． |
短暂的 |
| C． |
无害的 |
| D． |
一次性的 |
| German Visit Dave visited his sister in Gemany． He found that many Germans spoke only Geman， including the man who checked tickets on the train． The man checked Dave's ticket， then said something．Dave simply nodded from time to time show him that he understood． When the man had gone， an English woman came and asked Dave if he spoke German． "No．" Dave answered． No wonder you didn't seem to be worried when he told you that you were on the wrong train" said the Woman． |
| The Best Present Sam thanked his grandmother for the set of drums she bought him for his birthday．They're the best present， Grandma!" he said "They've already helped me make some money．" Wow!" said his grandmother． "You must have learned to play them really well!" "Not really，" said the boy． "But Mom gives me ﹩5 asking me not to play them during the day， and Dad gives me ﹩5 asking me not to play them in the evening" |
| A Lady's Complaining A lady named Linda went to the post office and started complaining that she'd got home to find a note from the postman． It said， "I've tried to send a package（包裹） but nobody was in．" "My husband was home all day!" she said unhappily． When she got the package， she opened it night away． "Oh， I'm so excited! It's my husband's new hearing aid（辅助设备）!" |
（1）What language did Dave probably speak？
| A． |
German． |
| B． |
Russian． |
| C． |
English． |
| D． |
French． |
（2）From the second story， we can infer（推断）that ．
| A． |
Sam was good at playing the drums |
| B． |
Sam's parents didn't enjoy the sound of his drums |
| C． |
Sam's grandmother couldn't play the drum well |
| D． |
Sam would give the drum back to his grandmother |
（3）There was something wrong with Linda's husband's ．
| A． |
ears |
| B． |
eyes |
| C． |
heart |
| D． |
mouth |
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