Aunt Jia had a snack stand （摊位）in our neighborhood.Her snacks never failed to satisfy my stomach.What's more，she was always patient with her customers.Even COVID﹣19 didn't influence her business.
One day ，during the last Spring Festival，1 saw a large family visiting her stand.It formed a heart﹣warming picture：Each family member was enjoying being together.As they were leaving，I noticed Aunt Jia felt a bit sad.
I was amazed.In my experience，she was always smiling，I went forward and ordered my favorite snack.When she was wrapping （打包） ，I couldn't help saying， "Happy New Year，Aunt Jia!Why don't you take a break？" Aunt Jia looked surprised，but she soon replied，"Happy New Year!I love working here in this city.It's too cold and snowy in my hometown."I became more curious （好奇的）."Where do you come from？Aren't your family waiting for you to come home for the celebration？" Aunt Jia stopped for a few seconds. "They sure are，" she answered gently." But I have to stay here.I'm from a mountain area，where it would not be easy to make money.I'd be comfortable if I were home now.But in order to live a better life，I must work hard. "I froze ，thinking about her words.Having noticed my shock，Aunt Jia smiled.
To get something better，sacrifice （牺牲）is a must.This is a rule that people from all walks of life must follow.
（1）What business did Aunt Jia have in the neighborhood？
（2）How did Aunt Jia feel after a large family visited her stand？
（3）Where did Aunt Jia come from？
（4）Why did Aunt Jia work hard？
（5）What rule can we learn from Aunt Jia's experience？
Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?
| A．Singing | B．Walking |
| C．Dancing | D．Playing |
The underlined word “grasped” in the second paragraph means _____________.
| A．抓住 | B．控制 |
| C．保护 | D．击打 |
Something happened one day, _______________ .
| A．the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage |
| B．the smaller bird was dead in Helen’s hand |
| C．Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage |
| D．the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning |
Why did Helen let the second bird fly away?
| A．Because Helen hated the bird. |
| B．Because Helen could call the bird back again. |
| C．Because Helen thought the bird could fly back itself. |
| D．Because Helen realized the bird wanted freedom very much. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．How to feed birds. | B．Helen’s favorite birds. |
| C．How to keep love. | D．The story of the two birds. |
Once a boy went to a palace to ask a wise man what the secret of happiness is. After talking with the boy, the wise man asked the boy to look around the palace and return in two hours. “And , I want to ask you to do something,”said the wise man .“As you look around, carry this spoon with you without making the oil spill (溢出).”
The boy began walking up and down the stairs of the palace, and he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. After two hours, he returned. “Well,” asked the wise man, “what did you see in my palace?” The boy said that he had seen nothing.
“Then go back and enjoy my wonderful world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up the spoon and began to look around the palace again. This time, he saw many beautiful things in the palace. When he returned, the wise man asked, “but where are the drops of oil I give you?” The boy saw that the oil was gone.
“There is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。The boy visited the wise man for _______________ .
| A．helping the wise man carry the oil |
| B．becoming famous |
| C．getting the secret of happiness |
| D．going sightseeing in the palace |
The story happened _______________ .
| A．in a university | B．in a palace |
| C．in a restaurant | D．in a boy’s home |
Why did the boy see nothing for the first time to look around the wise man’s palace?
| A．Because he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. |
| B．Because he was blind. |
| C．Because there was nothing in it. |
| D．Because the oil was gone. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The wise man lived in the beautiful palace. |
| B．There were many beautiful things in the palace. |
| C．It was difficult for the boy to carry the spoon with him without making the oil spill. |
| D．The boy was invited to see a wise man. |
According to the passage, we can know _______________ .
| A．the boy didn't get the secret of the happiness at all |
| B．the wise man told the boy what was the happiness, but not directly |
| C．the secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world |
| D．the wise man said nothing |
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and passed her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron (围裙), she read what it was on the paper .
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the supermarket for you: $1.00
For looking after my little brother while you went shopping: $1.00
For taking out the trash: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up the garden: $2.00
Total: $16.00
Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this was what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you, free.
For all the tears (泪水) that you’ve caused through the years, free.
For all the nights that were filled with worries, free.
For the toys, food, clothes and even cleaning your nose, free.
Son, when you add it up, the full cost of my love is free.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The boy came to his mother for money.
After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she gave hia son the money right away.
When his mother went shopping, the boy looked after his little sister.
The boy thought that his mother should pay him $16.
The mother did everything for the boy freely.
Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. The short story writer is the first-ever Canadian, and the 13th woman, to win the prize. She has been called “the master of the modern short story”.
Alice Munro was born on July 10, 1931, just outside Wingham, Ontario, which has appeared in her stories many times.
Munro said that she began to escape into books when she was only ten years old. After her mother was diagnosed(诊断)with a serious disease, she started to throw herself into the world of books to make herself feel better.
Munro was a late bloomer(大器晚成) as a writer. She produced her first collection when she was 37 and didn’t get known outside Canada until the 1970s.
In fact, Munro works with an easy-to-read writing style, which is often described to be “practically perfect”. Her story, The Bear Came Over the Mountain, was made into a movie called Away From Her.
The 83-year-old author is often compared to Chekhov, the 19th century Russian who is considered one of the greatest short story writers in history.
Munro lived for many years in the small town of Clinton, Opt, but she was so shy that many people in the town didn’t know who she was. Munro said she was trying to be more social and accept invitations and go out to see people.Who is Alice Munro?
How old is Alice Munro?
Why did she escape into books?
Can readers find any information about Wingham in Munro’s stories?
What is the film Away From Her based on?
What kind of person do you think Alice Munro is? Tell us your impression of her in TWO to THREE sentences.
Dear Addie,
Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about myself.
First off, I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Brighty. Our town is called Whippangong. It is only about a half-hour away from New York City. My oldest sister, Ingrid, just turned 17, that means she now has a drive’s license. She drives us to the mall. Do you have a mall near you in Te Awamutu? My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight, though. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her sometimes, and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. Do you like horses?
I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The sound of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes(发出回声). I play scores in the fall; I’m on the swim team during the summer. I like swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the piano.
Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. We mostly get zucchini because the rabbits eat everything else. I guess rabbits don’t like zucchini. I have a bike and mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere else. I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Right now I ride the crowed and yucky bus.
Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.
Write soon
Love,
Jessica In this letter, Jessica doesn’t talk about .
| A．her family numbers | B．her spare time |
| C．her house | D．her ambition |
what does the underlined word “fall” mean here? .
| A．跌倒 | B．降落 | C．秋天 | D．瀑布 |
JessicA、thinks riding horses is very .
A. different B. fool
C.exciting D.frightening Zucchini is likely to be a kind of .
| A．animals | B．vegetable |
| C．flower | D．fruit |
Which of the following is TURE? .
A. Jessica likes Lucy very much but they don’t always get along.
B. People below 18 can’t get driving licenses in New Jersey
C. Jessica usually goes to school by bike, but sometimes by bus.
D. Ingrid gets to take riding lessons and JessicA、wishes she could, too. What might be Addie’s problem?
| A．She can’t take surfing lessons. |
| B．She wants to play the drums. |
| C．There are no malls near her house. |
| D．She has no family. |
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