From the Other Side
Lara and Tara are twins．（1） but they are very different in
everything else．For example，hot food is Lara's favorite，and Tara has a sweet choice．
However，this isn't the problem with the twin girls．They always argued that the opposite one was wrong． （2） ，while Tara insisted that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight．
（3） ．To put an end to their fights，their parents decided to create a small drama．They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their own point of view．Their parents covered the girls'eyes with black ribbons，and brought them to the dining room．（4） Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other．They couldn't see the other side of it．When the ribbons were taken away，they were surprised to see a huge board between them．
Now，their father asked Lara，"What's the color of the board？"She replied，"It's black!"（5） ．She replied，"It's white!"The two girls began to argue again．While Lara was confident it was black，Tara was sure it was white．Then，they were asked to exchange（交换）their places．They couldn't believe their eyes．Tara，who insisted it was a white board，saw a black one．Similarly，Lara，who argued the board was black，was shocked to see a white one．They understood that each of them was right in her own view．Most of us are like Lara and Tara．We are right most times，but insist that others are wrong!
A．They look like each other
B．For years，their arguments continued
C．Their mother asked Tara the same question
D．In the room，a big board was placed in the middle
E．Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning．
The Sixth Time I Went to the Principal's Office
When I was in the seventh grade，I had problems behaving．My heart was in the right place，but I couldn't always follow the rules．I played many tricks
on my schoolmates．Once，I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention．As a result，I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal（校长）．Although I hated going there，I did not hate the principal，Mr．Ratcliff．
Mr．Ratcliff was a kind，elderly man．When he spanked（ 打屁股） me for putting some ants into a
classmate's pencil box，it didn't hurt at all，but it did hurt my feelings．I thought so much of him and
moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad．
When I got called to Mr．Ratcliff's office for the sixth time，I had no idea what I had done．I
felt disappointed as I walked down there．I went into his office，sat down，and looked at the floor．Then he said the last thing I expected to hear："Kevin，I've heard you've been behaving really well lately．I
want you to know how proud I am of you，and I just called you down to my office to give you a
peppermint．"
"Really？"I was surprised．
"Yes．Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class．"
I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin．When I got into my classroom，I bragged （ 吹嘘） to my classmates about my turnaround，excitedly．I wasn't so bad after all．
Mr．Ratcliff was really kind．He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior．He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something﹣anything﹣right．Mr．Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love．I will just remember him for the rest of my life．
（1）In his seventh grade，the writer ．
A．hated the principal
B．had problems behaving
C．always followed the rules
D．often helped his classmates
（2）How did the writer feel when he went to the principal's office for the sixth time？
A．Lonely．
B．Excited．
C．Confident．
D．Disappointed．
（3）The sixth time the writer went to the principal's office，he got ．
A．a peppermint
B．a model bus
C．a pencil box
D．a coin
（4）The writer will always remember Mr．Ratcliff，because the principal ．
A．talked with him in the office
B．played games with him
C．expected him to be a teacher
D．gave him some hope and love．
In the past， I thought I was terrible at many things， such as math， French and science． Although I was good at drawing， I wasn't the best in my art class．I wanted to find out who I was，what I liked and how I could do it better．So， that winter，I took a notebook and kept my diary． When I filled that notebook，I started another one， and then another．
Keeping a diary helps a lot． Studies have shown that people who keep a diary sleep and feel better． It helps people remember what once happened such as dreams， friendships and happiness． Writing about bad feelings can also help brains get over themand move on． Personally， I learn better about myself and my relationships with others by keeping a diary．For example，when I am fighting with my dad， I'll try writing from his point and it works! If I want to compare myself with my classmates．I'll write something like，"I might not have clear skin， but I like my eyes．"
Right about now， you might be thinking： it sounds great， but I'm not a good writer； or I'd love to keep a diary， but my handwriting is terrible． Don't worry! Keeping a diary is not like doing your homework ﹣there are no rules， so do whatever feels best．
（1）What was the writer good at in the past？
A． Math．
B． French．
C． Science．
D． Drawing．
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to（指的是）？
A． Studies．
B． Bad feelings．
C． Friendships．
D． Brains．
（3）What is the second paragraph（段落） mainly about？
A． Reasons for fighting with Dad．
B． Rules of comparing with others．
C． Ways of having clear skin．
D． Advantages of keeping a diary．
Darrius was born with three fingers on his right hand and one on his left hand．He had to work hard to do things that were easy for others． Every time his classmates tried to help， he would say，"Thanks， but I can do it myself．" He learned to use the four fingers to do different things．
When Darrius was 10， he told his father that he liked piano（钢琴） music very much． "It's too bad you can't play，" his father said． But the boy took that as a challenge（挑战）．"I will show people that I can，" he said to himself．
Months later， a neighbour gave him an old piano when she moved away． He taught himself to play the piano and practised for hours a day．
Darrius's favourite piano music is River Flows in You by Yiruma，a Korean musician．It took Darrius a year to learn it．"I have to come up with my own way with only 4 fingers，" he said．When he succeeded，he felt so proud．Later he was lucky enough to play the music together with Yiruma at a famous concert hall! Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream of playing his own music， Darrius has made it．And his music is popular today．
"I may have a disability，" he says，"but I don't let it hold me back from anything．"
（1）What did Darrius take as a challenge at the age of 10？
A． Writing his music．
B． Playing the piano．
C． Giving a concert．
D． Visiting a hall．
（2）How long did it take Darrius to learn to play River Flows in You？
A． A year．
B． A month．
C． A day．
D． An hour．
（3）Who encouraged Darrius to follow his dream？
A． His classmate．
B． His father．
C． A neighbour．
D． A musician．
（4）What can we learn about Darrius from the text？
A． He has a strong will．
B． He bought himself a piano．
C． He gave up his dream．
D． He only plays others' music．
What Will You Do with A Dollar？
■ I will hide the dollar in the most beautiful place that I can find， and then create a map to the dollar． I hope someone will discover this map years later and have a magic travel to go on．
Philip Stockton
■ I will buy a cup of coffee for the most successful person in New York and ask for his/her secret of success．
Patrick Martine
■ A single dollar gets me almost nothing， so I will get my friends together and ask each of them to give a dollar． We will give an open﹣air concert in our town． I hope the show can brighten the day of the town．
David Andrew
■ In my travels， I find people need clean drinking water most． I once saw in Africa 40 to 50 people travel 25 miles for water． So I will use the dollar to provide free drinking water for people in need．
Ben Harrison
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（1）What will Patrick Martine do with a dollar？
A． To create a tourist map．
B． To go on a magic trip．
C． To ask for the secret of success．
D． To give an open﹣air concert．
（2）Who wants to help people in need of free drinking water？
A． Philip Stockton．
B． Patrick Martine．
C． David Andrew．
D． Ben Harrison．
（3）Where does the text probably come from？
A． A film magazine．
B． A science report．
C． A website．
D． A travel guide．
Like many high school graduates， Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college． She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006． A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets． They were often forced
to work at hard physical jobs for little money．
One day， while walking down a country road， Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks． She soon learned that 7﹣year﹣old Hima sold the rocks to support her family． With deep sadness， she decided to pay Hima's tuition（学费） for school． Encouraged by the changes in the child， Doyne thought， "If we can help one child， why not 10？"
Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home． She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with ＄5，000 she saved from years of babysitting （当临时保姆）． In 2008 the Kopila Valley Children's Home was set up． With the help from the community， another goal was reached in 2010﹣the Kopila Valley School． Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home．
Today， Doyne lives in the home and is "mum" to the kids．
（1）When did Maggie Doyne travel to western Nepal？
A． In 2006．
B． In 2007．
C． In 2008．
D． In 2010．
（2）Why did Hima break up the rocks？
A． To do physical exercise．
B． To build a new school．
C． To get money for her family．
D． To repair the country road．
（3）What can we learn from Paragraph 3？
A． The street children once worked as babysitters．
B． Doyne got some support from the community．
C． Doyne borrowed much money from the government．
D． Over 5，000 children attend the Kopila Valley School．
（4）Which of the following might be the best title for the text？
A． Maggie Doyne﹣﹣﹣A Lonely Traveller
B． War in Western Nepal
C． Maggie Doyne﹣﹣﹣Mum to More Than 50
D． A Girl Lived on Her Own
Mr． Reynolds， my teacher， hand us a list of thoughts， and asked us to write a paper on one of those thoughts． I chose the topic "I wonder why things are the way they are．"
I wrote down all the questions that puzzled（困扰）me about life． I realized that many of them were hard to answer， and perhaps others could not be answered at all． When I handed in my paper， I was afraid that I might fail because I did not answer the question．
The next day， Mr． Reynolds handed me the paper and asked me to read it for the class． The other students became quiet as I began to read my story：
Mum， why are the roses red？ Why is the grass green and the sky blue？ Why do I have to graduate（毕业）？ Why do I have to grow up？ Why do I have to be called "Grandma" ，one day？…
Dad， why can't I stay out until 12： 00？ Why do I miss my old friends？ Why do I miss being at home？ Why do you love me so much？．．
Mum， Dad， why did you have to leave me？ I need you．
At the end of my story， I looked at Mr． Reynolds， and I saw a tear slowly coming down his face．Then I realized that life is not built on the answers we receive， but on the questions we ask．
（1）Why was the writer afraid that she might fail？（不超过10个词）
（2）What did the teacher ask the writer to do for the class？（不超过15个词）
（3）What did the writer realize at the end of the story？（不超过15个词）
Twenty﹣six years ago， Yossi went deep into the Amazon jungle and got lost for three weeks． He lost a lot of weight as the result of hunger and disease （疾病）． However， he luckily got out of the jungle and wrote a book Jungle about his story years later． The question remains ﹣ how did he survive （幸存）？
Yossi had always dreamed of exploring （探险） the heart of the Amazon jungle． He met and became good friends with Marcus， Kari， and Kevin． They set off together．
（1） At the beginning， that seemed like a good idea so they built the boat excitedly and started downriver． However， on their journey， Kari suddenly refused to continue． The men then separated and moved on in pairs．
Yossi and Kevin continued on the boat． Near a waterfall， they lost control of their boat and were thrown into the river．（2） Yossi then spent four days trying to get back upriver to find his friend but failed． During this time， Kevin was saved by some fishermen． He quickly went to the town and asked for help from the local people．
Deep in the forest， Yossi climbed around， lost and alone．（3） As the days passed， not only did Yossi run out of food， but he also realized his foot was starting to rot （腐烂） away．
Yossi wanted to give up many times．One day， as he was cleaning a fresh wound on his foot，Yossi heard the sound of a boat engine． He tried his best to get to the river bank．（4） Yossi wanted to shout out but was too tired to do so． How disappointed he was when he saw the search party turning around and away from him． Yossi tried to run forward but fell into the water． The noise caught Kevin's attention and Yossi was finally saved．
A． Kevin swam to the bank but Yossi was rushed downriver．
B． Their plan was to sail on a boat down the Tuichi River．
C． Kari lost his life in the jungle．
D． It was Kevin．
E． Also there were dangerous animals around．
Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an． He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code（二维码）．"We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate（使产生）the codes， and in the end everything gets easier，" said Guo．"When students finish the homework， they keep it on WeChat． Then， each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me． So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or telephone．"
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email， QQ and WeChat． When Guo scans （扫描） his students' QR codes， their homework appears on his phone． He finds that their homework becomes more creative， with many pictures， music and even videos．
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting． "We are living in the information age． Many students like to work with computers， which makes learning more fun．" said Tingting， a student of Guo's．
"The paper is not easy to keep， but the code is easy to keep and share．" Guo said，"It is worth trying to use new technology in education． Education itself is a kind of creation． I don't want my students to fall behind the times．"
However， some parents are worried． They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers． But in fact， it's unnecessary． Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework． They only use the code when they hand in their homework， which doesn't take them too much time． Also for teachers， it allows them to check the students' homework at any time． And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students．
（1）According to the passage， students can keep their homework on ．
A． WeChat
B． QQ
C． email
D． blog
（2）Guo's students think the new way is ．
A． strange
B． boring
C． unnecessary
D． interesting
（3）What does the underlined （划线的） word "It" in paragraph 4 mean？
A． The paper is not easy to keep．
B． Keeping and sharing the code easily．
C． Trying to use new technology in education．
D． Education itself is a kind of creation．
（4）Some parents are worried， because they think their children will ．
A． talk with teachers face to face
B． spend too much time on computers or phones
C． not like the new way of handing in homework
D． find the QR codes too difficult to use
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
A． Teachers needn't check homework any more．
B． Students needn't hand in homework any more．
C． Using QR codes makes checking homework easier．
D． Some parents are worried about their children．
Students these days often have a lot of worries． Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork， and sometimes with their friends． What can they do about this？ Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing． Laura Mills， a teenager from London， agrees．"Problems and worries are normal in life，" says Laura． But I think talking to someone helps a lot． Unless we talk to someone， we'll certainly feel worse．"
Laura once lost her wallet， and worried for days．She was afraid to tell her parents about it．She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money．She just kept thinking，"If I tell my parents， they'll be angry!" In the end，she talked to her parents and they were really understanding．Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself． They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful．"I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says．
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems． He feels the same． way as Laura．"It is best not to run away from our problems． We should always try to solve them．"He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to．This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself．" Students often forget that their parents have more experience， and are always there to help them．
In English， we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half． So you're halfway to solving a problem just by talking， to someone about it．
（1）What do teenagers worry about these days？
（2）What's Laura Mill's opinion about how to deal with problems？
（3）What happened to Laura and what did she learn from it？
（4）What advice does Robert Hunt give to teenagers？
（5）What's the conclusion（ 结论）？
Li Wen is a normal 15﹣year﹣old boy from the countryside．He works very hard and does well in school．It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school． When he was a little boy， he seldom caused any problems， and his family spent a lot of time together． However， things began to change a few years ago． His parents moved to the city to look for jobs，and his grandparents came to take care of him．But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy．
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork． He became less interested in studying．Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations． Finally，Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school． However， Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school， He found life there difficult．
One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school．His teacher was worried about him．And she called his parents， She advised them to talk with their son in person．So his parents took a 24﹣hour train and a 5﹣hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school．
They had a long talk． "It was exactly what I needed，" he said． Now I understand that even though they are busy ，they are always thinking of me． They take pride in everything good I do．"
After that，Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to．Now Li Wen has really changed．He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school．He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities．"I'm much happier now，and I work even harder than I used to． I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me，"）says Li Wen．"It's very important for parents to be there for their children．"
（1）The main idea of this passage：
（2）Li Wen's feeling after his parents moved to the city：
（3）List two of Li Wen's problems at school after his parents first left him：
（4）The event that makes him begin to become better：
（5）Please find the phrases in the passage that has the same meaning as "They ____ everything good I do． "（请在本文中找与划线短语意思相同的短语）
Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan． In her village， it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes． They were not allowed to get an education．
Fortunately， Shameem's uncle， a university teacher， wanted to give her a chance to see the world． He offered Shameem a chance to attend school． So she became the only girl student in her class．
However， Shameem struggled to complete her schooling． To get permission for college， she went on three﹣day﹣ hunger strike（抗议）． After graduating from college， Shameem got a position in non﹣profit organization（非营利性组织）working to help women in rural（农村的）areas．
There， she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know． Until then， she thought she had a difficult life． But there， she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing． Some women had 11 children， but nothing to feed them． They would walk three hours every day to get water．
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her． She discovered her power． By setting an example， her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school．
Now， Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown． "The first day I walked into the school，" she said， "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes， the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood．"
Today， there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school．
（1）Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school？
A． Her uncle．
B． Her parents．
C． A workmate．
D． A university student．
（2）Why did Shameem work for a non﹣profit organization？
A． To make much money．
B． To finish her education．
C． To discover her power as an example．
D． To help poor women in the countryside．
（3）What's the main idea of Paragraph 4？
A． Shameem walked three hours to get water．
B． Shameem used to know her homeland well．
C． Women and children were short of food．
D． Women's situation was more awful than expected．
（4）What's the influence of Shameem's effort？
A． Girls have the same dream．
B． No girl is allowed to attend school．
C． All girls in the school are named Shameem．
D． The idea of girls' education in her village has changed．
A neighbor called 911 at 11:09 a． m． after seeing smoke coming from a house in the 165 block of 54th Street 'Southeast．
The man who lives in the home was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire． Just then Monroe police officers arrived． The father said his younger child was still on the upper level of the house but he didn't know where．
Officers did a quick search of the house but couldn't find the girl． One of them closed the door to the master bedroom， where the fire started， controlling it and slowing its spread． Firefighters arrived and after searching the closet and narrow beds in another bedroom， one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed．
"She wasn't making sounds，" later the firefighter said of the girl， whose exact age he didn't know． "I opened it up and saw her． She was lying in the toy box just balled up．"
Firefighters got the girl outside， where she was examined by doctors and found to be fine． The fire was quickly put out． The police officer who managed to shut the master bedroom door was highly praised． And the girl's father was so thankful to firefighters．
（1）How did the police officers know a child was still missing？
A． The neighbor called．
B． The father told them．
C． The family dog jumped wildly．
D． The child was making much noise．
（2）Why did the officer try to shut the master bedroom door？
A． To protect the toy box．
B． To slow the fire's spreading．
C． To clear the way for firefighters．
D． To keep fire from entering the master bedroom．
（3）Where was the girl found finally？
A． In a closet
B． Inside a toy box．
C． Behind a door．
D． Under a narrow bed．
（4）What can be the best title for the text？
A． Calling 911
B． A house on fire
C． Saving a girl out of fire
D． A thankful father
I remember…
Mary Chan asked her grandfather what he could remember about his secondary school． This is part of what he told her…
I'll never forget Mr. Tan．We called him Tiger Tan．He was our math teacher when I was in Sec 1．He was a wiry（筋骨强壮的），muscular man and he was very strict．I never saw him smile while I was at school．
Mr. Tan was an excellent math teacher． He explained everything slowly and clearly on the blackboard．When he looked at the class， you had to be looking at his hawk﹣like eyes．He stared at us like a tiger facing a group of rabbits． If you weren't looking directly at him， he summoned（命令）you to the front of the class． Then he took "Joey" from his cupboard． "Joey" was a length of garden hose about half a metre long． After few painful wallops（猛）from "Joey" you paid attention all the time!
Sometimes Mr. Tan felt that the class was getting sleepy． Then he suddenly said， "Outside everybody! Round the school! RUN!" He stood at the door of the classroom， waiting for us to return． He had a slipper（拖鞋）and hit the last one or two pupils． I was usually the first back．
We were all scared of Tiger Tan． We didn't like him but we respected（敬重）him． He was a good teacher and was always fair．
We had a very different math teacher in Sec 3． He was Mr. Hu． He was cheerful and friendly．When he entered the room， somebody would ask him how a camera worked． Then he spent the rest of the lesson explaining how something worked． He drew diagrams on the board and sometimes one of us asked another question to keep him talking． Most of the class sat and day﹣dreamed about food or sport． We weren't really interested in cameras． We just wanted to avoid doing any work．
We liked Mr. Hu but we didn't respect him． We knew that we didn't learn much in his lessons．
（1）In Mr. Tan's class， ．
A． his students had to pay attention all the time
B． he drew diagrams and explained everything fast
C． he taught his students how to run around the school
（2）The underlined word " Joey" probably refers to ．
A． a boy who wasn't' looking directly at Mr. Tan
B． something Mr. Tan used to punish his students
C． a rabbit that was facing a tiger
（3）Mr. Tan asked his students to run outside to make them ．
A． strong and healthy
B． refilled with energy
C． scared of him
（4）In Mr. Hu's class， his students asked him about cameras because ．
A． they wanted to avoid doing any work
B． they were really interested in cameras
C． Mr. Hu was good at explaining how cameras worked
（5）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A． The grandfather was often hit by Mr. Tan with a slipper．
B． Mr. Hu always explained everything slowly and clearly．
C． The grandfather didn't' learn much in Mr. Hu's class．
In recent years， a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages，（1） They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture．Anna is one of them．Before she translated JinYong's novel Legends of the Condor Heroes（《射雕英雄传》），the writer was little known to English readers．（2）
But Anna managed to do it．Impressed（使……印象深刻）by the book's themes（主题） of good against evil，loyalty（忠诚）and love，as well as Chinese philsophy（哲学） ，Anna hoped to bring it to new readers．After five years of work， the translated book was published in 2018．（3） Many people think Anna did a good job．
Anna studied at the University of Oxford．（4） After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese．She calls herself "a clumsy（笨拙的） student， just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes， but one of loyal heart"．
（5） Last year， he translated the animated movie Ne Zha．He said．"I see China's stronger cultural influences．And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese．More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences．"
A．Like Anna， another translator David also learned Chinese in college． B．She took a trip to China at the age of 21． C．Many of the translators are young people． D．One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate． E．It was reprinted（再版） seven times within several months in the UK． |
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