My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1） （we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2） （teach） the importance of being a man．
It was a（3） （rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4） surprise for Claudio-his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5） （sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!
While we（6） （eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7） the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house， （8） in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9） （many） for Mom than before after he was gone．
I thought about his words very（10） （careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．
There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．
On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．
Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．
Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．
Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．
Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．
（1）The woman is crying because ．
| A． |
she couldn't find her daughter |
| B． |
she had no money to buy food |
| C． |
she had no wood to make a fire |
| D． |
she couldn't find her way back． |
（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？
| A． |
Because the pot was useless． |
| B． |
Because she didn't like it． |
| C． |
Because the pot make her child cry． |
| D． |
Because the boy helped her． |
（3）The boy got the drum from ．
| A． |
a pot maker's wife |
| B． |
the musicians |
| C． |
his own mother |
| D． |
an old woman |
（4）We know from the story that the boy was ．
| A． |
helpful |
| B． |
careless |
| C． |
silly |
| D． |
cruel |
Edward rose early on the New﹣year morning． He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family． Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet．
When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new silver dollars．
His face lighted up as he took them． He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore．
He left the house with a light heart， expecting to buy the books． As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family．
"I wish you a happy New Year．" said Edward， as he was happily passing on． The man shook his head．
"You are not from this country． " said Edward． The man again shook his head， for he could not understand or speak his language． But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children shaking with cold， as if （好像）to say， "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"
Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble． He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man ，and the other to his wife．
They were excited and said something in their language， which doubtless meant， "We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time．"
When Edward came home， his father asked what books he had bought． He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked up．
"I have bought no books，" said he， "I gave my money to some poor people， who seemed to be very hungry then．" He went on， "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．"
"My dear boy，" said his father， "here are some books for you， more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣Year gift．"
"I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family． It was nice for a little boy to do so． Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year．"
（1）Edward expected to with the money he got from his father．
| A． |
help the poor family |
| B． |
buy something to eat |
| C． |
buy some pretty books |
| D． |
learn another language |
（2）Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him？
| A． |
He couldn't understand the boy． |
| B． |
He wouldn't accept the money． |
| C． |
He didn't like the boy's language． |
| D． |
He was too cold to say anything． |
（3）How much did Edward give the poor family？
| A． |
One dollar． |
| B． |
Two dollars． |
| C． |
Three dollars． |
| D． |
Four dollars． |
（4）We know that Edward from the passage．
| A． |
got a prize for his kind heart |
| B． |
had to buy his books next year |
| C． |
bought the books at the bookstore |
| D． |
got more money from his father |
Fourteen﹣year﹣old girl Zhang Li was walking towards her home．（71）S ，a man stopped her and shouted，"Give me your money!"
Zhang's hands were （72）g by the man．But in one quick movement．she took back her arms and started to scream for （73）a ．So the man ran away without （74）g any of her money．Zhang is a student from one school of Beijing．Her teacher Li Wei has started giving his students an unusual lesson； self﹣protection．Luckily．Zhang had just learned how to escape from an attacker．a （75）p who plans to hurt somcone．
The school has （76）t self﹣protection for four years．During this time．about 5，000 students have learned how to proteet （77）t ．
According to a new survey．students'（78）s ，has become a big problem．Nearly 50% students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school．This school is not the only one to care about students'self﹣protection．Many other schools in China also have lessons （79）I this．
Student Wang Hui said．"I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to （80）a dangerous situations．"Students practise what to do if they are attacked by a bad man．
They have known how to save lives if somcone is hurt．They also learn how to work together and build team﹣spirit．
Mr. Happy always woke up with a sunny smile． He was one of the most cheerful （1） （man） in the world． His smile was even（2） （bright） than the sun． However， He had one secret that made him sad， but nobody knew about it．
Then one day， while going out， （3） a walk，Mr. Happy met Miss Beautiful．Mr. Happy smiled as usual and Miss Beautiful smiled back．But then she stopped and looked at Mr. Happy（4） （angry）．
"How rude!" she shouted．"Young man， don't you know that you should raise your hat （5） you meet a lady!"
For（6） first time in his life， Mr. Happy lost his smile．"I'm sorry，" Miss Beautiful． replied Mr. Happy，"But without （7） （I）hat on， I'm not very good﹣looking and that makes me sad．"
"Really？" asked Miss Beautiful．"Well， let me see． I promise（8） （keep） the secret．
Mr. Happy（9） （lift） his hat． He had the total of only three hairs on his head!
"Is that all you're worried about？" asked Miss Beautiful．" Why？Your bright sunny smile（10） （love） by everybody， not how many hairs you have!" Miss Beautiful smiled．
Ever since that day， Mr. Happy hasn't stopped smiling． He is always quick to raise his hat to everyone he meets．
Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．
Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"
He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．
As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"
Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．
She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"
At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"
Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"
（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？
| A． |
They'll all laugh at him． |
| B． |
They'll tell the teacher about it． |
| C． |
They'll try to help him． |
| D． |
They'll never speak to him again． |
（2）Which is right according to the passage？
| A． |
Emily drops the water on purpose． |
| B． |
Tony is really angry with Emily． |
| C． |
Tony and Emily don't go home by bus． |
| D． |
Tony and Emily aren't classmates． |
（3）We know that Emily is a girl from the passage？
| A． |
careless and lazy |
| B． |
quiet and bright |
| C． |
stupid and helpless |
| D． |
kind and smart． |
When I was fifteen years old， I became very interested in shopping．（1） I had many things that I no longer needed at home． I knew with the help of my father， I could make money．For months and months I enjoyed myself by selling things on my dad's bank account．
On July 18th，2015，I made my own account and began to start my own business．Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't enough for me．（2） I went around to the yard sale and bought things at low prices and sold them at higher prices to make money．
Last October， I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different．A lady had many nice things to sell．
（3） Through the communication， I knew she was jobless at the moment and needed money to feed her family． I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her． So I made up my mind to help her out． She looked at me for a while and then said yes．（4） When I gave her the money，she broke down into tears thankfully．
（5） I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could make a difference．
| A． I bought all her things． B． So I decided to increase my business by running a resale shop． C． And I decided to stop my business． D． I went up to her and had a conversation with her． E． I have never felt so pleased to help someone in my life． F． After being just a buyer for a while， I wanted to sell something． G． After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made ＄ 1,500 for her! |
Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was，and I said，"Fried chicken．"She said I wasn't funny， but she wasn't（1） ， because everyone else in the class laughed．
My parents told me to always be truthful and honest，and I am． Fried chicken is my favorite （2） ． I told my dad what happend， and he said my teacher was probably a（n） （3） of PETA． He said they love animals very much． I do， too． Especially chicken， pork and beef．（4） ，my teacher sent me to the principal's office（校长室）． I told him what happened， and he（5） ， too． Then he told me not to do it again．
The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was． I told her it was chicken． She asked me（6） ， just like she'd asked the other children．I told her it was because people could （7） them into fried chicken． She sent me back to the principal's office． He laughed， and told me not to do it again． I don't （8） ． My parents taught me to be honest， （9） my teacher doesn't like it when I am．
Today， my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person（10） like（s） most．
I told her， "Colonel Sanders（肯德基创始人）．"
Guess where I am now？
| （1）A． anger |
B． right |
C．patient |
D．serious |
| （2）A． food |
B． animal |
C．answer |
D．taste |
| （3）A． example |
B． discover |
C．enemy |
D．member |
| （4）A． Instead |
B． Again |
C．Anyway |
D．Also |
| （5）A． laughed |
B．believed |
C．shouted |
D．agreed |
| （6）A． when |
B． where |
C．how |
D．why |
| （7）A． cut |
B． divide |
C．make |
D．add |
| （8）A． care |
B． regret |
C．understand |
D．remember |
| （9）A． but |
B． and |
C．or |
D．for |
| （10）A． I |
B．we |
C．she |
D．they |
Dear Linda，
（1）
As I told you yesterday， I am in Rome today． Tomorrow we are getting the train down into the south of the country and then a ship across to Greece．
（2）
We started in England and we spent two days in London and another day in Canterbury．We visited a lot of great history and the only bad thing was the weather﹣it rained the whole time we were there． Can you believe it？
（3）
Well， I have to say I prefer the American Disneyland． But we we met some nice people from Canada and spent two great days with them．One of them，Clive，is going to your university next year．How's that for a coincidence（巧合）!
（4）
After that，we went south into Switzerland． It was very expensive and we couldn't stay as long as we wanted to，so that's why we're in Italy now!
（5）
See you soon．
Mike
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选择，使文章意思通畅、内存完整．
A． OK，that's enough from me for now． I want to post this letter now so you can get it by the weekend．
B． I can't wait to arrive in Athens to see all that history． Let me tell you something about where we have visited so far． I know you want to come here on vacation too one day!
C． Clive and his wife left us once we got to Germany by train． They went up into Denmark but we continued to Munich． Wow﹣ what a great city! I bought you a surprise gift there． I hope you like it．
D． At least when we got to Paris， the sun was shining! We only stayed for one afternoon in the French capital because my friends really wanted to visit Euro Disney which is to the east of Paris．
E． How are things with you？ It was great talking to you yesterday by phone．
On Saturday morning，every boy in town was happy，except Tom Sawyer．Tom's aunt said he had to paint the fence（围栏）．It was thirty yards long and three yards high!When he was working，some boys came along and made fun of him．
Ben was the first one who came happily with an apple in his hand．
"I'm going swimming，"said Ben．"Do you want to come？Oh，you have to work，don't you？"
Tom got a little angry，but soon he had a wonderful idea．
"Work？"he said．"I don't think this is work．It's fun．Does a boy get a chance like this every day？"
Ben thought about this．He was watching Tom's every move and was getting more and more interested．
After a while，he said，"Tom，will you let me do some painting？"
"No way．You see，Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly．I'm the only one that can do it right．"
"Oh，please，Tom，"begged（恳求） Ben．"I'll be really careful．Let me try!I'll give you my
apple in return．"
"Well，all right，Ben，"said Tom．"But you must be careful．"
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He started to eat Ben's apple．
All day，boys passed by and wanted to paint．When Ben got tired，Billy began to paint．He gave Tom his favorite kite．Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles（玻璃球），and so on．
That afternoon，Tom got many toys，and the fence got three coats of paint．Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!
56．At first，Tom Sawyer was unhappy because ．
| A． |
he had no time to play |
| B． |
he had no apples to eat |
| C． |
he had no friends to talk with |
57．When Tom Sawyer was working，Ben came along to ．
| A． |
give him a hand |
| B． |
ask him to swim |
| C． |
make fun of him |
58．The underlined phrase"in return"means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
归还 |
| B． |
返回 |
| C． |
回报 |
59．Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Tom thought painting the fence was very fun． |
| B． |
Tom got many toys and a large cake in the end． |
| C． |
Tom was the only boy who could work carefully． |
60．From the passage，we know Tom Sawyer was very ．
| A． |
polite |
| B． |
clever |
| C． |
brave． |
When Chinese people talk about Chinese tea culture today，they won't miss an important person in Chinese history﹣Lu Yu， respected as a "Sage of Tea （茶圣）" for his achievements in the Chinese tea culture．He is best﹣known for The Classic of Tea， the first work on growing， making and drinking tea．
Lu was born in Jingling in 733 A．D．As a child， he became a student of Zou Fuzi．Thanks to his teacher's guidance， he learnt a lot． He often made tea for his teacher． He also took care of his fellow students' health using his knowledge on tea and herbs （草药）．
Lu Yu often went to the countryside to gather tea leaves and herbs．On one of those trips，Lu Yu found a spring． The water was quite clear and clean． When Lu made tea with this spring water，he found the tea tasted better than usual． From then on， he realized the importance of water quality in making tea．
In 752 A．D， Lu Yu finished his studies and returned to Jingling， where he met Cui Guofu． Both men shared the same interests in tea， literature （文学） and poetry． They soon became good friends．Since then， the two spent much time travelling， drinking tea and writing poems together．
This period was important to Lu Yu as a man of literature． Cui， with his rich experience and skills in writing， became a coach of Lu． He provided necessary help with Lu's writing． It was during this time that Lu finally wrote the amazing work， The Classic of Tea．
（1）What is Lu famous for？
A． Having wisdom．
B． Respecting teachers．
C． Caring for friends．
D． Influencing tea culture．
（2）What does the underlined word " guidance" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？
A． Help
B． Stress
C． Protection
D． Control
（3）Why did Lu and Cui become good friends？
A． They had the same hobbies．
B． They lived in the same place．
C． They spent much time together．
D． They had the same experiences．
（4）Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？
①Lu Yu wrote The Classic of Tea．
②Lu Yu became a student of Zou Fuzi．
③Lu Yu made friends with Cui Guofu．
④Lu Yu found water quality was important．
A．②③①④
B．②④③①
C．④①③②
D．④②③①
A Delicious Meal
Tony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81） his friend Amy for it．
Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82） was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate．
"Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked．
"Oh，you won't n （83） those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．"
Tony's mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates．She asked the kids to carry the food﹣filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f （84） dishes she recognized．
Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks，her fingers s（85） lost control of them，and the chicken flew across the table．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86） at the table smiled．
Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87） ．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious!
At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She broke it open and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true!
Paul was my little brother，and he was special．He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair，and he was blind．Lots of times when we walked with Paul，other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn't s（1） ．They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school．But that's not really the reason．Paul was different for the things just our family knew about，only we knew the s（2） that made him special．
Paul helped me hear small sounds．Every time I was with him，I'd have to be q（3） to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard．
Paul helped me exercise．When we went for a walk，we'd often go uphill．When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t（4） ，I was really getting my exercise!
Paul h（5） ever complained．He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do．One time when he had a fever，he got uncomfortable，but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel．
Sometimes Paul let me put things in his hand．We played a kind of guessing game．I put different toys there for him to f（6） ．He was always surprised when I let him hold something new．
Paul was my friend．He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends，and he couldn't run outside to play．But he wasted here for all the peaceful times，and he had the best smile in the world．
I was l（7） to grow up with him as his sister．He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation，if we simply make the choice to find it．
One pleasant New﹣year morning，Edward's father gave him two bright，new silver dollars．He had wishes for a long time to buy some new books．
As he ran down the street to the bookstore，he saw a poor German family，the father，mother and three children walking in the cold wind．
"I wish you a happy New Year．"said Edward，as he was happily passing on．The man shook his head，for he could not understand or speak English．But he pointed to his mouth，and to the children，as if to say，"These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"
Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble．He took out his dollars，and gave one to the man，and the other to his wife．
When Edward came home，his father asked what books he had bought．"I have bought no books，"said he，"I gave my money to some poor people，who seemed to be very hungry and tired．I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．""My dear boy，"said his father，"here are some books．I give them to you，more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣year gift．"
"Always be ready to help people around you every year of your life will be a HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑．
（1）Who gave Edward two dollars？
| A． |
His friend． |
| B． |
His father． |
| C． |
His mother． |
| D． |
A German． |
（2）What did Edward do after he saw a poor German family？
| A． |
He did nothing． |
| B． |
He only passed by． |
| C． |
He gave them two dollars． |
| D． |
He gave them some books． |
（3）Where did Edward meet the German family？
| A． |
On his way to the bookstore． |
| B． |
Near his home． |
| C． |
In a park． |
| D． |
In front of the bookstore． |
（4）Which of the following is true？
| A． |
The German father was so sick that he couldn't feed his family． |
| B． |
Edward gave two dollars to the father． |
| C． |
Edward's father didn't ask him what books he had bought． |
| D． |
Edward's father gave him some books as a reward for his kindness． |
Charles Dickens（狄更新）was born in London in 1812． His family was rather poor． Two days after his 13th birthday． Dickens started working in a factory． In his life， he changed several jobs and met all kinds of people． Many of his novels were based on his past experiences． Dickens started writing novels in his early thirties and became successful almost immediately． Oliver Theist， his second novel， came out in 1838and was very successful． It told a story of a young orphan（孤儿）in the dangerous streets of London． The story has a happy ending﹣﹣﹣the young boy finds his real parents and a lowing home． Because of this novel， great attention was paid to poor children． Over the next 25years， Dickens wrote many other popular novels which are still read today． His books are liked by both the American and the British．
根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词．
| Charles Dickens |
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| Two days （1） starting working in a factory |
Celebrating his 13 thbirthday |
| His past experiences |
Changing （2） jobs and meeting all kinds of people |
| Oliver Twist ﹣﹣﹣his second novel |
Telling a story of a young orphan in the （3） streets of London |
| From 1938to 1863 |
Many other novels were （4） by dickens． |
| The people who like his books |
The people from America and （5） ． |
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