When I had something difficult to do， I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said， “Do it yourself，dear.” I was not 1 at all. I thought she was the 2 mother in the world!
For example，one day， I decided to 3 some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my 4 to help me clean it， 5 she still said，“Do it yourself，girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”，I have to 6 my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents 7 I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well，but I have learned 8 .
As time goes by， I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent (勤奋的) 9 a great mother! A 10 mother is worth（等值于） one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?A. old B. glad C. thin
A. tallest B. most foolish C. laziest
A. leave B. invite C. visit
A. mother B. father C. brother
A. or B. when C. but
A. wash B. lead C. knoc
A. do housework B. go swimming C. go camping
A. on show B. by mistake C. a lot
A. Which B. What C. Who
A. young B. good C. happy
Jack is my best friend. We've been friends for 10 years. We were both born in 1991, so we are at the same . We both study at a school Taizhou Middle School. Jack is an easy-going person and he often makes friends without too much trouble. Jack and I often share our own secrets between us, so we are to each other.When I feel worried or unhappy, I can always go to him. A famous saying goes like this: " A friend in 5is a friend indeed." In some way, bad things always test our friendship. If someone is really your lifelong friend, then he or she will give us enough and necessary help. Do you agree?
Every day, after class, we often go to the school library. There're tens of thousands of books and magazines. The school library good service(服务), for example the air-conditioner（空调）is always on and drinks are always ready to give you freshness（新鲜）. Rich people always donate large sums（大量）of money to support the library. Everybody is happy about it. During the Reading Week, we always invite our friends to interesting books. Every year, we have two long holidays. When we're on , we usually go to different places together. In a word, it's lucky to have such a friend sharing interesting things together.
A．age B．year C．old D．ages
A．name B．named C．call D．is called
A．difficult B．hard C．hardly D．easily
A．lying B．smiling C．wrong D．true
A．sadness B．need C．happiness D．sorrow
A．trust B．money C．time D．food
A．gives to B．takes C．brings D．offers
A．expensive B．free（免费的） C．most D．least
A．talk B．speak with C．say D．discuss
A．vacations B．holiday C．holidays D．a vacation
Which part is the most important?
My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was 31 .1 thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My 32 Mommy.”
She said; "No. many people are deaf and can’t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you 33 thinking about my questions and I will ask you again soon. "
Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her:“Mommy. 34 is very important to 35 , so it must be our eyes. "
She looked at me and told me: "You are learning fast, but your 36 is not right because there are many people who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same.”
Then, last year, my grandpa 37 .
Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body
pan now, my dear? The most important body part is your 38 .”
“Is it because it holds up (支撑)my head?”I asked.
"No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they 39 ."
she answered. “ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So, you will 40 have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."A. older B. younger C. cleverer
A. ears B. eyes C. mouth
A. stop B. begin C. keep
A. mind B. heart C. sight
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody
A. question B. problem C. answer
A. came B. died C. arrived
A. shoulder B.
foot C. handA. laugh B. dance C. cry
A. never B. always C. seldom
Friendships light up our lives.Everyone needs friends.Friends are very important.If you want to have good friends，you should be a good friend yourself first.
When I was 5 years old，I had a lot of friends.Almost every kid liked to play with me because I always shared my toy cars with others，Never be mean（小气的）if you want to be a good friend.
As an 11﹣year﹣old，I was captain（队长）of my soccer team I was also the best player.At the beginning，I wasn't captain and I was the weakest player of the whole team.At that time，nobody wanted to make friends with me.Then I trained harder and harder，I made a lot of effort to catch up with the team.As the old saying goes—no pains，no gains.After a lot of hard work，I finally became a good player.My teammates wanted to make friends with me.If you want to be a good friend，always remember to make yourself stronger and stronger.
Now I'm 14.My friends and I have a lot of stress at school.I'm good at math and one of my best friends is good at English.We often help each other.I help him make progress in math.It really does work!Many of my classmates who are bad at math come to ask me for help.They become my friends as well…
Be a helpful study fellow（伙伴）if you want to be a good friend.Make yourself into a good friend and you'll never walk alone.
（1）What's one supposed to do first to have good friends according to the writer？
A.Become the best soccer player of the team.
B.Make himself/ herself stronger than others.
C.Help others study math or English.
D.Become a good friend himself/ herself.
（2）What can be inferred（推断）from the passage？
A.One should be honest when making friends.
B.It's not easy to make friends when one does well in math.
C.Those who are stronger than others have more friends.
D.The writer hasn't any stress while making friends with others.
（3）What can be the best title for the passage？
A.The importance of friends.
B.The ways of making friends.
C.The advantages of being captain.
D.The suggestions of dealing with stress.
A man got a new car and he was very proud 26 it. One day, when he 27 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 28 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 29 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 30 , and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 31 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.
When the father 32 , he took his son to the 33 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 34 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.
When the boy 35 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 36 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 37 very sad.
Think about the story when 38 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 39 , but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.
People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 40 before act!
A．to B．of C．in D．from
A．comes B．came C．has come D．is
A．happy B．unhappy C．happily D．luckily
A．too B．very C．so D．such
A．it B．her C．he D．him
A．poor B．lucky C．bad D．small
A．came out B．came down C．calmed down D．calmed out
A．school B．hospital C．shop D．home
A．break B．breaking C．broken D．broke
A．stood up B．got up C．woke up D．put up
A．how B．where C．why D．when
A．felt B．fell C．sounded D．looks
A．anyone B．everyone C．no one D．someone
A．repair B．repaired C．be repaired D．be repairing
A．To think B．Thinking C．Think D．Be thought
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’ s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath（呼吸） D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish? '
The child replied," I want the fishing rod(竿)in your hands. "
The old man asked," Why do you want the rod?"
"It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.The old man was fishing on the bank of________.
A. a river B. a lake C. a pool Why did the child refuse the fish the old man gave her?
A. Because she didn't like fish.
B. Because she wanted his fishing rod.
C. Because the old man had few fish.The writer thought the child was_____ after she explained why she didn't want the fish.
A. smart B. hardworking C. sillyThe article mainly tells us______.
A. if you have a "fishing rod" in your life, you won't be afraid of anything
B. if you have a fishing rod, you'll have a lot of fish to eat
C. "fishing skills" are more important than "the fishing rod" in life What is the best tide(标题)for the article?
A. The Fishing Rod B. The Fishing Man C. The Fishing Girl
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a near the road.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in. is ready.”
“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.
Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to the gas. When I told the man about my , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walked B．rode C．hurried D．drove
A．busy B．quiet C．modern D．noisy
A．hotel B．restaurant C．house D．market
A．answered B．returned C．noticed D．served
A．Gas B．Tea C．Juice D．Coffee
A．promise B．remember C．learn D．seem
A．shouting B．crying C．acting D．jumping
A．touch B．buy C．borrow D．sell
A．experience B．advice C．result D．plan
A．famous B．strange C．wonderful D．friendly
Three small "fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 61 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 62 to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 63 to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realised that they were 64 , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 65 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 66 for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 67
At last, the largest fish returned to the 68 by jumping over the lowestpart of t-he boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 69 his eider brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the 70 rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.
A．listen to B．look after C．talk with D．worry about
A．dared B．hated C．refused D．stopped
A．allowed B．given C．invited D．taken
A．in safety B．in doubt C．in danger D．in peace
A．agreed B．talked C．compared D．discussed
A．time B．food C．water D．air
A．slowly B．sadly C．luckily D．happily
A．sea B．river C．lake D．pond
A．catching B．joining C．taking D．telling
A．storm B．stars C．moon D．sun
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. ‘I know how you have worked to prepare for this test:' he said. "And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a 'B' to those who not to take the test."
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the remaining（剩下的）students and said, "Does anyone else want to get a 'B'? This is your last chance." Two students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an in this class. Keep believing in ．
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not in what they have learned are 'B' students at best.
The same is in our daily life. The 'A' students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons, not only from normal education, from events in their lives. In the end, they have become people. You see, one should always believe in himself.
A．hardly B．terribly C．luckily D．hard
A．dislike B．rather C．prefer D．start
A．another B．more C．others D．many
A．'D' B．'C' C．'B' D．'A'
A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．confident B．lucky C．modest D．easy
A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．good
A．broken off B．learned from C．dreamed of D．cared for
A．and B．or C．but D．also
A．ruder B．braver C．worse D．better
An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree.A small fly came，flying and buzzing near his ear.The elephant waved it away with his long ears.Then the fly came again and the elephant waved it away once more.
This happened several times.Then the elephant asked the fly， "Why are you so restless and noisy？Why can't you just stay in one place？"
The fly answered， "I am interested in whatever I see，hear or smell.My five senses，and everything that happens around me，pull me here and there and I cannot resist （抵抗） them.What is your secret？How can you stay so calm and still？ "
The elephant stopped eating and said， "My five senses do not rule me.I am in control of myself - my senses do not tell me what to do.This helps me stay focused on whatever I do，and so，keep my mind calm and still.Now that I am eating，I am completely enjoying eating.In this way，I can just focus on enjoying my food."
After hearing these words，the fly's eyes opened wide and a smile appeared on his face.He looked at the elephant and said， "I understand!I will always be restless if I let my senses control me.On the other hand，if I try to use some self﹣control，my mind will become calm and I'll be able to stay still."
It is said that the mind is restless and pays attention to whatever is in front of it.But if you can control what you pay attention to，you can control your mind.
（1）The fly thought he moved around a lot because .
| A． |
he had nowhere to land |
| B． |
he couldn't see things clearly |
| C． |
he was interested in everything around him |
| D． |
his five senses couldn't work with each other |
（2）According to the elephant，what is the key to staying calm？
| A． |
Being in control of one's senses. |
| B． |
Enjoying eating. |
| C． |
Being able to find peace. |
| D． |
Focusing on many things at the same time. |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the story？
| A． |
The fly can resist everything that happens around him. |
| B． |
The five senses always rule the elephant. |
| C． |
The fly will be calm if the senses control him. |
| D． |
The elephant can focus on what he is doing. |
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Stay Still and Calm |
| B． |
Focus on More Than One Thing |
| C． |
Pay Attention to Your Feelings |
| D． |
Take Control of Your Mind |
Andrew is a cold man.One day when he was waiting for the bus，an old woman came up to him.She was wearing old and dirty clothes.She had no shoes and was selling some beautiful flowers.She asked Andrew， "Sir，could you please buy all these flowers？They are only ten dollars.I haven't had a meal for three days." Andrew shook his head and said no.Then the old woman asked，"How about five dollars？That will be enough for me to buy some bread." But Andrew said no again.The old woman begged（恩求），"Then how about one dollar？So I can buy a small apple pie." Andrew said coldly，"I haven't got one dollar in my pocket.Please go away!" Looking at him with sympathy，the old woman gave Andrew all her flowers and said， "Poor young man，take these.You need them more than I do."
根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳的选项。
（1）Andrew is a man.
| A． |
cold |
| B． |
humorous |
| C． |
kind |
（2）An old woman was wearing old and clothes.
| A． |
clean |
| B． |
ugly |
| C． |
dirty |
（3）The old woman needed dollar（s） to buy some bread.
| A． |
ten |
| B． |
five |
| C． |
one |
（4）What does the underlined word "sympathy" probably mean？
| A． |
Regret. |
| B． |
Pity. |
| C． |
Surprise. |
（5）Why did the old woman give Andrew all her flowers？
| A． |
Because she thought Andrew was poorer than her. |
| B． |
Because she thought these flowers meant nothing to her. |
| C． |
Because she thought Andrew wanted these flowers without paying. |
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when you don’t know the ____very well. It may be ___ to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country. We may not know how to buy ____. In a ____ country we may not know where to eat or what to order in a ____. It is not easy to decide how ____to tip (给小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience（经历） ____ that. ____ a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to ____ . We learn to enjoy life in another country and then we may be ____ to leave.
A．language B．people C．words D．country
A．tired B．happy C．hard D．easy
A．nothing B．anything C．things D．shopping
A．good B．new C．old D．young
A．shop B．school C．hospital D．restaurant
A．soon B．many C．much D．often
A．as B．like C．for D．with
A．After B．In C．Before D．For
A．talk B．tell C．speak D．say
A．glad B．worried C．sorry D．interested
Leo is 66 years old. But he ___ young. He is a basketball fan. He has two ---one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has a great ___ __ collection. But he never
_ sports. He only likes collecting sports ______. He has 5 basketballs, 7 baseballs and 3 ping-pong balls. His son, Neal, likes soccer. He is in a soccer club. He often plays soccer with______ friends. He has a computer, too. Playing games is ___ __. He likes it very much. And his daughter, Nancy, likes very much. But she doesn’t have a volleyball and she doesn’t play it. She only likes it ______ TV.
A．sees B．watches C．sounds D．looks
A．child B．daughters C．sons D．children
A．art B．food C．sports D．books
A．do B．does C．play D．doesn’t
A．bags B．clothes C．things D．games
A．he B．he’s C．his D．him
A．boring B．bad C．interesting D．difficult
A．football B．basketball C．volleyball D．tennis
A．watch B．watches C．watched D．to watch
A．in B．of C．on D．about
A survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers (写网络日志的人). Xu Jinglei was one of the first famous people that the website sina .com. invited to open blogs.
The web log written by Xu Jinglei is now the world’s most popular . Xu , an actress-turned –director, became famous overseas when she won a Best Director Award for the film. A Letter From an Unknown Woman in 2004.
Her blog has broken the domestic (国内的) record with more than 10 million visits .
Xu updates (更新) her blog every other day . But if she feels very good she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day .
Visitors leave thousands of messages about each of her articles , praising (赞扬) her open, free writing style, commenting (评论) on films.
( ) Now Xu Jinglei’s web log is ________________ .
broken by hacker B.written by an unknown woman
C. the world’s most popular D. closed by government
( ) How many visitors does Xu’s blog have ?
| A．About 16 million . | B．About 36.82 million |
| C．2004 | D．over 10 million |
( ) _________ invited Xu Jinglei who was one of the first famous people to open blogs.
| A．The website baidu.com | B．The website sina.com |
| C．The website Yahoo.com | D．The website blog.com |
( ) From the passage we know that ________________ .
a survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in English
Xu Jinglei was the only one that the website sina.com invited to open blogs
Xu Jinglei always posts one article in a day
Visitors leave lots of messages about her articles in her blogs
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