As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times 
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life. The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．none |
_________ would scare the author at night.
| A．Streetlight and car lights | B．Wild animals and enemies |
| C．Moving curtains and wind | D．Strange sights and sounds |
When she went to some other places, she would _________.
| A．walk away without others | B．take a bus by herself |
| C．follow others closely | D．make sure not to take a wrong bus |
Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?
| A．She was usually popular among people. |
| B．She was always the leader of the others. |
| C．She always’ got poor grades. |
| D．She was not at all liked by others. |
The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.
| A．接受 | B．忍受 | C．信服 | D．克服 |
Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(尽职的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五线谱) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回报). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.
| A．he didn’t know the musical stave before | B．he had little fun before |
| C．the music courses are not free | D．he seldom watched TV before |
From the story we can know that ______.
| A．the naughty boys were successful at last |
| B．the “Shepherds’ Kids” has made great success |
| C．all the volunteers giving lessons for the children are music teachers |
| D．the children learnt music very easily |
The story is an introduction of ______.
| A．the French movie “The Choir Boys” | B．a musical group “The Shepherds’ Kids” |
| C．the foundation of “The Shepherds’ Kids” | D．the children learning music |
When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”Susan Boyle is _________
| A．a judge | B．a reporter | C．a beautiful | D．a Scottish woman |
Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the judges |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable |
According to the passage, which is NOT true?
| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence |
| B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school. |
| C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. |
| D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success
| A．It’s never too old to learn. |
| B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. |
| C．If you have a dream, try to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.This story tells us ________.
| A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king | B．when the king would die |
| C．why the Minister died | D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death |
The Prime Minister died because ________.
| A．Effendi killed him | B．Effendi said he would die |
| C．He was badly ill | D．He fell off the horse |
Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
| A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die. |
| B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi. |
| C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death. |
| D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die. |
The king let Effendi go because ________.
| A．he hoped to live a long life | B．he was afraid of Effendi |
| C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word | D．He knew he would die two days later |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister |
| B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die. |
| C．The king was afraid of death. |
| D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. |
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”The doctor ____ when the doorbell started to ring.
| A．was sleeping upstairs | B．was sleeping downstairs |
| C．was working upstairs | D．was working downstairs |
The man asked the doctor _____.
| A．to go out for a walk | B．to go to a place out of town |
| C．to see a patient | D．to go for a vacation |
They left _____.
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．by bus | D．by car |
What the man wanted to do was only _____.
A. to fool the doctor B. to give the doctor money
C. to get home in the doctor’s car D to invite the doctor to his homeThe doctor must be ______ when he heard the man’s words.
A. happy B. angry C. sad D cry
A man and a woman had a son many years after they married. They had a happy family and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was four years old, an accident happened. One night the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to meet their son and take him home. The mother was very busy in the kitchen, and she forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way in the street. When the mother found this, she went to look for him, but she couldn’t find him. Then she went to the police station to ask for help. She was very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband. After hearing the bad news, the father hurried to the police station. When he saw his wife, he didn’t blame(责备) her. Instead he said, “I love you, darling!”
“If I had picked him up or found this earlier, this would not have happened,” the father said to himself. He thought there was no point in blaming anyone. His wife also lost her only child. What he could give her was just understanding. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, they finally found their lost son. From then on, they became closer than before.
When something bad happens, people always spend lots of time blaming others instead of giving them support. Try to learn to forgive(原谅), and then you will find the world is much more wonderful.The father didn’t pick the boy up that day because he was________.
A. sick B. tired C. busyThe mother asked ________ for help when she couldn’t find her son.
A. her husband B. her neighbor C. the policeThe underlined sentence “the boy was the apple of their eyes” means ________.
A. the boy was loved deeply by his parents B. the boy liked eating apples
C. the boy’s face was round like an appleWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. The mother was angry with her husband.
B. The father thought his wife should be blamed.
C. The boy was safe and sent home by the police at last. The passage mainly tells us that we should _________.
A. forgive and understand others B. blame each other
C. take good care of children
David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some books, so he bought them. He left the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to buy some other things. At about six o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were not there! David had to drive to Fry Road.
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station. On Friday people read this in the newspaper:
“Book: Do you have any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturday. David Moore, 26 Fry road.”
David stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at eight o’clock. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag with him.
“Mr. Moore?” the man asked.
“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”
Soon the books were on the table. “Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list.”
A policeman came into the room from David’s kitchen. They were just the same. “Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man. David’s first visitor was ______________.
| A．a student | B．a policeman | C．a reporter | D．a thief |
From the story we know that________.
| A．David was a good teacher |
| B．David was a clever man |
| C．The policeman knew the thief well |
| D．David worked hard |
How did David get his books back?
| A．A reporter found them and gave them to him. |
| B．David found them in his school. |
| C．He thought of a good way to catch the thief. |
| D．He found them at home. |
My name is Lu Fang. I’m a Chinese girl. I am 15 years old. I am in No. 4 Middle School in Beijing. I am in Class 1, Grade 8. Liu Huan is my favorite singer(歌手). And I like You and me very much. My telephone number is 010-55703610. My favorite color is purple. Mr. Lee is my English teacher. He is young. And he is very strong. I like him very much.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。 Lu Fang is in Grade Seven.
Lu Fang is a students in No.4 Middles School in Haikou.
010-55703610 is Lu Fang’s phone number.
Mr. Lee is a young and strong teacher.
Pink is Lu Fang’s favorite color.
Here is a photo. The two girls have big blue eyes and long brown hair. They are both ten years old. They are in the same class. The one in a yellow skirt is Lily. The other one (另一个) an orange skirt is Lucy. Their father (父亲) is Mr. White. He is in a brown coat. Their mom is Mrs. White. She is in a black dress. Who is that boy in a blue cap? He is Lucy and Lily’s brother(哥哥), Bob. He is a high school student. Look! Lucy and Lily are in a green car.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Lucy and Lily are _______ years old.
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10Mrs. White is Bob’s ________.
A. mom B. teacher C. friend Bob wears ________.
A. black shoes B. a blue cap C. a brown coat The girls’ eyes are __________.
A. black B. blue C. brownWhich is TRUE?(哪一项是正确的)
A. Lucy and Lily are in a brown car.
B. The girl in an orange skirt is Lily.
C. Mrs. White’s dress is black.
My favorite physicist (物理学家) is Qian Xuesen. He was born in Shanghai on December 11, 1911. He was a little fat and of medium height. And his eyes were wise. He liked music, art and science (科学).
He studied the important implementation (实施) plan for the Chinese rocket (火箭) and the missile (导弹). He worked very hard for our country. I liked him very much.
Qian Xuesen had famous words: I am very tiny (微小的). It is the Chinese people that are truly great!
Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. I’m very sad to hear the news, and Chinese people are the same as me. He is our hero. We should learn from him and I think I won’t forget the great scientist for ever.Qian Xuesen died at the age of _______.
| A．68 | B．78 | C．88 | D．98 |
According to the passage, what’s Qian Xuesen’s hobby?
| A．He liked playing the piano. | B．He liked piano and science. |
| C．He like maths, art and science. | D．He liked music, art and science. |
Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
| A．Qian Xuesen was born in Beijing. |
| B．Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. |
| C．Chinese people are sad about Qian Xuesen’s death (死). |
| D．Qian Xuesen was too fat. |
What did Qian Xuesan work as?
| A．A Scientist. | B．A teacher. | C．A farmer. | D．An artist (艺术家). |
Li Ling is a good teacher. She will be 29 years old next year. She is from Huaiyang, Henan province (省). Her school is very small. There are eight classrooms in the school. In her school, all the students are free. Some of them are left-behind children (留守儿童). Li Ling is a kind girl. She loves here students very much.
Li Ling works hard every day. Every summer she often buys old books for her students in Zhengzhou. She moves (感动) China! She wants to have a good school. What is Li Ling?
| A．A mother. | B．A doctor | C．A teacher. | D．A farmer. |
How old is Li Ling?
| A．27. | B．28. | C．29 | D．30 |
What does she do for her students?
| A．She cooks food for them. | B．She buys old book for them. |
| C．She teaches them English. | D．She gives her money to them. |
What is Li Ling’s dream (梦想)?
| A．She wants to have a good school. | B．She wants to be a kind teacher. |
| C．She wants to help left-behind children. | D．She wants to move China. |
Good afternoon. My name is Li Chen. I have (有) a sister, Li Hua. Look! That is her photo. Who is that girl in the photo? She is my sister’s friend, Emma. Emma is my English teacher’s (老师) daughter. She has (有) a brother, Ben. Ben and I are classmates (同班同学), and we are good friends. Li Chen is Li Hua’s ________.
A．father B．friend C．brother ________ people (人) are in the text (文章).
A．Three B．Four C．Five Ben is ________.
A．Emma’s brother B．Li Hua’s classmate C. my English teacher My English teacher is ________.
A．Emma’s mother B．Ben C．Li Hua ________ are good friends.
A．Li Chen and Emma B．Li Chen and Ben C．Li Hua and Ben
One day, Mr Read and his son Robert were going out for a walk. He put on a pair of shoes together with a pair of different socks, one white and one yellow. As he came out of his house, his son noticed the colors of his father’s socks and said, “You’ve put on two different socks, Dad.” When he heard this, he looked at his socks and found that his son was right. He was happy and said to himself, “What a clever son I have got!” Then he asked his son to go back to the house to get another pair of socks for him. When the son went back to his house, all he could find was one white sock and one yellow sock. Robert then took the socks to his father and said, “It’s no use changing. These socks at home are also different, one yellow and one white.” Mr Read agreed with his son and they went out for a walk.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F).
1. Mr Read put on a pair of different shoes before he went out for a walk.
2. The socks were yellow and white.
3. Robert found a pair of socks for his father.
4. They went back home to change socks.
Mr. Read was a smart man.
The sun went down when an old man came to a small mountain village with a heavy bag. He found an inn(小旅馆) and wanted to stay there for the night.
After he had gone to his room, the owner of the inn said to his wife, “Look at his heavy bag, dear! I’m sure there’re a lot of valuable(贵重的) things. I want to steal it when he’s asleep tonight.” “No, no,” said his wife. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you to the police station.”
They thought hard and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman. “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he’ll forget to take his bag away tomorrow morning.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “don’t forget it when you cook supper for him.”
The old man had the food with forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left. He looked for the bag for a long time, but he didn’t find it. He hurried to wake his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all!”
“No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.”
“Oh, I’ve remembered!” the owner called out suddenly, “He forgot to pay us the bill!”
1. The old man carried __________ when he got into the inn.
A. a large camera B. a heavy bag
C. an umbrella D. a heavy basket
2. What did the owner want to do? _________________
A. He wanted to call the police.
B. He wanted to kill the old man.
C. He wanted to steal the old man’s bag.
D. He wanted to invite the old man to dinner.
3. The old woman put _____________ into the old man’s food.
A. some sleeping pills B. some pepper
C. some beef D. forgetful grass
4. The next morning the owner found ____________.
A. the old man left his bag in the inn B. the bag was still there
C. the old man had died D. the old man had gone with his bag
5. The old man forgot to __________________.
A. pay the owner the bill B. take his bag
C. look at the time D. say goodbye to the owner
A man went to a farm．While he was there，he saw a pig with a wooden leg．This surprised him so much．He decided to ask the farmer about it．
“This isn’t a common pig and l am very lucky to have him．”said the farmer．“Only two days ago there was a fire in chicken shed(鸡舍)when 1 was away from the farm．The pig noticed this and immediately let all the chickens out into the yard．He then phoned the firemen(消防员)and asked them for help．”
“AIso．a few weeks ago，when I was driving my truck down a steep hill，the truck hit a tree and 1 was badly hurt．The pig rushed to the truck and pulled me out of just before the truck caught fire．”
When the farmer was just about to tell another story，the man said，“Yes, yes，but what about the wooden leg?”
“Well．”said the farmer，“when you’ve got a pig as good as that，you don’t eat it all at once”The pig lost a leg while he was trying to save the farmer’s chickens.
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