阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new school.I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past.They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.
Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift.In fact，I wasn't expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break.First，I got a much­loved stuffed monkey from a shy girl.I was told，“He is my favorite，but I love you and I want him to be with you，Miss Taylor.”How thrilled I was!
Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother's cupboard.
Finally，I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received.It was an old，dirty and broken Christmas story book.Just when I wanted to express my happiness，I was interrupted(打断)by the giver，“And see，it is new！It still has the price tag.”
When other children laughed at him，I stopped them and said，“Oh，books are good in that way.The story is always new if you have not read it before.Now，let's share one together.”Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.
I still keep those Christmas gifts.They always remind me of my lovely kids.
小题1:Why did the teacher like her small special class?
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小题2:When did the children bring their teacher gifts?
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小题3:Who sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher?
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小题4:Was the Christmas story book new?
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小题5:How did the teacher feel when she got the gifts?

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument         a boy in my class. l can't  remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day. I was         that I was right and he was wrong. However, he        believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought          of us to the front of the class ,then she placed the boy on one side of her grey desk and me on      .In the middle of the desk was a large, round object (物体).  It was clear for me       that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was.  "White," he answered in a loud voice. I couldn't believe that the object was white. One more argument started between the boy        me, this time about the color of the object. The teacher told me to go where the boy was standing and told him to come where I had been. We changed       and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White. " It was then that I         what was wrong. It was an object with two  differently  colored sides, and from his side it was white only, from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important 1esson that day: You must stand in other persons' position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes        truly understand their ideas.

小题1:	A．with B．and C．to D．for

小题2:	A．sorry B．sad C．sure D．free

小题3:	A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．strongly

小题4:	A．all B．both C．none D．neither

小题5:	A．others B．another C．other D．the other

小题6:	A．see B．saw C．to see D．seeing

小题7:	A．among B．during C．and D．from

小题8:	A．rooms B．places C．cities D．classroom

小题9:	A．know B．knew C．to realize D．realize

小题10:

A．so B．so that C．in order to D．in order that

Summer vacations should be relaxed for students. However, many of them use the opportunity to take part in summer project.

Xu Dan,a 15-year-old girl , loves vacations because it means she can spend more time volunteering. She believes that volunteering has cts instead. changed her life and made her a better person.
Two years ago, Xu was a shy girl. One day, she saw a group of volunteers picking up trash in the street. Since she had no plans for the summer vacation and wanted to make some friends, she decided to join them.
“I used to think volunteering was nothing more than picking up trash. Now I know that the aim of volunteer work is helping others and gaining self-esteem(自尊),”Xu says. Her volunteering schedule is full: teaching migration workers’(外来务工人员) children English from Mondays to Fridays, picking up trash on Saturdays, and visiting old people on Sundays.
For Xu, visiting old people is the most meanful activity. “I help them clean their homes and cut their hair. I talk to them and listen to their life stories. These are just small things, but every time I help others I feel more confident about myself,” Xu says.
According to Xu, the positive energy(正能量) from volunteering influences the way she deals with people and sees the world. “I can see things from other people’s point of view and look at things more positively. I think I’m going to hold on to it all my life.” she says.
小题1:Xu Dan loves to spend more time_______  during vacations.

A．studying

B．reading

C．traveling

D．volunteering

小题2:When did Xu Dan start volunteering?

A．When she was 14 years old.	B．When she was 15 years old.
C．Two years ago	D．Three years ago.

小题3:Why did Xu Dan decide to join volunteers at first?
A. She didn’t have any plans for the summer vacation
B. She wanted to make some friends
C. She wanted to get more experiences.
D. Both A and B.
小题4:What does Xu Dan do on Sundays according to her volunteering schedule?

A．She visits sick people.

B．She visits old people

C．She picks up trash .

D．She teaches migration workers’ children English .

小题5:Which of the following is NOT ture according to the passage?

A．Xu Dan believes that volunteering has changed her life.

B．Xu Dan used to think volunteering was just picking up trash.

C．Xu Dan thinks teaching English is the most meanful activity.

D．Xu Dan will continue volunteering.

This story happened when I was 11 years old. I’ll never forget it.
I was at my friend Jenny’s      after school one day. We were doing homework when a friend of Jenny’s mum’s came over to      . I don’t remember her name or even what she looked like. I      remember her hands, her voice and the lesson she taught me.
I remember her hand reaching out for mine. What     hands she had, I thought; rich, dark skin going well with the orange nail polish (指甲油). Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT      you shake hands. Let me show you.”
After that, I just remember her voice explaining the importance of a good       , having a sense of self, looking the other person in the eye… At that moment I felt respected.
I think of her every time I meet someone      . I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
I thank her for       the time to teach me something I didn’t know. I thank her for the       that she didn’t talk down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t       something. I thank her for instilling (灌输) the idea that if someone doesn’t know something, don’t be afraid to share your knowledge.
小题1:

A．kitchen

B．office

C．classroom

D．house

小题2:

A．watch

B．help

C．visit

D．look

小题3:

A．just

B．still

C．also

D．hardly

小题4:

A．dirty

B．beautiful

C．large

D．useful

小题5:

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．how

小题6:

A．handshake

B．experience

C．education

D．impression

小题7:

A．familiar

B．new

C．special

D．big

小题8:

A．saving

B．checking

C．taking

D．changing

小题9:

A．truth

B．news

C．result

D．fact

小题10:

A．like

B．know

C．tell

D．want

阅读下面短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合用（T)表示，不符合用(F)表示。
Dana M  iller is a bus driver. She drives a bus in the city of Phladelphia. She works the night shift. That means she starts work at 10:00 at night and gets off at 6:00 in the morning. In the world of bus driving, this is sometimes called third shift. Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years. She started when she was 23 years old. She loves her job most of the time. She gets to meet all kinds of people.
There is the guitar player. He lugs(用力拉) his heavy guitar on the bus every Friday night. He plays at a nightspot downtown. People call him Get Low. That is because he likes to play the guitar on his knees. If the bus is not too crowded, Get Low plays in the back of the bus. The bus is seldom crowded at night. He likes to warm up on the bus before shows.
There is the woman who works at the pretzel(一种脆饼干) factory. Each day the “Pretzel Lady” brings Dana a bag of fresh, soft pretzels. They fill the bus with a wonderful smell!
Sometimes Dana’s job is hard. It is hard when Dana sees people down on their luck(倒霉).
One time, a young woman left her sleeping baby on the bus. There was a note on the baby’s blanket（毯子） asking for help. Dana had to call the police. Another time, a teenaged boy stole money from Dana on the bus. He had a fake（假的）gun. Dana thought it was real. She was very scared(害怕).
Occasionally（偶尔）, driving a bus can be scary. But most of the time, driving a bus is great. Dana does not want to work anywhere else.
“How was your night?” Dana’s husband likes to ask when she gets home. “Good music, good food, and a great view of the city,” she says.
小题1:In the world of bus driving, the third shift is 10pm-6am.
小题2:Dana enjoys driving a bus most of the time.
小题3:The guitar player is called Get Low because he has a low voice.
小题4:Sometimes driving a bus can be scary.
小题5:Dana is now thinking about changing her job.

A family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot（闲置的地皮）. One day, some workers came to start building a house there.
The family’s 5-year-old daughter took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day watching the workers. They talked with her, let her sit with them when they had coffee and lunch breaks. They also gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
At the end of the first week, they even gave her an envelope（信封）with ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her mother. Her mother told her to take her“pay”to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the clerk was surprised and asked the little girl what she did.
The little girl said,“I worked last week to build the new house next door to us.”
“Oh,” said the clerk, “and will you be working to build the house again this week, too?”
The little girl said, “Yes, of course.”
小题1:What did the workers want to build on the vacant lot?
A. A bank.        B. A hospital.                C. A house.
小题2:Which of the following activities didn’t the workers do?
A. Talked with the girl.
B. Sang with the girl.
C. Gave the girl little jobs here and there.
小题3:What did the workers think of the girl?
A. They disliked her.
B. They liked her.
C. They hated her.
小题4:What do the underlined words mean in Chinese?
A.一个基金账户     B. 一个储蓄账户         C.一个股票账户   
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE about the girl?
A. She wanted to become a worker.
B. She learnt to make a lot of money.
C. She thought she was important.

A small man ih his wheelchair gently makes his way into Line 2 subway. He pulls out his microphone, MP3 player and speaker. He clears his         and smiles uncomfortably. “I’m always a bit nervous when I get started,” he says in a quiet        . For now, Gao Xiaowei sings in subways in Beijing, this is the         he makes a living.
Born in Jiangsu Province on a farm, Gao was a happy and         baby. He explains        a small illness caused an unfortunate event at the age of three. “At that time, rural medical conditions were very poor and the doctor wasn’t very         ”.
Gao didn’t like depending on others.         his parents didn’t allow him to leave his hometown, he ran away from home to find out what life       offer him. “I sold all kinds of toys. But now singing in subways can let me live day by day better than       things before.”
Gao         his brightest days in Beijing performing music with two friends. “We        to sing in a busy subway at Wangfujing. At that time, many people appreciated us, and we were         by Beijing TV and some newspapers.” But Beijing is a city where people come and go, and Gao has struggled(斗争) with loneliness since his friends returned to their hometown.
Fortunately, music         to play an important part in his life. “It can give me         of mind. Although my life isn’t very good, I need         than just food and music gives me a lot of spiritual (精神的) comfort.

小题1:	A．face B．throae C．head D．back

小题2:	A．station B．sound C．voice D．place

小题3:	A．part B．project C．cost D．way

小题4:	A．disabled B．healthy C．unusual D．well-known

小题5:	A．how B．what C．where D．who

小题6:	A．professional B．confident C．energetic D．creative

小题7:	A．Because B．If C．But D．Though

小题8:	A．must B．need C．could D．should

小题9:	A．borrowing B．receiving C．providing D．selling

小题10:

A．finished B．practiced C．spent D．found

小题11:

A．wanted B．used C．stopped D．pretended

小题12:

A．included B．influenced C．interested D．interviewed

小题13:

A．countinues B．happens C．develops D．describes

小题14:

A．problem B．prediction C．peace D．pressure

小题15:

A．less B．more C．fewer D．worse

My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.
In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”
My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian’s niece.
小题1:The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ___________.

A．to help her become less shy

B．to help her become smart

C．to help her live happily

D．to help her walk out of her house

小题2:Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ______________.

A．was Lillian’s niece

B．was as old as her daughter

C．was from Washington Heights

D．had shiny black hair and a big smile, too

小题3:Why did the writer lose her best friend?   Because ____________________.

A．she moved to New Jersey

B．they were different from each other

C．her best friend travelled to Florida

D．her best friend lost her life on a trip

小题4:“I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of _______．

A．Paragraph 2

B．Paragraph 3

C．Paragraph 4

D．Paragraph 5

小题5:We can infer (推断) from the passage that______.

A．Laura is outgoing

B．Laura helps Donna a lot

C．Laura and Donna are of the same age

D．Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death

Sudha Chandran, a famous dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also cut off  on her career (事业) road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a stop, she didn’t give up. In the painful months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made leg for her. So strongly, she wanted to go back to dancing.  Sudha believed in herself and she thought she could realize her dream.
After every public recital (个人表演), she  would ask her dad about her performance. “You
still have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic comeback by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it moved everyone to tears. That evening when she asked her dad the usual question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise. Sudha’s comeback was so moving that a film producer decided to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she had managed to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”  Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
小题1:Sudha Canadian is an ________ dancer.

A．English

B．Indian

C．Australian

D．American

小题2:Sudha thought she could depend on ________ to make her dream come true.

A．the doctor	B．her father
C．herself	D．a film producer

小题3:What did Sudha do in January, 1984?

A．She had a car accident.

B．She met a doctor.

C．She left Bombay.

D．She made a historiccomeback.

小题4:How did Sudha’s father praise her?

A．By touching her feet.

B．By watching her performance.

C．By teaching her to dance.

D．By making the story into a hit film.

小题5:What’s Sudha idea about success?

A．Being a disabled dancer.

B．Believing in families and friends.

C．Practicing more.

D．Having a strong will to win.

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away, this boy was the       student in his class. He was the top in every competition. But the boy changed after       home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time.
His        started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know        was wrong with him. So his dad       to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. The father started        him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports.        some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my        ?” “No, no.” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad.They didn’t say           to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him        . And today this young man in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

小题1:	A．healthiest B．nicest C．loneliest D．brightest

小题2:	A．reaching B．going C．leaving D．coming

小题3:	A．friends B．parents C．teachers D．cousins

小题4:	A．what B．why C．how D．where

小题5:	A．liked B．continued C．decided D．thought

小题6:	A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．asking

小题7:	A．When B．Before C．After D．Until

小题8:	A．groups B．grades C．happiness D．brightness

小题9:	A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything

小题10:

A．widely B．strongly C．heavily D．deeply