Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had   1   ideas about money. They were quarrelling（争吵）about what would happen if a poor man could  2  a million pound note. One thought that anyone with such a note would have   3  he wanted; the other thought that it would be   4  for him to get anything with the note（钞票）.They couldn’t agree with each other. So they   5  to make a bet (打赌).
It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street that day, who had come to Britain only chance.  6  home and job, he looked pale（苍白的）and  7  . Suddenly he saw an apple   8   away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of picking it up to eat. Just as he was   9 out his hand, he heard a voice calling him. He looked up and saw the two   10. They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it until two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.” Then they left…

小题1:	A．two B．more C．different D．the same

小题2:	A．get B．make C．find D．give

小题3:	A．however B．whatever C．whenever D．wherever

小题4:	A．nice B．possible C．impossible D．certain

小题5:	A．decided B．had C．wished D．wait

小题6:	A．With B．Without C．Not D．No

小题7:	A．strong B．happy C．hungry D．shy

小题8:	A．thrown B．left C．picked D．found

小题9:	A．reaching B．putting C．holding D．raising

小题10:

A．apples B．letters C．gentlemen(绅士) D．fellows

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

Dear George, I’m fourteen and I’m much shorter for my age. What’s worse, I’m very fat. I want to be 55 kg and to be taller and then I can go to the school basketball team and enjoy myself. Can you help me? Bob

Dear George, I’m learning French but I don’t get good marks. I don’t know why. Sometimes I want to give up, but I know I shouldn’t because languages are going to be very important. What should I do? Alice

Dear Bob, Don’t worry if you’re shorter than your friends. Teenagers grow at different times. It doesn’t matter how heavy you are. You are still the same person. Plan your meals with your mum, and she can help you lose weight. Also, try taking more exercise. George

Dear Alice, You’re right. You should never give up, and I’m sure that you’ve made more progress than you think. You can talk to your teacher and ask her what you should do to get a better grade. Talk to your friends who are good at French. Find something that helps you. George

小题1:Alice is worrying about­­________.

A．her friends

B．her marks

C．her height

D．her weight

小题2:Bob should ­­________ according to George’s letter.

A．take more exercise	B．talk to his friends
C．join a basketball term	D．learn some French

小题3:George advises Alice to talk to­­________for help.

A．her mother	B．her teacher、
C．Bob’s teacher	D．Bob’s friends

As post 90s students，we have so many   1  . We are usually kind and helpful. When someone is in trouble，we always give him or her a   2  . We are   3  . Most of us can work hard in class and play   4  after class. In addition，we are obviously imaginative. We always try something   5  and do everything differently. On the  6  hand，we   7  have some disadvantages. To   8   you the truth，some of us are   9  impolite. Sometimes we can't express our opinions in a correct   10  . What's more，we are so   11  that we often make some mistakes in our   12  and lives.
Overall，as post 90s students who will enter a high middle school，I think you need to be   13  to the high school life as   14  as you can. You should work hard every day and take an active part in   15  kinds of activities to improve your abilities. Boys and girls，the future is up to us to create.

小题1:	A．interests B．hobbies C．advantages D．disadvantages

小题2:	A．look B．hand C．leg D．money

小题3:	A．friendly B．interesting C．brave D．energetic

小题4:	A．happily B．happy C．quickly D．quick

小题5:	A．old B．new C．useful D．difficult

小题6:	A．one B．same C．any D．other

小题7:	A．also B．too C．either D．as well

小题8:	A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk

小题9:	A．a lot B．lot C．a little D．little

小题10:

A．road B．way C．street D．avenue

小题11:

A．care B．careful C．careless D．cares

小题12:

A．life B．school C．family D．studies

小题13:

A．used B．use C．uses D．using

小题14:

A．quick B．quickly C．quietly D．fast

小题15:

A．some B．any C．all D．many

___________
There is a little story about an insurance(保险) salesman in Tokyo. Even though this man tried very hard to promote the insurance, nobody bought it. One day, he came to a small temple and began to brag about his insurance. After listening to his introduction, the monk said: “Your recommendation of insurance can’t arouse any of my interests! When you are communicating with others, you must have the charm to attract others, or you will be unpromising in the future. Young man, try to change yourself!”
The salesman thought deeply about each word. From then on, he invited all his friends to point out his weakness and kept on improving himself bit by bit for all his life. Thirty years later, he became a millionaire. And this man is the famous Yuan Yi Ping. His experience reflects one attitude: sometimes, we should change ourselves instead of changing the world.
小题1:The salesman _________________________.    

A．is very lazy.

B．is not friendly to the people .

C．want to find another job.

D．became a famous salesperson in the world.

小题2:The word “millionaire ” in the second passage means _______________________.    

A．a man who has much money.

B．a man who is good at attracting others .

C．a boss in a big company.

D．a famous person in the world.

小题3:The right title for this passage can be “ ____________________”.

A．A story about a salesman

B．Communicate more with others

C．Attract others

D．Change yourself

Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it ”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜台)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity(慷慨)because he gave his own Smarties to others  Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it .”explained, “when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, when you do get something you should be very thankful.”
小题1:When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.

A．her mother for a nice toy

B．her mother for a box of Smarties

C．where she could find a box of Smarties

D．her mother if she could had enough money

小题2:From the passage we know Smarties are ____.

A．a beautiful doll

B．an interesting story book

C．a kind of candy

D．some leaves of a nice tree

小题3:The writer was____to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.

A．sad

B．excited

C．angry

D．proud

小题4:What can we learn from the story above?

A．Every kid should have a pack of Smarties..

B．Everyone should have a good mother.

C．Everyone should do nice things for others.

D．Every mother should often do something for her children.

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___31___ in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___32___ body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___33___ to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be___34___  .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___35___  .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it ___36___ a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___37___  .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with___38___  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___39___  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be___40___ to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.___41___ struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___42___ as we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___43___ growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___44___  or problems. So, next time you are ___45___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little----then fly!

小题1:	A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake

小题2:	A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its

小题3:	A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered

小题4:	A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful

小题5:	A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller

小题6:	A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt

小题7:	A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head

小题8:	A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humor

小题9:	A．get B．getting C．to get D．got

小题10:

A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used

小题11:

A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes

小题12:

A．as helpful B．as weak C．as strong D．as creative

小题13:

A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents

小题14:

A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope

小题15:

A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with

“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao ?” says Wang Lin , 28 , a\ writer in Beijing . Taobao  , China’s largest online shopping site （网上购物网站）, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life . She spends lots of money on Taobao. A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping . Most online shoppers are students or young workers . More women shop on line then men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular online. It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao . Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .
小题1:What are  the most popular online?
A. Candles and DVD players           B. Clothes and books.
C. Clothing and home-use products.  D Treasure
小题2:Taobao is ____________.

A．a shopping mall	B．an online shopper
C．an online shopping site	D．A kind of treasure

小题3:Most online shoppers are ________.
A. young     B. old     C. babies   D Men

Dear Dad, ＄chool is really great. I am making lot＄ of friend＄ and ＄tudying very hard. With all my ＄tuff, I ＄imply can’t think of anything I need. ＄o if you would like, you can ＄end me a card, a＄ I would love to hear from you. Love, Your son

 

Dear Son, I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep an hoNOur student busy .Do NOt forget that the pursuit（追求）of kNOwledge is a NOble task , and you can never study eNOugh. Love, Your Dad

小题1:Why does the son write the letter?

A．He misses his father.

B．He wants to show his love to his dad.

C．He studies too hard.

D．He needs some money.

小题2:What card do you think he wants to get ?

A． A postcard.	B． A Christmas card.
C． A credit card.	D． A birthday card.

小题3:Will his father send him what he wants?

A．Yes.

B．No.

C．I’ve no idea.

D．Of course.

小题4:55. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The son can’t write the letter “s” correctly.

B．The son only wants to get a letter from his father.

C．The father is not clever enough to understand his son.

D．The father can understand his son well.

Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．Act friendly，and say “Hi，can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make  new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ ll have one，or two，or even more new friends. You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
小题1:This text is written for ________ ．

A．teachers

B．parents

C．students

D．visitors

小题2:According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they  ________  ．

A．have trouble with their studies

B．don’t have their best friends around

C．need their parents to be with them

D．are too young to look after themselves

小题3:The underlined words in Paragraph 4 refers to ________  ．

A．sharing your ideas	B．talking before many people
C．studying better at school	D．developing new friendship

小题4:Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because  ________   .

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

小题5:The expression “feeling left out'’ means“ _______    ” in Chinese．
A．受冷落    8．被调侃    C．挨批评    D．遭攻击

There was once a bad king, all his people hated him very much. One day in a summer he was swimming by himself in a river.The king was a good swimmer, but while he was in the middle of the river, he was ill. He cried out “Help! Help!” At that time two farmers were working in the field near the river. They ran over, jumped into the water and saved the king. They didn’t know that he was the king until they pulled him out of the water.
The king was very happy, so he said to the farmers, “You have saved my life. Now you may ask for anything, and I’ll give it to you.”
One of the farmers said, “My son broke his leg last week, and he can’t walk. Please send him a good doctor.” The king agreed. Then he said to the other farmer. “And what can I do for you, old man?” The old man was very clever. He thought for a few minutes and then he answered, “You can do a very important thing for me.”“What’s that?” asked the king. He thought that the old man would ask for some money or something else.
“Don’t tell anybody that we have saved you,” the old farmer answered.
小题1: Where was the king swimming one day in a summer?
A. In a river.
B. In a lake
C. In the sea
小题2:Who came to save him?
A. His son.
B. Two farmers.
C. A farmer.
小题3:When did the farmers know that he was the king?
A. Before they jumped into the water.
B. When they were in the water.
C. After they pulled him out of the water.
小题4:What did the king do after he was saved?
A. He promised to be a good king
B. He promised to give the farmers anything they wanted
C. He promised not to swim again.
小题5:Why did the king need help in the water?
A. Because he wasn’t good at swimming
B. Because somebody pulled him into the water.
C. Because he was ill.