Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go, just as she does.　But parents do a lot more than just pass on their hobbies. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids the minute their kids are born. Most parents will do this as long as they live.
Here are some ways you can stay close, get along well, and build a strong relationship( 关系)with your parents.
Spend time together. Instead of playing computer games or watching TV, ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, or do some reading.
Be kind.Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad. You can brighten a parent’s day with a hug（拥抱）, a card , or a joke. It’s also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy!
Do your best at whatever you do. You don’t have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you’re turning into a great kid. Why? Because it lets them know they’re doing a good job.
小题1:Who may influence you more than anyone else you will meet according to the passage?

A．Teachers

B．Friends

C．Parents

D．Grandparents

小题2:Which of the following can’t help you build a strong relationship with your parents?

A．Spending time together

B．Being kind.

C．Doing your best at whatever you do.

D．playing computer games or watching TV

小题3:Your parents will be unhappy if you      .

A．clean up his or her room without being asked

B．fight with your brothers or sisters

C．try your best to do something

D．give them a hug

小题4:What does the underlined part in the passage mean? It means         .  

A．they make you become a good kid

B．they work hard

C．they are perfect

D．they do well in their office work

In one’s life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are successful, you may be very    41  . When you    42  , you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough understanding of yourself, you may miss many chances in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak    43  . You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because not    44   dreams can come true. You may be confident enough to meet challenges，but first you should know   45  .
To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation(自我欣赏). Maybe you think you are a tall tree    46   just small grass, but you can always have your own way of being there. As soon as you get full confidence in yourself, you are sure to face any trouble.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also    47  to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are    48  , tell your friends about it to change the mood(情绪) into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how you should look after yourself, you    49   be able to stay away from illness.
   50   can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.

小题1:	A．sad B．busy C．proud D．interested

小题2:	A．fail B．win C．succeed D．fall

小题3:	A．one B．ones C．place D．places

小题4:	A．every B．each C．both D．all

小题5:	A．where to do B．how to do C．what to do D．when to do

小题6:	A．or B．and C．but D．so

小题7:	A．tells B．speaks C．means D．looks

小题8:	A．happy B．glad C．comfortable D．sad

小题9:	A．will B．won’t C．would D．mustn’t

小题10:

A．No one B．Everyone C．Someone D．Anyone

Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough. Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more. Here are some tips:
l Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different. Ask more questions. Ask yourself and others. Keep thinking until you find the answers.
l Draw. Einstein thought in pictures. Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas.
l Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you have learned. Are they different from what you thought?
l Relax. Many ideas come when you are relaxed. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.
l Write. Keep a diary. Write down your questions and ideas. Write down new ideas after you read.
l Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.
l Be brave. Do not let other people say your ideas are silly. Explain yourself. Let other people explain why they think you are wrong. Then decide.
小题1:What can we do to relax ourselves according to the passage?

A．Keeping a diary.

B．asking questions.

C．Taking a walk.

D．Reading mew things.

小题2:The author suggested we should    if other people say our ideas are silly.

A．discuss the ideas with others

B．draw problems and ideas

C．go to a museum with others

D．write down your ideas

小题3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．A genius needs to learn and think.

B．We should find the answers all by ourselves.

C．Einstein’s advice is to use our brain more.

D．Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas.

Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But
you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦)
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive(原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But Instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an anger person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be anger. You may think you’re right  and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
小题1:According to the passage, we might get angry when someone ______.

A．holds us back	B．forgets us
C．doesn’t like us	D．does hurt us

小题2: bitterness comes from_______.

A．our health problems like heart disease

B．the anger that lives deep inside our mind

C．the person who says something that hurts us

D．our relation with friends and family members

小题3:The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “_____’’.

A．误解

B．否认

C．疏远

D．减轻

小题4:The best way to deal with the bitterness is to ______.

A．make the person who hurts us look bad

B．hate the person who hurts us very often

C．accept that you are hurting the other person

D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us.

B．We should pay more attention to our friends.

C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself.

D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike, but I knew there was little hope because my family could  36  have that money.
On my birthday, my parents told me they had my  37  outside in the back yard. At once I  38  out to the yard. There was my bike,  39  it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I thought I  40  my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment  41  their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling  42  that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me  43  much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about  44 . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this  45  because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
小题1:A. hardly                      B. quickly                      C. easily
小题2:A. card                        B. gift                         C. cake
小题3:A. rushed                      B. rode                         C. came
小题4:A. and                             B. or                           C. but
小题5:A. liked                       B. hated                        C. hurt
小题6:A. on                          B. in                          C. at  
小题7:A. surprised                   B. excited                      C. bad
小题8:A. everything                  B. nothing                      C. something
小题9:A. love                        B. money                        C. knowledge
小题10:A. idea                       B. story                      C. advice

“Do you like my dress?” She asked a lady. “My Mum made it just for me,” she said with tears in her eyes.
“Well, I think it’s very pretty, so tell me, little girl, why are you crying?”
The little girl answered in a low voice, “After Mum made me this dress, she went away. My Dad says that she’s up in heaven with grandfather.”
Finally the woman realized why she was crying. She felt very sorry for the little girl and held the child in her arms.
Just before the lady wanted to go, the girl stopping crying, walked back from the woman, and showed her a spot (点) on her dress, and said, “Right here is where my Mum kissed my dress, and here,” pointing to another spot, “and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mum said that she had put all those kisses on my dress so that I would forget my sadness.”
The lady realized that she wasn’t just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at mother. The mother knew that she was going away. So she gave all her love to her lovely daughter and put it into the dress.
The lady no longer saw a little girl wearing a simple dress. She saw a child in her mother’s love.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:The little girl was crying because her mother           .
A. died                     
B. went out with her grandfather       
C. was ill
小题2:The girl told the woman the spots on her dress were           .
A. the strange designs      
B. her sadness                     
C. her mother’s kisses
小题3:The little girl showed the lady           .
A. how beautiful her dress was
B. how happy she was
C. how great the mother’s love was
小题4:According to the passage, it’s clear that the woman was           .
A. the girl’s relation     
B. a careless woman                
C. kind to the girl
小题5:From the story, we learn that           .
A. a mother should take her child with her
B. mother’s love is the greatest in the world
C. a girl should wear a dress made by her mother

Dear Students，
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.
In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

小题1:	A．found B．had　 C．chose D．liked

小题2:	A．interesting B．important C．easy D．difficult

小题3:	A．never B．also　 C．ever D．already

小题4:	A．hotels B．streets C．houses D．classrooms

小题5:	A．looking over B．looking after C．getting on well with D．paying for

小题6:	A．money B．food　 C．medicine D．hope

小题7:	A．One B．Another C．The other D．Other

小题8:	A．give out B．give up C．give back D．give away

小题9:	A．until B．while C．when D．after

小题10:

A．happy B．unlucky C．sad　 D．friendly

I still remember the last time when two of my children and I went to the playground. It had rained during the night and the playground was very muddy (泥泞的). They had just put on clean clothes, so I was a little worried about the pools of water on the playground. It was not long before Kathy got her beautiful skirt dirty on the playground. She dug through the rocks. I was about to blame her for getting her clothes dirty when she ran towards me with a smile on her face. When she got to me, she handed me a little heart-shaped rock and said, “Here Mom! Here is a heart for you－just because I love you! Keep it!” with tears in my eyes, I thanked her.
Should I blame her for getting her clothes muddy? No way! I still have that little heart-shaped rock. It is one of the best gifts that I have ever received. I realize that many times it is not necessary for us adults to worry about the small things our children do. Let them do what they’d like to.
I will spend a lot more time on the playground with my children. I’m sure I will learn a lot from the children. It reminds me of some years ago when my grandfather told me, “You would not enter the kingdom (王国) of happiness until you pretended (假装) to be a small child.”
小题1:The writer was deeply moved by her daughter’s ____________.

A．digging task on the playground

B．love of the muddy playground

C．special way to show her love

D．smile on her face when running

小题2:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that the writer thought parents should _________.

A．allow kids to do whatever they like

B．keep the presents given by children

C．not give too much care to their own children

D．not worry about the small things their children do

小题3:In the last paragraph, Grandpa’s words imply (暗示) that _____________.

A．children may find happiness easily in life

B．children care more about happiness than adults do

C．adults cannot share children’s happiness

D．adults should pretend to be a child

Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time     36   with her. One night, when he     37   his house, Helen came running to him and was ready to play. But he had a lot of work to do,     38    couldn’t play with his daughter. In order to keep her     39   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. Mr. Black said he had     40    time to play right now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to make up a map of the world, and then they could both play.
About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, “Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?” Mr. Black was surprised, he said, “That’s     41   . Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every    42     in its place. Mr. Black said, “That’s surprising!    43    did you do that?” Helen said, “It was    44   . On the back of the paper was a picture of a    45   .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”

小题1:	A．working B．running C．playing D．walking

小题2:	A．got back B．got to C．got on D．got out

小题3:	A．or B．and C．but D．then

小题4:	A．sleepy B．warm C．free D．busy

小题5:	A．no B．enough C．much D．some

小题6:	A．right B．wrong C．possible D．impossible

小题7:	A．map B．picture C．piece D．page

小题8:	A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

小题9:	A．hard B．simple C．difficult D．different

小题10:

A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman

One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognizedhis footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
小题1:From the article we know that________.

A．the boy always has a hat on his head

B．the man is one of his neighbors

C．the boy is blind and needs help

D．the boy works for the man

小题2:On the sign what the man wrote was, “                .”

A．Treasure what we have already had

B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it

C．We are so lucky that we are not blind

D．Try your best to help those who need your help.

小题3:According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

小题4:The word “recognized” here in Chinese means _______.

A．承认

B．接受

C．表扬

D．认出

小题5:_______ is the best title (题目) for this story.

A．Be careful not to be blind.

B．Be creative. There is always a better way!

C．Be kind to the blind!

D．Don’t always get, but offer!