The story below is a true story that happened in September.

During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a great shock to everyone.

This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It made me realize the fact that you just don’t know when a loved one is no longer going to be with you. We sometimes take our loved ones for granted(当然)，and we expect that they will be with us all the time. However, as we all know, life does not work that way and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us stand back and realize how short life is.

To cheer her up, I tried to imagine if I were in her shoes how I would feel. It was impossible to imagine what she was going through. What words could I say to help her?Sometimes words just can’t express our feelings. Sometimes our actions are much more meaningful than words. So I gave her a hug(拥抱)…

Life is too short, and we should treasure(珍惜) every day staying with our loved ones.

1.The writer’s friend lost her husband _______.     

A．in spring

B．in summer

C．in autumn

D．in winter

2. What does the underlined word “ tragedy” mean in Chinese?

A 机会           B. 生存        C．悲剧            D. 闹剧

3. To cheer her friend up, the writer ______.

A．gave her some flowers

B．said some words

C．did nothing

D．gave her a hug

4. In the writer’s opinion, life for us is ______.

A．short

B．serious

C．unexpected

D．meaningless

5. According to Paragraph 3, what did the writer realize from the accident?

A． We don’t know when we will lose our loved people.

B． Sudden and unexpected accidents happen everywhere.

C． Her friend was unlucky to meet the accident.

D． Accidents usually took place in September.

 

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.
【小题1】Which is the most important festival in China?

A．the Mid-Autumn Festival	B．The Spring Festival
C．Children’s Day	D．May Day

【小题2】The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in________ .

A．January or February	B．February or march
C．September or October	D．December or January

【小题3】．What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A．Fruit

B．Fish

C．Dumplings

D．chicken

【小题4】The food dumpling means “_________”

A．be nice

B．be hungry

C．come together

D．come back

【小题5】When Chinese people are having dinner on the Spring Festival eve, they ____.

A．sing, dance and play cards	B．buy each other presents
C．never drinks	D．never sings

Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
【小题1】Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?         

A．Because he liked. eating pears.

B．Because the tree was important to his family.

C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.

D．Because his sons didn't judge things quickly.

【小题2】The fourth son went to see the tree in          .                     

A．Spring

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

【小题3】The underlined word "buds" probably means        in Chinese.        

A．叶子

B．枝条

C．果实

D．花蕾

【小题4】Which of the following is true?                                     

A．The pear tree was near his home.

B．The third son said the tree was beautiful.

C．The four sons all liked the tree.

D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons

【小题5】What's the main idea of this passage?                              

A．Don't judge a life by one difficult season.

B．Father's love is great.

C．Every tree has four seasons.

D．Life is different for everyone.

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a  26   .

It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.   2 7  a result, no one knew I was. I was very  28  , and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I   29  the other students talking and laughing. I felt my heart 30  . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. An who d I didn’t want my parents to 31  me.

Then one day, my classmates talked  32 with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.   33   , a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know  34 he was. He passed me and then   35  . He looked at me, without a word, but a smile.

  36 , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and  37  .

That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became   38   to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember  39  at me!

It doesn’t matter   40   all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1.A. kiss           B. smile            C. hug          D. bow

2.A. For            B. Because          C. As           D. Since

3.A. lonely     B. alone            C. along        D. lone

4.A. heard          B. listened         C. listen to    D. heard of

5.A. sing           B. play             C. break        D. dance

6.A. look for       B. worry about      C. feel glad    D. know about

7.A. loudly     B. quietly          C. sadly        D. happily

8.A. Just time B. At that moment   C. By the time  D. In that time

9.A. whose          B. that             C. which        D. who

10.A. turned on     B. turned off       C. turned back  D. turned over

11.A. Suddenly      B. Luckily          C. Hurriedly    D. Seriously

12.A. cool          B. warm             C. sad          D. love

13.A. near          B. nearly           C. closer       D. closely

14.A. laughing      B. looking          C. meeting      D. smiling

15.A. though        B. because          C. even if      D. until

 

We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.

Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories. Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.

Just look at the cycle(循环) of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.

Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.

We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.

1.What do writers use to share their life experiences?

A．Stories.           B．Newspapers.       C．Basketballs.        D．Pianos.

2.Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______.

A．changes exist in our life

B．we should move other’s things

C．we should use books to share our life experiences

D．there are difficulties in our life

3.The cycle of the seasons means ______.

A．we should wear warm clothes in winter

B．we should accept the changes in our life

C．we should prepare for the weather

D．leaves turn yellow in autumn

4.If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?

A．I have no chance to pass the test.

B．Exams are hard for me.

C．I have bad luck.

D．It's good for me because I know there are more to learn

5.What's the main idea of this passage?

A．Weather changes in different seasons.

B．Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book.

C．We should change ourselves when life changes.

D．We should not lose heart when we meet with difficulties.