One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.

After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things,

1.The farmer bought _______with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

     A. some food       B. some water       C. some cherries    D. some pennies

2.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

     A. he wanted his son to eat them all        B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

     C. he wanted to teach his son a lesson      D. he wanted his son to pick them up

3.From the story, we can learn that _______.

     A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

     B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

     C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

     D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

 

Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements(要素) is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her. Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it’s completely normal. Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.
Whatever the reason you’re breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what’s going on and why. Don’t send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬) him/her. In fact, maybe he/she has known there’s a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you’re not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.
【小题1】What is NOT the usual cause of ending a friendship?

A．Getting tired of putting your heart into each other.

B．Finding a new hobby that takes up much time.

C．Realizing the relationship going in an unhealthy way.

D．Living too far away from each other.

【小题2】The underlined letters BFF probably means________.

A．永远的朋友	B．永久的隔阂
C．终结的友谊	D．暂时的误解

【小题3】What can be the best title for this passage?

A．Four basic elements of friendship.

B．Friendly advice on reading.

C．What to do with friendship in trouble?

D．When to be friends or enemies?

【小题4】What should you do when breaking up with your best friends?
1. Remember his or her once being important to you.  
2. Try to have a heart-to-heart chat with him or her.
3. Be honest and respectful to each other.
4. Send an unpleasant e-mail and ignore him or her.
5. Suggest not getting along with each other for a while.

A．1.2.3.4.

B．2.3.4.5

C．1.3.4.5

D．1.2.3.5

阅读理解

阅读对话或短文选择正确答案填空

Lily: Hello！ This is Lily speaking. Is that Kate?

Kate: Yes, it is. Hi！ Lily！

Lily: Hi！ There’s a meeting this afternoon in our classroom. Can you come, Kate?

Kate: I’m afraid I can’t. My mother isn’t feeling well today. I must help her with the housework and look after my little brother.

Lily: I’m sorry to hear that. But it doesn’t matter. I think you’d better stay at home.

Kate: Thank you. By the way, what’s the meeting about?

Lily: it’s about the basketball game. We’re going to play against（对抗）Class Three.

Kate: That’s great！

Lily: I got a letter from Uncle Wu yesterday. And a color photo, too.

Kate: Er… but who’s Uncle Wu?

Lily: A farmer on the Jinxing Farm. Don’t you remember?

Kate: Oh, yes. He was very friendly to us when we worked there last September.

Lily: it’s a very nice photo. We’re carrying rice in the photo.

Kate: Please bring it to school tomorrow morning.

Lily: OK！ Bye！

Kate: Bye！

1.Kate can’t go to the meeting because ____.

A. she isn’t feeling well  B. she has a lot of homework to do 

C. her mother isn’t at home  D. her mother is ill

2.The meeting is about ____.

 A. a color photo  B. the football game  C. Uncle Wu  D. the basketball game

3.Uncle Wu is a ____.

 A. worker  B. doctor  C. farmer  D. teacher

4.Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.

 A. picking apples  B. summer harvest  C. growing vegetables  D. autumn harvest

4.Kate and Lily went to the Jinxing Farm to help with ____.

 A. picking apples  B. summer harvest  C. growing vegetables  D. autumn harvest

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

 A. The photo is black and white.  B. Kate and Lily aren’t in Class Three. 

C. Kate’s little brother is ill     D. Uncle Wu is a bad man.

 

阅读对话，然后根据对话的内容选出问题的最佳答案。（4分）

A: Hello!

B: Hi, is that Paul? This is Nick, your new classmate.

A: Hi, Nick! Where are you?

B: At home. There’s a new movie at the Capital Cinema（首都电影院）. Do you Know?

A: Yes, I do. Do you like going to movies?

B: Yes, very much. I usually go to movies with my parents on Sunday.

A: What kind of movies do you like?

B: Action movies. How about you?

A: I don’t often go to movies. I like watching TV or VCD at home.

B: That’s different from （不同）seeing the movie at the cinema（电影院）. Let’s go to the movie this evening, OK?

A: Sorry, I’m going to a concert（音乐会） with my mother this evening. What about tomorrow afternoon?

B: OK. See you after lunch tomorrow.

A: Bye-bye.

1. Who is B?

A. Nick, Paul’s new classmate.  B. Paul, Nick’s new classmate.

2. What does Paul like?

A. Going to movies.   B. Watching TV or VCD at home

3. Paul and Nick are going to ________.

A. the new movie this evening  B. a concert this evening

C. the new movie tomorrow    D. have lunch at the cinema

4.Where do they talk about the movies?

A. At Nick’s home.  B. At Paul’s home. C. At the cinema.    D. On the phone.