There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).
West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.
The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.
【小题1】Why did the two birds die?
A. They died from West Nile Virus.
B. They could not get enough food.
C. The villagers killed them.
【小题2】From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.
A. flu                    B. mosquitoes                  C. water
【小题3】People will get the disease if ______.
A. they get wet in rainy days
B. they are bitten by any mosquito
C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus
【小题4】 People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ­­______.
A. keep warm
B. check the wet areas
C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小题1】How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?

A．$20.

B．$50.

C．$100.

D．$200.

【小题2】In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ___________.

A．very angry

B．quite happy

C．too excited

D．a little tired

【小题3】The boy wanted to buy ___________ with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself	B．a nice present for his father
C．a toy for his own birthday	D．an hour of his father’s time

【小题4】From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father __________.

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”The little boy went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy's room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here's $10.” “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily. “Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy's father make an hour? ____ .

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ____.

A．very angry	B．quite happy
C．too excited	D．a little nervous

3.In the first passage, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself

B．a nice present for his father

C．a toy for his own birthday

D．an hour of his father's time

5.From the passage, we can infer(推断)that the boy's father__.   

A．often played with his son

B．spent little time with his son

C．didn't love his son at all

D．often came back home early

 

There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).

  West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.

  The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.

1.Why did the two birds die?

  A. They died from West Nile Virus.

  B. They could not get enough food.

  C. The villagers killed them.

2.From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.

A. flu                    B. mosquitoes                  C. water

3.People will get the disease if ______.

  A. they get wet in rainy days

  B. they are bitten by any mosquito

  C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus

4. People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ­­______.

  A. keep warm

  B. check the wet areas

  C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.                   
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to(不注意) the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】 What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

【小题2】 Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

【小题3】 The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A．surprised	B．angry
C．disappointed(失望的)	D．sad

【小题4】 Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C．My Father

D．My Childhood