A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is you’re your car, Paul?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish…. ” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that. ” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”  “Oh yes, I’d love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you up-stairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…. Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”  Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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1. The street urchin was very surprised when　　　　 .　　　　   

A. Paul received an expensive car　　　　 B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car　　　　　　    D. he was walking around the car

2. From the story we can see the urchin　　　　 .　　　　　　   

A. wished to give his brother a car　　　　   B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s  D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_________.　　　　

A. to show his neighbors the big car　　    B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to let his brother ride in the car　　　　   D. to tell his brother about his wish

4. We can infer(推断)from the story that　　　　 .　　　　　　  

A.　　  Paul couldn’t understand the urchin　　    B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother　　  D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5. The best name of the story is________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. a Christmas Present　　　　　　　　　　 B. a Street Urchin

C. a Brother like that　　　　　　　　　　 D. an Unforgettable Holiday Ride

 

According to a new Ministry of Education survey，student safety has become a big problem．Nearly 50 percent of students say they are worried about robbery(抢劫) on the way to and from school．Now in many big cities in China，some school has taught an unusual lesson：self—protection(自我保护)．Students like this lesson as there are no exams or boring classes．And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens．

Chen Haoyu，a teacher at Beijing No．25 Middle School and a self—protection expert(专家)，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger．

If you are robbed．Keep calm．If you cannot cry for help or run away，give the robber your money．Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police．

If you are in a traffic accident．If a car hurts you，you should take down the car number；if it is a bicycle，try to contact your parents before you let the rider go．This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt．

If it is raining hard and there is lightning(闪电)．

Don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees．

When there is a fire，get away as fast as you can．Put wet things on your body and try and find an exit(出口)．Do not take the lift!

If someone is drowning(溺水)，if you can’t swim，don’t get into the water．Cry out for help．

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think．Take care of yourself at all times!

1．Why do students like the self—protection lesson?

A．Because there are advice on exams．

B．Because they can learn how to protect themselves．

C．Because they like self—protection experts．

D．Because they are free to do anything during the lesson．

2．The underlined word “contact” means ________．

A．end up      B．wait for               C．search for              D．get in touch with

3．If your house is on fire，you must ________．

A．put dry things on your body

B．run quickly and take the lift

C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

D．take everything you have and then run away

4．If you see a child fall into the river．but you can’t swim，you ________．

A．should cry out for help                                B．can jump into the river and save him

C．can do nothing                                       D．telephone the doctor

5．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Self—protection                                   B．How to Take Care of Yourself

C．The Popular Lesson                                D．An Interesting Lesson

Gloria is a famous hostess（女主持人）of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．（A）The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked,“"Would you like a job in the bookstore?”She needed to start saving for（B）_______，so she said yes．

Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs; she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed（C）anxious．Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride（D）she felt in having helped her customer（顾客）．

Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family was so（E）______that they could not afford（花费得起）an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

Gloria persuaded（说服）her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast, some doctors called，offering to（F）carry out the operation for free．

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand end say,“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，and that（G）她应该帮助他们更好地理解这个世界．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为：

The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked ______ ______ like a job in the bookstore．

2．在（B）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：______;______

3．写出画线部分（C）和（F）的同义或近义词语：______; ______

4．句中画线部分（D）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将画线部分（G）译成英语：____________________________________

To：Lucy Subject：Hello Dear Lucy， Thank you for your photos from London． The photos are very nice．I like them very much．The park in the photo is very big． In our city，there is a big park，too．Let me talk about it．It’s in the centre（中心）of the city．In he park there is a small river．The water is good．We can swim in it．There is a small zoo in the park．Next to the zoo，there is a supermarket（超市）．A gym is on the left（左边的）of the supermarket．At the weekend I often have a walk with my parents，my friends—Darning and Lingling in the park． I hope you can come to China again． Love， Wang Hui

1．Who writs the email?

A．Lucy                      B．Daming                   C．Lingling                 D．Wang Hui

2．Where is Lucy now?

A．In Tokyo．             B．In London．           C．In Beijing．             D．In New York

3．The word“river”means“________”in Chinese．

A．河流                      B．餐馆                       C．健身房                   D．洗衣店

4．Which picture is right according to the email?

A．

GYM

SUPERMARKET

ZOO

B．

GYM

ZOO

SUPERMARKET

C．

SUPERMARKET

GYM

ZOO

D．

ZOO

GYM

SUPERMARKET

5．When do Wang Hui’s family often walk in the park?

A．On Tuesday．         B．On Wednesday．     C．On Thursday．              D．On Sunday．

When we talk about intelligence(智力)，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving(表现)，especially in a new situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．

For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all can be，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．Probably he isn’t sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And if he cannot make things work out right，he doesn’t feel ashamed(羞愧)that he failed，he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook(看法)on life，a special feeling about life，and how he fits into it．

If you look at children，you’ll see the great differences between what we call “bright” children and “non-bright” children．They are actually two different kinds of people，not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence．For example，the bright child really wants to find out about life, and he tries to get in touch with everything around him; while the unintelligent(不聪明的) child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world：he seems to have a wall between him and life in general．

1.According to this passage，intelligence is the ability to_________．

A．get some high scores on some tests

B．do well in school

C．deal with life

D．have a lot of book knowledge

2.In a new situation，an intelligent person________．

A．knows more about what might happen to him

B．is sure of the result he will get

C．cares more about himself

D．keeps his mind on what to do about the situation

3.If an intelligent person failed，he would_______．

A．try not to feel ashamed

B．learn from his mistakes

C．try to find all he could

D．make sure what result he would get

4.Bright children and non-bright children________．

A．are two different types of children

B．are different mainly in their degree of cleverness

C．have differences only in their way of thinking

D．have different knowledge about the world