Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to we little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult(成年人). Poor Dicky had a very serious(严重的) illness, and now he was hardly (几乎不) able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted(问候) her with the words, "I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you will find a piece of cake. I saved(省下) it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added(补充说) .
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Dicky was lovely because _______.

A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself

C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse

D．he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.	B．Dicky heard about the dance.
C．Dicky showed sympathy(同情) for Joan.	D．Dicky got up to greet Joan when she came.

【小题3】At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, Dicky probably _______.

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

单词拼写。（共50小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
【小题1】Simon left his homework at home again. He is always doing everything c       (粗心地).
【小题2】 Hard work and good marks are the best p         (礼物) for Teachers’ Day.
【小题3】On wet days l         (闪电) usually comes with thunder.
【小题4】 She wasn’t i         (邀请) to the party, so she had to stay at home yesterday.
【小题5】The doctors were busy o         （手术）on the boy hurt in the earthquake.

Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
【小题1】Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.

A．school

B．charity

C．building

D．person

【小题2】Operation Smile helps the children by _____.

A．curing the children who have problems with their mouths

B．helping poor children go back to school

C．helping blind children to see again

D．offering houses to homeless children

【小题3】Five thousand children from___ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten                 B sixteen          C. eighteen        D. twenty
【小题4】Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?   Because  _____.

A．there were no more volunteers

B．they went to America for further study

C．they didn’t have enough money

D．the doctors were too busy

【小题5】What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?

A．To donate money at local banks.

B．To be a volunteer in Philippines.

C．To send cards to the needy children.

D．To be a doctor of Operation Smile.

Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.
The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
【小题1】What did the girl really want to say?
A. “Mom, I’m ill.”
b. “My mom is ill.”
C. “Mom and I are ill.”
【小题2】How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?
A. Strange.            B. Normal.        C. Surprised.
【小题3】How did the policemen get into the room?'
A. By breaking the door.
b. With the girl’s help.
C. Through the window
【小题4】What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?
A. 911.            B. Calling 911.        C. Walking.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.          
B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).        
C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing to your health?

More and more children are becoming overweight（超重）and near-sighted ___41_ they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative（有创造性的）because watching TV doesn’t __42__ any active thought.

Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth TV-Turnoff __43__ in the USA. The Organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends __44___ watching TV.

American school children __45__, on average(平均), 1000 hours a year watching TV--more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, said the doctors __46__organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

Doctors said that the __47_ children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight __48_ more serious.

To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and __49_ the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be __50__ for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

1.A. because            B. until        C. whether          D. though

2.A. find           B. need         C. lose             D. know

3.A. Day                B. Week         C. Month            D. Year

4.A. together with  B. because of   C. lots of          D. instead of

5.A. cost           B. spend        C. use              D. do

6.A. whom           B. whose        C. which            D. who

7.A. later          B. fewer        C. longer           D. less

8.A. problem            B. question     C. thing            D. lesson

9.A. explore            B. invent       C. find             D. make

10.A. easy          B. happy        C. dangerous        D.difficult