This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was different from other dogs because he was born with only two legs. The poor dog of course could not walk and even his mother Sarah did not want him. His first owner Michael Johnson also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of killing him. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She decided to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She called him “Faith”.

     In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard (滑板) to let him feel the movement… Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure (诱惑) and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, after only six months, Faith learned to balance on his legs and jump to move forward. After further training in this snow, he could now walk like a person.

     Faith loves to walk around now. Wherever he goes, he attracts people’s attention. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. A book named With a Little Faith is now being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

     Jude Stringfellow, his present owner, has stopped working and plans to take him around the world to tell people “that even without a perfect body, one can have a strong will (意志)”.

     Faith is a good example of the strong will and wonder of life. In life there are always unpleasant things. So, in order to feel better, you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.

1.Faith is different from other dogs because _______.

   A. he doesn’t have a tail                  

B. he has only two legs

   C. he was born on Christmas Day         

D. his mother loves him best

2.Faith’s present owner is ________.

   A. Sarah         B. Michael Johnson     

C. Harry Potter D. Jude Stringfellow

3.Which of the following is the correct order for Faith to learn to walk around like a person?

   ① jump to move forward

   ② train in the snow

   ③ feel the movement on a surfboard

   ④ balance on his legs

   ⑤ use peanut butter on a spoon as a reward

   A. ③①④②⑤        B. ③⑤④①②       C. ②⑤③①④   D. ④⑤①③②  

4.What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Faith’s mother can walk with two legs like a person.

   B. If we don’t have a perfect body, we can’t be successful.

   C. When we meet with difficulties, we should never give up.

   D. When we have difficulties, we should wait for others’ help.

 

A group of fifteen-year-olds at Sunshine School are holding a charity sale to raise money to help their classmate Lisa. Lisa had cerebral palsy(大脑性瘫痪）when she was a baby. Although Lisa has to use a wheelchair to help her get around, she never gives up. And she is always ready to help others. 、
Lisa has the chance of standing up, but she needs an operation(手术）which will cost lots of money." Lisa's doctor said.
"I never thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the news is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I am used to my life. I don't mind even if I can't stand up," Lisa said, "Now ray classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful. If I stood up one day, I would try my best to help more people."
"While helping Lisa, we can also learn a lot. We have learned how to cook cookies and how to sell them," Betty, one of Lisa's classmates said. "Now we know making money is not easy, so we won't waste money anymore."
Alex, a boy in Lisa's class, told a reporter that they could raise about $100 every day. "We have raised about $2,100 so far. We hope we will raise more money for Lisa's operation," said he.

Lisa is a fifteen-year-old girl with cerebra palsy. She can't stand up and has to get around in a wheelchair. If she is【小题1】an operation, she may be able to stand up. Bui her 【小题2】have trouble affording the operation. Some kind people give her a hand and Lisa's 【小题3】   decided to raise money to help her by selling home-made cookies. After about three 【小题4】  they have raised about $2,100 for Lisa's operation. Lisa is very thankful. And she is very lucky because so many people are helping 【小题5】.

In China，more and more middle school students are getting   56  sleeping time than before．Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do．Some homework    57   by their teachers，and some by their parents. Also, some students don’t know    58   to save time．They are not    59   enough while they do their homework, so it    60  them a lot of time．Some students spend too much time    61 TV or playing computer games．They stay up very late．Some students have to get up early every morning   62  weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike． It can be a long way from home to school．
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework    63   our children can enjoy more than nine   64  sleep every night for their health．For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping，we will find   65  much better for both our study and health.
(    )【小题1】A．1onger      B．shorter      C. more
(    )【小题2】A．is given     B．gives       C. gave
(    )【小题3】A．what        B．how        C. why   
(    )【小题4】A．care        B．careful      C. careless
(   )【小题5】A．spends      B．pays        C. takes
(    )【小题6】A．watch      B．watching     C．1ooking
(    )【小题7】A．for         B．from        C. on
(    )【小题8】A．so that      B．because of   C. even if
(    )【小题9】A．hour's      B．hours’      C. days’
(    )【小题10】A．that        B．this         C．It

    One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

    The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”

    “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”

    “The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”

    “But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t(36) make a difference!”

    The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”

There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.     31. C32. B33. A34. B35. B36. A37. D38. D39. A40. D

31. A. better B. farther C. closer D. faster

    32. A. continued B. stopped C. watched D. answered

    33. A. water B. wind C. boat D. fish

    34. A. leave B. die C. run D. lose

    35. A. believe B. realize C. expect D. guess

    36. A. possibly B. hardly C. especially D. fortunately

    37. A. replied B. argued C. spoke D. listened

    38. A. day B. time C. place D. one

    39. A. special B. brave C. strange D. lucky

40. A. family B. village C. country D. world

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写文中所缺单词，每空一词。

My name is Hu Wen. I am 12 years old. I s  1   in No.2 Middle School. I am in Class 1, Grade 7. My twin sister Hu Yue is a  2   in my class. But we don’t l  3  the same. We go to school and go b  4  home in my father’s car. We help each other do o  5   homework. I am good at English and she does w  6  in Maths. My classmates are very n  7  to us. We have a l 8  to talk about and we often chat with each other after c  9  . But we n  10__   talk in class.

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