For years I wanted a garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills*, one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you!”

Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.

That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me. Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2. What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.

B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden.

C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.

D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.

3. The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.

A．before her children were born

B．one spring morning when the children were little

C．after the children went to school

D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

4. The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.

A．their mother needed money badly

B．they wanted to show their love to their mother

C．it was time for them to give the money back to her

D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever

 

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to __11__ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest. He likes to __12__ children and has a lot of little __13__. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he __14__. It makes them happy and his room is always full __15__ children when he’s free.

It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to __16__ his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He __17__ Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. the doctor accepted his __18__ happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. __19__he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith __20__ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to __21__ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them __22__ again and again. At last th told them the funniest story. He said, “ Once I reached a city __23__a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world …”

Please wait a__24__, Mr. Smith,” said my son, “ It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”

“You’re __25__, my clever boy.” Said the funny doctor. “ The city had much fog that day …” “ What’s it, the?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.

“ The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.

1.A. work B. fight C. live D. travel

2.A. wait for B. look over C. play with D. look after

3.A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates

4.A. read B. wrote C. thought D. saw.

5.A. with B. for C. of D. by

6.A. send B. ask C. carry D. get

7.A. knew B. caught C. taught D.  called

8.A. invitation B. things C. car D. money

9.A. Before B. As soon as C. Until D. Since

10.A. came B. answered C. said D. played

11.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk

12.A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear

13.A. with B. in C. at D.  on

14.A. moment B. day C. week D. year

15.A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right

 

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.

    Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.

    They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.

    In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.

    Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.

A. our country asks us to learn it

B. it can help us a lot

C. we can use it to play games

D. it can help us to find jobs

2.What do many teachers and parents complain about?

A. Their students and children use computers to study.

B. Computers let them lost their jobs.

C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.

D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble,

3. In this passage we know computers _______.

A. also bring us trouble

B. bring us happiness only

C. are hated by people

D. are bad for people's health

4.Why do some scientists hate computers?

A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.

B. Because computers bring them trouble.

C. Because some sciestists don't know how to use computers.

D. Both A and B.

5.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.

A. computers are used by people

B. people can live well without computers

C. one must decide how to use computers

D. computers are strange machines

 

In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries  and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called“Dream(梦幻) World  Cups” in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good  luck by drawing the  flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will   have games there.

Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers(青少年)like playing and  watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.

1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.

A．Many football fan                       B．a very good team　　

C．many football player　　                 D．a big playground

2.From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except______.

A．people playing football　                 B．pictures of some football stars　　

C．a sunny sky　　                        D．flowers

3.In“Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______.

A．to show their love for their own country

B．to tell the people their stories

C．to show their good wishes for the football teams

D．to show their new ideas about football.

4.Many teenagers have the pictures of some football stars because___.

A．they are interested in football

B．they are football fans

C．they think their favorite players are great

D．all of A,B and C

 

BEIJING---Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the“left-behind” children whose parents are working in cities before Children’s Day.

During a visit to northwest China’s Shanxi Province, Wen visited the home of Yang Saike, a primary school boy in a village of Xingping City, Yang, whose parents were working in Fujian, thousands of kilometers away, was cared for by his grandparents. His parents fail to go home even once a year.

The premier held Yang in his arms and looked through his exercise books and praised him for his hard work. (83) Wen talked with many children and asked them many questions about their schooling and life.“ You are so pretty,” Wen said to Liu Mengqi, a seven-year-old girl living with her grandmother. Liu’s parents were also working in the city.

“Have you been to school yet?” Wen asked two other girls.

“ We are going to the pre-school class,” said one.

“ Mon and dad at home?” Wen asked. The children shook their heads.

“ Children cannot see their parents very often, which is a new problem in the countryside. We should give them more care and love,” said the premier.

(84) “ With fast economic（经济）development, more people in the country chose to work in cities and left their children with grandparents or relatives back home”，said Wen. The premier asked local governments to do something to protect and care for such children at home and free their parents in cities from worries about their children.

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.What questions did Wen Jiaobao ask the children in the countryside?

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2.What did the premier ask local governments do?

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B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._______________________________________________________________                    

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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

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