About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were   31  him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face.   32  I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped   33  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   34  they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the   35  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”   36 , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is   37 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   38  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He   39  to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so   40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   41  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to   42  someone in need, but I felt sad that   43  else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them   44  that they could have made a difference with a little   45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

【小题1】

A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling

【小题2】

A．When B．Before C．If D．Though

【小题3】

A．against B．between C．beside D．with

【小题4】

A．how B．why C．whom D．what

【小题5】

A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer

【小题6】

A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote

【小题7】

A．different B．free C．important D．strong

【小题8】

A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily

【小题9】

A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared

【小题10】

A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient

【小题11】

A．or B．so C．and D．but

【小题12】

A．help B．stop C．love D．remember

【小题13】

A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone

【小题14】

A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree

【小题15】

A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort

Once(曾经) there lived a lion in the big mountain．He was very big and strong．He often ate the other animals．Every day he went out to look for food．The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him．Near the mountain there were four bulls(公牛)．They are friends, and they often worked and played together．The tiger tried（尝试） many times to catch（捕捉）them, but he could not do so．Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight(战斗力) him．So he could do nothing to them．

One day, the four bulls had a quarrel(争吵)．After that each of them went his own way．When the lion saw this,  he was happy．He caught one bull and ate him up（吃光）．Then he caught another．One by one (一个接一个地)he caught all the four bulls and ate them up．

1.How many bulls were there in the story?  _______

A．Four

B．One

C．Two

D．Five

2.Why were the animals afraid of the lion?  Because the lion ______.

A．didn’t love them	B．wanted to eat them
C．wanted to play with them	D．wanted to make friends with them.

3.Why didn’t the lion eat the bulls at first?

A．Because the bulls were friendly

B．Because every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight him.

C．Because it was not very hungry.

D．Because he didn’t like to eat them.

4.The four bulls went their own way because______.

A．they wanted to find food

B．they wanted to find their children

C．they had a quarrel

D．they wanted to live in other places（地方）.

5.The lion ________at last (最终).

A．ate up all the four bulls	B．ate nothing
C．made friends with bulls	D．couldn’t find the bulls\

 

Britain's smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May. The newspaper said the six-year-old girl's parents were unhappy with a teacher she just got the new job to teach the only pupil.
The school was closed for the last nine months after its former(前任的) teacher retired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen(重开) the school. But the girl's mother is keeping her daughter at home." I was not pleased with the new teacher," the mother said, "I told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school." The school is on an island(岛) off the northeast coast(海岸) of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.
【小题1】The reading is about_______.

A．the smallest school that was closed down

B．the only pupil in the smallest school

C．the new teacher and her teaching

D．the old teacher who just retired

【小题2】"turn up" in the reading means_______.

A．pass an exam	B．go to school
C．pay money	D．hand in homework

【小题3】From the reading we can know that the school_______.

A．is too far for the students	B．does not have enough teachers
C．does not have many pupils	D．is new but small

【小题4】Before the school was closed down_______.

A．the girl's mother wanted to teach her daughter at home

B．the only pupil had to move to a secondary school

C．a famous newspaper had written something about it

D．the girl's mother had a talk to the former teacher

【小题5】The reading doesn't say but we can infer(推断) that_______.

A．the girl's mother had only one child

B．the new teacher was not kind to the girl

C．the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

D．the parents were unhappy with the school

A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回报）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”
“Fifty pounds,” he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.
【小题1】Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?
A. Because he had saved her life.
B. Because he had saved her son’s life.
C. Because he had given her some money.
【小题2】The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.
A. the purse was too small
B. the lady wouldn’t give him money
C. purses should be given between friends
【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.
B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.
C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.
【小题4】 According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.
A. happy                     B. excited                    C. sorry