BALTIMORE．MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman．The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic．The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world．It hit an iceberg（冰山） and sank on April 14．1912．More than 1．

500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed．

    The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years．Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards．An eleven．year．old boy，Joey Russell，came to the show with his grandfather．His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York．“Let’s buy that postcard．”he told Joey．“It will be important someday．”

    Two years later，Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip．They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom（底）of the ocean．Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip．On the ship，Joey met Edith Haisman．This woman was on the Titanic when it sank．She was one of the people who were rescued．Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket．“Please sign this，Mrs. Haisman．”he said．She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard．

    When Joey got home．he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley，one of Joey’s friends，told him that her mother was very sick．She needed all operation．but there was a problem．The operation was very expensive，and the family needed$80，000 to pay for it．Friends and relatives tried to help．But where could they get so much money?

    Then when Joey went to see the new movie“Titanic”．he had an idea．”Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic．”Joey thought．He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it．“Maybe I can sell it for some money．Then I can help Kate’s mom．”

    Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley．His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it．Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers．Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show．After the show．many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card．Someone bought it for$60．000．

    Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life．

1．Which of the following is NOT true about the old Dostcard?

    A．The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912．

    B．The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

    C．Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident．

    D．More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey．

2．Joey Russell _________．

    A．decided to buy the postcard at a shop

    B．showed great interest in collecting postcards

    C．took the postcard wit}l him to see Mrs. Shelley

    D．asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3．What does the underlined word“rescued”mean in the sentence?

    A．Be made safe from danger．

    B．Be on an ocean trip．

    C．Be working on board．

    D．Be asked to seⅡthe postcard．

4．When did Joey Rus8eU have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

    A．When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness．

    B．When he went to see the new movie“Titanic”．

    C．When he was reading the new book of Titanic．

    D．When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card．

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April．1912．

    B．At the age of l3，Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature．

    C．Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show．

    D．The Titanic card was sold to many people for$60, 000．

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

1.Joe Brown was_______________.

A. a waiter（服务员）   B. a runner    C. an actor（演员）D. a shopkeeper（店主）

2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

 

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
【小题1】When did the story probably happen?

A．On Christmas Day.	B．Before Christmas Day.
C．On New Year’s Day.	D．After New Year’s Day.

【小题2】When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A．by himself	B．with the writer
C．with the woman	D．with his friends

【小题3】In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?

A．His gifts were stolen	B．His basket was broken.
C．He lost his money.	D．He lost his way.

【小题4】In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people.	B．Helping others.
C．Enjoying gifts	D．Saying thank you.

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A broken pocket	B．A kind woman
C．A happy family	D．A wonderful gift

Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across from mine, and it was only a few metres away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didn't wash her window.
One sunny morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down for a rest by the window. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen! Her window was clean! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I was watching her through my dirty window all the time!
That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge （判断） someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart? ”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly.
【小题1】The writer lived in _______years ago.

A．a hotel

B．a village

C．a town

D．the countryside

【小题2】The woman often drank and read by the window _______.

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening

D．the whole day

【小题3】One sunny morning, the writer decided to do some_______.

A．Reading

B．Cleaning

C．Shopping

D．cooking

【小题4】The writer was surprised to find the woman's window was_______

A．Far

B．Broken

C．Clean

D．dirty

【小题5】From the passage（文章）, we can learn _______.

A．we should judge ourselves before we judge others

B．we should judge others through the dirty windows

C．we should clean others' windows first

D．we shouldn't clean the windows often

The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs “fuel” to supply it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy?

The energy value of food is usually measured in calories(卡). A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1℃. The number of calories people need per day is different, as the picture shows. Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in. For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on.

The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials—carbohydrate（碳水化合物）, protein（蛋白质） and fat. Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal /gm of the energy, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm. Each food contains different amounts of these materials, as the round pictures show.

(P= protein      C= carbohydrate    F=fat)

1.How many calories are needed to raise the temperature of 5kg of water from 35℃ to 90℃?

A．55.

B．175.

C．325.

D．275.

2.Which of the following contains the most amount of calories?

A．Milk.

B．Rice

C．Peanuts.

D．Milk or peanuts.

3.Who needs the most amount of calories each day?

A．A woman.

B．An office worker.

C．A farmer.

D．A boy aged 16.

4.Which of following is True?　　

A．You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing.

B．A child aged 8 needs the same amount of calories every day as a man over 70 does.

C．A woman feeding baby needs over 4 times the amount of calories that a baby does.

D．Everyone needs the same amount of calories per day.

5.This passage mainly tells us ______.

A．all the energy is in food

B．the human body needs energy

C．the number of calories depends on your activity

D．we must only eat peanuts to get calories