Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.
【小题1】What is Robert’s hobby?

A．Playing games.

B．Reading newspapers.

C．Talking with his parents.

D．Watching TV.

【小题2】Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.

A．play computer games

B．play outside

C．get the money

D．read newspapers

【小题3】Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.

B．Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.

C．After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.

D．During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.

【小题4】Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.

A．sad

B．happy

C．bored

D．angry

【小题5】The best title for the passage would be _________.

A．A year without TV

B．Don’t watch TV

C．A big joke

D．A way to make money

My version(视力) is getting worse. I can’t even see what is five feet away from me without glasses. ①我拒绝戴眼镜，though I know I need to. I’m afraid they will make me look ugly. Besides, I can do well without them. These were my thoughts two years ago, when I was in the sixth grade. An embarrassing experience taught me that what I was thinking was wrong.
②School has been out for two months. I was going to junior high school soon, where I was sure that looks are everything. So the question still remained there. Should I, Or should I not, wear glasses? The question was still in my mind when my family and I attended a wedding(婚礼) late in the summer.
During the wedding, I drank too much juice. Soon after it ended, I walked quickly to the bathroom. Since it was an emergency(紧急) and I couldn’t clearly see which door was ③marked boys. I just opened the nearest door and entered the restroom.
Unluckily, I had entered the wrong restroom. But I didn’t know this until I heard a scream(尖叫声) coming from the entrance when I was washing my hands .
After that, I decided to wear the ugly-looking glasses. I didn’t really ④care about what people thought of me any more, because I never wanted to enter the wrong bathroom again.
On the first day of seventh grade, ⑤my friends didn’t make fun of me. Instead they gave me compliments. They thought the glasses made me look more cute and more natural.
So if you know something is right, just do it. ⑥It doesn’t matter what others think of you. All that matters is what you think of yourself—and that you can see where you are going!
【小题1】 (A) 试写出文中③处划线部分mark的汉语意思：              .
(B)用一个适当的英语单词替代文中④处划线部分care about：              .
【小题2】根据文中①处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整：                        .
【小题3】写出文中②处划线部分的同义句：School _____  _____ two months ago.
【小题4】将文中⑤处划线部分合并成一句：
My friends gave me compliments _____  _____  _____ fun of me.
【小题5】将文中⑥处的划线部分翻译成汉语：                                    .

It was the last day of the final examination(考试)in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence(自信).

They knew the exam would be easy. The professor(教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.

Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected(期盼). I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”

The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1.Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A．Because it was their last exam in the college.

B．Because they knew there were only five questions.

C．Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

2.How many students have finished all the five questions?

A．All of them.

B．Some of them.

C．None of them .

D．Only one of them.

3.What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A．模糊

B．回忆

C．提醒

D．改变

4.What could the students learn from the last exam?

A．He laughs best who laughs last.

B．A good beginning is half done.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．The early bird catches the worm.

5.What’s the best title for the article?

A．Some Confident Students.

B．An Engineering Professor.

C．An interesting Professor.

D．An Unforgettable Lesson.

 

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary:    Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary:     I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white
lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary:      It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor

【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

【小题3】David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid

【小题4】He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer

【小题5】He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

Monday…oh, I don’t like Monday because I’ll have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I don’t go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Friday—maybe to the cinema. I love the weekend. On Saturdays I get up late, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club. Then on Sundays I go to my friend’s house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over and it’s Monday…and I feel bad again!
【小题1】I don’t like Monday because           .

A．Monday is the first day of a week	B．I just spend a happy weekend
C．Monday is the first school day of a week	D．I will have many lessons on Monday

【小题2】Tuesday is not so bad because           .

A．I can play tennis with my friends	B．I have no homework to do
C．I have a P.E. class	D．I’m free

【小题3】I can go to the cinema on           .

A．Monday

B．Tuesday

C．Wednesday

D．Friday

【小题4】Which one is true?

A．I get up late on Monday.	B．I visit my grandmother on Saturday.
C．I play tennis on Sunday.	D．I do some shopping at weekends.

【小题5】From the text, we know that the writer           .

A．doesn’t like school	B．likes to stay at home
C．only likes Friday	D．only likes Saturday