One night a man came to our house and told me, “There is a family with eight children. They have nothing to eat for days.”
I took some food and went. When I finally came to the family, I saw the ugly face of those little children by hunger. There was no sorrow (悲伤) or sadness in their faces, just the deep pain of hunger.
I gave the rice to the mother. She divided(分) it into two, and went out, carry half the rice with her. When she came back, I asked her, “Where did you go?” She gave me this simple answer, “To my neighbours----they are also hungry.”
I was not surprised that she gave----because poor people are unselfish(无私的). But I was surprised that she knew they were hungry. As a rule, when we are in trouble, we think more about ourselves, and have no time for others. The writer thought poor people were _________.
| A．lucky | B．generous | C．ugly | D．sad |
The mother went out to _________.
| A．give some rice to her neighbours | B．look for her children |
| C．cook the rice | D．buy some rice |
Which is not true about the story?
| A．The story happened at night. |
| B．The family was kind and generous. |
| C．The family had nothing to eat because they were lazy. |
| D．As a rule, we have no time for others when we are in trouble. |
短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。 （本大题共 5 分， 每格 0.5 分）
It was already late when we started for the next town. According to(根据) the map, it was about fifteen miles a______ on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we would f___
__ a bed for the night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village, b___
___ unluckily, we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road which led to the hill. As our car climbed higher, it became c__
___ and the rain began to fall, and it was d__
___ for us to see the road. We drove very slowly.
After we traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. We were beginning to get worried. Then, the car suddenly s_______. We found that we used up the gas(汽油), so we d___
___ to spend the night in the car.
After eating some bread, I t_______ to go to sleep at once, but John, a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once pushed(推) the car to the t___
___ of the hill. In l___
__ than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town and we found a hotel there easily.
Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper, saying, “Now, you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip, right?” Tom, her brother, nodded. He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer. This year he came up with a plan.
He made a necklace(项链) for his mother that everyone admired. They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her. Why not make more necklaces and sell them?
“OK,” said Mary, “The first thing you need to do is to work out how much you have now.”
“I have $20. 00 in the bank, and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.
“That gives you a total of $27. 25,” said Mary, “That is called your capital（本金）. The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”
“Well, the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose. I’ll have to buy the beads (小珠子)and string,” said Tom.
Mary wrote on the piece of paper:
| CAPITAL $27.25 EXPENSES Feathers no cost String for 10 necklaces $2.50 Beads for 10 necklaces + $15.00  Total $17.50 |
“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.
“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said, “There’s a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $7.50. If I charge(要价）$6. 00, people will think that’s a bargain.”
“OK. If you sell each necklace for $6, you’ll make a good profit(利润)on each then,” said Mary.
“Hurray!” Tom cried, “If I sell 20 necklaces, I’ll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10. 00 left over.”Which word best describes Mary?
| A．hard-working. | B．Generous. |
| C．Helpful. | D．honest. |
The underlined word “bargain” in this story means _____________.
| A．something sold cheap |
| B．something sold expensive |
| C．something made at home |
| D．something made by children |
How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?
| A．$47.45. | B．$75. |
| C．$85. | D．$102.25. |
What’s the best title for this story?
| A．How to Make Necklaces |
| B．How to Sell Necklaces |
| C．How to Make a Plan |
| D．How to Make Money for a Trip |
Dinner customs(习惯)are different around the world. If you are a dinner guest (客人)in Ghana, this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules(严格的规定)about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time, everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana, you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末)of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw (锯子) because it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼)fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.From the passage we know that in Ghana ______________.
| A．the rules for dinner time are not strict |
| B．dinner is always at six in the evening |
| C．a family offers food only at four in the afternoon |
| D．people usually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening |
People in Ghana usually eat ______________.
| A．from one side of a dish to the other |
| B．from the other side of the dish |
| C．with their fingers |
| D．with their spoons |
When you eat fufu, You’d better ______________.
| A．cut it with a saw | B．use your right hand only |
| C．chew it well | D．all of the above |
What is “walk to School?”
Now we are working on a programme of “Walk to School”. We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential(基本的)road safety and life skills.
You can take part by...
■Walking to and from school with your child every day.
■Walking for one or two days during the week.
■Encouraging（鼓励） others to walk, if you already do.
Walking is great!
■Walking is great exercise! A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit.
■You won’t have to waste time looking for a parking site(停车点).
■It’s pollution free.
■It’s a good chance to talk to your children and to meet other parents, too.
Enjoying walking to school!
Here is some advice to help you and your child enjoy walking to school.
■Plan a safe route(路线)together.
■Teach children what a kerb(马路牙子)is and what it means.
■Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road.
■Look at and discuss the things you see on your way - especially road signs and what they mean.
Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children take part, could you?
Please go to www.walktoschool. org. uk for more information.By walking to and from school, children can learn _______________.
| A．driving skills |
| B．running skills |
| C．road safety and life skills |
| D．knowledge about science |
What is the first thing to do if you want to enjoy your walking to school?
| A．Plan a safe route with your children. |
| B．Learn what a kerb is and its meaning. |
| C．Choose the safest places to cross the road. |
| D．Find road signs and know their meanings. |
According to the writer, you can learn more about “Walk to School” by ______________.
| A．reading a newspaper | B．making a phone call |
| C．going to the Internet | D．having a traffic lesson |
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