A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized(听出)his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day; I can not see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply sign the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective (有效的)？The boy in the passage can not .
| A．see | B．walk | C．hear | D．speak |
How did the man help the boy?
| A．He gave the boy a lot of money. |
| B．He brought the boy back to his home. |
| C．He wrote some new words on the sign. |
| D．He sent the boy to a special school. |
The underlined words “held up” in the first paragraph mean .
| A．阻碍 | B．举着 | C．承受 | D．坚持 |
What happened after the man changed the sign?
| A．The boy still got a few coins in the hat. |
| B．The boy got much more money. |
| C．No one gave the boy coins any more. |
| D．No one gave the boy coins any more. |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．Time can we learn from the story? |
| B．You should be brave even thought you’re blind. |
| C．Treating a thing differently brings a different result. |
| D．If we want to be rich, we should be honest.(结果) |
Cough Medicine
Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.
John should take ______ a day.
A. 1 teaspoonful B. 2 teaspoonfuls C 3 teaspoonfulsThe medicine should be kept in ______.
A. any place B. hot water C. a fridgeJohn should ______ before he takes it.
A. drink a cup of tea B. eat nothingC. shake the medicine wellWhen people are ______ years old, they cannot take medicine.
A. two B. twelve C. thirtyJohn will ______ the medicine when it is left after December 1st, 2010.
A. take once B. throw away C. take six times more
Quick Reference Index
| Items |
Pages |
Items |
Pages |
| ACTORS AND ACTRESSES |
364-382 |
MAPS(COLOR) |
511-522 |
| MUSEUMS |
448-475 |
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS |
492 |
| ANIMALS |
490-494 |
HOLIDAYS |
841-873 |
| FAMOUS ART |
480-482 |
PLANTS, RIVERS |
108-109 114-115 |
| HIGHWAYS |
121-131 |
NATIONAL PARKS |
747-749 |
| BOOKS, BEST SELLERS |
476 |
COUNTRIES |
523-624 |
| DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS |
320-346 |
PASSPORTS |
142-144 |
| ENVIRONMENT |
84-120 |
POPULATION |
625-640 |
| EDUCATION |
252-318 |
POST INFORMATION |
1033-1039 |
| FLAGS OF THE WORLD(COLORS) |
505-510 |
SPORTS |
884-978 |
根据表格信息，选择最佳答案。Where can you find the information about things that are best sold?
A. MAPS(COLOR) on Pages511-522.
B. BOOKS, BEST SELLERS on Page 476.
C. NATIONAL PARKS on Pages 747-749.If you are interested in Chinese actor Bruce Lee, you may search the item.
A. ENVIRONMENT
B. ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
C. POST INFORMATIONIf you want to know more about Thomas Edison, where should you begin your research?
A. DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS
B. FAMOUS ART
C. EDUCATION One who likes sports can find information on how to surf on Pages ______.
A. 448-475 B. 517-528 C. 884-978You can find “preventing pollution” on Pages ______.
A. 84-120 B. 625-640 C. 142-144
150 Years of Cool
Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.
Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person.
Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as working trousers for the cowboys of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.
People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.
Jeans now can be seen everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you are out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice. The story is talking about ______.
A. Levi StraussB. jeansC. coolLevi Strauss made the first blue jeans ______.
A. when he was 44B. when he was 24 C. in 1853______ wore jeans after they were first made.
A. American soldiersB. American cowboys C. Levi StraussJeans can be cool for nearly 150 years because ______.
A. they have different styles
B. they have different colors
C. they make us feel youth, comfort and energyWhen you ______, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.
A. go to an important meeting B. go on a tripC. have a party
What’s water
The students were having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“ What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again,“ Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you water is like?” Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“ Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”Most of the children agreed with him.“ I’m sorry, children.” Said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”The students were having their class.
A. English B. Chinese C. chemistryMiss Li was telling the children what was like.
A. water B. air C. earthA boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always __________.”
A. white B. black C. cleanMost of the children the boy.
A. agreed with B. wrote to C. heard fromThe water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _________.
A. more and more B. less and less C. dirtier and dirtier
根据对话内容完成短文，每空一词。（每空 0.5分，共5分）
This is an interview to a teenager（青少年）.
Interviewer: Thanks for coming in for the interview, Susan.
Susan: That’s ok.
Interviewer: ok, how often do you exercise?
Susan: Every day.
Interviewer: How often do you eat vegetables and fruit?
Susan: I eat vegetables and fruit every day.
Interviewer: All right! So how many hours do you sleep every night?
Susan: Nine. I need lots of sleep.
Interviewer: How often do you drink milk?
Susan: Never. I can’t stand milk. It’s terrible.
Interviewer: What about junk food?
Susan: Yeah, I love it. I guess I eat once or twice a week.
Interviewer: Well, thank you very much.
Susan: You’re welcome.
Susan is pretty healthy. Sheevery day, and her eating【小题2】are pretty good. She eats fruit and【小题3】 every day. Of【小题4】, she also loves
food, but she【小题6】 to eat only once a week. She thinks milk is【小题7】. And she【小题8】nine hours every night. So you see, she looks【小题9】. Good food and exercise【小题10】 her to study better.