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 wailed 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 for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. 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 that 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 no."
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 Mm-k 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 (毯子) 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.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. |
When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in .
A.with the writer | B.by himself |
C.with the woman | D.with his friends |
What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
A.His gifts were stolen. | B.He broke his basket. |
C.He lost his money. | D.He lost his way. |
Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman?
A.Because she bought Mark a nice present. |
B.Because she always paid money for others. |
C.Because she collected clothes for the homeless. |
D.Because she taught Mark to help people in need. |
What’s the best title for this passage?
A.A big supermarket | B.A kind woman |
C.A happy family | D.A wonderful gift |
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Hi, I'm Mary Brown. I have three photos. Look at the first one. Two girls are in it. They are my good friends Linda and Jane. |
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Who are they in this photo? These are my aunt and uncle. My uncle is my father's brother. The two children-are their son Jack and their daughter Alice. |
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The last one is my family photo. This is my grandmother. She's 80. These are my parents. The boy is my brother Mike. Who's the girl? Ha, it's me. I'm three years old in the photo. |
The first one is a photo of Mary's________.
A.parents | B.aunts | C.friends | D.family |
Jack is Mary's________.
A, friend B. cousin C. brother D. uncleMike' s last name is________.
A.Brown | B.Black | C.Smith | D.Green |
You can see_______ people in the last photo
A.two | B.four | C.five | D.seven |
Hello! I'm Tom Green. I'm English. This is my mother. Her first name is Mary. This is my father. His first name is Steve. My phone number is seven six zero, nine one seven six. Li Lei is my friend. His English name is Paul. He is Chinese. His phone number is two eight one, five two four eight. Look at the photo. Who is that in the photo? It' s my cousin. His name is Eric. He is a middle school student.What’ s Tom’s last name?
A.Tom. | B.Green. |
C.Tom Green. | D.Green Tom. |
Tom' s phone number is _______.
A.760-9176 | B.687-9716 |
C.706-9671 | D.607-9176 |
What' s Li Lei' s English name?
A.Mary. | B.Paul. | C.Tom. | D.Steve. |
_____ is in the photo.
A.Paul | B.Tom | C.Steve | D.Eric |
I’m a boy. My name is Zhao Ming. I am in No. 34 Middle School. I am in Class 1. My English teacher(老师) is Mr Wang. My Chinese(汉语) teacher is Miss Wu. They are good teachers. I love them. I have(有) a good friend. His name is Tom. He is an English boy.Zhao Ming is a ____.
A.girl | B.boy | C.friend | D.teacher |
Zhao Ming is in ____ Middle School.
A.No. 43 | B.No. 23 | C.No. 31 | D.No. 34 |
Miss Wu and Mr Wang are ______.
A.students | B.teachers | C.girls | D.workers |
Tom is a(n) _____ boy.
A.Chinese | B.Japanese |
C.American | D.English |
Alice: Good afternoon, Helen!
Helen: Good afternoon, Alice! How are you?
Alice: I'm fine, thanks. How are you?
Helen: I'm OK.
Alice: Helen, what' s this in English?
Helen: It's a cup. And it's my cup.
Alice: Oh, it' s red. I like the color. Is that a pencil?
Helen: No, it' s a pen and it' s brown.
Alice: Is it your pen?
Helen: No, it s Bill’s. My pen is green.Alice likes_______.
A.red | B.green | C.brown | D.white |
The cup is ____
A.Alice' s | B.Bill' s |
C.Gina' s | D.Helen' s |
The ______ is Bill's.
A.pen | B.cup | C.ruler | D.key |
Helen's pen is______.
A.black | B.green | C.brown | D.blue |
任务型阅读根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案,每空限填一个单词。
Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, ―Never give up.
These can be encouraging words and words of determination. A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.
One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel disappointed and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.
Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted. Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.
In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. Furthermore, if we give up, we have no chance of attaining our goals any more, but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day.
Possible meanings and the author’s opinions |
●The words——Never give up can ●A person who wants to succeed should have the quality. So we should never give up. |
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●If we give up too easily, maybe we will achieve ●Always giving up means that we will not be able to make any progress. ●Never giving up will make us learn from the mistakes we’ve made before and learn the lesson so as not to make the same mistakes. ●To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us |
Conclusion |
If you give up, you will have no |