Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly,he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend people. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan,may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied,"I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally,he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day,but I can get enough money for a toy train. "
Why did Scott need to borrow money?
A. Because he needed to get a job.
B. Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
C. Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
The underlined( 划线) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means______.
A. acting like a dog B. asking the wrong person
C. asking the right person
According to the story, Scott might work in_______.
A. a dessert house B. a book store C. a clothing store
What do you think of Alan?
A. He was unfriendly. B. He was clever. C. He was kind.
What can we know from the story?
A. Scott could get a new train.
B. Scott didn't like his brother.
C. Scott's family was very poor.
From a young age， I've had a really deep connection with being outside． I've been skiing since I was eight or nine years old． I've been on expeditions（探险）in many places like China， Pakistan and so on． But it was in my home country， the USA， that I came closest to death．
It was April 1，2011． I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier， both experienced snowboarders． That day， I was the last person to ski． They were watching me from a safe area． Suddenly， I heard someone cry loudly． I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me． It was a massive avalanche（大雪崩）． The kind of avalanche that destroys trees， cars， buses， even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me． I felt the snow push me forward， hundreds of meters， and then cover me． It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe． And then it pushed me forward again and up， out of the snowpack． I looked around， and for a few seconds I actually stopped being terrified． I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche．
I looked down into the bottom of the valley（峡谷）． I could see trees that were 30m tall， because I was so far away， they looked tiny to me． "OK， I'm going all the way to the bottom!" I thought． Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m． I thought the force of the snow would destroy me， it was powerful． But in the end， I felt the avalanche slow down and I just popped （迸出） right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley．
It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me． There was a pile of debris （碎片） across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide． They couldn't believe it when they saw me． I was so lucky．
Has the experience changed me？ Do I think about life differently？ I don't know， maybe． But I do know that it's important to live your life with meaning． Life is a gift， so use it wisely．
（1）What impressed the writer most in his skiing experience is ．
A． the power of snow
B． the sight of the valley
C． the danger of popping
D． the luck of his expedition
（2）The underlined word 'they' refers to ．
A． the mountains
B． the trees
C． Jeremy and Xavier
D． Piles of debris
（3）From the passage， it's true that ．
A． the writer came closest to death when he skied in Pakistan
B． the avalanche pushed the writer down about 300m away
C． the writer's friends watched him at the bottom of the valley
D． the writer couldn't breathe because of the weight of the snow
（4）The writer was thrown out of the snow when ．
A． his friends reached for him
B． he was pushed to the bottom
C． the avalanche started to slow down
D． the snow drove him forward again
（5）According to the writer， ．
A． his experience and his friends have changed him
B． it's impossible to know the force of snow
C． one should not live a meaningless life
D． he doesn't mind the matter of life or death
During the summer holiday， some students might have been busy with traveling， summer camps and all kinds of courses． But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school．
Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together． Within 12days， they made more than 1，500yuan．
Among them， the oldest is 21years old， while the youngest is just 10． They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas．
"Compared to traveling， such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are，" said Dalin， 18， to the City Morning Post． Dalin， a senior high graduate， and her 12﹣year﹣old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea．
They learned to work hard to sell their veggies． Every morning they had to wake up at 3o'clock． Some of them went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables． Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall（临时摊位）． To lower the cost， they learned to bargain （讲价） with the sellers．
At about 6：30am， they began to sell vegetables． They peddled（吆喝） loudly to attract（吸引） customers． After several days， they got some experience， too．
For example， it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top． When the vegetables are too heavy， they should give customers an extra plastic bag．
When they finally packed up and went home， they had a small meeting． Everyone took notes and shared their feelings．
"We are tired，" said Dalin． "but we gained a lot．"
（1）In the writer's opinion， the 12students' action was ．
A． popular
B． encouraging
C． strange
D． embarrassing
（2）The cousins decided to sell vegetables at a market to ．
A． show how able they were
B． have less hardship of life
C． learn how hard their parents work
D． prepare for their future traveling
（3）They bargained with the sellers to ．
A． cut down the cost
B． share their feelings
C． get bigger vegetables
D． attract more customers
（4）It's clear that ．
A． they took up the temporary stall in turn
B． they gave each customer an extra plastic bag
C． Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables
D． the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes
（5）The best title of the story should be ．
A． Summer Courses
B． Family Business
C． Students Learn from Bargains
D． Cousins Work with Vegetables
（1）We may read the advertisement above ．
A． in a geography book
B． in a history magazine
C． on a travel website
D． in a city newspaper
（2）The advertisement offers information mainly to people from ．
A． China
B． America
C． England
D． Canada
（3）If you want to get an event pack， you need to
A． text CHINA to 82727
B． learn about the Great Wall
C．visit nspcc．org．uk/chinatrek
D． e﹣mail chailenges@nspcc．org．uk
（4）we learn from the material that ．
A． you can sign up on Octobr 30th
B． you can call for more information
C． the Great Wall Trek lasts for half a month
D． the joiners can trek on the whole Greal wall
（5）NSPCC has something to do with ．
A． nature
B． children
C． the Great Wall
D． standard network
A group of boys ， ten and eleven years old， walk into a classroom at Collegiate School． （1） The boys are curious about their new class． It is called "babies"．
（2） They are volunteers． The babies are not dolls． They are real， live babies． The boys learn how to feed，dress，wash and carry them． They even learn how to change diapers（尿片） and what to do in emergencies（紧急情况）．（3） Some of them ask to take it again．
（4） The boys take required courses in math， English， social studies， and science． They can also choose electives（选修课） in weight lifting，photography， kite flying and computer science． Recently， the headmaster at Collegiate School decided to try something different．（5） In the class the boys used real babies to learn about child care．
Where does this school get the babies？ Mother in the neighborhood near the school volunteer their babies for a few hours each week． These mothers like sharing their children with others．
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A． He offered the boys a new elective． B． The boys don't have to take the class． C． Collegiate is a private boys' school in New York． D． They hear babies crying． E． Most of the boys have a good time in the class |
On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．
La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．
On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．
Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．
（1）How long does the tomato fight last？
A． For two hours
B． For a day
C． For a week
D． For a year
（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？
A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．
B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．
C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．
D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．
（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A． When the tomato fight starts？
B． Where the tomato fight happens？
C． What people do during the tomato fight？
D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？
（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？
A． In a news weekly．
B． In a self﹣protect handbook．
C． In a Chinese textbook．
D． In a tourist magazine．