Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago，when he finished middle school，he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him．
One day，on his way home，he met Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house，she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school，teachers， and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch，please，”said the girl．“What time is now?”
“Sorry，something is wrong with my watch，”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor，“bang！bang！bang！”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs，“It’s twelve o’clock in the night，Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Jack was when he finished middle school．
A．sixteen B．eighteen C．twenty The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ．
A．he’s her grandson B．he can keep quiet
C．he gets up early From the story，we can know that Mary is Jack’s ．
A．classmate B．colleague C．auntThe underlined word“stamp”in the story means in Chinese．
A．盖印 B．跺 C．贴邮票Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order(为了) ．
A．to make his grandma angry
B．that his grandma was going to tell him the time
C．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you only if you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of characteristic, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to give his opinion. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need help, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humour, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing ________a friend?
| A．understanding. | B．honesty. |
| C．reliability. | D．a sense of humour. |
If you have fair-weather friends, ______ .
| A．they will give you all that they have when you need help |
| B．you will be refused when you get into trouble |
| C．you will become rich |
| D．you can be sure that you get real friends |
Good friends need to ______.
| A．always point out each other's mistakes |
| B．be helped with money |
| C．understand each other's feelings |
| D．have money or luck |
This passage mainly discuss ______.
| A．the qualities of a friend |
| B．where to choose friends |
| C．how to get along with friends |
| D．the importance of having a friend |
BBC News on TV, radio and online often brings you stories from across the world. Today we can hear “Life in China”. Have you got a story about life in China today? If you do, please put your stories here.
Wu Peng, Anhui |
I am a 14-year-old boy from a poor village in Anhui Province. Like many other left-behind children in China, I live with my grandparents now. My parents went to work in Shanghai several years ago. They call me twice a month to ask about my study. I really miss my parents and I hope I can go to school in Shanghai. I think every child needs parents’ love and care. |
Cindy, Shenzhen |
I like traveling and I have traveled a lot around China. During the trip, I often find that a number of Chinese often break the rules in public. For example, when I traveled in Hong Kong this year, I saw a kid eating noodles on the underground, which was against the rules. However, the kid’s mother didn’t think she did wrong. Can you believe it? Let’s improve our public manners. |
Mike, Shanghai |
These days, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and say no to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to finish the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we leave the classroom. |
How does Wu Peng contact his parents according to the passage?
| A．By writing letters. | B．On the telephone. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．By sending text messages. |
Who thought it was not right to eat on the underground?
| A．Cindy. | B．Mike. |
| C．Wu Peng. | D．The kid’s mother |
What does Mike want people to do?
| A．Care about left-behind children |
| B．Obey the rules in public. |
| C．Improve their public manners |
| D．Stop wasting |
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “How old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What!” shouted the rich man, “You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “Who planted the fig trees?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “You are right, my good man. We should do some things
for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.The old man was planting_ when the rich man saw him.
| A．an apple tree | B．a fig tree |
| C．a pear tree | D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________.
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat |
| B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful |
| D．just for fun |
The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________.
| A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
| B．he didn't want to disturb the old man |
| C．he couldn't communicate with the old man |
| D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
| A．creative | B．brave | C．wise | D．curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage “_________” in Chinese.
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 | B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 | D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant（(仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that. One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison（毒药） and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant |
| C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself |
| C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat |
| C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．Kind |
Television is good. You'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can't focus on their work.
Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people's health. People don't move much while watching TV. What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people "couch potatoes".
Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will __.
| A．learn language skills more easily |
| B．be healthier |
| C．find it hard to learn to read |
| D．eat less food |
Kids learn language skills best by__.
| A．reading | B．talking |
| C．playing with others | D．all of the above |
What will people do when they are watching TV?
| A．Eat a lot of food. |
| B．Have more time for reading. |
| C．Move to keep healthy. |
| D．Focus on their work. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year. |
| B．It's good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV. |
| C．Too much TV is good for people's health. |
| D．It's easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight. |
"Couch potatoes" are people who watch too much TV and become_____.
| A．thin | B．healthy |
| C．fat | D．Strong |