A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students， “Who would like this ￥100 bill？” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said， “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you， but first， let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said， “Who wants it now？” The hands went back into the air.
“Well，” he said， “What if I do this？” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty， crumpled bill and said， “Who still wants it？” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends，” he said， “you have learned a valua-ble lesson today. No matter what I did to the money， you still wanted it because it did not go down in value （价值）。 It was still worth ￥ l00！”
Many times in our lives， we are dropped， crum-pled， and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember， no matter what has happened to you， you will never lose your value： you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn‘t come from what you do or whom you know， but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don‘t ever forget it！Even though it was dirty， the money _______.
| A．still went up in value | B．was worth nothing |
| C．didn‘t go down in value | D．was still ours |
We are always valuable to the people _______.
| A．who pay us | B．who call us |
| C．who hate us | D．who love us |
The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”。
| A．the students put up their hands again |
| B．the students put down their hands |
| C．the students put their hands behind their backs again |
| D．the students put their hands in front of them |
Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson？
| A．Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. |
| B．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. |
| C．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. |
| D．Because he wanted to make the students know what value was. |
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| Driver. We need a man aged from 28 to 35. He needs to work in the evening and on the weekend. No experience necessary. Call Nick on 021-55622580. |
| Cook. We need a part-timer. He / She should be experienced cook. He/ She needs to prepare lunch for six students. Monday-Saturday, 11:00a.m.-1:30p.m.. Call 025-83378656 |
| Babysitter. We need a caring woman to take care of a 3 and a 4 year old in our home. 30-35 hours from Monday to Friday. Must have experience. Call 0513-83932265 |
How many children does the babysitter need to take care of ?
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
Who needs to work on Sunday?
| A．The teacher. | B．The driver. |
| C．The cook. | D．The babysitter. |
If Nancy wants to work for new child-care programme, ________ .
| A．she must have three years’ teaching experience. |
| B．she must drive well. |
| C．she must do the job on the weekend. |
| D．she can call 021-55632580. |
阅读一篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题（不超过5个词）。（共5小题，计10分）
Dear Mrs. Green,
I am Jack White’s father. I am writing to you to ask for three-day leave this week. Because we have to deal with some important family matters in Washington D.C. Jack’s grandfather is badly ill in hospital and he hopes we can go to see him. Maybe it will be the last time. We have already told Mr. Johnson, the schoolmaster, about it.
Could you please give Jack some homework to keep up with the class while he is absent? You can contact me on 88763568 if you would like to discuss the homework.
Thanks again for you help. We are very happy with Jack’s progress in study.
Sincerely
Mr. WhiteWho is Mr. Johnson?
How long will Jack be absent from school?
Where will Jack and his father go?
What does Mrs. White ask Mrs. Green to do for Jack?
Who wrote this letter?
Thousands of years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks（块）of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern part of the world． Then the ice blocks started to move south．Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move． At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．Thousands of years ago our earth was very ________．
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?
| A．They tried to stop them moving. |
| B．They tried to melt them． |
| C．They tried to move behind them． |
| D．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
The melting ice may help to form___________.
| A．mountains and valleys | B．the sun,the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries | D．seas,lakes and rivers |
The underlined word "climate" means ________．
| A．the freezing ice |
| B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks |
| D．a plant or an animal |
Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
Indonesia （印尼） |
An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew（乘务员） on it, another Indonesian Transport official said. |
Shanghai |
HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported. |
Which flight lost contact according the article?
| A．MH370 | B．ATR-72-600 | C．QZ8501 | D．MH17 |
How many people lost their lives in the two accidents?
| A．36 | B．42 | C．155 | D．191 |
The stampede took place _____________.
| A．on Christmas Eve | B．during New Year’s Eve |
| C．at 6:17 a.m local time | D．on Sunday |
Both the two articles are talking about_____________.
| A．health | B．education |
| C．environment | D．safety |
We are most likely to read these articles in_____________.
| A．text books | B．newspaper |
| C．comic books | D．magazines |
阅读表达 （共10分，每题2分）
Joe Brown has a shop. He sells meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she says. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman says, “don’t you have for anything bigger?” Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman says with a smile, “give me both of them.”
Answer the following questions within 4 words.（每题答案不超过4个词）What does Joe Brown sell?
________________________________________________When does the woman come to Joe’s shop?
____________________ ____________________________Why doesn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
_________________________________________________How many pieces of meat are there in the fridge?
_________________________________________________How much is the piece of meat in fact(实际)?
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