Which day is the most important for you? Your birthday, the first day of your work or the day you win a prize. Many teenagers may think their birthday is the happiest time because they can receive many wonderful presents and have much fun with their friends. Others may regard the starting day of their work as the most meaningful. They think it’s the first big step in their life and they can depend on themselves. They like to deal with challenges rather than to ask for the help of adults.
According to a survey, more than half of the Chinese people, certain ages and birthdays are especially important. One hundred days after a baby’s birth has special meaning. On that day, relatives(亲戚) and friends come to bless the baby. In northern part of China, like Inner Mongolia, a child’s 12th birthday is a big day. This is when a child becomes a teenager. Eighteen is another important age, which means you must be responsible(负责任的) for what you have done in laws. As for adults, maybe the anniversary of their marriage(结婚周年庆) is the most important. For some old people, the 60th or 70th birthday is also very important. They like to be cared about by all his family and friends, and the big family get-together can provide them a good chance to recall(回忆) the past. Which is not regarded as the most important day for teenagers?
| A．their first day of work | B．the day they win |
| C．their birthday days | D．the anniversary of marriage |
Why Inner Mongolian think the age 12 is important?
| A．Because it’s the first big step in their life and they can depend on themselves. |
| B．Because it means a child becomes a teenager. |
| C．Because they can drive a car. |
| D．Because it means they must be responsible for what they have done in laws. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “bless” in paragraph 2?
| A．祝福 | B．送礼 | C．照顾 | D．认识 |
When you are _______years old, you must be responsible for what you have done in laws.
| A．12 | B．18 | C．20 | D．60 |
A young woman was at the cinema，and she was enjoying the film very much．In the next seat there was an old man，and he began looking on the floor under him．The woman was angry and whispered(低声说话)，“What are you doing now? What are you looking for?”
“A piece of chocolate(巧克力)，”the man whispered to her,“I've dropped it on the floor．”
“A piece of chocolate? ”the woman said angrily,“It s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I'm listening to the film!”She gave the man a big piece of chocolate．
“But．”the man said,“my teeth are in the piece on the floor!”This story took place at the cinema _______．
| A．when the film was on |
| B．when the film was over |
| C．when the old man was looking for the chocolate |
| D．when the woman was whispering to the man |
The woman gave the man a big piece of chocolate _________．
| A．so that he could listen to the film |
| B．so that he could be quiet |
| C．because his chocolate was dirty |
| D．because she had too much chocolate |
At last the woman knew that the man was looking for _________．
| A．the piece of chocolate | B．his seat |
| C．the big piece of chocolate | D．his teeth |
On the floor lay _________．
| A．neither chocolate nor his teeth |
| B．either chocolate or his teeth |
| C．both his chocolate and his teeth |
| D．chocolate only |
Easter(复活节)is one of the two important Christian festivals．Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．It's not a festival as big as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday．It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．
The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．
Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．People love Easter because ___________．
| A．it’s a long holiday |
| B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ |
| C．they can have real eggs on that day |
| D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ |
People begin to celebrate Easter in _________．
| A．mid-April or late April |
| B．mid-March or late March |
| C．late March or early April |
| D．early March or mid-March |
Easter eggs are _________．
| A．covered by chocolate | B．chocolate eggs |
| C．a symbol of death | D．not food |
From the passages，we know that ________．
| A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day |
| B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day |
| C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter |
| D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day． |
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company（公司）. “What is it?” I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind traveled many years back.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, the owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.
Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car. We stopped in front of a shoe shop. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a car, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said kindly, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.” I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to .
| A．borrow some money | B．ask Mr. Rader for help |
| C．sell magazines | D．find a job there |
From the passage we can see the writer was to Mr. Rader.
| A．helpful | B．thankful | C．polite | D．kind |
Mr. Rader helped the writer so much mainly because .
| A．he wanted to set a good example to his workers. |
| B．he wanted to show kindness to the boy. |
| C．the writer needed his help. |
| D．he wanted others to return his help. |
What does the underlined sentence “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” mean?
| A．If you want somebody’s help, you have to help him first. |
| B．You should do the things that others want you to do. |
| C．Before you do anything, think about what others do to you. |
| D．If you want others to do kind things to you, you’d better be kind to them. |
Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."What kind of boy was Tom?
A. Tom was a clever boy.
B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work.
C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.What did Tom say he wanted to be?
A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.
B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.
C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?
A. Because Tom heard of this.
B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.
C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.
A young man called Jack has visited many countries. He knows few foreign languages, but he can always find someone who knows enough English to understand what he says. Last summer he went to China. He enjoyed himself in China and liked Chinese food very much.
One day he went into a restaurant in a small village. He knew the Chinese word ‘rice’, so he ordered some rice. The village was famous for its mushrooms, and Jack thought they must be very fresh and delicious. He asked the waiter in English. However, the waiter couldn’t understand at all, so he could do nothing for Jack. Jack thought hard. When he saw a piece of paper on the table, he had a good idea. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom carefully. The waiter looked at the picture for a long time, then he smiled and left. A few minutes later, he came back with a black umbrella in his hand.What does ‘mushrooms’ mean?
| A．洋葱 | B．花菜 | C．洋伞 | D．蘑菇 |
The waiter didn’t help Jack because _____________.
| A．he had no mushrooms in the kitchen | B．he disliked the mushrooms |
| C．he didn’t know English well | D．he thought the mushrooms were poisonous |
Jack asked the waiter for ___________.
| A．a pencil | B．a picture | C．an umbrella | D．some mushrooms |
The waiter smiled because __________.
| A．the picture was beautiful | B．he was very happy |
| C．Jack gave a gift to him | D．he thought he understood Jack |
At last the waiter came back with an umbrella, because _______.
| A．it is raining outside | B．it is going to rain |
| C．the mushroom Jack drew looked like an umbrella | D．Jack was good at drawing |