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One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.
The rose said: "I am the mostbeautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say : "This plant is useless. How sorry I am tobe his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴)into the cactus and then fly away. The roseasked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained thatthe birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表). At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was .
A. ugly B. lovely C. beautiful Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns B. leaves C. fruit The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 无营养的B. 不友好的 C. 无用的 Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.
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 pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it 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 | D．fifteen |
The old woman is pleased with Jack because ________.
| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) |
| C．aunt | D．wife |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |
If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
You can make it. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps feel more at ease in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry—looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your book or whether people like you or not.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say: “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself: “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.How many pieces of advice does the writer give?
| A．four | B．Five | C．Six | D．seven |
What does the underlined phrase “at ease” mean in Chinese?
| A．难受 | B．尴尬 | C．害羞 | D．自在 |
If you find it difficult to start a talk, you can _________.
| A．say nothing but smile |
| B．say something nice about others around you |
| C．look others up and down |
| D．tell others you are a shy person |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Don’t keep smiling too often |
| B．Never say something nice about people. |
| C．Think less about ways to enjoy parties or games |
| D．One day you’ll never feel shy when talking to others. |
Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoes untied（解开的）!", it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke too.
April Fool's Day（愚人节）is a traditional festival. On that day people play harmless（无害的） jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It's a "for-fun-only" day, so people don't buy gifts or get the day off work or school.
April Fool's Day started in France in the 16th century（世纪）. At that time, New Year's Day was between March 25th and April 1st. When New Year's Day changed to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April 1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools".
Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The Frenchmen fool their friends by sticking (粘) paper fish to their friends' backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!" In England, it is bad luck to play an April Fool's joke on someone in the afternoon. Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike.April Fool's Day started in ___________ in the sixteenth century.
| A．the USA | B．England | C．China | D．France |
When was New Year's Day about five hundred years ago in France?
| A．On March 25th. |
| B．Between April 1st and April 25th. |
| C．Between March 25th and April 1st. |
| D．On April 1st. |
“April Fool's Day” is called “April Fish” because the French ___________.
| A．must eat fish for dinner on that day |
| B．like eating fish very much |
| C．fool their friends by sticking paper fish to their friend's backs |
| D．like to give their friends fish as a treat |
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy heard his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “ Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.A blind boy sat on the steps of a building in order to_________.
| A．wait for some people |
| B．get money from others |
| C．make the writer help him |
| D．hold up a sign |
The man _________when he saw the blind boy.
| A．took away the blind boy’s money |
| B．gave the boy a new hat |
| C．brought the boy a sign |
| D．gave the boy some money and wrote some words on the sign |
What happened to the blind boy after the man wrote the words on the sign?
| A．The boy was taken away by the police |
| B．Nobody gave the blind boy money any more |
| C．More people dropped money into the boy’s hat |
| D．The blind boy could see the beautiful day |
What do you think of the sign written by the man?
| A．It has the different meaning to the first sign |
| B．It has the same meaning to the first sign and is expressed in another better way. |
| C．The man’s sign tells people it is a beautiful day. |
| D．People know the boy is blind after reading the man’s sign. |
What can we learn from this passage?
| A．It’s helpful of us to help people in need. |
| B．There are many poor people in the world like the blind boy. |
| C．It’s a good way to make money by holding a sign. |
| D．We should learn to speak to others in a suitable way. |
David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $ 2, David would say, “Make it $ 1.9 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” They asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” He asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” He shouted, “That’s robbery.” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “___________”.
| A．feel worried about |
| B．be interested in |
| C．get higher |
| D．make less |
How much had David saved by the end of the year?
| A．A few dollars. |
| B．Thousands of dollars. |
| C．Three or more hundred dollars. |
| D．Three hundred dollars. |
After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very________.
| A．angry | B．sad | C．afraid | D．worried |
David thought that two minutes was_____________.
| A．too little time to pull out a tooth |
| B．too little time to pay the dentist $ 40 |
| C．too long to pull out a tooth |
| D．too short for the dentist to finish the operation |
What kind of person do you think David was?
| A．He was very kind to others. |
| B．He was very clever. |
| C．He was very generous. |
| D．He was very stingy. |