Molly Daniels opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke it. Then she looked through the window at her neighbor across the yard. “ She is in my garden again. Those are my strawberries, not hers. Maybe I should call the police.”
Her friend, Doris, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.
“Of course,” Molly answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your yard without your permission and picked your strawberries?”
“I would say, better here the bees.”
“The bees don’t take my strawberries.”
“But the birds do,” Doris continued. “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why don’t you pick some of your good strawberries and give them to her?”
“Are you crazy? What are you thinking?’
“Don’t you remember what happened when you were in hospital last year? She went to see you and gave you a pot full of chicken soup. When you give her the strawberries you can tell her that you still remember that.”
Molly was shocked. She had almost forgotten that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she picked a basket of good strawberries and went out. Through the window, Doris could see that the anger on Molly’s face changed into a bright smile.Molly opened the door very hard because _____
A.she was very angry |
B.she was very happy |
C.she didn’t like eating strawberries |
D.Doris wasn’t friendly |
The underline word “permission” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.
A.感谢 | B.许可 | C.命令 | D.警告 |
Which sentence is similar to the sentence “I would say, better here than the bees.”?
A.It’s better to let the neighbor pick the strawberries than to give them to the bees. |
B.The bees are better than the neighbor. |
C.The bees like strawberries more than the neighbor does. |
D.The neighbor is good at picking strawberries. |
From the last paragraph, we can infer(推断)what Molly did at last with a basket of good strawberries.
A.She called the police to drive the neighbor away. |
B.She happily gave a basket of good strawberries to the neighbor. |
C.She ate up the strawberries herself. |
D.She let the birds take her strawberries. |
Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: For eight years.
Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, 1 had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the firefighter school for four months. 1 learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment I also had a full-time training every day!
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank and a mask. They help me in a smoke-filled building.
Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. That way, we can exactly tell the place of a fire.
Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to he afraid. I just think about how to put out the fire .
Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!To become a firefighter, Kate Wilson ____________at first.
A.took a lot of tests | B.learned to stay safe |
C.saved some animals | D.used fire equipments |
Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because_____________.
A.she has an oxygen tank |
B.she knows how to fight fires |
C.she enjoys finding heat |
D.she is too busy putting out fires |
As a firefighter, Kate Wilson likes____________ most.
A.wearing a mask | B.asking questions |
C.helping people | D.hiding in smoke |
What did the reporter make this interview for?
A.To tell people what a firefighter does. |
B.To teach people how to prevent fires. |
C.To make people want to be firefighters. |
D.To show people how a firefighter is trained. |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. There was another building not far from mine. A woman lived there. I had never met her, but I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, sewing(缝纫)or reading.
After several months, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “What a lazy woman! I wonder why she doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning, I decided to clean my flat, including the windows. When I finally finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! Everything in the woman’s flat could be seen clearly. Her window was clean!
I began to understand. I watched the woman’s window from my own dirty window. That’s the problem! That is quite an important lesson for me. How often do I look at and criticize others through the dirty window of my heart?
From then on, whenever I want to judge someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others’ world more clearly.What does the underlined word judge mean in Chinese according to the passage?
A.赞美 | B.评判 | C.妒嫉 | D.鼓励 |
Why couldn’t the writer see things clearly through the window?
A.Because the woman’s window was dirty. |
B.Because his own window was dirty. |
C.Because the woman lived far away. |
D.Because he had poor eyesight. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.one shouldn’t criticize others very often. |
B.one should look at others through his dirty windows. |
C.one should often keep his windows clean. |
D.one should judge himself before he judges others. |
阅读表达。阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过10个词。
Sometimes people come into your life and you know that they are there to teach you a lesson, or to help you understand who you are or who you want to become.
You never know these people who may be a classmate, a neighbour or a friend—but when you lock your eyes on them, you know at that very moment they will influence your life in some ways.
Sometimes things that happen to you may seem unpleasant, painful, or frustrating at first. But in another way, you find that without getting over those difficulties you would have never realized your ability, strength or will power(意志力).
The people you meet and the success you get help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones.
If someone loves you, give love back to them in the way you can, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.
If someone hurts you, or breaks your heart, forgive(原谅) them, for they have helped you learn about truth and the importance of being careful of people around.
Self-confidence is necessary to a person. If you’re not confident, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
Learn a lesson in life each day you live!
Who can influence your life in some ways?
Are unpleasant things good for you?
Why are bad experiences very important to you?
What should you do if somebody hurts you?
What does the writer try to tell you?
Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
In the passage,the author compares life to ___________
A.package | B.happiness and sadness |
C.failure and success | D.hope and despair |
What does it in the passage 4 mean ?
A.success | B.failure | C.sky | D.way |
What’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A.What you only can choose is to work hard everyday. |
B.If you work hard today, you will have a better life in the future. |
C.When choosing between "today”and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow better. |
D.Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice. |
What’s the purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to love each other. |
B.To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. |
C.To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream. |
D.To give readers some information about life. |
In China,people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人).
Most of them come from single-child families. However,this generation is playing a more and more important part in China,and their image in people’s minds is changing.Han Han,a popular youth writer,is one of them.
Han Han was born in 1982 in Shanghai.His talent for writing was clear at an early age.
When he was 17,he drew the public’s attention with the article Viewing the People through the Glass. The article won first prize in the national New Concept Composition Competition.Later,Han Han again surprised the public by leaving high school. “I did poorly in Grade One of high school and failed to move up to the next grade. I tried my best to improve my studies,but failed ,so I gave up. However, I am always learning, since learning and going to school are two different things.” Han Han said.
Han Han’s first novel Three Folded Gates sold very well in China.Later the book was
translated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad.
In the following years, Han Han wrote a lot of books. All of them were welcomed by the market.In 2006,he started blogging and had great success. Today,Han Han’s blog has become one of the honest blogs on the Internet.
The post-80s generation__________.
A.have changed China’s image |
B.are playing an important role in China |
C.are very good at writing |
D.are people who are more than 80 years old |
What can we learn from Han Han’s words in the second paragraph?
A.He was good in all his subjects. |
B.He never studied hard at school. |
C.His school life was interesting and colourful |
D.He didn’t stop learning after he left school. |
When did Han Han begin to write a blog?
A.When he was seventeen. | B.When he was fourteen |
C.When he was twenty | D.When he was twenty-four. |
Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?
A.Three Folded Gates was only sold in China. |
B.Nobody was surprised that Han Han left high school. |
C.Han Han was not liked by the post-80s generation. |
D.Han Han’s blog is very popular on the Internet. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The post-80s generation. |
B.Han Han ,a popular post-80s writer. |
C.Blogging on the Internet. |
D.Popular books written by Han Han. |