How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!,” said John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?
| A．John. | B．Frank. | C．Steven. | D．Jenny. |
From the article, we can learn that _______.
| A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books |
| B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school |
| C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients |
| D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John |
The best title for the article might be “_______”.
| A．Collecting books for bored patients |
| B．Writing a letter to a medical centre |
| C．Donating books to poor students |
| D．Reading books for hospital patients |
Which of the following words can be used to describe those students?
| A．Polite and hard-working | B．Lazy and stubborn |
| C．Selfish and proud | D．Thoughtful and helpful |
When you work long hours and Sundays are no longer a day to rest, feeling overworked can become the new normal. Take sportsmen as examples and do the same yourself, so you’ll know if you’re overworking.
Check your resting heart rate (率). Every day, before you get out of bed, take your pulse (脉搏). Usually your heart rate will stay within a few beats every minute. But when you’re overworked, the rate increases. If your heart rate is up in the morning, get a little more rest or sleep that night.
Check your emotions. Getting angry easily? If you can’t put your finger on a clear reason, there may be something wrong with your emotions. Hoping to change the condition won’t help. The only way out is a break.
Check your weight. If you lose or increase more than 1% of body weight from one day to the next, something is wrong. Maybe yesterday you were too busy and failed to notice you didn’t eat and drink enough. Or maybe you failed to notice that you were eating too much.How many ways are mentioned to check if we’re overworking?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five. |
When should we check our heart rate?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. |
| C．At noon. | D．At night. |
What is the best way to deal with the problem of overwork?
| A．Doing more sports. | B．Drinking more water. |
| C．Having more rest. | D．Eating less food. |
How do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.
 TomAlthough we are quite different, Adam and I have been close friends for 5 years. We have a lot to talk. We play basketball together after school. We go for a picnic at weekends. It’s always a pleasure to be with him. |
 YumiI spend my spare time mostly with people from other countries. When I’m with them, I really get to know what they’re like and how easy they are to get along with. They help me to improve my English. |
 AnnaI’ve made some good friends at the gym I go to. People there are very friendly. Talking to them as I take exercise is a good way for us to get to know each other. |
 PeterI can make more friends on the Internet because it keeps me in touch with the whole world. I can get worldwide stories from my friends all over the world. |
Adam is ______ friend.
| A．Tom’s | B．Yumi’s |
| C．Anna’s | D．Peter’s |
With the help of her friends, Yumi ______.
| A．takes more exercise | B．learns English better |
| C．feels happier at picnics | D．knows more about the world |
What helps Peter make more friends?
| A．The story. | B．The sport. |
| C．The Internet. | D．The language. |
Thanks to improvements in both health care and personal safety, most people are living healthier, longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live 25 years longer than someone who was born in the 19th century. It's even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthday. Here are five rules for a healthy life.
We all know that we shouldn't run across the road in front of the oncoming traffic, or cycle too close to cars. But we’re not sure about how to stay safe in the countryside. When you're out walking you should always go with someone. and tell your parents where you're planning to go. Remember! Climbing may also mean falling-what goes up must come down. Safety rules and advice are there to help you, not to make life less fun.
Sure, it's comfortable to sit on the couch and watch. But experts say you should walk at least 10,000 steps every day to keep fit. In the past, People's jobs required more physical effort. When farmers were working in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time. Think about it: do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past?
It's important to eat plenty of the right things, above all, fruit, vegetables, and to see fast food or sweets as something very special- maybe just and then. The wrong diet means you'll put on weight, one of the fastest ways to an unhealthy life.
When we were babies, we slept for much of the day- if our parents were lucky! Teenagers don't need as much sleep but it's important to get about eight hours' sleep. At weekends, you've got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest, too.
Yes, you knew I was going to say this! Butit's so important. More teenagers damage their health through smoking and taking drugs than any other dangers. Think about the effect on your family and friends, and think about its effect on you and your health.
| A．Don't worry. Be happy! |
| B．Say no ... to smoking and drugs! |
| C．Be careful! It's dangerous out there! |
| D．Rest up while you can! |
E. Watch your diet!
F. Don't be a couch potato!
Before I even started school, people felt that I was not going to amount to much. At the age of four, I started speech lessons because even I could not speak well enough to be understood.
First grade was a struggle. I not only had difficulty speaking, but I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it. My parents grew more and more frustrated. They bought books and offered great rewards if I could read one of them from start to finish to them. Well, with my speech problems and now my reading problems, I did not like to do reading and so refused to do it whenever possible.
Second grade was not much better. It was in the second grade that the teacher decided that I needed special education. I remember the days of taking the physical exams. However, after all that, they decided that I did not qualify for special education.
It was in third grade that a new school was built close to where I lived. I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could transfer(转学). It was a happy day that we started school at Vandalia. However, things did not get better as my parent expected.
It was now time for fifth grade. Mrs. Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her. She did not make me feel upset. Instead, she helped me in so many ways and built my self-confidence so that I actually did believe that I could do something special. And that is just what I did.
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher. Because of Mrs. Wakefield's influence in my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome and become someone. I have won a large number of awards but I know that all of them belong to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be.
I still have a class picture of her with her fifth grade class hanging on the wall of my office, encouraging other teachers to reach out to their students. What does the underlined phrase “amount to much” mean in Paragraph l?
| A．get rich. | B．get successful. |
| C．get recovered. | D．become healthy. |
From the second paragraph we know that______________.
| A．the writer's parents lost confidence in the writer completely |
| B．the writer's speech problems didn’t stop him from reading |
| C．the writer's parents tried many things to encourage him |
| D．the writer couldn't improve his speech ability from reading |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．The writer’s parents believed he could get improved in his speech ability. |
| B．The new school was not far away from where they lived. |
| C．The teachers in the new school were gold stars |
| D．The writer himself wanted to transfer to a new school. |
In which grade did the turning point in writer's life appear?
| A．In Grade Two. | B．In Grade Three |
| C．In Grade Four | D．In Grade Five |
.What can we learn from the passage?
| A．A good teacher is hard to find in our lives. |
| B．Many students have speech difficulties, |
| C．Confidence is very important in one's life |
| D．Different teaching methods work the same |
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In For Pet’s Sake, Do Something! Book 1, the author tells us _____.
| A．what kind of food shouldn’t be given to your pet |
| B．when is the best time to feed your pet |
| C．how to prepare food for your pet at home |
| D．how to communicate with your pet |
Unlike the other three books, Pets Have Feelings, Too ______.
| A．is made up of many stories |
| B．is aimed to help your pets regain their health |
| C．is about a real person and his pets |
| D．has a great number of pictures |
Which book should you read if your pet eats too much?
| A．For Pet’s Sake, Do Something! Book 1 |
| B．For Pet’s Sake, Do Something! Book 2 |
| C．Pets Have Feelings, Too! |
| D．What Animals Tell Me |
Where can you find the advertisements?
| A．In the newspaper. | B．In the magazine. |
| C．On television. | D．On a website. |
You have only 18 dollars, which book can you afford?
| A．For Pet’s Sake, Do Something! Book 1 |
| B．For Pet’s Sake, Do Something! Book 2 |
| C．Pets Have Feelings, Too! |
| D．What Animals Tell Me |