Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway. “I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all! It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob each other.
| A．didn’t speak to | B．were friendly to |
| C．often fought with | D．never had bitter words with |
Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because .
| A．he wanted to protect his farm |
| B．he didn’t want to do it himself |
| C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob |
| D．he wanted to find him something to do |
What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?
| A．John was great to build this bridge. |
| B．John was not good at building bridges. |
| C．John was foolish to build such a bridge. |
| D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．What a Big Fence! | B．A Strong Bridge |
| C．Three Kind Men | D．A Fence or a Bridge? |
Which of the following books is the latest in print?
| A．Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. |
| B．Deceptively Delicious. |
| C．Rich Dad ,Poor Dad. |
| D．The Road. |
Among the books, there is/are ____ written for adults.
| A．one | B．two | C． three | D．four |
If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay_______.
| A．$23.83 | B．$18.33 | C．$12.83 | D．$11 |
Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only about one tenth of the world’s people.
In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(贫困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平稳下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (稳定的), or even falls.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?
________________________________________________ In 1950, what percent of the world's population lived in developing countries?
________________________________________________ How to describe the people who are living below the poverty line?
________________________________________________ There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won't there?
________________________________________________ 将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。
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Dear readers,
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted (被污染), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.
But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.
It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.
For the children
David Li Guyer
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。We can read the letter in _____.
| A．somebody’s diary | B．a piece of newspaper |
| C．a progress report | D．a story book |
What’s Maria’s most serious problem?
| A．She has no chance to go to school. |
| B．Her father died of a serious disease. |
| C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot. |
| D．Her mother needs her badly at home. |
What is “Save the Children”?
| A．An activity to help poor children go to school. |
| B．An office of the government to collect money. |
| C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor. |
| D．A group who works for children in poor places. |
The last sentence in the letter means “_____”.
| A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded |
| B．What you give is more than what you take |
| C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot |
| D．Maria and you can help each other at school |
Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?
| A．English Corner | B．Project Hope |
| C．The Summer Camp | D．Job Training |
Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. “I’ll have more there,” he thought.
When one of his women students heard that he was going to leave , she said to him, “the teacher to take your classes won’t be as good as you are.”
Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no! I’m sure he’ll be as good as I or even better.”
But she said , “No, five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each one was worse than the last one.”
根据短文内容选择正确答案Mr. Lewis moved to a new town and _____ there.
| A．had a lot of men students | B．taught dance |
| C．became a dance teacher | D．lived in a dance school |
Then he decided to move to a big city because ___________.
| A．the students weren’t worth teaching |
| B．the students didn’t like him |
| C．he wanted to teach more students |
| D．he couldn’t teach here any longer |
He thought that ___________.
| A．the woman student liked him very much |
| B．the woman student was really a good one |
| C．he was the best teacher |
| D．no one could be better than he |
The woman student thought___________.of all the six teachers.
| A．he did the best in teaching |
| B．he did the worst in teaching |
| C．he was as good as anyone |
| D．he danced better than anyone |
What the woman student said at last means ___________.
| A．she didn’t like him to leave |
| B．the seventh teacher would be as good as Mr. Lewis |
| C．the seventh teacher would be even better than Mr. Lewis |
| D．the seventh teacher would be even worse than Mr. Lewis |
Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.
All people like to live only in big cities.
People built factories after the cities grew big.