On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.Whose hand did Douglas draw?
| A．The farmer’s. | B．God’s. | C．The teacher’s. | D．His own hand. |
Why did Douglas draw the picture?
| A．He was good at drawing it. | B．His teacher asked him to draw it. |
| C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher. | D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing. |
What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
| A．He was a lonely child. | B．He was very active in class. |
| C．He always kept his hands clean. | D．He often answered questions loudly. |
According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion, but not a fact?
| A．The teacher went over Douglas’ desk and talked to him. |
| B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways. |
| C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class. |
| D．Most of the students were drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. |
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| A．a TV and a recorder | B．a coat and a recorder |
| C．a coat and an Mp3 player | D．a TV and an Mp3 player |
What can’t you buy in the second advertisement?
| A．TV. | B．Computer. | C．Recorder. | D．Mp3 player. |
If you want to find a part-time job, you’ll read___________.
| A．Help Wanted | B．For Sale | C．Guitar Lessons | D．Lost |
What’s in the lost yellow bag?
| A．A mobile phone and a wallet. | B．A mobile phone and some books. |
| C．Some books and an ID card. | D．Some books and a wallet. |
Mrs. Beet, a 38-year-old woman, lived in a house near a river. Every day she drives very fast to work.
On her way back from work yesterday afternoon, she was driving faster than usual because she was worried about her little son. He was alone at home. While she was trying to pass a truck before her, she saw another car coming. She quickly turned her steeling wheel(方向盘). Her car didn’t hit the other car, but she could not stop her own car. It ran into the river.
Luckily, Mr. Jackson, a very good swimmer, saw what was happening. He jumped into the water at once. He swam over to the car. He got to Mrs. Beet through an open window. He pulled her out of the window and then out of the water. Back on land, he gave Mrs. Meet mouth-to-mouth breathing. Soon the lady came to herself.
根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题卡上涂T，错误的涂F。（每小题1分，共5分）Every day, Mrs. Beet drives her car to work.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Beet walked home quickly because she worried about her little son.
Her car didn’t hit the other car but ran into the river.
Luckily, Mr. Jackson was good at swimming.
In the end, Mr. Jackson pulled Mrs. Beet out of the water and saved her.
Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US children between 8 and 12 spent at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving problems because they do not practice these shills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _______________.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted(成瘾). Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least _____ hours a week playing video games.
| A．13 | B．16 | C．28 | D．50 |
How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 5?
| A．they might become ill | B．they might lose their friends |
| C．they might stop playing games | D．they might get lower grades at school |
What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
| A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages. |
| B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing. |
| C．Childhood is a time of fun and games. |
| D．Children should learn how to get along with others |
Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961. Since then, people have not only traveled to space, but also many of them have lived there in space stations for some time.
The Soviet Union(前苏联) sent the first space station into space in 1971. This space station was called Salyut 1. Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they observed space and did experiments. The first group of astronauts lived there for 23 days. The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space stations. At about the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab.
Astronauts visited and often lived in these space stations for a short time. However, it wasn’t until the late 1980s when The Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time. Mir stayed in space from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in.
Living in space stations seems to be fun, but astronauts face many problems. One of them is food. All the meals on space station are put together on Earth and sent there by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be stored in cans. The space station does not have a fridge, but it has a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh. Astronauts also eat many other foods such as dried meat that do not need special care.
Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tough. Astronauts sometimes have to fix themselves to the wall while eating. They also have to be very careful to that food does not float away.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “observed” in Paragraph 2?
| A．Discovered | B．Checked | C．Watched | D．Fixed |
What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
| A．Astronauts can never have a chance to eat fresh food when they live in space station. |
| B．The Soviet Union sent a total of 9 space stations into space in the 1970s and 1980s. |
| C．Astronauts could live in the Mir space station for no more than three weeks. |
| D．Space travel has quite a long history of more than 60 years. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Exploring Space | B．Space Travel | C．Living in Space | D．Space Stations |
Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.
His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.
The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.
Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”
His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.
So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”
“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.
| A．Martin would go to college and it was far from home. |
| B．Martin preferred living at home to living at college. |
| C．Martin didn’t want to take the public transport. |
| D．Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly. |
In which order did Martin do the following things?
a. He finished his high school. b. He test-drove driving the new car.
c. He got his driver’s license. d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.
e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving.
| A．e—a—c—b—d | B．a—c—b—d—e | C．e—c—a—b—d | D．a—c—d—b—e |
How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?
| A．Angry | B．Sad | C．Cheerful | D．Shocked |