In the tenth grade, I began volunteering at a vet hospital in order to get experience for what I thought would be my future job. As it turned out, the experience I got at the hospital taught me the opposite: my future was not in vet medicine. However, there is one particular Saturday morning that taught me something maybe more important.
The hospital was in the middle of one of the poorer sections of the city and we often had people come in who could just only pay for the most basic treatments. This Saturday a man and his young son, who was probably about 7 years old, walked in with a small cat in a cardboard box. I remember the cat had an eye infection (感染) but the man could not afford to pay for the cost of the medicine in addition to the exam. When he asked where the nearest the animal shelter（庇护所） was, his son cried and started to argue with his father. Out of the blue, an older woman who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, walked up to the counter, and told the man that she would pay for anything that he could not afford. The man thanked her and the son got to keep a healthy cat.
I had always thought it was the right thing to help out a needy person, but it was only seen on TV or in movies. The woman in the vet’s office taught me that these things do happen in real life, and should happen more often. When I am hesitant (犹豫) to help someone who is in need, I remember that woman, and have the courage to do it. Sometimes other people follow.Why did the writer work at the vet hospital?
| A．He thought he would work there in the future. |
| B．He wanted to get some skills of treating animals. |
| C．He wanted to get some money for his schooling. |
| D．He wanted to get some experience for his future work. |
What is the most important according to the writer?
| A．How to be a kind person who helps others. |
| B．The practical experience of the vet job. |
| C．How to deal with the owners of pets. |
| D．The knowledge of vet medicine. |
What does the underlined phrase “out of the blue”?
| A．Out of order. | B．All of a sudden . | C．Now and then. | D．First of all. |
________ made the writer have the courage to help someone in need.
| A．The officer | B．The boy | C．The woman | D．The father |
Fiona Famous was a very popular girl at school. She was clever and fun, and got on well with everyone. It was no accident that Fiona was so popular. From an early age she had tried hard to be kind and friendly to everyone. She invited the whole class to her birthday party, and from time to time she would give presents to everybody. She was such a busy girl, with so many friends. However, she felt very lucky, no other girl had so many friends at school and in the neighborhood.
But everything changed on National Friendship Day. On that day, at school, everyone was having a great time, drawing, painting, giving gifts. They had to make three presents to give to their three best friends.
However, when all the presents had been made and shared out among classmates, Fiona was the only one who had not received a present! She felt terrible, and spent hours crying. How could it be possible? So much she had done to make so many friends, and in the end no one saw her as their best friend? Everyone came and tried to comfort her for a while. But each one only stayed for a short time before leaving.
When she got home that night and asked her mother where she could find true friends.
“Fiona, my dear,” answered her mother, “you cannot buy friends with a smile or a few good words. If you really want true friends, you will have to give them real time and affection (情感). For a true friend you must always be there for them, in good times and bad”.
“But I want to be everybody’s friend! I need to share my time among everyone!” Fiona argued.
“My dear, you’re a lovely girl,” said her mother, “but you can’t be a close friend to everybody. There just isn’t enough time for everyone, so it’s only possible to have a few true friends. The others won’t be close friends”.
Hearing this, Fiona decided to change her ways so that she could finally have some true friends. That night, in bed, she thought about what she could do to get them. Her mother was always ready to help her. She could stand all of Fiona’s dislikes and problems. She always encouraged her. She loved her a great deal...
That was what makes friends!
And Fiona smiled happily, realizing that she already had the best friend anyone could ever want.Fiona was a very popular girl because she ______.
| A．gave her best friends presents |
| B．often made presents for her friends |
| C．was kind and friendly to everyone |
| D．invited some of her class to her birthday party |
Which of the following can be put in the blank (空白处) in Paragraph 4?
| A．She thought about her mother. |
| B．She decided to find true friends. |
| C．She talked with her classmates on the phone. |
| D．She was sad and couldn’t sleep any more. |
The right order about Fiona is ______.
a. She decided to have some true friends.
b. She tried to get on well with everyone at school.
c. She asked her mother where she could find true friends.
d. She didn’t receive any present on National Friendship Day.
| A．b-d-a -c | B．b-d-c-a |
| C．c-b-d-a | D．b-c-d-a |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Fiona tried hard to find some true friends all the time. |
| B．Fiona always spent more time with some of her friends. |
| C．Fiona found that giving gifts to every friend was important. |
| D．Fiona finally realized how she could find true friends. |
A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling (四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, what the mother has done is repeated again and again. The struggle (挣扎) to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off again. Why? She wants it to remember how it can get up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying great people, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something unusual about these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out (着手) to do.”The expression “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ______.
| A．a happy thing | B．a difficult task |
| C．a big dream | D．a beautiful place |
A View from the Zoo is a book written by.
| A．Gary Richmond | B．Charles Darwin |
| C．Irving Stone | D．Vincent van Gogh |
The mother giraffe puts herself over her child and throws her long leg and kicks her baby because she .
| A．is an unkind mother |
| B．likes watching her bay sprawling |
| C．doesn’t want her baby to live with her |
| D．wants to train her baby to get up in this way |
The writer mainly wants to tell the readers that .
| A．the giraffe is an unusual animal |
| B．we should learn to be a careful writer |
| C．learning to get up leads to success |
| D．A View from the Zoo is a good book to read |
A 13-year-old boy traveled to Washington, D.C. to raise money for homeless kids.
Zach Bonner was pretty tired. Instead of going to camp last summer, Zach decided to walk 668 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. He hoped more people would help homeless kids. His journey to help others began six years ago. Zach walked from his home in Tampa to Tallahassee. Then, in 2008, Zach Bonner went on a 270-mile walk from Tallahassee to Atlanta. In 2010, he did it again, from Tampa to Los Angeles.
Last summer, Zach traveled 12 miles every day on foot. Along the way, he collected more than 1000 letters about homeless children. He hoped to give the letters to President Obama. Zach says he wants his walk to make a difference.
More than 1 million children in the U.S. have nowhere to live. During his journey, Zach spent 24 hours with some homeless children so he could learn the difficulties they face.
When Zach walked the last mile of his long journey, more than 500 supporters, including 300 homeless kids, joined Zach. They went with him down the National Mall. “It was a long walk,” Zach says, “but it was meaningful.”
Although the journey is difficult and tiring, Zach won’t give up. “When homeless kids get tired of being homeless, they don’t get to stop. So why should I stop when I get tired of walking?”How many times did Zach Bonner travel to help homeless kids according to the passage?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
Last summer, Zach Bonner ______.
| A．went to camp |
| B．learnt to face difficulties |
| C．wrote letters to President Obama |
| D．walked from Atlanta to Washington |
When Zach walked the last mile of his long journey, ______.
| A．he was tired and hurt |
| B．he decided to stop |
| C．many people walked with him |
| D．many homeless kids thanked him |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．A walk for others | B．A journey to Los Angeles |
| C．A visit to Obama | D．A plan for traveling |
How to look good in a school uniform? You can look great in your school uniform, if you follow these tips:
(1) Make sure the uniform is the right size for you.
You will need a pair of scissors (剪刀), but please, don’t cut anything until you measure (量) where you want the uniform to reach on your body. If you can find a tailor (裁缝) to do the job for you, it will be better.
(2) Make your uniform tidy
Your uniform should be taken good care of. Make sure your uniform is always tidy and clean. It helps you look smart.
(3) Accessories (装饰物) can help.
You can wear a nice watch. It will make you look beautiful and tell you the right time when you need to know. A cute hair clip can also make you, girls, look attractive. Choose a hat that matches the shape of your face or a backpack that goes well with your uniform. Also, have fun in winter by wearing colorful scarves.
(4) Walk with confidence.
It doesn’t matter how cool your uniform is (or is not). If you are not confident, nobody will notice how great you look!We can probably read this article in the part of a newspaper.
| A．news | B．sports |
| C．life | D．advertisement |
The following things can make you look good EXCEPT.
| A．having a pair of scissors | B．wearing clean uniforms |
| C．wearing a nice watch | D．being confident |
This article is mainly written for.
| A．students | B．parents |
| C．teachers | D．tailors |
When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word .What’s the best way to know it?
You need an English-Chinese dictionary (字典).It will tell you a lot about the word , for example (例如) , how to read this word ,what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words in the dictionary and how can you know where the word is? There is a way to look for it.
In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B,C,D,E…That means, if there are two words , “desk” and “hour”, “desk” will be before “hour”; “story” “before” “Sunday”, “tomato” before “tomorrow” etc. The English-Chinese dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will often use it in your English learning.When you don’t know a new word, the best way according to the passage (短文) is ____________.
| A．to ask your teacher | B．to guess |
| C．to ask your friends | D．to use a dictionary |
What does “come across” mean (意思) in Chinese in the passage?It means________.
| A．遇到 | B．撞倒 | C．越过 | D．过来 |
Here are four words, “face”, “autumn”, “film” and “April”. Their right order (次序) in the English-Chinese dictionary is _________.
| A．April, autumn, face, film |
| B．film, face, April, autumn |
| C．face, film, April, autumn |
| D．April, face, film, autumn |
This passage is about _______.
| A．how to use the right words in your English writing |
| B．how to read the new words in the English story |
| C．how to use an English-Chinese dictionary |
| D．how to choose a right English-Chinese dictionary |