Mr. White looks out of his window. There is a boy at the other side of the street. The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it.There is a very thin dog in the street, too. The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”
The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread. He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy. “I’ll give you a shilling(先令).”The boy is happy and says “Yes.”“Come here,” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, but Mr. White does not give him a shilling. He hits him with a stick(用棍子打他).The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr. White says, “and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”Where is Mr. White at first?
A.In the room. |
B.In the street. |
C.In front of the house. |
D.Close to the boy. |
Why does the dog go to the boy? Because _____.
A.it wants to eat |
B.the boy asks it to do so |
C.the boy is the dog’s owner |
D.the boy is friendly to it |
Mr. White tells the boy to come up to him, because he wants to _______.
A.give him a shilling |
B.give him a good lesson (教训) |
C.give him some more bread |
D.help the boy |
What kind of man do you think Mr. White is? He is a _____.
A.cruel(粗鲁的) | B.sympathetic (有同情心的) |
C.friendly | D.Polite |
Nowadays we can see ATMs everywhere. So we’d better learn how to use an ATM to withdraw(取)money.
First, we must find an ATM for your cards. Some ATMs can only work with certain bank’s cards. But now more and more ATMs can use all the banks’ cards.
Second, we can put our cards in a slot(插口)on the right side of the machine. Make sure the card is facing the right way.
Then , when the screen says, “Please enter your PIN,” we can press the numbers. After that, we can select the type of transaction(交易).So we can press the key for withdrawing money.
Next, we can put in the amount of money we want to withdraw by pressing the numbers. Then the screen may say, “Please wait”. After a short while, we can take our money from the slot at the bottom of the machine.
At last, if we don’t need other services, we can press the key for ending. Then our cards will come out from the slot we put it in. And we can finish our dealing and take the cards and money away.Can we use every ATM to withdraw our money in a certain card?
A.Yes, we can . |
B.No, we can’t. |
C.The author didn’t tell us in the passage |
D.The author is not sure about that. |
When should we enter PIN?
A.Before we put our cards into the machine |
B.After we put our cards into the machine. |
C.After we select the type of transaction. |
D.After we put in the amount of money. |
The card should be put in the machine.
A.from the slot on the left |
B.from the slot on the right |
C.from the slot above the screen |
D.from the slot under the screen |
When will money come out of the machine?
A.Before we put in the amount of money. |
B.Before we enter PIN. |
C.After we put in the amount of money. |
D.After we end the service. |
How many times should we press the numbers when withdrawing money once?
A.Once. | B.Twice. |
C. Three times. | D. Four times. |
It is easier to go down the hill than to climb up the hill,so it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones.Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one being aware of(意识到)their danger. School boys first pick up little bad habits in the school and on the street. When they can't write their lessons,they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking,they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling(赌博),they want to gamble. When they get bigger,the habits become stronger and stronger,so that they can no longer get rid of(摆脱,除掉)them. From copying,they learn to steal,from gambling,they learn to cheat. At last they become distrusted(不信任) by everybody. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning. It is easier to fall into ______ than into ______ .
A.good habits,bad ones |
B.bad habits,good ones |
C.bad habits,good one |
D.good habits,bad one |
Bad habits come ______.
A.suddenly | B.little by little |
C.faster and faster | D.slower and slower |
Where do school boys pick up little bad habits first?______ .
A.In the school |
B.On the street |
C.In the school and on the street |
D.In a hospital |
When school boys get bigger,their bad habits become ______ .
A.stronger and stronger | B.weaker and weaker |
C.better and better | D.less and less |
It is important for us to ______ .
A.copy others |
B.learn steal and cheat |
C.get rid of the bad habits in the beginning |
D.laugh at others |
Cathy is 1.53 meters tall, but she is 160 pounds(磅). So she decided to lose weight(减肥) from now on. She makes a plan for losing weight and puts it on the wall.
Exercise 1. Run for 30 minutes every morning. 2. Swim in the club twice a week. 3. Go to work on foot instead of (代替) by bus every day. 4. Take a walk after supper every day. |
Food 1. Have only a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast every morning. 2. Just have fruit for supper three times a week. 3. Eat more vegetables and less meat for dinner. 4. Never eat junk food. 5. Drink at least(至少) eight cups of water every day. |
Cathy plans to run for every day.
A.twenty minutes | B.thirty minutes |
C.an hour | D.forty minutes |
Cathy plans to swim in the club.
A.twice a week | B.once a week |
C.every day | D.every month |
Cathy usually went to work.
A.on foot | B.by bike |
C.by bus | D.by car |
Cathy wants to have for breakfast.
A.some rice and milk | B.a glass of milk and an egg |
C.some milk and noodles | D.some hamburgers and milk |
Does Cathy plan to just have fruit for supper and take a walk every morning?
A.Yes, she does. |
B.Sorry, I don’t know. |
C.She has some vegetables and meat. |
D.No, she doesn’t. |
Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete(不完整的),it could only roll(滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with insects(昆虫). It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fitted(适合). So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted perfectly, it put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole, with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to insects. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left the piece it found by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes, we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us.The circle rolled very slowly because it __________.
A.spent much time talking with insects |
B.wanted to enjoy the sunshine |
C.was looking for its missing piece |
D.lost a piece of its own |
After it was whole again and rolled fast, the circle__________.
A.felt unhappy |
B.could see more beautiful flowers |
C.was too proud to talk with any insect |
D.would go anywhere |
Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly?
A.Because it found a different world |
B.Because it wanted to look for a better piece |
C.Because it wanted to enjoy the world as before |
D.Because it felt tired. |
If a man owns everything, he’ll __________.
A.be perfect in every way |
B.have other trouble |
C.share happiness with others |
D.have enough love around him |
The story mainly tells us that__________.
A.nobody loves us if we give nothing |
B.a man who has everything is the happiest |
C.losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes |
D.we are not whole when we lose something |
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影响) on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything, all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word, where money is worshiped(崇拜), money can cause brothers to quarrel(争吵), lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.According to the passage, which of the following do you think is right?
A.Money is everything. |
B.Money isn’t necessary. |
C.Money is important, but not the most important. |
D.With no money, with no success. |
What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer’s ideas?
A. Only money.B. Health and a long life.
C. Only friendship. D. A, B and C.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.If you haven’t much money, you can’t get more happiness. |
B.You may live a long life even if you are poor. |
C.Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor. |
D.If you are rich, you will have true friendship. |
In fact, all millionaires__________.
A.have much money | B.die earlier |
C.love their money | D.have true love |
What does the sentence“ Love means to give, not to take.” mean in the passage?
A.爱意味着给予,而不能带走。 |
B.爱是可以得到的,不要走开。 |
C.爱意味着奉献,而不是索取。 |
D.爱是可以索取的,而不必付出。 |