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 |
Liao Yifeng， a police officer， working in a small village in Wuhan， is a "father" to thirty nine "left﹣behind" children， whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spent time with them．
Wang Tianle， an eight﹣year﹣old boy， was the first to call Liao "Dad"． Wang's parents divorced when he was only six months old． He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt． When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees， ① ， bring 100 yuan．
During last year's Mid﹣Autumn Festival， Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home． After dinner， the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly， "Uncle Liao， can I call you daddy？" Liao was deeply moved， ② ．
With a two﹣year﹣old son of his own， Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child．
In Wang Tianle's school， there are 407 left﹣behind children． With the help of teachers， Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest．
Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station， where Liao helped these left﹣behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time．
Moreover， a computer in the "family love room" play an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far way to chat with them online．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A． and he made up his min to be a good "father"
B． he felt upset and began going to his home every month
C． but he didn't know what to do
① ②
（2）Where can we find the article like this？ ．
A． In a guidebook．
B． In science magazines．
C． In an instruction book．
D． In newspapers．
（3）请将文中划线部分"Liao has built a special room named ‘family love room' in the police station．"译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（true） or F（false） according to the passage．
Thanks Liao's help， parents can communicate with their children．
（5）请用至少两个英文形容词来评价 "Liao Yifeng"．
In the 1950s， a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself． She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired． If she could make it， she would be the first person in the world who did it．
On that day， she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank．
In the journey， she faced heavy fog， heavy rain， and heavy waves．Though she was very tired， she carried on swimming．
But in the end， she gave up． And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only one mile away．
Later people asked her about the reason， and she said， "the reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so close to．"
Too many success stories have been lecturing us about courage and persistence（坚持）． But they never told us where to find courage and persistence．
You can have courage only when you know where your goal is． You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is， and prepare yourself well mentally（心理上）．
Courage and persistence never fall from the sky． They come from weighing between input and output．
A life without goals is like a ship without a compass． It goes nowhere． There is no courage or persistence in a life without goal．
（1）In paragraph 1， the underlined word "it" refers to ．
A． being retired
B． swimming across the English Channel
C． swimming towards the bank
D． setting a goal
（2） is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Fog
B． Waves
C． Rain
D． Wind
（3）The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably means ．
A． 权衡
B． 有……重
C． 称重量
D． 有分量
（4）Why did the athlete give up？ Because ．
A． the bank was only one mile away
B． she was too tired
C． she didn't have courage at first
D． she thought her destination was far away
（5）What can be inferred（推论） from the last sentence of the passage？
A． If you have courage and persistence， you have goals．
B． Even if you have no goals， you have courage to persist．
C． There is no courage of persistence unless you know your goals．
D． Between input and output， you must find courage and persistence．
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There is a town near Suzhou． It is very interesting and beautiful． This is Luxiang， an old town Luxiang was built in the Southern Song Dynasty（1127﹣1279）． There were many famous people living in the town at that time． There are around 30 old buildings of Ming and Qing（1644﹣1912）dynasties now． People live a simple life． Six Lanes（巷） in the town go to Taihu lake． Luxiang looks more beautiful in spring， with many tea trees and fruit gardens． This place is famous for the tea called Biluochun． |
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The Egyptian pyramids were built around 2560 B．C．The largest of them is the great pyramid of Khufu． The king， Khufu ， built it as his tomb． The Great Pyramid was considered a unique building in the 19th century A．D． At that time， it was still the tallest in the world． According to scientific research， Khufu ordered his men to build it stone by stone． The biggest stone was 15 tons， and each stone was fixed so well． The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high． At that time， there were no modern machines or equipment， so how did the ancient Egyptians build it？ To this day， it is still a mystery． |
（1）Many famous people were living in Luxiang ．
A． from 1127 to 1279
B． from 1644 to 1912
C． from 1127 to 1644
D． from 1279 to 1912
（2）Luxiang is famous for ．
A． fruit gardens
B． tea trees
C．Biluochun
D． six lanes
（3）In order to build his tomb， the king Khufu built ．
A．the ancient pyramids
B． the Egyptian pyramids
C．the Great Pyramid
D．the mysterious pyramid
（4）Building the great pyramid， is still a mystery now， because ．
A． each stone was fixed well
B． there were no modern machines or equipment then
C． it was made of stone
D． it was the tallest building in the world
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Each stone of the Great Pyramid is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters wide．
B． Luxiang is far away from Suzhou．
C． Luxiang looks more beautiful except spring．
D． In the 19th century A．D， the Great Pyramid was special and unusual．
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work？ Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school？
If you do， you need to take control of your feelings and stop getting angry so easily． Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends．
Gary Egeberg ， an American high school teacher， has written My Feeling Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings．It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them． The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse． （1）Itcan never make them better． Getting angry is not a natural way to act， the book says． It is just a bad habit ，like smoking． The book says you can control your anger easily﹣ （2）all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry．
When a baby falls over， it only cries if people are watching it． Like a baby， you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do．
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily．
Here are our top three：
★Keep a record．Every time you get angry， write down why you are angry． （3）Look at it later，and you will see you get angry too easily．
★（4）当你生气的时候，要求你的朋友停止跟你讲话This will teach you not to be angry．
★Do something different． When you get angry ，walk away from the problem and go somewhere else． Try to laugh
任务一： 请指出（1）处"it"指代的内容．
任务二： 请将 （2）处翻译成中文．
任务三： 请将（3）处改为复合句．
任务四： 请将（4）处翻译成英文．
任务五： 请找出该文段的中心句．
Can you get pocket money from your parents？ What do your parents think about giving pocket money ？Most parents agree that children should be given pocket money．
Many think it teaches children to earn and save money． It teaches children how to spend money in a correct way． It can also make them independent and they will learn how life works at a young age， which is a very important life lesson． It will also teach them if they want something they have to work for it．
They think when a child is given pocket money， he/she may know how it is useful and they learn to know how to use money． When it is practised to them， they begin to save money． Saving money is a very good habit which should be taught to the children when they are at a very young age． So from childhood parents should give pocket money to their children and explain to them how to use money in a correct way and also tell them to save the money． This helps them when they grow up． Pocket money helps them to do something special to the society．
Of course， there are some opposite opinions． A few adults argue that because of the demanding nature of children， they might even misuse the given money for useless purposes For example， some children are in a habit of buying drugs or alcohol from their pocket money．
Parents these days are open to provide pocket money to their school﹣ going children． However， when parents give money to their kids ，they should also teach them how to make the correct use of money．
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It teaches children to （2） money， which is a good habit． It teaches children how to spend money． It can also make children independent． Children will learn how life works at a young age from it． It will also teach them if they want something they have to work for it． It helps them to （3） to the society． |
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The children might misuse it for （4） ，for example， buying drugs or alcohol with it． |
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Parents should tell them how to make use of money （5） |
