When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on (依靠) the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?
| A．Because he was hungry. | B．Because he missed his mother. |
| C．Because he wanted to sleep. | D．Because he wanted to play outside. |
What does the underlined word “regretful” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．Sorry | B．Happy | C．Excited | D．Angry |
What did the man mean by saying “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”?
| A．People are more important than things. |
| B．Things are more important than people. |
| C．Both the shoe and your brother are important. |
| D．The shoe is more important than your brother. |
According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?
| A．Rude. | B．Funny. | C．Silly. | D．Kind. |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
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Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday | C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
| A．fat | B．long | C．strong | D．tall |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
| A．To give some food to the dogs. | B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. | D．To take a few nice photos. |
For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry’s parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn’t find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.Harry’s hiccups lasted ____.
| A．a week | B．fourteen days | C．twenty-eight days | D．one month |
His hiccups started after he ____.
| A．drank a glass of water | B．went to hospital |
| C．ate an Indian meal | D．finished his homework |
His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.
| A．hiccupped for four seconds | B．held his breath |
| C．hiccupped at night | D．couldn’t stop hiccupping |
His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.
| A．gave him some medicine | B．took an X-ray of his chest |
| C．gave him a shock | D．let him drink cold drinks |
What does “shock” in this passage mean？
| A．震惊 | B．休克 | C．喷嚏 | D．哈欠 |
The father-chlild relationship（父子关系）is the most important because in many families the father is the head of the family and a role model to his children.
1. When a child is born in the family, the parents plan a future .The father is the most excited as he has different plans for new son or daughter.
2. In today ’s world ,fathers especially have no time for family .Work has taken up their time ,so they spend less time with their family and children. The importance of father and child bonding(亲密关系形成) has decreased in the recent years.
3. Do something together like playing games or a basketball match etc. Activities with your child help you get to know what she or he likes or dislikes and helps you bond better.
4.If your child tells you she or he loves her or his mother more . you should know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child .Ask your wife how to get closer to your child .
These are some tips for father and child boning in today ’s world .Children need both their parents to help them deal with the future when they grow up.
请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）The father–children relationship is the most important becaues a father _______ .
| A．has to meet his children every | B．is the head of a family and a model to his children |
| C．spends the most time with his children | D．often play with his children after work |
The underlined word “decreased ”means “____.”
| A．消失 | B．上涨 | C．增加 | D．降低 |
If your child tells you she or he loves her or his mother more ..
| A．you should know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child . |
| B．you should know that you have spent enough time with the child . |
| C．you shouldn’t know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child . |
| D．you shouldn’t know that you have spent enough time with the child . |
The article was written mainly for _________ .
| A．fathers | B．mothers | C．sons | D．daughters |
What’s the best title of this article?
| A．How to plan a chlid’s future | B．How to make the child have a happier lifestyle |
| C．Father and child bonding is very important | D．Playing games with the child is nesessary. |
Do you often feel tired or hard to concentrate(集中精力) in class ? If your answers to this question is yes, ..Not getting enough sleep can lead to many kinds of problems.
New studies show that not only Chinese students suffers from lack(不足) of sleep，American students also have the same problem .Why are they so tired ? One big reason is the use of electronic products（电子产品）.
A recent survey finds out that 71% of American kids aged 8 to 18 have TVs in the rooms and about 36% have computers in their rooms., playing video games ,sending text messages to friends and watching TV before bedtime.
How to solve the problem ? Scientist advise“ . ”Spending more time on sleep can help students stay healthy
根据以上内容，从下列五个选项中选择适当的句子还原到短文中，使短文完整与正确。将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）
| A. Some American primary school students are very tired and sometimes they even fall asleep in class. B. perhaps it means you need more sleep. C. It’s never too late to change bad sleep habits D. Many kids spend a lot of time surfuring the Internet , E. and do well at school. |
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请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分） The above ads are probaly from a _________．
| A．text | B．storybook | C．science book | D．newspaper |
If you like children and have two free days , you can call ______ for a job.
| A．78859879 | B．78859878 | C．78859876 | D．78859877 |
If Tom cleans the house for the ower twice a week , he can get ______ for a month’s work.
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