Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.
“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”
“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”
“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.
“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’
“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.
“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”
“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.
After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?
| A．Reward | B．Interest. | C．Abilityy. | D．Chance. |
Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?
| A．Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work. |
| B．Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention. |
| C．Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work. |
| D．Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him. |
What can we infer (推断) from the story?
| A．Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done. |
| B．Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth. |
| C．Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people. |
| D．Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened. |
Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness .
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.According to the passage, we might get angry when someone __________.
| A．holds us back | B．forgets us |
| C．doesn’t like us | D．does hurt us |
The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “__________”.
| A．误解 | B．否认 | C．疏远 | D．减轻 |
The best way to deal with the bitterness is to __________.
| A．make the person who hurts us look bad |
| B．hate the person who hurts us very often |
| C．accept that you are hurting the other person |
| D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us. |
| B．We should pay more attention to our friends. |
| C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself. |
| D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person. |
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily remember many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everyone learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily remember many things by heart because______.
| A．they always sleep very well. |
| B．they often eat good food. |
| C．they read a lot of books. |
| D．they have very good memories. |
Before a child can speak, he must________.
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because________.
| A．they have no good memories. |
| B．they have no teachers |
| C．they have too much time for it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better_______.
| A．if you have lots of good food. |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day. |
| D．if you get up early |
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."It was________ when Allan and Henry went out.
| A．hot | B．cold | C．raining | D．wet |
On their way home,________ got something wrong with his_____.
| A．Allan; leg | B．Allan; head |
| C．Henry; leg | D．Henry; head |
Henry and Allan are________.
| A．workers | B．good friends |
| C．brothers | D．farmers |
Which of the following（下面的）is true?
| A．Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. |
| B．Allan saved Henry' s life. |
| C．Allan saw the snake. |
| D．They ran to the hospital at once. |
| Events |
| Long March exhibit The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March(长征) which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20. Time: 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese/15 for foreigners |
| Thai elephants Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November 15. Address:189 Daduhe Road Ticket:30—40 |
| Dancing dolphins Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly. Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children. |
Where can one see the Long March exhibition?
| A．In Shanghai History Museum. |
| B．In Changfeng Park. |
| C．In Peace Park. |
| D．On 189 Dahude Road. |
How many shows do the Thailand elephants give at weekends?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
How much should a child pay to go into Peace Park?
| A．Five yuan. | B．Fifteen yuan. |
| C．Ten yuan. | D．Twenty yuan. |
If you want to do a school project on children’s rights(权利), you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.
The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:
◆Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered (庇护） by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.
◆Children have the right to an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.
◆Children must not be cruelly punished (惩罚）by their parents or any others.
◆Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse (虐待） and neglect（忽略）.
◆No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.
Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people.
In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.
The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.
| A．All countries | B．A few countries |
| C．No countries | D．Most countries |
The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means .
| A．something people have to do |
| B．something people want to do |
| C．something people know how to do |
| D．something people love to do |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Parents should punish their children. |
| B．Children should make money for other people. |
| C．Governments should protect children from neglect. |
| D．Children under sixteen should not fight in an army. |
Some children can’t get an education because .
| A．there aren’t enough schools |
| B．there are no schools |
| C．they come from rich families |
| D．they want to work in factories |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Children are made to work long hours on farms. |
| B．The United Nations website is useful for the school project. |
| C．Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered. |
| D．The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have. |