GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn't pay the $ 50 fee for the city's sports meet this year.
Christian was not the only one who had this problem. Some other middle school players in the city had the same problem.
That's why famous NBA player Michael Jordan gave $ 250, 000 to the city earlier this month. He wanted to help the poor students. Jordan said: "I know there are kids who get an education by playing sports. We need to keep sports alive for them."
Christian was shocked. "Really? I can't believe Michael did that for us. These days, I go to bed thinking about it and I wake up thinking about it," she said. "Now the problem is over. "
Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself. I will do my best at the meet.The underlined word "shocked" means ________.
| A．moved | B．surprised | C．worried | D．afraid |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Christian was a middle school student. |
| B．The students will have a sports meet. |
| C．Few of the players could pay the fee. |
| D．Christian's mother lost her job last month. |
Christian thanked Jordan because he helped her ________.
| A．to get a chance to show herself |
| B．to become a basketball player |
| C．to go on her study at school |
| D．to win the basketball match |
Mr. Chen works in an office and he usually gets up at six thirty in the morning . After he has breakfast , he goes to work at seven o’clock . He comes back home at a quarter to six in the afternoon .
Today is Friday . It is six twenty and Mr. Chen is home . Mr. Chen doesn’t look happy . His wife , Mrs. Chen looks at Mr. Chen and asks him , “ Why do you look unhappy today , dear ?”
“ A bus ticket （票）is usually four yuan , but it will be three yuan next week . ” Mr. Chen says .
“ That’s good .” Mrs. Chen answers .
“ But it is not good for me .” Mr. Chen says , “ You know , I usually go to work and come back home on foot . I don’t take a bus . I can save eight yuan every day now , but I can just save only six yuan every day from next week .”What does Mr. Chen do ?
| A．A teacher . | B．A cook . | C．An office worker . | D．A farmer . |
Mr. Chen goes to work at _________ .
| A．6:30 a.m. | B．7:00 a.m. | C．6:15 p.m. | D．5:45 p.m. |
Mr. Chen goes to work _____________ every day .
| A．by bus | B．by bike | C．by car | D．on foot |
The word “unhappy ” means _______________ in the story .
| A．高兴的 | B．健康的 | C．不高兴的 | D．聪颖的 |
From this story we know ___________________ .
| A．Mr. Chen gets up at 6:20 a.m. |
| B．Mr. Chen comes back home at 5:00 p.m. |
| C．Mr. Chen pays 8 yuan for（付款）the bus tickets every day this week |
| D．the bus ticket will be cheaper（便宜一些） next week |
Welcome to Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop! Big Sale !
Goods（货物） Colors Price (each)
Pants Black, white, brown ￥65
Coat Black￥ 95
Cap Blue, white￥ 15
T-shirt Red, green￥ 60
Shoes Black , white￥ 80
Bag Blue￥ 35We can find _________________ in Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop .
| A．green pants | B．brown shoes | C．black bags | D．white caps |
Jack wants to buy two pairs of pants and one bag. How much are they?
| A．One hundred yuan . | B．One hundred and fifty yuan . |
| C．One hundred and sixty-five yuan . | D．One hundred and eighty yuan . |
Mary just likes blue , so she will buy _____.
| A．pants and bags | B．caps and coats | C．caps and shoes | D．caps and bags |
We can buy ___________ T-shirts in Wen Feng’s Clothes Shop .
| A．no | B．red and green | C．black, white and brown | D．white and blue |
Peter has two hundred yuan , so what can he buy?
| A．Two bags and two pairs of pants . | B．Three caps and two coats . |
| C．One T-shirt and two pairs of shoes . | D．A pair of shoes and two pairs of pants . |
I work in a small shop. It’s next ________ an English school . Every day students come to____ things.
I _______at six o’clock in the morning . And then I have breakfast at home .
I get to (到达) the _____ at about six fifty. The shop opens at seven. We sell （卖）food and drink. We sell school things, _____ . They are all very nice , but they are not ______ .So _______ people often come to _______ shop from morning to evening.
I have _______ in the shop at half past twelve . At seven in the evening the shop is closed. We go home _______dinner .
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The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change, and many different things than cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what causes change.
Human beings must solve many problems so that they can continue to live successfully. War is one of these problems. Disease and natural disaster are problems. Having enough food and energy for the growing number of people in the world is a problem. Most problems can be solved, but some are impossible to solve. The way in which people solve problems affects how long and how well they can live.
As people solve their problems, they change things, and changes often cause new problems for people and for other living things on the earth. Sometimes the new problems seem even worse than the old ones. Human beings will probably never stop having problems to solve. Can you use your imagination to describe a world that has no problems at all ?The reason why everything is changing is that______.
| A．people want them to be changing |
| B．there’re many different things that cause them to change |
| C．the living things are changing |
| D．the world is too small |
People need to solve problems because______.
| A．there will be more and more new problems if they don’t solve the old ones. |
| B．the problems are difficult to solve |
| C．they have to go on living |
| D．there are so many things that are changing |
New problems appear ______.
| A．because old problems aren’t solved. | B．because people don’t solve them |
| C．because some people are foolish | D．when people are solving old ones |
Which of the following if wrong according to the passage ?
| A．Disaster and war are two of the problems people have to solve. |
| B．People need to solve all the problems at the same time. |
| C．The way people solve problems has much to do with their life. |
| D．People can’t solve all the problem at one time. |
The underlined word “disaster” in the passage probably means “______” in Chinese.
| A．灾难 | B．资源 | C．条件 | D．环境 |
Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4th or 5th of April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors’ tombstones. On this day, they don’t cook. Only cold food is served.
However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called “God’s lanterns”. They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.The word “tomb” probably means the same as the word “______” in the passage.
| A．grave | B．tombstone | C．ancestor | D．custom |
From the passage we can learn that Pure Brightness Festival in 2014 will be on ______.
| A．April 4 | B．April 5 |
| C．either April 4 or April 5 | D．neither April 4 nor April 5 |
According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is ______.
| A．a day full of sadness | B．Tree Planting Day |
| C．a combination of sadness and happiness | D．a time for people to have fun |
_____ activities are talked about in the passage above.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage ?
| A．A Special Day |
| B．Pure Brightness Festival in China |
| C．What the Chinese Do on Tomb-sweeping Day |
| D．A Chinese Traditional Custom |