It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.
When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?
“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.
Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.
When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.That phone call on a summer day made the author very _________.
| A．sad | B．dark | C．cold | D．disappointed |
Which of the following is Not true?
| A．The author’s day had never cried before. |
| B．Max was the best friend of the author’s dad. |
| C．Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy. |
| D．Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone. |
The underlined word “it” probably refers to _________.
| A．all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phone |
| B．Suzie’s serious illness |
| C．Suzie’s death |
| D．the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．The Gift of Life | B．A Cold Dark Day |
| C．Suzie’s Death | D．My Friend Suzie |
“Good Time” is a program(节目) on ABC Radio. Jim Green is an announcer(播音员) for the program. Most of the girls and boys like the program. They also like Jim Green. Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him for his work. There are lots of letters to him every day, too.
Jim Green gets up at 6:00 every morning. He has bread and a glass of milk for breakfast. He leaves home at 6:30 and gets to his office at 7:15.
The program begins at 7:30. He plays the new records (唱片) of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners. At 8:00, it's time for the news.
Jim finishes work at 10:30. He goes home in his car. He reads newspapers and listens to music after supper in the evening.
He thinks Announcers’ job is very interesting and helpful.What does Jim Green do?
| A．A worker | B．A doctor |
| C．An announcer | D．A teacher |
What’s the name of the program?
| A．ABC Radio | B．Good Time |
| C．New Records | D．VORA Radio |
What do some of the young people do every day?
| A．Call Jim | B．Write to Jim |
| C．Chat on line | D．Both A and B |
What time does the program begin?
| A．At 6:00 | B．At 7:30 | C．At 8:30 | D．At 9:30 |
How does he go home every day?
| A．By bike | B．By bus | C．By car | D．On foot |
There are 55 students in my class. They come from different places, so they go to school in different ways. Twenty students go to school on foot because they live near the school. Ten students ride the bikes to school because they live not far from the school. Ten students go to school by bus because they live far from the school. Ten students go to school in their parents’ car. The other five students go to school by boat, because there is a river between their houses and the school. How many students are there in the class?
| A．55 | B．20 | C．10 | D．50 |
Twenty students ______ to school because they live near the school.
| A．walk | B．by bus |
| C．ride a bike | D．on foot |
Ten students ride the bikes to school because they live _____.
| A．near the school | B．far from the school |
| C．not far from the school | D．near the river |
Five students go to school by boat because ______.
| A．they would like to go by boat |
| B．they live far from the school |
| C． they have boats |
| D．there is a river between their houses and the school |
If you live far from the school, you should ______ to go to school.
| A．walk | B．ride bike |
| C．take a bus | D．by boat |
Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies in a middle school. She gets up at six every day. She likes learning English. She's a bright girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers with her grandmother. At seven o'clock in the evening. Jane has supper at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine. Jane lives in ______.
| A．England | B．New York | C．Paris | D．China |
What does Jane like to do? ______.
| A．She likes reading story-books |
| B．She likes drawing big pictures |
| C．She likes reading Chinese |
| D．She likes learning English |
She is a ______ girl.
| A．nice | B．clever |
| C．tall | D．nice and bright |
What does she often do after school? ______.
| A．She draws pictures |
| B．She has supper |
| C．She does some reading with her grandma |
| D．She does her homework |
What time does she go to bed? ______.
| A．8:00 | B．9:00 | C．8:35 | D．9:30 |
Should parents ask their children to do chores? Some believe that children should not do chores. They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.
Most experts agree. However, the chores should suit(适合) children. Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.
Maybe more chores on weekends can be helpful. When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool(工具). Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can care for themselves someday. And please make sure that parents also, do chores. If parents don’t keep a clean house, children won’t find any reason to do chores.Why do some parents think it’s not necessary for children to do chores?
Why do some parents think it’s necessary for children to do chores?
Is that a good idea to ask a student to do chores when he or she is doing homework?
What kind of feeling may a child have if he does chores happily?
What do parents have to do first if they want their children to do chores?
On March 8, the weather was fine. A plane--MH370 took off from Malaysia’s (马来西亚) capital Kuala Lumpier in the early hours of March 8. It was leaving for Beijing. But about two hours into the flight（飞行）, the plane disappeared(消失). There were 239 people on the Malaysia Airlines(马来西亚航空公司) flight(航班), including154 Chinese.
About 12 countries, including China and the US, have joined the search（搜寻） for the missing _①__ and__②____. The plane was flying at the height of more than 10,000 meters when it was suddenly lost. The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号). People said such clear weather couldn’t cause（引起） the accident. They also talked about that it might be a hijacking(劫机).
On March 25, Malaysia Airlines deeply said that the plane went down and ended in the Southern Indian Ocean and said no one survived(生还). ③They said they would continue(继续) to work in search of enough evidence(证据).
The plane’s disappearance was a “mystery”(神秘). This is a developing story. ④It could take months or even years to find out what happened to the flight.在文中①、②处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。____ _______
文中划线部分③的(they)指代的是___________
从文中找出两个修饰和描述天气的形容词。_____ ______
写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。
People could ___________ months or even years ___________ out what happened to the flight .从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或者短语：___________