My daughter finally lost her first tooth. She waited for this moment for more than a year.
Most of the kids in the first grade lost not only one tooth, but several. But my daughter kept waiting impatiently. Then, she finally got a loose (松的) tooth. I never saw her so happy — except on Christmas, Children’s Day or her birthday. Last Friday night, she was eating an apple, and the tooth started to become loose. Minutes later, my daughter shouted happily. The tooth was out!
I cleaned it off and put it under her pillow (枕头). When she went to bed that night, my daughter wondered, “Will the tooth fairy (牙仙) let me keep the tooth?” I told her she might and she’d have to wait and see.
The tooth fairy comes from an old story. It’s believed that when a kid loses his first tooth and puts it under his pillow, the tooth fairy will come to visit him when he is sleeping. If the tooth fairy sees the kid and loves him, she will leave some money under his pillow without taking away the tooth. If she doesn’t think the kid lovely enough, she will still leave some money but take the tooth away.
And then I put a dollar in my bag so that I’d remember to put it under my daughter’s pillow. However, I forgot. Luckily, her dear dad remembered.
a. Christmas b. Children’s Day
c. her birthday d. the missing tooth
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．my daughter; the tooth fairy | B．my daughter; my daughter |
| C．the tooth fairy; my daughter | D．the tooth fairy; the tooth fairy |
| A．The daughter is a second-grader. |
| B．The writer is a mother. |
| C．The real tooth fairy in the story is the writer. |
| D．Several kids in the daughter’s class lost one tooth. |
| A．A new tooth grew during my daughter’s sleep that night. |
| B．My daughter woke up at midnight and saw the beautiful tooth fairy. |
| C．The next morning my daughter was glad to find the money and the tooth. |
| D．The other kids in the first grade laughed at my daughter because she lost a tooth. |
[1]I'm a 34﹣year﹣old man， married， lived in a nice house， and have a successful career． But my life was not always so great． I had a learning disability from an early age． I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra（额外的） help． Still， I suffered（遭受） the rest of my school days in public schools．
[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art． The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words． I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay． Here I learned my first important lesson： disabled as I was in language， I could still be smart and well express myself with clay． And my confidence（自信）came along．
[3]I got my next lesson from rock climbing． It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start． （3）I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thing：it needed lots of practice． So I did it more． After about five years of climbing， I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall． I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time， you will get better at it．
[4] Later I decided to learn（4）① to read and write． I practiced reading and （4）② ， which l used to avoid as much as possible． After two years， I was literate（有文化的）．
[5]Through the long process with art， （4）③ ． and reading and writing． now I've got to a point in my life： I am smart enough to dive into（潜入） an area that is totally unknown， hard， but interesting．
（1）What made the writer's school days difficult？ （No more than 5 words）
（2）Why did art give the writer confidence？（No more than 11 words）
（3）Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．
（4）Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words．
① ② ③
（5）What have you learned from the passage？ （No more than 20 words）
Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened（威胁）by noise pollution caused by human beings． The noise that influences sea animals comes from a number of human activities． It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions（爆炸）， ocean drilling， and ship engines． Such noises are added to natural sounds． These sounds include the breaking of ice fields， underwater earthquakes， and sounds made by animals themselves．
Decibels（分贝） measured（测量） in water are different from those measured on land． A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears． In water， a decibel level of one hundred and ninety﹣ five would have the same effect（效果）．
Some scientists have planned to set a noise limit（限度）of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans． They have found that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales（鲸鱼）．
A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously hurt some animals． The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing． This seriously affected the whale's ability to exchange information and find their way． Some of the whales even died． The explosions had caused their ears to bleed．
Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds disagree to a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels． They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research． Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals． However， many scientists think that noise is a greater danger than they believed．It's time for them to take action to help ocean animals．
（1）Which of the following is not caused by human beings？
A． The noise of industrial underwater explosions．
B． The noise of ocean drilling．
C． The sound of underwater earthquakes．
D． The noise of ship engines．
（2）What does the second paragraph mainly tell us？
A． The same noise measures differently on land and in the ocean．
B． Different places may have different types of noises．
C． The noises can cause humans to lose hearing．
D． There are different kinds of natural sounds in the ocean．
（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A． Powerful underwater explosions aren't harmful to whales' ears．
B． Many researchers are against the noise limit of 120 decibels．
C． Noises cannot cause whales' death．
D． The noise limit of 120 decibels would hardly influence the industrial research．
（4）According to the passage ，we can infer that scientists will probably
A． work hard to cut down natural sounds
B． stop industrial and scientific research in oceans
C． try their best to make no noise
D． protect ocean animals from harmful noises
A photo of a boy who arrived at school with a head full of icicles（冰柱） has drawn widespread attention to children from poor rural families．
Wearing only a thin jacket， Wang Fuman， 10， had braved ﹣9℃ weather to travel over an hour from his village home to reach Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong， Yunnan province． "After walking more than 4 kilometers through the freezing snow， he arrived with his hair and eyebrows completely frozen， causing laughter among his 16 classmates， "said Fu Heng， the school's principal， who uploaded（上传） Wang's photos on Monday morning． Fu added that his classrooms do not have heating because of a lack of money．
After hearing Wang's story， the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation（捐赠） for children from poor families on Tuesday． It has promised to give each needy child 500 yuan（＄75）to help them stay warm in winter． By 1： 00 p．m． on Wednesday， the provincial foundation had collected over 300，000 yuan in public donations according to their websites．
Wang， who has been nicknamed" Snowflake Boy"（冰花男孩） by netizens（网友）， became well﹣known online． By Wednesday morning， his picture had been "liked" more than 260，000 times on Sina Weibo． "Many children in cities don't have the strong willpower of this boy． I hope all his efforts will be rewarded（回报）． " a netizen wrote on Sina Weibo．
The name Fuman translates as "full of happiness"， but Wang does not come from a rich family．He lives in a mud hut（土坯房）with his grandmother and elder sister， and seldom sees his parents because they are migrant workers in other cities．
"I love school． We can have bread and milk for lunch， and we lean lots of things in class．" Wang said． His village now has electricity and tap water， "and my family is getting help to build a new house close to the school"， he said． "I think our life will get better．"
（1）Why did Wang's classmates laugh when he came in？
A． Because they thought Wang was poor．
B． Because they wanted to laugh at him．
C． Because he appeared with a head full of icicles．
D． Because Wang was late for class again．
（2）What did the netizens do according to the passage？
A． They took photos of Wang Fuman and uploaded them in time．
B． They expressed their support and admiration．
C． They promised to give each needy child 500 yuan．
D． They helped Wang return to school．
（3）The underlined phrase "a lack of money" can be replaced by" "．
A． being short of money
B． losing money
C． plenty of money
D． saving money
（4）What can we know from the passage？
A． The Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation for Wang Fuman on Tuesday．
B． Wang's village doesn't have electricity and tap water now．
C． Wang loves school just because he can have bread and milk for lunch．
D． The children got help quickly because of social love and convenient Internet．
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（1）If you want to find a place to sing karaoke， you can go to ．
A． Sports Club
B． Lost Horizon
C． Gourmet
D． Brauhaus
（2）According to the passage， Gourmet is a place where you can ．
A． do many different sports
B． visit during the daytime
C． buy something to eat
D． buy anything you want
（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A． You can enjoy real German beers and meals in Brauhaus．
B． Sports Club opens from 2：00 p． m． to 9：30 p．m．．
C． Lost Horizon is on Ground Level of West Wing Building．
D． You can stay in Brauhaus from morning till night．
If you are given only 1 yuan， could you live in a city for one day？ It seems this may be a little difficult． But students from Xi'an did it．
On April 10， more than 60 students from a middle school of Xi'an took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival． Students not only have to live， but also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks in this charitable（慈善的） activity． It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others ， including Beijing ， in May．
To make money． many students looked for part﹣time jobs and experience how hard life was． Zhang Qiyue， 14， asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance．"We were upset when they said no． But gradually， we got used to it ，" he said． After being a waiter for an hour． he got 25 yuan．
Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls． Many people who walked by took notice and helped them． Zhao Jiacheng， 14， drew pictures and made paper crafts（手工）． "This showed it's important to learn a special skill，" he said．
Living was hard， but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier． They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time． The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth thousands of yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour．"We learned how to explain to others， From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…after almost 20 tries， we succeed，" he said． They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet．
（1）The students should in this activity．
A． be given enough money
B． complete some easy tasks
C． live and finish difficult tasks
D． give away their pocket money（零用钱）
（2）To make money， students tried many things EXCEPT ．
A． going to Beijing for work
B． doing part﹣time job
C． giving talent shows
D． drawing and making paper crafts
（3）What did the students learn from this activity？
a． Living was hard．
b． It was much easier to finish the tasks than living．
c． It was important to learn a special skill．
d． Success came from many tries．
A． abc
B． abd
C． bcd
D． acd
（4）What's the main purpose of this activity？
A． To let students from different cities communicate with each other．
B． To teach students how to make money．
C． To develop students' living skills and social responsibility．
D． To make students realize the importance of learning a special skill．
