When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said,| “ My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking. ” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you. ”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned(淹死). I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to saved(救) my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life. What did the writer like to do when he was young?
A.To fight with his friends. | B.To play with his brother. |
C.To play jokes on others. | D.To put others into trouble. |
How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother?
A.interested. | B.worried. | C.excited. | D.bored. |
When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends_________.
A.didn’t care about him | B.stopped to look at him |
C.didn’t hear the words | D.came to help him |
The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.
A.购物中心 | B.娱乐中心 | C.急救中心 | D.重症监护室 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window. |
B.The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea. |
C.The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth. |
D.The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends. |
Everything is made of something.Nothing is made of nothing.
Chemistry is about the smallest things that other bigger things are made of,and what happens when theychange.The word chemistry comes from chemical,which is an example of one type of the very small things that other bigger things are made of.The words you are reading now are made of a dark liquid called ink (墨水),which is written on paper.The paper itself is made out of the chemicals that wood is made out of.Both the ink and the paper were made by different chemical processes.A chemical process is what happens when chemicals come together to make other chemicals,and therefore other things.
Cooking makes chemical changes.Your different ingredients are made of different chemicals,and when you put them together and make them hot and cook them,the chemicals change into new chemicals and the different ingredients make something new.That tomato sauce you're making is made of tomatoes,onions,garlic,salt and pepper.Those ingredients each have their own chemicals and their own flavors,but now with your sauce you've made something different,something that has its own flavor,all the ingredients mixed together,all the chemicals mixed together,something new.
You can smell the chemical changes,too,as they go up into your nose,especially when you forget about your sauce and it doesn't just cook but bums and becomes black and has a really bad flavor.You can't make it better,either,because once chemicals change,they can't be changed back again.
(1)What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. |
Chemistry. |
B. |
Chemical. |
C. |
The smallest things. |
D. |
The bigger things. |
(2)What is a chemical process?
A. |
Ink is written on paper. |
B. |
Paper is made out of wood. |
C. |
Everything is made of something. |
D. |
Things mixed together produce something new. |
(3)What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. |
How to make tomato sauce. |
B. |
What to use to form new things. |
C. |
Ingredients and their own flavors. |
D. |
Chemical changes in cooking food. |
(4)Which might be the best title for the text?
A. |
What chemistry is like. |
B. |
Chemistry changes everything. |
C. |
Where the word chemistry comes from. |
D. |
A chemical process is called chemistry. |
The 6﹣year﹣old girl,Ruby,lived in New Orleans,Louisiana..She was supposed to go to school close to her home.But all the students in that school were white.Ruby was black.School leaders didn't want to accept her,so they made Ruby take a hard exam and hoped she would fail.But Ruby was so smart that she passed the test easily and was finally allowed to go to the school.
Ruby was excited about her new school.But when she and her mom arrived on her first day,she saw a crowd of angry people shouting very cruel things at the gate.They did not want a black child to attend the school. "I had no idea what was happening, " remembered Ruby.She thought the crowd was celebrating something.
Each day.Ruby went to school with four police officers who worked for the national government to protect her.The sight of this small girl with her big bodyguards moved the artist Norman Rockwell.He created a painting of Ruby.He called it The Problem We All Live With",It became a very famous painting.
Ruby grew up to be a civil rights activist.She worked to protect the rights given to all citizens by the government.She even went to the White House to meet President Barack Obama.They looked at Mr.Rockwell's painting.It hung outside the Oval Office.
"We should never judge a person by the color of their skin, " Ruby said. " That's the lesson I learned in first grade. "
(1)How could Ruby get the chance to go to the school?
A. |
By meeting the president. |
B. |
By passing a difficult exam. |
C. |
By visiting the school leaders. |
D. |
By asking for help from the government. |
(2)What was the crowd probably shouting at the school gate?
A. |
No seats for black! |
B. |
Congratulations ! |
C. |
Let her in! |
D. |
Welcome! |
(3)Why did Mr.Rockwell create the painting?
A. |
To celebrate Ruby's success. |
B. |
To present his painting skills. |
C. |
To praise the four police officers. |
D. |
To show the serious social problem in the US. |
(4)What lesson did Ruby learn in first grade?
A. |
Fight for your rights. |
B. |
Intelligence (智商)is valuable. |
C. |
Treat people of different colors equally (平等地). |
D. |
Get help from the police when in trouble. |
Alex:Look at that guy over there.
Dave:What about him?
Alex:That's Tony Smith.
Dave:Oh,Tony.That's right.He goes to ballet(芭蕾舞)classes.
Alex:Yeah,that's weird!A boy!Doing ballet!
Dave:Hey.Tony.Do you want to play football with us?
Alex:Or are you worried about your pretty little dancing feet?
Dave:Alex,shut up!Don't listen to him,Tony,he's stupid!
Tony:You know,Alex,I like playing football.And,no,I'm not worried about my feet.
Alex:Oh,yeah?But doing ballet...
Tony:I like ballet.It's not my problem if you don't like it!
Alex:Well,I mean,it's different,isn't it?For a boy...
Tony:So what?
(1)The underlined word "weird" in Picture 2 has the similar meaning to .
A. |
awful |
B. |
strange |
C. |
fantastic |
D. |
interesting |
(2)In Alex's opinion, .
A. |
Dave is different |
B. |
ballet is only for girls |
C. |
football is only for boys |
D. |
Tony is worried about his feet |
(3)The three boys are mainly talking about .
A. |
dances |
B. |
sports |
C. |
hobbies |
D. |
classes |
A Friend to the Pilgrims
"I speak English." When the Pilgrims (清教徒前辈美洲移民) heard these words,they were very surprised.The words came from Squanto,a Native American (印第安人).But how did he learn to speak English?As the Pilgrims would soon find out,this happened to be a long story.
In 1605,George Weymouth,an English captain (船长),was exploring America.People from England were interested in the Native Americans of this new land.When Weymouth came to Squanto's village,he captured (俘获) five men.Squanto was not among them,but the little boy was curious (好奇的).He volunteered to go with Weymouth to England.
In England,a friend of Weymouth's took good care of Squanto.But after nine years,Squanto felt homesick.In 1614,two English captains,John Smith and Thomas Hunt,asked Squanto to help them explore America.They promised to take Squanto to his home village after the trip.Squanto was happy and agreed to go.But after the trip,Captain Hunt broke his promise.Instead of bringing Squanto to see his family,he sold him to Spain as a slave (奴隶).
In Spain,some monks (僧侣) saved Squanto and looked after him for three years.Then,he joined another trip to North America.The trip was to Newfoundland.This was still far from Squanto's home.Squanto returned to England in the end.
By now,Squanto had known many important men in England.They liked Squanto and wanted to help him.Finally,Squanto went back to his home village in 1619 with the help of them.But sadly,the village was empty.All of the villagers had died from an illness.
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620,winter would soon come.They needed help.Squanto happened to be living close to their houses.He offered to help.Knowing the language and customs of Englishmen,Squanto helped the Pilgrims in many ways,including teaching them how to catch fish.The Pilgrims were really lucky to have such a good friend!
(1)What did George Weymouth do when he came to Squanto's village?
(2)Who helped Squanto return to his home village in the end?
(3)When did the Pilgrims arrive in America?
(4)How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?
(5)What do you think of Squanto?And why?
On Saturday morning,Tom Sawyer had to paint his aunt's fence (栅栏).Tom looked at the thirty meters of wide fence and felt bad.He thought of the fun he had planned for the day.Soon the free boys would go out to play,and they would laugh at him for having to work.He felt even worse.(1)_____
Soon Ben Rogers appeared,eating an apple.Tom ignored (不理) him and continued painting.He stopped and looked at his work like an artist. "Hello,Tom.I'm going swimming.Don't you wish you could?But of course,you have to work."
Tom looked at Ben,then said, "What do you call work?"
"Isn't this work?"
Tom continued painting,and answered, "Well,maybe it is,and maybe it isn't.All I know is,I like it."
"Do you really like it?"
"(2)_____"
That made it sound different.Ben stopped eating his apple.Tom moved his brush carefully backwards and forwards and stepped back to look.Ben watched every move,getting more interested.Presently,he said, "Hey,Tom,let me paint a little."
Tom thought,and then said, "No,I don't think so,Ben.Aunt Polly wants this fence painted carefully because it's on the street.It's difficult to do it right."
"Come on,let me try."
"I'd like to,Ben.But Aunt Polly won't even let my brother Sid do it."
"I'll be careful.I'll give you my apple."
(3)_____While Ben was working in the sun,Tom sat under a tree eating the apple and thinking how to catch more boys.And there were lots of them.Boys came to make fun,but stayed to paint.By the time Ben was tired,Tom had exchanged the next turn with Billy Fisher for a good kite,and then Johnny Miller,and so on.(4)_____ He had learned that to make someone want something,you only have to make it difficult to get.
根据短文内容,从方框中选出四个选项填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整。有一项剩余。
A.All of the boys were glad to paint this fence because they could get Tom's toys if they did. B.Tom gave Ben his brush with reluctance (勉强) on his face,but with happiness in his heart. C.Suddenly he had an idea.He took his brush and started painting. D.By the time he had no more paint,he had had lots of toys and treasures,and the fence had had three coats of paint. E.Why not?Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day? |