Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh，no!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that office；a boss who shouts at me all the time.”
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”
Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.
At 11：30 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late，”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said，“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.
| A．He was a lazy man. | B．He was a lucky person. |
| C．He made a lot of money. | D．He didn't get on well with his boss. |
When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.
| A．told his boss to drop dead. | B．asked his boss to swim in the lake. |
| C．celebrated with his boss by the lake . | D．wanted to go fishing with his fish. |
When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.
| A．someone had come to make an apology |
| B．his workmates had come to comfort him . |
| C．his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools. |
| D．his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck. |
On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.
| A．disappointed. | B．worried. | C．nervous. | D．curious. |
The story tells us the truth that ______________________.
| A．good luck is always against a lazy fellow. |
| B．don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化) |
| C．never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job |
| D．the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools |
Zhao Jing is now a famous calligrapher（书法家）in Anhui． His works are getting more and more popular． Zhao Jing was a worker in a factory several years ago． His family lived a happy life until an accident happened to Zhao Jing．
One day， he was badly hurt by a large machine． The operation lasted for three hours． He woke up to find that he had lost both of his arms． That made him so sad that he even thought of ending his life． However， his wife's and parents' selfless love helped him to cheer up again． "I shouldn't depend on my parents or my wife for the rest of my life． I want to learn penmanship（书法）． " Zhao Jing told his family about his resolution．
Zhao Jing went from door to door to collect waste paper． He bit（咬）the writing brush with his teeth and began to write． He keeps on writing for thirty years． The piles of used paper and so many old brushes in the room made his dream come true． He is so good at penmanship that he has won lots of prizes．
"Never Give Up Your Dreams" is Zhao Jing's motto（座右铭）and he will continue his steps．
（1）What did Zhao Jing do before that accident？
（2）What made Zhao Jing cheer up again after the operation？
（3）．How did Zhao Jing practice writing？
（4）把短文第二自然段中划线句子翻译成汉语．
（5）．给短文拟一个恰当的标题．
Some parents are used to doing almost everything for their children． They see their older children as babies all the time! It can be a very common problem in China， because most parents only have one child in China． Some parents care so much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves． So their children fail to learn social skills and become more dependent（依赖的）on them!
In fact， no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time． No parents would be happy knowing that． Because of too much care， their children don't know anything about the world． Children need their own time to grow into adults and to learn how to deal with problems． Too much care damages their fun when they are growing up． And when suddenly they can't depend on their parents， these children will be in a big trouble!
It's nice that parents show their care to their children． It's nice that children know that their parents' care is out of love． And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much．
（1）According to the writer， the common problem in China is that ．
A． many children don't like to go to school
B． some parents do almost everything for their children
C． some parents don't let their children go anywhere
（2）Most Chinese children know little about the world because ．
A． their parents take too much care of them
B． most parents have only one child
C． they are too young
（3）The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refers to （指代） ．
A． children
B． parents
C． teachers
（4）What does the writer really want to tell us？
A． Children don't need any love．
B． Parents should give children as much love as possible．
C． Parents should let their children do things themselves．
China was once known as the "Bicycle Kingdom"． Now， a young US man， David Wang， living in Beijing is using pieces of bamboo to replace（代替）parts of bicycles．
Two years ago， David opened the Bamboo Bicycle Beijing workshop in Langjia hutong． They cut and shape bamboo into bicycle frames（构架）． After connecting the pieces with special glue， they join wheels and other parts together．
After graduating from university， David came to China to continue his study． He has lived in China for more than 6 years and loves the city's ancient hutongs． However， he found people threw old bicycles everywhere in hutongs． "Beijing is becoming a big graveyard（墓地）of bicycles，" David said． He began picking up the given﹣up bikes and "saving"them， repairing， repainting， and renewing them．
Then one day he found a really old bicycle， which could not be "saved" in usual ways， so he began thinking of better materials to replace the frame． Bamboo came to his mind．
He searched online， and after three months of research and tries， communicating with factories and experts， he made his first bamboo bicycle． "It was amazing! It really works! " he recalled．
The bikes are not for sale﹣they're to encourage a love of cycling among people who live in Beijing． David hopes bamboo bicycles can create "a little bit more different culture in Beijing"．
（1）David thought Beijing was becoming a big graveyard of bicycles because ．
A． people threw old bicycles everywhere in hutongs
B． people put the old bicycles in the graveyard
C． there were many graveyards for old bicycles
（2）How long did take David to finish his first bamboo bicycle？
A． About three months．
B． Two years．
C． Six years．
（3）David and his team made bamboo bicycles in order NOT to ．
A． create a little bit more different culture in Beijing
B． encourage a love of cycling among people
C． sell them to get a lot of money
（4）Which is the correct order according to the passage？
①David arrived in Beijing
②David made his first bamboo bicycle．
③David graduated from university．
④David opened a workshop in Langjia hutong．
⑤David began picking up the given﹣up bikes and saving them．
A． ①③⑤④②
B． ③①⑤②④
C． ③①②⑤④
A poor boy once went to a ragged（破旧的）school， where his face was well washed． When he returned home， the neighbors looked at him in surprise．
They said， "That looks like Tom Rogers， and yet it can't be， for he is so clean．"
After a while， his mother looked at him， and seeing that his face was so clean， she thought that her own face was dirty， and she washed it at once．
The father soon came home from his work， and， seeing his wife and his son so clean， he thought that his face was dirty， and so he followed their example．
Father， mother and son being clean， the mother began to think that the room looked dirty； so she went down on her knees to scrub the floor clean．
A woman lived next door． Seeing so great a change in her neighbors， she thought that her face and her room were very dirty； so she， too， quickly set about cleaning them．
This story shows how two houses and their families were made tidy and comfortable， simply by the example of the clean face of one ragged school boy．
Children， as well as grown﹣up people， should always set a good example． We never know how much good may be done in that way； nor can we tell how much harm results from a bad example．
（1）The poor boy got his face washed at ．
A． school
B． home
C． his neighbor's
（2）． What does the underlined word "scrub" in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese？
A．取消
B． 擦洗
C． 分离
（3）The woman next door cleaned her face and room because ．
A． her neighbors asked her to do so
B． she loved to keep clean all the time
C． she learned from her neighbors
（4）What's the best title of the story？
A． A poor boy and his parents．
B． A good example．
C． Good neighbors．
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How can we stay away from telecom fraud（电信诈骗）？ Chinese actor Tong Dawei， 37 ， gave useful suggestions in a video on CCTV on September 8． It soon became popular online． Tong is the spokesperson in the program of fighting against telecom fraud in Liaoning， his hometown． In the video， Tong wears a policeman's uniform and talks about how to stay away from fraud． Tong grew up in a police family as his father and uncle are both policemen． As a child， he once dreamed to wear a policeman's uniform． Now， it has come true! |
（1）Who are policemen in Tong's family？
A． His father and uncle．
B． Tong Dawei and his uncle．
C． Both his parents．
（2）From the passage we can know that ．
A． Tong Dawei dreamed to be an actor when he was a child
B． Tong Dawei didn't like wearing a policeman's uniform at all
C． Tong Dawei is helping people fight against telecom fraud in his hometown
（3）Where is the passage most probably from？
A． A talk show．
B． TV news．
C． A story book．
