Little Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons(鸽子). Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it got dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged(拥抱)the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany,” she said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.Little Mike went to the park and __________.
A.played with pigeons | B.fed pigeons |
C.met an old lady | D.saw a friend of his grandma’s |
The old lady’s smile showed that _________.
A.she had hoped to meet the boy | B.she wanted to get some drinks |
C.she missed her grandson | D.she liked the little boy |
Mike felt very glad because __________.
A.he gave the granny food and drinks |
B.the old lady was as kind as his grandma |
C.he had seen his grandma |
D.she liked the little boy |
Mike and the old lady __________.
A.were good to each other | B.knew each other well |
C.often met in the park | D.did nothing that afternoon |
What can we learn from the story?
A.When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park. |
B.Old people are always kind and happy. |
C.Children and old people should get on well with each other. |
D.When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy. |
May 10th is Meg’s birthday. She gets a gift from her sister. It is a new coat .The coat is very beautiful and she feels very happy.
One day, Meg finds that a button(纽 扣) of her coat is lost. She looks for the button everywhere, but she can’t find it. The next day, she doesn’t wear that coat to school and feels sad all day. After school, she goes to the clothes shops and wants to buy that kind of clothes. But she doesn’t find it. She feels very disappointed.
Meg tells her sister about that, and her sister says, “We can change all the buttons. Then the buttons will be the same.” The coat is beautiful again and Meg feels happy again.What does Meg’s sister buy for her on her birthday?
A.some buttons | B.a new coat |
C.a new bike | D.some flowers |
How does Meg feel when she doesn’t wear that coat?
A.She feels happy. | B.She feels sad. |
C.She feels excited (激动的). | D.She feels bored (无聊的). |
What does Meg’s sister do at the end of the story?
A.She changes all the buttons of the coat. |
B.She buys another coat again. |
C.She buys a button in the clothes store. |
D.She goes to the clothes store and changes the coat. |
What does the underlined word ‘disappointed’ mean in Chinese?
A.兴奋的 | B.失望的 |
C.难为情的 | D.高兴的 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
A.A lost button | B.A lost coat |
C.A kind sister | D.A clothes store |
Here are some short messages. Emma got all of them on her mobile phone yesterday. Please read them carefully and find the answers to the questions.
Hey, Emma. I’m going to have a party this weekend. Would you come and join us? Susan |
Emma, Home Alone V is now on show at People’s Cinema. See the film? Jessie |
Emma, Mr. Lee said your computer is OK now. You can go and get it from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. James |
Emma, Call me, please. Vicky |
Emma, Buy some fruit on your way home. Thanks. Vicky |
Emma, Language Centre needs English teachers with computer skills(技能). Jane |
What is Susan going to do this weekend?
A.Buy some fruit. | B.See a film. |
C.Have a party. | D.Do homework. |
Home Alone V is the name of __________.
A.a book | B.a film | C.a song | D.a story |
When can Emma go and get her computer back?
A.6:00 a.m. | B.10 p.m. |
C.9:30 a.m. | D.11:00 a.m. |
Who asked Emma to call back?
A.Vicky. | B.Jessie. | C.Jane. | D.Susan. |
What kind of teacher does Language Centre need?
A.Computer. | B.English. |
C.History. | D.Geography. |
One day, a little mouse jumped onto a sleeping lion. The lion woke up. "Got you!" he said. "Eee-eee!" said the mouse." Please let me go!" Please let me go! One day I may help you."
"Ha-ha-ha," laughed the lion." A little mouse like you can't help a lion like me!" But he let the mouse go.
"Thank you," said the little mouse, and away she ran to her hole. The lion laughed at the little mouse. He laughed and laughed. He did not see the big net by the trees, and he walked into it.
"Help!" he roared." I can't get away! Who will help me? Who will come and help me?" But no one came, all day.
Then, after the sun went down, the mouse came out of her hole.
"The lion is roaring for help!" she said." I'm coming!"
The mouse ran to help the lion. "I can make a hole in that net with my teeth." she said. And she did.
"You can get out now," said the mouse." See! Little mouse like me did help a big lion like you."
"Yes, I see," said the lion. "Yes, a mouse can help a lion.
Thank you, little mouse, " "I am pleased I let you go, little mouse," said the lion. "So am I," said the mouse.The lion was ______when the little mouse came.
A.playing | B.swimming | C.sleeping | D.eating |
The mouse ran into______ after the lion let her go.
A.a box | B.a hole | C.a room | D.a hill |
The lion was in the net for _______.
A.some hours | B.half a day |
C.all day | D.a few days |
The mouse made a hole in the net with ________
A.her teeth. | B.her mouth |
C.her legs | D.her head |
From the story, we know we can________ each other.
A.dislike | B.love | C.study | D.help |
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。
Dear Jenny,
I hoped that you are well. We have arrived at our new home in Australia. The house is very nice. It has big windows in each wall. The bright sunshine comes into every room. The weather is much better than that in England.
I have started at my new school. Everyone is friendly, but I do miss my friends at home, especially you! Australians all seem to be very good at sport, unlike you and me. I find it quite difficult to fit in during break time, because all the other girls are busy running around playing netball or basketball.
My new classmates are all different. Yesterday at lunchtime I saw three girls. One girl has ginger hair, and comes from Ireland(爱尔兰). Another girl has long, straight, black hair, and is from Vietnam(越南). The third girl is short, and has a wide, flat face. Her family comes from Peru(秘鲁).
There is a Dancing Club here, a bit like the one you and I went to. I have been to the club twice now. The teacher looks a bit like Mrs. Jackson! They are both tall and very thin. They both have their hair pulled back into a ponytail, and they both walk about like the Queen! I’m enjoying the club. I am sure I will meet some new friends there.
Please write to me soon because I miss you!
Sarah
(改编于《初中英语读本9A》)
Nice home in |
◆The bright sunshine comes into every room ◆The weather is |
New |
◆Friendly, ◆be very good at ◆Different looks, hairstyle because they come from different |
Similar(相同) club |
◆Name: ◆Teachers: tall and have a ponytail; |
Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).
A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
A.Because everything was strange to him. |
B.Because he found that the dogs looked sad. |
C.Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors. |
D.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him. |
The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.
A.he liked the mirrors there |
B.he made many friends there |
C.he felt he was welcomed there |
D.he got lots of knowledge there |
How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
A.Excited | B.Nervous. |
C.Worried. | D.Unhappy. |
The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
A.shout | B.smile | C.look | D.run |
What does the story tell us?
A.Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not. |
B.If you show life a smile, life will smile back. |
C.Everyone in the world should believe in each other. |
D.Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. |