Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
| A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter． |
| B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter． |
| C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter． |
| D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich． |
What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?
| A．to spend no money |
| B．to spend all the money necessary |
| C．to give not enough money |
| D．to waste no money |
From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ . .
| A．Charlie did as the rich man told him |
| B．the house was well built |
| C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself |
| D．the house was only half finished after 4 months |
When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .
| A．happy | B．sorry | C．1ucky | D．satisfied |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor． |
| B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money． |
| C．The richest man often punished carpenters． |
| D．One should always be honest． |
There was a story many years ago of a school teacher﹣ ﹣Mrs． Thompson． She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same． But that was a lie． There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard． He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath． She did not like him．
Then Mrs． Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother． Mrs． Thompson was ashamed （羞耻） of herself． She felt even worse when， like all her other students， Teddy brought her a Christmas present too． It was his mother's perfume （香水）．
Teddy said， "Mrs． Thompson， today you smell just like my Mom used to．" After the children left she cried for at least an hour．On that very day，she stopped teaching reading，writing and math．Instead，she began to teach children． Mrs． Thompson paid much attention to Teddy． The boy's mind seemed to come alive． The more she encouraged him， the faster he improved． By the end of the sixth grade， Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy． He wrote that he had finished high school，second in his class， and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs．Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed， Theodore F． Stoddard， M． D． （医学博士）
The story doesn't end there． On his wedding （婚礼） day， Dr． Stoddard whispered in Mrs． Thompson's ear， "Thank you， Mrs． Thompson， for believing in me． You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．"
Mrs． Thompson， with tears in her eyes， whispered back， "Teddy， you have it all wrong． You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference． I didn't know how to teach until I met you．"
（1）What did Mrs． Thompson do on the first day of school？
A． She made Teddy feel ashamed．
B． She told the class something untrue about herself．
C． She changed Teddy's seat to the front row．
D． She asked the children to play with Teddy．
（2）In what way did Mrs． Thompson change？
A． She taught more school subjects．
B． She became stricter with her students．
C． She no longer liked her job as a teacher．
D． She cared more about educating students．
（3）Why did Teddy thank Mrs． Thompson at his wedding？
A． Because she had written to him．
B． Because she had encouraged him．
C． Because she had sent him Christmas presents．
D． Because she had taught him how to play well with other children．
Fred was a poor man who lived alone in a small village． He was lazy and didn't want to find a job． He had no friends or relatives． He used to beg for food for his living．
One day， a kind man gave Fred a large bowl of rice． Fred didn't eat up the rice in one go． He put the remaining rice on the table． He lay on his bed and kept an eye on it．
After a while， Fred fell asleep and had a dream． He dreamed that there was a famine （饥荒） in his village． He sold his remaining rice and got some silver coins． He used the silver coins to buy a pair of goats． His goats had kids in months， so he got more goats． He sold some goats and became rich． He bought a large house． He fell in love with a beautiful lady and they got married．
Fred dreamed that he was dancing with his wife． He felt so excited that he kicked in air and his leg hit the bowl on the table． The bowl with rice dropped and broke into pieces． The noise woke him up．
At once， Fred realized that he had been dreaming． He also realized that he could get nothing if he didn't make a change． Then he decided to get rid of his laziness． Soon he found a job and worked hard．
（1）How did Fred get silver coins in his dream？
A． By selling his goats．
B． By selling the rice．
C． By working hard．
D． By selling his house．
（2）Fred kicked in air when he dreamed that ．
A． he became a rich man
B． he had more goats
C． he was dancing with his wife
D． he had a large house
（3）The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase "get rid of" is probably" "．
A．摆脱
B．原谅
C．忽略
D．删除
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Fred was a rich man before he had a dream．
B． Fred got a large bowl of rice from a lady．
C． In Fred's dream， he bought a pair of horses．
D． The bowl dropped and the noise woke Fred up．
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Great Music Shop ★Rock， pop and country music ★Sell CDs ★Listen before you buy |
Sun Coffee Shop ★The best coffee in town *Hamburgers， cakes and pies *Open 8：30 am﹣11：00 pm every day |
Hug Supermarket ★Fruit and nuts ★Free orange juice for kids under 7 ★Vegetables and fish are on big sale ★Open 6：00 am﹣9：00 pm every day |
（1）If a person is hungry in the morning． the earliest time he can buy a hamburger is ．
A．6：00 pm
B．7：00 pm
C．7：30 am
D．8：30 am
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage？
A． You can enjoy classical music in Great Music Shop．
B． You can enjoy coffee after 11：00 pm in Sun Coffee Shop．
C． A 6﹣year﹣old girl can get some free oranges at Hug Supermarket．
D． You can buy cheap cabbages at Hug Supermarket．
（3）The passage may be from ．
A． a story book
B． a novel
C． a newspaper
D． a dictionary
Have you ever seen a "tomboy？ I have a girl classmate， Rose， who acts like a boy． She's outgoing．She loves soccer and likes to play with boys． She even looks like a boy． On the first day of school，I was so surprised that to learn Rose was a girl that I （1）____asked her，"Are you a boy or girl？" But that doesn't matter at all．
Whenever she goes， she carries the smile along． She also shares it with everyone she meets．When she plays soccer or basketball， she smiles with joy． If her team wins， her smile shows joy and pride． If she loses a game， her smile says"They are so good． I had great fun （2）____with them．" When she meets a friend， her smile is agreed him， and when she meets a teacher， her smile is filled with respect．
Every day， when I ask her about my math problems， she tells me everything she knows．Before each math class，I see her either helping the class at the front，or bringing the homework of the class together．I have never seen her say a word of displeasure or boast（夸耀） about her great success in her study．
任务一：请根据短文内容分别写出（1）（2）处所缺单词．（每空限填一词）
（1） （2）
任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子．
（2）No matter where she goes，she carries a smile along
任务三：请把上文中画线的句子译成汉语．
（3）
任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题．
（4）What does Rose look like？
（5）What do you think of Rose？ Please describe her with two adjectives（形容词）
A well﹣known speaker started his speech by holding up a﹩20 bill．In the room of 200 people，he asked，"Who would like this﹩20 bill？"
Hands started going up．He said，"I am going to give this ﹩20 to one of you．But first let me do this．"He crumpled the bill． He then asked，"Who still wants it？" Still， the hands of stayed in the air．
"Well，" he replied，"What if I do this？" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind（碾压） it into the floor with his shoe． He picked it up， now crumpled and dirty．"Who still wants it？" The hands did not move．
"My friends， you have all learned a very valuable lesson． No matter what I do to the money， you will still want it because it is still worth ﹩20．"
"Sometimes we feel like we are worthless because we did something wrong or the situation is not good．But no matter what has happened， you will never lose your value and you are still priceless to those who love you． They care about you because you are special to them．"
"The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know， but by who we are．"
（1）How did the speaker start his speech？
A． By hiding a ﹩20 bill．
B． By passing a ﹩20 bill．
C． By borrowing a ﹩20 bill．
D． By holding up a ﹩20 bill．
（2）What does the underlined word crumpled probably mean in the passage？
A．揉搓
B．涂画
C．撕碎
D．剪开
（3）The speaker put the bill high up in the air because he wanted to ．
A． change the value of the bill
B． get more listeners to look at the bill
C． make the listeners feel sorry for the bill
D． show the listeners that the bill was worthless
（4）It's clear that ．
A． no one wanted the bill
B． the speech was not interesting
C． the speaker didn't like money
D． the speaker was good at making a speech
（5）What did the speaker want to tell people with his speech？
A． Keep cool when there is a problem．
B． It doesn't matter if you lose your value．
C． The value of our lives lies in who we are．
D． Money is not the most important thing in life．