This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts（花生）, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term. The task I received was to find information about ________.
| A．uses for peanuts | B．American War of Independence |
| C．George Washington | D．my headmaster Miss Lancelot |
________ helped me decide what my report would be about.
| A．The Internet | B．My classmates | C．My grandpa | D．A coin |
People in the class acted strangely because ________.
| A．I was too proud of my homework |
| B．I mistook what the homework was about |
| C．the whole world suddenly became quiet |
| D．the teacher’s face turned to a stone |
I ________ after I failed the subject.
| A．worked harder to prove my ability |
| B．started to study from the 7th grade |
| C．was so frightened at the awful result |
| D．was given a second chance to redo the work |
We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.
| A．the headmaster didn’t like the writer at all |
| B．the writer’s classmates felt sad at his mistake |
| C．the writer knew little about American history |
| D．the writer’s grandpa was a very wise man |
Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?
| A．Seeing is believing. |
| B．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| C．One is never too old to learn. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
When we talk about how teenagers are getting worse and worse now, most young people don’t agree. Teenagers always say they are growing up. They can have part-time jobs.They can drive cars.And they can even get married when they’re a lillte bit older.
Their parents say, “ Our children are very good.They like pop music,but they play it in their own rooms.They help in the house.You know they feel bored sometimes because there’s nothing interesting in the neighborhood,no clubs,and no sports.They have nothing to do.
A teacher says that he believes most young people are very kind.He thinks that it’s not bad for young people to like loud music because it can give them lots of energy and make them feel excited .Also, a lot of young people work very hard at school,and they can get good jobs later.
Lewis,a sixteen-year-old boy said, “I have passed all my examinations,but I can’t get a part-time job because older people always think I’m lazy.”
In my opinion, a lot of teenagers are very kind.They belong to community work groups.They help old people,and they also volunteer in local hospitals or primary schools to help look after the sick people and younger students.
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| The |
Having part-time jobs; Driving cars; |
| The reason why they feel |
There isn’t |
| The view from their parents |
They are good and do some |
| The |
Loud music can make them feel energetic and make them feel They work hard and can get good jobs later. |
| Conclusion |
They are kind and |
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy,could you lend me $10?” The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh,thank you,Daddy!.”he said happily.Then, the boy took out some coins.When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”the lillte boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now.Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.”At first,the father didn’t lend the boy any money because .
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
In this passage,the underlined word “furious” means .
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
The boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father .
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.
One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄准) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假装) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.
| A．he was very ugly | B．he was very handsome |
| C．he was a successful leader | D．he was tall and strong |
Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.
| A．his enemy | B．a soldier | C．an ugly stranger | D．a handsome man |
The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.
| A．wanted to be the ugliest man | B．was from the south |
| C．was a slave (奴隶) owner | D．was against him |
We can guess that in the end ____.
| A．Lincoln was killed |
| B．the man killed himself |
| C．Lincoln didn’t want to live |
| D．Lincoln saved himself by his wit(机智) |
Nearly all our food comes from the soil（土地）. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter（粪）from animals also falls on it.
All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers（化肥）are also very useful. The same crop（庄稼）should not be grown in the same place every year, it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.Which of the following is true?
| A．All our food comes from the soil. |
| B．Most of our food comes from soil. |
| C．None of our food comes from the soil. |
| D．All our food comes from animals. |
What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph?
| A．Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other. |
| B．There would be no animals without meat. |
| C．There would be no plants without animals. |
| D．People, animals, plants and soil live on each other |
Which is the best food for soil in the field?
| A．Chemical fertilizers. | B．Plants and grass. |
| C．Animals’ waste. | D．Different crops. |
Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?
| A．Because we can keep the soil rich this way. |
| B．Because we don’t have enough land. |
| C．Because we want to have a different food. |
| D．Because we do this as a habit（习惯）. |
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| A．0411-4313861 | B．010-88488970 | C．0755-6561382 | D．both B and C |
Lucy , aged 26, knows English and French. She has just graduated. Which job is best for her?
| A．Driving for Capes Taxi. |
| B．Teaching at Instant Language Ltd. |
| C．Working for China Airlines. |
| D．None of the above. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the three ads?
| A．Age. | B．Language. | C．Height. | D．Health. |