We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________ .
| A．have sports with Elsa |
| B．explain what he means clearly |
| C．enjoy the views |
| D．have a rest there |
Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day.
| A．do something delicious for lunch |
| B．know he was complaining about his lunch |
| C．speak to the school about lunch |
| D．change the terrible eating habit |
By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________
when one road is blocked , try another
B. how bad the lunch of her school is
C. how wise her father is
D.how terrible her mother is
配对阅读:将下面五个人的性格特征和某报社编辑给他们的交友建议相匹配。Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.
When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn’t even say “hi” to anyone.
.Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends.
When Peter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often look here and there.
Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she
stays with others.
| A．Be confident in yourself. Everyone has its good qualities. People who have self-confidence are more attractive. |
| B．It is not polite to look around when talking with people. Try to look people in the eye even you are not interested in the conversation. Then people will find it easier to talk to you. |
| C．Try to make friends with kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate. Then you will find there are greater chances for making friends. |
| D．Once you get to know a person, find more chances to meet. For example, you can |
play soccer together or have a short travel. Then you will each other well.
E. Try to help others. For instance, look after people who are ill or help people take
care of their pets. Be kind to others and you will be treated kindly.
F. Other will think you are strange if you are friendly one day and don’t talk the next day. Learn to share your feelings with others. Share your sadness with your others,
and you will be happy again.
G. Care about what’s happening in the world. Read more newspapers, listen to the top CDs, and find out something about new sports or movie stars. Then talk about things that a person may interested in.
The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.
Water Pollution
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
Air Pollution
In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
Soil Pollution
In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
Hope For The Future
These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_____ have made the earth change a lot.
| A．Human beings | B．Animals |
| C．Plants | D．People in other planets |
There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
_____ is a big problem now.
| A．Pollution. | B．Population. |
| C．Education | D．Medical treatment |
Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Most of the things that we have done are good for our planet. |
| B．We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes. |
| C．Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead. |
| D．Water pollution is very serious nowadays. |
Which sentence is TRUE?
| A．Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital. |
| B．Air pollution can make people sick. |
| C．Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields. |
| D．Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of soil pollution. |
根据短文内容，完成下列各题
阅读并回答问题。
Mrs Green is going to give Mary a birthday party. Mary is her daughter. She will be tenyears old. A lot of her friends are coming to the party. Twenty of them are girls. Mrs Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs White is helping her.
“That’s a big nice cake,” says Mrs White to Mrs Green.
“Thank you very much.”
Mrs Green is going shopping now. She is going to buy fruit for the party. Mrs Green buys a lot of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.
It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. Now the first girl is arriving. The party is going to begin in thirty minutes.
根据短文内容回答问题：Who is Mrs Green going to give a birthday party for?
How old is Mary now?
What does Mrs Green buy fruit for?
When is the party going to begin?
How many girls are there at the party?
阅读短文，然后根据短文内容选出正确答案。
Tom and Simon were Americans． Once they visited Spain． One day they came into a little restaurant for lunch． They did not know Spanish（西班牙语）, and the waiter did not know their American English, either． They wanted the waiter to understand that they needed some milk and eggs． At first Tom read the word “milk”many times． Then Simon spelled it on the table． But the waiter could not understand them at all． At last Tom took out of a piece（张） paper and began to draw a cow． The waiter looked at it and ran out of （跑出去） the restaurant．
“How clever you are!” Simon said to Tom, “He understood us at last!” After some time, the waiter came back, he brought no milk with him, but two tickets for a bull-fight（斗牛） down on their table!Where did Tom and Simon visit?
| A．America | B．Spain | C．England | D．China |
Tom and Simon went into a restaurant __________．
| A．to buy a cow | B．to have lunch |
| C．to have dinner | D．to draw a picture of cow． |
The waiter did not understand Tom and Simon ______________．
| A．because he ran out of the restaurant |
| B．because they wanted some milk and eggs |
| C．because they wanted some milk |
| D．because he didn’t know American English and they didn’t know Spanish |
Why did the waiter give them two tickets for a bull-fight?
| A．Because Tom drew a cow not a bull（公牛）． |
| B．Because the waiter was foolish． |
| C．Because the cow looked liked a bull． |
| D．Because Tom was foolish |
How many people are there in the story?
| A．Three． | B．Two． | C．One | D．Many． |
阅读短文，然后根据短文内容选出正确答案。
One day Mrs.Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben.They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.“Why do you buy things here？”Tracy wanted to know.“Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home，”Mrs Wilson said.“Help me check the prices，please.”The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money.She looked carefully after the prices of things.She bought lots of things in the supermarket.When they got home，the children said，“We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”“Of course I did，”Mrs.Wilson said.“Everything was cheaper there.”“We know，”the children said，“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry.The taxi fare was more than the money that you save！”Mrs Wilson added everything up.Her children were right.The things at the corner store were ______ than those in the supermarket.
| A．Cheaper | B．nicer |
| C．more expensive | D．saved a little money |
Mrs Wilson ______ in the end.
| A．spent more money | B．paid less money |
| C．lost some money | D．saved a little money |
From the passage we know the children were ______.
| A．happy | B．clever | C．tired | D．Lazy |
Mrs.Wilson will ______.
| A．never call a taxi |
| B．go on buying things in the supermarket |
| C．buy things near her home |
| D．not go shopping with her children |
The best title for the passage is ______.
| A．Cutting Price | B．Corner Store |
| C．Supermarket | D．Shopping |