Tom and his best friend Rob were out of school for the summer. They had been swimming, gone to the movies, played video games, and even built a castle out of some old cardboard boxes. But today they were so bored. “At least we would have something to do.” Tom thought for a while and suggested, “Let’s make some popcorn and lemonade and sell it outside.”
The boys went to the kitchen and asked Tom’s mom if she would help them make some lemonade while they popped the popcorn. Tom’s mom got the lemons from the refrigerator and also a small amount of sugar. She mixed up the lemonade while the boys started popping the popcorn.
Tom and Rob got a small table from the garage and set it up near the sidewalk. They made a red sign telling everyone that popcorn and lemonade was for sale. The boys sat for about ten minutes before they got their first sale. Mrs. Jenkins, one of their neighbors, was walking her dog. “It’s so hot today.” “I sure can use a drink,” she said. Soon the boys were busy handing out popcorn to Mr. Baker. He was walking down the street sending the mail. “I need a break,” he said. “Walking all over the neighborhood gave me an appetite.”
The boys had only three popcorn bags left and enough lemonade for three more cups. “Wow, I didn’t think the popcorn and lemonade would sell that fast. We made six dollars,” said Tom. “If we get bored again before school starts, we can try selling more lemonade with cookies(饼干) next time,” laughed Rob.What did Tom suggest?
| A．Swimming with their friends. |
| B．Buying some sugar and cookies. |
| C．Making some popcorn and lemonade. |
| D．Going to the movies and playing games. |
Where did Tom and Rob set up the table?
| A．Near the sidewalk. | B．In the kitchen. |
| C．At the supermarket. | D．Outside the school. |
What did Tom and Rob learn from this experience?
| A．People might prefer to buy things on sale. |
| B．They could do something new to have fun. |
| C．Mr. Baker liked sending mails very much. |
| D．Mrs. Jenkins needed help to walk the dog. |
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars (乞丐) while you’re enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people’s living conditions — not only their material (物质的) conditions, but their mental (精神的) world — really need improvement.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don’t look down upon them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally. Because they are a part of the society ,we can’t discard (抛弃) them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland!From the passage, we can see that .
| A．disabled people are poor, but they are happy |
| B．all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping |
| C．disabled people’s living conditions are not good |
| D．no one would like to help disabled beggars |
The underlined word “equally” means “” in Chinese.
| A．平等地 | B．确切地 | C．正确地 | D．恰当地 |
Most disabled people are begging (乞讨) along the streets because .
| A．it’s their jobs |
| B．they want to make a living in this way |
| C．more and more people love to help them |
| D．they are a part of the society |
People have pity on disabled beggars because .
| A．they are homeless |
| B．they are poor and lonely |
| C．they have terrible shapes |
| D．they are discarded |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The disabled like to beg in the street. |
| B．Disabled beggars cannot work to make a living. |
| C．Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally. |
| D．The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money. |
Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said, "Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month."
After a month the man came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor. "I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now, "said the man. "I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed(杀死) me first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."The doctor told the man _______.
| A．to go to bed early | B．to drink milk |
| C．to smoke cigars | D．both A and B |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．The old man was younger than before after a month |
| B．After a month, the man felt better |
| C．The doctor didn't tell him what to do |
| D．The old man felt worse after a month |
The doctor's words were ______ for the man's health.
| A．bad | B．good | C．terrible | D．well |
The doctor wanted the old man _______.
| A．to go worse | B．to start smoking |
| C．to smoke less than before | D．to do nothing |
From what the old man said at last, we know________
| A．he didn't understand the doctor's advice |
| B．one cigar a day was helpful to him |
| C．smoking made him better than before |
| D．he was clever |
In Europe many people died during World WarⅡ. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted the orphans to have a home, and to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to raise some money. With the money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst, in Australia. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Children’s Village started. The letters SOS stand for “Save Our Sols(灵魂)”. This means “please help us!” The SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.
Hermann Gmeiner’s idea of helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983, there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first Children’s Village have grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages. In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! From seven to ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes a comfortable and happy home for them.
Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school, go out with their friends and also go to town. But the village gives them a home—for the first time in their lives.What do we call a child who has no parents?
What do the letters “SOS” stand for?
How many SOS Children’s Villages in the world were there by 1983?
Can the woman who lives with the orphans do some cooking for the children?
The children don’t spent all their time in the village, do they?
Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting plan of chores and responsibilities when children are young.
Chores are good for children even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills(技能) like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair(公平). The skills and value(价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their lives.The first paragraph(段落) tells us.
A、all the parents make their children do chores
B、it’s easy to teach children to do chores
C、teaching children to do chores is different among different families.The underlined word “responsibilities” meansin Chinese.
A、杂事B、琐事 C、责任It’s good to teachto do chores.
A、young children B、girls C、parentsChildren can learnfrom doing chores.
A、working together with others
B、what is fair
C、A and BWhich of the following sentences is TRUE?
A、It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores.
B、Only the children who do chores know what is fair.
C、Some children like to do chores but some don’t.
The City of Miami needs your help on Clean-Up Day! If you like to work outdoors, you could help clean up our city parks or streets. These places have too much trash(垃圾). If you like to work with children, you could baby-sit and play games with them while their parents help clean up the parks or streets.
If you like to read stories, you could read to them, too. If you are artistic, you could volunteer to paint the libraries or the post offices. If you like to talk on the telephone, please call up ten people and ask them to volunteer with you on Clean-Up Day.The City of Miami needs volunteers to clean up the .
A、aquariums B、parks and streets C、banksIf you like to, you could read to the children.
A、teach English
B、read stories
C、play gamesmight baby-sit while parents clean up the parks or streets.
A、Teachers who have time after school
B、Teenagers who have jobs
C、People who like to work with childrenThe City of Miami needs help painting the.
A、schools
B、libraries and the post offices
C、zoosPeople who like to talk on the telephone could ask others to.
A、volunteer B、watch TV C、give money