Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .
We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .
I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.
My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.The best title for the text is ________.
| A．A Hungry Childhood Caused by Droughts |
| B．Food and Hunger |
| C．Protecting the Environment |
| D．Droughts and Their Names |
What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?
| A．Many animals needed food dropped by planes. |
| B．People had to eat animals because of hunger. |
| C．Many animals died because of the droughts. |
| D．People died of hunger even if they had money. |
Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling?
| A．To wait for her father to come back to have supper. |
| B．To cook the food that her father would bring back. |
| C．To keep her house warm all night. |
| D．To make her hungry mother happy. |
The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ ________.”
| A．I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed |
| B．I felt sorry because my family got hungry again |
| C．I went to sleep with no food for breakfast. |
| D．I went to bed with nothing to eat |
I went to bed at 11pm, it was snowing. I slept deep and my clock didn’t work. It was so cold that I didn’t want to get up again. I called my mother “Mom, my alarm clock is dead, but tomorrow morning I need to get up at six o’clock to catch an early bus . Can you give me a wakeup call?” My mother’s voice was a little dull, “Fine, dear.”
Phone rings pulled me out of my dreams. Mom said from the other end of the line,“It is time to get up, and you need to catch the early bus.” I looked at my watch-5:40.“Didn’t I ask you to wake me up at SIX?” I complained.“Let me have some more sleep, please!”
I got up and ready for the trip. It was a dark, cold morning, and everywhere was filled with snow. As I reached the bus stop, I found a white-haired couple(夫妻) had already been waiting. “You see, you didn’t sleep at all night and got here so early,” the man murmured( 喃喃细语) to his wife.
The bus finally came. The driver was a very young man. He waited just long enough for me to get on before he started the bus again. “Please wait,” I said to the driver. “There are two older people that need to get on, too. It is so cold, and they have waited for a long time. How could you leave them behind?”
Without stopping the bus, the young driver said“That’s OK, they are my parents. This is my first day on the job, so they came to make sure I was all right.”
I couldn’t hold back my tears. My mobile phone rang, incoming was my father’s message, “Sweetie, your mom is not feeling well, she was awake most of the night so that she wouldn’t miss your wakeup call.”
The wakeup call, the older couple, the young driver…reminded me of a Jewish proverb:
“When a father gives something to his son, the son smiles; when a son gives something to his father, the father cries.” Why did the writer need to get up at six a.m. the next morning?
| A．Because he needed to get ready for trip. |
| B．Because he needed to catch the early bus. |
| C．Because his mother was ill. |
| D．Because it was his first day to work. |
According to the passage, the writer’s mother __________.
| A．mended the alarm clock |
| B．slept well the whole night. |
| C．kept up most of the night in order not to miss the wakeup call. |
| D．waited for the early bus. |
Which is the reason to keep the older people waiting so long?
| A．To catch the early bus |
| B．To see their son off |
| C．To have a trip |
| D．To make sure their son was all right on the first day to work |
What can we learn from the last proverb( 谚语)？
| A．Parents’ love is great |
| B．Father’s love is more important than mother’s |
| C．A father should give something to his son |
| D．A son should give something to his father |
The writer makes the idea clear by _________.
| A．telling his story | B．giving reasons |
| C．giving explanations | D．instructions. |
Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants ( 争执者 ) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解员). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problem.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
Express what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always”.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she is speaking.
Try to see the problems on the other person’s side.
Never put anyone down . Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don’t decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants find their own“win-win” result. A “win –win” result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators’ work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a “win-win” result. Peer mediators’ work is ____________.
| A．to teach lessons to disputants |
| B．to help disputants find a way to make both of them happy. |
| C．to find out who starts the quarrel |
| D．to give students some special training |
What does the underlined phrase“put anyone down” mean in Chinese?
A. 贬低任何人 B. 落后于任何人
C奉承任何人 D. 向任何人低头 What’s the first step in finding a “win-win” result?
| A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators. |
| B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind. |
| C．Letting disputants to talk to each other. |
| D．Letting disputants feel good by telling funny stories. |
During the talk, if peer mediators say“You are a fool,”__________.
| A．disputants will realize they are wrong. |
| B．disputants will understand peer mediators better. |
| C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right. |
| D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a “win-win” result. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．All schools have peer mediators. |
| B．Peer mediators are usually students. |
| C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time. |
| D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time. |
As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school has only three rooms, one for Grades1,2 and 3,and the other for Grades 4,5and6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level(水平). To my surprise, though the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were improving themselves. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. The writer is a volunteer teacher. He comes from __________.
| A．Guangxi | B．Xiamen |
| C．Shanghai | D．Longzhou |
The writer found there were only______ room(s) in that school.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．six | D．one |
In the passage, the underlined phrase“my heart sank” means that the writer _______.
| A．felt upset | B．was happy |
| C．got angry | D．seemed busy |
The writer found the students’ level was _____ he expected after the first test.
| A．just as | B．higher than |
| C．lower than | D．more than |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard. |
| B．The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer. |
| C．The students level became higher and higher with the help of the volunteer teacher. |
| D．There were not enough classrooms for each grade. |
Fire can be very dangerous. We should be careful with it. This is what to do in a fire:
●Shout out. Shout as loudly(高声地）as you can, because people may be asleep.
●Call 119. Don't try to put out the fire yourself. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire.
●Keep down next to the floor. There is less smoke down there, so it's easier to breathe（呼吸）and see where you are going.
●Test the door. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.
●Get out. Do not stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in a few seconds!
●Don't use the lift. Always use the stairs（楼梯）.The lift may go wrong and keep you inside.
●Don't go back. Even if your pet is still inside, do not go back for it Animals have a very good sense（感觉）of smell. They often get away from buildings before people.The passage tells us that we can_______ in a fire.
| A．use the lift |
| B．try to put out the fire ourselves |
| C．open the hot door and go out |
| D．shout as loudly as possible |
You should keep down next to the floor because_______
| A．people may be asleep |
| B．people can find you easily' |
| C．there is less smoke down there |
| D．you should look after your things carefully |
If the door is hot, we should_______.
| A．open it and get out | B．find another way out |
| C．stop to pick up things | D．go back for something |
The lift is dangerous in a fire because_______.
| A．it is too small | B．it may go wrong |
| C．it may keep you inside | D．both B and C |
The city zoo bought a new kangaroo (袋鼠) from Australia. It was famous for jumping very high. The zoo keeper was worried that the kangaroo would run away. He built special walls around it.
But the next morning, people found that the animal was playing around outside. So the zoo keeper made the height of the walls 5 metres. But the kangaroo got out again the following day. The zoo keeper felt very angry, so he made the walls as high as lo metres, but the kangaroo still got out.
"How high do you think he'll keep on building the walls?" a giraffe asked the kangaroo.
"I don't know," said the kangaroo. "Maybe they'll reach 300 metres. It all depends on（取决于）whether（是否）he remembers to lock the gate."What was this new kangaroo good at?
| A．Climbing. | B．Jumping. |
| C．Catching birds. | D．Walking. |
What did the zoo keeper do to stop the kangaroo from going out?
| A．To build the high walls. |
| B．To lock the gate. |
| C．To stay with the kangaroo. |
| D．He didn't give the kangaroo food. |
What do you think of this zoo keeper?
| A．Clever. | B．Careful. |
| C．Kind. | D．Careless. |