One day, a young man visited a small farm in the countryside. As he got closer to the farm, he saw many chickens and an eagle (鹰) playing together.
He then went up to the farm house and talked to the farmer, “Sir, I was just passing by and I saw that you have many chickens and an eagle.” The farmer smiled and said, “That’s not an eagle. It’s a chicken.” The young man kept saying that it was an eagle. He said to the farmer, “Sir, that is an eagle! I can proveit to you.” The farmer laughed, “Sure, go ahead.”
The young man then pulled that big bird out and climbed a high mountain. He held the bird in his hands and said, “You are an eagle, fly!” But the bird failed. The young man tried the second time. He said to the bird, “I don’t care you have been raised as a chicken for those years. But I know what you were created to be. You are an eagle, now fly!” After the young man tried another three times, the bird began to flap (拍打) its wings. Finally, it flew high and began to fly around the farm.
It is true to us. Some people around us have continued to keep us down by lying to us. Over all of those years, we were told to be a failure, not to be good enough and to accept the “reality”. They are wrong. We should try our best to reach our highest potential (潜能) to prove that we are eagles. The underlined word “raised” probably has the similar meaning to the word “ ”.
| A．kept | B．treated |
| C．trained | D．regarded |
How many times did the young man try before the bird flapped its wings?
| A．Four. | B．Five. |
| C．Three. | D．Six. |
According to the passage, during all of those years, “we” were told all of the following EXCEPT .
| A．to be a failure | B．not to be good enough |
| C．to accept the "reality" | D．to prove that we are eagles |
. Why did the young man pull that bird out?
| A．Because he wanted to kill the bird. |
| B．Because the farmer asked him to do it. |
| C．Because he wanted to prove something to the farmer. |
| D．Because the farmer wanted the young man to throw the bird away. |
What is the best title for the story?
| A．You Are an Eagle | B．Chickens And an Eagle |
| C．How to Prove the Eagle | D．A Farmer And a Young Man |
An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course , when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
“My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?”
“Don't worry , young man” answered Nasreddin. “Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.”
The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” He asked Nasreddin.
“No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.”An old man died and left his son_______.
| A．nothing | B．some gold | C．much money | D．only a house |
When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
| A．short of money | B．quite poor and sick |
| C．in trouble | D．quite poor and alone |
The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
| A．he would become rich again |
| B．he would soon feel much happier |
| C．he would become clever |
| D．he would have more friends |
Nasreddin meant the young man______.
| A．would get rich again |
| B．would get used to having nothing |
| C．would get used to being in trouble |
| D．would get out of poorness |
What this story tells us is________.
| A．that money is everything |
| B．that money makes the mare(鬼) go |
| C．to save each penny |
| D．that misfortune（不幸） tests the sincerity（真诚） of friends |
Mr. Li was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring . He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was half past twelve. “Who can it be at this time of night?” he wondered. He decided to go and find out .So he got out of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. “That’s very strange.” He thought. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Li jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He shut the door and found a piece of paper with some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April 1st. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr. Li exclaimed, and almost smiled, He went back to bed and fell asleep immediately. The bell did not ring again.Mr. Li was trying to go to sleep when he heard ________.
| A． the telephone ring |
| B． the bell ring |
| C． someone knock at the door |
| D． someone shout |
He turned on the light and _______.
| A． got out of bed |
| B． looked out of the window |
| C． looked at his watch |
| D． looked at his clock |
When he opened the door for the first time, there was ________ there.
| A．a boy | B．a piece of paper | C．someone | D．nobody |
There were some words on the piece of paper: “It is now_____ April 1st . April fool to you!”
| A． before midnight, so it is |
| B． after midnight, so it is |
| C． before noon, so it will be |
| D． after noon, so it was |
The English boy rang the bell because he ________.
| A． had something important to tell Mr. Li |
| B． Wanted to give Mr. Li a piece of paper |
| C． Wanted to make fun of Mr. Li |
| D． Wanted to borrow Mr. Li’s bell |
There was once a bad king, all his people hated him very much. One day in a summer he was swimming by himself in a river.The king was a good swimmer, but while he was in the middle of the river, he was ill. He cried out “Help! Help!” At that time two farmers were working in the field near the river. They ran over, jumped into the water and saved the king. They didn’t know that he was the king until they pulled him out of the water.
The king was very happy, so he said to the farmers, “You have saved my life. Now you may ask for anything, and I’ll give it to you.”
One of the farmers said, “My son broke his leg last week, and he can’t walk. Please send him a good doctor.” The king agreed. Then he said to the other farmer. “And what can I do for you, old man?” The old man was very clever. He thought for a few minutes and then he answered, “You can do a very important thing for me.”“What’s that?” asked the king. He thought that the old man would ask for some money or something else.
“Don’t tell anybody that we have saved you,” the old farmer answered. Where was the king swimming one day in a summer?
A. In a river.
B. In a lake
C. In the seaWho came to save him?
A. His son.
B. Two farmers.
C. A farmer.When did the farmers know that he was the king?
A. Before they jumped into the water.
B. When they were in the water.
C. After they pulled him out of the water.What did the king do after he was saved?
A. He promised to be a good king
B. He promised to give the farmers anything they wanted
C. He promised not to swim again.Why did the king need help in the water?
A. Because he wasn’t good at swimming
B. Because somebody pulled him into the water.
C. Because he was ill.
I asked children about their TV watching habits in three different groups---from four to six , from seven to twelve and from thirteen to sixteen. The children in the first group watch TV for an average of two hours in the day and an average of one hour at night. The children in the second group watch it for an average of two and a half hours at night. The children in the third group watch it for an average of one and a half hours at night.
Cartoons are the favorite shows of the first group. The favorite shows of the second group are TV plays and the favorite shows of the third group are quiz programme.
| Age |
Average hours of watching TV in the day |
Average hours of watching TV at night |
Favorite shows |
| Four to six |
One |
Cartoons |
|
| / |
Two and a half |
||
| Thirteen to sixteen |
/ |
Quiz programmes |
请为表格写一个简短的标题。__________________________________________________________________
Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes. It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you orsay “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．Act friendly，and say “Hi，can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ ll have one，or two，or even more new friends. You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!This text is written for________．
| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they________．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined words in Paragraph 4 refers to________．
| A．sharing your ideas | B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school | D．developing new friendship |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because________.
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
The expression “feeling left out'’ means“_______” in Chinese．
A．受冷落 8．被调侃 C．挨批评 D．遭攻击