We lived in a country area and had to visit a man with a few cows to get our milk many years ago. I was afraid of this big dog. It looked strong and spent a lot of time barking and showing his huge teeth.
My elder brother, Ivan, he laughed at me and said Momo had a bark worse than his bite. "Harry said his dog wouldn't hurt us," He said. I was afraid and walked behind Ivan while Harry gave us some milk and Momo barked at us.
Harry laughed, "Momo always barks," he said, "come on, take no notice of him, pat him, then he won't bite." He came to Momo and carefully patted Momo on the head.
Unluckily. Milk went everywhere. Ivan needed ten stitshes（缝针）in his hand and couldn't work for weeks.
We had free milk for weeks. And Harry asked Ivan not to report Momo to the authorities（当局）. But later, Momo had a bad end because he bit the wrong person.
| A. Momo bit Ivan's hand and he hurt badly. B. To show me where he was. C. The man had a black dog called Momo. D. Being kind-hearted, Ivan didn't. E. One day Ivan took me to collect the milk with him. F. Momo was a good dog, but he didn't know Ivan well. G. I refused, but Ivan decided to show how brave he was. |
Every school seems to have a "bully"（欺凌）．In fact，bullying goes on in schools all over the world．Bullying is a common situation at school．We need to get to know more about bullying．
Who gets picked on （被选择）？Bullies pick on people they think don't fit in﹣someone who "looks different" or isn't as "smart" or as "rich"．For example，shy kids often get picked on because of their characters．Physically hitting someone is the most obvious（明显的）form of bullying，but insulting（侮辱），gossiping（说闲话）and making fun of others are also usual forms of bullying．
What can you do to stop bullying？If you are the bully，think about how your actions hurt others．You can't build yourself up by putting others down．When you're feeling stressed or angry，find acceptable ways to deal with your frustrations．
If you are the victim（受害者），tell a trusted adult and get some help．Many times adults can find ways to solve the problem．Here is some wise advice：
•Ignore（忽略）the bully and walk away．
•Hold your temper（脾气）．Maybe the bully wants you to explode（发怒）
•Don't fight physically．It may lead to more violence（暴力）
•Practice confidence even if you have to pretend it．
•Talk with parents or teachers about it．They are sure to help you solve the problem．
•Make true friends at school．That may be helpful
59．According to the passage，what's going on at school in the world？
A．Being late．
B．Bullying．
C．Being angry．
D．Fighting with teachers．
60．Who may be bullied at school easily？
A．The person who is smart．
B．The person who doesn't gossip．
C．The person who is shy．
D．The person who often gossips．
61．As a student，how can you stop bullying？
A．Think less about the results of your actions．
B．Build yourself up by insulting others．
C．Deal with your frustrations by fighting with others．
D．Deal with your stress or anger is acceptable ways
62．What can a student do when being a victim？
A．Don't ignore the．
B．Don't talk to parents about it directly．
C．Make more good friends at school．
D．Fight physically if he or she can't hold temper．
A few days ago，I ran into a stranger as he passed by．I said sorry to him．And we were very polite．Then we went on our way after saying goodbye．
Later in the kitchen at home，as I cooked our meal，my daughter Betty walked up to me．When I turned around，I nearly knocked her down．"Get out of the way!" I shouted angrily．She ran away，crying．
That night，when I lay in bed，my husband said to me，"You were so rude to Betty．Go and look around on the kitchen floor，and you'll find some flowers there．Betty brought those for you．She picked them herself pink，yellow，and your favorite blue．"
When I heard this，I thought deeply．"While meeting with a stranger，I was calm and polite，but with my daughter，I was not patient．"I felt sad and tears began to fall．
I quietly went to Betty's bed．"Wake up，my dear! "I said，"Are these the flowers you picked for me？"She smiled，"I found them by the tree．I knew you'd like them，especially the blue．"I said，"I am so sorry that I treated you that way today．"And she whispered（悄声说），"Mommy，that's okay．I still love you anyway．"I kissed her and said，"I love you too and I do love the flowers．"
That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family．I spent much time on work before and didn't realize how important family life was．I decided to do better in the future．
55．What did the writer do when she ran into a man？
A，She got mad at him．
B．She didn't say sorry to him．
C．She said sorry to him politely．
D．She left without saying anything．
56．How did the writer deal with it when she nearly knocked down her daughter？
A．She held her temper
B．She talked to her quietly
C．She shouted at her angrily
D．She said nothing to her
57．Why did the writer feel sorry for what she had done？
A，Her husband didn't love her
B．Her daughter bought her some flowers
C．She used to be friendly to others．
D．She spent less time on his family life
58．According to the passage，which do you think is the best title？
A．How to get along with a stranger
B．I love my daughter
C．Daughter gave me a good lesson
D．How to be a polite person．
How often do you help others？Here is a story of Luke Cameron．He's an American．He was born in 1988．He had a good friend called Jack，it was unlucky that Jack died from cancer（癌症）one year ago．After that Luke began to do at least a good time for people every day．
He helped old men cross the streets，bought gifts for some kids on their birthdays and gave out the food to the poor people．He also bought meals for several people at McDonald's，and even paid for a stranger's petrol（汽油）．He said he spent about﹩4，700dollars on good things last year．"In these days，we usually think about ourselves and forget to think about others，in fact，we are too selfish．We should help others and it can make our world much more beautiful and warmer．Nothing is better for me than to help others．"Luck said to the reporters happily．
Luke starts a website called The Good Deed Diary．com，he writes down every good thing he does on the website．Luck now has over 12，000 followers on his Facebook page．They all want to help others like Luke．
51．When did Luck start doing a good thing for people every day？
A．Before Jack died．
B．After Jack died．
C．Before he knew Jack．
D．When he knew Jack．
52．How much did he spend on good things last year？
A．﹩1988
B．﹩4700
C．﹩12000
D．﹩4500
53．What does the underlined word "selfish" means？
A．Think more about others．
B．Think less about oneself．
C．Think more about oneself．
D．Care more about others．
54．Which of the following is NOT true？
A．Some children often receive Luke's gifts on their birthdays．
B．Luke is a warm﹣hearted man who does lots of good things．
C．There are so many followers on Luke's Facebook page．
D．Luke has helped people a lot because he wants to learn from Jack．
The early 1500s were an exciting time of exploration （探险）and discovery．During this time，a young nobleman named Ferdinand Magellan became excited over the idea of exploring new lands．Magellan told King Charles Ⅰ of Spain his plan to look for the Spice Islands （51） ．
On September 21，1519，Magellan and 240 men sailed（航行）from Spain in five ships：Concepcion，San Antonio，Santiago，Trinidad，and Victoria （52） ．He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to the other side of the land．He found a passage（通道）near the tip of South America．This passage led from the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋）to another ocean．Today this passage is called the Strait of Magellan．Magellan named this other ocean the Pacific Ocean，because the waters were so calm．
（53） ，he had only three ships left．The San Antonio has recently sailed back to Spain．The Santiago had been wrecked in a storm．
Magellan expected to find the Spice Islands soon after entering the Pacific Ocean．But the three ships sailed west day after day．Many sailors died of hunger or disease．Finally，they reached the Philippine Islands．（54） ．
（55） ，he is known as the first person to sail around the world．It was his voyage that first proved （证明） that the Earth is round．
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A．It was here that Magellan was killed in 1521 B．By the time Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean C．The king agreed to give Magellan ships and supplies D．Although Magellan did not live to complete the voyage E．Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America |
It was a beautiful Saturday morning，a perfect morning for playing or swimming．However，Tom had to finish the work．Aunt Polly gave him．As Tom started to paint Aunt Polly's very long fence，along came Ben Rogers with a juicy apple in his hand．
Tom was silent．He focused on his painting like an artist．
"Looks like a lot of work，Tom．"
Tom turned suddenly．"Oh，it's you，Ben! I didn't notice．"
"I'm going swimming．Don't you wish you could come instead of doing work？"
"What do you call work？"asked Tom．
"Isn't that work？"
Tom kept painting and answered carelessly，"Well，maybe it is，and may be it isn't．All I know is it isn't work for me．"
"Oh come on．You can't mean you like it？"
Tom continued painting．"Like it？Well，I don't see why not．Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day？"
That put the thing in a new light．Ben stopped eating his apple．Tom swept his brush carefully back and forth，added a touch of paint here and there，and stopped to take a look at it all．Ben watched every move and became more and more interested until he finally said，"Tom，why don't you let me paint a little？"
Tom considered Ben's offer．"Well，no，I can't let you，Ben．You see，Aunt Polly's very proud of this fence．I think there isn't one boy in a thousand，maybe two thousand，that can do it the way it's got to be done．"
"Oh come on．Let me try．I'd let you，if I were painting，Tom．"
"Ben，I'd like to，honestly，but Aunt Polly，well…"
"I'll be careful．Just let me try．I'll give you some of my apple．"
"Well，no，Ben．I'm afraid…"
"I'll give you all of it!"
Tom slowly gave Ben the paintbrush．Ben took the brush eagerly and started to paint．On his face was a look of regret but in his heart，he was satisfied．
47．Why did Tom focus on his painting like an artist？
A．He was strict in his work
B．He enjoyed the work very much
C．He had to finish the work by himself
D．He tried to make the work quite interesting
48．What did Tom's words mean in the underlined part？
A．Tom didn't want Ben to do the work
B．Nobody but Tom could do the work well
C．Any boy would be very proud to do the work
D．Aunt Polly didn't want her fence to be painted badly
49．Which of the following is True？
A．Ben was Tom's best friend
B．Tom felt sorry for fooling Ben
C．Aunt Polly regarded Tom as her own son
D．Ben thought Tom was doing hard work at first
50．What do you think of Tom？
A．Smart B．Lazy C．Honest D．Hard﹣working．