Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower（割草机）sitting in the yard.
“Mom," she shouted, ‘‘I think I will mow the lawn." Her mom ran into the yard and said,“Oh no, you don't. You're too young to mow the lawn."
“I'm fourteen years old and know how to do it," Jessie said. "Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won't have to worry about it over the weekend."
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas（汽油）to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, "You really did a great job. Dad will be very surprised."
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, "You didn't have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks."
"I didn't mow it. Jessie did."
"Wow, our little girl is growing up!" Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
"It was fun, and I will do it again next week," said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. "Sure!" said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! "I won't have time to spend my money," she laughed to herself. In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.
| A．read books | B．travel |
| C．mow the lawn | D．watch TV |
The phrase "keep an eye on" in the sentence。"After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her." means _______.
| A．保护 | B．注视 | C．培养 | D．瞄准 |
Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she. _______.
| A．read some instructions | B．washed her hands |
| C．bought some gas | D．put on her gloves |
The text mainly tells us that_______.
| A．doing something helpful can make people happy |
| B．mowing the lawn is a good way to make money |
| C．neighbors should learn to help each other |
| D．children should help their parents at an early age |
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A 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred
off the northeastern coast of Japan on 11 March
The earthquake in Japan on March 11,2011 was a 9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏). Over 6,500 died because of the disaster by March 18. The earthquake also caused a tsunami (海啸) and a nuclear leak (核泄漏).
However, most Japanese people stayed calm and orderly.They left broken houses calmly. They waited in line for food, water and public telephones. There was no robbing (抢劫) and no pushing.
Earthquakes hit Japan almost every year. People are ready for an earthquake at any time.
In Japan, you can learn about earthquakes on TV and in schoolbooks. Even the famous comic, Sakura Momoko (《樱桃小丸子》), shows earthquake training in a school. Almost every family in Japan has a survival kit (救生包). The kit has a flashlight (手电筒), a radio, water and enough food for several days.
Most buildings in Japan use wood. The material is less dangerous during a disaster. The buildings can stand an earthquake of up to 7.0 on the Richter scale.How large was the earthquake in Japan on March 11?
What did the earthquake cause besides many people’s death?
Where can Japanese people learn about earthquakes?
What are most buildings in Japan made of?
What can we learn from Japanese people if the disaster happens to us?
Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”
Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).
Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.
The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.
Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about ________.
| A．her marks on the exams |
| B．which seat to take during exams |
| C．not being able to sit in the front |
| D．not being allowed to eat in class |
According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _______ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.
| A．nearly half | B．about 1,400 |
| C．almost seven hundred | D．about one seventh |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Stress is a kind of serious heart disease. |
| B．Stress is always bad for people. |
| C．Stress is always useless for an exam. |
| D．Stress is greatly needed sometimes. |
This passage is mainly about “________”.
| A．Many students face stress now. |
| B．People’s stress is always important. |
| C．How to get less stress |
| D．How to get good results with the help of stress. |
I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园), looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的). Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie, and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since then. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds ran across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “ You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼), and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”
“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“That’s true,” he says, “but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home…toward an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.We learn from the passage that Sophie .
| A．likes to watch clouds in the attic |
| B．comes to the orchard after school |
| C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much |
| D．picks many apples in the orchard |
Both Sophie and her grandfather used to ______.
| A．help Grandma make apple pies |
| B．spend summer afternoons in the orchard |
| C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen |
| D．walk alone among the apple trees |
The underlined part in the last paragraph shows .
| A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie |
| B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies |
| C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard |
| D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．My grandfather’s orchard | B．My grandmother’s apple pie |
| C．A morning in the attic | D．The last days of summer |
Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．School buses must not be overloaded. |
| B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads. |
| C．School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
| D．local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses. |
The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “_______”.
| A．look after | B．play with | C．look for | D．chat with |
According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT ______.
| A．a GPS |
| B．more than seven seats |
| C．a parent of one of the students |
| D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
The government made new rules for school buses because _______.
| A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year |
| B．the government encourages all students to take school buses |
| C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day |
| D．school buses in China were not safe enough before |
Every object has weight. But the center of its weight is not always in the middle of the object. If the top of an object is heavier than its bottom, it will fall over easily. We say that its center of gravity is high. But if the bottom is heavier, it won’t fall easily. Then we say that its center of gravity is low.
Look at the first picture. This empty box must fall over, because its center of gravity (C) is not above the line of its bottom (AB).
Now look at the second picture. There is some heavy iron in the bottom of this box. It will not fall, because its center of gravity is above its bottom.
If the bottom of an object is ______ its top, it will fall over easily.
| A．lighter than | B．heavier than | C．no heavier than | D．as heavy as |
Please point out which box will not fall.
The main idea of the passage is _________.
| A．why things fall over | B．a low center of gravity |
| C．a high center of gravity | D．that everything has weight |