Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy.
But things can’t always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fright with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter. There are three steps to being friends again：
Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that; remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.Sally wants to tell students the ways to ．
| A．find friends | B．plant trees |
| C．get angry | D．keep fit |
What makes good friends? A good friend should ．
| A．be lovely and cool | B．be kind and patient |
| C．have lots of money | D．have good looks |
According to the text，you can your friend after a fight．
| A．buy a present for | B．never say a word to |
| C．have dinner with | D．write a letter to |
How many steps are there to be friends again?
| A．Only one. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
Which is the best title for the text? ．
| A．Teenagers and friendship |
| B．The Good Friends Around You |
| C．The Trouble of Growing Up |
| D．The Care and Keeping of Friends |
John was well known in his village as a mean(吝啬的) man. One day, he said to a poor hungry boy, “I will give you three meals and twenty-five pence if you are willing to do a day’s work for me.” The boy agreed. But in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.
“You can have breakfast,” said John, “and then you can start work.” After John gave the boy a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The boy agreed and had a poor lunch. Then John said, “What about having dinner now?”
When the boy finished his dinner, John looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “Sorry,” said the boy as he stood up to leave John’s house, “I never work after dinner.”The boy agreed to work for John because he wanted to __________.
A. work hard B. get food C. help JohnWhat did the boy get from John at last?
A. Three small meals and no money.
B. Three big meals and twenty-five pence.
C. Three small meals and twenty-five pence.After dinner the boy __________ for John.
A. did all the work B. did something C. didn’t workWe know from the passage that John would feel ________ about the boy at last.
A. angry B. glad C. sorryJohn let the boy have meals first because he wanted to let the boy ________.
A. go home early
B. thank for his goodness
C. have more working hours
Dear David,
How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I like Beijing a lot. I have two good friends here. They are Bill and Wang Xin. Bill is from Canada and Wang Xin is from China. We are in the same class. Wang Xin often helps me with my Chinese. I can speak a little Chinese now. All the teachers are kind to me.
I like Chinese food, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are nice. Sometimes we eat out. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I often have jiaozi for lunch and have noodles(面条) for dinner. I have milk and bread for breakfast. What about you?
Yours,
Bob
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Bob now?
A. In China. B. In Canada. C. In America. Where is Bill from?
A. China. B. Canada. C. England.Who can speak a little Chinese now?
A. Bill. B. Wang Xin. C. Bob. What is Bob’s favorite food?
A. Bread. B. Jiaozi. C. Noodles.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob, Bill and David are in the same class.
B. All the teachers are kind to Bob.
C. Bob has jiaozi for dinner.
Chen Kai is a Chinese boy. He is a student. He is 13 years old. He lives in Guangzhou. Chen Kai likes making friends. Now he receives(收到) a letter from Sam, his pen pal in America. The letter is in English. Sam is 14 and he is a student, too. He speaks English very well. In the letter, Sam says he wants to visit China and study(学习)some Chinese.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Chen Kai is ____.
A. a student B. a teacher C. from Canada“Making friends”means(意思是) ____ in Chinese.
A. 作朋友 B. 找朋友 C. 交朋友The letter is ____.
A. from Chen Kai
B. from Sam’s pen pal
C. in EnglishSam is Chen Kai’s ____.
A. classmate B. pen pal C. brother ____ wants to study some Chinese.
A. Chen Kai B. Sam’s pen pal C. Sam
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Playgrounds offer kids fresh air, friends, and exercise. However, each year, more than 200,000 kids go to hospital because they are hurt in one way or another when playing on the playground. So what can we do to improve the situation?
We should make sure the playground is safe for the children. It should be soft and thick enough, so when the children fall, they won’t hurt too much. Things like water, rocks or broken glass might cause danger to the kids. Cleaners should check the playground from time to time and clear away these dangerous things. In fact, children themselves also need to help keep the playground clean and safe. That means each time after playing they should pick up the rubbish they’ve produced. If someone finds there is something wrong with the equipment(设施), he should report to the keeper of the playground, so people will come to fix it.
Teaching kids how to play safely is also very important. If they know the rules of the playground, they won’t get hurt easily. For example, they should never push when others are on seesaws or swings. If someone is going to jump off some equipment, he should first look down to make sure no other kids are in the way. Of course, wearing right clothes may also help to keep safe. Clothes with strings (绳) can get caught on equipment which may hurt the kid badly.
In short, our kids can both enjoy themselves and be safe if we are working together to improve the situation.Do many kids get hurt while playing on the playground every year?
What things might cause danger to the kids on the playground?
Why should we teach kids how to play safely on the playground?
Who need to work together to improve the situation ofthe playground?
What’s the passage mainly about?
In 1938, a fishing boat off the coast of Africa pulled up its nets. One net held a very strange fish, five feet long and bright blue. Strangest of all, it had fins (鳍) that looked like legs!
In the nets, only this fish stayed alive for several hours. Before the fish began to rot (腐烂 ), a young woman made a drawing of it. She sent her drawing to a scientist on sea life, Professor J. B. Smith.
Upon seeing her drawing of the fish, Smith couldn’t believe his eyes. Could it be true? It just didn’t seem possible, but there it was. It could be only one thing, a coelacanth, a fish people believe having died out（灭绝）fifty million years ago. How could the fish be swimming about only a few days before?
If we found one, there must be others. The professor put up posters offering a reward for catching such a fish. Other scientists laughed at Smith. They thought the search was a waste of time. Years passed. It seemed the other scientists were right. But Smith never gave up hope. One day, fourteen years later, the professor received a telegram. Afish had been caught that looked like the one in the poster. Would the scientist fly to the region and check the fish? Smith did.
With shaking fingers the professor raised the cloth around the fish. It was exactly like the one in the young woman’s drawing. It was a coelacanth,a missing link（关联）with the past!
After the discovery of the coelacanth, scientists began to wonder. Is it possible that an even stranger creature（生物）will someday be discovered?Which is TRUE about the first coelacanth in the passage?
| A．It had four legs. | B．It was bright blue. |
| C．It was six feet long. | D．It died when caught. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．A strange creature |
| B．A serious professor |
| C．The discovery of the coelacanth |
| D．A missing link with the past |
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A．Scientists didn’t believe the discovery of the coelacanth. |
| B．Scientists are working hard to find more coelacanths. |
| C．Scientists may find even stranger creatures someday. |
| D．Scientists are doing research on the coelacanth. |