One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.
But Bryan wanted no money. H was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”
After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As he lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.
She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _________.
| A．he may hurt her |
| B．he wasn’t going to stop |
| C．he couldn’t help her |
| D．she didn’t have enough money |
What can we learn about the old lady from the story?
| A．She was never kind to others. |
| B．She was usually quite careless. |
| C．She was probably very rich. |
| D．She was not a very good driver. |
The underlined expression “giving a hand to” (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “________”.
| A．questioning | B．helping |
| C．hurting | D．calling |
The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “__________”.
| A．the change | B．the bill |
| C．the note | D．the order |
Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?
An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” the boy did, but all the water leaked out（漏出）before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See, Grandpa, it’s useless（无用的）!”
“You think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he found that the basket was different. It was cleaner, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.” Who did the old farmer live with?
____________________________________________________________________What did the old farmer do every morning?
____________________________________________________________________Did the grandson know the advantages of reading at first?
___________________________________________________________________What did the grandfather ask his grandson to do?
____________________________________________________________________How was the basket after the grandson took water with it?
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Lucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her, too.
Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces（做鬼脸）in class. She didn’t want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, “Boys and girls, when I was young, I liked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again. She said, ‘If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up.’ So you shouldn’t do that again.”
Some students thought she was right, but some students didn’t. One of the boys put up his hand. “Oh, Tom! What do you want to say?” asked Lucy.
The boy stood up and said, “Miss Brown, you must regret（后悔）listening to your grandmother now.” Lucy is _____.
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．a math teacher | C．an English teacher | D．a history teacher |
In her class, Lucy often _____her students.
| A．sings English songs to | B．performs magic tricks for |
| C．tells interesting stories to | D．plays the piano for |
What did Lucy find yesterday?
| A．Some boys always didn’t listen to her. | B．Some boys always ate snacks in class. |
| C．Some boys always had fights in class. | D．Some boys always made faces in class. |
How did Lucy make them not to do that again?
A. She called their parents and told them about it.
B She told her grandmother about it.
C. She made the boys stand in front of the other students.
D. She told them a story about herself.From the passage, we know____.
| A．Tom didn’t think Lucy was beautiful |
| B．Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom’s words |
| C．Lucy’s grandmother didn’t like Lucy |
| D．Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly |
A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer，the owner of the cat，was sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him in a soft voice，“What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me？”
“How much will you give me for the cat？”the farmer asked.
“Thirty dollars. Would that be enough？”Later，the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer，the man said，“This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat？”But the farmer said，“I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to(多亏了) the bowl，I have sold thirty cats.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。A man was looking for old things.
One day he found a blue bowl in a town.
The man wanted to buy the cat because he it was very nice.
The man thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat.
From the story we can see that the farmer wasn’t clever.
阅读短文。根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)
Worthington was born in England. He moved to western Australia when he was very young. His family was very poor，at the age of 17，he went to another side of the country and began to make money by himself.
When he was 19. Worthington entered in Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art(澳大利亚国家艺术学院). In 1997，he became an actor. He tried his best to act in Australian TV shows and movies but he was not successful. In 2006，he wanted a new beginning，he worked harder and knew about acting well.
About one year later，he had a chance(机会). He met James Cameron，a Hollywood director(导演). He wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar. Worthington went to America to play it. After that，more and more people knew him.
Playing in a film as big as Avatar brought Worthington new chances. He became a famous actor. He worked well with James Cameron，he will act in Drift，a movie about sports.Was Worthington born in England?
When did Worthington become an actor?
Who wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar?
Did Worthington play Avatar in America or Australia?
Why did Worthington become a famous actor?
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(共4分，每小题1分)
Once upon a time，a girl called Goldilocks went into the forest. She picked some flowers but soon she was lost. __________. She saw a little house. She hurried to the house and knocked on the door. Nobody answered.
__________. On a table，she counted three bowls of food and three chairs. First，she finished all the food in the smallest bowl and
__________. She was so heavy，and she destroyed it. Next，she walked into the bedroom and
__________. When the three bears returned，the naughty girl was still asleep. Finally，when the baby bear cried，Goldilocks opened her eyes and saw them，and hurried away without her basket. And she didn’t return to the forest again.
| A．finally，she cried and went away |
| B．She cried and looked around |
| C．she was soon asleep in the smallest bed |
| D．then she tried the smallest chair |
E. So she entered the room