Long, long ago there was a very foolish(傻的) thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get .
| A．his neighbour | B．his neighbour’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
“cotton” means _____________ in Chinese.
| A．布 | B．棉花 | C．泡泡 | D．粉笔 |
The neighbour ran out probably很可能because_____________
| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．he thought someone was eager 渴望的 to visit him |
| C．He realized 意识到 something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish 惩罚 him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
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根据短文内容完成短文后的各项任务。
It’s important for young people and their parents to understand each other．Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents ．They say that their parents don’t understand them．They often think their parents are too strict(A)________them．Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young．
For example，young people are usually active．They like to do things without much thinking．It’s one of their ways to show that(B)they grow up and they can solve any difficult problem．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed．So when you want your parents(C)________let you do something，you will have success lf you are clever enough to ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear，the music they enjoy and something else．But they don’t mean to cause any trouble．(D)They don’t want to be the same as their parents and they want to make a new culture of their own．And if their parents don’t like their music，clothes or their ways of speech，the young people feel very sad．
If you plan to do something，you’d better win your parents over(说服父母)and try to get them to understand you．If so，your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．在文中(A)和(C)的空白处填入适当的词：________ ________
文中画线部分(B)指代的是：________________________________________________
将文中画线部分(D)改写为：They want to be________ ________their parents.
从文中找出两个修饰或描写young people的形容词：________ ________
从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或短语：
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You are so tired at night，but you can’t sleep．Here are some good ideas．
First，you should be in a quiet room．That’s important．You should put your feet in some warm water before you go to bed and that’s a traditional way．You should have a glass of milk．It’s good for sleeping．You should think you are in a beautiful place．It’s very quiet there and there are many trees and you can take a walk there．That sounds like a good idea．It can help you to sleep soon．
Sleeping is important to our health．Don’t be stressed out．Go to bed early，eat more vegetables and do some exercise．And everyone can have a good sleep at night．
根据短文内容填空。
If you__sleep at night，here are some ideas．You_
_put your feet in some__
__water before you go to bed．You should have a glass of milk．It’s_
__ _
__sleeping．You can also think you are in a beautiful place and you take a walk there．Sleeping is__
_to our health．Don’t be_
__
__．Please go to bed early．_
_and_
_help you to sleep well．
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New rules and behavior standards(行为规范)for middle school students came out(颁布)in March．Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won’t only have high marks．The following are some of the new rules．
Tell the truth．Have you ever cheated(作弊)in an exam？Don’t do it again！That’s not something honest students should do．
Do more at school．Good students love animals and care for other people．April is Bird Loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate it？You should join！In that way，you can learn more about animals and how to protect(保护)them．
Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought people could live on the moon？Maybe you’ll find another earth in space in the future．Everyone’s new ideas are important．
Protect yourself．Has a thief ever taken money from one of your classmates？Don’t let it happen to you．If you have to go back home late，you should let your parents know．
Use the Internet carefully．The Internet can be very useful for your study．But some things on the Internet aren’t for kids，so try to look at the good Web pages(网页)．You can use the Web pages for fun or homework．What should the best students do in an exam？
_______________________________________________________________________________What should you do if you have to go back home late？
_______________________________________________________________________________What can the children use the good Web pages for？
_______________________________________________________________________________When did the new rules come out？
_______________________________________________________________________________Which new idea do you think may come true？
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On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages after the May 12 earthquake, a local official said.
The pandas were taken by trucks from China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center to Ya’an, another base less affected by the earthquake, said Xiong Beirong,an official of Sichuan Provincial Forestry Bureau (林业局).
Eight other pandas left for the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will be carried by China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing, where they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
Liu Shaoyong, a leader of CSA, said the pandas were scheduled (预定) to leave Chengdu at 3 p.m. Saturday. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Xiong Beirong said.
After the earthquake, tons of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicines were brought to the center, but the supplies could only last about a week, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu.
This passage is probably from ________________.
| A．a novel | B．a storybook |
| C．a newspaper | D．a diary |
How many pandas left the panda base in Wolong in the passage?
| A．six | B．eight | C．nine | D．fourteen |
When did the earthquake happen?
| A．On May 23 | B．On May 12 |
| C．On May 18 | D．On May 3 |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Six pandas left an important panda base in Wolong after the earthquake. |
| B．Eight other pandas will be carried to Beijing by plane. |
| C．Pandas eat bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and so on. |
| D．Water is still a big problem for the pandas after the earthquake. |
What does the underlined word “supplies” mean in Chinese? ________________.
| A．供应品 | B．滋补品 | C．药品 | D．保健品 |
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised, “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish...” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish, ” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that. ” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to.” The boy answered.
After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes shining and said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he know what the boy wanted, He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He Was carrying his little crippled (残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window- that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.The street urchin was very surprised when _________.
| A．he met Paul |
| B．Paul told him about the car |
| C．Paul received an expensive car |
| D．he was walking around the car |
From the story we can see the urchin _________.
| A．wished to give his brother a car |
| B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car |
| C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s |
| D．wished Paul could be a brother like that |
The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _________.
| A．to show he had a rich friend |
| B．to show his neighbors the big car |
| C．to let his brother ride in the car |
| D．to tell his brother about his wish |
We can find from this story that _________.
| A．the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy |
| B．the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
| C．the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
| D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end |
The best name of the story is _________.
| A．A Christmas Present | B．Paul, a Kind-hearted Person |
| C．A Brother Like That | D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |