About 3 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently passed away, and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 58 years very hard and had lost interest in life. It was quite difficult to try to get him to eat each day as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, however, that he would ask us to bring him was ice cream.
One evening, to our surprise, he refused to eat the ice cream, so I placed it in a staffroom refrigerator. A little while later, my son said he wanted it, so I fetched it for him. As I passed another ward (病房), a woman asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained, she seemed very disappointed. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little other than the occasional ice cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice creams. On the way to dad’s room, I came into the sick woman’s room, and offered her the ice cream I’d bought for her. She was totally astonished that I had thought of her, and accepted the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, explaining what was happening in my family and listened to her similar story of pain and suffering. It was obvious that she did not have many visitors.
I repeated the gesture a few days later, and this time I received a warm hug. I never even thought to ask her name and never saw her again, but it made me realize that a simple act of kindness can bring joy to a person’s unfortunate life.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why it was difficult to try the author’s father to eat food?
| A．Because his father has being recovering from a major lung operation. |
| B．Because his father can’t eat food just after a major lung operation. |
| C．Because his mother passed away and his father lost interest in life. |
| D．Because his father was very weak. |
What is meaning of the word underline in this passage?
| A．伤心的 | B．困惑的 |
| C．寂寞的 | D．显然的 |
Which is the best title of this story?
| A．A Ice Cream | B．A Woman’s Unfortunate Life |
| C．A Warm Hug | D．A simple act of kindness |
Which is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．One evening the author’s father didn’t want to eat anything except ice cream. |
| B．When the author passed the woman’s ward, he gave an ice cream to the woman. |
| C．The woman had cancer but few people to look after her. |
| D．The author knew the woman a long time ago and they kept in touch with each other. |
Form this passage we can learn that .
| A．We should look after the old when they suffer some cancer |
| B．It is very easy to make someone happy when they are unlucky. |
| C．If we buy some present, we’ll get a warm hug at last. |
| D．If someone has a cancer, he won’t eat anything except ice cream. |
Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.
You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps. When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp. Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. Carefully remove the stamp off the letter. Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. A stamp can get wrinkled(褶皱的) when it dries, so put some books on top.What does the writer think of collecting stamps?
| A．Hard | B．Expensive | C．Useful | D．Boring |
What does the underlined work “damage” mean?
| A．损坏 | B．保存 | C．利用 | D．删除 |
What’s the correct order when we try to get a stamp on a letter?
①Remove the stamp off the letter.
②Place the wet stamp between two pieces of paper.
③Cut out the stamp.
④Put the stamp in water.
⑤Put some books on top.
| A．①→②→⑤→③→④ | B．③→④→①→②→⑤ |
| C．④→①→②→⑤→③ | D．③→①→④→②→⑤ |
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. It’s good for your eyes if there is enough light.
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案。To learn things quickly, you should ____________.
| A．have good study habits | B．study in the living room |
| C．study in the bedroom | D．study with a good desk |
Living room is not a good place to study because_________.
| A．it is too small | B．it is too noisy | C．it is too big | D．it is very quiet |
You’ll learn things quickly if the desk is ___________
| A．high | B．low | C．clean | D．hard |
__________ is important for students to study well.
| A．A high desk | B．A noisy place | C．An expensive chair | D．Enough light |
The best title(题目) of the passage is ___________.
| A．How to learn well | B．Study in a quiet place |
| C．Study with a good desk | D．Good study habits. |
Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them and we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late. All the vegetables are finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a beautiful fat duck. And on it was a piece of paper with the words, “ENJOY YOUR VEGETABLES!”Mrs. Brown had a _________ behind her house.
| A．shed | B．small garden | C．an apple orchard | D．small house |
In _________ she planted some vegetables in the garden.
| A．the summer | B．the winter | C．the autumn | D．the spring |
When _________ came, the vegetables looked very nice.
| A．the summer | B．the winter | C．the autumn | D．the spring |
Early the next __________ her son ran into the kitchen and shouted.
| A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．night |
One morning __________ were eating vegetables in the garden.
| A．monkeys | B．ducks | C．pigs | D．chickens |
A Talking Fish
One afternoon last summer, Mr. Stow went to a fishman to buy fish for his supper, because a friend of his would come to have supper with him that evening.
It was hot, and most of the fish were not so good, but the fishman said, “Sir, all of my fish are good and fresh. Would you like some?” Mr. Stow held one fish up to his nose and smelled it. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it bad?” asked the fishman. “No, I didn’t smell it.” “Then what did you do with your face so close to the fish?” asked the fishman. “I didn’t smell the fish, I only talked to it,” said Mr. Stow. “What did the fish say to you?” “He said he didn’t know the latest news of the river , because he was out of the river for more than a week.”
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。The story happened last year.
Mr. Stow wanted to buy fish for his supper.
The weather was not hot that day.
Most of the fish were not so good.
Mr. Stow didn’t buy the fish that day.
In America, when people say “man's best friend”, they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person (盲人) or “ears” for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect animals who can't speak for themselves.
| A．pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money |
| B．money can make pets happy |
| C．it's the best way to spend money |
| D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children |
| A．Dogs can help people in many ways. |
| B．Dogs can help people live happier. |
| C．Dogs can help people make everything. |
| D．Dogs can make people's lives richer. |
| A．A lot of people are interested in dogs. |
| B．Dogs can help people do many things. |
| C．Pets are lovely and need care and protection. |
| D．We have done a lot of things for pets. |