I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.
About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.
On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.
This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).
A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.
“I want a new mom,” she cried.
“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader replied.
“You have to accept the mother that you have.”
This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.The writer used to hate his mother because ________.
| A．she didn’t care for him. |
| B．she had no time to be with him |
| C．she was a drug addict. |
| D．she was too strict with him. |
The self-help program for teenagers lasted ___________.
| A．a week | B．two days |
| C．three days | D．only one day |
The writer started to change his thinking ___________.
| A．during the first two days of the program |
| B．after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys” |
| C．as soon as he came to the program |
| D．after he left the program some time |
From the end of the passage, we can know that ____________.
| A．the writer used to love his mom for years |
| B．the writer’s mom is a very bad person |
| C．the writer’s mom loves her son very much |
| D．the writer will try to get along with his mother |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Choices can be made as we like |
| B．Everyone should take part in a self-help program |
| C．Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things. |
| D．We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them. |
Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel. Their room was on the 45th floor.
In the evening, the three men went to the cinema and came back to the hotel very late.
“I’m very sorry,” said the man of the hotel, “but our lifts(电梯) do not work tonight. If you don’t want to walk up to your room, I’ll make beds for you in the hall(大厅). ”
“No, thanks,” said Tom, “we don’t want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45th floor. But I know how to make it easier. On the way to our room, I’ll tell you some jokes. Then you, David, will sing us some songs. Then you, John, will tell us some stories, all right?”
So they began to walk upstairs. Tom told them many jokes. David sang them some songs. At last they came to the 34th floor. They were tired and had a rest.
“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s your turn, John. After all these jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending. ”
“OK, I’ll tell a sad story,” said John, “It’s not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It’s still in the hall. ”The three friends came to New York to .
| A．sing songs | B．tell jokes | C．spend their holiday | D．find work |
They had to walk up to their room because .
A. there was something wrong with the lifts B. the man of the hotel wanted them to do that
B. they wanted to take exercise D. they came back very latesaid he knew how to make it easier for them to walk up to their room.
| A．The man of the hotel | B．Tom | C．David | D．John |
They felt very sad at last because .
| A．they were tired | B．they lost their key in the cinema |
| C．the man didn’t make beds for them | D．they didn’t have the key to the room with them |
The best title (标题) for this passage is “”.
| A．A sad story | B．A long journey | C．A large hotel | D．A bad lift |
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).
A small car can hold (容纳) four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bought a van. The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱) when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. From the passage, a van is also called _________。
| A．a motor car | B．a motor home | C．a motorbike | D．a big truck |
Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _________。
| A．sold their old house | B．moved to their grandparents' house |
| C．built a new place for a ran | D．sold their second car |
A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________。
| A．a baby | B．much money | C．more than two children | D．interest in van |
Americans usually use motor homes _________
| A．to travel with all the family members on holiday | B．to do some shopping with all the family members |
| C．to visit their grandparents at weekends | D．to drive their children to school every day |
Motor homes have become popular because_________
| A．they can take people to another city when people are free |
| B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays |
| C．some people think motor homes are cheap |
| D．big families can put more things in motor homes |
Most children like watching TV. It' s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why？ Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can' t see anything over the radio.
TV helps to open children' s eyes. TV helps to open their minds (智力), too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can' t have a good rest. How about you, my young friend？A few children go to bed late because they _________。
| A．are busy with their lessons | B．do their homework | C．watch TV | D．listen to the radio |
Children can't see anything_________。
| A．in the book | B．on the radio | C．on TV | D．by watching TV |
TV helps to open children' s _________。
| A．eyes and minds | B．minds | C．eyes or minds | D．eyes |
_________children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.
| A．A lot | B．Much | C．A lot of | D．A little |
Children can study better and more easily with TV because_________.
| A．they like to watch TV | B．they can hear at the same time |
| C．they can watch at the same time | D．they can listen to and see something at the same time |
Mr Jones was a millionaire(百万富翁). One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York. He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in. Mr Jones asked, "What price(价格) is the room?". The boss (老板) told him. "And which floor is it on?" Again the boss told him. "Is that the cheapest room you have? I' m staying here by myself and only need a small room. "
The boss said, "That room is the smallest and cheapest we have. But why do you choose a poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always stays at our dearest room. Yours is the cheapest. " "Yes," said Mr Jones, "his father is a very rich man, but mine isn' t. "Mr Jones was a _________。
| A．rich man | B．writer ` | C．worker | D．farmer |
Mr Jones wanted to have_________ room to live in.
| A．a beautiful | B．a dear | C．the cheapest | D．a larger |
The boss told Mr Jones that they had_________ room.
| A．no the cheapest | B．the cheapest | C．no the dearest | D．no small |
Mr Jones' son often stays at _________room.
| A．the smallest | B．a cheap | C．a small | D．the dearest |
Mr Jones was born (出生) in a _________family.
| A．rich | B．big | C．poor | D．a farmer's |
Ann’s grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing(绘画) when he was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew（画画）a lot and there were many pictures in his workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well. One
day, the old man was ill. He had to stay in hospital. Before he died, he said to Ann, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents. Then the students can remember me forever. But I don’t know which school I’m going to give them to. Can you help me? ” “Well,” said the little girl, “you’d better give them to a blind（盲的，瞎的） school. ”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 Ann’s grandpa was ____________.
| A．a driver | B．a teacher | C．a blind man | D．a rich man |
The old man tried his best to be ____________.
| A．an artist | B．a farmer | C．a doctor | D．a teacher |
The old man loved ____________ very much when he was sixty.
| A．writing | B．his shops | C．money | D．drawing |
When the old man was in hospital, he was ____________ years old.
| A．60 | B．70 | C．72 | D．78 |
Ann thought her grandpa’s pictures were ____________.
| A．nice | B．beautiful | C．good | D．bad |