I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate "Yes!". As I planned the meat in my head, I reflected(反映)on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.
But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her sm all way of trying to ease our pain.
Later in my life, when l was on bed rest during my pregnancy(怀孕)with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.
Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls(心灵). When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need. The author has given lots of food to others because_______.
| A．she is poor at cooking |
| B．she is a church member |
| C．she is friendly to others |
| D．she has received others' food |
We can learn from the first paragraph that the author_______.
| A．had to stay in bed for several weeks |
| B．knew the family in need very well |
| C．was tired of preparing food |
| D．was glad to be able to lend a hand |
Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
| A．She received food as well as comfort in her hard times. |
| B．She didn't get enough food during her pregnancy. |
| C．She thinks offering food is the best way to show love. |
| D．Her mother died when she was in hospital. |
According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?
| A．One good turn deserves another. |
| B．Every man has his faults. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. |
| D．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
Welcome to your favorite show－"Music Land" ! This month we are going to have some special shows on Bach, the Father of Music.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany(德国)in 1685. During his life, Bach wrote a lot of music for the church (教堂) and for his students, but he himself did not keep his own works(作品) carefully. Luckily, his second wife(妻子)saved them for him, so today we can still remember Bach through his music.
Bach married twice in his life and had 20 children. He loved his family very much. He wrote music for one of his daughters to tell her that too much coffee was bad for her health. I am now going to play a song for you from this interesting Coffee Cantata. And we will hear more about Bach after this song.Why is Bach’s second wife important to his music?
| A．She helped Bach keep his works. |
| B．Many of Bach’s works were for her. |
| C．She gave Bach a lot of good ideas about music. |
| D．Her money helped Bach write music. |
Why did Bach write the Coffee Cantata?
| A．To celebrate his birthday. |
| B．To show people his love of coffee. |
| C．To tell his child not to drink so much coffee. |
| D．To make a new kind of music for the church. |
What is this passage mainly(主要地)about?
| A．Ways to learn Bach’s music. |
| B．The Bach family’s history. |
| C．Bach’s great church music. |
| D．Stories about Bach and his music. |
This passage may be a ______.
| A．fashion show | B．radio show |
| C．TV play | D．talk show |
Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn’t want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do.Why is Suzy’s show popular?
| A．Because people all over the world know her. |
| B．Because only important people go to her show. |
| C．Because she cares about the world. |
| D．Because her show is easy to watch. |
What does the underlined word "issues" mean?
| A．Shows. | B．Cows. | C．People. | D．Problems. |
Which is Right about Suzy?
| A．She likes to fight. |
| B．She is brave. |
| C．She never eats beef. |
| D．She hates businessmen. |
This passage mainly(主要地)talks about ______ .
| A．a woman host | B．a talk show |
| C．some businessmen | D．mad cow disease |
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| A．$15. | B．$30. | C．$35. | D．$50. |
You have ______ ways to know Darling Hotel better according to the passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four |
D．five |
Where may Darling Hotel be?
| A．In the hills. | B．Near the sea. |
| C．At the train station. | D．In a theatre. |
This passage may be from a magazine about
______.
| A．information | B．history | C．travelling | D．painting |
When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It’s much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eye, it looks big. If you look at it across the moon, it looks small.
The moon moves around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth.
People once thought the moon had fire on it. They thought the fire made it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets its light from the sun.
Our sunlight comes from the sun, too. What is the sun? The sun is a star. The stars we can see have their own light. There are many big stars we cannot see. Their light had burned out. Others are still bright, but they are so far away that we cannot see them. The sun looks bigger and much brighter than other stars because it is the nearest of all stars. The sun and the other stars we see are very hot, but the air around us saves us from the heat of the sun.
The sun gives us light and warmth. It makes plants grow and turns leaves green. It makes life possible on our earth. It is a life giving star. It takes _______ for the moon to go around the earth.
| A．more than a week | B．nearly a month | C．half a year | D．more than a year |
The moon is bright because _______.
| A．there is some fire on it | B．it is near the sun, too |
| C．there is a big mirror on it | D．it can get light from the sun |
The passage tells us _______.
| A．the sun is not the biggest star | B．the sun is bigger than any other star |
| C．only the sun can shine | D．the sun is one of the farthest stars to us |
Why do we call the sun "a life giving star"?
| A．Because it gives us warmth. |
| B．Because there are some living things on it. |
| C．Because plants and animals can’t live without it. |
| D．Because people have to live in the dark without it. |
Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to we little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult(成年人). Poor Dicky had a very serious(严重的) illness, and now he was hardly (几乎不) able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted(问候) her with the words, "I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you will find a piece of cake. I saved(省下) it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added(补充说) .
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.Dicky was lovely because _______.
| A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven |
| B．he was always thinking about others more than himself |
| C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse |
| D．he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy. | B．Dicky heard about the dance. |
| C．Dicky showed sympathy(同情) for Joan. | D．Dicky got up to greet Joan when she came. |
At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, Dicky probably _______.
| A．got up and danced with her |
| B．gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved |
| C．brought her something to drink |
| D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan |