Brother’s song of life
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy（肚子）.
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit（ICU, 重症监护室）. Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral（葬礼）. Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Eventually, Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This may be the last time he sees her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a three-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.”
Immediately the baby girl seemed to respond（回应）. Her pulse rate（脉搏率）began to calm down. “Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle（奇迹）.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
| A．Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister. |
| B．Karen helped Michael prepare for the change. |
| C．Michael likes his little sister from the beginning. |
| D．Karen wished that the baby had been a girl. |
What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
| A．She was not very well, but not very serious. |
| B．A doctor came to see her in her house. |
| C．She was very thin and couldn’t speak. |
| D．She was in great danger. |
Which is true according to the passage?
| A．Michael doesn’t love his young sister because she will share his mother’s love. |
| B．The doctor told the parents that the baby could be better soon. |
| C．Seeing the young sister in danger, Michael didn’t care and still sang happily. |
| D．The great power of love brought the girl back to life. |
Why did Karen decided to take Michael to see his new-born sister?
| A．Because Michael may never have chance to see his younger sister alive. |
| B．The doctor asked her to let him in. |
| C．Because Michael was also seriously ill. |
| D．Because Karen knew Michael would save his younger sister by his singing. |
On February 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. When I got into the office，I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that，we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally，we got to see our mother. It was terrible.
On the next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me. She started crying，“She‘s gone. Teresa，mommy’s gone.
She‘s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I look back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero （英雄） is，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？
| A．On the beach. | B．At the hospital. | C．At school. | D．At home. |
Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill？
| A．Her sister. | B．The headmaster. | C．Her teacher. | D．The police officer. |
What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day？
| A．Her mother had been very ill. | B．Her mother had been dead. |
| C．Her mother had gotten better. | D．Her sister came to see her. |
From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.
| A．the writer is afraid of her mother |
| B．the writer is proud of her mother |
| C．the writer feels sad about her mother |
| D．the writer feels sorry for her mother |
The writer must think her mother is a _______ woman.
| A．famous | B．free | C．rich | D．great |
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What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money? It can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible if you will have a change for the better after you have changed your attitude. When you change your manner and become friendly to others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?
| A．Hard-work. | B．Knowledge. | C．Money. | D．Attitude. |
Which of the following has the highest mark?
| A．Hard-work and knowledge. | B．Knowledge and luck. |
| C．Love and hard-work. | D．Hard-work and luck. |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way to solve them is to
| A．ask for help from others. | B．ask your math teacher for help. |
| C．change your attitude. | D．ask your parents for help. |
From the passage, we can learn that
| A．Failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude. |
| B．Nothing is more important than love. |
| C．Hard-work has a full mark. |
| D．Our math teacher can solve the problems easily. |
Which number can you use to represent “money” according to the passage?
| A．70 | B．72 | C．74. | D．76. |
Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards（收获）of the three years? Teen readers have their stories to share.
Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian
I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped（下降）a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the front seat of the class, I felt everything had been worthwhile (值得的).
Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
I lived in a dorm during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange（安排）my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.
Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing
I won first place in the rope skipping（跳绳）competition at our school’s sports meeting in my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big thing at our school. To prepare for it, I practiced hard and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!Where can you probably read the passage?
| A．In an ad. | B．In a story book. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a textbook. |
Why did Lin Yijian face great pressure in Junior 2?
| A．Because his grades were not so good as before. |
| B．Because he felt everything had been worthwhile. |
| C．Because he studied too hard. |
| D．Because he wanted to drop his study. |
What does the underlined word “dorm” mean in the passage?
| A．旅馆 | B．宿舍 | C．会堂 | D．走廊 |
How many times can Yin Donghui skip in one minute at last?
| A．150 times. | B．200 times. | C．210 times. | D．500 times. |
How does the writer show the teen readers’ junior school life?
| A．By comparing different places. | B．By describing people’s looks. |
| C．By giving figures（数据）. | D．By using students’ words. |
A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten(受惊吓) her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child's school.
As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain.To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.
Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, "What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?" The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”How did the little girl go to school every day?
| A．By car. | B．On foot. | C．By bus. | D．By bike. |
What was the weather like before school was over?
| A．It was rainy. | B．It was fine. | C．It was just windy. | D．It was cloudy. |
At first, the mother felt worried because.
| A．she couldn't help her daughter |
| B．her daughter hadn't taken her umbrella |
| C．she had something more important to do |
| D．her daughter might be afraid of the lightning |
According to the article, we can know that the little girl was .
| A．proud | B．shy | C．brave | D．nervous |
This passage is possibly from .
| A．a menu | B．a magazine | C．a dictionary | D．a report |