It was Molly’s job to hand her father his blue paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. One morning, besides his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second brown paper bag. “What’s in it ?” his father asked. “Just some little things. Take it with you,” Molly answered.
At noon, he opened Molly’s bag and took out the things in it: three hair ribbons, two small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a small doll… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the dustbin, Molly’s bag was together with. That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he was reading the paper. “Where’s my bag?” “I left it at the office. Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it, ” she said. “And, besides, Daddy, the things in the bag are the things I really like— I thought you might like to play with them in your free time. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying. “I just forgot to bring it home.”
While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he opened the note that read: “I love you, Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures(财富)— all that a 7-year-old girl had. Love in a paper bag, and he missed it—not only missed it, but had thrown it in the dustbin. So he went back to the office, got the bag back and carried it home.
Sometimes we can think of all the happy time in our sweet life, We should all remember that it’s not the destination(终点) that is important in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.
Molly always passed her father his brown paper lunch bag.
The father found seven things in the brown bag at home.
The father told a white lie to his daughter in order not to hurt the daughter.
The father regretted to throw the things in the brown bag.
In the life journey, enjoying the happiness with the people we love really matters.
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas(海外的)Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
“ABCs” in this passage means______________.
A.three English letters |
B.a kind of banana |
C.Chinese born in America |
D.Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
A.their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
B.they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
C.they were born in China but go to study in America |
D.they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
A.洪水 | B.祖先 | C.血统 | D.身份 |
Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
A.They are Chinese citizens. |
B.They are overseas Chinese. |
C.They may speak little Chinese. |
D.ABCs may know little about China. |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the story of C.N. Yang
The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. “The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.
From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.
A.easy | B.poor | C.rich | D.bored |
How can the children in the village learn English words?
A.They go to school every day. |
B.They have good teachers. |
C.One Computer Every Child gave them computers. |
D.They can learn from books. |
What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?
A.To teach children how to use today’s new technology. |
B.To help children to spend their free time. |
C.To help children out of their hard life. |
D.To help children teach themselves to read through new technology. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now. |
B.Keller is the teacher of those children. |
C.The computers help the children a lot. |
D.Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer. |
What is the best title for the passage?
A.How to learn by yourself |
B.The development of One Computer Every Child |
C.Computers are better than teachers |
D.Learning with the help of computers |
Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is$6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s $8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
Joe Brown was_______________.
A.a waiter | B.a runner |
C.an actor | D.a shopkeeper |
When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A.Early in the morning. |
B.Early in the afternoon. |
C.Late in the morning. |
D.At about one o’clock at night. |
Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A.Because she had no money. |
B.Because it was bad. |
C.Because it wasn’t big enough. |
D.Because it was too big |
How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A.Only one piece of meat. |
B.Two pieces of meat. |
C.Several pieces of meat. |
D.Many pieces of meat. |
Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A.Of course not. | B.Certainly. |
C.He would try his best. | D.Yes, he could. |
I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little. I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.Why do many students wear glasses according to the passage?
A.Because they study too hard. |
B.Because they read many books. |
C.Because they watch too much TV. |
D.Because they have a pair of glasses. |
What is the best title of the passage?
A.An interesting story. |
B.A mother's worry |
C.Bad programmes on TV |
D.Don't read books. |
Benny drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Benny’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:00 in the afternoon. Benny takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Benny’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Benny says that young dogs can learn more quickly.What do you know about Benny?
A.He teaches dogs in a school. |
B.He drives children to school. |
C.He has a school for young children. |
D.He teaches children in a school. |
What does Benny teach the dogs to do?
A.Eat. |
B.Sleep. |
C.Run. |
D.Do things for their masters. |
The best title (标题) for the passage is “_________”.
A.How to Keep Dogs |
B.A School for Dogs |
C.How to Drive a Bus |
D.Taking Children to School |