Once there was a huge apple tree．A little boy loved to come and play around it every day．He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him．
Time went by…the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day．One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad．“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy．“I’m no longer a kid．I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied．“I want toys．I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money．But you can pick all my apples and sell them．So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily．The boy never came back after he picked the apples．
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said．“I don’t have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a house for shelter．Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house．But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily．The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then．The tree was again lonely and sad．
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased．“Come and play with me!” the tree said．“I am sad and getting old．I want to go sailing to relax myself．Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat．You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat．He went sailing and never showed up for a long time．
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years．“Sorry, my boy．But I don’t have anything for you any more．The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①.
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest．Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② …----Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
----Because __________．
| A．he wanted to eat them |
| B．he needed money to buy toys |
| C．he liked the tree without apples |
| D．he wanted to share them with friends |
----When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
----He came back _________．
| A．whenever he was happy |
| B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty |
| D．as soon as he was free |
----What did the boy want at last?
----He wanted ___________．
| A．to have a house to live in |
| B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree |
| D．anything that the apple tree had |
----What can we learn from the story?
----We should _________．
| A．plant more apple trees |
| B．learn from the boy |
| C．always stay at home |
| D．be thankful to our parents |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much． |
| B．The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time． |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
Sleep is very important. A person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eat. We spend about a third (1/3) of our lives sleeping. That’s about 121 days a year!
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. A baby needs 16 hours of sleep every day. Children 6 to 12 years old need an average (平均) of 10 to 12 hours of sleep. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleep. An adult needs an average of 7 to 8 hours a night. There are some people who need only 3 hours of sleep. Others need 10 hours of sleep. After the age of 50, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night. We need less sleep as we get older.
About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can’t fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia. Some people say, “I didn’t sleep all night.” But that’s not really true. They may sleep lightly and wake up several times. In the morning, they only remember the times they were awake (醒着), so they think they were awake all night.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. Mark Twain had a different way. He lay on his side (侧卧) across the end of the bed! If you are thirteen years old, you need at least ______ hours of sleep.
| A．16 | B．12 | C．9 | D．7 |
What does the underlined word “insomnia” mean in this passage?
| A．Being unable to sleep. | B．Good sleep. |
| C．Slow sleep. | D．Sleep with many dreams. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．We will die soon if we don’t sleep well. |
| B．The older we get, the less sleep we need. |
| C．We can’t tell a person’s age from his sleep time. |
| D．Famous people move from one bed to another to fall asleep. |
Which would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Sleep More! | B．Go to Sleep! |
| C．Sleep Time | D．Famous People |
Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. “I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned to cook while her father is cooking, who’s a good cook. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that will always be useful!”
Fourteen-year-old Bren loved running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says. “But now I’m happy to be alive and able to continue running.”
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!How did Gina learn to cook?
| A．She watched her father cooking. |
| B．She read a recipe book. |
| C．She ate much nice food. |
| D．She won the first prize in the competition. |
Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?
| A．Because he can’t walk. |
| B．Because he lost part of one leg. |
| C．Because he gave up running. |
| D．Because he loved running. |
Which of the following is true about Helga?
| A．She saw a car hit a train in her town. |
| B．She sold special machines to car drivers. |
| C．She invented a special machine for car drivers. |
| D．It is impossible for her to become an inventor. |
| See the world for free! Traveling is expensive, but you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to ►get cheaper plane tickets. ►travel with your friends for free. ►see the world by ship for $1 per day! This course is online at www.ASRLCT.org |
| Travel Tips The USA Pavilion (美国馆) is at the east end of the Expo Garden’s Pudong Section (世博园浦东区). It can be reached from Gate No. 8. Visitors are advised to visit the pavilion in early afternoon, as most people prefer starting their visits from early morning, when it might take more than an hour to get inside. The whole visit takes about 45 minutes. |
| The Body Image Exhibition is on! From June 1 to July 1, over 70 pieces of paintings, photographs and videos will be on show at the Exhibition. Address : 325 Nanjing Road Transport : Subway line 1, 2 and 8 Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (No entering after 4 p.m.) Admission (入场费): 20 yuan For more information call: 021–6327–2829 |
After taking the course at www. ASRLCT.org, you will be able to ____.
| A．travel for little or no money |
| B．get more tickets |
| C．keep learning |
| D．work on the ship |
If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.
| A．you can visit it for free |
| B．you can visit it in 35 minutes |
| C．it will take you less time to enter |
| D．it will be much easier to find Gate No. 8 |
We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.
| A．at 4:30 p.m. | B．at night |
| C．for free | D．at 325 Nanjing Road |
Nancy is an eight-year-old girl. She has a beautiful yellow cat, Mimi. Mimi has six new kittens (小猫). Three kittens are black, and two are white. One kitten is black, but it has white feet and a white face. Nancy
asks, “Mom, can we keep (留下) all the kittens?” “We can’t keep six kittens,” she says, “When the kitten are three months old, we will give
themaway.”
Nancy asks, “Can I keep one?” Her mom says yes. Nancy decides (决定) to keep the kitten with white feet. She calls it Boots. When the other five kittens are three months old, Nancy’s mom takes pictures of them. On Monday, Nancy takes the pictures to school. She shows(展示) the pictures to her friends. All her friends love the kittens. They come to her house that afternoon. They take all the five kittens except (除了) Boots.Boots is the name of a __________.
| A．girl | B．doctor | C．cat | D．Nancy’s friend |
How many white kittens does Mimihave?
| A．Six. | B．Two. | C．Five. | D．Three. |
How old are the kittens when they leave their mother?
| A．Six moths old. | B．Eight years old. |
| C．Eleven months old. | D．Three months old. |
What does the underlined phrase (划线短语) “give away” mean?
| A．出售 | B．赶走 | C．赠送 | D．关 |
Look at the clothes line (晾衣绳) in the twins’ bedroom. There are some clothes on it. You can see a green blouse, a yellow skirt and a pair of trousers. The trousers on the clothes line are black. They are not new but clean. Are they Lily’s clothes? No, they are Lucy’s. Lily’s clothes are on a clothes tree (衣帽架) near the window. Her trousers are brown. Her blouse is white and her skirt is blue. There is a new hat on the clothes tree, but it’s not Lily’s, it’s Lucy’s. Lucy’s jacket s are on her bed. There are no clothes on Lily’s bed.What color are Lucy’s trousers?
| A．Green. | B．Black. | C．Brown. | D．White. |
Where is Lucy’s hat?
| A．On the clothes tree. | B．On the clothes line. |
| C．On Lily’s bed. | D．On her own bed. |
Are there any clothes on Lily’s bed?
| A．Yes, there is a hat on it. |
| B．Yes, there is a jacketon it. |
| C．No, there aren’t.. |
| D．Sorry, I don’t know. |