Will you trust your friends if you can’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to get the answer.
One day, Mr. Morrie came into the classroom and said he had a game for us to try. He grouped us into two teams. One student from the first group, stood in front of us with his eyes closed, and then fell backwards(向后地). The second group stood behind him. Before he fell on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment(尴尬地).
Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure that she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” We were all surprised, and also encouraged(受鼓舞的). The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure if you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they will not let you down.” What is Morrie?
| A．A student. | B．A teacher. |
| C．A manager. | D．A farmer. |
What did the writer think of the girl?
| A．Careful. | B．Active. |
| C．Quiet but brave. | D．Careless. |
Why did the students feel encouraged?
| A．They felt they could trust each other. |
| B．They could stop the game finally. |
| C．They wanted to do something else. |
| D．They thought they won the game. |
What do we do when we go camping?
First, we make a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, and we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain. Before going camping we should first ______.
| A．make a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp ______.
| A．by bus | B．by car |
| C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can take part in ______ activities.
| A．one or two | B．only a few |
| C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because ______.
| A．it is cold at night |
| B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away |
| D．it is dark and quiet |
Campers like to ______ at night.
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
It’s Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo. Mary is________.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Japanese | D．American |
Mary is in______ with her parents now.
| A．Shanghai | B．Beijing |
| C．New York | D．London |
Mary doesn’t know how to get to_______.
| A．the zoo | B．the park |
| C．her home | D．her school |
Mary can’t speak_______ very well.
| A．English | B．England |
| C．China | D．Chinese |
At last the boy________.
| A．can understand Mary’s Chinese |
| B．takes her to the zoo |
| C．shows her the way to t he zoo |
| D．draws a picture for Mary, too |
Jack is going to study in a famous university. These days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.
Tom, is a middle school student. He likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon.
But his shoes are too small for him, so after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of shoes.Mary is going to have her 15th birthday party. Her family are making preparations for it. Her brother’s job is to buy some drink.
Joan doesn’t want to forget the past, especially the happy moments.
Alice is afraid of opening her mouth, because a bad smell will come out. So she needs something which can remove the smell no matter how much it is.
| A “Just do it!” Do something, but only if you think it’s necessary. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? |
B “Always Coca Cola.” It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.” |
C “Share moment, share life.” We can remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them—using Kodak film of course! |
| D “Make yourself heard.” When you hear this slogan, you will know there is Sony Ericsson product for you to call anyone. |
E “Project Hope-School every child.” It educates people about public service projects, such as Project Hope. |
F “Bright-teeth fights bad breath!” It wants you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste can make the bad breath disappear. |
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 |
| C．2,519 | D．3.805 |
The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 |
| C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United states | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt , works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You’re ten minutes late for the first, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily, “Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：“SCHOOL, GO SLOWER!”Peter is at school for ________.
| A．one and a half years | B．two years |
| C．more than two years | D．more than three years |
Peter is often late for school because ________.
| A．he likes playing very much |
| B．he goes to school slowly |
| C．he can’t sleep well at night |
| D．he can’t get up on time in the morning |
Mrs. Black is a ________.
| A．worker | B．teacher |
| C．farmer | D．policewoman |
The first class begins at ________
| A．ten to eight | B．eight |
| C．eight-twenty | D．ten past eight |
The guidepost is for ________.
| A．drivers | B．Peter |
| C．workers | D．teachers |