A mouse was surprised to discover that the farmer and his wife had a mousetrap（老鼠夹）in the house. It ran to warn everyone, “There is a mousetrap in the house!”
A hen raised his head and said, “Mr. Mouse, this mousetrap is only for you. I won’t be worried about it.” The mouse turned to a pig, “I am sorry, Mr. Mouse, but the mousetrap has nothing to do with me, either!” the pig said. Then the mouse turned to a cow, “It sounds like you have a problem, not me.” the cow said. The mouse returned to the house with head down and it was very sad because no one would help.
That night the farmer’s wife heard a loud sound and she rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she could not see that it was a snake. The snake bit（咬）the farmer’s wife. The wife caught a bad fever and the farmer the best way to treat a fever was chicken soup. So the farmer killed the hen for the soup. The wife got worse and her friends came to visit her. The farmer had to kill the pig to feed them. But the wife didn’t get better and died. Her friends came and the farmer had to kill the cow to feed all of them.
So remember when any one of us is in trouble, we may all be in trouble.Why was the mouse very sad?（不超过5个词）
______________________________________________________________________________________What was caught by the mousetrap that night?（不超过5个词）
______________________________________________________________________________________What can we learn from the story?（不超过15个词）
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Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days： some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped walking. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am getting older and older. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.The writer started walking more slowly in the of his life.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writer’s life?
| A．14. | B．27. | C．61. | D．89. |
What does the underlined word ”sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Sad. | B．Exciting. | C．Wonderful. | D．Bored. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer was an engineer. |
| B．The writer has a garden with flowers. |
| C．The writer was always happy as a child. |
| D．The writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life. |
The best title for the passage can be .
| A．My life |
| B．Four seasons |
| C．Four seasons in a year |
| D．Four seasons in my life |
Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper. Read and choose the right answer to each question.
| WANTED: BABYSITER Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is six years old. Hours are Monday to Friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. Sometimes you will work at the weekend. Pay is $10 per hour. For the job, you will: * Watch our son * Read to him *Play with him You will work at our house. We live in London, near 10 Downing Street. Please call (020)296-8956. Ask for Miss Smith |
On Friday, the babysitter will .
| A．not work | B．work three hours |
| C．earn $10 | D．live in London |
Which is not part of the job?
| A．Cooking for the child |
| B．Working at the child’s house |
| C．Reading books to the child |
| D．Taking care of the child |
The babysitter must
| A．go to the person’s office |
| B．drive a car to work |
| C．work every Saturday and Sunday. |
| D．play with the child |
Which of these sentences is true?
| A．Pay is more at weekends. |
| B．The babysitter must work six days a week. |
| C．The person must call Mr Smith first. |
| D．The child is less than nine years old. |
The best babysitter for the job
| A．cannot read storybooks. |
| B．is busy on Wednesday afternoon. |
| C．wants $15 per hour. |
| D．enjoys playing with children |
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What’s the most important thing in your life? Do you think about this question?
I began to think about it when I was just a little girl. I had a lot of friends and I loved playing with them. So I thought friendship(友谊) was the most important thing in life. If I had no friends, I would be very sad.
When I got older, I thought the most important thing was music. I was crazy about music at that time. To me, if I couldn’t sing or listen to music, my life would be boring.
When I was 12, I read a book that tells a beautiful story about the love between a mother and her child. I was happy to find that love was the most important thing. I thought love made my life beautiful.
Not long ago, I got a new answer to the question from another book. “Happiness is the destination(目标) for everyone.” the writer said.
Soon I began to understand friendship, music, love and happiness are all very important to us. These important things make our lives colourful and beautiful.
What’s the most important thing in life now? I still don’t have the answer. However, I don’t want to know. I just want to care about everything important in my life.
I hope everyone can find the important things in their lives, and cherish them!
| The most important things in life |
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| Time |
Things |
___ |
| A little girl |
☆Because she had a lot of friends and she loved them. |
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| Older |
Music |
☆She was crazy about it and she thought life would be boring |
| At the of 12 |
Love |
☆Because she thought love made her life beautiful after reading a book. |
| Not long ago |
☆Because a writer said it was the destination for everyone. |
|
| After that |
Many |
☆Because they make our lives colourful and beautiful. |
| Now |
No answer |
☆Because she just wants to care about everything important in life. |
It was just three degrees above zero.“That’s cold”, thought Jane as she got ready to deliver(送)her morning papers . Jane had 50 customers(顾客),and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle , it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.
As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas(帆布)bag , Jane regretted(后悔)that she hadn’t finished her maths homework the night before . There was still time . She would hurry with the papers and finish the maths before breakfast.
Less than an hour later Jane nearly finished. She had only five customers to go.
She could then go home to finish her maths homework while her Mom cooked breakfast . As she rounded the corner , she saw a car in the middle of the street . It was Mr Zimmerman , the elderly man who walked with a walking stick . His car was out of gas(汽油).
“I’d like to help Mr Zimmerman,” thought Jane ,“but if I do , I won’t have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr Robert would say if she didn’t finish papers.
“It’s his own fault(错误)for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only a half mile down the street . Surely Mr Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this...can’t he?” As she walked down the street , Jane still wondered what to do.Jane delivered her papers____.
| A．before she went to school |
| B．after breakfast |
| C．with the help of Mr Zimmerman’s car |
| D．on the way to school |
Mr Zimmerman was old and____.
| A．couldn’t drive well |
| B．would have nobody to help him |
| C．was not rich enough to buy gas |
| D．was not able to walk a long way |
The best title for this reading should be____.
| A．Fifty Customers |
| B．There’s No Easy Answer |
| C．No Time to Finish Homework |
| D．A Cold Morning for Jane |
We know from the reading that____.
| A．Jane couldn’t find any time to finish her homework |
| B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers |
| C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school |
| D．Jane liked to deliver papers on cold mornings |
The reading doesn’t say but we can infer(推断)that____.
| A．Jane bought the gas for Mr Zimmerman |
| B．usually Jane delivered papers by bike |
| C．Mr Robert Didn’t like Jane at school |
| D．Mr Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane |
Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing.“I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news： from international (国际的)problems to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, and we’ll find different kinds of article on the pages：
News stories---these stories are about events(事件). Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing---opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth(真相). This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to“Speak Out”on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement---Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products(产品)! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!The underlined sentence “You just need to make clear what you are looking at.” means that the readers“____”.
| A．should understand interesting news stories |
| B．should know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to read the school news first |
| D．must know the contents(内容)of all the news |
Writers use some facts in opinion writings because they want us ____ them.
| A．to understand | B．to remember |
| C．to agree with | D．to speak out |
We can not find the facts of an event____.
| A．in advertisements | B．in the school news |
| C．in opinion writing | D．on the front page |
In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ____advertisements in newspapers.
| A．interested in | B．against |
| C．worried about | D．careful of |
This passage mainly discusses how____.
| A．reporters write different kinds of news |
| B．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| C．readers can read newspapers in better ways |
| D．readers can deal with(应付)different kinds of news in newspapers |