It is a very usual thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud (骄傲) girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone.
One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a cake, I got it. We talked and joked. From then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than Diana. However, I also began to feel a little uneasy.
After a few days, I went to see Diana with some snacks and at that time Vivien came and sat with me. She gave me a sandwich. She also gave one to Diana, but Diana didn’t get it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude.
"Never mind," Vivien said , " I’m used to (习惯) it."
After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. When we walked home, I tried to correct her attitude (态度), but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.”
For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled (宠坏) girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive (原谅) me? Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I are best friends.
The writer was angry with Diana .
A.because she was too good for anyone |
B.when Diana didn’t get Vivien’s sandwich |
C.though (虽然) she asked the writer to forgive |
D.so Diana walked away |
The underlined word “uneasy” means _______.
A.不容易 | B.忐忑不安 | C.不简单 | D.想不开的 |
From the passage, we can know that .
A.Diana and the writer were good friends |
B.Diana didn’t like sandwiches |
C.Vivien didn’t want to make new friends at all |
D.the writer forgot her old friends after she had new ones |
Vivien’s saying "I’m used to it." shows that .
A.someone didn’t want to give her their things |
B.she liked to be polite |
C.Diana was often rude to others |
D.some people were rude to her before |
Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive her because .
A.they didn’t spend much time with her |
B.she knew she was wrong |
C.Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her |
D.she was a rich and proud girl |
Mrs. Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.
Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
A.She made Teddy feel sad. |
B.She told the class something untrue about herself. |
C.She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row. |
D.She asked the children to play with Teddy. |
Why didn’t Teddy get along well with the other children?
A.He always needed a bath. | B.Mrs. Thompson did not like him. |
C.He felt lonely without his mother. | D.He didn’t enjoy playing with others. |
What does the underlined sentence “Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself” mean in the passage?
A.Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done. |
B.Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy’s mother. |
C.Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy’s mother was gone. |
D.Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn’t like the child before. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?
A.Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement. |
B.Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married. |
C.Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life. |
D.Teddy thought Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. |
Which of the following can be the best title for the reading?
A.Making a Difference. |
B.Not a Really Good Teacher |
C.A Clever Student |
D.Friendship between Students and Teachers. |
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Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. The doctors had to cut off most of his right leg to save his life. Every day Jeff puts on a man-made leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim and play soccer. He can also run.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He ran 5,150 kilometers. That’s about 26 kilometers each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.
On his way, in every city people gave Jeff money. The money which Jeff received was not for Jeff himself. It was for the American Cancer Society(协会). The society used the money to learn more about cancer. At the same time, Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: skiing, swimming, playing soccer and running. He finished college and now he is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people but also for everybody.”Why did the doctors cut off most of Jeff’s right leg?
_________________________________________________________________How many plastic legs did Jeff wear out when he ran across the United States?
_________________________________________________________________What did Jeff talk to people about on his way from the East to the West?
_________________________________________________________________Did he only run for the disabled people?
_________________________________________________________________What can we learn from this story?
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April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!
The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how?
Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer.
First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.
A.learn more about the earth | B.make full use of the earth |
C.take better care of the earth. | D.study the warmth of the earth |
We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are
______ now.
A.not very clear | B.completely secret | C.well known | D.not given yet |
Greenhouse effect comes from______.
A.sea rising | B.climate change | C.nature's unbalance | D.people's activity |
The passage mainly tells us that ______.
A.there is more rain now | B.we should protect the earth |
C.we must stop pollution | D.sea level is getting higher |
Dear Alice,
You really have two different questions here,so we’ll discuss them one at a time.
Your problems at school may be a result of a number of things.You don’t say much about how these classmates get along with each other.It’s possible that all the students are feeling a little cautious(谨慎的) in the first term.
It’s also possible that the others are unkind.If this is so,you have to find out why you are the class “outsider.”
In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work.Is it possible that your classmates don’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to“buy”friends with these offers?
Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friend near you? They may have felt hurt at that time.It may take a time for them to believe in you if so.Try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is.If you hear a negative(负面的)answer,at least you’ll know what to do.
Yours truly,
SheliaFrom the letter we know that Alice was very______.
A.lucky | B.unkind | C.clever | D.unhappy |
From the letter we can conclude(得出结论)that______.
A.Alice wasn’t pleased with her teachers |
B.Alice’s parents made her study too hard |
C.Alice didn’t get along well with her classmates |
D.Alice didn’t want to go to school any more |
In the letter Sheila talked about______ possible reasons(原因)for Alice’s problems.
A.four | B.six | C.seven | D.eight |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the letter?
A.Alice felt her classmates weren’t kind to her |
B.Alice was very warm-hearted to help her classmates |
C.Alice didn’t want to get along well with her classmates |
D.The girl asked two questions in her letter. |
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (举起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.
My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.
“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鸟类野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (惩罚). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?
A.Relaxed. | B.Pleased. | C.Frightened. | D.Guilty. |
What do the underlined words “check out” mean?
A.lend | B.borrow | C.test | D.buy |
What can we learn from the story?
A.The writer’s teacher often hit her students. |
B.The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird. |
C.The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake. |
D.The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning. |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.
A.he who is honest is wise | B.better late than never |
C.practice makes perfect | D.a friend in need is a friend indeed |