I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank (猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.
It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We searched our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other customers behind began searching their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and moving that all these strangers seemed to have the same idea. All of us wanted to help the boy. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I was left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Where might the story happen?
| A．In a restaurant. | B．In a shop. |
| C．In the library. | D．On the street. |
What is this passage mainly about?
| A．Love and goodness. |
| B．Culture and tradition. |
| C．Friendship and honesty. |
| D．Communication and understanding. |
How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?
| A．$ 8.00. | B．Ten dollars. |
| C．All his money. | D．All his money and another $ 8.00. |
Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?
| A．Because the boy had saved some money. |
| B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything. |
| C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy. |
| D．Because all the customers around were willing to help the boy. |
Which of the following statement is true?
| A．The boy couldn’t afford the clothes with his own money. |
| B．The lady in front of me didn’t get the chance to help the boy. |
| C．Both of the lady and me paid ten dollars for the boy at last. |
| D．The cashier didn’t want others to pay for the clothes. |
| A．go swimming | B．watch a match |
| C．meet some friends | D．read books |
| A．have lunch with Larry |
| B．have dinner with her friends |
| C．go to a party |
| D．go to Jim’s birthday party |
| A．At 2: 00 pm. | B．At 9: 00 pm. |
| C．At 10: 00 am. | D．At 8: 00 pm. |
| A．Wednesday morning | B．Monday afternoon |
| C．Saturday evening | D．Saturday afternoon |
| A．table tennis | B．tennis |
| C．basketball | D．Swimming |
Hi, my name’s Alan. I’m fourteen years old. I go to Canyon Middle School in America. I go to school on weekdays, but not on Saturday or Sunday. I usually have breakfast at eight o’clock. I enjoy some bread and milk for breakfast. My class starts at ten to nine. My friend Lisa sits in front of me, and my friend Peter sits next to me. We have three lessons in the morning, and we usually have English, maths in the morning. In the afternoon, we usually have a PE lesson and we often play basketball. That’s my favourite. I don’t like history or geography because they are difficult. After school, I usually go back home at once. In the evening, I enjoy watching TV.
| A．8: 00 | B．8: 30 | C．8: 50 | D．9: 10 |
| A．English and Chinese. | B．English and history. |
| C．Geography and maths. | D．English and maths. |
| A．Because it’s very long. | B．Because it’s too easy. |
| C．Because it’s hard. | D．Because it’s not funny. |
| A．Alan usually spends six days at school. |
| B．Lisa, Peter and Alan are studying in the same class. |
| C．Alan likes art best, but he doesn’t like history. |
| D．Alan watches TV in the evening every day. |
阅读下面的email,判断短文后句子的正误，正确的写T,错误的写F。
Dear Tony,
I'm at a new school in Cambridge now. I like it very much. Lessons start at half past eight. I get up at half past seven and have breakfast. We have three lessons in the morning. At break, I usually play games with my friends in the playground, like football, table tennis or basketball. Lunch is at one o'clock, in the dining hall. In the afternoon we have three lessons. School finishes at half past three. I do sports or have music lessons at school, at half past three. It's a busy day, but I like my new school!
Write and tell me about your school in China!
Best wishes,
John
One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper(蚱蜢)passed by." Good day, kind ants," said the grasshopper. "I am very hungry. Won't you lend me a little food? (A)我没有东西吃了。 I will pay you before the next autumn. " "Don't you have food of your own? (B)Why didn't you gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field during the summer. What were you doing then?" asked an old ant. The grasshopper answered, "I (C)(sing) all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food.Please lend me some food. "Well, then," said the ant."(D)You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food. "(E) And the ants went on working.将(A)处画线句子翻译成英语。
写出(B)处画线句子的同义词。
根据上下文及括号里的提示可知在(C)处应填入的是
从下列句子中选择合适的句子填入文中(D)处。
a. You sang very well and we all liked your songs very much.
b. You could sing all the summer and you also could dance all the winter.
c. You are one of the best singers here and we cheer you.
d. Would you like to perform one for us?将（E）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.The best title of this passage should be.
| A．The Centres of Earthquakes |
| B．Earthquakes |
| C．The Loss(损失) Caused by Earthquakes |
| D．Buildings and Earthquakes |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Trains' turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes. |
| B．Some earthquakes have their centres under the sea. |
| C．It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes. |
| D．Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes. |
Earthquakes often happen.
| A．near volcanoes | B．in Japan |
| C．in Britain | D．Both A and B |
make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
| A．Nothing |
| B．Volcanoes |
| C．Forces inside the earth |
| D．Terrible waves by the earthquake |
When an earthquake happens,can be heard.
| A．trains | B．thousands of people |
| C．a great noise | D．the powerful forces |