One day I went to a store with a list. “Excuse me,” I said. A lady with glasses looked up, saying, “I’m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me look at you. I want to be able to describe you to the police if something is missing from the store.”
“I’m only a little girl, not a thief (小偷)!” I was surprised.
“But I think you’re potential (有可能的) ,” she said.
“I need these,” I said, holding up my list.
“So what? I am not a person who works for you. Go to get them.” she said.
The store was a puzzle to me. It took me two hours to find everything on the list. “That packet of beans is only 29 cents, but you asked me for 35 cents. ” I corrected her. She didn’t seem unhappy, just looked at me over her glasses.
The following summer I visited Miss Bee some times a week. She always found ways to fool me. Or shortly after I remembered the places of something on the shelf, she arranged (重排) the shelves again and made me hunt for them again. By the end of the summer the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
One morning I was to get a packet of chocolate. “Miss Potential, what did you learn this summer?” she said. “That you’re a meanie (刻薄鬼)!” I answered angrily. But she laughed, “Well, I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons to help them. When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! It was absurd.
Until one day my daughter said, “ Could you finish my math problems for me?” “How will you ever learn to do it yourself if I do it for you?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to check my bill. Now I have known what Miss Bee did for me. She is my good teacher.Why did Miss Bee arrange the shelves again and again?
| A．To laugh at the writer. |
| B．To teach the writer some skills. |
| C．To think about other customers’ need. |
| D．To avoid her things being stolen. |
What does the underlined word “absurd” mean?
| A．开心的 | B．令人兴奋的 |
| C．令人费解的 | D．荒谬的 |
Which word can best describe the writer’s feelings for Miss Bee in the last paragraph?
| A．Thankful. | B．Hateful. |
| C．Uncomfortable. | D．Unkind. |
The purpose of writing the text is to tell us _________.
| A．the facts about a kind person－Miss Bee |
| B．how to teach your children life lessons |
| C．people should check everything carefully |
| D．the good teacher isn’t only in the school |
One day a snake was looking for food. She found a hole and went into it. “Hooray!” It was a house for mice. She said to herself happily. There, she saw some little babies of mice. “They are good dinner for me!”
She came to them and asked, “Where are your parents?” The babies answered, “They went out for food.” “Food? Good!” said the snake. “Come on and listen to me. I came here to see your parents and tell them not to steal the people’s grain any longer or I will kill you all.” The little mice worried about their own safety. “Don’t be afraid, my body is like the hole. It is a safe place. When I open my mouth, you can come into it one by one. Then we will wait for your parents coming back. Are you clear?” The little babies came into the snake from her mouth one by one.
A moment later, the mice’s parents came back with some grain. Just then they found a snake in their room. “Who are you? Why did you come into our house?” “Where are our babies?” asked the mice’s parents. The snake answered coolly, “I am a judge of the people. I knew you did a lot of bad deeds. You often steal lots of food stuff of the people. Today, I came to sentence you to death. Your babies have been in my body. Don’t you want to see them?” With these words, the snake flew at the mice.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)与误(F)。The snake was glad to see some babies of mice.
The little mice believed the snake.
The snake was very friendly to the baby mice.
The snake was a judge of the people.
At last all the mice were eaten by the snake.
Li Lei, Beijing
I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined(想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives(亲戚).
Gina, New York
I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We wished to go there again.
Alice, London
My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland(瑞士) with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn’t very hot there. We went to a climb the Alps(阿尔卑斯山). We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos.Li Lei did NOT ______ during the summer vacation.
| A．watch TV | B．go fishing |
| C．play with his dog | D．listen to the radio |
Where did Gina spend the summer vacation?
| A．At home | B．In the countryside. |
| C．In Switzerland. | D．the Alps |
Alice spent her summer vacation with _____.
| A．her friends | B．her family |
| C．her relatives | D．her teachers |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Li Lei didn’t enjoy his vacation. |
| B．It was not very hot in the countryside. |
| C．Gina went boating during her vacation. |
| D．Alice went fishing on her vacation. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Activities you can do on vacation. |
| B．Trips to different countries. |
| C．Three people’s summer vacations. |
| D．Good habits about going for a vacation. |
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. |