Joe, 75, lived very happily and had a beautiful family. He had four grandchildren, and they all visited him during their holidays.
But while he was working, he lost his favorite watch. Before they came to visit, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and buying their favorite foods.
The watch was a gift from his deceased (已故的) wife when their first child was born, Joe loved the watch very much. He was very upset(沮丧).
When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: "Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?"
Joe answered: "I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)! "
The children looked for more than two hours but could not find it.
One grandson went to search(搜寻) the barn again, and he asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent(安静的).
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch!
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy said: ;'I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the 'tick, tick' sound and found the watch."
Joe hugged him and thanked the little boy.
This shows the power (力量) of silence. If we stay calm, we are better able to find a solution(解决方法) !
From Paragraph(段落) 2, we learn that Joe .
A.didn't know his grandchildren |
B.liked doing housework very much |
C.couldn't stand his grandchildren |
D.waited for his grandchildren's visits |
Joe felt upset when he found the watch was lost because .
A.it was beautiful |
B.it was a gift from his wife |
C.it was very expensive |
D.it was a gift from his first child |
One of the grandchildren found the watch by .
A.cleaning the barn |
B.searching the barn carefully for two hours |
C.making no noise and following the ticking sound |
D.asking his brothers and sisters for help |
From the passage we learn that " ".
A.Love keeps us busy all the time. |
B.Helping those in need makes one feel good. |
C.Believe in yourself and you can succeed. |
D.Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice. |
A:So Tara, here we are at the end of junior school life. We can't see each other for a long time.
B: Yes, Annie.(1) I'll miss you.
A: Me, too.(2) .
B: I'm going to visit my grandparents in a beautiful village. I go there every summer.
A: Sounds great. I ‘ve never been to the countryside. What do you usually do there?
B: I can do many things. (3)
A: It's fantastic! (4)
B: My brother. By the way, what's your plan?
A: I am going to take part in a summer camp.
B:(5) Have fun.
A: Thank you. Hope to see you in September.
B: Hope to see you then.
A: Who are you going with?
B: What do you hope to do in the coming summer vacation?
C: What an excellent plan!
D: That makes me sad.
E: How often do you go there?
F:And I will help with the farm work.
G: Certainly, I will.
According to the Guinness World Records, the Xinhua Dictionary is the world's most popular dictionary and the best﹣selling book.
In 1950, Chinese language experts and scholars, Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao, started to edit (编辑)the Xinhua Dictionaty. There was a lot of discussion, research and paper work. Some hand scripts(稿件) were checked again and again, Peoples Daily reported. Many peopled hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary.
The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1953. Today, 567million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide.
However, revisions (修订) to the dictionary continue to be made. According to Yu Guilin from the Commercial Press, editors usually summarize 总结 ) the meaning of words again while revising. If the example sentences are out of date, editors need to have experiences and make new examples. "To give a correct explanationof the word '焗油 ( deep condition) ', one editor went to a barber shop to experience it for himself,"" Yu told the Beijing Times. So far, the Xinhua
Dictionary has been revised 11times.
To keep up with the times, some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionay. For example, in the 11th edition, the phrases "晒工资 "( show off salary) and "晒照片 "(show off picture) were included.
All these efforts create the "National Dictionary,5of China." The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for Chinese people. It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture.
61. According to the Guinness World Records, the best﹣selling book is .
A. |
Guinness Book of World Records |
B. |
Harry Potter |
C. |
Treasure Island |
D. |
the Xinhua Dictionary |
62.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the first Xinhua Dictionary!
A. |
Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao edited it. |
B. |
The editors had a lot of discussion, research and paper work. |
C. |
The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1950. |
D. |
The editors checked the hand scripts again and again. |
63.What is the meaning of the underlined word "explanation" ?
A. |
经历 |
B. |
解释 |
C. |
观点 |
D. |
考试 |
64.While revising the dictionary, if the example sentences are out of date, the editors .
A. |
need to have experiences and make new ones |
B. |
may do nothing about them |
C. |
should go to a shop to experience them |
D. |
will give up the old words and their example sentences. |
65. The examples in paragraph four show that .
A. |
the Xinhua Dictionary doesn't fit the need of the society any more. |
B. |
the editors want people to experience them |
C. |
the Xinhua Dictionary tries to keep up with the times |
D. |
the editors want to give correct explanations |
On a snowy day, Xia Qihang fell down on his way home. He fell so hard that his trousers broke. However, when he arrived home, his parents only complained (抱怨 ) that he wasn't being careful and said nothing to comfort (安慰) him.
This 15﹣year﹣old boy from Zhuhe Junior High School, Heilongjiang, is not the only one. Over half of boy middle school students hope to get more support from their parents, according to the latest survey by the National Institute of Education Sciences. It says that only 2out of every 10parents give boys enough support.
The survey also shows that boys like to deal with problems in their own ways instead of asking for help from parents. Most students agree with this. Luo Te, 12, at Shenzhen Xinan Middle School, Guangdong, prefers to talk to his friends or listen to music. "I'm afraid that my parents won't understand me," he said.
Actually, there still seems to be a gap (代沟 ) between parents and boys. When they communicate with each other, they talk mostly about school, according to the survey. Teng Jiajun, 15, at the Sports School of Beijing, No. 80High School, is a typical example. He tried to share his interest in pop group TFBoys, but his parents didn't understand. "We live in two worlds," he said.
But some boys don't agree with the results at all. They get along very well with their parents. Zheng Quanhang, 15, Xia's classmate, talks about everything with his parents, anything from travel to future plans. When he gets into trouble, he tells his parents honestly. <cWe are like good friends. They don't encourage me every day. But a simple word makes me happy. For me, that's
enough," he said.
56. The purpose of paragraph one is to .
A. |
tell us a sad story about a poor boy |
B. |
introduce the topic of the passage |
C. |
show the writer's pity to the boy |
D. |
encourage parents to care about boys more |
57. When Luo Te meets problems, he will .
A. |
ask for help from his parents |
B. |
ask for help from his teachers |
C. |
ask for help from his classmates |
D. |
ask for help from his friends |
58. Why does Teng Jiajun say "We live in two worlds. " ?
A. |
His parents live far away from him. |
B. |
His parents are too busy to stay withhim. |
C. |
His parents may not understand him. |
D. |
His parents don't care about his school. |
59.Zheng Quanhang is an example who .
A. |
has a good relationship with his parents |
B. |
seldom talks about his study with his parents |
C. |
will never meet difficulties in his life |
D. |
can get encouragement from his parents every day |
60.According to the survey, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. |
Most of boy middle school students are thirsty for more support from their parents. |
B. |
Over half of boys can get along with their parents very well. |
C. |
Most boys like to deal with problems in their own ways. |
D. |
When boys communicate with their parents, they mainly talk about study. |
判断正误
One day Fred's aunt sent him a new spade (铲子),a tool for digging in the ground, and a small box of seeds (种子).As soon as he got them, he went out to his own bit of ground at the back of the house to plant the seeds.
His sister Jane went with him. As he dug, she stood near him and talked to him. She held the box of the seeds in her hand. As Jane spoke, she let the box of seeds fall on the ground. The lid ( 盖子) of the box came off and all the seeds fell out.
Poor Jane was a good, kind girl. She was upset about what she had done and told Fred that she was very sorry. But Fred would not speak to her.
"O Fred!" she said, "Why don't you speak to me?" Fred replied, "I wanted to wait till I could count to ten."
"Count to ten!" said Jane, "What do you mean? Why did you want to count to ten?"
"Oh," said Fred, "Aunt once told me to count to ten before I spoke, if ever I felt angry. I know that I am often angry with you, and I want to do the right thing this time."
"O Fred, how good you are! It was very careless of me to let the box of seeds fall but I have picked them all up again. Here they are."
The seeds were put into the ground, and day by day, Fred and Jane came to watch them grow. At last, a lot of small green leaves appeared above the ground. They soon grew larger and had pretty flowers, making the children very happy.
Before you speak too fast and in anger, count to ten, and if you are still angry, count again.
51.Fred decided to plant the seeds at the front of the house.
52.Jane let the box of seeds fall on the ground by accident.
53.Jane was sorry for her mistake but refused to pick all the seeds up.
54.Fred used to be angry with Jane easily.
55.In the writer's opinion, counting to ten can help us avoid getting angry easily.
(61) Friends are important in our life,because no one wants to be lonely.However,some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely.(62) According to a new study from Chicago University,the reason is that this kind of people have brains(脑)different from common people.And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?(63) Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness.They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness.
(64) "It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online.That's because most people don't show their true selves there,"said Dr. Cacioppo.one of this study's scientists.Another step is to get an action plan.As"actions speak louder than words",people need to be active to communicate with others.They also need to meet people with the same interests.Also,they should try to expect the best from each activity.(65) Who knows what good things are waiting for us?
根据短文内容.从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项.
A.People who feel lonely
B.The first step is to accept social invitations if you don't want to go.
C.After all,"tomorrow is another day".
D.What's the reason behind that?
E.Why don't we like them?
F.New ways to deal with loneliness
G No.don't worry.