Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming (哼唱) a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging!”
The boy’s goal (目标) was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.What did the boy do after watching a program?
| A．He bought a glass jar. |
| B．He started to dig a hole. |
| C．He played with some visitors. |
| D．He went on watching the program. |
What did the older boys think of the little boy?
| A．He was silly. | B．He was strict. |
| C．He was strong-minded. | D．He was energetic. |
What does the underlined sentence “It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
| A．Life is to make a big success. |
| B．Life is to find the colorful stones. |
| C．Life is difficult but colorful. |
| D．Life is on the way to achieve the goal. |
Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Steven’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Steven says that young dogs can learn more quickly.What do you know about Steven?
| A．He drives children to school. |
| B．He teaches dogs in a school. |
| C．He has a school for young children. |
| D．He teaches children in a school. |
What does Steven teach the dogs to do?
| A．Eat. | B．Sleep. |
| C．Run. | D．Do things for their masters. |
Where do the dogs sleep?
| A．In the school. | B．On the bus. |
| C．In the street. | D．In their own homes. |
Which kind of dogs is easy to teach?
| A．Young dogs. | B．Old dogs. |
| C．Strong dogs | D．Big dogs. |
The best title (标题) for the passage is “_________”.
| A．How to Keep Dogs | B．How to Drive a Bus |
| C．A School for Dogs | D．Taking Children to School |
缺词填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷的横线上完整写出。（本大题共5分， 每空0.5分）
In Australia, different people have different ways to e______ themselves. They also have their own i___
__ about how to pass time.
M____ children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to t___
__ lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. I_
____ ,they put aside(到一边) their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people get up early in the morning. Then they go to park to read newspapers. It helps them know what is h______ around the world. In the evening they would like to stay at home watching TV better.
Young people enjoy having relaxing trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a p____ or go to the forest to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days o__
____. Then on Sunday evening, they start their way b__
__ home. Nobody seems to be in a hurry, although(虽然) a b__
___ week is waiting for them again.
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.
At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _______________.
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language _______________.
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must ______________.
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
At school the pupil can’t learn a foreign language well because _______________.
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have too much time for it |
| C．they have no recorders |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better _______________.
| A．if you have lots of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you get up early |
| D．if you do morning exercises every day |
It is a beautiful spring morning. There isn’t a cloud, and the sun is warm but not too hot. So Mr. Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. Green says to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?”
“No,” says the old man，“I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. Green looks at the big umbrella again, then the man says, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. So I really need a walking stick(拐杖). When I carry a walking stick, people will say, “Look at that poor man. ” And I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,“Look at that foolish man. ”Where does Mr. Green meet the old man?
| A．In the bus. | B．Near the bus stop. |
| C．At the bus stop. | D．In a big shop. |
How does Mr. Green feel when he sees the old man with an umbrella in his hand?
| A．He feels worried. | B．He feels surprised. |
| C．He feels happy. | D．He feels sad. |
What color is the old man’s umbrella?
| A．Black. | B．Blue . |
| C．Brown. | D．White. |
What is the weather like?
| A．Cloudy. | B．Rainy. | C．Fine. | D．Windy. |
What do people think of the old man when he carries an umbrella in fine weather?
| A．He is very strong. | B．He is very foolish. |
| C．He is very poor. | D．He is healthy. |
根据短文内容完成下面的表格。（共5小题。每空1分）
Hello, everyone! My name is Su Yang. I’m 12 years old. I come from Shanghai ,but now I live in Yancheng. I study at Yucai Sunshine Middle School. It is a nice school. There are five buildings in my school. We have two big libraries in my school. We go to school from Monday to Friday and we have six lessons every day. I like all my lessons and I am good at English. I usually do after-school activities with my classmates after 4 p.m. in the afternoon. I love playing tennis. I like my school very much.
| Name |
Su Yang |
| Twelve |
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| Be from |
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| School |
Yucai Sunshine Middle School |
| Be good at |
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| Hobby |
Playing |
| After-school activities |