My father was lame(瘸的) and very short. I was very shy to be seen with my father when I was growing up. When we walked together, he used to put his hand on my arm for balance, and people would stop to watch us. So I didn’t like to go out with him. Sometimes my mother left our town to see her sister, and I had to helphim instead of my mother. I didn’t say much as we went along. As we started out, he always said, “You can walk fast. And I can keep up with you.”
We usually walk to the subway, by which he went to work. He went to work though he was sick or it was bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and could get to the office on time even if others could not. When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk even with other person’s help. At such times my sister or I would pull him across the streets on a child’s sleigh(雪橇) to the subway entrance.
When I think of it now, I am surprised how much courage(勇气) he had to make his way to the office. I never heard my father complain about it. Now he has been gone many years, but I think of him often. I really want to tell him how sorry I feel for it and how deeply I love him.When the writer walked with his father, _______.
| A．he thought it pleasant to help his father |
| B．he told his father a lot about his school |
| C．he felt proud of his father |
| D．he felt shy of walking with his father |
The writer’s father _______.
| A．needed to take exercise every day |
| B．went out to send his children to school every day |
| C．had a job in an office |
| D．went to work on the farm every day |
_______ helped father go to work when it snows.
| A．Only the writer himself |
| B．The writer and his mother together |
| C．Only the writer’s sister |
| D．With the help of a sleigh, the writer or his sister |
Which is the correct meaning of “complain about”
| A．抱怨 | B．谈论 | C．说到 | D．代替 |
From the passage we know that _______.
| A．the writer misses his father deeply |
| B．the writer is always ready to help his father |
| C．the writer has a happy family now |
| D．the writer’s father works harder than before |
Looking for Crafts（手艺）is a documentary about the story of 199 Chinese Craftsmen．We can watch it online． Although it doesn't show beautiful pictures or exciting scenes， it quietly tells the story of traditional Chinese Crafts and their special skills． After watching the film， the warmth and faith（信念） of the traditional culture may deeply touch you．
Zhang Jin， the director of the documentary is from the countryside of Hunan． After living in a moden and busy city for many years， he became to miss the traditional crafts of his hometown，so he made a decision to record them． He sold his apartment and invited two friends to join him and travelled all over China．The film was made without professional filming machines or much money． Yet its narration （带有口音的旁白）made people feel at home．
In the film you can see an 80﹣year old man who makes paper umbrellas with bamboo for the Dai people．Making umbrellas is a long process that includes six steps． but he has continued with his hobby for 60 years．After watching the film， many people wanted to buy such an umbrella，but the old man was dead．
It's easy to notice that the hands of these craftsmen are full of wrinkles（皱纹）﹣ these craftsmen are using their lives to protect our culture heritage（遗产）． From making a piece of clay to crating a musical instrument， these crafts are hard work．
True artists give up their own comfortable lives to produce what's in their heart， which is believed to be the real meaning and the purpose of making this documentary． The film reminds people the importance of the crafts． And it has also caught a lot of attention．
I hope these ancient and wonderful skills will still be alive forever．
（1）What can we know about Looking for Grafts？
| A． |
It's an action movie． |
| B． |
It tells the story of Chinese directors． |
| C． |
It has lots of nice pictures in it． |
| D． |
It can be watched on the internet． |
（2）Why did Zhang Jin decide to make the documentary？
| A． |
Because he wanted to be famous． |
| B． |
Because he needed much money． |
| C． |
Because he hoped to work with his friends |
| D． |
Because he missed the traditional crafts of his hometown． |
（3）The old man started to make paper umbrellas at the age of ．
| A． |
20 |
| B． |
40 |
| C． |
60 |
| D． |
80 |
（4）What does the writer advise us to do？
| A． |
To make more documentaries． |
| B． |
To protect our culture heritage． |
| C． |
To make things by hand． |
| D． |
To give up our comfortable life． |
Paul， a carpenter（木匠），was over 60 years old． He was ready to retire（退休）．
He told his boss that he was about to leave the house building business because he wanted to live a relaxing life with his wife and enjoy family life．The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build one more house． Paul said yes， but not long after that it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work． He didn't care about the work， and he used bad materials to build the house． It was a terrible way to end his job．
When Paul finished his work and the boss came to check the house． Then he handed the front ﹣ door key to Paul， "This is your house"he said "my gift to you．"
Paul was shocked! What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in the home that wasn't built very well．
After Paul moved into the house， he found everything wasn't going well．One day，his wife fell over and hurt herself． She complained，"Look!The floor isn't smooth at all．The stairs are broken and there is something wrong with the windows．"Sorry，it's my fault，"said Paul，"I should have tried my best to build it well．but…"
So it is with us． Sometimes， we don't give the job our best effort，When looking back at what we have done，we find that we are now living in the house ，we have built． So we should build our lives in a responsible way．Your attitudes（态度）and the choices you make today help build the"house" you will live in tomorrow．
（1）What was Paul going to do after retiring？
| A． |
To move to a big city． |
| B． |
To live with his children． |
| C． |
To enjoy family life． |
| D． |
To travel around the world． |
（2）Which statement of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Paul was more than 60 |
| B． |
Paul accepted the house from his boss |
| C． |
Paul was serious about his last work as usual |
| D． |
Paul was asked to build one more house before retiring |
（3）How do you feel about the boss？
| A． |
A He's careless． |
| B． |
He's honest． |
| C． |
He's mean． |
| D． |
He's kind． |
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Building Your House |
| B． |
Being Good to Others |
| C． |
A Good Carpenter |
| D． |
A Bad House |
In the search for clean． renewable（可再生的） energy． wind power might be the perfect choice．People have been using the power of the wind for centuries．Since ancient times， wind power has been used to move ships， grind （碾谷）and so on，Around the end of the 19 thcentury， the invention of the wind turbine（涡轮机） made it possible to use Wind to produce electricity．
The first advantage of wind power is that it is a renewable resource{能源）． No mater how much wind we use to produce electricity， it will never run out． Secondly， wind power i a clean resource of enery， meaning it produces electricity without harmful emissions（排 放物）． Thirdly，although wind turbines can be very tall， each uses only a small piece of land． This means that the Land below can still be used．
Yet． wind energy has some disadvantages．One of the disadvantages is that the large spinning lodes（螺旋桨叶） of the wind turbines can be dangerous to birds． The second is that the turbines create noise pollution． The sound may make the people nearby uncomfortable． The third，wind can not provide a constantsupply（供应） of energy． Even the windiest places on Earth are peaceful． Without a strong wind， wind turbines are not able to produce electricity． That means wind power isn't suitable as the only resource of electricity．
Although wind energy has certain disadvantages， there is no reason why we should give up this renewable and clean resource of energy． Wind energy certainly is one of the bight hopes of our future．
（1）When did people start to use wind to produce electricity？
| A． |
Several centuries ago． |
| B． |
At the beginning of the 19 thcentury． |
| C． |
In the mid﹣19 thcentury． |
| D． |
At the end of the 19 thcentury． |
（2）How many advantages are mentioned in this passage？
| A． |
Two． |
| B． |
Three． |
| C． |
Five． |
| D． |
Six． |
（3）What's the main idea of the third paragraph（段）？
| A． |
The advantages of wind energy． |
| B． |
The disadvantages of wind energy． |
| C． |
The history of wind energy． |
| D． |
The development of wind energy． |
（4）The underlined word "constant" means in Chinese．
| A． |
连续的 |
| B． |
短暂的 |
| C． |
无害的 |
| D． |
一次性的 |
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German Visit Dave visited his sister in Gemany． He found that many Germans spoke only Geman， including the man who checked tickets on the train． The man checked Dave's ticket， then said something．Dave simply nodded from time to time show him that he understood． When the man had gone， an English woman came and asked Dave if he spoke German． "No．" Dave answered． No wonder you didn't seem to be worried when he told you that you were on the wrong train" said the Woman． |
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The Best Present Sam thanked his grandmother for the set of drums she bought him for his birthday．They're the best present， Grandma!" he said "They've already helped me make some money．" Wow!" said his grandmother． "You must have learned to play them really well!" "Not really，" said the boy． "But Mom gives me ﹩5 asking me not to play them during the day， and Dad gives me ﹩5 asking me not to play them in the evening" |
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A Lady's Complaining A lady named Linda went to the post office and started complaining that she'd got home to find a note from the postman． It said， "I've tried to send a package（包裹） but nobody was in．" "My husband was home all day!" she said unhappily． When she got the package， she opened it night away． "Oh， I'm so excited! It's my husband's new hearing aid（辅助设备）!" |
（1）What language did Dave probably speak？
| A． |
German． |
| B． |
Russian． |
| C． |
English． |
| D． |
French． |
（2）From the second story， we can infer（推断）that ．
| A． |
Sam was good at playing the drums |
| B． |
Sam's parents didn't enjoy the sound of his drums |
| C． |
Sam's grandmother couldn't play the drum well |
| D． |
Sam would give the drum back to his grandmother |
（3）There was something wrong with Linda's husband's ．
| A． |
ears |
| B． |
eyes |
| C． |
heart |
| D． |
mouth |
Each year there are at least five million people around the world who develop serious（流感） and almost half a million deaths ，When someone we know gets the flu virus （病毒），we expect them to be very careful not to pass it on to other． Doctors and nurses working with flu patients also need to protect themselves from the virus ，But what is the best way to do this？ This is the question that Professor Jonathan Van﹣Tam is trying to answer． He wants to find out how flu is transmitted（传播），so that he can stop doctors and nurses getting sick．
Since 2008 Van Tam has been in charge of an Intentional group studying how the flu virus travels． For the first time， 41 volunteer agreed to live together． They lived in a clinic（诊所）in Cambridgeshire for two weeks， where they came into contact with the flu virus．
Van﹣Tam explains their methods． "Everyone lives together in the small space for four days．Some wear face masks， and wash hands every 15 minutes， but some have no protection．
In his way we can study who catches he flu and which ways of transmitting flu are important．"
The experiment（试验） is not simple． At the moment the team are working on three studies．
Van﹣Tam believes that if this type of study works well the results will help decide what protection people need working in hospital with flu patients around the world． And perhaps it could declinethe number of deaths from flu each year．
（1）From the first paragraph， we know that ．
| A． |
at least five million people develop serious flu every year all over the world |
| B． |
about a million people die of flu in one year in the world |
| C． |
it is impossible for the people who catch the flu to pass the virus on to others |
| D． |
doctors and nurses have found the best way to protect themselves from the virus |
（2）Why does professor Van﹣Tam use the methods？
| A． |
Because he has been in charge of an international group． |
| B． |
Because he wants them to come into contact with the flu virus |
| C． |
Because he wants to find out how flu is transmitted |
| D． |
Because he can protect them． |
（3）According to the methods Van﹣Tam explain， what do some of the volunteers do in the small space？
| A． |
Have no sleep． |
| B． |
Wear glasses |
| C． |
Have no break． |
| D． |
Wear face masks． |
（4）The underlined word "'decline" in the last paragraph probably means " "．
| A． |
增加 |
| B． |
降落 |
| C． |
控制 |
| D． |
减少 |
（5）According to the passage we can infer（推断）that ．
| A． |
professor Van﹣Tam wants his study to help reduce the possibility of catching flu |
| B． |
all the volunteers didn't have contact with the flu virus |
| C． |
the group led by Van Tam only did one study |
| D． |
the studies have already been finished |
