It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. There was no rain for almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows stopped giving milk. On this day, I witnessed (目睹) a wonder.
I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking very slowly towards the woods. Minutes later he came running out again, towards the house. Soon after, I saw him walking towards the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.
Billy cupped (笼成杯形) both hands in front of him as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Then I saw an amazing sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it tried to lift its head to drink the water in my boy’s hands.
When the water was gone, Billy ran back to the house. I followed him to the kitchen. Billy opened the tap and a small trickle (涓涓细流) came out. He let the drips (水滴) slowly fill up his “cup”.
Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes filled with tears (眼泪). “I’m not wasting,” he said. I joined him with a small cup of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood by the woods. Tears rolled down my face. Suddenly there were some drops falling, as if the sky itself was crying.
The boy carried the water to the baby deer ________ .
A.with a small pot |
B.by cupping his both hands |
C.with the help of the large deer |
D.by using an empty bottle |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Cows stopped giving milk because they were old. |
B.The family was short of water at that time. |
C.The baby deer was dying because of not having enough water. |
D.The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together. |
The last sentence in the last paragraph means ______.
A.the writer was sorry for her son and began to cry |
B.the son cried because his mother told him not to waste water |
C.the son felt sad and tired |
D.the dry season ended and it started to rain |
What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The wonder of water |
B.The wasted water |
C.The crying mother and son |
D.The dying deer |
Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness . The king was angry with ________.
A.himself | B.the kind minister |
C.the bad minister | D.all the ministers |
Who was told to write “live” and “die”?
A.The king. | B.The bad minister . |
C.The kind minister. | D.The two ministers. |
The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.
A.die | B.live | C.give it back | D.run |
There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.
A.The kind minister didn’t want it |
B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word |
C.the king told the bad minister not to write it |
D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him |
________ must be disappointed in the end.
A.The king | B.The kind minister |
C.The bad minister | D.All the other ministers |
Here are the twin sisters, Lily and Lucy. They are in Miss Gao’s class. They are two new students. They’re eleven. This is their room. It’s a nice room. There are two beds in the room. One is Lucy’s and the other is Lily’s. They look the same. Their coats are on their beds. We can’t see their shoes. They’re under their beds.
The twins have two desks and chairs. Their clocks, books and pencil boxes are on the desks. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 What kind(种类) of room is it?
A.It’s a classroom. | B.It’s a bedroom. |
C.It’s a big room. | D.It’s a nice room. |
Which one is NOT TRUE?
A.Lily’s coat is on her bed. |
B.Lucy’s shoes are under her chair. |
C.There are two beds in the room. |
D.They are students. |
Lucy and Lily are _____________.
A.women | B.sons | C.sisters | D.brothers |
Where are their books?
A.On the desks. | B.In the beds. |
C.Under the beds. | D.Behind the chairs. |
Name |
Act |
Time |
Place |
Jack |
Beijing Opera |
Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. |
In the hall |
Grace |
Dance |
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. |
Class Two |
Henry |
Play the piano |
Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. |
In the music room |
Lin Tao |
Chinese kung fu |
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. |
In the hall |
Tom |
Paint |
Monday, 10:00 a.m. |
In the drawing room |
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。You can watch Beijing Opera _______________________.
A.at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday | B.at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday |
C.at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday | D.at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday |
________ dances for us _____________.
A.Henry; in Class Two | B.Grace; in the music room |
C.Henry; at 2:00 p.m. | D.Grace; at 4:00 p.m. |
You can ask __________ to play the piano for us.
A.Jack. | B.Henry. | C.Grace. | D.Lin Tao. |
On weekend, we can watch _____________ in the hall.
A.Play the piano | B.Paint |
C.Beijing Opera | D.Chinese kung fu |
We can see lots of paintings in ___________.
A.the drawing room | B.the music room | C.Class Two | D.the hall |
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Doing exercise can help people keep healthy. Do you often jog (慢跑)? Jogging became popular about twenty years ago and now it is a favorite way of keeping fit for lots of people. People of any age like to do it. Teenagers (青少年) can jog and people in their seventies or eighties can jog, too. They can jog anywhere. People jog around college campuses (校园), around houses, and in parks.
Jogging doesn't need any special (特别的) training. Do some warm-up exercises and then you are ready to start.
Jogging is good for health. It’s good for lungs and the heart. It is easy and convenient.
Sport |
Jogging |
History |
Became popular (81)____________ years ago |
Participant (参与者) |
People of any (82)______________ |
Place |
Anywhere, around college campuses, houses and in (83)____________ |
Adcantages (优点) |
Good for (84)_________ and the heart, (85)___________ and convenient |
It’s the second time for me to come to Beijing. There are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, etc. What’s more, I think great changes have taken place in Beijing. People’s living conditions have improved a lot. Their life is very happy. Almost everyone has a big smile on the face. People in Beijing are in high spirits and hard-working. Children can receive a good education.
But in the past, some children didn’t have enough money to go to school. They often worked for cruel bosses. The bosses didn’t give them enough food. I feel sorry for them. Today people have already lived in tall building, worn beautiful clothes and so on. Life has changed greatly. How many times has the writer been to Beijing?
A.Once | B.Twice | C.Three times | D.four times |
People’s living conditions have improved ___________in Beijing.
A.a lot | B.little | C.few | D.slowly |
Today, our life is __________.
A.very happy | B.very bad | C.very interesting | D.just so-so |
People in Beijing work ________.
A.slowly | B.hard | C.happy | D.low spirits |
In the past, children had _______ education.
A.enough | B.high | C.good | D.bad |