Stephen Butler was one of my best friends when we were 14. We did everything together. We read comic books, watched movies, played video games. But when we got older, we grew apart(分离) and finally lost touch.
I didn’t hear from him for 10 years. From time to time I would think about Stephen. I would wonder what he was doing. I hoped he was OK. But I didn’t have his phone number, so I couldn’t call him.
But then one day the Internet changed our relationship.
Stephen found me on MySpace. Com. It is a social website that connects people around the world. He sent me a message. Then we e-mailed each other back and forth and got in touch with each other. It was great. I learned where Stephen lives. He has become a doctor. He was surprised that I lived in China. The years between us did not matter. When we e-mailed each other it was like we were 14 again and nothing had changed. MySpace had allowed us to be friends again!
How old was the author when he got in touch with Stephen again?
A. 10 B. 14 C. 24
When they separated(分离), the author thought about Stephan.
A. never B. always C. hardly ever
How did they get in touch with each other?
A. By phone.
B. By the Internet.
C. By letter.
Where is the author now?
A. In America. B. In Canada. C. In China.
How did they get along with each other after they got in touch?
A. Very well.
B. Not very well.
C. They always fought.
On Children’s Day 2004，Hong Kong held an interesting activity．In this activity，children and their parents played the rich and the poor．In the dinner，the rich could have delicious food，but the poor could only have bread with porridge．
Parents all hoped to have the dinner for the poor with their children．They hoped that their children could be taught a lesson from the dinner．
Now many people on earth don’t have enough food or clothing．Every day only half of the world could enjoy enough food．
The activity was held to make the families understand the differences between the poor and the rich and also make parents know that too much material life won’t always do good to the children．Which of the following sentences is true？
| A．Half the poor and half the rich joined in the activity． |
| B．Children played the rich and parents played the poor． |
| C．Parents played the rich and children played the poor． |
| D．Some of the children and their parents played the poor． |
In the dinner，parents hoped to________．
| A．have bread and porridge with their children |
| B．give the poor delicious food |
| C．give delicious food to both the rich and the poor |
| D．give their children delicious food |
Today only half the people in the world________．
| A．enjoy material life |
| B．have enough to eat |
| C．live in the West of the earth |
| D．can go to Hong Kong |
From the activity，parents knew________．
| A．the poor wanted to be rich |
| B．the rich wanted to have the life of the poor |
| C．the poor were different from the rich |
| D．the rich could have better care from the school |
From the news report we’re clear that________．
| A．children often change their minds |
| B．children of the poor work harder at school |
| C．children of the rich don’t like the activity |
| D．children shouldn’t be given too much material life |
Women’s fashions change more rapidly than men’s．In the early 1990’s，all women wore their skirts to the ankle．Today，some skirts are even longer than before，but some are very short．Women’s shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last 17 years．For example，boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century．Then for years，they were not considered fashionable．Today，they’re back in style again in all colors，lengths and materials．In fact，today’s women can wear all types of clothes on almost any occasion．While all of these changes were taking place in women’s fashions，men’s clothing remained almost the same until a few years ago．And，in fact，most men are still dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear．What kind of skirts do women like to wear today？
| A．Long skirts． |
| B．Short skirts． |
| C．Both long skirts and short skirts． |
| D．Neither long skirts nor short skirts． |
Now boots are considered________．
| A．fashionable |
| B．unfashionable |
| C．uncommon |
| D．fit for girls most |
When today’s women go to the party，they wear________．
| A．skirts down to the ankle |
| B．long red boots |
| C．long skirts and short boots |
| D．any kinds of clothes they like |
Men’s fashions________．
| A．are changing fast these years |
| B．have changed as well |
| C．keep unchanged |
| D．change as women’s fashions do |
The passage tries to tell us________．
| A．boots for women have been thought fashionable since the beginning of this century |
| B．women’s shoes are back again in all colors，lengths，etc． |
| C．today men are dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear |
| D．fashions for clothes，shoes and so on always change |
Was the Dog Clever？
It was Monday．Mrs.Smith’s dog was hungry，but there was not any meat in the house．
Considering that there was no better way，Mrs.Smith took a piece of paper，and wrote the following words on it，“Give my dog half a pound of meat．”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently，“Take this to the butcher’s，and he’s going to give you your lunch today．”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth，the dog ran to the butcher’s shop．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully，recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy，and ate the meat up immediately．
At midday，the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it，he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
The next day，the dog came again exactly at midday．And as usual，it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time，the butcher did not take a look at the paper，and gave the dog its meat，for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．
But，the dog came again at four o’clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher’s more surprise，it came for the third time at six o’clock，and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself，“This is a small dog．Why does Mrs.Smith give it so much meat to eat today？”
Looking at the piece of paper，he found that there were not any words on it！Mrs.Smith treated her little dog quite________．
| A．cruelly |
| B．kindly |
| C．badly |
| D．unfairly(不公平地) |
It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it________．
| A．might do it much harm |
| B．could do it much good |
| C．would give the butcher some meat |
| D．was worth many pounds |
The butcher did not give any meat to the dog________．
| A．when he found the words on the paper were not very clear |
| B．because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop |
| C．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs.Smith |
| D．until he was paid enough by Mrs.Smith |
From its experience，the dog found that________．
| A．only the paper with Mrs.Smith’s words on it could bring it meat |
| B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it |
| C．a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat |
| D．Mrs.Smith would pay for the meat he got from the butcher |
At the end of the story，you’ll find that________．
| A．the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal |
| B．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper |
| C．the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more |
| D．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog |
The Biggest and the Gentle
The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world．It is also the gentlest，but not always！
Elephants are like us in some ways．They live for a long time—fifty or sixty years．They can remember things very well．They never forget great sadness or great happiness．When female elephant dies，her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months．They stay with the dead body．Then they carry a bit of it away with them．They never forget a dear friend．
Elephants are like us，but they are also different．They live in families of females．There will be a few young males a few“baby boys”．But the females will soon send them away．And elephant family keeps only its daughters，mothers and grandmothers．And its great-grandmothers．
The females stay together for fifty，sixty…a hundred years．The older animals look after the younger ones．The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example．
And what happens to male elephants？Well，the young males stay with their family．Then the females just send them away．A bull elephant does not often have a friend．He lives apart，away from the family，and often away from other bulls．
Sometimes the females call a bull．He can visit them then，and stay for some time．But soon his“wives”and sisters send him away again．The females have a very happy family life．What do the bulls think about it？We don’t know．Elephants are very sad when________．
| A．their parents die |
| B．a bull leaves their family |
| C．they are attacked by men |
| D．they lose a female in the family |
When a female elephant dies，the others________．
| A．leave its dead body there |
| B．shed(流出)tears together |
| C．take a bit of the dead body away sadly |
| D．bury the dead |
Elephants are usually________towards other animals．
| A．fierce(凶的) |
| B．friendly |
| C．rude |
| D．grateful |
In the elephant family，there are________．
| A．parents living together |
| B．parents and all their babies living happily |
| C．only bulls with their male friends |
| D．females and sometimes a few young males |
An adult bull elephant often________．
| A．lives alone |
| B．lives together with his“wife” |
| C．has many female friends |
| D．has many male friends |
阅读理解
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars(乞丐)while you’re enjoying shopping？Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes？As one of the most special groups，disabled people’s living conditions—not only their material(物质的)conditions，but their mental(精神的)world，really need improvement．
The treatment for disabled people should go like this：First，don’t look down upon them．Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled．Try to treat them equally．Because they are a part of the society(社会)，we can’t discard(抛弃)them．The second is to help them as much as we could．If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people，that would be very nice．That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action．
If every one of us gives a little love，the world will become a beautiful wonderland！From the passage we can see that________．
| A．disabled people are poor，but they are happy |
| B．all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping |
| C．disabled people’s living conditions are not good |
| D．no one would like to help disabled beggars |
The underlined word“equally”means“________”in Chinesc．
| A．平等地 |
| B．确切地 |
| C．正确地 |
| D．恰当地 |
Most disabled people are begging(乞讨)along the street because________．
| A．it’s their job |
| B．they want to make a living in this way |
| C．more and more people love to help them |
| D．they are a part of the society |
People have pity on disabled beggars because________．
| A．they are homeless |
| B．they are poor and lonely |
| C．they have terrible shapes |
| D．they are discarded |
Which of the following statements is TRUE？
| A．The disabled like to beg in the street． |
| B．Disabled beggars can work to make a living． |
| C．Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally． |
| D．The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money． |