Answers to life can be found in everyday events. Watching nature, watching people and watching animals communicate with each other provide some of the simplest ways to life’s biggest problems.
This became clearer to me yesterday. It caused me to ask myself, “How do I respond (反应) to the storms in life?”
People usually run when it starts to rain. I love to walk in it, stand on my front door and feel it. I grew up doing it and have never really felt the fear many people do.
The animal world senses changes in the weather far earlier than humans. My dog, Ricky, begins to shake long before the storm is close enough to be noticed. I was about to feed my three dogs yesterday and as usual, I let them out in the yard first. They didn’t move when thunder came across the skies. So I placed their food in their bowls and called Ricky into the kitchen.
Ricky was just standing there in place next to his bowl. The thunder became louder, which forced him to stop eating his meal. Then I watched Phil. He made his way across the kitchen floor and stood over Ricky’s bowl. He ate all the remaining food. Generally, if Ricky was standing there, he wouldn’t dare (敢) come close. But today, he took advantage (优势) of the storm and got what he wanted. His hope for the prize outweighed (胜过) his fear of the storm.
That’s when it hit me. As men, we face all kinds of storms. They come in unannounced. Sometimes we stay in a corner or under the blankets, hoping it will all pass. However, if you dare put your head out, you’ll discover there’re people doing what they must to get what they must have out of life. Isn’t it time you decided to take advantage of the storm? According to the writer, answers to life ______.
| A．are difficult to find |
| B．lie around us |
| C．are simple to understand |
| D．make people become fearless |
From the passage we can learn that the writer ______.
| A．enjoys the rain | B．fears thunder |
| C．hates the storm | D．cares little about the weather |
According to the passage, what hit the writer most?
| A．Phil wasn’t afraid of the storm. |
| B．Ricky stopped eating food. |
| C．Phil ate the rest of Ricky’s food. |
| D．Ricky sensed the storm earlier than he. |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Find out Answers to Life |
| B．Take Advantage of the Storm |
| C．Stop Storms in our Daily Life |
| D．Pay Attention to Everyday Events |
What’s this? It’s letter(字母)P. What colour is it? It’s green. What’s this and what colour is it? It’s letter E. It’s brown. What’s this letter? It’s letter N. It’s red. P-E-N. Is it“pen”? Yes, it is.
I have a blue pen in my pencil case(铅笔盒). My pencil case is orange. This is my book. It’s my Chinese book. It’ s in my bag. My bag is black. Look! The bag is on the chair. The chair is yellow. It’s my chair. It’s nice. I like it.
What colour is letter P?
| A．Green. | B．Yellow. | C．Red. | D．Blue. |
Which letter is red?
A. P.B. E.C. N.D. C.What’s in the pencil case?
| A．An orange case. | B．A blue pen. |
| C．A black bag. | D．A yellow chair. |
Where is my Chinese book?
| A．It’s in my bag. | B．It’s in my desk. |
| C．It’s on my chair. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
Something(某物)is black. What is it?
| A．My pen. | B．My desk. |
| C．My bag. | D．My pencil case. |
阅读理解（二）
阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
Today is Monday. The weather is fine, it is sunny all day. I had a busy day. In the morning, I went to school to learn Chinese. After school, I played basketball with my classmates and it made me feel happy because it was great fun ! In the afternoon, I went for a walk with my good friend Lily. We went shopping on the way, We bought a lot of food, it was delicious. And I like hot food. I also bought some hot food. I loved the food very much. In the evening, I played tennis with my little brother. He was lovely, I didn’t do my homework that day. We had dinner at home, My mother cooked for me. I had a good weekend today. Oh, my name is Bob.How is the weather today?
What did Bob do after school?
What did Bob and Lucy buy on the way?
Did Bob do his homework in the evening?
Where did they have dinner?
Tissa was a little boy. He was only ten years old. But he liked travelling. Tissa was studying in a primary school. Last week he went on a school trip with his teachers and classmates.
They spent one hour on the bus and finally got to the hill. They found a valley(山谷) full of roses. There were many kinds of roses. Some were red. Some were white. Some were black. They were very beautiful. Many bees and butterflies were flying from one rose to another. Tissa and his friends tried to catch some butterflies, but they failed to do so. Then they walked through the valley and enjoyed those beautiful flowers and butterflies.
After they got to the top of the hill, they took out the food with them. Tissa had lunch with his friends. Then they began to dance and sing and play games on the hill.
Then it was time for them to go home. They were a little tired, but they were very happy, because they had a good time on the school trip.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Tissa was a ten-year-old boy, and he liked .
A、boating B、driving C、travellingIt took them to arrive at the hill.
A、half an hour B、an hour C、two hoursA lot of and butterflies were flying here and there.
A、bees B、birds C、planesTissa had on the top of the hill with his friends.
A、breakfast B、lunch C、supperThey felt after the school trip.
A、sad B、sorry C、happy
My name is Tom. I come from England. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is Paul. Paul is funnier, more outgoing and athletic than me. He always tells jokes and makes me laugh. We also like different things. He likes going to the movies. He likes playing sports. He likes pop music. But I like reading books. He often asks me to go to the movies and gives me some interesting books. And I often give him CDs. We often help each other.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Tom from?
A、England. B、America. C、Japan.Who is Tom’s best friend?
A、Mary. B、Paul. C、Tim.What does Paul like going?
A、Going to the movies.
B、Playing sports.
C、Both A and B.What does Paul often give Tom?
A、Interesting books.
B、Basketballs.
C、Magazines.What does Paul always do?
A、Tells jokes.
B、Stays at home.
C、Reads books.
Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their cars to work. People can travel anywhere by train or by plane. It’s fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people’s life. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship someday.
Passage 2
Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.
| Ways of getting to school |
On foot |
By bike |
By bus |
By car |
By subway |
| Percent(百分比) |
20% |
30% |
30% |
10% |
10% |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Passage 1 mainly tells us in China.
A、the most popular means of transportation
B、people can fly to the moon by spaceship someday
C、the changes of means of transportationIn the 1970s, Chinese people usually to work.
A、walked or took a train
B、took a bus or rode a bike
C、walked or rode a bikeWhat’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase in Passage 1?
A、人们猜测 B、据调查 C、人们相信There are ways of getting to school in Class Two.
A、five B、six C、sevenThere are students riding their bikes to school in Class Two.
A、10 B、15 C、20