Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong. They took the teapot to America, but the American police found it. The museum sent Mr. Chan, a member of the museum staff, to collect the teapot. On the plane back to Hong Kong, he noticed two men. They were watching him closely. "Perhaps they're going to steal the teapot again. I must think of a plan," he thought.
Mr Chan' s daughter, Amy, met him at Hong Kong Afimor. Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes. He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice, "Take this gift box home with great care. " He walked away with the brown one. The two men followed him.
Amy opened the box at home. She was expecting a pair of sports shoes, but she just found an old teapot. "This is not a very interesting gift, " said Amy, a bit disappointed."That's all right. Let's make some tea in it, "said her mother. Then they found a note in the teapot. It said, " Dear Amy , (3) Love Dad."
The two men kidnapped(绑架)Mr. Chan on his way to the museum. They opened his box and found a pair of sports shoes inside."Where's the teapot?" The two thieves shouted at the top of their voice with red faces." How dare you cheat us? We saw you give your daughter a box at the airport. Come with us! We're going to search your home", one of them said.
When the thieves entered Mr. Chans flat, it was dark and quiet. All of a sudden, the door closed and the lights went on. The police were waiting inside.
Amy and her mother came out of the bedroom with the teapot."That teapot is very valuable, said Mr. Chan. "A long time ago it belonged to an emperor. He drank tea from it."
"We were going to drink tea from it, too, "said Amy, laughing.
(1)Was the teapot found in America?
(2)What did Mr Chan notice on the plane back to Hong Kong?
(3)What was in the pink box?
(4)How did the two thieves feel when they didn't find the teapot?
(5)Where were the thieves caught?
(6)What did Mr. Chan probably write to Amy in the note? Fill in the blank with TWO sentences.
阅读理解(二)(每小题2分;共10分)
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others. Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who moved My cheese? shows changes exist (存在于)in our life.
Life changes and so do we. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail. Just look at the cycle(循环) of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycle of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As long as we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.What’ the main idea of this passage?
How do writers share their life experiences?
What does Who moved My cheese tell us?
Any change in our life could mean a for us.
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
As we all know, the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.
The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published(出版) to mark(标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th White Olympics, a set of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five Olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswear(运动衣). It was the first time that the rings appeared on stamps celebrating the White Olympics.
In the 1950’s,the stamps became more colorful. When the White Olympics arrived, the host countries(东道国)as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark the Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has held the White Olympics. Altogether 14, 500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements(运动)of some sportsmen. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics_______.
A. are the same thing
B. are different games
C. are not held in winterIt was established(确定)as a rule that stamps be printed to mark the Winter Olympics .
A. after the year 1936
B. after the 3rd White Olympics
C. before the year 1932 The Winter Olympics are held _______.
A. every two years
B. every three years
C. every four years Which of the following is true?
A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark the Games
B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark the Games
C. All countries can publish stamps to mark the Games What is more likely (很可能) to appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?
A. basketball B. table tennis C. skating
By my eighth grade, I was a kid who felt unsafe, unloved and pretty angry at life. In other words, I behaved badly in school. However, my teacher, Ms. Simon, of course, thought that I was blind to this problem because she always reminded me, “Henry, you are the worst behaved child in this school”
Needless to say, the eighth grade was probably the worst year of my life. Good thing was that I was allowed to go to the ninth grade. But Ms. Simon’s words were always ringing in my ears.
The first day I entered the ninth grade, my teacher, Miss Brown, began to call our names. And it wasn’t long before she came to my name. “Henry,” she called out, looking from her list to where I was sitting. She looked at me carefully for a moment, and then said, “I’ve heard a lot about you.” Then she smiled and added, “But I don’t believe a word of it!”
To be honest, that moment was a turning point, not only in my education, but also in my life. Suddenly, unexpectedly, someone believed in me. For the first time in my life, someone saw potential(潜力) in me. Miss Brown often gave me little jobs to do. She invited me to stay after school to work on my reading and math. She challenged me to let her down. So I studied really hard that even my own father couldn’t believe that I was changing.
What made me the difference between the eighth grade and ninth grade? It was that risky, because there was no promise that I would honor Ms. Brown’s trust.
Everyone likes the end product of teaching, especially when it produces excellent men, the sports star, the successful business persons, the smart lawyer. But how many of us want to deal with the person at the beginning of the process? Why did the writer think his eighth grade was the worst of year in his life?
A. Because he couldn’t see anything.
B. Because he thought nobody paid attention to him.
C. Because Miss Simon always reminded him that he was the worst. What did Miss Brown do on the first day of his ninth grade?
A. She called the students’ names.
B. She gave the writer little jobs to do.
C. She asked the writer to stay at school after class. What did Miss Brown mean by saying “I don’t believe a word of it?”
A. She believed the writer could behave well.
B. She didn’t believe what the writer said at all.
C. She didn’t believe what Miss Simon had done to the writer.Who gave the writer great help with his study?
A. Ms Simon B. Miss Brown C. His fatherWhat does this article want to tell us?
A. We should always remind children of what is wrong.
B. We should teach children how to be excellent persons.
C. We should teach children in a positive way by giving them chances to be confident.
Spanish Ballet
The Spanish National Ballet will tour our city and its classical programs will be shown in Beijing .
Time: 7:30pm, May 2--May 3Place: Chaoyang Theatre,36 Dongsanhuan Beilu,Chaoyang Disdrict
Ticket: 120yuan for an adult;80 yuan for a child under 12 Tel:6506-8116
Chinese Opera
A new production of Kunqu Opera( a traditional Chinese opera in east China’s Jiangsu Province) is now on in Beijing. Time: 8:00pm,May 5 Place: Tianqiao Theatre, 30 Beiweilu, Xuanwu District
Ticket: 120yuan each person Tel: 8315-6300
Wonderful Concert
Musicians of the China National Symphony Orchestra(中国国家交响乐团)will hold a concert in Beijing. We can enjoy Mozart’s Flute Concerto in C major, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and works by the Chinese composer Chen QigangTicket: 240yuan for an adult; 180yuan for a child under 12
Time: 7:30 pm, May 6 Place: Poly Theatre,14 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng District
Tel: 6500-1188 If Li Dong is free on the evening of May2,she can enjoy_____.
A. Spanish Ballet B. Chinese Opera
C. Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto Li Dong’s grandpa is a fan of Chinese Opera. He will probably go to to enjoy himself.
A. Poly Theatre
B. Tianqiao Theatre
C. Chaoyang Theatre The Smiths and their 19-year -old daughter will go to the concert. They need to pay for it.
A. 720yuan B. 660yuan C.320yuan Jane wants to enjoy Mozart’s music. She can call at to book a ticket.
A. 6506-8116 B. 8315-6300 C. 6500-1188 You can enjoy all the entertainment in the city of .
A. BeijingB. Tianjin C. Nanjing
阅读短文, 判断下列句子的正误。正确的写A,错误的写B。
I am in No. 10 Middle School. At school I have a good friend. He is an English boy. His name is Tom. He is twelve. We are not in the same class. He is in Class 4, Grade7. I am in Class 2. Tom’s sister is not a student. Her name is Jane. She is five. She is a nice girl.My friend Tom is from America.
We are not in the same class. He is in Class2, I am in Class 4.
Tom has a sister.
Tom and his sister are students.
Tom and I are in No. 10 Middle School.