A long time ago，there lived a very old man．He was so old that he could not see or hear very well．He also could not walk very well，or eat very well for his hand shook．The old man's son and daughter﹣in﹣law thought he might make trouble at table．So，they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table．
They gave him very little to eat．The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter﹣in﹣law's dinner table．One day the old man's hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor．The daughter﹣in﹣law became angry and shouted at the old man．And after that，his meals were served in a broken dish．
Not long afterwards，the family was sitting having their dinner while the four﹣year﹣old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood．The father asked，"What are you doing？""I am making a small bowl．"
"Why are you making it？"The son answered．"So that I can fill it with your and mother's food when I grow up．"
The old man's son and daughter﹣in﹣law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying．The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table．From that day on，the old man sat with the family when they had their meals．Even when the old man's food fell here and there，the son and the daughter﹣in﹣law did not say anything．
（1）The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ．
| A． |
teach their son a good lesson |
| B． |
stay away from trouble |
| C． |
punish him for his shaking hand |
| D． |
give him peace and comfort |
（2）The old man dropped his dish ．
| A． |
out of carelessness |
| B． |
to ask for a new one |
| C． |
against his own will |
| D． |
to draw his son's attention |
（3）By making that small bowl，the grandson wanted to ．
| A． |
follow his parents'example |
| B． |
eat the way his grandfather did |
| C． |
enjoy making things with his own hands |
| D． |
show his parents how clever he was |
（4）The end of the story suggests the old man would ．
| A． |
no longer drop his dishes |
| B． |
continue to eat in the kitchen |
| C． |
stop shaking his hands while eating |
| D． |
live a comfortable life in the family |
（5）What does the writer want to tell us with the story？ D
| A． |
The young should look after the old． |
| B． |
Family members should have meals together． |
| C． |
It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes． |
| D． |
Parents should set a good example for their children． |
A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon. Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It's said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing. According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．colorful |
Children in Japan may easilyby taking the school bus.
| A．save time | B．love their school | C．play games | D．do their homework |
Chinese students will save a lot of time toto school.
| A．walk | B．take a taxi | C．ride a bike | D．take a school bus |
This passage is mainly about.
| A．school buses | B．school life | C．popular colors | D．students' safety |
According to the text, the underlined word “icon” means _____________ in Chinese.
| A．文明 | B．象征 | C．交通 | D．管理 |
Activities This Weekend
 An Open-air Craft (工艺) Market In Front of the City Hall Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Foodfrom around the world, too! |
City Museum Travel Movies Meeting Room Sat. & Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early. |
Autumn Fashion Show Golden Shopping Center Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ¥100.  |
 Pop Concert at Yunhai Square Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink. |
Library Lecture City Library Hall Saturday at 10:00 a.m. How to find the job that you really want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold. |
Are you a movie fan? Then you can go to _____.
| A．Autumn Fashion Show | B．City Museum | C．City Library Hall | D．Yunhai Square |
People can buy presents _____.
| A．at Yunhai Square | B．in City Library Hall |
| C．in City Museum | D．at Open-air Craft Market |
If people want to get some information about getting jobs, they can _____.
| A．see the movies | B．go to the pop concert |
| C．see the fashion show | D．go to the library lecture |
Pop concert at Yunhai Square will begin _____.
| A．at 9:00 p.m., Saturday | B．at 2:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday |
| C．at 10:00 am., Sunday | D．at 8:30 a.m., Sunday |
Which of the following is Not true?
| A．The two-hour Library Lecture takes place in City Library Hall. |
| B．There are few kinds of food at the Open-air Craft Market. |
| C．All clothing will be on sale after the fashion show for under ¥100. |
| D．Only 80 seats are available for travel movies. |
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his back home from work as usual．
The lady wondered, “Is the man going to __ me? He looks very cold and hungry．" But to her surprise, _ stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"
After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．
“No, that's , madam．” he said, “I was just helping someone in ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope you see someone in need, you should give him a hand．”
A few minutes later, the lady a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．
The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her ．The lady could see that it was a family and that they needed help.When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly．
Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was．His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not money．His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don't worry, dear! Everything's going to be all ．A stranger has helped us out．"
Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves．
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阅读下面短文， 把A---D四个句子填入文中空缺处， 使短文内容完整、正确，然后完成第70小题。( 每小题2分 ，共10分 )
More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains, some traveled into unknown parts of the world, some sailed small boats across the largest sea.
Bungee jumping ( 蹦极 ) and motorcycle racing are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place , 200 meters above the ground , and there is a rubber band ( 带子 ) tied to your legs.
About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．People like to join in dangerous sports because they need excitement. |
| B．Traveling into unknown parts of the world is not a dangerous sport. |
| C．In bungee jumping, you jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs. |
| D．In the past, people lived in danger because the living condition was poor. |
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.
| A．hard | B．enjoyable | C．painful | D．comfortable |
The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
| A．岩石 | B．火焰 | C．水晶 | D．寒冰 |
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph(段)?
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
| D．Never give up half-way. |
We can infer（推断）from the last paragraph that__________.
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer reached the top of the mountain |
| C．though the write was young, he could understand his father |
| D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is________.
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
| C．Conversations between Father and Son |
| D．Seeing all of the nice things |