When Charley got up one morning， he looked out of the window and saw the ground deeply covered with snow． On the side of the house nearest the kitchen， the snow was deeper than Charley's head． Charley's father told him that they needed a path（小路） through the snow．"I would make one if I had time， "said his father， "but I have to go to work． Could you make a path， Charley？" "How could I do that？ " asked Charley in surprise． "The snow is higher than my head! "Little by little， " said Charley's father．
So Charley got the snow shovel （铲）and started working． He shoveled and shoveled as hard as he could， but it was very slow work．"I don't think I can do it， mother， "he said．"There is too much snow!"
"Little by little， Charley， "said his mother．"The snow fell in tiny flakes （薄片）， but see what a great pile（堆） it has made．" "Yes， I see， Mother． If I throw it away little by little， I can do it．"Charley went on working as hard as he could． When his father came home in the evening， he wasvery happy to see a nice and clear path． The next day he gave Charley a nice card． Written on the card were the words "little by little．"
（1）Why did Charley's father ask him to make a path？
| A． |
Because he was very busy． |
| B． |
Because it was too cold． |
| C． |
Because he didn't like snow． |
| D． |
Because there was little snow． |
（2）How did Charley feel when his father asked him to make a path？
| A． |
Excited |
| B． |
Tired |
| C． |
Surprised |
| D． |
Relaxed． |
| A． |
（3）The mother's words showed that ． |
| A． |
she was very angry with the boy |
| B． |
she wanted to encourage the boy |
| C． |
she wanted to work with the boy |
| D． |
she wanted the boy to have a rest |
（4）Why was Charley′s father happy when he got home？
| A． |
Because Charley gave him a nice card． |
| B． |
Because Charley was making a path alone． |
| C． |
Because Charley made a path with his efforts． |
| D． |
Because Charley wrote the words on the card． |
（5）From the passage， "little by little" probably means" "．
| A． |
Well begun is half done |
| B． |
Failure is the mother of success |
| C． |
Many hands make light work |
| D． |
A thousand journey takes every step |
A teacher from a western country visited a school in an eastern country．In one class，she watched sixty children learn to draw a cat．The teacher drew a big circle on the blackboard, and sixty children copied it on their paper．The teacher drew a small one on the top of the big one and then put two small triangles(三角形)on the top of it．The children drew in the same way．The lesson wept on until there were sixty-one cats in the classroom．Each student’s cat looked exactly the same as that on the blackboard．
The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised because the teaching methods were different from those in her country．A children’s art lesson in her country produced a lot of pictures，and each one is quite different from the others．Why? What makes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any country, a teacher teaches more than art or history or language．
In a country such as the United States or Canada，students are asked to work and find answers by themselves．The students are helped to learn to have their own ideas．In countries such as China and Japan，students often work together and help each other in the classroom，but the teachers teach，and the students listen．The students are asked to memorize a lot．They have to learn the same textbook；do the same homework and give the same answer．
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)The visiting teacher comes from ．
| A．an Eastern courttry | B．China |
| C．a Western country | D．South Africa |
Which of the following looks like the cat on the blackboard?
Why was the visiting teacher surprised when she watched the art lesson?
| A．Because it was her first time to watch an art class in a Western country. |
| B．Because she found there were so many child．ren in one class． |
| C．Because she had never seen such a beautiful cat as the teacher drew before． |
| D．Because she found all the cats students drew looked the same． |
According to the passage，_____in China．
| A．students are asked to work by themselves |
| B．students are expected to have different ideas |
| C．students are encouraged to learn knowledge by themselves |
| D．students are asked to memorize a lot and do the same homework |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Different ways of teaching |
| B．Differences between the East and the West |
| C．An art teacher |
| D．Education in the United States |
Mrs. Smith is an unusual teacher. Once she told each student to bring along a few potatoes in plastic bag. On each potato the students had to write a name of a person that they hated And the next day, every child brought some potatoes. Some had two potatoes；some three；some up to five.
Mrs. Smith then told the children to carry the bags everywhere they went, even to the toilet, for two weeks. As day after day passed, the children started to complain(抱怨)about the awful smell of the rotten（腐烂的）potatoes.
Those children who brought five potatoes began to feel the weight trouble of the bags. After two weeks, the children were happy to hear that the game was finally ended. Mrs. Smith asked,“How did you feel while carrying the potatoes for two weeks?” The children started complaining about the trouble loudly．
Then Mrs. Smith told them why she asked them to play the game. She said,“This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred（仇恨）for somebody inside your heart. The terrible smell of the hatred will pollute your heart and you will carry something unnecessary with you all the time. If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten potatoes for just two weeks, can you imagine how heavy it would be to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime? So throw away any hatred from your heart, and you’ll be really happy．
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。Mrs．Smith asked her students to write _____on the potatoes.
| A．numbers | B．names | C．time | D．places |
How did the students feel while carrying the potatoes for two weeks?
A. Unhappy． B. Happy． C. Hungry． .D Emb arrassedThe children complained about_______besides the weight trouble.
| A．their classmates | B．the plastic bag |
| C．the smell | D．their parents |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．The teacher just wanted to play a game with her students. |
| B．If a kid hated four people,he or she had to carry four potatoes. |
| C．The kids ate all the rotten potatoes. |
| D．The game went on for two months. |
We can learn from the passage that we should＿＿＿＿．
| A．forget the names of those we hate |
| B．complain about the names of those we hate |
| C．throw away the rotten potatoes |
| D．throw away the hatred inside |
Now teachers are beginning to worry about students’ English handwriting(书写).They write carelessly and make the words or sentences ugly to look at. Is your English handwriting beautiful?
If not, here are four steps that really work!
Use paper with lines
Using paper that has lines can keep you writing well when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lied space completely.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, writing slowly makes handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it is hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse you may make more mistakes.
Hold your pen right
When you hold your pen in the correct way, writing is much easier .Some students press(按压)down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pen so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卡的相应位置内涂“T”,错误的句子涂“F”。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Students handwriting i s making their teachers worried.
There are five steps in this passage.
Lines on the paper can help you write fast.
It’s easier to write if you hold your pen right.
Drawing is also good way to make your handwriting better．
John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn’t have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic. Every time, the two friends didn’t stop kicking and running until very late.
On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw it was Steven.
The next morning, John’s mother gave him a bill. “Your uncle sent you a birthday present.” She smiled. John’s eyes grew big when he saw the ＄100 bill. Later that day, his mother bought a pair of new sports shoes and a real football.
That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack’s sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back.
Several days later, as John walked past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home-made ball. John was full of sadness when he saw the ball. As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Then he walked to the beach, sat down and waited.When John and Jack were playing with their home-made ball, they felt .
| A．sad | B．glad | C．unfair | D．angry |
What present did John get from his uncle?
| A．A bill. | B．A football. |
| C．A home-made football. | D．A pair of new shoes. |
Why didn’t Jack play football with John and Steven?
| A．Because he was ill. |
| B．Because he hated Steven. |
| C．Because he didn’t wear sports shoes. |
| D．Because he wasn’t invited by Steven. |
John sat on the beach and probably waited for .源:
| A．his mother | B．Jack |
| C．Steven | D．his uncle |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．A birthday present | B．A football match |
| C．A home-made football | D．A new football |
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And thay can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is Venus Flytrap(捕蝇草).
Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly， so the fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly and slowly eats it.
Why do plants do that? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn't have all these important things, especially nitrogen (氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let's hope that bigger plants don't get the same idea!Venus flytrap is a kind of______.
| A．plant | B．animal | C．food | D．meat |
Venus flytrap grows in______.
| A．most parts of the world |
| B．parts of Africa |
| C．dry parts of the United States |
| D．wet parts of England |
From the passage, we learn that______.
| A．all plants can eat people |
| B．all plants can eat animals |
| C．some plants can eat people |
| D．some plants can eat animals |
The underlined word"presses"probably means______ in Chinese.
| A．挤压 | B．关上 | C．打开 | D．松开 |
—Why do some plants eat animal meat?
—Because______.
| A．plants are dangerous to animals |
| B．animals are dangerous to plants |
| C．plants want to get what they need from animal meat |
| D．plants want to protect themselves against animals |