There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack． They were close pals． One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field．
They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish． Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes． He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box． He decided to cook the fish in the noon． He spent some more time and caught a few more fish． He decided to make a grand meal with the fish． Also， he froze a few fish to take them back home．
After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help． Jack said no． In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish． However， he put it back into the lake．
Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent． Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake．
Very frustrated， Tom angrily asked him， "Are you mad？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big!"
Jack replied， "I know they are big， but I don't have the big pan（锅） to cook the big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! God is troubling me today．"
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（1）What did Tom and Jack go out for？
| A． |
To catch fish． |
| B． |
To have a joy ride． |
| C． |
To eat out together． |
| D． |
To feed the fish in the lake． |
（2）Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？
| A． |
To keep it alive． |
| B． |
To keep it fresh for his meal． |
| C． |
To keep it from going away． |
| D． |
To keep it away from his friend． |
（3）What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？
| A． |
To give him some fish． |
| B． |
To offer some help． |
| C． |
To ask him to cook his fish． |
| D． |
To take some of Jack's fish for himself． |
（4）Why was Tom angry with his friend？
| A． |
He couldn't understand his act． |
| B． |
He was fond of eating big fish． |
| C． |
He thought it was unfair for small fish． |
| D． |
He didn't catch any big fish himself． |
（5）What would be Tom's advice for his friend at the end of the story？
| A． |
Ask God to send him only small fish． |
| B． |
Take a bigger pan with him next time． |
| C． |
Change his fishing pole to catch small fish． |
| D． |
Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan． |
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”
“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.
“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”
“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”
“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked. Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was _________.
| A．in England one winter evening |
| B．in Russia one winter evening |
| C．in America one winter morning |
| D．in Russia one winter morning |
In the sentence: “They finished their meal”, “meal” here means “_________”.
| A．the food Jack had brought with him |
| B．the meal prepared by Jack’s friend |
| C．the wolf which had been killed by Jack |
| D．the dead animals on the way |
According to what Jack said, the last wolf _________.
| A．was the strongest of all |
| B．ran much faster than the other wolves |
| C．had eaten all the other wolves |
| D．was very fat and didn’t run fast enough |
From what Jack’s friend said we know that _________.
| A．all the wolves had been shot by Jack |
| B．the last wolf was too fat to run |
| C．the friend did not believe what Jack had said |
| D．Jack was telling the truth |
People who are about the same age as you are your peers. Peers include your friends and your classmates. They have strong influence on your actions. Your peers influence how you think, how you act, and even how you dress. Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a helpful or positive（积极的）way. A friend may notice that you have problems in math. And he might invite you to join a study group or show you how to solve a difficult problem during lunch. Such actions are helpful to you.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a negative or unhealthy way. A friend might offer you cigarettes（香烟）．Cigarettes are harmful to your health. Your friend knows that. Your friend also knows that underage smoking is against the law. Yet he or she still makes the offer. This bad influence is negative peer pressure.
Your peers may not always realize they are influencing you in a negative way. For example. a friend might invite you to the movies. You would love to go, but you have a lot of housework to do. In situations like this you should make a wise decision.
You can learn to deal with negative peer pressure. Keep away from people who try to influence your behavior in harmful ways. Though it is not always easy to say no, it’s really necessary to learn to do that. Follow the following steps. First. look at the person and say no in a firm(坚定的）but polite voice. Make sure your face shows that you are serious. Let the person know you will not back down. Then, give reasons for saying no. Explain why you won't do what the person wants. Remember to say goodbye and walk away if he or she continues.From Paragraph 2, we can infer（推断）that a friend who influences you in a positive way might______．
| A．go to school together with you |
| B．do your homework instead of you |
| C．share cigarettes from his father with you |
| D．try to help you when you are in trouble |
What does the underlined word "negative" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
| A．Harmful. | B．Useless. | C．Careless. | D．Forgetful. |
How many steps of saying no are mentioned in the last paragraph?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Which sentence shows the writer's opinion?
| A．Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another. |
| B．We should learn to deal with negative peer pressure. |
| C．It's not always important to say no to your peers. |
| D．Peers include your friends and your classmates. |
If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping (拍) of each other's raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
Give me five” is a gesture to _______.
| A．make people laugh | B．ask for money |
| C．celebrate success | D．give my five yuan |
The gesture “give me five” is the clapping of _______.
| A．toes | B．hands | C．arms | D．fingers |
When you ______, you give your friends high fives.
| A．lose your money | B．go back home |
| C．win a football game | D．pick up some money |
The gesture started in _______ according to the story.
| A．Rome | B．America | C．China | D．Britain |
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Nancy, William, Mike 和Emily想要在圣诞节到来之际得到一份礼物。请你仔细阅读他们各自的需要，以及下列关于礼物或活动的描述，为他们做出一个合理的选择。
Nancy likes hiking. Now she is studying in Beijing and she wants to have a special gift like hiking in the summer vacation.
William likes listening to music, but his MP3 is not big enough to hold all his favourite music. He wants to buy a new and small one.
Mike is in Beijing now. He loves horse riding and wants to have a chance to learn more in a good club during this summer vacation.
Emily finds it difficult to sleep because his house is near the road and she often wakes up because of the car sounds. She wishes to get something to cut the noise down when she sleeps. 你在假期来临之际想得到什么呢？请你在下面横线上填上你想得到的礼物和原因。
For the coming Christmas, I want to have a/an _________because__________________.