The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles"．These are the necessary tasks bottle，the voluntary（自愿的） tasks bottle and the happiness bottle．
Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills．We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks．These are things that we do for others，but we may not enjoy them．This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities，cooking family meals，and doing laundry．Those bottles are very important．If we don't fill them each day，our family won't run properly．
However，we often forget to fill the third bottle﹣﹣﹣﹣the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy．Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day？Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks，time flies by，and before we know it，it is time for bed．We all have days like that．
This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle．I fill mine by going to the dancing class．And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter．This week，I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood．We show our musical talent and practice music for charity．It was a time of fun，friendship and music﹣making．At the end of the evening，my happiness bottle was filled to top．
Will your activities bring joy to your life？Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time？Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles．At the end of the day，hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled．
42．Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage？
A．Going to work though it is raining heavily．
B．Buying a birthday gift for your good friend．
C．Having a yard sale to raise money for sick kids．
D．Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday．
43．What does the underlined word "it" mean in the third paragraph？
A．We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle．
B．Necessary and voluntary tasks are less important．
C．All the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day．
D．We need time to do something to make ourselves happy．
44．How did the writer fill the happiness "bottle" this week？
A．By cooking meals for family．
B．By going to the dance class．
C．By practicing music for charity．
D．By listening to some nice music．
45．Which of the following is the best for " " in the last paragraph？
A．Make sure to fill all the three bottles．
B．So consider how your time will be spent．
C．People will have more happy activities．
D．It's not enough to fill the happiness bottle．
The trouble started when Mrs Cady lost control of her car on a mountain road．The car fell down thirty feet from the road into the water．It rolled over once and landed right side up in the rushing water．All three people，Mrs Cady，and her two daughters，were wearing their seatbelts．Luckily，nobody was hurt；however，they couldn’t leave the car．
The rescue(救援)started almost at once．Another driver told the police about the trouble．The police called rescue workers and a truck to pull the car out．The driver of the truck，Paul．arrived first．Immediately(立刻)he took a rope from his truck and began to walk through the rushing water to the car．Then he got caught in the ropes．He went under the water by the ear．Mrs Cady saw him and pulled as hard as she could and brought him to the car door．
Next the other rescue workers arrived．They put on special suits to keep warm．They brought safety ropes，life jackets，and warm blankets．First they pulled the people out of the back window onto the top of the car．Then they swam with each person to shore．They saved Paul，Mrs Cady，and the little girls．
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
| A．In the river． | B．On a mountain road． |
| C．Under the water． | D．In a big city． |
| A．One． | B．Two． | C．Three． | D．Four． |
| A．A man in Mrs．Cady’s car． |
| B．A policeman． |
| C．A doctor． |
| D．The driver of a rescue truck． |
| A．Mrs Cady． | B．Mr Cady． |
| C．The girls． | D．The rescue workers． |
| A．Spring． | B．Summer． | C．Fall． | D．Winter． |
It’s feeding time at the zoo，and Mr King，the keeper，has ten animals to feed．
Mr King likes feeding the animals．First he goes to the elephants and feeds them and talks to them a bit．Then he goes to the parrots．Everyone watches while he feeds the parrots so that it takes him a long time．Then he goes up to the wolf house，where he has two wolves，and then he goes next door to the tigers．After he feeds the wolves and tigers，he goes to the snake house．Not very many people like snakes，so there aren’t many people there．Then he goes on to feed the zebras．and after that to the squirrels．He has a baby squirrel at the moment．so he spends some time 1ooking after him．Then he goes to the swans，and then to the birds．Last of a11，he feeds the pandas．People like pandas very much．They live only in China．
根据短文内容，按顺序排出Mr King喂养动物的路线。
将下列图的序号填入上图表的方框内。
Louie was crazy about chocolate. He loved having chocolate biscuits for breakfast. He asked his dad to buy all kinds of chocolate cookies for him.
One morning, Louie’s big brother, Ben, said to Louie, “You can’t live without chocolate, can you?” “Of course I can,” said Louie. “But I don’t want to.” “I bet you anything that you can’t live without chocolate for one whole week,” said Ben. Louie stopped eating his chocolate cookies and looked at Ben, “You bet anything? Even your new skateboard?” “Why not?” said Ben. “I’m sure you can’t last seven whole days.” “That’s what you think,” said Louie. And then he put his chocolate cookies into a box.
Monday was easy for Louie. He had porridge for breakfast. On Tuesday he didn’t exchange his yogurt for Anna’s chocolate pudding at lunch. On Wednesday he went to Franco’s birthday party and didn’t eat the chocolate cake. On Thursday, Aunt Irene came to visit with chocolate-chip cookies. “I’m not really hungry,” said Louie. On Friday and Saturday Louie didn’t exchange his apple juice for Josh’s chocolate milk.
Then came Sunday. Louie woke up and found a glass of milk and a pile of chocolate cookies beside his bed. “Go ahead. Enjoy yourself,” said Ben. Louie picked up a piece of chocolate cookie, but then he stopped, “I’m thinking how delicious it will taste tomorrow after I ride my new skateboard,” said Louie. “Oh, no!” cried Ben. “I was so close!”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．very interested in | B．very famous for |
| C．very proud of | D．very angry with |
| A．A new bike. |
| B．A new skateboard. |
| C．More chocolate biscuits. |
| D．Some chocolate-chip cookies. |
①Louie had some porridge for breakfast.
②Louie refused to eat the chocolate cake.
③Louie didn’t eat chocolate-chip cookies.
④Louie didn’t exchange his yogurt for chocolate pudding.
| A．①④③② | B．④③②① |
| C．③①④② | D．①④②③ |
A. Ben will keep his skateboard
B. Louie won’t get the skateboard
C. Louie will have the skateboard tomorrow
D. Ben was very happy because his trick was successful
5. According to the passage, we can learn that.
A. Louie hid all his chocolate cookies after the bet
B. Anna had chocolate pudding for lunch on Tuesday
C. Aunt Irene visited Louie’s family on Wednesday
D. Louie wanted to exchange his apple juice for Josh’s chocolate milk
Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good high school; a mediocre(平庸的)score meant a mediocre school. Much was at stake. However, he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes(逃课)before.
Some of his teachers started worrying about him. They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids. When his mother returned home that day, she wanted to talk to Jack. Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school, Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending（以朋友方式对待） those bad guys. To his surprise, his mother was not angry with him at all. She wanted to hear her son's side of the story. So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter. Simon's parents were badly ill; Peter's father had lost his job. They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids. Jack's mother thought for a moment, then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids. Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter, which they accepted. She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky.
Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places, but they still keep in touch. He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank. Simon is currently a freshman at a university. Sadly, it is impossible to get together to play basketball again, but whenever they get on the phone, they talk about it all the time.
| A．was angry with him |
| B．told him what his teachers had said |
| C．asked him to keep away from problem kids |
| D．was patient enough to listen to her son's words |
| A．Jack must be punished by his mother. |
| B．Jack might not enter a good high school. |
| C．Jack might get hurt when playing basketball. |
| D．Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids. |
| A．Peter's family are living much better. |
| B．Simon is now studying at a university. |
| C．Jack's mum understood him instead of blaming him. |
| D．Jack's teachers wanted his mother to help his friends. |
| A．make friends with problem kids |
| B．keep in touch with friends all the time |
| C．try to understand children and help problem kids |
| D．give up hobbies before the high school entrance exam |
What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away from other people.
Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider（考虑） the people around you.
| A．talk for half an hour |
| B．pay more for his meal |
| C．make other customers angry |
| D．be driven out by the boss |
| A．they don’t consider the people around them |
| B．some public places allow them to do so |
| C．they are proud of having cell phones |
| D．cell phones are common and available everywhere |
| A．in restaurants | B．on buses |
| C．at the movies | D．on the street |
| A．cell phones have become the most useful tool in our life |
| B．public manners play an important role in our life |
| C．cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship |
| D．people should turn cell phones off in a public places |