During the summer holiday， some students might have been busy with traveling， summer camps and all kinds of courses． But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school．
Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together． Within 12days， they made more than 1，500yuan．
Among them， the oldest is 21years old， while the youngest is just 10． They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas．
"Compared to traveling， such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are，" said Dalin， 18， to the City Morning Post． Dalin， a senior high graduate， and her 12﹣year﹣old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea．
They learned to work hard to sell their veggies． Every morning they had to wake up at 3o'clock． Some of them went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables． Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall（临时摊位）． To lower the cost， they learned to bargain （讲价） with the sellers．
At about 6：30am， they began to sell vegetables． They peddled（吆喝） loudly to attract（吸引） customers． After several days， they got some experience， too．
For example， it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top． When the vegetables are too heavy， they should give customers an extra plastic bag．
When they finally packed up and went home， they had a small meeting． Everyone took notes and shared their feelings．
"We are tired，" said Dalin． "but we gained a lot．"
（1）In the writer's opinion， the 12students' action was ．
A． popular
B． encouraging
C． strange
D． embarrassing
（2）The cousins decided to sell vegetables at a market to ．
A． show how able they were
B． have less hardship of life
C． learn how hard their parents work
D． prepare for their future traveling
（3）They bargained with the sellers to ．
A． cut down the cost
B． share their feelings
C． get bigger vegetables
D． attract more customers
（4）It's clear that ．
A． they took up the temporary stall in turn
B． they gave each customer an extra plastic bag
C． Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables
D． the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes
（5）The best title of the story should be ．
A． Summer Courses
B． Family Business
C． Students Learn from Bargains
D． Cousins Work with Vegetables
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to(不注意) the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
| A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
| B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
| C．He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
| D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
| A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
| B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
| C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
| D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
| A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
| B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
| C．My Father |
| D．My Childhood |
Not everyone has a chance to be a detective（侦探）, but I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1994.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car. I expected(期望) to see my father in the driver’s seat. But to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead, “She has stolen my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car phone, so I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker. The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It's my father’s car.”
The woman smiled and said, “Oh. You’re Mr. Johnson’s son, right? I've seen your photo in your father’s office.”
Before I could say one word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant（助手）. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. After hearing this, I called my father and he told us what the woman said was right. The police and the taxi driver laughed. I felt very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time I worked as a detective.
| A．Thirteen years ago. | B．Twenty years ago. |
| C．Thirty years ago. | D．Before 1994. |
| A．He saw his father driving a new car with a young woman. |
| B．He saw a young woman driving a new car with his father. |
| C．He saw a young woman trying to steal his father’s new car. |
| D．He saw a young woman in his father’s new car. |
| A．He had his father call the young woman. |
| B．He asked the taxi driver to stop his father's car. |
| C．He got the help of the police. |
| D．He called the young woman. |
| A．He felt good about himself. |
| B．He felt sorry. |
| C．He felt very happy. |
| D．He felt excited. |
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games．The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25th，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 Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November l936. The five Olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswear．It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics．
In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came，the host countries(主办国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics．
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting．
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
| A．are the same thing | B．are different games |
| C．are not held in winter | D．are held in summer |
| A．after the year 1936 |
| B．after the 3rd White Olympics |
| C．before the 3rd White Olympics |
| D．before the year 1932 |
| A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games． |
| B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games． |
| C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games． |
| D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games |
| A．Basketball． | B．Table tennis． |
| C．Football． | D．Skating． |
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Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, climbs a wood log inside an enclosure(围栏) as visitors take pictures at the Taipei City Zoo, January 6, 2014. The cub(幼崽), which was born in July last year, made its public debut(公开亮相) on Monday. |
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The Chinese Xue Long icebreaker(破冰船) that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from Antarctic(南极) ice, as weather conditions may turn fine on Monday, January 6,2014. |
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Hong Kong media mogul(媒体大亨) Run Run Shaw(邵逸夫)， aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014. Shaw was one of the founding directors of TVB in 1967. He did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion HK dollars to support the education in China’s mainland. |
| A．in July last year | B．on Monday |
| C．in June last year | D．on January 6, 2014 |
| A．China | B．the Antarctic |
| C．Russia | D．America |
A. Run Run Shaw passed away at home in Taiwan.
B. Run Run Shaw was a famous actor in TVB.
C. Xue Long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Chinese ship.
D. Yuan Zai made its first public debut on Monday.
Hainan is in the south（南方）of China. The weather there is different from that of other areas of China. There is no winter in Hainan. It’s not cold all year round. Many people go there in winter, because it’s cold in the north（北方）of China. In summer, it’s very hot. It’s usually sunny, but it often rains. So people often take a pair of sunglasses and a raincoat at the same time. People can enjoy many kinds of fruits like bananas and coconuts (椰子) there, too.
Hainan is a good place to go for holidays and have fun. People can go fishing, boating, swimming and so on. When we want to have a rest, we can walk on the beach (海滩) and enjoy the fresh air and white clouds. It’s so interesting.
Would you like to go to Hainan?
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A. south B. north C. center
A. It’s not cold all year round.
B. It’s hot all year round.
C. It’s different from other areas of China.
A. 食物 B. 饮料 C. 水果
A. Many people go to Hainan because it’s very hot.
B. In Hainan, people often take a pair of sunglasses and a rain coat in summer.
C. People can enjoy the fresh air and white clouds in Hainan.
A. where is Hainan
B. Hainan is a good place to go for holidays and have fun
C. the weather is fine in Hainan