My mother is a teacher， And I grew up with the challenges （挑战） a teacher faces． I often asked her，" Why do you teach？ What keeps you teaching？" The answer was always the same． "There is always that one child， that one moment that is worth it．"
Now，I am a teacher， too． But different from my mother， I teach students challenging activities
outdoors． And when my mother asked me the similar questions， my answer was， "It's that one child， that one special moment．"
One of those moments happened recently． I was working with a group of girls in a four﹣ week programme．Everything went on well through the "Team" events and we were moving on to a "High" one called the Wire（钢索） Walk．
In the Wire Walk， each girl had to climb up the pegs （木桩） in a tree to a wire， 8 meters high， and then walk across it． Of course． everything was safe for sure．
When I asked who would try，a few girls raised their hands， and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty．
But when it was Susie's turn， it seemed that she didn't really want to． I asked Susie if she was ready． She answered softly，" I suppose"．
Now， Susie was at the foot of the tree． She started to make the long reach for the first peg． The other girls cheered for her． Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step． I realised she would not go much further．
Susie was halfway up． Then she stopped and held the tree tight（紧紧地）， looking very afraid． Her eyes were closed． With her face against the tree， she cried， "I can't．"
The other girls sat in silence． I talked quietly to Susie， trying to relax her． I talked for a long time till I ran out of words．
"I will still be your friend no matter what， Susie!" Mary broke the silence．
To my surprise， Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire． Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled． Mary smiled back．
Finally，Susie made it all the way across that wire． When she returned to the ground， the first hug she looked for was from Mary．
We all cheered．
Moments like this keep me doing what I do． The young hearts continue to fill me with courage．
（1）Susie stopped halfway up to the wire because ．
A．the teacher asked her to do it
B．something was wrong with it
C．she was too afraid to move on
D．it was too high for her to reach
（2）Mary broke the silence in order to ．
A．encourage Susie
B．relax the writer
C．try again herself
D．draw Susie's attention
（3）From the story of Susie and Mary， we can learn that ．
A．helping others is helping ourselves
B．a word of encouragement matters a lot
C． outdoor activities bring people closer than ever
D．a good method plays an important role in teaching
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ？
A．That One Moment
B．The Wire Walk
C．Love and Courage
D． The Young Hearts
信息归纳
We live in different places. For example, some people live in the mountains; some people live on plains; some people live near water.
Mary lives near the sea. The sea is blue. She likes to play on the beach with her friends.
Tom lives by a lake. The lake is very big. The water is clear. He often goes boating with his family on fine days. Sometimes he goes fishing with his father on Sundays.
Jack lives in the mountains. The mountains are very high. In the summer, it’s very cool there. In the winter, the mountains are all white. Jack likes to play in the snow with his sister.
Jim lives on a plain (平原). He likes flying kites when the weather is fine.
Tony lives in the desert (沙漠). It is very hot and dry. It doesn’t get much rain. Tony likes to ride his camel all around.
David lives in a forest. The forest has many trees. It rains a lot there. David likes to climb the trees and play in his tree house.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| Name |
Place to live |
Things to do |
| Mary |
play on the beach with her friends |
|
| Tom |
by a lake |
|
| Jack |
in the mountains |
like to play in the snow with his sister |
| Jim |
on a plain |
|
| Tony |
in the desert |
|
| David |
like to climb the trees and play in the tree house |
Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.
In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out.（灭绝） If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.
In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.
However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.
| A．3 | B．5 | C．8 | D．20 |
The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.
| A．5% | B．22 | C．93% | D．30% |
Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.
| A．pigs | B．deer | C．people | D．A and B |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now. |
| B．There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund. |
| C．Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer. |
| D．It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers. |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．why and how do we protect the wild tigers |
| B．the government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers |
| C．the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years |
| D．the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat |
Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm(平静). Don’t worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don’t spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don’t stay up(熬夜) late, or you can’t study well the next day.
Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure, you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
School is really a good place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.The writer writes this article in order to (为了)_________.
| A．ask students not to do their homework |
| B．tell students what a good teacher and a good school are |
| C．give students some good ways of learning |
| D．ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully |
How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?
| A．They should spend much time on it. |
| B．Do the homework quickly. |
| C．They should do more reading or writing in English. |
| D．They should stay up late doing their home-work. |
What’s the third piece of advice about?
| A．Study in your own way. |
| B．What kind of schoolwork is better for students. |
| C．How to get on well with the teachers. |
| D．How to get high marks. |
According to (根据) the passage, students should believe in _________.
| A．themselves and their parents |
| B．their parents and teachers |
| C．their classmates and their friends |
| D．themselves and their teachers |
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.The old English saying tells us _______.
| A．how to make more money |
| B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early |
| D．to stay up late |
A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
_______ provides nutrition for our brains.
| A．Air | B．Blood | C．Exercise | D．Sleep |
Which of the following statements is Not true?
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |
Animals have the ability to make people understand them, especially(尤其) when they are in serious danger and hope to get help from man. And they often go together to help one another.
One day, I visited my friend Jack on a sheep farm in North America. Suddenly one sheep came to cry in front of us. She made the most painful(痛苦的) cries. Jack said ,"Something must be wrong. Come on, Mike. Let's follow her."
Together we followed the sheep back to where she was feeding on the farm. She rushed forward and kept on looking back to see if we were coming. She finally took us to an old well (井) , and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well. As the well had no water and was only six feet deep, we took a ladder(梯子） and climbed down. After a few minutes, the baby sheep was saved. The mother sheep looked happy with the successful (成功的) result of the accident. She came to tell us her trouble and got help. How amazing!The mother sheep came to Mike and Jack because_______.
| A．she needed their help | B．she had no food |
| C．she had no water | D．there was a hunter |
When Mike and Jack went to the well, they found a _______ in it.
| A．man | B．ladder | C．sheep | D．wolf |
What does the underlined word "accident" mean in Chinese?
| A．机会 | B．演出 | C．玩笑 | D．事故 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．There was no water in the well. |
| B．At last the baby sheep lost its life. |
| C．The story happened in North America. |
| D．Animals can make people understand them. |