When I saw Ronny for the first time， he looked like other kids in the first﹣grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom． However， he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes．
On the day when it was Ronny's turn to read． he sat very close to me． I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out "Bud the Sub"． It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet（字母）．
The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress but he was still below the level of grade． A few weeks before the school year ended， I held an award（颁奖） ceremony． I had gifts and certificates（证书） for everyone． It took me a while to think about which Ronny fit； I believed the gift could cheer him up． I finally decided on "The Most Progressive Reader"． I showed his certificate and a book．
A few days later， I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school． His teacher said， "He hasn't put that book down． That's the first book he's ever owned．"
Fighting back tears（眼泪） I came near Ronny and asked， "Will you read me your book， Ronny？" He nodded．
And then， for the next few minutes， he read to me more smoothly than I'd ever thought． When he finished reading， Ronny closed his book and said， "Good book．"
At that moment， I knew I should do what an author（作家） had done﹣care children and make them excellent．
（1）The writer found that there was something wrong with Ronny's ．
A． eyes
B． talent
C． pronunciation
D． fingers
（2）The writer praised Ronny at the end of the school year because in the class．
A． he tried to do better
B． he could read the alphabet best
C． he was above the level of grade
D． he did as well as the other students
（3）The underlined phrase "fighting back （tears）"in the fifth paragraph means ．
A． beginning to cry silently
B． turning back to cry loudly
C． being filled with sad tears
D． trying hold not to show the feeling
（4）The writer was moved so deeply that she wanted to ．
A． help more children become successful
B． take care of Ronny all the time
C． teach children in the school as a teacher
D． write more novels for children
（5）Choose the main idea of this article．
A． Many children aren't cared in some schools．
B． Children should be encouraged in their study．
C． Most children like to read if they have good books．
D． All the authors can be good teachers in primary schools．
Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted. It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.
How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all round Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.
Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use the chemicals (化学制品)in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning and killing insects. There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines of shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from home and businesses and then carries them into the lake . They pollute the water and kill the animals.
Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats（汽船）. But oil and gas from boats often get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.
People in Hartwell are worried . They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn’t use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people’s lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again. In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by ________.
| A．forests | B．rain | C．birds | D．fish |
Chemicals from homes and businesses _________.
| A．are always clean | B．can help the animals |
| C．are good for the lake | D．get into the rainwater |
Cleaner rainwater will mean _________ .
| A．more boats on the lake | B．more dirty things in the lake |
| C．a cleaner lake | D．a dirty lake |
To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to ________.
| A．be more careful about chemicals | B．use the water |
| C．grow fewer plants in the gardens | D．use more motorboats on the lake |
The passage is about ________.
| A．boats on the Lake Pankapog | B．why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog |
| C．clean rainwater | D．dirty lakes |
Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.Why do we need friends according to the passage?
| A．Friends can do everything for us. | B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. | D．Without friends, we could not live. |
What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?
| A．To help others. | B．To smile to others. |
| C．To get on with others. | D．To listen to others’ complaints. |
Which of the following shows a sense of humour?
| A．Opening the door for someone. |
| B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. |
| D．Finding someone wo will understand us. |
How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Nine. | D．Eleven. |
What should we do when we have trouble in making friends?
| A．Respect others. | B．Complain. | C．Give up. | D．Laugh at them |
People like to say：“The hand that rocks(摇动)the cradle(摇篮)rules the world．”Or theysay：“Behind every successful man，there is a woman．”
Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful．But some women want more for themselves．They want to be successful as men．
Today the best jobs are still given to men．Even when women do the same work，they are often paid less than men．Some women want these things changed．They want to stand beside the men，with the same chances for success．
Now many American women are earning money outside their homes．More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs．In general，working women have more education than those who stay at home．
Among women with jobs，eight out of ten drive a car to work，and most of them often spend their holidays away from home．They like traveling by air．Women’s work has made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives，too．
But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries．
In the Middle East countries，women have to stay at home．They look after their families and do all the housework．They can’t find work outside．When they go out in public．they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands．
For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries．Many women want to play an active role in the society．Though working gives them few chances of getting married，many men still want to marry them in the old ways．More and more women want to get jobs because．
| A．they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street |
| B．they think they are more important than men |
| C．they think they are as important as men |
| D．housework troubles them too much |
Some women are still badly paid．
| A．because women want more money |
| B．because of the old ways of thinking |
| C．because women can’t do as well as men do |
| D．but we don’t know why |
If women have got higher education．
| A．they can get better jobs more easily | B．they don’t have to do any housework |
| C．they can travel by plane | D．they can be paid better than men |
Working gives women．
| A．the chance to receive more education than men |
| B．chances to play an important role in the society |
| C．more pay than men |
| D．fewer chances of getting married |
From this passage we know．
| A．women have the same rights as men today |
| B．women don’t want to work outside their homes |
| C．more and more women want to play an active role in their countries |
| D．in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home |
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world..
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.Our world is becoming much smaller _______.
| A．because the earth is being polluted day and night |
| B．thanks to science development |
| C．because of the rise in population |
| D．because the earth is blown away by the wind every year |
Thousands of years ago, life was _______it is today.
| A．much easier than | B．as easy as | C．as hard as | D．much harder than |
Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.
| A．Water pollution | B．air pollution | C．noise pollution | D．rubbish |
Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ________.
| A．it’s bad to all living things in the world | B．it makes much noise |
| C．it has made our rivers and lakes dirty | D．it makes us become angry more easily |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. |
| B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does. |
| C．From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car ormotorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2. |
| D．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people |
How much should you save? You may be able to save 100% of your money. Does that mean you should? Not at all. The best way to develop good saving habits is to make saving a regular part of your life, along with spending.
Here is the rule you should remember: save before spending. Whenever some money gets into your hands, from a job or your pocket money or whatever, take your savings out immediately, before spending any of the money. The beauty of this system is that if you take away your savings, you are free to spend the rest.
Here are some more suggestions on how to successfully get into the saving habit from teens. Let’s see!
Tony,13: I put my money in a bank instead of my wallet, so the money is not there. And I have to take an extra step to get it.
Bill,14: When considering a major purchase(购买), wait a week or so, at least. This will help you make sure if you still want it, and the price might go down.
Dick, 13: Carry very little money always. You can’t spend money if you don’t have it. A cake would be nice, but without a dollar, you can’t get it. Little things like that really add up quickly.
Steve,16: I used to be weak when it came to money. I bought something whenever I went into a store. I’m glad I’m not that person now. I taught myself discipline by keeping a $20 bill in my pocket while waking around the mall all day and not buying anything. Now I have no strong wish to buy things when I go into a store. It works for me.
These ideas should help you get started. If you have some questions about anything you’ve read here, or would like to share your ideas about saving money, please write to us.How does Tony advise you about saving money?
| A．By keeping money in a bank. |
| B．By putting money in a wallet. |
| C．By making it easy to get your money. |
| D．By buying little things. |
According to Billy, if you want to buy something expensive, you’d better_________.
| A．wait at least a month |
| B．make sure it’s necessary |
| C．wait until it’s for sale |
| D．ask somebody for help |
According to the passage, Steve is the person who _______.
| A．didn’t carry any money |
| B．can’t wait to spend his money now |
| C．didn’t use to buy anything in a store |
| D．doesn’t spend money quickly and carelessly now |
Where is the passage most probably from?
| A．A dictionary | B．The instructions | C．A newspaper | D．An advertisement. |
The writer wrote the passage in order to ask teens to_______.
| A．make major purchases |
| B．save 100% of their money |
| C．spend all their savings regularly |
| D．save money regularly as well as spending |