Once upon a time， a king dressed up and went to a local village．He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone． Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched．
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart（小车）．He crashed into the stone himself up and angrily went away．
After a while，a group of women came along，each balancing a pot of water on her head．One woman tripped over（绊倒） the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground．She picked herself up and walked away in tears，Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road．
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone， but he found nobody was willing to move it．The king wondered，"Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm？"
Just then， the king saw a young girl coming along．She was the daughter of a local farmer， She had been working all day and was very tired．But when she saw he stone， she said to herself．"This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark．I′ll move it out of the way．"
After a grent deal of effort， the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road．Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then， the king stepped out from behind the tree．"Oh sir， "the girl said， "Is this gold yours？If not， we surely must find the owner， for he will certainly miss it．"
The king said， "My dear， the gold is mine， but now the gold is yours， because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people．Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems．"
（1）How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone？
A．Angry．
B．Sad．
C．Curious．
D．Worried．
（2）What′s the meaning of the underlined word "responsibility" in Paragraph（段落） 4？
A．欲望
B．兴趣
C．责任
D．能力
（3）Why did the king place a stone on the road？
A．He wanted to give the girl a reward．
B．He wanted to hide gold coins under it．
C．He wanted to play a trick on his people．
D．He wanted to see if anyone would move it．
（4）Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？
A．All the people complained about the stone．
B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone．
C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone．
D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone．
（5）What's the best title（标题） of the passage？
A．A wise king
B．A kind girl
C．A stone on the road
D．Gold coins under the stone
Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework. Qi and 10 other classmates made a volunteer（志愿者） group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (“光盘行动”).
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million（百万） people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began in January, 2013. It calls on people to reduce（减少，降低） food waste.（浪费）
China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous（大方的）. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support （支持）of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests（顾客）who have eaten all the food a sticker (贴花). People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer (提供) smaller dishes and encourage (鼓励) their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.
To reduce food waste is a big task(任务), and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit（尽自己的一份力量）, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?
| A．The helped each other with homework. | B．They opened a restaurant together. |
| C．They volunteered for a campaign. | D．They collected money from guests in restaurants. |
In this passage the underlined word “call on ” means ______.
| A．打电话 | B．号召 | C．拜访 | D．叫喊 |
The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to _____.
| A．do volunteer work |
| B．work part time in restaurants |
| C．cut down on food waste |
| D．wash your plates after dinner |
From Paragraph 4, we learn that _____.
| A．wasting food is a serious problem in China |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
| D．most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table |
What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food. |
| B．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times. |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes. |
| D．It encouraged guests to take leftovers home. |
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Guardians of the Galaxy is a(n) ______.
| A．comedy | B．cartoon |
| C．action movie | D．Scary movie |
You can buy a pair of women’s shoes for 50 yuan on ______ at Mr Brown’s Shoe Store.
| A．Thursday | B．Sunday |
| C．Monday | D．Friday |
If you want to be a school bus driver, please call ______.
| A．785-2436 | B．786-6485. |
| C．785-7361 | D．785-4365 |
If Mr Li, Mrs Li and their five-year-old son go to see Guardians of the Galaxy, they need to pay ______.
| A．$18 | B．$27 | C．$22 | D．$9 |
Who may get the job as a school bus driver?
| A．A person who is over 50 years old. |
| B．A person who has been a driver for only one year. |
| C．A person who has driven for four years, but doesn’t like children. |
| D．A person who is thirty-five years old and knows the city well. |
根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，回答第56-70题，并将代表字母填在答题卡的相应位置。（每小题1分，共15分）
During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we are sleeping. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. When we are asleep, our bodies grow（生长）most. When children feel tired and angry, they usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better, and we feel better, too, when we have enough sleep. Boys and girls, eight or nine years old, need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of （大量的）air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air we wake up feeling tired. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls must get plenty of sleep if they want to grow and be strong.Our bodies grow most while we are ______.
| A．eating | B．playing |
| C．sleeping | D．exercising |
Which is the best air for us? ______ air.
| A．Hot | B．Cool | C．Warm | D．Dry |
What often makes us feel tired in the morning?
| A．Too much air. | B．Not enough fresh air. |
| C．Too much cold air. | D．Too much sleep. |
How can you get enough fresh air at night? You can ______.
| A．open your windows | B．not sleep in bed |
| C．sleep ten hours | D．cover your head |
The writer is trying to tell boys and girls ______.
| A．to get their lessons better |
| B．not to cover their heads |
| C．how to go to bed |
| D．to get enough sleep |
A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , " Boys and girls . I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?"
No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. "Good boy! Please answer me, dear." said the officer.
With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough, we won't have Maths and biology lessons this morning."The old man came back to school_______.
| A．to listen to a talk | B．to have lessons |
| C．to give a talk | D．to see his children |
The officer studied in this school when he was_______.
| A．fifty | B．ten | C．twenty | D．thirty |
The children were thought to be_______ before.
| A．as good as | B．as well as |
| C．as happy as | D．much happier than |
The short boy in the front_______.
| A．didn't understand the question but answered it |
| B．told the truth |
| C．wanted to make others laugh |
| D．wanted to make the officer angry |
After reading the last part of the story, we know the_______.
| A．the short boy liked the talk very much |
| B．all the children liked the talk |
| C．the short boy didn't like to study his lessons |
| D．some of the children liked to listen to a funny story |
A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes, but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”
A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.The farmer was put in prison ________.
| A．because he had done something wrong |
| B．because he had a lot of gold in the fields |
| C．The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison |
| D．For nothing |
The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .
| A．her husband | B．their farm |
| C．planting potatoes | D．herself |
The farmer told his wife _________first.
| A．not to dig the fields |
| B．to dig the fields |
| C．to ask the prison guards for help |
| D．to find the gold in the fields |
Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields? ________.
| A．They wanted to help the farmer |
| B．Their leader ordered them to do so |
| C．The farmer asked them to do so |
| D．They wanted to find out the gold |
Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once? Because _____.
| A．their fields had been dug |
| B．the gold was found out |
| C．the prison guards asked him to do so |
| D．the prison guards were digging the fields |