Henry was going through a very hard time.His wife passed away one month ago.He thought his life became meaningless.Henry sat in his house sadly and did nothing.
One day，Henry's neighbor，Lisa，saw him from her yard.She hadn't seen him outside for several days!She wanted to help Henry.Then she had an idea.
Lisa said to Henry， "Hello，Henry!Just look at this fence（篱笆）between our houses.It is falling apart.You are a strong man.Can you help fix this fence？"
After hearing Lisa's words，Henry was a little angry.He didn't want to help her.He thought he was the one who needed help.He thought Lisa was kind of rude.However，he agreed to help Lisa because Lisa was too old to fix the fence herself.
Henry spent a few days fixing the fence.When he finished，Lisa thanked him.Henry gave her a smile.It was his first time to smile after his wife passed away.
"What a wonderful job!Could you please paint it for me？" Lisa said to him.Henry thought for a while and agreed.Then he began to paint the fence in the hot sun.As his neighbors passed by and saw Henry，they all praised Henry for what he was doing.Henry felt happy and proud.He felt his life was not meaningless any more.
Henry finally understood Lisa's purpose.She wanted Henry to know that staying busy could help him forget his sorrow（悲痛）.Henry thanked Lisa a lot.
（1）Which of the following shows how Henry's feelings changed over time？
A.Happy→thankful→bored→sad.
B.Sad→angry﹣ happy→thankful.
C.Sad→happy→thankful﹣→sad.
D.Happy→upset→thankful→happy.
（2）How did Lisa help Henry forget his sorrow？
A.She wanted him to get to know more neighbors.
B.She asked him to do some things to make him busy.
C.She encouraged him to make friends with other neighbors.
D.She advised him to find a new part﹣time job in his free time.
（3）Which words can best describe Lisa according to the passage？
A.Silly and lazy.
B.Rude and lazy.
C.Clever and helpful.
D.Patient and hard﹣working.
（4）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
A.Staying busy can help us forget our sadness.
B.We should help others at any time.
C.It is hard to make friends with neighbors.
D.Asking others for help isn't rude.
B
Betty and I are best friends．Our birthdays are on the same day，so every year we have a birthday party together．But this year，we had a costume party instead．
While we were writing the invitation，my mum came in and asked．“Why not invite John？”John had been in our class for only a few months，but he was always getting better grades in math than anyone else in class．I wrinkled(皱起)my nose and said，“Mum，he wears the same pants to school every day．How can he even afford a costume？”Mum said nothing．The next day，mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it．“I thought it would be nice of you
to give this to John，”Mum said．But how？We didn’t want to make John embarrassed．We discussed it for a long time．Finally，Betty and I had a good idea．
On the day of our party，kids arrived，dressed differently．John arrived，in an old sheet(床单)，but still in the same brown pants as usual．We danced，ate snacks and played games in groups．Before eating the birthday cake，Betty said in a loud voice，“Now it’s time for the great prize game．It’s the following riddle…”It was a math game．None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope．
Everything went on well as we planned．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week．He felt happy．So did we．
When we helped others，we need to find a proper way，or we may hurt them in another way．The two girls and John were in the same________．
| A．group |
| B．family |
| C．team |
| D．class |
John’s family may be very________according to the passage．
| A．far |
| B．poor |
| C．rich |
| D．small |
How did John get the prize during the party？
| A．By helping others． |
| B．By asking for help． |
| C．By getting good grades in study． |
| D．By winning the math game． |
John________with the shopping certificate after the party．
| A．watched a basketball match |
| B．saw a movie |
| C．bought something to wear |
| D．made a phone call |
The two girls felt________when they found John wearing his new clothes．
| A．happy |
| B．sorry |
| C．sad |
| D．angry |
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A
A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends．So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master．He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．
She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns(角)．The bull replied，“I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．”The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．
So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，“Another time，my dear friend．I do not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．”
The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf(小牛)，who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility(责任)upon himself．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．What do we know about the hare？
| A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers． |
| B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her． |
| C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary． |
| D．She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends． |
What happened to the hare one day？
| A．The horse carried her away on his back． |
| B．Her enemy came neat and she was in danger． |
| C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull． |
| D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back． |
What does the underlined word“repel”mean in Chinese？
| A．击退 |
| B．厌恶 |
| C．排斥 |
| D．拒绝 |
What do you think of the sheep？
| A．Helpless． |
| B．Brave． |
| C．Friendly． |
| D．Smart． |
What does the story want to tell us？
| A．Don’t judge a book by its cover． |
| B．One’s mind works fast in time of danger． |
| C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends． |
| D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes． |
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Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. Sometimes designers use a special picture or symbol called a logo. Logos appear(出现) on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this special product?
Title: Advertisement
| You can see advertisements |
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| On bags and clothes |
● Logos appear on products. ● It is hard to forget a logo. |
| On TV and the radio |
● Advertisements use short sentences to make people remember them ● Funny situations are often |
| The |
● Make people buy a product. ● Advertisements are always |
I hid the long black bag in the garage (车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief (小偷) in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).
After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year. Why did the man feel nervous?
| A．He left the party too late. |
| B．He was afraid of the darkness. |
| C．He didn’t know where the black bag was. |
| D．He worried that others would know his secret. |
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.
| A．thieves | B．parents | C．children | D．neighbours |
In what order did the man do the following?
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moonlight.
d. Pulled the bag from the garage.
e. Went to a party.
| A．e-d-a-b-c | B．e-a-d-c-b |
| C．a-b-e-d-c | D．a-e-d-c-b |
How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?
| A．Interested. | B．Excited. | C．Tired. | D．Angry. |
Weekday mornings are very busy for US middle school students. When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts (甜点) for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mom or dad drives the carpool, your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociological (社会学) study and your first time to work with others.
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine (想象) sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house, watching the clock and counting the seconds. Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7:48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school—in the carpool.What is a carpool?
| A．Parents take turns to drive their kids to school. |
| B．Parents drive kids to schools on their way to work. |
| C．Kids go to school in their parents’ cars. |
| D．Kids drive their own cars to school. |
What can students learn from a carpool?
| A．How to drive a car. | B．How to get along with others. |
| C．What to do with parents. | D．Real teamwork. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If kids live far away from school, they are always late for school. |
| B．US children enjoy carpooling better than taking a school bus. |
| C．Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpool. |
| D．Kids often have enough time to study in a carpool. |