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.
On Sept． 19，2014 Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange（纽约证券交易所）， raising ﹩25 billion through an IPO（公司股票的首次公开发行）， the biggest in the US history． It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully． The short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now． Ma， who was an English teacher， has become one of the richest men on the Chinese mainland．
Born in Hangzhou， Zhejiang， Ma grew up as a happy kid． At the age of 12， he wanted to learn English． Every morning， he woke up at 5 a．m． ， cycling 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat with foreign tourists．
On a trip to the US in 1995，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time． Seeing the chance， Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers．
Four years later，18 people including Ma， his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou． People called him "Crazy Jack Ma"． But 15 years later， Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e﹣commerce（电子商务）company．
No one thinks he's mad now． Ma' s favorite line has been printed on Alibaba's souvenir T﹣shirts． It reads， "Everybody should have a dream． What if that dream comes true？"
（1）How much did Alibaba raise through an IPO on Sept． 19，2014？ ﹩25 billion
（2）Where was Ma Yun born？ Hangzhou， Zhejiang
（3）What did Ma want to do when he was twelve years old？ He wanted to learn English．
（4）Alibaba was founded in 1995 ，wasn't it？ No，it wasn't．
（5）What did Ma do after coming back to China from the US？ He set up a website called China Pages
Strawberries look nice， but a light pressure can make them out of shape． Nowadays， there are many young people who are just like strawberries． They easily break down when they face difficulties． They don't know what to do when they are in trouble． They have a common name﹣ strawberry kids．
Why are many students so easy to break down？ Parents and schools are a main reason． Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life， while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality（个性）．
Liu Yue，13，is from Fujian． His mom hardly criticizes （批评） him and he always feels good about himself． When a teacher criticized him strictly， he felt surprised and sad． He began to doubt his ability．
Students should do something to make themselves mentally strong． An expert said， "When you are in trouble， don't ask for help too quickly． You should try to deal with problems first by yourself． I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities． That can make you mentally strong． "
Growing up is not just a happy process （过程）． Pains also go along with it． The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them．
（1）Some students are called "strawberry kids" because they all like to eat some fruit， especially strawberries．
（2）Liu Yue' s mother often criticizes him．
（3）Parents do almost everything for their children in their daily life．
（4）According to the fourth paragraph， students should ask for help quickly when they are in trouble．
（5）The writer advises students to be brave in the face of pains．
Julie is ten years old． Her brother Rick is eleven． Last year their family went to Kenya（肯尼亚）for their summer holiday．
They had a wonderful time． Kenya is famous for its safari holiday．
On a safari holiday， you stay in a national park and watch the wild animals． Julie's family did this． They camped in the middle of a national park， far from any towns．
There were guides with them， and the guides knew a lot about wild animals． During the day， their guides took them in a big car and they saw all kinds of animals． They saw lions， elephants monkeys and many other wild animals． Sometimes the animals came very close to them． Once an elephant started to walk towards them， and Julie and Rick felt very scared． The guide said， "It's all right Don't move， please．" He didn't seem afraid at all! After some minutes， the elephant walked away．
At night， the family slept in a tent． They could hear the noises of the animals． They said it was noisy， and sometimes they couldn't sleep! Also， they said it was very， very hot． But they loved their holiday and are going again next year．
（1）When did Julie and Rick travel to Kenya？
（2）Did the family camp next to a town？
（3）How did the guides take them to watch wild animals？
（4）Why were Julie and Rick very scared？
（5）Where did the family sleep at night？
In today's world， almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people's health． However， not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution， and that is harmful to human health， too．
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf． Today， scientists believe that 10% of the workers in Britain are becoming deaf because of the noise where they work． Many of the workers who print newspapers and who weave cloth（织布）become deaf． Plenty of people living near airports also become deaf． Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65﹣year﹣old persons， because these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise． Besides， noise which is produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant． It can make people ill or even drive them mad．
It is said that a continuous noise of more than 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness． Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels．
In China， the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems．
（1）Scientists believe 10% of the workers are becoming deaf because of their noisy
workplaces．
A． in America
B． in China
C． in Britain
（2） will probably become deaf．
A． Workers who print newspapers
B． People who live far from airports
C． Students who like listening to soft music
（3）According to the passage， noise from jet planes or machines can ．
A． make people sleepy
B． drive people mad
C． cause people to die
（4）The underlined word "continuous" means in Chinese．
A．正常的
B． 持续的
C．清晰的
（5）What's the best title of this passage？
A． Air Pollution
B． Water Pollution
C． Noise Pollution
A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival． The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites． He wanted to fly a kite， too． The father then bought a kite for him．
The son started to fly the kite． Soon， his kite was high up in the sky． After a while， he said， "Father， it seems that the string （线） is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， the kite will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father cut the string． The kite started to go higher． This made the little boy happy．
But then， slowly， the kite started to come down． And finally it fell to the ground． The son was surprised to see this． He asked his father， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher， but was helping it stay in the sky． You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string． But when you cut the string， it could no longer support the kite．"
Sometimes， we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back（阻碍）and stopping us growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us the most．
（1）How did the boy feel when he saw the colorful kites？
A． Strange．
B． Happy．
C． Relaxed
（2）When the son started to fly the kite？
A． it could not fly
B． it stopped in the sky
C． it was high up in the sky
（3）The son wanted to cut the string because ．
A． he preferred to use a longer one
B． he thought the kite would fly higher
C． he found the string was not strong
（4）According to the passage， what happened to the kite after the string was cut？
A． It fell to the ground in the end
B． It fell down at once
C． It became broken suddenly
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The things that hold us back can also support us
B． We can fly kites in our free time with our parents
C． Flying kites can make people healthy
