A Friend to the Pilgrims
"I speak English." When the Pilgrims （清教徒前辈美洲移民） heard these words，they were very surprised.The words came from Squanto，a Native American （印第安人）.But how did he learn to speak English？As the Pilgrims would soon find out，this happened to be a long story.
In 1605，George Weymouth，an English captain （船长），was exploring America.People from England were interested in the Native Americans of this new land.When Weymouth came to Squanto's village，he captured （俘获） five men.Squanto was not among them，but the little boy was curious （好奇的）.He volunteered to go with Weymouth to England.
In England，a friend of Weymouth's took good care of Squanto.But after nine years，Squanto felt homesick.In 1614，two English captains，John Smith and Thomas Hunt，asked Squanto to help them explore America.They promised to take Squanto to his home village after the trip.Squanto was happy and agreed to go.But after the trip，Captain Hunt broke his promise.Instead of bringing Squanto to see his family，he sold him to Spain as a slave （奴隶）.
In Spain，some monks （僧侣） saved Squanto and looked after him for three years.Then，he joined another trip to North America.The trip was to Newfoundland.This was still far from Squanto's home.Squanto returned to England in the end.
By now，Squanto had known many important men in England.They liked Squanto and wanted to help him.Finally，Squanto went back to his home village in 1619 with the help of them.But sadly，the village was empty.All of the villagers had died from an illness.
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620，winter would soon come.They needed help.Squanto happened to be living close to their houses.He offered to help.Knowing the language and customs of Englishmen，Squanto helped the Pilgrims in many ways，including teaching them how to catch fish.The Pilgrims were really lucky to have such a good friend!
（1）What did George Weymouth do when he came to Squanto's village？
（2）Who helped Squanto return to his home village in the end？
（3）When did the Pilgrims arrive in America？
（4）How did Squanto help the Pilgrims？
（5）What do you think of Squanto？And why？
It was a sunny Saturday in Oklahoma City． A proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two boys to visit a museum． He walked up to the penson at the ticket office and said， "How much is it to gei in？"
The person replied， "3.00 for you and 3.00 for any kid who is older than six． We will let them in free if they are six or younger ，How old are they？"
Bobby replied， "One is three and the other is seven， so I guess I owe （应给）you ＄6.00. "
The person at the ticket office said，"Hey，sir，did you just win the lottery(彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself ＄3.00． I wouldn't have known the difference．" Bobby replied．" Yes， that may be true， but the kids would have known the difference．"
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said， "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying．" In challenging times when ethics （伦理） are more important than ever before， make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with．
（1）Which place did the father with his children want to visit？
（2）What′s the price of a ticket？
（3）How old should a kid be if he or she can get in free？
（4）How much should the father pay in fact？
（5）What should we set for everyone around us？
A goup of working adults got together to visit their teacher． The teacher was glad to see them， and they talked about everything in their life． All of a sudden， conversations soon turned intocomplaints（抱怨） about stress in work and life．
The teacher just smiled and went to the kitchen to get different cups﹣﹣﹣some in plastic， somein glass， some plain （平庸） looking and some looked rather expensive． The teacher offered his students the cups to get drinks for themselves．
When all the students had a cup in hand with water， the teacher spoke． "If you noticed， allthe nice looking， expensive cups were taken up， leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．It is normal that you only want the best for yourselves， but that is the beginning of your problems and stress． What all of you wanted was water， not the cup， but we went for the better cups．"
Just like in life， if Life is Water， then the jobs， money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold Life， but the quality of Life doesn't change． If we only care about thecup， we won't have time to enjoy the water in it．
（1）How did the teacher feel when his students visited him？
| A． |
Angry |
| B． |
Bored |
| C． |
Happy |
| D． |
Stressed |
（2）Why did the teacher get different cups for the students？
| A． |
To get drinks for them． |
| B． |
To show off his cups． |
| C． |
To complain about life． |
| D． |
To teach them a lesson． |
（3）The students did not prefer to take up ．
| A． |
cheap cups |
| B． |
useful cups |
| C． |
expengsive cups |
| D． |
nice looking cups |
（4）According to the passage， the word"water"probbably means ．
| A． |
jobs |
| B． |
life |
| C． |
tools |
| D． |
money |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
We should have a good job． |
| B． |
We should make much more money． |
| C． |
We should care more about life itself． |
| D． |
We should drink much water in our life． |
As soon as the man steps in this world， the first persons who he meets are his family members．
The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this world． Then is the fathe who is always there to care for him． Then come the younger brothers or sisters．
The family is the first learning place for a person in this world． Starting from childhood until old age， he leans everything from his family． He sees his family members walking and starts trying that．He sees them speaking and he tries to copy them． Gradually， he learns the basic communication among the family members． He also learns how to love， how to behave， how to come along in life， all from his family． This develops a kind of close relationship among all family members． They are always there to help each other．
The family works like a chain． Younger people learn from elders while elders depend on their kids for a lot of things．When kids grow up， get married and have their own children， the whole cycle（循环） is repeated again． Family members will always rescue you whenever you need them．
They always support you in different ways． You can always share your problems with your family and find a better way to solve your problems after a discussion in the house． Considering all these， we can say， family is one of the greatest gifts of nature to us．
（1）Who is the first person a man meets in the world？
| A． |
The father． |
| B． |
The mother． |
| C． |
The brother． |
| D． |
The sister． |
（2）Where does a person begin to learn according to the passage？
| A． |
In the school． |
| B． |
In the library． |
| C． |
In the family． |
| D． |
In the hospital． |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The family doesn't have influences on kids． |
| B． |
The family cycle will stop when kids grow up． |
| C． |
Only younger people depend on elders in the family． |
| D． |
The family may give you some advice on the problems． |
（4）What does the underlined word"rescue" probably mean？
| A． |
Great． |
| B． |
Save． |
| C． |
Avoid． |
| D． |
Punish． |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
To value our family． |
| B． |
To depend on our family． |
| C． |
To behave well in the family． |
| D． |
To learn to speak in the family |
On a summer day， a man sitting under a tree on the bank of a river， watched a group of ducks on the river．
Soon a branch（树枝） with leaves came drifting（漂浮） among them， and they all flew away． After circling in the air for a little time， they landed again on their feeding ground．
Soon another branch came drifting down among them， and again they took flight from the river． But when they found the branch had drifted by and done them no harm， they flew down to the water as before．
After four or five branches had drifted by in this way， the ducks gave little attention to them． At last， they hardly tried to fly out of their way， even when the branches nearly touched them．
The man who was watching all this， now wanted to know who had drifted these branches． He
looked up the river， and noticed a fox slyly（偷偷地） watching the ducks．" What will he do next？" thought the man，
When the fox saw that the ducks were no longer afraid of the branches． he took a much larger branch， and hid himself behind it． Then he drifted himself with the larger branch． When he was right among the ducks， he caught two young ducks quickly and swam off with them． The rest of the ducks flew away in fright（惊吓）， and did not come back for a long time．
The fox must have enjoyed a fine dinner for what he had done．
（1）What did the man watch on the river at first？
| A． |
Ducks |
| B． |
Foxes |
| C． |
leaves |
| D． |
Branches |
（2）What did the ducks do as soon as the first branch came near them？
| A． |
They fed themselves． |
| B． |
They stayed still |
| C． |
They looked for food． |
| D． |
They flew away． |
（3）At last， even when the branches nearly touched the ducks， they ．
| A． |
tried to fly at once |
| B． |
swam off quickly |
| C． |
were no longer afraid |
| D． |
came back for a long time |
（4）Why did the fox drift the larger branch？
| A． |
To have fun |
| B． |
To catch the ducks． |
| C． |
To cross the river |
| D． |
To swim with ducks． |
（5）What do you think of the fox？
| A． |
Clever and patient |
| B． |
Kind and thankful |
| C． |
Interesting and outgoing |
| D． |
Lovely and friendly |
When Charley got up one morning， he looked out of the window and saw the ground deeply covered with snow． On the side of the house nearest the kitchen， the snow was deeper than Charley's head． Charley's father told him that they needed a path（小路） through the snow．"I would make one if I had time， "said his father， "but I have to go to work． Could you make a path， Charley？" "How could I do that？ " asked Charley in surprise． "The snow is higher than my head! "Little by little， " said Charley's father．
So Charley got the snow shovel （铲）and started working． He shoveled and shoveled as hard as he could， but it was very slow work．"I don't think I can do it， mother， "he said．"There is too much snow!"
"Little by little， Charley， "said his mother．"The snow fell in tiny flakes （薄片）， but see what a great pile（堆） it has made．" "Yes， I see， Mother． If I throw it away little by little， I can do it．"Charley went on working as hard as he could． When his father came home in the evening， he wasvery happy to see a nice and clear path． The next day he gave Charley a nice card． Written on the card were the words "little by little．"
（1）Why did Charley's father ask him to make a path？
| A． |
Because he was very busy． |
| B． |
Because it was too cold． |
| C． |
Because he didn't like snow． |
| D． |
Because there was little snow． |
（2）How did Charley feel when his father asked him to make a path？
| A． |
Excited |
| B． |
Tired |
| C． |
Surprised |
| D． |
Relaxed． |
| A． |
（3）The mother's words showed that ． |
| A． |
she was very angry with the boy |
| B． |
she wanted to encourage the boy |
| C． |
she wanted to work with the boy |
| D． |
she wanted the boy to have a rest |
（4）Why was Charley′s father happy when he got home？
| A． |
Because Charley gave him a nice card． |
| B． |
Because Charley was making a path alone． |
| C． |
Because Charley made a path with his efforts． |
| D． |
Because Charley wrote the words on the card． |
（5）From the passage， "little by little" probably means" "．
| A． |
Well begun is half done |
| B． |
Failure is the mother of success |
| C． |
Many hands make light work |
| D． |
A thousand journey takes every step |