I looked at my blank page. All I’d written was the title “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”. The rest of the class were all busy writing.
“You have five minutes to finish.” Ms Clark announced.
“I want to be a teacher when I grow up because…” I just wrote a few lines when the bell went. My friend Lisa told me she wanted to be an astronaut. I laughed as I pictured Lisa floating in space. After school, I told my grandpa my real dream. “You promise not to laugh. I didn’t write it on the school paper.” I said, “I want to be an actor.” He didn’t laugh. Instead he asked, “Why?”
“I just do, that’s all, more than anything in the world. I’d be really good.”
“OK. Angela, I once dreamed to be a reporter. We’d better find out if you’ve got any talent then, hadn’t we?” He looked up a number in his phone. “You need drama lessons, and I know just the right person—Jane Rozzi, a friend of mine.” Fantastic! I couldn’t believe my luck. I gave him a big hug.
“I’d better check with your Mum and Dad first to make sure they don’t mind their daughter taking Jane Rozzi’s acting class.”
No problem there. Next evening, sitting in my grandpa’s car, my stomach felt tight and my mouth was dry. He was driving me to my first acting lesson. “She is kind and gentle. Don’t be nervous.”
He was right. I liked Jane immediately. She told me I was talented and my voice was good. Just needed to get louder. After that we did some breathing and voice exercises. I practised day after day…
“You have a natural talent and, with hard work and luck, you will make it.” I always bear Jane’s words in my mind. Now I am an actor on the stage.
Wow! How my life has changed since I first stared at that blank piece of paper!
(1). Which of the following is Angela’s dream job?
| A． |
Teacher. |
B． |
Astronaut. |
C． |
Reporter. |
D． |
Actor. |
(2). Why didn’t Angela write her real dream at school?
| A． |
Ms Clark didn’t like it. |
B． |
Her parents wouldn’t support it. |
| C． |
She was afraid of being laughed at. |
D． |
She couldn’t decide it when she was at school. |
(3). What does the underlined part in paragraph 7 probably mean?
| A． |
Angela felt sad. |
B． |
Angela felt nervous. |
C． |
Angela felt proud. |
D． |
Angela felt interested. |
(4). Which of the following could best describe Angela?
| A． |
Skillful and caring. |
B． |
Patient and helpful. |
| C． |
Talented and hard-working. |
D． |
Clever and beautiful. |
Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad (广告) in the newspaper. “ Wanted ---- the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs,” the man said.”
“.Really? I’d like to listen to it, “ Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousands dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother, “ Well, mother,” he asked, “ What do you think of the bird?”
“ Oh, it’s very delicious, dear,” said his mother._________ was the eldest son.
| A．Bob | B．Bill | C．Dave | D．Amy |
What did Dave put in the newspaper?
| A．A show | B．A joke |
| C．An ad | D．A report |
How many songs could the bird sing?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
How much did the bird cost (花费) Dave?
| A．＄8 | B．＄80 |
| C．＄800 | D．＄8000 |
How did the mother deal with the bird?
| A．She sold i.t. | B．She played with it. |
| C．She ate it. | D．She gave it to others. |
We are collecting more news for our school English newspaper. Would you like to be reporters for it? Welcome! Here are two pieces from the news page.
The best Runner
We had a sports day at school yesterday. Last year’s best runner, Li Yu, only won the second prize in the 800-meter race. Instead, Yang Liu from Class 2 came first by two seconds. Next year the race is going to be more interesting! Who will be the best runner? I wonder.
Good-bye, Mr. White!
Our English teacher, Mr.White, has finished (已经完成) his two years’ teaching at our school and will leave next month. Mr.White is an excellent teacher and he’s always friendly to us. We’ll never forget his lively and interesting teaching. We are lucky to be his students. We thank him for all his hard work and wish him a nice journey(旅游) home .We will miss you, Mr. White.You are welcome(受欢迎的) to be reporters for our school English newspaper.
Li Yu won the second prize in the 800-meter race yesterday.
Yang Liu was the best runner last year.
Mr. White will teach us English for two years at our school.
We’ll always remember Mr.White’s lively(生动的) and interesting teaching.
There are many things we need to know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality (质量) of different brands (品牌). We need to know how to make sensible choices when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need the skill if we want to lead a useful and happy life.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I have an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I take a bus to school today or will I walk? Will I wear the red T- shirt or the blue one to go to the movie? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I work hard only in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like these every day.
Making wrong choices can cause unhappiness. We have to realize that the choices we make can affect the rest of our life. And our choices can also affect other people. If you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movie, consider this: who else does your choice affect?
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 can help us use our money wisely when we shop.
| A．Choosing good brands |
| B．Comparing the price and quality |
| C．Going to big shops |
| D．Learning business at school |
What does the underlined word “sensible” mean in Chinese?
| A．明智的 | B．敏感的 |
| C．不同寻常的 | D．愚蠢的 |
According to the passage, doesn’t belong to “life skills”.
| A．knowing how to spend money wisely |
| B．knowing how to compare different things |
| C．knowing how to get good grades at school |
| D．knowing how to make right choices in life |
Which of the following choices is more important than others according to the passage?
| A．Will I have an apple for breakfast? |
| B．Will I walk to school today? |
| C．Will I study harder at English? |
| D．Will I wear my blue jeans to go to the party? |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．We can’t learn all the things at school. |
| B．Making wrong choices in life is necessary. |
| C．There are many choices for us to make in life. |
| D．We should consider how others feel while making choices. |
| SCHOOL REPORT Term: Summer Name: Luo Hui Age: 15 Class: 2 |
||
| Chinese |
She has great preference(偏爱) for writing, but there are always several mistakes in her work. I believe. She can do better. |
A- |
| Math |
She is good at figures (计算), but she doesn’t always pay much attention to the results. If she wants to make greater progress, she must be more careful. |
B |
| English |
Maybe she is not so interested in English. She doesn’t often answer questions in class. I think she should read English aloud every day and try not to be so shy. |
B |
| Science |
She does well in doing experiments and she has a lot of good ideas in her work. |
A |
| History |
Getting better. |
B- |
| Geography |
Nice work. |
A |
| Art |
Being very good at drawing pictures of her teachers. |
A- |
| P.E. |
Excellent. She is a good player. |
A |
| Music |
Common. |
B- |
| General: Luo Hui is a clever girl. She spends much time playing ping-pong. She usually hands in her homework late. But she has excellent performance (表现) in Chinese, science and geography besides P.E. and art. We believe Luo Hui should work harder at math. |
||
| Gao Hui Head teacher |
根据表格内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 Luo Hui draws pictures of very well.
| A．her teachers | B．her parents |
| C．cartoons | D．mountains |
In this term, how many subjects does Luo Hui have?
| A．Seven | B．Eight |
| C．Nine | D．Ten |
According to the report, Luo Hui is good at .
| A．music, P.E. and geography |
| B．music, math and English |
| C．science, P.E. and geography |
| D．science, math and English |
The underlined sentence “Maybe she is not so interested in English” means .
| A．Luo Hui likes English very much. |
| B．Luo Hui doesn’t like English at all. |
| C．Luo Hui pays more attention to English. |
| D．Luo Hui pays less attention to English. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the School Report?
| A．Luo Hui should be more careful in math lessons. |
| B．Luo Hui does well in P.E. and her history is getting better. |
| C．Gao Hui is Luo Hui’s head teacher. |
| D．Luo Hui is sixteen years old now. |
Morison and Philip were classmates. They lived in the same town. After they left school, Morison became the manager of a flower shop and Philip became a doctor in a hospital.
Philip made a girlfriend. He bought a red rose for her each day to show his love. The flowers made her very happy. Sometimes he took the rose to her himself. But when he was busy in the hospital, he asked Morison to give the rose to her instead of him.
One morning, Philip came into the flower shop and said to Morison. “I’ll go to another town to work today. I have no time to give the letter and the flowers to my girlfriend. Please give her the letter and twenty- four roses.”
In the evening, when Morison was closing the door of the shop, Philip came. “Morison, how many roses did you give my girlfriend this morning?” asked Philip angrily.
“I gave her thirty,” answered Morison.
“Why did you do that?” asked Philip.
“I thought you often bought roses for her in my shop. I want to give her six roses as the gifts. Six is a good number, you know,” said Morison.
“How foolish you are!” He threw his letter on the table. “Read it!”
Morison picked it up and began to read:
Dear Mimi,
I love you very much. Today is your birthday. Please accept my present- some roses, one rose is a year. And the roses are your age.
Yours,
Philip
“She returned them to me,” cried Philip, “you must go and explain it to her.”
根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的在括号内写上“T”，错误的写上“F”。Philip and Morison had different jobs after school.
Mimi never accepted Philip’s flowers.
Philip couldn’t send flowers to Mimi himself on her birthday because he was ill.
Mimi was happy to get six more roses from Philip.
From the passage we know that Mimi was 24 years old at that time.