题目内容
Gina was a 3rd grader. She was very clever, but she had no friends at school until Rita joined her class. New to the city and too shy to make any friends, Rita did not mind being Gina's friend. At least she had someone to play with.
One day the teacher scolded (训斥) Rita for not concentrating when she was doing some math problems. The whole class laughed at her and Rita cried hard. The teacher had patiently explained how to do them, but Rita was just not able to understand.
Gina told her mother about Rita's bad day. "Why don't you try to help her?" asked her mother. " She likes you very much."
" Mommy, I don't have time to waste." said Gina.
" But Rita is your friend and if you don't help her, who will?" said her mother. But Gina didn't think so.
" Then Gina's mother decided to act tough(强硬地)." If you don't help her, I will not let you watch cartoons for a week."
Extremely unhappy, Gina taught Rita. Rita understood, for Gina knew how to explain things simply. Rita was excited and told everyone what a good friend Gina was.
One day, Gina made a mistake, and the principal (校长) asked Gina to pick up the waste paper in every classroom after school.
After school, Gina began to clean the classrooms and she felt very sad. Rita found out about it and went to help her do it.
From that day, Gina and Rita became the best of friends.【小题1】 Did Rita mind making friends with Gina?
__________________________________________________________________________【小题2】 What happened after the teacher scolded Rita?
__________________________________________________________________________【小题3】 Why did Rita understand the math problems after Gina taught her?
__________________________________________________________________________【小题4】How did Gina feel when she was made to pick up waste paper?
__________________________________________________________________________【小题5】What can we learn form the story?
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解析
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation (谈话).
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:
“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To reply (回答) to an invitation , either say ‘thank you’ and accept (接受), or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry . I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people use expressions (习惯用语) that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations . For example; “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention (提到) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
Title: Real 【小题1】 or not
| Situations | Answers |
| Canadians and Americans often invite friends for 【小题2】 at home | Because they 【小题3】 entertainment at home. |
| Someone says “I’ve two movie tickets, 【小题4】 you go with me after supper?” | You want to go, and your answer should be “Thanks, I’d 【小题5】 to.” |
| Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn’t mention the time or the 【小题6】 . | You’d better answer “Sure, that would be 【小题7】 .” |
| 【小题8】 people use “an unreal invitation” in their everyday conversation. | They really mean to be 【小题9】 . |
| So remember, next time when you hear something that sounds like an invitation, you should listen 【小题10】 and pay attention to the time and the date. | |
| Menu | |
| Meat Mutton ￥34 Beijing duck ￥45 Beef with potatoes ￥18 Rabbit ￥16 Fried chicken ￥22 Fried fish ￥20 | Tofu ￥6 Cabbage ￥6 Potatoes ￥4 Eggs and tomatoes ￥8 Vegetable salad ￥5 Egg and tomato soup ￥3 Rice ￥5/bowl Dumplings ￥4/plate Noodles ￥4/bowl Pie ￥8/plate |
| Drink Cola ￥9/bottle Green tea ￥5/cup Coffee ￥8/cup Milk ￥2/bottle Orange ￥10/glass Yogurt ￥12/glass | |
| A．Vegetable salad. | B．Egg and tomato soup. |
| C．Tofu. | D．Cabbage |
| A．Milk. | B．Coffee. |
| C．Orange juice. | D．Yogurt |
| A．Six. | B．Seven. |
| C．Eight. | D．Nine |
| A．￥35. | B．￥49. |
| C．￥57. | D．￥60 |
| A．Beef with potatoes, a bowl of rice, eggs and tomatoes. |
| B．Mutton, cabbage and a bottle of milk. |
| C．Fried chicken, vegetable salad and a bowl of noodles. |
| D．Beijing duck, Tofu and a cup of green tea. |
The 31st Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in 2016. Before this global sporting event, we started thinking about sports that didn’t exist any more and sports that were maybe a little strange. Read the following ones that have ever been included in the past Olympic Games.
Live Pigeon Shooting (1900)
This bloody event was only held once, at the 1900 Paris Games. Nearly 300 birds were killed during the competition, leaving a crime scene of feathers and blood. This is the only event in Olympic history that involved killing live animals.
Kabaddi (1936)
This sport is popular in South Asia. The object is for one member of a team to enter the other side’s half of the field, and score points. The attacker then returns to his half of the field.
12 Hour Bicycle Race (1896)
Seven riders got on their bikes at 5 a.m. and rode until 5 p.m. Four riders dropped out before noon, but the winner, Adolf Schmal of Austria, managed about 180 miles. Only Schmal and one other finished.
Tug of War (1900—1920)
This may seem like a basic PE class sport more than an Olympic event, but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500 BC.
There are two teams of eight; the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward.
Swimming Obstacle Race (1900)
The athletes had to climb over a pole (杆子) and a row of boats, and then swim under another row of boats. All of this was done in the Seine River, so they also had to fight against the water. This event was only ever held in 1900, in Paris.
【小题1】What do you probably think of these events?
| A．Strange. | B．Fantastic. |
| C．Modern. | D．Interesting. |
| A．Swimming Obstacle Race. | B．12 Hour Bicycle Race. |
| C．Live Pigeon Shooting. | D．Tug of War. |
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Four. | D．Seven. |
| A．Give up. | B．Run out. |
| C．Fall off. | D．Break down. |
| A．Athletes took part in all of the events in teams. |
| B．Tug of War was held in the Olympics only once. |
| C．Some of the events may be in the 31st Summer Olympics. |
| D．These events are not as popular as they used to be. |
I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank (猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.
It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I was left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”
【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?
| A．Love and goodness. | B．Culture and tradition. |
| C．Friendship and honesty. | D．Communication and understanding. |
| A．$ 8.00. | B．Ten dollars. |
| C．All his money. | D．All his money and another $ 8.00. |
| A．Because the boy had saved some money. |
| B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything. |
| C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy. |
| D．Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy. |
| A．令人感动的 | B．令人难过的 |
| C．令人失望的 | D．令人害怕的 |
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s clothes.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.
| A．b, a, c, d | B．b, c, a, d | C．d, b, c, a | D．c, d, b, a |
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay (沮丧), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance(出现). There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
【小题1】The underline world “embarrassed” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．焦虑的 | B．尴尬的 |
| C．悲伤的 | D．悔恨的 |
| A．beautiful | B．ugly |
| C．kind | D．ugly but kind |
| A．wasn’t moved by what her mother said |
| B．didn’t ask his mother to attend the meeting |
| C．wanted his mother to attend the meeting at first |
| D．didn’t really want his mother to attend the meeting at first |
| A．moved | B．unhappy |
| C．worried | D．dismay |
| A．The boy’s mother was brave but foolish |
| B．The boy hated what his mother had done |
| C．We should love our parents whatever they are like |
| D．The people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother |
The final exam comes with June. When the exam ends(结束), the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have about two months to relax. The summer vacation is the best time of the year for most children. The weather is usually fine. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
Of course, the beaches are good places for relaxing. Some children are lucky to live near the beach. They can play in the water. But for the children far from the sea, they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with their parents.
Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand(沙), the sun, the cool wind and the sea water. There are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do.
【小题1】 School children usually have exams _____.
| A．in June | B．after June |
| C．before June | D．in July |
| A．two weeks | B．two months |
| C．three months | D．two days |
| A．because the weather is fine. |
| B．because it is long. |
| C．because the weather is fine and they can have lots of activities(活动). |
| D．because they can have exams. |
| A．in the evening | B．very often |
| C．for two months | D．for one or two weeks |
| A．Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things. |
| B．Children like summer vacation best. |
| C．Children can swim and enjoy the sand, wind, and water on the beaches. |
| D．Children like to spend their summer vacations on beaches. |
At two o'clock a bank robber (抢劫犯) stole in. "This is a hold-up," the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand it over!" George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part--close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒). As soon as he was safe behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
"Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand. "【小题1】Which of the following do you think is TRUE?
| A．George wanted to protect the money for the bank. |
| B．George had been thinking of taking money away. |
| C．This bank had been robbed several times. |
| D．Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day. |
【小题2】Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?| A．His stealing money was known to all. |
| B．Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him. |
| C．Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him. |
| D．Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money hadbeen put back. |
【小题3】In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means ________.| A．to make everyone work hard |
| B．to keep everyone staying in his place |
| C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise |
| D．to keep everyone ready for the coming danger |
【小题4】Why did the writer play the game?| A．Because their bank was once robbed. |
| B．Because their bank was a small one. |
| C．Because he wanted to keep his bank safe. |
| D．Because he wanted to teach George a lesson. |
【小题5】 Which sentence can be used to end this story?| A．George turned cold with fear. |
| B．George turned red with anger. |
| C．George was pleased with the end. |
| D．George was excited with the end. |