题目内容
B. lonely; alone
C. alone; alone
D. alone; lonely
“Are you happy?” The simple question usually makes people confused (迷惑的). Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, “I don’t know.”
When a migrant worker (农民工) was asked, “Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)” by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, “My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)” This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.
Similarly, when asked, “Are you happy?” a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, “The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each.” Asked again, he said, “The government is good.” The reporter went on, “My question is ‘Are you happy?’” The old man answered, “My hearing is not good.”
The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees(被采访者) including the migrant worker and the old man are “happy”.
In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people’s true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their “Yes” or “No”.
Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.
“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress (人大), Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan.
【小题1】Ten plastic bottles could be sold for ________ to the 73-year-old.
| A．0.1 yuan | B．1 yuan | C．10 yuan | D．20 yuan |
| A．learning about people’s true wishes and opinions |
| B．people’s different replies to “Are you happy?” |
| C．improving migrant workers’ education |
| D．keeping the old people’s health |
| A．The reporters wanted the people to say “Yes” when asked “Are you happy?” |
| B．Letting people live more happily is a top aim in the next five years. |
| C．The reporter asked the old man three different questions. |
| D．We can call the migrant worker Mr. Zeng. |
| A．the questions | B．the happiness |
| C．the popular songs | D．the education |
He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.
She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.
He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”
【小题1】When the old lady first saw the man, she was .
| A．scared | B．excited | C．interested | D．relaxed |
| A．pay money back | B．see someone who needed help |
| C．lend him a hand | D．help someone else in need |
| A．she was nearly eight months pregnant | B．it was tiring for her to move about |
| C．there was a sweet smile on her face | D．she offered him a wonderful service |
| A．drawing something on a napkin | B．buying something to eat |
| C．giving her some money | D．giving her a ride |
| A．A man, an old lady and a waitress. | B．Helping someone in need. |
| C．Love is really important. | D．Unbroken chain of love. |
Today is Saturday. It’s sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People’s Home. Now, they’re helping the old people.
Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes.
What’s Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands(鼓掌)for her. Oh, she’s singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where’s the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who’s speaking English? It’s Tom. He’s teaching two old people to speak English.
All the children and the old people are very happy. “We are happy when we help others, ” says Tom.
【小题1】How’s the weather today?
| A．It’s snowy. | B．It’s windy. |
| C．It’s Saturday. | D．It’s sunny and warm. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．very well | B．very badly |
| C．really beautiful | D．very good |
| A．the United Kingdom |
| B．the United States |
| C．China. |
| D．The Old People’s Home. |
| A．He is singing English songs. |
| B．He is teaching English. |
| C．He is washing clothes. |
| D．He is cleaning the windows. |
Ma Yan is not really a writer, but this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. Ma Yan’s diary tells us about Ma’s life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. However, she is brave and wants to go to school very much.
Her mother gave her diary to a reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjiashu in 2001. Now, Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China.
Ma Yan is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to drop out of school twice. She had to stop going to school the first time, because her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school while her two brothers could stay.
“I want to study,” Ma Yan wrote in her diary. “Why can boys study but girls can’t? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.”
Ma Yan loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.
“My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge(知识). Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don’t want that kind of life,” Ma Yan said.
After her story became known, many students sent money to her. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then, I can find poor kids like me, and help them,” she said.
1.Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and .
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A．America |
B．Austria |
C．Russia |
D．China |
2.Why did Ma Yan leave school for the first time?
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A．She didn’t study as hard as her brothers. |
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B．Her brothers studied better than she did. |
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C．Her family didn’t have money for her to school. |
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D．She had to help her mother do some housework. |
3.Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to .
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A．teach her parents some knowledge |
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B．get more money for her study in university |
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C．become more famous in the world |
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D．get more knowledge to change her life |