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Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.
Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.
Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.
【小题1】Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”
“You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.
【小题1】Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray.

B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray.

C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day.

D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children.

【小题2】What does the father often do in Ray Home?

A．He works as a teacher there.	B．He helps the children there.
C．He watches the games there.	D．He does sports with his sons.

【小题3】 Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?

A．All the children were disabled.	B．A little girl fell over and got hurt.
C．They stopped to laugh at the girl.	D．They didn’t want to finish the race.

【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The children there can help each other.

B．All the runners there can not run fast.

C．All the children don’t want to be winners.

D．The disabled children there were not smart enough.

阅读短文并根据短文内容完成表格。(每空一词)
“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes you life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who convinces( 使相信 ) you that there really is an open door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits( 精神 ) and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. If you have a forever friend,it will be easier for you to get through the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you, encourages (鼓励) you, holds your hands and tells you that everything is going to be OK. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life and forever has no end.

Forever friendship
What’s a __【小题1】_____friend like?	___【小题2】___ your life just by being part of it. Make you laugh until you can’t stop. Make you___【小题3】__ that there really is a way of ___【小题4】__ problems.
What’s forever friendship like in time of___【小题5】__?	When you are not ____【小题6】___, your forever friend can cheer you up and turn the ___【小题7】___ and empty world into a bright and full one so that you can go through the difficult and sad times more ____【小题8】__.
What’s forever friendship like in time of___【小题5】__?	Nothing can worry you if you find a ___【小题9】_friend. You can turn to him for help even when you lose your way. Wherever you go, he will follow you.
Conclusion(总结)	It’s ___【小题10】___ for all of us to find forever friendship.

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to worry about people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you are studying hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of you; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. All your happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you should not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】 Happiness is for ____________.

A．those who have large and beautiful houses

B．those who have cars

C．those who have a lot of money

D．all people

【小题2】When you do something wrong, _________.

A．people around you will help you to correct（改正）it

B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C．your classmates will laugh at you

D．you will be happy

【小题3】 Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you.

B．You can’t get help from others when you make mistakes.

C．You can’t be a happy person if you have little money.

D．Happiness is not a feeling from your heart.

【小题4】 Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money”?

A．Because money always brings happiness.

B．Because money doesn’t always bring people happiness.

C．Because everything can be bought with money.

D．Because only rich people have happiness.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Happiness is for everyone.

B．Lucky life.

C．Do something good to others.

D．Life and success.

We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop- I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.
It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled together, were five frightened kittens . They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.
I wanted to find the mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one----unbelievable.
We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family.
The veterinarian told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the about the mother’s chances.
About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.
I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had risked her life five times-and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.
As a firefighter, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.
【小题1】Which f the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying

B．The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C．The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D．The mother cat moved all her babes out of the fire to a safe place.

【小题2】Why was the writer determined to save the cats?

A．Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B．Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C．Because he didn’t want to see any living things die .

D．Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

【小题3】The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that____.

A．animals should be taken good care of.

B．mother’s love can be great and brave.

C．it is meaningful to help others .

D．a cat always has nine lives.

Returning a father's love
He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day, he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home after he finished his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned（翻倒） bowl of noodles under the quilt, （被子）
He hit his sleeping son angrily ,”Why are you so careless , making the quilt dirty ? Who will wash it ?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death .
“sorry , but ....” the child explained with tears in his eyes , “This is your supper ,Daddy .” In order to let his father eat dinner the moment he got home , the child prepared two bowls of noddles : one for himself , the other for his father . He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold , so he placed them under the quilt .
Hearing this , the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word .
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
【小题1】The father often             about his son because the son's mother was_________ .
【小题2】The_________ cooked the noodles and put them under the quilt to keep them_________ .
【小题3】When the father _________ an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt , he got __________ .
【小题4】After            what his son explained, the father felt__________
【小题5】The boy was so            , but he knew how to__________his father's love.

Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back (背部) hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas (堪萨斯州), America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor（/meM/市长） to complain (抱怨) about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches, and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt. The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet (国际互联网) to give their back a rest.
【小题1】A heavy bag may make students ＿＿.

A．headache	B．earache
C．toothache	D．A, B and C

【小题2】 Kansas is in ____ .

A．China	B．America
C．Australia	D．Canada

【小题3】The students talk about their heavy bags to＿＿.

A．the mayor	B．their parents
C．their teachers	D．their friends

【小题4】The Mayor isn’t friendly, is he?

A．Yes, he isn’t	B．I don’t know
C．Yes, he is	D．No, he is

【小题5】The mayor says＿＿.

A．he has a headache

B．he wants the students to do more homework

C．he is sorry

D．he has to work hard

In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men, or "stewards" helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage (行李) but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the "stewardess".
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn't want to work on a farm or marry a farmer—she wanted a more adventurous (冒险的) life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot's license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man's world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable (不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays (延误), many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. Agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early "stewardesses" had to be under twenty-five-year old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, "stewardesses" have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
【小题1】The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _________.

A．the word "stewardess" was made up by Ellen Church

B．Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane

C．Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane

D．Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane

【小题2】From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls

B．Ellen's family was not rich enough to support her education

C．Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital

D．Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely

【小题3】The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A．her flying experience	B．her university education
C．her nursing experience	D．her life attitudes

【小题4】According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A．be a nurse	B．be married
C．be a mother	D．be young

【小题5】The passage mainly talks about _______.

A．the background of early flying pilots

B．the experience of flying passengers

C．the history of early flight attendants

D．the development of airplanes

A．On Christmas Day.	B．Before Christmas Day.
C．On New Year’s Day.	D．After New Year’s Day.

A．His gifts were stolen.	B．He broke his basket.
C．He lost his money.	D．He lost his way.

A．A big supermarket.	B．A kind woman.
C．A happy holiday.	D．A wonderful gift.

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