Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

It is the last lesson before the winter vacation. The students are very happy. Their English teacher is very happy, too. Their teacher plays some nice games with them. She sings some nice songs with them, and then she remembers something and goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest word in English,” she says to the class. All the students laugh, and then one girl stands up and asks, “Why is it the longest word in English?”
The teacher says nothing for a few seconds(秒). Then she smiles(微笑) and says, “Because there is a mile between the first letter and the last one.”
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(     ) 1. Why were the English teacher and the students very happy? Because       .
A. it was the last day before the vacation.
B.It was the last lesson before the vacation.
C. The teacher sang some nice songs with the students.
(     ) 2. How did they spend the last lesson?
A. they played some nice games.
B. They sang some nice songs.
C. Both A and B.
(     ) 3. What did the teacher write on the blackboard?
A. Smiles             B. Smells          C. Slows
(     ) 4. A girl stood up and asked the teacher, “             ?”
A. Why is the word so long
B. Why is it the longest word
C. Why did all the students laugh
(     ) 5. The word “SMILES”is one of the longest words in English because        .
A. there is a “mile”between the first “s” and last one
B. it has many letters
C. there are two “s” in the word

Mrs. Thompson came to the 5th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies. When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.
Mrs.Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him. She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents. His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand. Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs.Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.” After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.
On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.
Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs.Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).
Of course，Mrs.Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs.Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs.Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference. ”
Mrs.Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
小题1:What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?

A．His mother’s illness and death.	B．His classmates’ laughing at him.
C．His past records by his teachers.	D．His interest in some other things.

小题2:Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.

小题3:What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?

A．Wise and humorous.	B．Kind and helpful.
C．Selfish and impatient.	D．Strict and stubborn.

小题4:We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.

B．Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.

C．Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.

D．Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket - anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure（冒险） in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, he decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition （探险）towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（冻伤）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
小题1: What changed Saunders according to Paragraph 2?

A．A friend’s words.	B．A mountain bike.
C．His 18th birthday gift.	D．His first marathon.

小题2:What did Saunders do in 2001?

A．He decided to build up his body.

B．He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C．He worked as an instructor at school.

D．He took an adventure to the North Pole.

小题3:What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A．He is a success in sports.	B．He is the youngest British skier.
C．He is Ridgway’s best student.	D．He is a good instructor at school.

One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of

your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”
小题1:Who was Tomas Jefferson?
A. He was a businessman. B. He was a teacher.
C. He was a captain. D. He was the president of the USA.
小题2: How did they cross the river?

A．In a boat.	B．On their horses.
C．By swimming.	D．By building a bridge.

小题3: When the group were crossing the river, ________.

A．water was flowing out of the river	B．it was windy and very cold
C．there were many empty boats in the river	D．everyone wrote a word on the face

小题4: At last, __________.

A．both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river

B．only Jefferson crossed the river

C．only the man crossed th

e river

D．Jefferson’s horse died

小题5:From the passage, we know that _________.

A．all the travelers were kind	B．Jefferson was helpful
C．nobody knew the president	D．the man gave Jefferson some money

Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.
小题1:A. or                   B. so                    C. but
小题2:A. day                  B. spring                 C. winter
小题3:A. project                B. custom               C. problem
小题4:A. hardly                B. ever                  C. even
小题5:A. danced               B. stayed                 C. sang
小题6:A. woman               B. girl                   C. boy
小题7:A. knew                B. wondered               C. thought
小题8:A. something            B. anything                C. nothing
小题9:A. eat                  B. drink                   C. read
小题10:A. shy                  B. happy                  C. lonely

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job.

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ally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.
One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.
It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."
小题1:Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A．Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B．Because Mr. King was ill.

C．Because Mr. King talked too much.

D．Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

小题2: Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

小题3:Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A．The boss of the factory.

B．His friend.

C．The school children.

D．Nobody.

小题4:Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A．Mr. King taught them to play soccer	B．they didn't like swimming at all
C．they were afraid of water	D．Mr. King was a poor coach

小题5:Mr. King _____, so he dr

ew a red line below the knee of each child.

A．didn't want the children to swim

B．wanted to make the children look funny

C．wanted to make the children happy

D．wanted to help the children swim better

When Sandy was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She had many books about animals and many pictures of animals on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she would work in a 41 when she grew up.
Most of Sandy’s pets were quiet small—parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite 42 .
That afternoon, Sandy’s mother was surprised to see a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He 43 a T-shirt and was sitting on the chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Sandy, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she remembered that a few days before a young gorilla (大猩猩) called Jim had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Sandy said. “He seemed so 44 . I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you 45 keep him,” her mother said. “You must send him back to the zoo. You’d better phone the police.”
Soon a 46 came and also a truck from the zoo. 47 was angry with Sandy when she told her story. The policeman knew Sandy loved animals. And the zookeeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Jim likes you, 48 we need to take him back.” Sandy agreed. She hugged Jim and said that she would go and see him 49 .
These days Sandy has stopped collecting 50 , but you can still find her with her friend Jim at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays.

A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
小题1:Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.

小题2:Which country does Alexandra live?

小题3: Alexandra’s painting _________.

A．took her a lot of time at school

B．made her drop out of school

C．didn’t influence her studies at school

D．made her fall behind others in studies at school

小题4: When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.

A．their life was very hard

B．they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings

C．Alexandra began to draw her painting

D．her parents left their jobs and worked for her

小题5: From the passage, we can learn ________.

A．Alexandra was not interested in travelling

B．Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life

C．Alexandra’s parents were good at English

D．Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV

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