I'll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my  1 suddenly died because of an un­explained illness at the age of 36 . Later that afternoon, a police officer  2 to my house to ask for my father's permission ( 允许) for the hospital to  3 Mother' s valve ( 心脏瓣膜) . I was greatly  4 . I ran into the house in tears. At the age of 14 I just couldn't understand why people would take apart(分解) a person I loved. _5  my father told him, "Yes. "
"How can you let them do that to her?" I   6  him.
" Linda," he said__7  , putting his arms around me, " the greatest present you can give is a part of  8 . Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person' s life  9  after we die, our death will have meaning. "
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most __10  in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a  11 of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill.
With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to  12 whatever was in good condition(状况) , especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated __ 13 as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, " Mum, I' m so 14 of what you did for Grandpa. " At that moment I realized that my father gave 15  his eyes. What he left behind sparkled( 闪烁) in my daughter' s eyes— pride.
(   )1.  A. father         B. mother      C. grandma      D. grandpa
(   )2.  A. shouted       B. sent          C. came          D. reached
(   )3.  A. operate       B. use        C. make        D. repair
(   )4.  A. sur­prised    B. interested   C. excited        D. bored
(   )5.  A. So           B. As          C. But         D. And
(   )6.  A. reported       B. said to       C. told        D. cried at
(   )7.  A. quietly        B. happily      C. angrily      D. loudly
(   )8.  A. yourself       B. myself       C. himself      D. herself
(   )9.  A. worse         B. poorer      C. better        D. more helpful
(   )10.  A. wonderful     B. important     C. warm  hearted       D. beautiful
(   )11.  A. room         B. home        C. family      D. house
(   )12.  A. discover      B. show        C. sell         D. donate
(   )13.  A. his heart      B. his eyes       C. his life        D. his ears
(   )14.  A. afraid         B. tired         C. full           D. proud
(   )15.  A. much more than    B. less than   C. many more than  D. as much as

Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spend most of their time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US. Children between 8 and 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or "gaming". Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving (解决) problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, they fail in the exams.   
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted. Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28 - year - old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.
【小题1】Children of 8 to 12 in the US spend at least _________ hours a week playing video games.

A.13B.16 C.28D.50
【小题2】How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
【小题3】If game players spend lots of time playing games without doing their homework, they might __________.
A.become illB.lose their friendsC.die at onceD.get lower grades at school
【小题4】What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?
A.悲伤B.无聊C.成瘾D.沮丧
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
A.Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages.
B.Video gaming might be a dangerous thing.
C.Childhood is a time of fun and games.
D.Children should learn how to get along with others.

The sun went down when an old man came to a small mountain village with a heavy bag. He found an inn(小旅馆) and wanted to stay there for the night.

After he had gone to his room, the owner of the inn said to his wife, “Look at his heavy bag, dear! I’m sure there’re a lot of valuable(贵重的) things. I want to steal it when he’s asleep tonight.” “No, no,” said his wife. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you to the police station.”

They thought hard and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman. “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he’ll forget to take his bag away tomorrow morning.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “don’t forget it when you cook supper for him.”

The old man had the food with forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left. He looked for the bag for a long time, but he didn’t find it. He hurried to wake his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all!”

“No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.”

“Oh, I’ve remembered!” the owner called out suddenly, “He forgot to pay us the bill!”

1. The old man carried __________ when he got into the inn.

    A. a large camera                   B. a heavy bag

    C. an umbrella                    D. a heavy basket

2. What did the owner want to do?  _________________

    A. He wanted to call the police.         

 B. He wanted to kill the old man.

    C. He wanted to steal the old man’s bag.

  D. He wanted to invite the old man to dinner.

3. The old woman put _____________ into the old man’s food.

    A. some sleeping pills           B. some pepper

    C. some beef                 D. forgetful grass

4. The next morning the owner found ____________.

    A. the old man left his bag in the inn   B. the bag was still there

    C. the old man had died         D. the old man had gone with his bag

5. The old man forgot to __________________.

    A. pay the owner the bill                B. take his bag

    C. look at the time                   D. say goodbye to the owner

 

Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!

1. Prana was                .

    A. the writer   B. a boy    C. a bird   D. a dog

2.I wasn’t always happy because                .

    A. Prana loved apples  

    B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

    C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

    D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

3. On the snowy day, Prana                .

    A. ate up all the apples

    B. dug holes to put the apples in them

    C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground

    D. left the house and died

4. The birds flew to the garden to                .

    A. look for Prana       B. eat the apples  

    C. make new homes       D. store food for the winter

5.The topic of the story is about                .

    A. apples   B. animals  C. love D. life

 

 

 

         The famous Chinese mathematician(数学家) Hua Luogeng was born in Jintan County, Jiangsu province in 1910. When he was young, life was very difficult for his family. Still, the boy took great interest in math.

         In the summer of 1931, he was fortunate(幸运的) enough to become an assistant in the Math Department(系) of Qinghua University, where he spent every moment he could find working and studying, and he finished his compulsory(必修的) math course all by himself in only 13 months!

         Between the years of 1936 and 1938, he was further studying in Cambridge University in the U.K. In 1950, together with his family, he returned to China from the USA. He said, “I’m Chinese, and I’ll do my best for my motherland.”

         So he did. He devoted(贡献) all his life to the math study and won the great fame(荣誉) for our country.

         He died for heart trouble in 1985 while lecturing in Japan. People will always remember him as a great scientist.

1. Which of the following is not true?

A.      Hua Luogeng is a famous Chinese mathematician.

B.      Hua Luogeng died in China.

C.      Hua Luogeng was born in Jingtan County.

D.      Hua Luogeng comes from Jiangsu.

2. The word “assistant”in this passage means “____” in Chinese.

A.      帮手           B.服务员          C.助教            D.教授

3.Hua Luogeng was ____ in 1937. Which of the following cannot be chosen?

         A. in China    B. abroad    C. in Cambridge    D. in England

4. From the story we can guess that Hua Luogeng was born in ____.

         A. a rich family                                  B. a poor family

         C. a mathematician family                D. a fortunate family

 

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