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．”
(1)
When the old lady first saw the man, she was ________．
[ ]
A．
scared
B．
excited
C．
interested
D．
relaxed
(2)
Joe wanted the old lady to _________ for his help．
[ ]
A．
pay money back
B．
see someone who needed help
C．
lend him a hand
D．
help someone else in need
(3)
The old lady was moved by the waitress because ________．
Young people can have problems with their minds.Some students become worried because they have to study very hard.Others have trouble getting on well with people like parents and classmates.
Liu Wei,a junior 2 student from Hefei,could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons.He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student,14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou,was afraid of exams.She got very worried in one,and when she looked at the exam paper,she couldn't think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的) problems.Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy,and having problems in learning and getting on with people.Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help.Some think they
will look stupid if they go to see a doctor.Others don't want to talk about their secrets.
Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Aiding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or bad.
(1)
The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ________.
A.mental problems B.a headache C.knife with them D.no parents
[ ]
(2)
Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________.
A.he was afraid of his teacher
B.he wanted to frighten his parents
C.he was so worried about his studies
D.his finger was badly hurt
[ ]
(3)
Yang Fang's problem happened when ________.
A.she studied very hard B.she had exams
C.she talked with her parents D.she thought of something
[ ]
(4)
Students who have problems won't ask others for help because _________.
A.they won't let others think they are stupid
B.they don't think doctors can help them
C.they think the problems are not serious
D.they have no secrets about others
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(5)
Liang Yuezhu's advice tells us that ________.
A.it's unnecessary for them to be with others
B.only group activities and sports can help them
C.teachers and parents can't do anything about mental problems
D.it's better for the students who have mental problems to join others
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阅读理解
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
[ ]
(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
[ ]
(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
