题目内容
Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to keep your words all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you must do it. Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.
He is always lying or making excuses for breaking his words. Would you like to have him as one of your best friends? You wouldn’t. And your own friends feel the same way.
So, be more careful when you have to agree to do something for your friends. Don’t have “Maybe”in your mind when you say something about what you are going to do.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】The underlined phrase keep one’s words means ____ in Chinese.
| A．记住单词 | B．记录语言 |
| C．保存语言 | D．信守诺言 |
| A．keep your words | B．be funny |
| C．be kind to them | D．be helpful for them |
| A．your friends agree to help you |
| B．they are helpful |
| C．there is something unexpected happening |
| D．they are late |
| A．He is always being late. |
| B．He is always lying. |
| C．He is always breaking his words. |
| D．He is always keeping. |
| A．we shouldn’t agree to help others |
| B．we should be ready to help others |
| C．it’s difficult to make friends |
| D．we should keep our words when we make friends |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
解析试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述信守诺言问题。文章介绍，答应别人的事情务必要做到，朋友也和自己一样不喜欢经常撒谎或者为不遵守诺言而找借口的人。
【小题1】词义猜测题。根据下文If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you must do it的描述可以推知，keep one’s words是指“信守诺言”，故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words的描述可知，如果要交朋友，信守诺言是非常重要的。故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据短文Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.以及And your own friends feel the same way.的描述可知，如果因为不可预料的事情发生，你是不会介意的。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。联系上下文并根据短文第一段Please remember to keep your words all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.的描述可知，信守诺言的人可以成为好朋友。故选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。联系上下文并根据短文第二段To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words的描述可知，交朋友应该信守诺言。故选D。
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
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活力试卷系列答案Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 【小题1】 So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.
Last year Jane made a very special friend on QQ. 【小题2】 He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. 【小题3】 He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends.
【小题4】 Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
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C. One day. Jane’s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco.
D. His name was David and the lived in San Francisco.
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely. |
| B．Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends. |
| C．Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco. |
| D．Jane didn’t know David was only twelve until she visited him. |
Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well, it may be this century’s headline.
The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.
What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.
There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.
Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion.
Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year.
How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.
Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.
You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.
In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!
The author of the study said, “You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.”
| Reasons of food shortage | 【小题1】_________________________________ |
| The growing population. | |
| 【小题2】___________________________________ | |
| Ways of 【小题3】___________ | 【小题4】___________________________________ |
| Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work. | |
| Your understanding of the last sentence. | 【小题5】__________________________________ |
Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name is Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much.
Today is Sunday. Nora wants her pen. She takes out her pencil case. “Oh, dear! Where’s my pen?” She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom.
“Kate! I can’t find my pen. Can you see……Oh, what are you doing with (用) my pen?”
“I’m writing to my friend, Betty.” Kate answers. “But how can you? You don’t know what to write.”.“It doesn’t matter (没关系). Betty can’t read.” Kate says.
【小题1】Who are sisters? _______________
| A．Nora and Kate. | B．Nora and Betty. |
| C．Betty and Kate. | D．Nora, Betty and Kate. |
| A．Kate | B．Nora |
| C．Betty | D．Nora’s friend |
| A．In the school. | B．In a shop. |
| C．In her bedroom. | D．In her father’s car. |
| A．Nora finds her pen in Kate’s room. |
| B．Kate can’t write. |
| C．Kate is writing with her sister’s pen. |
| D．Betty is in Kate’s bedroom. |
| A．sisters | B．Americans | C．at home | D．friends |
Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.
But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.
"I wish she could talk," said her owner.
【小题1】From the passage we know Sandy is a
| A．pet | B．house |
| C．girl | D．hurricane |
| A．4 months | B．6 months |
| C．9 months | D．13 months |
| A．Vivien could even draw. |
| B．The family tried hard to look for the pet. |
| C．The owner knew how the cat found her way home. |
| D．Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets because of the hurricane. |
| A．A Terrible Storm | B． A Clever Pet |
| C．A Smart Owner | D．A sad story |
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country---candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |  India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
| A．flowers | B．presents |
| C．a flag | D．a chair |
| A．Japan | B．Denmark |
| C．India | D．Holland |
| A．give out chocolate to their classmates |
| B．share chocolate with their best friends |
| C．go to school in white clothes |
| D．wear new clothes to mark the special time |
It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would stay in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
When I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state (半清醒状态). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn't true. Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much moved. I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage (勇气) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I cried out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became free.
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them. If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day changed my whole life. From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to show my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
【小题1】The author got the news of Grandpa’s illness________.
| A．in the morning | B．at noon |
| C．in the evening | D．at midnight |
| A．he was too shy | B．he was too frightened |
| C．he was too busy | D．he had no chances |
| A．兴奋 | B．惊讶 | C．害怕 | D．感激 |
| A．how to think highly of others |
| B．how to help others get out of trouble |
| C．how to get in touch with others |
| D．how to share feelings with others |
| A．the author’s life | B．Grandpa’s feelings |
| C．the author’s emotion | D．Grandpa’s illness |