题目内容
A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’ bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”(Rebecca–age 8)
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.” (Samantha–age 6)
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” (Terri–age 4)
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.” (Bethany–age 4)
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”(Lauren–age 4)
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”( Elaine –age 5)
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”(Clear–age 5)
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ if you don’t mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” (Jessica–age 8)【小题1】The passage mainly tells us about ______.
| A．what “life” means to children |
| B．what “family” means to children |
| C．what “friends” means to children |
| D．what “love” means to children |
【小题2】Who told us the love between mum and dad?| A．Clear. | B．Elaine. |
| C．Rebecca. | D．Lauren. |
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over. |
| B．Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person. |
| C．If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others. |
| D．Lauren likes to wear her sister’s old clothes better. |
【小题4】What does Jessica mean about love?| A．Too much love is no love. |
| B．You should say love more often. |
| C．You mean what you think. |
| D．Say love more often if you mean it. |
【小题5】What is love according to Terri?| A．Love is what cheers you up when you are tired. |
| B．Love is the care between husband and wife. |
| C．Love is a rest when you are tired. |
| D．Love is a kiss from parents. |
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阅读快车系列答案The Malaysian government announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact with the Air Traffic Control the morning of March 8th. The flight at 00:41 a.m. that morning and planned to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. It carried 239 passengers, 154 Chinese. The passengers come from 14 countries and areas. Nobody knows what happened to the plane. Over twenty countries took part in it. On March 24, Prime Minister of Malaysia said that MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean and none of the passengers survived. When we heard the bad news, we were very sad. So far the plane wreckage(飞机残骸) yet. We hope they will find it soon.
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 | Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, climbs a wood log inside an enclosure(围栏) as visitors take pictures at the Taipei City Zoo, January 6, 2014. The cub(幼崽), which was born in July last year, made its public debut(公开亮相) on Monday. |
 | The Chinese Xue Long icebreaker(破冰船) that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from Antarctic(南极) ice, as weather conditions may turn fine on Monday, January 6,2014. |
 | Hong Kong media mogul(媒体大亨) Run Run Shaw(邵逸夫)， aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014. Shaw was one of the founding directors of TVB in 1967. He did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion HK dollars to support the education in China’s mainland. |
| A．in July last year | B．on Monday |
| C．in June last year | D．on January 6, 2014 |
| A．China | B．the Antarctic |
| C．Russia | D．America |
A. Run Run Shaw passed away at home in Taiwan.
B. Run Run Shaw was a famous actor in TVB.
C. Xue Long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Chinese ship.
D. Yuan Zai made its first public debut on Monday.
Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.
Team Marine, US A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers (立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Felix, 15, Germany In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club，Plant for the Planet. It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.
Alec, 17, US When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global (全球的) Warming. It teaches kids about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, 13, US When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill (漏油) in the Gulf of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect (保护) birds and other wild animals.
【小题1】What is the purpose of setting up the “Earth Day” and who can do something for the Earth?
| A．To keep the earth peaceful and beautiful by adults and kids |
| B．To keep the earth balanced by adults only |
| C．To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and kids |
| D．To keep the earth safe and clean by kids only |
| A．a book | B．a TV play |
| C．a film | D．a club |
| A．Team Marine | B．Felix |
| C．Alec | D．Olivia |
| A．raise money | B．plant trees |
| C．protect wild animals | D．help stop global warming |
| A．kids are saving the Earth | B．parents are planting trees |
| C．students are raising money | D．grow-ups are using plastics bags |
In the past month，we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370．
It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．On March 8．It was heading to Beijing．But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing．
There were 239 people on the flight，including 154 Chinese．
A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane．
Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day．The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号)．And as of March l3，experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。
Was it hijacked(劫机)? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight．But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane，international police agency Interpol(国际刑警组织)official said on March 11．
The search is still going on．It could take months or even years to find out what happened
to the flight．
【小题1】When did MH370 go missing?
| A．March 8 | B．March 9 | C．March ll | D．April 8 |
| A．239 | B．1 54 | C．1 45 | D．85 |
| A．cloudy | B．rainy | C．fine | D．windy |
| A．Yes，they did． | B．No，they didn’t． | C．We don’t know． | D．Maybe |
| A．several months | B．several years | C．months or years | D．3 months |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
【小题1】How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine | D．Thirty-six |
| A．He was in bed. | B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. | D．He was on the roof. |
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all inside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．she felt the house was moving |
| D．the welfare department helped her |
| A．something to eat | B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study | D．somewhere to stay |
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
Steven Jobs was born in 1955. He was an American businessman and inventor. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. In the late 1970s, Steve, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series and later, the Macintosh.
Steve was among the greatest of American inventors – brave enough to think differently, and believed he could change the world and in fact, he had the power to change the whole world. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups.
Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. He changed the way each of us sees the world. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations (创新) that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is much better because of Steve. On October 5, 2011, Steve died of cancer. The world has lost a visionary. We all feel sad about it.【小题1】Where can we find this passage?
| A．In a science book. | B．In a science fiction novel. |
| C．In a dictionary. | D．In a newspaper. |
【小题2】Why Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last?| A．Because he knew he would die soon. |
| B．Because he was too busy every day. |
| C．Because he was humorous. |
| D．Because he wanted to make full use of time. |
【小题3】 From the passage, we can know that ______.| A．It is cancer that took the Steve’s life |
| B．Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy enrich and improve all of our lives |
| C．Apple II series and the Macintosh have made computers personal and put the Internet in our Pockets |
| D．Steve was a businessman but not an inventor |
【小题4】 According to the passage, “a visionary” means ______.| A．一位伟人 | B．一位见证者 |
| C．一位梦想家 | D．一位冒险家 |
【小题5】 What would be the best title for this passage?| A．Steve Jobs’ death |
| B．Our loss of a great CEO |
| C．A great inventor, Steve Jobs |
| D．The great changes in our lives |