)阅读理解 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项.

Characters: Sandy, Rose, Jane, Justin, Mrs. Lin

Setting: A middle school

Rose: Sandy, follow me after class.

(They go to the office together.)

Rose: You are often absent and your grades are not as good as before. What’s happened to you?

Sandy: No, it’s nothing. Thanks for your care.

Rose: Are you sure? Anyway, if you have any problem, tell me.

(After school, Sandy and Jane are on the way home.)

Jane: Sandy, I called you yesterday. Your mother told me that you had a part-time job. What’s the matter with you? We have to study hard during this year before we take the entrance examination. This year is very important to us.

Sandy: (Crying) My father has lost his job, and we have no money to pay all the spending.

Jane: Oh, Sandy, don’t worry. I will help you.

(After the day, Jane decides to tell Rose about Sandy’s problem.)

Jane: Miss Lee, I have to tell you something about Sandy.

Rose: Jane, you are Sandy’s good friend. Do you know what’s wrong with Sandy?

Jane: Eh...I hear that Sandy’s father has lost his job, and Sandy has a part-time job...

Rose: OK, I understand.

(Rose is in the social worker’s office.)

Rose: I’ve told you everything about Sandy.

Justin: I see. I’ll manage it as soon as I can.

(In Sandy’s home, Mrs. Lin is in bed.)

Justin: Mrs. Lin, I understand your feeling, but it’s her time to study hard to enter a good senior high school. She can’t do a part-time job after class.

Mrs. Lin: I know what you want to tell me. But, in fact, her father hasn’t found a job and I...(Crying) I’ve been here several years!

Justin: Don’t worry. I can introduce some work I know to her father.

Mrs. Lin: Thank you very much.

1.Who is Justin in the play?

A.The teacher. B.Sandy’s classmate.

C.The social worker. D.Sand’s father.

2.The words in brackets, such as “(They go to the office together.)” tell_______.

A.what the play is about

B.what the writer acts in the play

C.what the characters are saying to each other

D.what the characters are doing and how they are acting

3.Which is the correct order according to the play?

a. Jane goes to see Mrs. Lin.

b. Sandy has got a part-time job

c. Mrs. Lin meets Justin.

d. Sandy’s mother is ill in bed.

e. Sandy’s father has lost his job.

A.e-d-a-b-c B.e-d-b-a-c

C.d-e-a-b-c D.d-e-b-a-c

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers(祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs’ legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frogs. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more quickly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.They needed money to buy medicine. B.The frogs were easy money.

C.They wanted to please the visitors. D.The frogs made too much noise.

2.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A.The crops didn’t do well. B.The visitors brought in diseases.

C.There were too many insects. D.The pesticides were overused.

3.What can we learn from the last sentence of this article?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.The harmony between man and nature is important.

C.Health is more important than money.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

“Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets.

Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar (乞丐)!”

But Maggie paid no attention. “Please take it,” she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant.”

After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired. She sat down on a rock. Soon she was scared because the sea water was going up. She wanted to go home, but she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up. The stones were wet and smooth. What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried.

Luckily, Dan’s large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! Rover raised his loud bark. The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs (悬崖), and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover was in trouble, so he looked over. There he saw it all.

“Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!” he cried, and he hurried to his sons’ rooms.

“Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the sea. There is a poor child there just waiting to be helped.” The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out to give her into her mother’s arms.

“It was the penny that did it, madam,” he said to Mrs. Weston later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny. And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day.”

Some years later, Rover came to Maggie’s home with a little note, in which was written—“Will Maggie help Rover?—his master is dead.”

1.Who rowed Maggie to land safely?

A. Rover. B. Old Dan. C. Old Dan’s sons. D. Andrew.

2.What we can guess from the end of the story?

A. Maggie refused to be Rover’s new master.

B. Rover felt sad about Mrs. Western’s death.

C. Rover lived with Old Dan until his master died.

D. Maggie became Rover’s master at once after she was saved.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. One kind act brings another.

B. You should act and speak the same kindly.

C. One person’s pleasure may be another’s pain.

D. People often forget what is really important in our lives.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Rover and his master B. Rover’s new friend

C. What the brave dog did D. What Maggie’s penny did

No one wants to overspend on their supermarket shopping but to save money every week. Preparations start before you even go into the store. Here is how to make sure you are always getting your shopping for the best price.

●Create your list.

Write a full list which includes two parts, something necessary for a living and something for fun. With a strict list you won’t easily change your mind to buy more than you need.

●Check the cupboards.

One of the easiest ways to overspend is buying what you don’t need. Before leaving, take time to check what products you have in the house, especially in the cupboards. Buy what you badly need and it will help you save money before you step into the supermarkets.

●Know your budget(预算)

Keep in mind how much you plan to spend. It is possible to get your shopping for less, but you need to wisely pay attention to the products and brands you buy to support savings.

●Compare prices

You should make a comparison between the prices offered by different supermarkets. So if you try to buy your shopping for less, compare the prices in different shops, which makes sure that you are always visiting the cheapest supermarket for your shop.

●Choose the best time for shopping

If you know your supermarket well, there will certainly be a preferred time to shop. This could be at the quietest time to make sure you get peace while working out the total cost of your shopping.

Follow them and you are sure to make huge savings on your weekly shopping.

Title: How to help you save on your weekly shopping

Introduction

Almost everyone wants to buy most with the1.money in their supermarket shop. Plan it well before stepping into supermarket.

Ways

You should make a shopping list,2.something necessary and something for fun.

You must spend time3.what you have in your cupboards.

You should always remember how much you plan to spend on the products and it’s4.for you to pay attention to the products and brands.

Different supermarkets offer different 5. for the same products. Be sure to choose the cheapest one for your shopping.

You’d better choose best time to go shopping.

Conclusion

Follow them. It will help you bring down the cost of weekly shopping.

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