Joe was a 75-year-old man. He lived very happily with his happy family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. He lived in a small village. Joe had 4 grandchildren and they used to visit him during their holidays.

It was the vacation time and Joe was waiting for his grandchildren to arrive. He was buying the favorite foods and cleaning the home for the kids. However, he lost his favorite watch when he was busy. His dead wife gave it to him when their first child was born.

The next day, he was very sad and said, “Dear children, I lost the most important watch I have ever had. Your grandma gave it to me. I feel like I'm missing my heart.”

The children looked for the watch everywhere in the home for more than 2 hours, but could not find it. Joe asked the children to stop looking for it as they could not find anything.

One grandson sat there quietly. The other children reached him and asked him what he was doing. He asked them not to make noise. He sat there for about 15 minutes and then ran to his grandfather. He got the watch and happily gave it to Joe.

Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the sound of the watch.”

1.When did Joe's grandchildren come to see him?

A.On vacations. B.During Christmas.

C.After long work. D.Before New Year.

2.How long did the children look for the watch?

A.For less than two hours.

B.For at most two hours.

C.For not more than two hours.

D.For over two hours.

3.How did one of the children find the watch?

A.By smelling the watch.

B.By pouring water.

C.By seeing the light of the watch.

D.By listening to the sound of the watch.

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

A.The Great Family

B.The Friendly Children

C.The Use of Being Quiet

D.The Quiet Child

Writing text messages while walking is dangerous. A study says it is more dangerous than texting while driving. Researchers found that there are more injuries(伤害)to texting walkers than there are to texting drivers. Their report says walking is not as easy as we think. We must focus on(专注)many things at the same time to walk safely in a straight line. The researchers said that people forget how to walk properly, so dangerous things happen to them. They run into walls and other people. They walk into cars, fall over things in the street, and even fall into holes or downstairs.

A professor said walking is a difficult action. There are several reasons why texting makes walking dangerous. One is that people cannot see the street. Another is that they are focusing on their phones instead of their feet. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else—they are not thinking about walking from A to B safely. The professor said over 6,000 people visited his hospital last year because of texting. He said the worst cases are head injuries. When a walker is tossed(抛) into the air he or she has nothing to protect the head. The damage(损害) can be serious.

1.A study has found that .

A.texting while walking is more dangerous

B.texting while driving is safe for drivers

C.walking is safer than driving when texting

D.writing text messages in the house is dangerous

2.What will happen to texting walkers?

A.They will walk safely in a straight line.

B.They will run into walls and other people.

C.They will do great harm to the passing cars.

D.They will focus on many things at the same time.

3.How many reasons did a professor give for why texting makes walking difficult?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

4.What kinds of injuries did the professor say were worst?

A.Head injuries. B.Back injuries.

C.Eye injuries. D.Finger injuries.

Recently, HUAWEI, one of China's best high-tech companies, has launched(发布) an app called StorySign, that will make it easier for deaf children to read stories.

Some AI skills from HUAWEI are used in the app. They help deaf children read by turning written text into sign language. A character called Star in the app makes it easier to use the app.

Users can also choose a book from the app's library that is then shown in sign language using cartoon characters. The first book on the StorySign platform(平台) is the popular children's book Spot the Dog.

The developers tried to make the app's main character Star popular with both boys and girls. Star also wears a hearing aid(助听器).

“We created StorySign to make it possible for families with deaf children to enjoy an exciting story time,” said Andrew Garrihy, Huawei's CMO for Western Europe. “We hope that by reminding people to understand deaf children better, they'll be encouraged to support one of the charity partners we are working with across Europe.”

There are about 32 million deaf children around the world. Many of them have trouble learning to read, this might because of no good way to turn written text into sign language. Now the app gives deaf children a great tool.

1.Who should the app StorySign be created for?

A.The children who can't see.

B.The children who can't talk.

C.The children who can't hear.

D.The children who can't walk.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the app StorySign?

A.It's created by a foreign company.

B.It has lots of high technology in it.

C.The sign language in the app is shown by real people.

D.It can't be used without a hearing aid.

3.What does Star mainly help to do in the app?

A.Encourage deaf children to read stories.

B.Choose stories for deaf children.

C.Make friends with deaf children.

D.Help deaf children use the app more easily.

4.According to Andrew Garrihy, what can we know?

A.European countries have the most deaf children in the world.

B.Many people in Europe care for deaf children.

C.The app StorySign has got successful in Europe.

D.HUAWEI is helping deaf children by working with many charities.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Deaf Children's Problem in Reading

B.Deaf Children Around the World

C.A Special App for Deaf Children

D.The Importance of Helping Deaf Children

阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。

One day, a successful businessman was getting ready to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a black dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit(咬) his leg! He was angry and threw a rock at the dog, although he was not able to hit it.

When he reached his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers. During the meeting, he took out his anger on his managers. His managers were upset about this and took out their own anger on the people working under them. Gradually, the businessman's anger spread through the whole company.

The businessman was still angry after returning home. His wife opened the door. She asked him, "Why are you to late today?" The man shouted at his wife, "I didn't go to the office to play soccer, I went to work. So don't make me angry with your stupid questions."

His wife was upset about being shouted at for no reason. She turned her anger on their son, who was watching TV. "This is all you do. You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now! "She shouted.

The son didn't know how to take out his anger. He went out and saw a yellow dog. Then he picked up a rock and threw it at the yellow dog. The dog ran away, barking in pain.

Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger on others who are not to blame (责备) for our mood. This is not fair to others. That's to say, we should learn to control our anger.

1.Where was the black dog before it bit the businessman? (不超过5个单词)

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2.What did the businessman do after he reached his office? (不超过10个单词)

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3.Why did the son throw a rock at the yellow dog? (不超过10个单词)

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