Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth.” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.

Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“ But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

1.The doctor usually tells his patient what to do______.

A. without examining the patient

B. if the patient doesn’t take medicine

C. after he has examined the patient

D. unless the patient feels pain

2.The writer thinks that_____.

A. work is as important as studies

B. health is more important than wealth

C. medicine is more important than pleasure

D. nothing is more important than money

3.The underlined part means “______”.

A. he wasn’t a healthy man

B. he was feeling better than ever

C. he was feeling worse than before

D. he will be well again

4.From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_______ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A. was a heavy smoker

B. didn’t smoke so much

C. began to learn to smoke

D. didn’t smoke

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.

B. The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.

C. The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.

D. The man thanked the doctor.

After many years on the endangered list of animals, Japan’s Amami Black rabbit can finally breathe a sigh of relief — That’s because this year, the rare animal is no longer in danger of dying out!

The effort to save the dark-furred rabbit, often called “a living fossil”, began in 1921, when the Japanese government promoted it to the status of “natural monument”. This meant that it could not be hunted down for food. However, when that did not work, it got yet another promotion to “special natural monument”, which meant that the rabbit could not be trapped or hunted.

While that helped, it was not enough — By 2004 with only 2,000-5,000 specimen (样本) left in the wild, the Amami rabbit was officially declared endangered! The reason for the serious population decrease was due to loss of habitat caused by forest clearing for home and agriculture use and the introduction of a new species not native to the island — the Mongoose. Brought in to get rid of the snake population, the Mongoose instead seemed to prefer the black rabbit. In 2005, the government carried out a strict mongoose capture (捕获) order and slowly but surely, the rabbit started to come back.

This rabbit live in a rather unusual lifestyle. Its ideal habitat is a forest that features both trees and large grasses — the former to find acorns (橡树子) to feed on and the latter, to hide its babies. That's because to protect them from being eaten by their enemies, the Amami rabbit buries them deep into the ground among the grasses and covers them up with dirt during the day. Then, in the middle of the night, still keeping a vigilant eye out for their enemies, it digs them out from their hiding place and feeds them. No wonder the animal is sometimes called “midnight rabbit”.

Though many measures have been taken to stop this furry animal from being wiped out from the world, there are many more that are still in danger. We surely hope that officials in other parts of the world try their best to save the endangered species.

1.The status of “natural monument” means ________.

A. you can’t kill them

B. you can’t capture them

C. you can’t catch them for food

D. you can’t trap or hunt them

2.Why was the rabbit still in danger after it was promoted to “special natural monument”?

A. Because it was always eaten by snakes.

B. Because people still wanted to capture it for food.

C. Because the rabbit lives in a rather unusual lifestyle.

D. Because of loss of habitat and a new species.

3.In Amami rabbit’s ideal habitat, large grasses are used ________.

A. to feed on

B. to protect its babies

C. to hide themselves

D. to give birth to babies

4.The underlined word “vigilant” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. watchfulB. uninterestedC. fearfulD. shiny

5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Many officials don’t pay attention to the black Amami rabbit.

B. The black Amami rabbit was no longer endangered.

C. Saving the black Amami rabbit still has a long way to go.

D. The measures taken to protect the black Amami rabbit were useless.

When I was strolling in the park one day, I passed some children selling hot chocolate. One girl asked, "Would you like to help support our park? It's only 50 rents a cup." Of course, I couldn't help being extraordinarily that kids showed great interest in their community. They were having great pouring hot chocolate and feeling proud that they were helping a local cause. It that they grasped a basic idea about helping others:It feels .

Teaching our children to help others benefits them a great deal. brings them peace of mind. Serving those in need also helps children learn to make a -that they have the to make a positive impact. This a sense of control, helping them feel less frightened. It also reassures them that help would be if they were ever in danger.

Another important is that we are all dependent on each other. When children serve others, they learn to someone else's greater need and to other people.

There are many other of making charity a part of your family's life. You f II meet new friends and develop relationships. Running a bake sale will give your kids a chance to practice such as fundraising, money management, and teamwork. Self-exploration and discovery will through their choice of activities.

If a child can become a cheerful, charitable giver, he or she must try different volunteer efforts. When you see them enjoying the of them, encourage them to .

on my own experience, I can say developing the good of charitable giving will become to your best family memories and celebrations.

1.A. worried B. impressed C. doubtful D. grateful

2.A. organizing B. cleaning C. improving D. controlling

3.A. difficulty B. success C. advantage D. fun

4.A. already B. seldom C. never D. often

5.A. boring B. strange C. great D. relaxing

6.A. Teaching B. Giving C. Thinking D. Learning

7.A. choice B. promise C. mistake D. difference

8.A. ability B. right C. freedom D. time

9.A. promotes B. reduces C. reflects D. protects

10.A. impossible B. flexible C. available D. reasonable

11.A. example B. lesson C. question D. secret

12.A. take over B. search for C. relate to D. give up

13.A. believe in B. look for C. turn to D. care about

14.A. disadvantages B. benefits C. contributions D. methods

15.A. activities B. moves C. skills D. behaviors

16.A. stay B. miss C. come D. get

17.A. equality B. fruit C. effect D. independence

18.A. continue B. explain C. observe D. communicate

19.A. aspect B. meaning C. habit D. way

20.A. hard B. central C. obvious D. serious

This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair the house, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have an empty space between the wooden walls. When pulling down the walls, he found that there was a lizard(蜥蜴) staying there because a nail(钉子) from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.

What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It had been in a dark wall partition(夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: What had it been doing? What and how had it been eating? Later, he didn't know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding it for the past 10 years.

Such love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature… What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard can love like this, just imagine how we can love if we try.

1. How did the Japanese feel when seeing the lizard there?

A. Frightened B. Enjoyable

C. Confused D. Usual

2. Why did the Japanese stop his work?

A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here.

B. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.

C. To have a rest by watching the lizard.

D. To find out why the lizard had survived there for 10 years.

3.What can we learn from the free lizard?

A. It teaches us never to give up our loved ones.

B. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.

C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.

D. It encourages us to live even longer.

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