One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.”

There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognizedhis footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”

What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.

The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.

The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

1.From the article we know that________.

2.On the sign what the man wrote was, “                .”

3.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

4.The word “recognized” here in Chinese means _______.

5._______ is the best title (题目) for this story.

单词拼写（共10小题，计10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.My father often goes to Shanghai. He is there on b______, not for travel.

2.Among all the Junior Three students, some students have c______ to be recommended students to go to high schools, but most of students will go on working hard for their ideal schools.

3.F______ 14^th is Valentine’ s Day.Adults often send roses and chocolate to their loved ones.

4.Zhao Wei, one of the most famous actresses in China ,was born in 1976,but in her t______, she directed a movie named For Youth .

5.H7N9 avian influenza is very d______, and some people have been dead because of it.

6.The number of p______ in this primary school is getting bigger and bigger because there are more and more people coming to live around the school.

7. A______ the one-hundred-year- old man GuanYinghan from Shenyang is not very rich , he has donated more than 100,000 yuan to Committee of the Red Cross to help others.

8.Thanks to the useful invention--mobile phone, people can send m______ and communicate with others easily.

9.My neighbors moved to another city .They took away most of their things ,so the room was n______empty.

10.Lily does her homework most c______. She hardly makes mistakes.

As the Internet becomes more popular, many older media (媒体) businesses are dying out. But TV seems to be doing OK. In fact, it's doing better than OK. Though the Internet is popular in the world, television continues to draw more and more people all over the world to many of its programs. Hundreds of millions turn to TV to watch World Cup soccer，Olympic Games and Discoveries.

In many places, increasing numbers of people can watch more TV than before. Ten years ago, only 44% of British homes had satellite or cable TV(卫星或有线电视).Today, more than 93% do. More importantly, recent studies show that people are spending more time watching TV. Surprisingly, this is even true of young people between the ages of 8 and 18.Today's television industry has given so many choices. As a result, people can watch more of the things they like 24 hours a day.

The technology behind television has also improved. The big boxes that once filled living rooms are gone. Today's TV screens are thinner and thinner, yet the pictures are better and better. TVs are also moving from living rooms into kitchens and vehicles.

For years, TVs have also been used as video game players. But now they have been used in a few new ways. Many televisions can connect to the Internet and record programs. They also let people watch two programs at the same time. Today the most modern television has been on the way of development.

The Internet is the main challenge (挑战) for television now. But TV industry has shown that television will be important for years to come.

1.判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误） Studies show that people are spending more time watching TV than before.

2.完成句子Many televisions can _______________________ the Internet and record programs.

3.简略回答问题Where are TVs moving from living rooms?

___________________________________________________________________

4.简略回答问题What is the main challenge for television？

____________________________________________________________________

5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。____________________________________________________________________

What is your favorite color? Do you kike yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy , would rather follow than lead.

Colors do influence our moods(情绪)。 A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River near London,. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area-----until it was repainted green.

Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.

1. An active person may like_____________.

A. yellow, orange or red

B. yellow, black or red

C. orange, blue or black

2.Most people feel more ___________ in the yellow room than in a dark green one.

A. tired   B. bored   C. relaxed

3. Why did more people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?

A.Because the bridge was too crowded.

B.Because people didn’t like the bridge.

C. Because the color of the bridge was depressing

4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work _________.

A. worse   B. harder   C. more slowly

5. which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Your Favorite Color

B. The Secret of Color

C. The Color of a Bridge