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A little girl stood near a small church of Philadelphia in the USA. She had been turned away (拒之门
外) from the Sunday School of the church because it was"too crowded".
"I really wished to go to Sunday School," she said to the churchman sadly. The churchman felt the girl
was pitiable (可怜的) so he took her inside the school. She had a good time there. That night when she
was on the bed, she thought of the kids who had no place to sleep or study.
Two years later, the girl died in the church. Later an old purse with 57 cents and a note in it was found
under her bed. The note said, "This is to help make the church bigger so that more kids can go to Sunday
School". Soon the girl's story was reported in a newspaper. A rich man was moved and he decided to
sell a piece of his land to the church for onl
Later, the story about the donation (捐赠) was known by more people. Many people offered their
money to the Church. Within five years, the church had raised $250,000.
Now no kids in the area will be left outside the school. In one of the classrooms of the school buildings,
you can see a picture of the sweet face of the little girl.
1. The girl was turned away from Sunday School because _____.
A. the school didn't have more space for her
B. girls were not allowed to study in the school
C. she couldn't afford to go to school
D. her grades were bad to go to school
2. The girl _____ when she spent her first night in the church.
A. missed her family very much
B. thought of other poor and homeless kids
C. thought of the good time in the school
D. couldn't fall asleep
3. Why did the rich man sell his land for only 57 cents?
A. Because he only needed 57 cents.
B. Because his land was only worth 57 cents.
C. Because he wanted to help more children to go to the school.
D. Because he was too rich to care about the money.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Philadelphia is a very small place in the USA.
B. The girl had been in the church for about two years.
C. The rich man got the news about the girl from the churchman.
D. The church became the biggest one in America after the girl died.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. There are many poor people in America.
B. Sunday School in the church still needs more money.
C. The girl's kindness made a big difference to the church.
D. The church has a history of 5 years.
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When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand ,was looking at some beautiful dolls．When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money．He usually said yes．
At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at some video games．He, too, had money in his hand ,but it looked no more than five dollars．Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head．
The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one．However, she noticed the boy and his father．She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment（失望）and walk to another comer of the store．
The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game．After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered（耳语）to the shop assistant．
So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free--he was told it was a prize from the store．He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible．
The girl saw all this happen．She smiled, too．
When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that．I would never forget their short talk．"Daddy, didn't Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?"
He said, "Of course, she did．"
"Well, I just did!" With that, the little girl started skipping（蹦跳）towards their car happily．
1．The story happened in a ________．
A．school B．toy store C．cinema D．computer room
2．The boy ________．
A．wore new and nice clothes B．had much money in his hand
C．was from a poor family D．wanted to get a doll very much
3．The underlined word "incredible" most probably means" ________ "in Chinese．
A．难以置信的 B．令人兴奋的 C．感到绝望的 D．荒谬可笑的
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A．The little girl was kind and helpful．
B．The video game was a prize from the store．
C．The writer paid for the video game for the boy．
D．The boy bought the video game himself from the store．
5．What does the sentence "Well, I just did!" mean?
A．I just did something for the boy and he would be happy．
B．I just bought a nice doll for myself and I would be happy．
C．I just bought h present for Grandma and she would be happy．
D．I just did something for the boy and my Grandma would be happy．
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of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams,
his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened,"said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated (沮丧
的)about math during the following month..
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks?
Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now
gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level,
Lin doesn't panic anymore.
"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧
起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam (体育中考). One has to do at least
35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do
20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school.
Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous (持续的) practice and then improved little by
little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
B. He did well in math.
C. He did not so well asbofore in math.
D. He had no time to study math.
B. His parents and teachers also helped him.
C. After some hard work, he now gets marks over 110 points.
D. Lin faced his problems instead of giving up.
B. He is also not good at PE.
C. He is also not good at sit-ups.
D. He is also not good at PE entrance exam.
B. For half and an hour.
C. For many hours.
D. For half an hour.