Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
【小题1】The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
【小题1】The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “       ”.

Dear Kitty,

Thank you for your email. In your , you tell something about your school in America. And I a lot about you and your school. Now let you know something about me and my .

I am a(an) boy. I was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu. I am twelve years old. I am Grade Seven at Xinghua Secondary School. It about fifteen minutes to get to the school. I often go to school . But I don’t walk to school when it rains. I take a bus. My school is big and beautiful. My class many students, twenty boys and fifteen . My teachers say all the students are good. like us very much. This is my family. My mother is a . She in Zhao Yang Hospital. I have a sister. She is very . But I am tall. We are in the same school. My father is a teacher. He teaches English. All students like his subject and are good at English too.

I am happy in my family and I am happy at school too.

Write back.

Yours

Wang Fang

1.A. bookB. letterC. emailD. picture

2.A. her B. himC. meD. it

3.A. knowB. watchC. hopeD. like

4.A. classB. gradeC. schoolD. office

5.A. AmericanB. EnglishC. ChineseD. Japanese

6.A. on B. in C. atD. for

7.A. takesB. comes C. walksD. travels

8.A. by busB. by bikeC. by trainD. on foot

9.A. there isB. there areC. hasD. have

10.A. menB. childrenC. womenD. girls

11.A. fifteenB. twentyC. thirtyD. thirty-five

12.A. WeB. TheyC. You D. He

13.A. teacherB. doctorC. driverD. farmer

14.A. studiesB. playsC. worksD. shops

15.A. shortB. strongC. cuteD. thin

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Many people love going on a trip by plane，but an airport is usually far from the city．You have to arrive there and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late．You can’t open the window，you can’t choose the food．Planes are fast，but it takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city．

I like travelling by train．I think trains are safe．Train stations are usually in cities．When you are late for a train，you can catch another one．You can walk around in the train and open the windows．You can see many interesting things on your way．I know it takes a little sore time．

I also like cars．You can start your trip when you want to，and you don’t need to get to a station bus stop．You can carry many things with you，too，but sometimes there are many cars on the road．

1.Many people like travelling by plane because ________．

A．it is safe                                                B．you can open the window

C．it is fast

2.What does “take off’’ mean？

A．达到                  B．起飞                  C．降落

3.If you want to take many firings with you，you would like to take ________．

A．a bus                  B．a train                C．a car

4.What is not good about the car？

A．You needn’t go to the station．

B．You can start your trip when you want to．

C．There are too many cars on the road．

5.Which sentence about the writer is TRUE？

A．He likes taking a plane because it takes a lot of time to go to the city．

B．He likes taking a train because it is safe and convenient．

C．He likes taking a bus because he can drive it．

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Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good f     1.      them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much more exciting than studying textbooks or d  2.    experiments in the lab. While travelling, they learn h      3.       to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes i       4.         takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

     I’ve been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a    5.___      from my soul (灵魂). I can’t live without travelling and I wouldn’t be who I am if I don’t travel. Some people think it’s h    6.       to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t m     7.         they couldn’t travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

     Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities (责任) and I’d love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to e    8.        my children. I’m so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y  9.            . I’ve learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel e   10.       on to my children.

     I value the memories I have travelling with my children. I’m sure they will always remember them in their lives.