Helen’s eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn’t wear glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses.

One day her mother asks her, “Helen, why don’t you wear glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can’t see anything. ” Helen says, “I look more lovely to Jim when I’m not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too. ”

1.Jim comes to take Helen         .

A. to school         B. to work        C. to see lovely places     D. to his home

2.Helen doesn’t wear glasses              .

A. when Jim is with her                   B. when she is at home

C. when she is at school                   D. in the evening

3.Jim and Helen go out          .

A. by bus        B. by car       C. by bikes       D. by plane

4.Which sentence is right?

A. Helen doesn’t like Jim.

B. Helen wants to look more lovely.

C. Jim doesn’t like glasses.

D. Helen’s mother knows Helen very much.

5.Jim looks better to Helen            .

A. when he sees everything clearly清楚地.

B. when she sees everything clearly.

C. when he doesn’t see things clearly.

D. when she doesn’t see things clearly.

Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include ?The story of My Life? (1902) and ?Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker
【小题1】Helen Keller was an author in ________.

--- Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?

--- I’ll buy ___ of them , so I can give one to my friend , Helen .

A either               B neither             C all                D .both

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”

“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”

“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”

“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”

“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”

“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”

Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.

Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”

“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.

“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”

“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”

“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”

1.Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A. Helen’s dead sister                        B. Helen’s trip to London

C. the house Helen lives in                    D. Helen’s stepfather and the family

2.What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A. Walking slowly                           B. Listening carefully

C. standing sadly                            D. Writing quickly

3.Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A. They are very rich                         B. They are afraid of other people

C. They live on a horse-drawn wagon            D. They move from one place to another

4.The passage is probably from __________.

A. a poem         B. a guide            C. a novel         D. an advertisement

Dear Helen,
How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I study(学习) in Bayi High School. I like Beijing very much. I have two good friends here. They are Rose and Xu Ting. Rose is from America and Xu Ting is from China. We are in the same class. Xu Ting often helps me with my Chinese. So I can speak a little Chinese now. The teachers are all kind to me.
I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Shandong food. They are very nice. For breakfast, I have milk and bread. My favorite food is jiaozi. I often have jiaozi for lunch and noodles(面条) for dinner. Sometimes(有时) we go out to have dinner. What about you?
Yours,
Linda
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Where is Linda now?
A. In Canada.   B. In Japan.    C. In China.
【小题2】Where is Rose from?
A. America. B. England. C. Cuba.
【小题3】Who helps Linda with her Chinese?
A. Rose.    B. Xu Ting. C. Helen.
【小题4】What does Linda have for breakfast?
A. Noodles and jiaozi.  B. Rice and eggs.   C. Bread and milk.
【小题5】Which(哪个) is NOT right?
A. Rose, Xu Ting and Linda are in different classes.
B. Linda’s teachers are kind to her.
C. Jiaozi is Linda’s favorite food.