Once, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to climb to the tree top, ate the apples and played around it. With time on, the little boy grew up. He no longer played around it every day. One day, the boy came back, sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I am no longer a kid.” The boy replied, “ I need money to buy toys.” “I don’t have money..., but you can pick all my apples and sell them.” The boy was so excited. He picked all apples and left happily. The boy never came back after that.

One day, the boy returned. “Come and play with me,” the tree said happily. “I have no time to play. We need a house for my family.” “You can cut off my branches.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. But he never came back since then.

Again, the boy returned and said. “ I want to make a navigation across the sea. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk(主干) to build your boat.” So the boy cut the trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. the only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied.

“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come and rest with me.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

You may think that the boy is cold to the tree but that’s how we are treating our parents. The tree is our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever we ask for, parents will give everything they have and always be there waiting for us home.

1.The apple tree in the passage is just like__________ in the life.

A. our kid B. our parent

C. our friend D. our sister or brother

2.The boy made his house for his family by __________.

A. picking the apples

B. cutting off all the branches of the tree.

C. cutting the trunk of the tree.

D. digging the dying roots of the tree

3.The underlined word navigation means__________.

A. 飞翔 B. 航行　　　 　

C. 赛车 D. 徒步

4.The passage mainly tells us__________.

A. parents hardly give help when children are in trouble

B. whatever we ask for, parents try to meet our needs in their whole life

C. children always do something to thank their parents’ great effort and help in return

D. children always care about parents’ feeling as they grow up

Reading comprehension.

Mary：Mum, what's in the box?

Mother：There are two pens.

Mary：What color are they?

Mother：One is blue, the other is green.

Mary：Whose are they?

Mother：They're for your brothers. Today is their birthday.

Mary：Oh, yes. Happy birthday to you.

Jim and Tom：Thank you.

Mother：Jim, how old are you?

Jim：I'm seven. Oh, no. I'm not seven. I'm eight. Today is my eighth birthday.

Tom：Today is our eighth birthday. I'm eight, too.

Mother：Here are two pens. One for Tom and one for Jim.

Jim：Which is my pen?

Mother：The blue one is for you.

Tom：And the green one is for me. Thanks, Mum.

Jim：Thanks very much. We're eight. We are big boys now.

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B．They're in a pencil-case.

C．They're on the table.

D．They're on the chair under the table.

4．Which pen is for Tom?

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5．Whose birthday is it today?

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　　Dear Meimei,

　　This is my first letter 1 you. I would like to tell you something about me. I'm a schoolgirl. My name is Rose Green. I'm a 2 girl. I'm the monitor(/>P&Q!C+/n.班长) of our class. I study hard and well.

　　I have a 3 family. There are seven people in it. Grandpa and Grandma are very old. I have a 13-year-old brother and a 9-year-old sister. Perhaps, you want to ask: “ 4 are you?” Let me tell you, my dear friend. I'm eleven years old. We all live together. How happy we are!

　　My mother 5 me a little dog on my birthday. I like animals very much. I often play with a dog or a cat. My sister likes fish. But you 6 play with a fish, can you?

　　My father often tells us about your country. China is a great and beautiful country, isn't it?

　　We can get to know each other soon. Please write back and tell me something about you and China.

Yours,　　

Rose Green

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