Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time job, so she had to get up at five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl.
Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.
In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips(小费).
Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.
Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more soon. Some day, if she got more customers, perhaps Grace could win a prize(奖赏) for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike.
根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

  1. 1.

    What was Grace’s part-time job?
    _______________________________________________________________________

  2. 2.

    There is a word “customers” in the third paragraph. Please translate it into Chinese. _____

  3. 3.

    Why did Grace choose a part-time job?
    ________________________________________________________________________

  4. 4.

    From the story, we know customers liked ____ people to work for them. A.cleverB.hard-workingC.youngD.poor

  5. 5.

    What do you think of Grace?
    ________________________________________________________________________

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.
Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.
Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).
Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves

  1. 1.

    If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror

    1. A.
      left hand down
    2. B.
      left hand wave
    3. C.
      right hand wave
    4. D.
      right hand up
  2. 2.

    Mirrors       

    1. A.
      appeared a long time ago
    2. B.
      were made of glass at first
    3. C.
      made of metal are popular today
    4. D.
      had many uses in ancient times
  3. 3.

    Mirrors were magic in the past because      

    1. A.
      people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors
    2. B.
      they were used in magic shows
    3. C.
      they could make people change their heights and weights
    4. D.
      they could make people laugh
  4. 4.

    What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      雕刻
    2. B.
      油漆
    3. C.
      扭转
    4. D.
      弯曲

High in the mountains, and deep in the forest, lives a lake with many plants and animals in and around her. The plants and animals have enough food and clean water to keep them healthy. The wind carries pure air, and the rain comes down clear and clean.
But recently, Lucy Lake and her friends haven’t been feeling very well. All the plants and animals get together to talk about the problem. “Why are we sick?” “What can we do?” ask all of them. No one has any answers.
Just then two hikers appear. The animals tell them about their problems. “Can you help us?” they ask. “Yes,” one hiker says. “I think it’s because of acid rain.”
“Acid rain comes from chemicals(化学物质) in the air. The pollution comes from factories, cars and trucks.”
“So, although I don’t want to, I help the pollution travel through the air!” says the wind. “And I carry it to the land!” cries the rain. 
“If you can help us think of some solutions(解决方法), we will send a message to tell people how to clean up our environment,” one hiker says. 
With the help of the plants and animals, the two hikers make a list of ideas for saving Lucy Lake and her friends.
Time passes, and the forest and lake begin to feel a little better.
The next time the hikers climb up the mountains to Lucy Lake, they smile at what they find. “We’re glad things have started to change,” one hiker says. “And we’re glad you helped us make a difference,” says the other.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “pure” can be replaced by “____”.

    1. A.
      polluted
    2. B.
      clean
    3. C.
      cold
    4. D.
      cool
  2. 2.

    The two hikers are most probably ____.

    1. A.
      scientists
    2. B.
      teachers
    3. C.
      doctors
    4. D.
      reporters
  3. 3.

    ____ have (has) nothing to do with the cause of acid rain.

    1. A.
      The rain
    2. B.
      Human beings
    3. C.
      The wind
    4. D.
      The plants and animals
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “you” refers to (指) ____. 

    1. A.
      Lucy Lake
    2. B.
      the plants and animals
    3. C.
      one of the two hikers
    4. D.
      the wind and the rain
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Acid rain is very harmful only to plants and animals.
    2. B.
      Human activities are the main cause of acid rain.
    3. C.
      Acid rain can make the living things in the environment get sick.
    4. D.
      We should clean up our environment to protect us against acid rain.
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