How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket?Students in Class 9,Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu,Sichuan,have their ways. They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits(人物素描) and work as waiters.

The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity. Experiencing Life for Seven Hours,on March 18, “I found students waste their food in the dining?hall, ”the class teacher, Deng Guiyong said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money.”

Jiang Yao, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch. Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant?cleaning the floor;and toilets and getting food for guests, “We were busy all along, so we were terribly exhausted after the day’s hard work.”said Jiang.“We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before.”

When Xie Ni’s group didn't make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch. The 14?year?old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait, ”said Xie.

Xie realized that life is really hard. “We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal.” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today.”

On top of making money, each group was asked to do at least five good deeds during the seven hours. Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card.

1. From the teacher’s words, we can see that the students ________.

A. usually waste food in their daily life B. realize life is really not easy

C. know it’s hard to make money D. have their own ways to get food without money

2. The underlined word“exhausted”in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. happy B. crazy C. tired D. boring

3. In order to make money, the students have done all except ________.

A. help the old cross the road B. give out flyers

C. draw portraits D. work as waiters

4. The purpose of this activity is to ________.

A. let the students get food B. help the students learn to value their today’s life

C. help people in need D. give the students a chance to learn to work

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Life Is Really Hard B. It’s Good To Be A Volunteer

C. How To work For People D. Experiencing Life For Seven Hours


阅读理解,阅读下列短文,然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Learning Computers

This twelve-hour course is for people who need to learn about computers. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can't do and how to use them. Course fee(费用):$ 75

Jan. 4,7,11,14,18,21 Wed. &Sat. 9: 00—11: 00 a. m.

Zhang Hua is a professor from Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

Typing

This course is for those who want to learn to type. You are tested first and then you can practice at one of eight different skill levels. This lets you learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $ 125

Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of professional teachers.

Language Study

Have you already tried to improve your English and failed? Do you want to learn English well? Come and this three-month course will help you make it. Course fee: $ 130 Moil & Wed. 2:00—5:00 p.m. All the teachers are from English-speaking countries.

1. If you choose the Learning Computers course,you'll have classes               .

A. from Monday to Friday                           B. on Wednesday and Saturday

C. on January 4,7,12,15                              D. in the afternoon every day

2. From the ads we know that Zhang Hua            .

A. is a teacher from Beijing University          B. has no experience in the computer field

C. can type very well                                  D. comes from an English-speaking country

3. If you choose the Typing course, you            .

A. should have a test first                            B. needn't bring your own paper

C. can't learn at your own speed                  D. should pay $ 115

4. Mr. Black works in the day and only has time in the evening, he can only choose the       

course.

A. Learning Computers                      B. Typing

C. Language Study                            D. None of the above

5. The Language Study course will last            .

A. twelve hours                                 B. two weeks          C. three months     D. three


完形填空,阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

An eight?year?old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were 1 . When she heard her dad say to her tearful mother. “Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl hurried to the chemist’s (药店)2 all her pocket money in hand.

“What do you want?”asked the chemist.

“My little brother is really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle. He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t 3 miracles here, child. I'm sorry.”the chemist said, looking 4at the little girl.

In the shop was a well?dressed customer. He asked the little girl,“What kind of miracle does your brother 5?”

“I don’t know,”she replied.“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) 6. But my daddy can’t 7 it, so I have brought all my pocket money.”

“How much do you have?”asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents,”she answerred quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence(巧合),”smiled the man.“A dollar and eleven cents the 8 price of a miracle for your little brother.”

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a doctor. The operation was completed for free and it wasn’t long 9 the little brother was home and well again.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus(加)the 10 of a little child.

1. A. poor B. hopeful C. nervous D. kind

2. A. of B. shout C. on D. with

3. A. send B. prepare C. sell D. provide

4. A. helpfully B. sadly C. happily D. coldly

5. A. prefer B. suggest C. care D. need

6. A. change B. education C. operation D. toy

7. A. save B. spare C. support D. afford

8. A. same B. exact C. proper D. necessary

9. A. before B. when C. until D. sfter

10. A. love B.cleverness C. courage D. interest

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