One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
【小题1】 When David came into the writer’s office, .
| A.he said hello to the writer | B.he seemed happy |
| C.he looked at his own feet | D.he smiled at the writer |
| A.13 | B.2 | C.5 | D.6 |
| A.played chess with him | B.told stories to him |
| C.wrote letters to him | D.played soccer with him |
| A.chess club. | B.An art club. | C.An English club. | D.A bicycle club. |
| A.After his father died, David refused to talk to others. |
| B.David didn’t say anything to the writer at first. |
| C.At last the writer learned a lot from David. |
| D.David finally got friends in school. |
On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.
【小题1】People use "Ritcher scale" to tell .
| A.where the earthquake takes place | B.when the earthquake takes place |
| C.how serious the earthquake is | D.how long the earthquake lasts |
We learn that
| A.India is a large country | B.the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake |
| C.there is no tall building in India | D.the earthquake in India was not serious |
| A.in India | B.in America | C.in Pakistan | D.in Australia |
| A.I was with my parents when the earthquake happened. |
| B.The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious. |
| C.People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake. |
| D.The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake. |
Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).
One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
"Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."
【小题1】What was Mr. Evans’ job three years ago?
| A.policeman | B.a math teacher | C.a guide | D.a drive |
| A.the drunk driver broke the traffic rules |
| B.the bus driver broke the traffic rules |
| C.Mr. Evans broke the traffic rules |
| D.the children broke the traffic rules |
| A.more than half of the children died |
| B.five children were injured |
| C.more than half of those children were injured |
| D.Mr. Evans was injured |
A 在家里 B 在家 C 在值勤 D 在值日
【小题5】From the story, we can infer that___________.
| A.Mr. Evans would let girl drive away. |
| B.Mr. Evans would not let the girl drive away |
| C.Mr. Evans would look for the girl’s license in her bag |
| D.the girl would cry. |
At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we have success in a school play. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives.
How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, has taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. First we chose the persons who had done something special, then some students interviewed (采访) them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. Everyone in our class had something to do. Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook.
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.
【小题1】When we have success in a school play, we may feel ______
| A.sorry | B.angry | C.excited | D.interested |
| A.buy a new book | B.write down stories |
| C.take a lot of photos | D.make a yearbook |
| A.take notes | B.keep the memory | C.do our homework | D.remember English words |
| A.January | B.February | C.May | D.December |
| A.without any help | B.without putting our love into it |
| C.with the help of our teacher | D.with the help of our parents |
Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends.
Yours,
Frank
【小题1】 Frank has__________ friends in the picture.
| A.seven | B.six | C.five | D.eight |
| A.Sally | B.Sandra | C.Frank | D.Peter |
| A.Jimmy, Sandra and Sally | B.Maria, Rick and Jimmy |
| C.Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra | D.Helen, Frank and Rick |
| A.喜欢 | B.理解 | C.听说 | D.观看 |
| A.Because Beijing Opera is boring | B.Because Beijing Opera is bad |
| C.Because Beijing Opera is fun | D.Because they can’t understand it. |
Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients (病人) likes her very much .
One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross (穿越) a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed(笑) and said, “ Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year.”
Mrs Green was very happy to see her.
“I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green,” Alice said.
“Oh, thank you very much , Alice , ” Mrs Green said and stepped (走) forward (向前). “No, no, Mrs Green,” Alice said quickly . “Wait! The light is still red.”
“Oh,” Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. “I can easily cross the street by myself (我自己) when the light is green .”
【小题1】Was Alice old or young?
| A.She was old. | B.She was young. |
| C.No, she wasn’t | D.Yes, she was young. |
| A.No, they didn’t | B.Yes, they liked her a little. |
| C.Yes, they liked her very much. | D.Sorry, I don’t know. |
| A.No, she didn’t remember. | B.Yes, she did. |
| C.No, she didn’t. | D.Sorry, I don’t know. |
| A.When the light was green. | B.When the light was on. |
| C.When the light was off. | D.When the light was red. |
| A.When the light was on. | B.When the light was red. |
| C.When the light was off. | D.When the light was green. |
Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.
Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.
Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题1】The farmer was______.
| A.nearly the same age as his horse |
| B.almost always older than his horse |
| C.not quite as old as his horse |
| D.a little older than his horse |
| A.asked how far it was to the market |
| B.said they thought the horse looked very tired |
| C.asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse |
| D.told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk |
| A.the farmer to ride such a tired horse |
| B.the farmer to ride while his young son walked |
| C.the boy to ride instead of his father |
| D.only one person to ride such a long way |
| A.the old man said it was too hot for him to walk |
| B.the three old men stopped them on the road |
| C.he did hot know why he was walking |
| D.his son could not ride the horse by himself |
| A.The old man was a fool. |
| B.The horse was old and was going to die. |
| C.It is not right to listen to others. |
| D.It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied(满意)all the time. |