Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off    1   hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice    2   ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up    3   smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that    4   girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some    5  ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie    6    at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him    7   to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie    8  .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve    9   received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George,    10    the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She    11   walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick   12    so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents    13   . They decided to help her. More and more people in the   14   gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother    15   a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
小题1:
A.herB.hisC.yourD.my
小题2:
A.houseB.doorC.smileD.schoolbag
小题3:
A.andB.butC.asD.or
小题4:
A.richB.luckyC.badD.poor
小题5:
A.moneyB.flowersC.clothesD.food
小题6:
A.dancedB.criedC.satD.laughed
小题7:
A.howB.whoC.whenD.why
小题8:
A.angrilyB.easilyC.sadlyD.happily
小题9:
A.neverB.usuallyC.alwaysD.sometimes
小题10:
A.looking forB.looking around
C.looking likeD.looking after
小题11:
A.shouldn’tB.needn’tC.couldn’tD.mustn’t
小题12:
A.forB.inC.atD.on
小题13:
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
小题14:
A.countrysideB.townC.villageD.city
小题15:
A.reachedB.leftC.closedD.opened
A thief returned a mobile phone and thousands of yuan he had stolen from a woman after receiving 21 text messages from her, a local newspaper reported.
Pan Aiying, a Chinese teacher at Wutou Middle School in Qihe County, in East China’s Shandong Province, didn’t think her text messages would help to get her belongings back.
A young man riding a motorcycle robbed her of her bag, in which there was her mobile phone, bank cards and 4,900 yuan, as she was riding her bicycle home on Saturday evening.
Pan said at first she considered calling the police, but then decided to try to persuade(说服)the young man to return her bag. Pan called her lost phone with her friend’s, but couldn’t get through. So she began sending messages.
“Hey, I’m Pan Aiying, a teacher from Wutou Middle School. You must be going through a difficult time. If so, I will not blame you. ” Wrote Pan in her first text message, which got no answer. “Keep the 4,900 yuan if you really need it, but please return the other things to me. You are still young. To make mistakes is human. Correcting your mistake is more important than anything. ” Pan wrote in another message.
She gave up hope after sending 21 text messages without any answer and planned to call the police the next morning. However, as she left her home on Sunday morning, Pan found her stolen bag lying in the courtyard. Nothing was lost.
“Dear Pan: I am sorry. I made a mistake. Please forgive me. You are so kind even though I stole from you. I’ll correct my ways and be an honest person,” said a letter left with the bag.
小题1:Where was Pan Aiying robbed?
A.In the school.B.At home.
C.In the courtyard.D.In the street.
小题2:Why didn’t Pan Aiying call the police at first?
A.Because she thought the police wouldn’t help her.
B.Because it was too late at that time.
C.Because she wanted to communicate with the thief first.
D.Because her friend asked her not to.
小题3:How long was Pan Aiying’s bag missing?
A.About two days.B.About 12 hours.
C.About one day and a half.D.About 24 hours.
小题4:From the news we can learn that ____________.
A.the young man would not steal any more
B.Pan Aiying didn’t give up hope after sending 21 text messages
C.the young man would pay a visit to Pan Aiying personally
D.Pan Aiying teaches English in a middle school in Shandong Province
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was  1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   2  but a failure.”
After five years of   3  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best   4 that could have happened to me. I  5  I wanted to do something positive(积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to  6  that what people said about me was   7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s face it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my  8  and went to college. My first novel   9 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the   10  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   11  that job to write full time   12  I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself. —Here was a working-class boy who’d   13 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I   14  wish all the people that have put me down had  15  “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
小题1:
A.brightB.uselessC.simpleD.hopeful
小题2:
A.anythingB.somethingC.everything D.nothing
小题3:
A.low B.poorC.good D.useful
小题4:
A.support B.happinessC.surprise D.thing
小题5:
A.agreedB.decidedC.planned D.told
小题6:
A.me B.themC.herD.it
小题7:
A.wrongB.right C.stupidD.faulty
小题8:
A.experimentB.practiceC.writingD.composition
小题9:
A.came onB.came inC.came outD.came back
小题10:
A.dayB.nightC.monthD.year
小题11:
A.giving inB.giving backC.giving outD.giving up
小题12:
A.while B.if C.whenD.Or
小题13:
A.leftB.attendedC.changedD.graduated
小题14:
A.justB.exactlyC.soD.very
小题15:
A.praisedB.saidC.answeredD.advised
After a hard campaign, Barack Obama won the US president election on November 4. He will become the 44th President of the United States---the first African-American in the country’s history.
On the election eve, Obama’s grandmother died---only a few days before seeing her grandson’s victory. Tears ran down the face of Obama as he spoke about his grandmother. “She taught me about hard work.She was the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”
In his first speech as the president, Obama declared to tens of thousands of cheering supporters, “…The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America---I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there…” The crowd broke out into the same chant(咏唱,吟诵), “Yes, we can!”Those three short words have become the defining phrase of Obama’s campaign.
Forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today the dream has come true.
小题1:When will Obama begin to work as a president?
A.On November 4B.Before November 4
C.After November 4D.On the day he won the election.
小题2:What happened to Obama before the election eve?
A.His grandmother passed away.B.His grandmother was killed.
C.His grandmother gave him a lesson.D.His grandmother was kidnapped.
小题3:What does the underlined word “campaign” mean in Chinese?
A.公关B.竞选活动C.辩论D.比赛
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Obama makes Martin Luther King’s dream come true.
B.Americans believe Obama will change everything of America.
C.Obama’s grandmother had a great effect on him.
D.Many people support Obama to become the president of America.
As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.
Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.
小题1:The author thinks music__________.
A.can make children calm down B.can connect heart to heart
C.is difficult for pre-school students D.is a good means to find a job
小题2:According to the second paragraph Vanessa_________.
A.got used to singing songs B.was too shy to speak
C.was the youngest in the class D.enjoyed the author’s class
小题3:When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt________.
A.surprisedB.happyC.frightenedD.satisfied
小题4:What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A.The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.
B.Vanessa became as healthy as other children.
C.The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.
D.Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream.
One of Anna’s friends has chickenpox(水痘). Two days later, Katie has chickenpox. Anna’s mother says: “ Your best friend has chickenpox . We have to keep an eye on you.”
The next evening, Anna finds some red spots(斑点) on her face. The next morning, she stays home from school. She can’t go to her grandpa’s birthday party. She can’t go to her soccer practice. She can’t go to the supermarket with her mother.Anna cries(哭喊): “ I don’t like chickenpox. I miss school. I miss my friends.”
Then Anna’s mother has an idea.
After lunch, Katie, Mike and Danny come to Anna’s home--- all with spots like her. Anna’s mother says : “ Let’s have a chickenpox party!”
All the afternoon, the kids play games. When Anna’s friends have to go home,
“See you at school.” Katie says.
“Having chickenpox is not so bad.” says Danny.
“I know,” Anna says with a laugh(笑), “ Can we all have chickenpox again next week?”
小题1:What’s the Chinese meaning for “ keep an eye on...”?
A.保护眼睛B.保留眼睛C.留心D.看医生
小题2: kids(孩子) have chickenpox from the passage(文章)?
A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five
小题3: asks Anna’s friends to come to her home.
A.Anna’s motherB.Anna’s fatherC.AnnaD.Katie
小题4: first has chickenpox.
A.KatieB.MikeC.DannyD.We don’t know
小题5:Why does Anna say “Can we all have chickenpox again next week?”
A.Because they want to have chickenpox.
B.Because they don’t need to go to school.
C.Because she likes staying at home.
D.Because the chickenpox party makes her very happy.
Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China.  36  , Daisy Raffan, an   37  girl in Britain, hopes to bring the language to the young people.Daisy has   38  an online learning website(网站) to teach the language to as   39  people as possible all over the world.  40  China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks   41  important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later.Daisy has   42  Putonghua since the age of five.Two years ago, after she decided to pass on what she had learned, this teenager   43  the idea for the website, kids Chinese club.com.She said, “People are afraid to learn Putonghua.One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an   44  language to learn, but I have had fun   45  it.And I hope what have done is easy and fun.”Her   46  offers a series(系列)of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.
Daisy’s website has   47  the support of several important persons—the teenager   48  she has received a letter praising(赞扬)her work from Gordon Brown, who is the British Prime Minister(首相).
She said, “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter   49 .He said that what I was doing was a really good  50 .I thought it was amazing.I was excited that someone so important was supporting what we’re doing.”
小题1:
A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.By the way
小题2:
A.5-year-oldB.18-year-oldC.8-year-oldD.28-year-old
小题3:
A.inventedB.discoveredC.wroteD.set up
小题4:
A.muchB.fewC.manyD.little
小题5:
A.AsB.WhenC.WithD.But
小题6:
A.thisB.thatC.itD./
小题7:
A.taughtB.learntC.drewD.talked
小题8:
A.came outB.came onC.came overD.came up with
小题9:
A.impossibleB.interestingC.excellentD.easy
小题10:
A.tellingB.learningC.writingD.speaking
小题11:
A.e-mailB.magazineC.essayD.website
小题12:
A.wonB.madeC.givenD.beaten
小题13:
A.wondersB.asksC.doubtsD.says
小题14:
A.inB.backC.downD.up
小题15:
A.girlB.designC.ideaD.person
Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned.
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school.I can remember everything about it .School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks.There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school.My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school.He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher.But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars.So that’s what I did.That was the first money I ever earned.”
小题1:Mark Twain earned his first money _________.
A.when he was a pupilB.when he became a writer
C.when he taught at a schoolD.when he was beaten by his father
小题2:The school made the rule so that they could_____.
A.teach the students wellB.give the students a beating
C.keep the desks and chairs well D.ask the students for more money
小题3:Mark Twain’s father______.
A.was happy to give him the money
B.got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school
C.said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news
D.agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money
小题4:Mark Twain was beaten_______.
A.at homeB.only by his fatherC.at schoolD.both at school and at home


For years I wanted a garden.I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen.I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was not enough.Neither was time.Often when my children were little,
one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own.I started thinking again about a garden.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen.Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard.There were things blowing around on it.       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look.It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree.There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom.We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.A new page started in my life.
That was three years ago.My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted.When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did.It feels like they’re right there with me.Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden.I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees.But I know love does!
小题1:How many children did the writer have?
A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six
小题2:What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?
A.She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.
B.She had to save money so that she could have a garden.
C.It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.
D.They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.
小题3:The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.
A.before her children were born
B.one spring morning when the children were little
C.after the children went to school
D.on a Mother’s Day after the children left her
小题4:The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.
A.their mother needed money badly
B.they wanted to show their love to their mother
C.it was time for them to give the money back to her
D.they wanted to live together with their mother forever
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