On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
1.When did the story happen?
A. On Christmas Day. B. On Teachers’ Day.
C. On Mother’s Day. D. On Thanksgiving Day.
2.Why did Douglas draw the picture?
A. He was good at drawing it.
B. His teacher asked him to draw it.
C. He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.
D. He hoped to get a prize in drawing.
3.What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
A. He was a lonely child. B. He was very active in class.
C. He always kept his hand clean. D. He often answered questions loudly.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见；主张；看法), but not a fact?
A. The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him.
B. Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.
C. The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.
D. Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.
Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry (部)of Railways.
They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station(火车站)Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers (票贩) at much higher price.
The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计)that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak (高峰) period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8％ higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao’s attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station.
1. Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.
A. expensively B. happily C. dangerously D. hardly
2. How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?
A. About 203 million． B. About 188 million．
C. About 180 million． D. About 174 million．
3.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival．
B. It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival．
C. President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem．
D. The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem．
We can’t live without love and we know what love is, but we don’t say only humans know what love is. Yes, it’s impossible for animals to do some things because of their physical body. However, sometimes some of them might be able to show us the love that we have forgotten on our “busy road”, just like the following story.
A dog, was knocked down by a car and died in the middle of the road. Later, another dog ran beside the body of the dead dog and he tried to wake his friend up using his legs. When his effort to wake up his friend failed, he tried to push his friend to the roadside. But his friend was too heavy for him to push.
Though traffic was busy and dangerous, he wouldn’t want to go away from his friend, just standing beside his friend shouting and crying.
A lot of people saw this story and were very touched (感动的). Even a dog can show his loyalty (忠诚) and love to his friend, what can our humans do?
1.The dog died because _______________.
A. it was badly ill B. it was knocked down by a car
C. it was too old D. it fought against other dogs
2.The other dog saw it lying in the middle of the road and it wanted to ________first.
A. wake his friend up B. push his friend to the roadside
C. catch up with the car D. stop the traffic
3. We learn __________ from the passage.
A. the car driver is too cruel B. animals can also show love
C. the two dogs are brothers D. friends are the best in the world
How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family tried to save electrcity (电). We never left the lights 36 when leaving the room. We 37 the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we started recycling (回收) this week. We tried to write on 38 of our paper, no just on one side. We also divided our rubbish into 39 bags for bottles, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.
Third, my family started to save 40 .We stopped 41 long baths and had short showers (淋浴) 42 . We washed toilet with used water. Mum and dad used less water to do the washing. My sister and I didn’t leave the tap (龙头) running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mum and dad began to save gas (汽油). Mum used to 43 us to school, but now my sister and I started riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work 44 good exercise!
This week dad and a few of the people in his company also started to go to work in one car and share the 45 .
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
1. A. out B. on C. off D. behind
2.A. turn up B. turn on C. turn down D. turn off
3.A. any side B. all sides C. neither side D. both sides
4.A. large B. small C. different D. the same
5.A. electricity B. food C. water D. paper
6.A. to use B. making C. to have D. taking
7.A. again B. instead C. already D. too
8.A. drive B. order C. show D. carry
9.A. or B. but C. for D. and
10.A. pay B. value C. cost D. price
Something was wrong with the computer . I had no choice ____ to wait.
A. except B. besides C. beside D. but
Does our headmaster have _______________ to tell us?
A. something important B. important something
C. anything important D. important anything
