When you cut your skin, you bleed(流血). If a person loses a lot of blood, he will become ill and may die. Blood is very important. People have always known that. At one time, some people even drank blood to make them strong!
When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body, they try ways of giving blood to people who need it. They take blood from the healthy people and give it to people who need it. This is called " blood transfusion（输血）". The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person.
But there are two problems. First, it does not always work. Sometimes people die when they have blood transfusion. Later, doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood. There are four groups—O, A, B and AB. We all have blood of one of these groups. They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB. But they find that they must give A-group blood to A-group people and B-group blood to B-group people. I have O-group blood and the doctor told me that I could give blood to anyone else safely.
There is another problem. To give blood of the right kind, doctors have to find a person of the right blood group. Often they can not find a person in time. If they have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it, they can always have the right kind of blood. At first they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days. They do this by making it very cold. Then they find how to keep it longer. In the end they find a way of keeping blood for a very long time.
We call a place where we keep money a "bank". We call a place where we keep blood a "blood bank". One day, when you grow up, you may decide to give blood to a "blood bank". In this way you may stop someone from dying. Or perhaps one day you may become ill. You may need blood. The "blood bank" will give it to you.
1.From the passage, we learn that sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions because they __________ .
A. are given the cold blood B. lose too much blood
C. are given the wrong kind of blood D. are O-group people
2.Which of the following is true? ________
A. We can drink blood to make us strong.
B. Blood transfusion is always safe.
C. The writer has O-group blood and can give blood to anyone.
D. The blood can only be kept for 15to 20 days.
3.People set up the "blood bank" so that they can _____________ .
A. give the right kind of blood to the people who need it in time
B. keep different groups of blood as much as possible
C. make it easier to sell or buy blood
D. keep blood for more than twenty hundred years
4.From the last paragraph (段落) of the passage, we learn that _____________ .
A. the writer thinks it's good to give blood to a "blood bank"
B. we may become ill if we give blood to a "blood bank"
C. there are many blood banks in the world today.
D. blood is more important than money
5.The writer doesn't talk about ____________ in the passage.
A. how important blood is to us B. the four groups of blood
C. where the blood bank is D. what "blood transfusion" is
My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.
After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!
At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.
My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.
Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.
About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.
The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).
I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.
My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.
Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.
He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”
My dad has been and will always be my hero.
1.According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.
A. a famous singer B. a famous actress
C. the writer’s friend D. a sports star
2.Who did the writer think make her confident?
A. Whitney Houston. B. Her father.
C. Her mother. D. Her brothers.
3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Their lives didn’t change though her father had cancer.
B. when the writer’s father fell into a coma, he couldn’t hear her song.
C. The writer’s mum and brothers never helped or shared love for music.
D. The writer misses her father very much.
4.What does the underline word “heaven” mean in paragraph10?
A. 剧院 B. 影院 C. 天堂 D. 舞台
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My hero. B. M y favorite song. C. My dream. D. My family.
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”
“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.
“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.
For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.
They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.
At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”
“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”
1.Where did this story happen?
A. At a bank. B. In a shop.
C. In the street. D. In a hotel.
2.Who got in the car to move the box?
A. The woman. B. The man.
C. Both of them. D. Neither of them.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the story?
A. The man stuck in the car door.
B. The woman asked the man for help.
C. The man refused to help the woman.
D. The woman tried to get the box into the car.
4.What do you think of the man?
A. He is a warm-hearted man.
B. He looks very strong.
C. He is funny and stupid.
D. He likes to play jokes on others.
5.Which sentence can sum up（概括） the story?
A. Kindly do bad things.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. Think twice before you do.
These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on.
Alfie’s Angels
Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12
Pictures by Sarah Garson
Alfie wants to be an angel（天使） because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool.
￡7.50 21.5 cm x 27cm
Languages : English and French That’s My Mum
Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12
Pictures by Derek Brazell
People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this.
￡6.50 21.5 cm x 27cm
Languages : English and Chinese
What Is Peace
Emma Damon Ages 4-6
Peace is giving…not taking.
Peace is love…not hate.
And peace is many more things…
￡5.99 19 cm x 21cm
Languages : English and Japanese Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell Ages 6-8
Pictures by Helen Oxenbury
There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck.
￡8.50 28 cm x 23cm
Languages : English and Korean
1.Why does Alfie want to be an angel?
A. Because angels can fly.
B. Because angels can do anything.
C. Because angels look like each other.
D. Because angels are cool.
2.How much is What Is Peace?
A. ￡7.50. B. ￡6.50. C. ￡5.99. D. ￡8.50.
3.That’s My Mum is written in______.
A. English and Japanese B. English and Korean
C. English and Chinese D. English and French
4.Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?
A. Alfie’s Angels. B. That’s My Mum.
C. What Is Peace. D. Farmer Duck.
5.Tom is 5 years old. Which book can he read?
A. Alfie’s Angels. B. That’s My Mum.
C. What Is Peace. D. Farmer Duck.
When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she again.
I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I I would try to walk to the door.
else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to 。 if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my . I stood the wall and started smiling. I was so I'd made it that far. I to the sky and said, “Thank you.”
I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my , so I practiced it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “ ” again. Then I had to walk just more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed and gave me a great big hug.
That’s to say: impossible is nothing.
1.A. stood B. walked C. played D. run
2.A. thought B. knew C. suggested D. hoped
3.A. very B. first C. back D. front
4.A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody
5.A. sat down B. stood up C. looked up D. turned around
6.A. however B. but C. because D. so
7.A. wheelchair B. car C. room D. house
8.A. against B. on C. near D. beside
9.A. surprised B. nervous C. happy D. afraid
10.A. look at B. look down C. look for D. looked up
11.A. hand B. arm C. foot D. knee
12.A. move B. moving C. to move D. movement
13.A. Thank you. B. I can do it. C. I did it. D. I am sorry.
14.A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
15.A. happily B. quickly C. suddenly D. luckily
—How often do I need to feed the fish?
－They food every day, or they will be hungry.
A. must give B. mustn’t give C. mustn’t be give. D. must be given
