Once, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to climb to the tree top, ate the apples and played around it. With time on, the little boy grew up. He no longer played around it every day. One day, the boy came back, sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I am no longer a kid.” The boy replied, “ I need money to buy toys.” “I don’t have money..., but you can pick all my apples and sell them.” The boy was so excited. He picked all apples and left happily. The boy never came back after that.
One day, the boy returned. “Come and play with me,” the tree said happily. “I have no time to play. We need a house for my family.” “You can cut off my branches.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. But he never came back since then.
Again, the boy returned and said. “ I want to make a navigation across the sea. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk(主干) to build your boat.” So the boy cut the trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. the only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears.
“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied.
“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come and rest with me.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
You may think that the boy is cold to the tree but that’s how we are treating our parents. The tree is our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever we ask for, parents will give everything they have and always be there waiting for us home.
1.The apple tree in the passage is just like__________ in the life.
A. our kid B. our parent
C. our friend D. our sister or brother
2.The boy made his house for his family by __________.
A. picking the apples
B. cutting off all the branches of the tree.
C. cutting the trunk of the tree.
D. digging the dying roots of the tree
3.The underlined word navigation means__________.
A. 飞翔 B. 航行
C. 赛车 D. 徒步
4.The passage mainly tells us__________.
A. parents hardly give help when children are in trouble
B. whatever we ask for, parents try to meet our needs in their whole life
C. children always do something to thank their parents’ great effort and help in return
D. children always care about parents’ feeling as they grow up
It's Saturday morning and Tony's sitting at the kitchen table, staring（凝视）into space and playing with a piece of bread. He's not even hungry. Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do and there's just one reason: the Internet is down and Tony has nothing to do.
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling great. He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other—a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his computer and wasn’t able to go online. No Internet changed everything.
Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal(平常的)weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the kitchen. "Is everything OK?" she asks. "No, mum, everything is definitely(的确)not OK," her sad son replies. "I can't go online and I have homework to finish." His mum laughs, "The word program is still working, so what's the problem?"
What's the problem? Tony can't believe his own mother isn’t able to see how serious the problem really is. To start with, he still needs to do research for his homework. He knows his mum will tell him to go to the library but he hates the library. It's so dark and uncomfortable. And forget homework—what about the rest of his weekend! Every weekend, he goes online to email friends. Then he reads the news to catch up on what's happening in the world. He plays a few online games and finishes the weekend off with an online chess game with his cousin Helen. The wonderful weekend-online! Now it's Saturday morning and he's not going to have access to（进入）the Internet for two whole days.
1.Tony stared into space and played with a piece of bread __________.
A. because he was hungry
B. because he was hungry
C. because he was alone at home
D. because the Internet was down
2.When he found he couldn’t surf the Internet, Tony felt __________.
A. great B. excited
C. sad D. relaxed
3.Tony’s mother may ask him to__________.
A.go to the library for work B. get the Internet fixed
C.play his friends outside D. play chess with his cousin
4.The writer just wants to show us __________ with the story.
A. how to surf the Internet
B. what to do on the Internet
C. how the Internet influences teenagers’ life
D. why teenagers should go online
Are you taking good care of your hair and using the right products? Could your shampoo be damaging your hair? Should you brush your hair more or less? The following are a few tips to help you keep your hair healthy and shining.
★A balanced diet will help you have nice-looking hair. Try to eat more green vegetables, eggs and beans every day.
★Wash your hair every day, or every two days. Always use cool, clean water to wash the shampoo out of your hair.
★Use shampoo that is specially designed for your hair type (dry, oily, etc.).When using shampoo, be sure to massage your hair, including the roots, softly.
★Allow your hair to dry naturally whenever possible. Hair is at its weakest when it is wet, so never brush or comb your wet hair hard, and use a wide-toothed comb.
★Give your hair a good brushing before going to bed. Do this by bending over so that your head is hanging down, and brush from back to front. This will help remove the dirt from your hair.
★Strong sunlight is bad for your hair. So remember to wear a hat to protect it on hot summer days.[来源
1.According to the passage, we should wash our hair___________.
A. every one or two days B. once a week
C. every four or five days D. three times a month
2.We can know that hair is at its weakest when it is __________.
A. dirty B. dry
C. long D. wet
3.We should brush our hair ___________before going to bed.
A. from left to right B. from back to front
C. from front to back D. from right to left
About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our city park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on(作弄) a smaller boy. They were calling his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked something in his face. When I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done . One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” Then I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone was , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He even him to play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so brave. As I looked around, I realized that there were many other people at the park no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was to stand up against his friends to help someone in need, but I felt sad that else had even taken a second look.
I hope that I’ve helped them realize that they could make a with a little effort and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.
1.A. againstB. betweenC. besideD. with
2.A. guessB. signC. problemD. answer
3.A. readB. spelledC. meantD. wrote
4.A. differentB. freeC. importantD. strong
5.A. angrily B. silentlyC. carefullyD. happily
6.A. refusedB. taughtC. invitedD. hoped
7.A. orB. soC. andD. but
8.A. too strong B. so strongC. strong enoughD. enough strong
9.A. someoneB. anyoneC. nobodyD. everyone
10.A. differenceB. practiceC. mistake D. a face
-- ________is it from here to the airport?
--It’s about ________ taxi ride.
A. How long, 10 minutes’ B. How far, 10-minutes
C. How long, 10- minutes D. How far, 10 minutes’
Because of the cold weather, half of the children________ill for a week.
A. has been B. have fallen
C. have been D. has fallen
