A boy called Mario had many friends, and he was proud of it. Whoever he met, he would like to show off(炫耀) how popular he was at school.
One day, his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I know that you don’t have as many friends as you think. Many of them are not true to you.”
Mario thought maybe his grandpa was right. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandpa. The old man answered, “I have just exactly what you need. It’s in my room. Wait a minute.” The old man left, soon returning as if(好像) carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there.
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. Because it’s invisible, it will be hard for you to sit on it. However, if you manage to sit on it, you can use the chair’s magic power（力量） to tell who your real friends are.”
Mario took the strange invisible chair to school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair.
“Nobody move. You’re about to see something amazing，” said Mario. Then he tried sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell to the ground. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. “Wait, wait,” said Mario, making another try. But again he missed the seat.
Mario didn’t give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair. Finally, he did it. This time he felt himself in mid-air.
Then he experienced the magic that his grandpa had been talking about. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana holding him up, so he wouldn’t fall. But some schoolmates whom he had regarded as friends had done nothing but made fun of him. Mario was quite thankful to his grandpa, who helped him test who his true friends were.
1.Mario’s grandpa gave him a special chair to _____.
A. sit on in the school
B. be his birthday present
C. test who his true friends are
D. play games with his friends at school
2.What does the underlined word “invisible” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 感激的 B. 有帮助的
C. 神奇的 D.看不见的
3.Mario succeeded in sitting on his chair finally because_____.
A. his friends taught him
B. he had tried many times
C. his friends held him
D. the chair had magic power
4.Which would be the best title（标题）for this story?
A. A Magic Chair B. A Kind Grandpa
C. Mario’s True Friends D. How to Test Friends
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy(肚子).
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the ICU(重症室). Karen was so sad. She decided to say goodbye to the baby. Michael, however, kept asking his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This might be the last time he saw her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the lovely voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.” Suddenly the baby girl seemed to be better. Her heart beat well little by little.
“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath(呼吸) became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle(奇迹).
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Michael didn’t like his little sister at all.
B. Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister.
C. Karen wished that the baby would be a boy.
D. Karen helped Michael prepare for the change.
2.What happened to Michael’s little sister after she was born?
A. She was very healthy.
B. She was seriously ill.
C. She was born to be blind.
D. She was crying all the time.
3.Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?
A. The doctor asked her to do so.
B. She thought he might be able to save the baby.
C. She wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.
D. She thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.
4.The writer tells us the story to show_____.
A. the power(力量) of science B. the miracle (奇迹) of doctors
C. the power of love D. the miracle of a mother
March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night.
What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role.
Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) and micro blog(博客) messages, or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. If we can't get enough sleep, we'll feel sleepy and think slowly. And sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from soda, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to sleep well. Leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Watch less TV.
Look at these numbers in the box. They are glycemic indexes (血糖生成指数). The bigger the number is, the better that food can help you to get better sleep.
1.How many hours of sleep do teenagers need every night according to the passage?
A. About 12 hours B. About 9 hours
C. About 4 hours D. About 5 hours
2. Many students can’t get enough sleep because .
A. they play sports too much and feel tired
B. they use mobile phones during the day time
C. they drink too much soda, coffee and tea at night
D. they have too much homework and bad sleeping habits
3.When people can’t get enough sleep, they may .
A. feel sleepy and unhappyB. go to bed earlier next day
C. change their school timeD. go to work late next day
4.In the passage if you want to get better sleep, you should .
A. chat with your friends B. eat the right food
C. put your phone beside you D. be away from food like dates
Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer.
◆Keep your computer in a cool room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5 ºC—30 ºC.
◆Don’t let people smoke cigarette(香烟）near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
◆Don’t eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
◆Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.
◆Keep your screen clean and don’t have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes.
1. According to the passage you should use your computer .
A. in a small room B. in a big room
C. in a cool room D. below 5ºC
2. When you work on the computer, you can .
A. wear glasses B. smoke cigarette
C. eat some hamburgers D. clean the keyboard with water
3.If you want to look after your eyes, you should when you use computers.
A. buy a pair of sunglasses B. keep your screen clean
C. have your screen very bright D. keep your screen near your eyes
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
1.A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. proud
2. A. him B. them C. us D. you
3. A. grass B. food C. shoes D. clothes
4. A. leave B. teach C. find D. feed
5.A. Carrying B. Having C. Turning D. Shouting
6. A. by B. on C. of D. in
7.A. as usual B. as well C. in general D. no longer
8.A. cleaned B. drove C. entered D. pulled
9. A. kind B. lucky C. exciting D. interesting
10.A. work B. car C. place D. family
—Would you mind helping me look after my baby for a while?
—
A. Sure, be careful on the way.
B. Oh, don’t you like children?
C. Of course not, dear.
D. Yeah, I hope so.
