Once there was a child ready to be born. So he asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will take care of you.” But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go. “But here I don’t do anything else but sing and smile, that’s enough for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, ”the child continued,”if I don’t know the language that men talk? ”
God patted (轻怕)him on the head and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear.Your angel will teach you how to speak. ”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
But God had an answer for that question too. “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷). ”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men,who will protect me? ”
“Your angel will defend(保卫)you even if it means risking her life! ”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more, ”the child continued warily.
God smiled on the young one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you how to come back to me, even though I will always be with you.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one m
ore question, softly, “God, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God answered, “Your angel’s name is not hard to remember. You will simply call her _______.”
1.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “warily”?
A. angrily B. proudly C. carefully D. happily
2.Which is the suitable word for the blank in the last paragraph?
A. Daddy B. Grandpa C. Mommy D. Grandma
3.The child asked God questions in the order of ________.
a. Who will protect me?
b. How can I understand what people talked about?
c. How can I live there being small and helpless？
d. What shall I do when I want to talk to you?
e. What’s my angel’s name?
A. c, d, b, e, a B. d, a, e, c, b C. b, d, c, a, e D. c, b, d, a, e
Every day we use money to buy what we want. But have you ever really noticed the bill (钞票) in your hand? There are different pictures on both sides of banknotes (纸币) and interesting stories behind them.
Most banknotes have famous people on the front, such as a country’s leader or a great scientist, while on the back of the paper note there are usually some well-known scenes or national buildings.
The latest editions of Chinese banknotes use the picture of Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China, on the front of all yuan bills. However, the backs of the bills are different. The Great Hall of the People, on the 100-yuan note, is a landmark (地标) in Beijing. Important meetings are always held there. The Lijiang River in Guilin, on the 20-yuan note, is one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.
The US 1-dollar bill has the first president, George Washington, on the front side. A 13-level pyramid is on the back. Benjamin Franklin, a great scientist and politician (政治家) from the US, appears on the front of the 100-dollar bill. You can see the White House, where the presidents live, on the back of the 20-dollar bill.
1.According to Paragraph 2, which one probably appears on the back of the banknotes?
A. Abraham Lincoln.B. Elizabeth II.
C. Taishan Mountain.D. Titanic.
2.The
Lijiang River of Guilin is __________.
A. on the back of 20-yuan noteB. on the front of 20-yuan note
C. on the front of 100-yuan noteD. on the back of 100-yuan note
3.On the front of the 100-dollar bill, we can see __________.
A. George WashingtonB. Benjamin Franklin
C. a 13-level pyramidD. the White House
Country | Soviet Union | The USA | China |
Date | 12 April, 1961 | 5 May, 1961 | 15 October, 2003 |
Astronaut | Yuri Gagarin | Alan Shepherd | Yang Liwei |
Age | 27 | 38 | 38 |
Spaceship | Vostok 1 | Mercury 3 | Shenzhou 5 |
Time | 1 hour 48 minutes | 15 minutes | 21 hours |
Height | 327 kilometers | 185 kilometers | 343 kilometers |
Circles around the Earth | 1 | 0 | 14 |
1.The form above shows us________.
A. three journeys into space
B. daily life of three famous people
C. differences between three spaceships
D. something about three famous astronauts
2.________went into space first.
A. China B. The USA C. Soviet Union D. The UK
3.The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
A. 1 hour 48 minutes B. only 15 minutes
C. the shortest time D. the longest time
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once Will
iam asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said,
“How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
1.A. questions B. help C. promises D. advice
2.A. commonB. friendlyC. cleverD. silent
3.A. ThoughB. BecauseC. IfD. As
4.A. knewB. developedC. hatedD. doubted
5.A. orderB. informationC. dangerD. situation
6.A. askB. waitC. tryD. reach
7.A. BeforeB. WithoutC. ThroughD. In
8.A. smartB. braveC. funnyD. sure
9.A. catchB. discussC. countD. visit
10.A. fewerB. largerC. fasterD. older
--- Hello, Jack! How are you doing?
--- _________.
A. Reading a magazine B. That’s all right
C. OK D. It’s nice
--- _________ David be the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?
--- He ________ be, but I’m not sure.
A. Can; can’t B. Can; may C. May; must D. May; mustn’t
