One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”
The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest. ” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”
The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.
通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。
1.What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?
A. He was beautiful and lovely.
B. He was ugly and useless.
C. He was kind and helpful.
D. He was unfriendly and ugly.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. There was no rain when summer came.
B. The pine tree could get water from the cactus.
C. The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree.
D. The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots.
3.The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 骄傲的 B. 忧虑的
C. 高兴的 D. 羞愧的
4.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the pine tree was awful
B. the cactus was helpful
C. the birds were more beautiful
D. the rose couldn’t get water in the end
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Look is not everything.
B. Be careful of what you say to others.
C. The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus.
D. Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor.
The junior high school graduates have to take a P. E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it counts for much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip(跳绳) in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P. E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P. E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P. E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.
通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。
1.The P. E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except _______ .
A. skipping B. basketball
C. football D. volleyball
2.Students in Nanjing have the P. E. test in _______.
A. spring B. Junior One
C. autumn D. Junior Two
3.The underlined word “pull-up” means “_______ ” in Chinese.
A. 仰卧起坐 B. 引体向上
C. 俯卧撑 D. 跳高
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing.
B. Few students in Nanjing can get full marks in the P. E. test.
C. Students in Beijing needn’t run during the test.
D. Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P. E. test.
5.What do most teachers and parents think of the P. E. test?
A. It is difficult. B. It is easy.
C. It is bad. D. It is good.
“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me this should be done, and that should not be done. It sometimes makes me______,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school students in Guangdong. Do you have the same problem? Why does it ______that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
Your parents ______everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, ______ something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They tell you the______of making friends. They ask you to concentrate on your lessons______ computer games. They also worry about how much sleep you get and tell you it’s bad for your health to___. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents_____what you are doing. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them you make_____. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. School rules ______anytime.
Someday when you become a parent, you may be able to know how to get along with your children.
1.A. happy B. interested C. angry D. excited
2.A. smell B. sound C. taste D. seem
3.A. read about B. worry about C. look for D. talk about
4.A. though B. so C. or D. since
5.A. difference B. trouble C. importance D. opportunity
6.A. besides B. with C. except D. instead of
7.A. give up B. end up C. look up D. stay up
8.A. see B. hear C. know D. feel
9.A. faces B. success C. mistakes D. friends
10.A. must obey B. must be obey C. must be obeyed D. should be obey
The small boys decided ______ to each other.
A. not talk B. not talking
C. not to talk D. not to talking
Miss Li regards all her students _______ her children.
A. as B. for C. to D. in
There are _______ books on the shelf.
A. plenty of B. a lot
C. a plenty of D. a good many of
