Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete(不完整的)，it could only roll(滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with insects(昆虫). It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fitted（适合）. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted perfectly, it put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole, with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to insects. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left the piece it found by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes, we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us.
1.The circle rolled very slowly because it __________.
A. spent much time talking with insects
B. wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C. was looking for its missing piece
D. lost a piece of its own
2. After it was whole again and rolled fast, the circle__________.
A. felt unhappy
B. could see more beautiful flowers
C. was too proud to talk with any insect
D. would go anywhere
3.Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly?
A. Because it found a different world
B. Because it wanted to look for a better piece
C. Because it wanted to enjoy the world as before
D. Because it felt tired.
4. If a man owns everything, he’ll __________.
A. be perfect in every way
B. have other trouble
C. share happiness with others
D. have enough love around him
5.The story mainly tells us that__________.
A. nobody loves us if we give nothing
B. a man who has everything is the happiest
C. losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes
D. we are not whole when we lose something
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影响) on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything, all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word, where money is worshiped(崇拜), money can cause brothers to quarrel(争吵), lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
1.According to the passage, which of the following do you think is right?
A. Money is everything.
B. Money isn’t necessary.
C. Money is important, but not the most important.
D. With no money, with no success.
2.What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer’s ideas?
A. Only money. B. Health and a long life.
C. Only friendship. D. A, B and C.
3.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. If you haven’t much money, you can’t get more happiness.
B. You may live a long life even if you are poor.
C. Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.
D. If you are rich, you will have true friendship.
4. In fact, all millionaires__________.
A. have much money B. die earlier
C. love their money D. have true love
5. What does the sentence“ Love means to give, not to take.” mean in the passage?
A.爱意味着给予，而不能带走。
B.爱是可以得到的，不要走开。
C.爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。
D.爱是可以索取的，而不必付出。
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked to school and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)you, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room for me at all!”
1.Bruno always ________ to school.
A. walked B. took a bus
C. caught a car D. on foot
2.He had to pass ________.
A. two classrooms B. a shop
C. a school D. a playground
3.The little boy liked to play on the playground ______________.
A. when it snowed
B. when there was some water there
C. when the children played football there
D. when his father was busy with his work
4. _________will punish Bruno.
A. His father B. His mother
C. His teacher D. The older boys
5.That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because ____________.
A. there wasn’t any room for him at all
B. there was no water on the playground
C. he took off his clothes before he played there
D. he played in the water carefully
After the earthquake, many people came to a young house, and they saw her dead body. But her pose (姿势) was very . She knelt (跪下) on her knees, and her body was leaning forward and her two hands were holding . Her back and head were under the broken house.
many difficulties, one person put his hand through a narrow gap（缝隙）to the woman’s body. He was that the woman still be alive. , the body was cold. But he tried to find something. , he shouted, “ A child! There is a child!”
All the people worked together. They moved the things around the woman. There was a little boy under his mother’s dead body. The woman made a sacrifice(牺牲) her son. her house was falling, she used her body to make her son safe.
The doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. He a cell phone inside the boy’s clothes. There was a text on the phone. It , “ Dear baby, if you live, always remember that I love you.”
1.A. girl’s B. boy’s C. woman’s D. man’s
2.A. sad B. exciting C. interesting D. strange
3.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
4.A. With B. Without C. For D. In
5.A. catch B. reach C. hold D. put
6.A. wanting B. thinking C. hoping D. believing
7.A. So B. But C. And D. However
8.A. Suddenly B. Surprisingly C. Luckily D. Sadly
9.A. happy B. dead C. worried D. surprised
10.A. 3-months-old B. 3-month-olds C. 3-month-old D. 3 month old
11.A. to save B. to catch C. to feed D. to hold
12.A. When B. As soon as C. But D. Then
13.A. lost B. picked C. saw D. kept
14.A. word B. expression C. sentence D. message
15.A. saw B. written C. read D. says
— Don’t you mind my smoking here?
— _________ . There are no children now.
A. No, please don’t.
B. No, go ahead, please.
C. Yes, I do.
D. I’m sorry to hear that
Xi'an is one of _______capital ________in China.
A．older; city B．the older; city
C．oldest; cities D．the oldest; cities
