Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1.When did the writer get the gift?
A. At the age of 16.
B. After making friends with the boy.
C. In the first year at a middle school.
D. I don’t know.
2.Why was the smile an important gift?
A. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.
B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.
C. Because the boy was the writer’s best friend.
D. Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.
3. Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?
A. Because she was always unhappy.
B. Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.
C. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.
D.Because she was a brave girl.
4.How did the smile change her life?
A. She felt her heart break .
B. She became the best friend of the boy.
C. She realized that she was lonely.
D. She started to make friends.
5.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
A. From her old school. B. From herself.
C. From her parents. D.From her teachers
“Vocabulary” means the words of a language. To learn vocabulary, you need to check four things.
Spelling To learn a word, you need to how to spell it. You can try the LCWC(look, cover, write, check)method(方法). First, look at the word and read it out loud. Next, cover the word so it can’t be seen. Then, write the word down. Finally, uncover the word and check if you’ve spelt it correctly. |
Pronunciation How do you pronunciation a word? Do you pronounce it the same way as you spell it? If so, you may pronounce it wrong. For example, the pronunciation of “ough” is different in each of these words: “through”, “bough” and “rough”. You also need to know where the stress(the strong sound) is in a word. |
Meaning You need to keep in mind that words often have more than one meaning in English. Take the word “dust” for example. If you dust the bedroom, you are removing the dust. The first “dust” is a verb meaning “to clean”; the second “dust” is a noun meaning “the things being cleaned away”. |
Use How do you use a word? D o you know if it is formal? Do you know what other words it can use with and when? An example is “ yours”. You can use it to show possession(拥有), as in “ This book is yours.” And you can also use it at the end of a less formal letter, e.g. “ Yours, Peter Brown.” At the end of a formal letter you can use it with “Sincerely”, though generally in America the use is “Sincerely yours,” and in the UK, it is “Yours sincerely”. |
根据以上信息，选择最佳答案。
1.Which of the following shows the right order of the LCWC method?
A. c→b→d→a B. d→b→c→a
C. b→c→a→d D.a→b→d→c
2.What can we learn from the part “Pronunciation”?
A. We should pronounce a word the same way as we spell it.
B. We need to know the stress when we pronounce a word.
C. “Ough” has the same pronunciation in “through” and “rough”.
D. We don’t need to know the stress when we pronounce a word .
3.The underlined word “removing” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 回收 B. 搬家 C. 抛洒 D. 去除
4.Englishmen like to use “___________” at the end of a formal letter.
A. Your B. Yours sincerely
C. Sincerely yours D. Yours
5.From the passage, we know that ____________.
A. how to learn vocabulary
B. the importance of learning vocabulary.
C. why we like English
D. why we learn English
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because the airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually good in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the window. You can see many interesting things on your way, though it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Why do many people like to travel by plane?
A. Because it is fast. B. Because it is safe.
C. Because it is fashion. D. Because it is cheap.
2.Which is not a good thing about the train?
A. You can open the window.
B. You can walk around in the train.
C. It takes a little more time.
D.It is safe.
3.If you want to take a lot of things with you, what kind of transportation will you take for travelling?
A. A plane B. A car C. A train D. A bus
4.What is the bad thing about the car?.
A. You needn’t go to a station.
B. You can start your journey whenever you want to.
C. There are too many cars on the road.
D. It is too expensive.
5.Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A. The writer likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.
B. The writer likes travelling by plane.
C. The writer thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.
D. The writer likes to take a car because he has a car.
Wilson was six years old. He got some money from his mother every week. He a lot of things from the shops, but he didn’t need them really , and he put them . One day his mother gave him exercise-book and said, “Now, Wilson, when you buy anything , I want you ______it down in the exercise-book, and write down how much you have paid it, too. Then you can look it again when your money’s gone, and you won’t waste so __money next time, will you?” Wilson nodded (点头).
___a week, Wilson said to his mother, “Do you know, Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!” His mother was very pleased and said, “Well, my dear son has ____ the value of money now.” But he wasn’t so happy when he heard, “Yes, Mum, before I buy anything, I always ask ,‘Can I spell that word in my exercise-book?’”
1.A. sold B. bought C. took
2.A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere
3.A. a B. an C. /
4.A. write B. writing C. to write
5.A. on B. for C. of
6.A. after B. at C. over
7.A. much B. many C. a lot of
8.A. Later B. In C. After
9.A. learn B. learning C. learned
10.A. me B. my C. myself
It’s time for class . Let’s stop ______ .
A .talk B . talking C . to talk
—Can I eat the cake ,Mum?
—Yes, you can. ______you must wash your hands first .
A. But B. Or C. So
