Patrick Johnson，an artist for the Washington Post，found some treasure in his new house一一35，000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had car and house payments（贷款）in his head, he still decided to return all of the money to the previous（先前的）owner of the house,Mr. Williams. Would you have done the same？
Just hours after he had bought the house，Patrick came into the small house，where he was planning to lay out his tools and hang things up. He looked up and noticed a little hole in the wall. He didn't know what it was inside， so he walked towards the wall. It was very dark inside，but an old box caught his eye.
“I caught the thing，it was heavy. I thought it might be some pieces of wood.” he said. Actually it was not. It was filled with lots of dollar bills. But he and his wife knew they had to return the money to Mr. Williams.
“I've got two boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right. I knew this was a teachable moment that I would never get back again.” Patrick said to his wife. “So I thought we would do something honest with it. It's been a great thing for us and our kids.”
1.Patrick decided to return the money to .
A. his wife B. the bank
C. their sons D. Mr. Williams
2.Patrick found the box_______.
A. outside the small house B. in his wife's room
C. in the hole of the wall D. among his tools
3.Patrick thought there might be in the box when he found it.
A. 35,000 dollars B. some pieces of wood
C. many famous pictures D. some expensive treasures
4.Patrick and his wife returned the money at last because .
A. they didn't need the money at all
B. their children liked money very much
C. they wanted to teach their children to be honest
D. the previous owner of the house asked them to do so
阅读下列材料，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
Jessy
The flight was tiring,but here I am at last,in Sydney!look!Here we are at last!The Sydney Opera House!It looks like shells!It’s wonderful and amazing!And I’m taking the plane to New Zealand on Tuesday.I’ll post again from there.
Paris is beautiful!We went on a great city tour.We also took a boat ride on the River Seine.And it’s nicer to just sit at a street cafe and watch the world go by.But to tell you a secret.Frank’s disappointed because no one can understand his French!
We’re staying at a farm in Utah.There is nearly nothing!It’s too quiet.Every morning,we get up really early,and we ride the horses.Then it’s breakfast and more riding—not my idea of fun!So,today I walked to a little town near the farm where they actually have Internet!Next week,we’re shopping in New York.I can’t wait!
1.Where is Jessy writing from?
A. Sydney. B. New Zealand. C. Paris. D. Utah.
2.What did Donna and Frank do during their travelling?
A. They visited museums.
B. They took a boat ride．
C. They sat at a street park.
D. They watched movies in the cinema.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Anna's Moments（朋友圈）？
A. It is too noisy around the farm.
B. Her idea of fun is horse riding.
C. She is going to London next week．
D. She cannot use Internet at the farm.
The first note I ever wrote for my mother said“Hi，Mom！Have a nice day！Love，Marie！”．I was twelve when I wrote it，and I folded the into her change purse（零钱包）．
My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she meals in the dining hall，she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn't know that she would that note，and always carry it with her.
From the day that I folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse，she and I left each other notes. They would be put in the fridge，under a lamp，or beside the TV set. I found one hidden in my shoe. From the outside，our notes may have been general of our days，ideas and wishes. But to my mother and ，they were a lifeline-a communication with each other that no one else On October 20，2009，my mother died after a long illness. I stood near her bed， her hand. I didn't cry the day my mom died， I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things. I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and Recently，I found a note that my mom. had me．It had been hidden in the of my favorite childhood book for years. It read“Dear Marie，I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don't forget me. Be ！Love，Mom”That day，I cried.
1.A. note B. book C. diary D. letter
2.A. prepared B. gold C. bought D. cooked
3.A. forget B. keep C. lose D. pick
4.A. carefully B. wisely C. quickly D. carelessly
5.A. big B. funny C. secret D. beautiful
6.A. hardly B. never C. even D. seldom
7.A. programs B. courses C. excuses D. records
8.A. her B. me C. him D. us
9.A. shared B. believed C. promised D. remembered
10.A. reaching B. watching C. pushing D. holding
11.A. and B. but C. or D. because
12.A. gifts B. pains C. dialogs D. mistakes
13.A. lent B. sent C. passed D. left
14.A. lines B. poems C. pages D. pictures
15.A. serious B. happy C. patient D. strict
Writing (作文) （共20分）
Write at least 60 words on the topic “ I want to invent _____ ”
(以“我想要发明________”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
（注意：1、在答题纸上将题目补充完整。
2、短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
The following is for reference only. (以下表达仅供参考)
It can be used to…
It will be exciting/necessary/helpful to…
1.Denny believed in Santa Claus, didn’t he?
2.Where did the Christmas gifts come from according to Denny ?
3.How old was Denny when he wrote the letter ?
4.Why was Denny not on the “ Nice List” ?
5.What would Denny probably do in order to get a Christmas present ?
6.Who do you think answered Denny’s letter ? Give your reason.
It’s a common school day at Southern Cross School near the famous Kruger National Park in South Africa. Teachers and pupils don’t sit in a classroom. I 1. , they go through the forest or sit under the trees.
The school teaches students all the same s 2. as the rest of the country’s schools, but the teaching methods are completely different. Southern Cross uses nature as a teaching tool. The teachers and their pupils go out into nature and work with animals and plants. These can be used to study a 3. from maths and social sciences to languages. The school is in an area where animals live wild and can be hunted. To get to class, students travel a road through the forest that wild animals use as well.
The classroom for small preschoolers is a little different from the rest of the school. For example, the first lesson of the day is maths, but the teaching method is very s 4. .In this school you won’t hear a teacher saying “Count how many apples Jane has in her basket.”Actually, the children visit a nearby river to count the number of marks left by animals. This way they can see how many different animals come to d 5. during the night.
The students are encouraged to take care of the injured and small animals. If they find a dead animal in the area, they study where the animal fits in the foot chain and how and why it d 6. .
The headmaster says, “We must make people understand what we are doing to the e 7. . We need to care for our planet.”
