It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. There was no rain for almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows stopped giving milk. On this day, I witnessed (目睹) a wonder.
I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking very slowly towards the woods. Minutes later he came running out again, towards the house. Soon after, I saw him walking towards the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.
Billy cupped (笼成杯形) both hands in front of him as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Then I saw an amazing sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it tried to lift its head to drink the water in my boy’s hands.
When the water was gone, Billy ran back to the house. I followed him to the kitchen. Billy opened the tap and a small trickle (涓涓细流) came out. He let the drips (水滴) slowly fill up his “cup”.
Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes filled with tears (眼泪). “I’m not wasting,” he said. I joined him with a small cup of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood by the woods. Tears rolled down my face. Suddenly there were some drops falling, as if the sky itself was crying.
1.The boy carried the water to the baby deer ________ .
A. with a small pot
B. by cupping his both hands
C. with the help of the large deer
D. by using an empty bottle
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Cows stopped giving milk because they were old.
B. The family was short of water at that time.
C. The baby deer was dying because of not having enough water.
D. The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together.
3.The last sentence in the last paragraph means ______.
A. the writer was sorry for her son and began to cry
B. the son cried because his mother told him not to waste water
C. the son felt sad and tired
D. the dry season ended and it started to rain
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The wonder of water
B. The wasted water
C. The crying mother and son
D. The dying deer
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese．
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1.“ABCs” in this passage means .
A. three English letters
B. a kind of banana
C. Chinese born in America
D. Americans born in China
2.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
A. 洪水 B. 祖先 C. 身份 D. 血统
3.This passage mainly talks about ________．
A. different kind of bananas
B. the life story of C．N．Yang
C. the Noble Prize
D. overseas Chinese
House For Sale(出售)
Red Rose Garden，Pudong
3-storey（层） home，509 sqm（平方米） total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden.
Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million).
MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021—58609228 Fax: 021—58609728
Job Wanted
Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan／hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／hour at weekends, 120 yuan／four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／four hours at weekends.
Tel: 010—69191617
1.If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese，he or she can __________.
A. call 021—58609228 B. fax 021—58609728
C. e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com D. telephone 010-69191617
2.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm B. 428.8 sqm C. 312.9 sqm D. 741.7 sqm
3.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least?
A.208 yuan B. 138 yuan C. 200 yuan D. 280 yuan
完形填空。
Dick is a milkman in New York. He is near-sighted(近视眼). He has a red car. The car is not expensive or very cheap. Many people have cars like that. Dick likes to go for a ride after supper with his big white dog. He calls his dog Bobby.
Last Saturday evening Dick went to a circus(去看马戏). He went in his car with Bobby. Hundreds of people went to circus, and Dick was to see so many cars there.
“Where can I park my car?” he .
Bobby was clever. It knew Dick was looking for. It jumped out of the car and ran around. Then it barked. It found a between two red cars.
Good! Dick was happy. He backed his car the space and went with Bobby to see the show.
Dick and Bobby had a good time. Dick laughed and Bobby was excited to see all the animals. When the show was over , Dick went out and got into the car. “Come in, Bobby.” he said to the big dog. But to his surprise, Bobby wouldn’t listen to him. It jumped into the next car!
Dick got out and the dog back. But soon it jumped into the next car again!
What was wrong with Bobby? Dick just couldn’t understand.
Now can you tell what was wrong with the big dog?
Solution(解答) :There was wrong with the dog. It was sitting in its master’s car while Dick was in someone car. Remember: Dick was near-sighted and the three red cars were red ones.
1.A. happy B. surprised C. exciting D. glad
2.A. wondered B. wanted C. knew D. said
3.A. that B. whom C. what D. who
4.A. space B. address C. room D. place
5. A. into B. on C. in D. up to
6.A. more B. many C. lot D. a lot
7.A. pulled B. took C. caught D. called
8.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. no
9.A. other’s B. else’s C. another’s D. others’
10.A. all B. both C. none D. Neither
—— My mother says that we won't go on a trip to Hong Kong. I just can't understand.
——_______. You were looking forward to it.
A. No problem B. Don't worry about it
C. What a pity D. Enjoy yourselves
He made a fire _______ himself _______ warm.
A. to make ; to keep B. to make; keep
C. make ;to keep D. make ;keep
