A man punished his 5-year-old daughter for wasting some expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was little and he became more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box and put it under a Christmas tree.
However, the little girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and said, “ This is for you, daddy.”
The father was embarrassed by his earlier anger, but he got angry again when he found the box empty. He spoke to her in a serious manner, “Don’t you know young lady, when you give someone a present, there’s supposed to be something inside the package?”
The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, “Oh Daddy, it is not empty.I blew kisses into it until it was full.” The father was moved. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his little girl and he begged her to forgive his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child away only a short time later and it is told that the father kept the gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the child who had put it there.
1.The man easily got angry because __________________.
A.his daughter often wasted water
B. his daughter didn’t send him gifts
C.his family was very poor
D. his daughter asked him for gifts
2.How did the man feel when he found the box empty on Christmas Day?
A.Pleased B. Embarrassed C. Angry D. Excited
3.What was in the box in the daughter’s opinion?
A. She put something into the box
B.She had no money to buy gifts
C.She didn’t know how to send gifts
D. She forgot to put gifts in the box
4.What happened to the girl in the end?
A. She went to primary school
B. She lost her life in an accident
C. She lost her father in an accident
D. She lived with her father happily.
5.The story mainly tells us ________________.
A.the girl loved her father very much
B. the father felt sorry for her daughter
C. we should send gifts to our families
D. we should share love with our families
Saturday , March 3rd We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand.All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai(清迈) in the north. |
Tuesday, March 6th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting.
We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruit and vegetables. Everything is so colourful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai(清莱).
Friday, March 9th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
1.The diaries show the writer’s ___________ days in Thailand.
A.3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 10
2. It seems that visitors ____________ in Bangkok.
A.often feel angry
B. can always find cheap things
C. can’t take any photos
D. can enjoy themselves
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand
B.The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.
D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
4.The people in the village ____________.
A. are friendly to others
B. like to speak English
C. are very weak
D. hope to live in the cities
5.What is the best title for the whole diary?
A.My First Travel B. The Outside World
C. Travelling in Thailand D. A County on the Train
请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking a teacher. In-stead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
"Who wants this?" he asked. Unsurprisingly, of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but nothing. Sud-denly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same a third time.
I didn' t what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn't know what to do. I wanted the note, I put my hand up again. Af-ter a while, he the note and started to laugh. "You have all just told me how to be-come successful, " said to us with the note in his hand.
"The note is worth twenty yuan. It is worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter happens to you, you still have your worth."
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I I was worth a lot. I may have done in an exam, but it doesn't I can' t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
1.A. classroom B. subject C. class D. school
2.A. same B. good C. lucky D. bad
3.A. comfortable B. successful C. famous D. rich
4.A. like B. for C. about D. by
5.A. both B. neither C. all D. none
6.A. said B. bought C. saw D. wanted
7.A. student B. teacher C. question D. way
8.A. remember B. understand C. notice D. find
9.A. so B. though C. if D. or
10.A. took out B. threw away C. picked up D. put down
11.A. you B. he C. she D. they
12.A. never B. sometimes C. hardly D. always
13.A. when B. who C. what D. how
14.A. realized B. forgot C. dreamed D. decided
15.A. know B. mean C. think D. complain
Have you asked the teacher __________ tomorrow morning?
A.if we needed an umbrella
B. when and where we shall meet
A.how shall we get there
D. what should we take
— Taizhou will be sunny tomorrow. Its temperature will stay between fourteen and twenty. —_________ weather it is! We can go hiking to Tiande Lake Park.
A. What good B. How good C. How bad D. What bad
—My bike is broken. May I go ________ yours? —Sorry, mine __________ broken down.
A. on, is B. by, is C. on, has D. by, has
