阅读理解
This was a very busy week. This Friday was Mother’s Day, and there were lots of activities at school this week.
▲5/7 Tues.
Johnson, our new music teacher, taught us “Mother”, a beautiful song about our love for mothers. And Miss Alice told us the story of Mother’s Day. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna of Philadelphia（费城）. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
▲5/8 Wed.
We practiced “Mother” today. We prepared some songs and games to show our love to our mothers. This was going to be a special present for our parents on Friday.
▲5/9 Thurs.
It took us two hours to decorate（装饰）our classroom for PAT DAY. I was tired. Mom was also nervous. It would be the first time for her to meet our teachers. She had always been nervous about talking to teachers since she was a child. That’s funny!
▲5/10 Fri.
There were many activities at school. One of them was PAT DAY. Mom and Dad both came to the school. I was a little nervous. What had our teachers told them?
Allen
1.Who first gave the idea of a day for mothers?
A. Johnson B. Miss Alice
C. Miss Anna D. Allen
2.What did the class do on Wednesday?
A. Decorated the classroom
B. Sang their thanks to their parents.
C. Bought presents for their parents.
D. Practiced activities for Mother’s Day.
3.Why did Allen’s mother feel nervous?
A. Allen did not do well at school
B. She was afraid of talking to teachers.
C. Allen’s father was going to the school, too.
D. She had to sing a song in front of the class.
4.The above passage is taken from a _____.
A. newspaper B. diary
C. test paper D. notebook
5.What does “PAT DAY” mean?
A. The day for students to make tests.
B. The day for teachers to practice teaching
C. The day for parents to meet teachers at school
D. The day for students to sing songs.
阅读理解
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because___________.
A. he lived a poor life in his childhood
B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education
C. he traveled with his students from state to state
D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period
2.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.
A. by teaching himself at home
B. with the help of his mother
C. by going to school
D. by visiting many famous teachers
3.The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to __________.
A. poor B. bright
C. wealthy D. cute
4.The correct order of the following statements is __________.
① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
③ Confucius’ father died.
④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A. ③①④② B. ②③④①
C. ①③②④ D. ④③①②
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.
B. No one has something worthy to be learned.
C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.
D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.
—Are you coming to my birthday party?
—_____.
A. You bet! B. Never mind
C. Much better! D. What a pity!
— Do you know that China is one of_____ countries in the world?
— Yes ,I do. It’s much_____ than the US.
A. oldest, older B. the oldest, older
C. the oldest, elder D. the older, elder
When you walk across the street, you must follow the traffic lights and_____ the cars around you to avoid “Chinese style of crossing the road”
A. look after B. watch out
C. listen to D. pick up
