On the afternoon of October 13th， 2011 in Foshan， a two-year-old baby girl was playing in the street while her parents were busy working at their shop. But unfortunately (不幸地是)， a truck went by and knocked into this poor girl. What's worse， without stopping to help the girl， the truck went over her， making this poor girl badly hurt. In the next 7 minutes， another truck went over her， and 18 passers-by just walked past without taking notice of the poor baby. At last， this girl was saved by an old woman who collected waste in the streets， but unluckily the baby girl was so badly hurt that she died at last.
This event aroused harsh criticism (引起强烈批判) on the Internet. But why do people seem so kind-hearted (热心肠的) only on the Internet， but actually in the daily life we can hardly see them help each other? Lots of people made comments online: If you save someone who's hurt， he may say it's you who hurt him. You may have trouble when you do a good deed， because the law doesn't protect you.
We really need to learn from other countries in such cases. For example， in Singapore， if someone does wrong to the one who helps him， he has to say sorry in public and pay 3 times the medical fee as punishment.
1.Where did the story happen? __________________________________________
2.What was the number of people who walked away instead of helping the baby?_______________
3.Who helped the baby at last? __________________________________________
4.What happened to the baby girl at last? __________________________________________
5.Where did the event arouse harsh criticism? __________________________________________
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“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door， it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They would like to know the world well.
It’s true that studying abroad can help the future development of Chinese students. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are also many problems. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with (处理) all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before， like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves， it is hard for students to study well.
Finally， studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents， the cost of studying abroad is very high.
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American coach invited him there， but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese coach. He surprised the world when he won a gold at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in， think again.
Title: Studying at home or _____1.____
Phenomenon(现象) | ★Studying abroad has become a ___2.___ for Chinese students. |
Advantages | ★It can help students ___3.____ themselves. |
★It helps to____4.____ foreign language skills. ★It helps Chinese students to find job____5.____. | |
Disadvantages | ★It ___6.____ Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language. |
★It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad ___7._parents’ care. | |
★It brings a heavy burden to the family because the cost of studying abroad is____8.____. | |
____9.___: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be ____10._ by describing Liu Xiang’s example. | |
Once a boy often made trouble. His mother gave him many nails（钉子）. She told him to hammer（锤，钉）one in the garden fence（栅栏） every time he lost his patience and fought with someone. The first day he hammered 27 nails. In the following weeks he learned how to control himself better and the number of nails hammered became smaller and smaller. He learned it was easier to control himself than to hammer nails.
The day finally came when he didn’t hammer any nails. He went to tell his mother about it. Then his mother told him to pull off a nail from the fence each time he didn’t lose his patience. After some days he told his mother that all the nails had been pulled off， so she took him to the fence and said to him， “You’ve behaved well， but look at all the holes in the fence. The fence will never be again like it was before. When you fight with someone， you leave wounds（伤口）in him like these. The trouble may be over， but the wounds will always be there.”
So， learn to control yourself before you hammer the nail in the fence. Try not to leave any holes in your past.
1. Losing control may bring you ________.
A. good luck B. trouble
C. nails D. a hammer
2. The boy used to _______.
A. be polite B. be impatient
C. be careless D. be friendly to others
3. Why did the mother give her son nails?
A. To put the garden fence right.
B. To put them away.
C. To help him understand something.
D. To make him lose patience.
4. In what condition （条件） could the boy pull off a nail?
A. He could control himself.
B. He fought with others.
C. He wanted to do so.
D. His mother asked him to do so.
5. The writer wants us to ______.
A. praise the clever mother
B. correct our mistakes
C. learn to control ourselves
D. know hammering nails is useful
Many years ago， there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter， the second in spring， the third in summer， and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back， the old man asked them to say what they had seen. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds(花蕾) and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful， and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed（弯） down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right， but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter， you will miss the hope of your spring， the beauty of your summer， and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man.
It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
1. In which season did the fourth son go and look at a pear tree?
A. Spring . B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
2.Which son thought the tree was ugly?
A. The first one. B. The second one.
C. The third one. D. The fourth one.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. The old man just played a joke on his sons.
B. The four sons all liked the tree.
C. The third son said the tree was beautiful.
D. The pear tree was near his home.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Every tree has four seasons.
B. Father’s love is great.
C. Don’t judge a life by one difficult time.
D. Life is different for everyone.
5.What do you think of the old man?
A. Selfish. B. Silly. C. Fair. D. Wise.
You may never be in an emergency situation (紧急状况). But if it happens， you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all， you can just dial(拨号) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE POLICE DOCTOR BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252 CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774 Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________ Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here ★COAST GUARD 223-6978 OR DIAL “0” (OPERATOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP! |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.If you see a fire in Cambridge， you should dial _________.
A. 023-1500 B. 846-1212 C. 645-1212 D. 876-5800
2.If you live in Boston and you need a doctor， you should dial ________.
A. 911 B. 482-5252
C. 025-4774 D. 223-6978
3.If you see a boat sinking（下沉）， you should dial _________.
A. 645-1212 B. 023-1500 C. 876-5800 D. 223-6978
4.If you have to get to the hospital quickly， you should call _________.
A. the doctor B. an ambulance (救护车)
C. the police D. the fire department
5.If you dial “o”， ________ will answer your call.
A. the police B. the doctor
C. the operator D. the fire department
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Once a little boy almost thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because a serious disease made his leg lame (瘸腿). He ______ played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions， he always kept his head __________without a word.
One ______， the boy’s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told the ____ to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said， “Whose sapling grows best， I will buy him or her a favorite ______.” When the boy saw his brothers and sisters watering the trees， however， he had a strange idea: he hoped that the tree he planted would _______soon. So， after watering it once or twice， he would never ______ it.
A few days later， when the little boy went to see his tree again， he was ________ to find that it didn’t fade (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. Compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters， his tree was even greener．His father kept his ________， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree his son planted， he was _________ that his son would become an excellent botanist (植物学家) when he grew up.
Since then， the little boy slowly became optimistic (乐观的). One night， he lay on the bed but couldn’t fall asleep. Then he _______ and came to the yard. To his surprise， his _______ was splashing (泼洒) something onto his tree. _________， he understood: his father had been _______ fertilizing (施肥) his small tree! He returned to his room，tears（眼泪）running down his cheeks (脸颊). Later， the little boy didn’t become a botanist， but he became President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt (富兰克林·罗斯福).
______is the best nourishment (营养) of life. Even if it is just a drop of clear water， it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长).
1.A. often B. seldom C. sometimes D. always
2.A. down B. up C. straight D. high
3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
4.A. neighbors B. friends C. children D. boys
5.A. book B. house C. toy D. gift
6.A. die B. grow C. break D. survive
7.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look into
8.A. happy B. exited C. surprised D. sad
9.A. promise B. secret C. mind D. head
10.A. satisfied B. happy C. surprised D. sure
11.A. stood up B. got up C. put up D. came up
12.A. brother B. sister C. neighbor D. father
13.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Sadly D. mainly
14.A. slowly B. secretly C. quickly D. happily
15.A. Love B. Gift C. Toy D. Luck
