Tom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation in Africa. When they were walking through the desert(沙漠), they started to argue(争吵) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击) Joseph in the face.
Joseph felt hurt, but he didn’t say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand(沙地): “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath(洗澡). But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink(下沉). Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.
After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone（石头）: “Today my best friend saved my life.”
Tom couldn’t understand it. “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?” he asked.
“When someone hurts us. we should write it down in sand, and the wind can take it away..”Joseph answered. “But when someone does something good for us, we must write it on stones so that no wind can ever take it away.”
1.Tom and Joseph went on a trip in ________.
A.Europe B.America C.Africa. D.Asia
2.Tom slapped Joseph because ________.
A.he wanted to play a trick on Joseph
B.he argued with Joseph and got angry with him
C.Joseph took him the wrong way in the desert
D.Joseph played with sand
3.When they found a nice place, they decided to ________.
A.buy some sand and stones for their friends
B.find something delicious to eat
C.have a swimming competition
D.have a rest and wash themselves
4.The underlined sentence means that we should ________.
A.let others know we are angry with them
B.forgive(原谅) others for bad things as time goes by
C.make sure what we write will always be there
D.keep important things in sand but not on stone
5.The most suitable title(题目) of this article may be ________.
A.Tom saved Joseph
B.Tom slapped Joseph
C.A friendship(友谊) saved in stone
D.Travel in Africa
Michael was a good boy. He was hard-working but shy, so he had no friends at school. James was a new student in his class. Other students soon got on well with him except （除了）Michael.
One day, some boys put some money into Michael ’s bag and one of them pretended(假装) to have lost his money. Of course, they found the money in Michael ’s bag at last.
Michael felt shameful, but he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief（小偷） and laughed at him at school. His teachers also believed he stole the money and called his parents to the school too. Just then, James stood out and helped Michael make everything clear.
From that day on, Michael and James became good friends. James often took Michael to take part in many activities and Michael became active. Michael often helped James with his Maths. Then Michael got more friends, and he became the monitor in his class.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
1.Michael had no friends at school because________.
A.he was a new student B.he couldn't get on well with James
C.he was shy D.he worked very hard
2.The underlined word “shameful” means “ _______” in Chinese.
A.害怕的 B.高兴的 C.激动的 D.羞耻
3.At last, Michael ’s classmates knew Michael was not a thief with the help of________.
A.James B.some boys C.his teacher D.his parents
4.James may not be good at ________.
A.Music B.Maths C.Science D.English
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph（段）?
A.The classmates were angry with James.
B.Michael was still very shy.
C.James was a good monitor.
D.Finally, Michael became active and had more friends.
Museum: Children's Museum, Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235
Story time: Children's Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9: 30 am - 5: 00pm, 66599624
Sports: Football Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643 Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays,79071632
Cinema: New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354
Useful Phone Numbers:
Fast Food Restaurant: 66387901
Hospital: 68787451
Visitor Information Centre: 800-120-9847
Taxi:79210583
根据表格内容，选择最佳选项。
1.If it’s Friday afternoon, you can________.
A.visit the museum B.play football
C.play basketball D.read children's stories
2.If children want to watch new films, they should go to________.
A.16 Yangtze Road B.89 North Street
C.106 Green Street D.99 Brick Road
3.If you dial(拨号)66387901,you can________.
A.ask for some hotel information B.do some shopping
C.have a good story time D.get fast food in a restaurant
4.You cannot get any information about________from the passage above.
A.looking for a hospital B.doing eye exercises
C.eating fast food D.taking a taxi
5.This passage may be________.
A.a piece of notice B.a piece of news C.a story D.a letter
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because the airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safer. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like traveling by car. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。
1.Many people like to travel by plane because they are fast.
2.Travelers can’t walk around and open the windows in the train.
3.Airports are usually farther from the city than railway stations.
4.The writer thinks that traveling by train is much safer than by plane.
5.If the writer has to take a lot of things with him, he will travel by train.
In Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money._______usually start to do chores at the age of 10.
School students have to do homework and study _______ tests on weekdays, so they often do chores on _______.
Young kids only do _______ chores, so they don't get much money. But that's all right. Many of them only want to_______ candies. And candies are cheap! They help wash the dishes after dinner, and _______the family cat or dog.
When kids get _______, they want to buy more things. The things they want are much more expensive than candies. Then they have to work harder! They often _______ the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and even cook dinner.
Doing chores is a good _______for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawn mower(割草机) or ________ to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
1.A.They B.We C.He D.You
2.A.at B.for C.into D.from
3.A.schooldays B.birthday C.weekdays D.weekends
4.A.easy B.hard C.scary D.heavy
5.A.find B.bring C.buy D.make
6.A.sell B.feed C.borrow D.catch
7.A.older B.busier C.younger D.happier
8.A.drive B.use C.take D.wash
9.A.subject B.way C.problem D.skill
10.A.what B.why C.how D.when
You’d better _______ in the river alone. It’s dangerous.
A.not to swim B.swimming C.swim D.not swim
