When I was a twelve-year-old newspaper boy, an old lady who was my customer lived near my house. I have even forgotten her name. On a winter afternoon, I was playing with my friend near the old lady's backyard. I found a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out, but the stone hit a small window of her house. Suddenly, I saw the old lady standing behind the window. We knew we were in trouble, and ran away quickly. We were scared about that we would be caught and didn't worry about the old lady with the broken window in winter.
The next morning, she was still greeting me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper. I made up my mind to save my money to correct my mistake. After four weeks, I had ten dollars. I put the money in an envelope (信封)with a note explaining everything and hoped that the ten dollars would cover the cost for repairing the window.
I waited until it was dark, and put the envelope in her door. The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper and she thanked me for it as usual and gave me a bag of cookies. After eating several cookies, I found an envelope and pulled it out. When 1 opened it, I was surprised. Inside were the ten dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you." I smiled in relief. However, I shall never forget the lesson she taught me: It is a virtue (美德)to excuse a mistake.
1.The writer was scared because he___________________.
A.hit the old lady B.forgot the old lady's name
C.broke the old lady's window D.lost the old lady's newspaper
2.The old lady ____________ at last.
A.got some cookies B.gave back the money
C.corrected her mistake D.taught herself a lesson
3.What did the writer learn from the old lady?
A.To pay for his own faults. B.To help people in trouble.
C.To make money in a right way. D.To excuse other's mistake.
On April 26, 2017, a big Chinese ship caught the eyes of the whole world. China’s first homemade aircraft carrier(航空母舰) hit the water in Dalian, Liaoning.
The new big ship is China’s second aircraft carrier. It was designed(设计) in China and built in China, too. It is about 315 meters long and 75 meters wide. That is a bit larger than three soccer fields.
An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea. It can carry planes and troops(军队) to war. Planes fly from the carrier and land back on it, and soldiers work and live on it, too. But building an aircraft carrier is so hard and expensive. It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel and other special materials. For example, a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60,000 tons of steel. It also uses complex(复杂的) technologies. Finally, it takes years to build one. Today, not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one. China has become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself after the USA, Russia, England, France, Italy and Spain.
1.Which of the following is wrong about the aircraft carrier?
A.It costs a lot of money. B.It uses complex technologies.
C.It is as large as a soccer field. D.It can carry planes and troops to war.
2.How many countries can build an aircraft carrier by itself according to the passage?
A.One. B.Two. C.Six. D.Seven.
3.What can we know from the passage?
A.Many planes are made in Liaoning.
B.The world needs more aircraft carriers.
C.Italy bought an aircraft carrier from other country.
D.China has owned its first homemade aircraft carrier.
Time flies. My summer vacation ended in the blink (眨眼)of an eye, _______ one thing is still in my mind. From July 10 to 30, 1 worked as a volunteer at a _________ . I experienced the life of being a panda keeper.
My work included cleaning the pandas' home, feeding the pandas and making food for them. The panda I _______ was named Huanhuan. When I went to feed him, he would stand on his two back legs and wait for the _______ . He would quickly pick up the food as soon as I brought _______ to him. Can you guess what would happen next? Huanhuan would lie down and begin to _______ . I could hear him crunching (嘎吱作响地咀嚼)on his food and _______ him twisting (扭动)his body around like a dancer. It was really cute. This was one of the most interesting things I saw when I worked there.
When I fed Huanhuan, I touched his fur (毛).Most people think that panda's fur would be soft. But actually, panda's fur is very hard. I _______ like I was touching needles (针).I looked at his teeth, too — they were big and scary. No wonder the panda keepers told us that pandas are not only cute, but also _______ .
I worked hard and I lost weight during that time. This experience lets me know that it is not __________ to be a panda keeper.
1.A.so B.or C.but D.and
2.A.zoo B.park C.pool D.cinema
3.A.waited for B.thought of C.worried about D.looked after
4.A.bed B.food C.table D.basket
5.A.me B.us C.it D.them
6.A.eat B.sleep C.dance D.sing
7.A.see B.get C.stop D.imagine
8.A.wore B.felt C.smelt D.learnt
9.A.lazy B.funny C.strong D.dangerous
10.A.boring B.exciting C.easy D.difficult
— Did you notice ________?
—Yes. He was playing football with his classmates.
A.where Bob has gone B.what Bob was doing
C.who needs a football D.when Bob reached the playground
Not only Jim but also I _________crazy about the bike race.
A.am B.is C.are D.be
Mom sweeping robots ________more and more widely. Why not buy one?
A.are used B.were used C.are using D.used
