One day, I was reading my favorite magazine. My little girl 1. playing around me, which made my reading impossible. To get some peace, I tried a trick 2. keep her busy for a little while. I took a page out from my magazine with a printed map on it. I cut the map into pieces and handed them over to her, asking her to put those pieces together and make 3. complete map again.
But within several minutes, she was standing4. front of me with a perfect map in her little hands. Surprised, I asked her how she did it so quickly and easily.
She smiled and said." Oh, Dad,5. is a man's face on the other side of the map. I just tried to make his face completely."
Then she turned and ran outside to play, leaving me eyes wide and mouth open.
Word Bank
trick 把戏
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. He _______ warm milk. It would not come down.
The tree was not _______ enough to climb, so the man decided that if he tied rope to his _______ and pull it until the tree be down. he could then _______ and get the kitten.
That's what he did. all the while checking his progress in the car. He then thought if he went just a little bit _______, the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went "boing!" and the kitten was nowhere to be found.
The man felt _______. He asked people he met if they'd _______ a little kitten. No. Nobody had.
A few _______ late the he met a neighbor at the store. He happened to look into her shopping basket and was _______ to see cat food.
This woman was a cat ________ and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "________ are you buying cat food?" She replied, "You won't believe this, "and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat,________ she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally ________ her little girl, "Well, I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from the ________."
She told the man, "I watched my child go out in the yard, and look straight into the sky. And really,________ won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came lying through the air, and landed right in front of her."
Word Bank
bend 弯曲
forward 向前
beg 恳求
1.A.left B.offered C.threw D.drank
2.A.tall B.old C.close D.strong
3.A.car B.body C.door D.window
4.A.pick up B.look up C.reach up D.climb up
5.A.faster B.higher C.nearer D.further
6.A.sick B.bored C.funny D.terrible
7.A.seen B.lost C.raised D.bought
8.A.hours B.days C.weeks D.years
9.A.happy B.sorry C.worried D.surprised
10.A.lover B.hater C.keeper D.trainer
11.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
12.A.so B.or C.but D.until
13.A.told B.warned C.advised D.ordered
14.A.sky B.tree C.wall D.building
15.A.he B.you C.she D.they
My mother is cool — much cooler than most people. I give her full credit for making me the person who I am today. To thank her, I'd like to share some of the things she taught me.
1. 1.
No matter how hard things got, my mom could always joke about them. It has taught me things are never, ever, end-of-the-world kind of bad. I'm sure this has made me a more relaxed person.
2. 2.
My mother made her own clothes she felt like wearing. Soon enough, people asked her to make clothes, and it turned into a full-time business. That shows me how you can set up your own business by expressing yourself truthfully.
3. 3.
As a creative, my mother always encouraged us to do imaginative things for enjoyment and discouraged TV. We dressed up in costumes, drew pictures, and sang at the top of our lungs. Today, I am a very fun person to be with.
4. 4.
My mom has always pushed me towards becoming independent. Not for her good, but for mine. I made my own decisions without her trying to manage me. Because of this, I grow up to be completely independent.
5. 5.
Growing up, I've made my fair share of mistakes. Instead of saying "I told you so", my mom always let me work things out myself. She was also there to help me pick up the pieces, if I ever needed help.
For all that you've done and everything that you are—thank you, mom!
Word Bank：
credit 功劳
costume 戏服
lung 肺
A.Imagination has no end.
B.Independence is important.
C.Self-expression leads to self-achievement.
D.Mistakes are OK as long as you learn from them.
E.Being hopeful is the key to turning things around.
Cait, 11, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the light. This was really strange. Cait didn’t know what to do. Just then, Cait’s father appeared and explained Doug was sleepwalking.
Not all sleep is the same every night. We experience some deep, quiet sleep and some active sleep, which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep but a person isn’t physically active during active sleep. It usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the period called deep sleep.
The truth is that not all sleepwalkers walk. Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they’re awake when, in fact, they’re asleep! Most, however, do get up and walk around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour.
Sleepwalkers’ eyes are open, but they don’t see the same way they do when they’re awake. They tend to go back to bed on their own and won’t remember it in the morning.
You also might have heard that sleepwalkers can get frightened if you wake them up. That’s true, so what do you do if you see someone sleepwalking? You should call for a grown-up who can lead the person back to bed. And once the sleepwalker is tucked back in bed, it’s time for you to get some sleep, too!
Word Bank
tend 倾向于
frightened 受惊的
tuck 掖好被子
1.What does “out of it” most probably mean in Chinese?
A.茫然不觉 B.心满意足 C.垂头丧气 D.悠然自得
2.When does sleepwalking usually happen?
A.During active sleep. B.In the first few hours of sleep.
C.When dreams begin. D.When we're trying to fall asleep.
3.Which paragraphs tell what sleepwalkers do?
A.①② B.②③ C.③④ D.④⑤
4.What should we do if we see people sleepwalking?
A.Wake them up. B.Walk around with them.
C.Do nothing and get your own sleep. D.Ask grown-ups to lead them to bed.
5.Who is the text written for?
A.Teachers. B.Doctors. C.Parents. D.Children.
"Are you listening, Simon?" Simon's teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question.
Simon shook his head, smiling. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much fun. He wanted to be heard rather than listen.
"Listen, and you'll learn something." Mrs. Jacobs tried every day, but Simon never paid attention.
That evening, his throat really hurt. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning", nothing came out but a croak.
Simon's mother looked at him. "Honey, you've lost your voice."
"Can I stay home?" He tried to ask, but words didn't come out. Instead, his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school, even if he couldn't talk.
When he got to school, Mrs. Jacobs said "Hello" to him, and he just nodded. When his friends asked him what TV shows he watched last night, he just shrugged. By the time the bell rang for class, almost everyone was looking at him as if he'd grown a third eye.
Penny raised her hand. "Mrs. Jacobs, why isn't Simon talking?"
"He never stops talking." Richard said worriedly.
Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried, and surprised.
Simon sat in class bored. He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn't there, but he couldn't even do that. In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10, but that wasn't fun. He decided to try to pay attention.
He could do his homework that night. It gave him TV and game time with his work all done.
The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, but he listened and raised his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day made!
Word Bank
throat 喉咙
croak 低哑声
shrug 耸肩
1.What did Mrs. Jacobs want Simon to do in class?
A.To talk. B.To listen. C.To sit up. D.To stay awake.
2.What was the problem with Simon that day?
A.He got a cough. B.He was late for school.
C.He lost his voice. D.He lost interests in school.
3.Why was almost everyone looking at Simon?
A.Because he grew a third eye. B.Because Mrs. Jacobs praised him.
C.Because he talked with nobody. D.Because Mrs. Jacobs nodded to him.
4.Why could Simon do his homework that night?
A.Because he already got his voice back.
B.Because he paid much attention in class.
C.Because he was given easier homework.
D.Because he learnt to use fingers in class.
5.What is the best title for the text?
A.Are you talking? B.Are you listening?
C.Is your voice OK? D.Is your school fun?
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Word Bank
adult 成人
stadium 体育场
entry 进入
1.What can you learn about at The Beatles Story?
A.A music group. B.A famous writer.
C.The history of the city. D.The English art culture.
2.How much do they pay if a student and his parents visit Anfield stadium?
A.£24. 00 B.£30. 00 C.£33. 00 D.£39. 00
3.How long does Liverpool Museum run daily?
A.Five hours. B.Seven hours. C.Nine hours. D.Ten hours.
4.What is Liverpool ONE?
A.A cinema. B.A restaurant. C.A music hall. D.A shopping centre.
5.Where is the text most probably from?
A.A research paper. B.A health magazine.
C.A travel guidebook. D.A geography textbook.
