When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocked for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “ You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you, ” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “ thank you ” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When did the story probably happen?
A. On Christmas Day B. Before Christmas Day
C. On New Year’s Day D. After New Year’s Day
2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in .
A. with the writer B. by himself
C. with the woman D. with his friends
3. What happened to Mark in the supermarket ?
A. His gifts were stole. B. He broke his basket.
C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.
4. Why did the writer want to say “ thank you ” to the woman ?
A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.
B. Because she always paid money for others.
C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.
D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.
5.What’s the best title for this Passage ?
A. A Big Supermarket B. A Kind Woman
C. A Happy Family D. A wonderful Gift
You may have noticed that the world’s population is not evenly distributed (分布) around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly on top of each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people ? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of living in a certain area.
The two main factors (因素) that influence people’s choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less ideal as places to live in . The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way , but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it comes to climates, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantages that attract people.
Natural resources are tings that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the ocean’s many fish and other sea creature. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantages of the resources like oil or woods.
1.The underlined part “on top of ” in the first paragraph most likely means .
A. very close to B. on the highest part of
C. in control of D. on the surface of
2.What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?
A. Resources and oceans. B. Climate and rivers.
C. Climate and resources. D. Warm conditions and rainfall.
3.The writer thinks many people don’t live near the north or south pole because .
A. they can’t get enough food there
B. the natural sights there don’t arrract people
C. the unpleasant weather keeps them away
D. the length of nighttime keeps them away
4. Why do people go and live in valleys near rives ?
A. The temperature isn’t too low in winter.
B. The resources like oil can bring them much money.
C. People can make their living by catching and selling fish.
D. It’s easier for people to grow plants or keep animals.
5.The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us
A. people cannot survive in cold conditions.
B. different resources attract different groups of people.
C. people usually prefer living at the seaside to living mountains.
D. a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert.
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine and then he could help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found there were many mistakes in some of the old medical books. So his wish was to write a new one.
He tried to study medical science. He studied both the herbs in his own garden and the wild ones. He had long trips many times to collect herbs and talk with old working people and leaned a lot of from them.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great book “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” . At that time he was 60. His book is now one of the greatest contributions (贡献) of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.
1. Li Shizhen’s father was a .
A. worker B. shopkeeper
C. doctor D. teacher
2. Li Shizhen wanted to study medicine to .
A. get some money B. be famous
C. help the sick people D. write a new book
3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because .
A. he was a doctor when he was sixty
B. he likes writing something
C. he was a popular writer at that time
D. he found many mistakes in the old medical books
4. “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” is .
A. a medical book B. a medical worker
C. a herb D. a dictionary
5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long trip.
A. flowers B. herbs
C. plants D. Animals
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall. But I don’t think I was worried or unhappy at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in , but the boy didn’t stop crying “ Mom, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later , the teacher came in . She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.
To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.
1.What did the writer do in the passage ?
A. A write B. A reporter
C. A pupil D. A student
2. What is the big room ?
A. It’s a hall. B. It’s the classroom.
C. It’s a bedroom. D. It’s a school.
3. Why he couldn’t see anything ?
A. Because he was short.
B. Because the window was too high.
C. Because he was short seeing.
D. Because he was blind.
4.What did the little boy do at first ?
A. He was quiet. B. He was happy.
C. He was crying. D. He was shy.
5.Who made the little boy stop crying ?
A. The students B. The mother
C. The writer D. The teacher
Mr. Smith is an old shopkeeper. He has a lot of but he never buys anything expensive. He and his wife live in old house outside the town. He often goes to the shop because he wanted to save some . In the evening , when it’s dark in the room, he goes to . He has no wanted TV but bought a cheap radio and often listens to it.
The old man has no children. Sometimes, his wife is . He doesn’t want to send her to the hospital. He thinks he will much to the doctors if they look her over. So he busy some pill (药) her.
One night Mrs. Smith felt ill. She got a headache. She asked her husband to find a , but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her them. But it was no use. The old woman began to at home. He locked the door and went in another room and there. The next morning, when he got up, he came her bedroom to see if she was all right., and he found the died. He ran to the telephone, but changed his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the nurse (保姆) , “ Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda ! ”
1.A. books B. money C. clothes D. shoes
2.A. tenth B. one C. an D. zero
3.A. on foot B. by car C. by taxi D. by motorbike
4.A. money B. hand C. basket D. pocket
5.A. shop B. dance C. bed D. hospital
6.A. mad B. angry C. good D. ill
7.A. pass B. tell C. pay D. sell
8.A. to B. for C. with D. about
9.A. bad B. more C. many D. much
10.A. worker B. babysitter C. policeman D. doctor
11.A. take B. drink C. to take D. to drink
12.A. slower B. slow C. cry D. faster
13.A. slept B. played C. sang D. drank
14.A. into B. help C. love D. hope
15.A. nurse B. worker C. policeman D. Woman
If he harder, he’ll catch up with us.
A. work B. works
C. worked D. will work
