Felix, a little mouse, looked outside through the window of a farmhouse. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought hopefully. It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle（奇迹）.
This farmhouse had been empty too long. It needed a family. Felix’s stomach made a noise. He realized that he had eaten nothing since yesterday. He took a bag from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for Felix until the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Felix felt scared when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he moved quietly into the room and was quite nervous when he filled his bag with rice. He was turning to leave when suddenly he felt something unusual. The cat? Without thinking he started to run and luckily escaped the cat’s paws（爪子）.
The next afternoon Felix heard some good news: a new family would move into the farmhouse soon. Felix was happy and hoped that the family would come before Christmas. Before long, a car came up to the house, with sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Felix’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came alive the next few days. Felix enjoyed every hour of them. However, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a big smile, he heard about the gift that the children of the family might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The smile froze（冻结）on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long moment, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
1.What does the underlined word “cautiously” mean in the passage?
A. 平稳地 B. 兴奋地
C. 谨慎地 D. 可怕地
2. What’s the correct order of the following sentences?
a. Felix escaped from the cat.
b. Felix went into Farmer Mike’s room.
c. Felix enjoyed his life after the new family moved in.
d. Felix filled a bag with rice.
e. Felix heard about the gift that the children might get.
A. b-d-a-c-e B. b-d-c-e-a
C. a-b-c-e-d D. a-b-c-d-e
3.How did the little mouse feel at the end of the story?
A. Excited. B. Hopeful.
C. Angry. D. Upset.
4.Which of the following sayings can express the main idea of the story?
A. Love me, love my dog.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Life is one trouble after another.
D. It is better to be poor than to be dishonest.
Can you imagine surfing the Internet without lifting your finger? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Let’s have a look at some of the “Best inventions of the Year 2012”.
Wing Suits
The suit can make your dream of flying like a bird come true. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air. Fliers wearing wing suits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds. But they need a parachute（降落伞）to make a safe landing because the suit does not allow you to slow down.
Talk Gloves
Do you often feel confused（困惑的）by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need. Four students in Ukrainian college have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who has hearing and speech problems to communicate with others. The gloves are set with sensors（传感器）that receive sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone. Then the smart phone changes the text to spoken.
Google Glasses
In short, Google Glasses are like a computer which is built into a pair of glasses. The glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make phone calls without even lifting a finger. All you have to do is to let your head move the mouse on the screen. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, video-chat, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. But now they are on sale only in two countries, German and America.
1.Through the Talk Gloves, the sign words are translated for__________.
A. trained people B. disabled people
C. normal people D. old people
2.How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
A. By lifting the hands. B. By using the keyboard.
C. By using the mouse. D. By moving the eyeballs.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Now people can buy Google Glasses in China.
B. People need a parachute to fly besides a wing suit.
C. Wing Suits can make you fly one kilometer in 30 minutes.
D. Talk Gloves include sensors, a smart phone and glasses.
4. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To draw people’s attention to the Year 2012.
B. To bring some pleasure to readers.
C. To introduce some interesting inventions.
D. To ask people to buy these products.
Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have money to pay for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. He wrote a seven-page（页）paper. He wanted to have a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”. So the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. You need a lot of money to own a horse farm. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a simpler dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought hard about it. At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Many years later, Monty had his own large horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let anyone take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _________.
A. Monty’s family was poor
B. Monty’s father didn’t support him
C. Monty hoped to be a horse trainer
D. Monty changed his mind all the time
2.What was Monty’s attitude towards his paper?
A. Careless. B. Serious.
C. Joking. D. Funny.
3.Monty’s teacher gave him a red “F” because he thought _________.
A. Monty’s handwriting was too bad
B. Monty copied from another student
C. Monty’s dream was too hard for him to achieve
D. Monty was not working hard to realize his dream
4. What does the story want to tell us?
A. Don’t take away others’ dreams.
B. Follow a realistic dream.
C. Never give up your dream.
D. Anyone with a dream will succeed.
School Activities in May
an Open-air Craft（工艺）Show in Front of the Gym Square May Day from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Come and have fun here! | Clean &Green Week: War on Graffiti（涂鸦） Monday, May16, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Is graffiti cool? Well, it is not! We are repainting the school walls. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes! Follow Ms Jin and meet at the school gate. |
Movie Time at the Media Hall Saturday, May14, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30p.m. Dragon（龙）is back! You can enjoy the magic training of dragons again, much more thrilling and amazing! Get the ticket from your head teacher. Don’t miss it! | Latin Dance in the Music Club Tuesday& Thursday in May, at 3:00 p.m. Latin dance classes are hold at the music room twice a week in May. Our foreign teacher Maria introduces Latin to you in a way you can easily understand and learn. |
1. There are activities that students can do indoors in May.
A. two B. three
C. fourD. five
2.If you are interested in handwork, you can go to ____________.
A. the Media Hall B. the Gym Square
C. the music room D. the school gate
3.If Jim wants to learn Latin dance, he can ask ________ for help.
A. Maria B. Ms Jin
C. his friend D. his head teacher
I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n） . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have taught me to about other people more than about myself.
1.A. sinceB. beforeC. unless D. or
2.A. changeB. interestC. tourD. education
3.A. usuallyB. oftenC. hardlyD. just
4.A. happyB. relaxedC. angryD. lonely
5.A. hobbyB. problemC. ideaD. job
6.A. offerB. haveC. refuseD. forget
7.A. usB. you C. themD. it
8.A. hobbyB. attitude C. hopeD. job
9.A. friendB. teacherC. classmateD. guide
10.A. strangeB. terribleC. politeD. happy
11.A. likedB. askedC. visitedD. believed
12.A. understandB. guessC. explainD. hate
13.A. homelessB. sadC. hopelessD. lazy
14.A. faceB. forgetC. findD. improve
15.A. talk B. care C. worry D. learn
—I think students should be allowed to have mobile phones to call their parents.
—_______! They may play games in class.
A. I agreeB. I disagree
C. No problemD. I hope so
