Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a
boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror (镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). “Go away!” she said. Their father saw what was taking place. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.” Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1.The boy was happy because he _______.
A. found a mirror
B. was handsome
C. had a pretty sister
D. knew he looked as nice as his sister
2.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ________.
A. she played a trick on him
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. she was not happy with her brother
D. her father loved her brother more than her
3. What can we learn from this story?
A. If you are good-looking, everyone will love you.
B. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be kind to people.
D. If you want people to love you, you can help them and make them happy.
Bob is 17 years old. He has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all kind and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
Name | Age | Looks and hobbies |
Ann (volleyball player) | 17 | She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
Jim (skier) | 18 | He is always smiling, so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal（金牌）for his city this year. He likes reading and playing computer games. |
Lily (singer) | 16 | People call her “Angel”. She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball. |
1.________ is the youngest one among these people.
A. Bob B. Ann C. Lily D. Jim
2.Ann likes ________.
A. playing basketball
B. reading
C. playing computer games
D. listening to pop songs
3.People say Jim is a “sunshine boy” because he ________.
A. likes reading B. is a skier
C. is always smiling D. likes playing computer games
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. The boy ________ all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark________ the boy pick the things up and they walked home together. As they walked, Mark learned that the boy’s name was Bill. Bill loved video games, baseball and history, ________ he was having trouble with some of his subjects in school.
They arrived at Bill’s home first. Bill________ Mark in for a drink and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ________ with some laughs and small talk. Then Mark went home.
They went on to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated(毕业) from high school. Three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk. Bill talked about the day years ago when they had________ met. “Did you ever want to know ________ I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) because I was going home to kill ________ . But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I got to know that if I had died, I would have missed out on (失去) many good ________ . So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, in fact, you ________ my life. I want to say ‘thank you’ to you, my dear friend.”
1.A. lost B. dropped C. gave D. took
2.A. asked B. taught C. helped D. wanted
3.A. but B. instead C. otherwise D. because
4.A. chose B. offered C. caught D. invited
5.A. easily B. happily C. sadly D. clearly
6.A. first B. almost C. never D. already
7.A. what B. how C. why D. when
8.A. us B. you C. me D. myself
9.A. times B. games C. books D. lunches
10.A. colored B. saved C. cared D. decorated
— I am sorry that I can’t go with you to watch the football match.
— Really? ______
A. What a pity! B. No problem.
C. That’s wonderful. D. That sounds great.
— It’s important for us to learn about keeping ourselves from danger.
— ______.
A. I don’t think so B. No way
C. You are welcome D. I agree with you
— Simon, I called you at about 7:00 p.m. yesterday, but you didn’t answer it.
— Sorry. I ______ with my cousin in the supermarket and it was really noisy.
A. am shopping B. was shopping
C. shopped D. will shop
