An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?
Don't worry , young man, answered Nasreddin. Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.
The young man was very glad .Am I going to get rich again then? he asked Nasreddin.
No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.
【小题1】An old man died and left his son_______.

A．nothing

B．some gold

C．much money

D．only a house

【小题2】When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

A．short of money	B．quite poor and sick
C．in trouble	D．quite poor and alone

【小题3】The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

A．he would become rich again	B．he would soon feel much happier
C．he would become clever	D．he would have more friends

【小题4】Nasreddin meant the young man______.

A．would get rich again

B．would get used to having nothing

C．would get used to being in trouble

D．would get out of poorness

【小题5】What this story tells us is________.

A．that money is everything

B．that money makes the mare go

C．to save each penny

D．that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

I will probably remember one June day seven years ago for the rest of my life. My father had been complaining that my brother and I were watching too much TV, but we ignored him. Then one day we came home and the television was gone.
When I asked my father about the missing TV, he said watching television was a waste of time. Without it, we would have time for other things.
I decided he was wrong. Is there life without TV? How can we spend the week without all those shows and soaps? I was sure my life would be boring without TV, I used my best debating skills to argue with him, but he would not give in.
However, I found other ways to spend my time finally, Each day I ran around the street. This reminded me of my love for athletics, which I still enjoy. I joined Volunteers, and I built lasting friendships. Most importantly, I discovered an artistic world I never knew. I started taking art contests, and was shocked when I won. Then I took piano lessons. I began to like listening to AM radio, reading news magazines.
Living without TV has taught me how to manage my time, so that I can do many things in one day. I am proud to have learned I don’t need television.
Looking back, I think my father did the right thing. “You are smart. You could do anything that you put your heart to.” he used to say. He believed in us. His actions showed me a much more colorful side of life without TV and the value of having a goal and sticking to it.
【小题1】My father was angry and took the television away because _______.

A．we asked him to do so

B．my brother and I did not need it

C．he needed some money

D．my brother and I watched too much TV

【小题2】What did I do after the TV was missing?

A．I went to my friend’s house to watch TV.

B．I stayed at home all day.

C．I asked my father to buy a new television.

D．I did many useful things.

【小题3】_______ is NOT what I did after the TV was missing?

A．Running around the street

B．Sleeping day in and day out

C．Listening to the radio

D．Taking art contests

【小题4】The author mainly tells us that _______.

A．life without TV can be very colorful

B．life would be boring without TV

C．people can’t spend the week without shows and soaps

D．watching television was a waste of time

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.
“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”
“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”
“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”
“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”
Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；Otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.
I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.
【小题1】The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because      .

A．his father graduated from the university

B．his mother did not thinks it a great university

C．his parents needed him to help support the family

D．his parents did not have enough money for him

【小题2】The father started his small shop with the money from         .

A．a local league	B．his university
C．his relatives	D．his college friends

【小题3】Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?      

A．To help with her husband’s business

B．To raise money for her son

C．To meet her long-forgotten friends

D．To better manage her life

【小题4】According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 

A．To get a well-paid job for himself

B．To improve relations with his mother

C．To go to his dream university

D．To carry on with his father’s business

“TODAY is a dream comes true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.”
These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4.
“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old joked.
This is the way that Li usually fights doubts– by being humorous and sharp. “China’s number one sister” is never a pushover (软弱的人).
She has a tattoo (纹身). She has dyed (染色) her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.
Li started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”
Luckily, the tough girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.
Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. Her next stop is Wimbledon – the European grass court championship that starts later this month.
“When you have one title, naturally you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition.
“Chinese people are so lacking in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.
【小题1】Li Na is _________.

A．a basketball player	B．a table tennis player
C．a tennis player	D．a soccer player

【小题2】Li Na is the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in______.

A．the Australian Open Tennis Championships

B．the Wimbledon Championships

C．the French Open

D．the American Open

【小题3】From the passage, we know Li Na is ______.

A．outgoing

B．fashionable

C．tough

D．All above

【小题4】Li Na thinks that Chinese people need _______ in most.

A．independence

B．ability

C．confidence

D．ambition

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!”  The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.”  “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “ Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】From the passage we know that _________.

A．Henry doesn’t like his work

B．Henry comes from a rich family.

C．Henry is paid less

D．Henry doesn’t like the policeman

【小题2】Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________.

A．all the tickets were sold out

B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket

C．he had no time to buy a ticket

D．he had no money to buy a ticket

【小题3】The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ____________.

A．the other team kicked a goal	B．Henry had no ticket
C．their team kicked a goal	D．it was dangerous

【小题4】From the third paragraph, we can guess that _____________.

A．the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson.

B．the policeman was also a football fan.

C．the policeman didn’t like Henry.

D．the policeman tried to please Henry

When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced（影响） by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.
During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.
【小题1】Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.

A．fourteen	B．fifteen
C．serving in the Navy	D．working in clinic

【小题2】Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________

A．his father wanted him to be so.

B．his father was a surgeon.

C．he had read many books about medicine.

D．he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did.

【小题3】Which of the following is not true?

A．during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy.

B．he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California.

C．after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter.

D．Tim worked as a life-saver after war.

【小题4】From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.

A．was sent to Europe during the war.

B．was not afraid of blood.

C．decided to give up his doctor career.

D．regarded himself as a life-saver.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about­________

A．Tim’s life story

B．Tim’ dreams

C．Tim’s marriage

D．Tim’s patients

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
【小题1】What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A．She wrote too many letters.

B．She was a woman.

C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.

【小题2】Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

B．She decided to further her education in Paris

C．A serious eye problem stopped her

D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

【小题3】How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A．Nineteen years

B．Ten years

C．Eight years

D．Thirty-six years

【小题4】Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A．the United States

B．Paris

C．England

D．New York City

GU Zhaodi, 60, had taken water for granted for years. In fact, no one in the beautiful lake city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province had bothered to spare a thought on water.
But all that changed dramatically overnight last month when taps in the city ran dry. Due to a blue-green algae(藻类) outbreak in Taihu Lake, China’s third largest freshwater lake and the source of drinking water for 4 million Wuxi residents(居民), water from the city’s taps became dark and smelly.
“I can’t believe there is no water for drinking, let alone cooking and washing,”said Ｇu.
The lake was blanketed with the algae, giving off a strong smell of rotting meat. A stone thrown into it took a long time to sink. Experts said that algae usually boom because of hot water and rich chemicals like phosphor(磷)in the water.
“High temperature and a lack of rain in the past few months helped the growth of algae,”said Zhang Lijun, an official from the State Environment Protection Administration. “However, pollution from human activity should be most blamed for the disaster.”
Taihu Lake is surrounded by many small factories, whichsprang up in the 1980s.Inthe 1990s,many foreign-funded(外资的) companies joined in. The industries prospered(繁荣)，Wuxi has grown into one of the wealthiest cities in East China.
But that came at the price of pollution. The lake was treated like a waste dump(垃圾堆)，with factories emptying industrial waste and untreated sewage(污水)into it.
Although, after the government's effort, life in the city has gone back to normal, the one-week crisis（危机）rang a bell for the government and local people.“It's time to rebuild the beauty of nature, or our lives will be at risk,”said Gu.
“A safe environment comes first. Economic growth will be nothing without fresh water to drink and clean air to breathe.” said China Daily.
【小题1】The following can help the blue green algae grow______

A．high water temperature

B．rich chemicals in the water

C．a lack of rain

D．plentiful water and sunshine

【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The one-week disaster has made the local people realize the importance of building a beautiful city.

B．It is human activity rather than the algae that is to blame for the water pollution.

C．Only when the environment is safe and friendly can man live a better and healthier life.

D．Environment should be taken into consideration first if a city plans to develop its economic.

【小题3】Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Who is to blame, man or algae?

B．Water turned off

C．Water pollution troubled Wuxi

D．Algae threatened Taihu Lake

【小题4】According to the passage ,Taihu Lake________

A．is the third largest lake in China.

B．is surrounded by many foreign-funded factories and companies.

C．used to be a waste dump.

D．suffered from industrial waste，untreated sewage and algae.

【小题5】The underlined phrase “sprang up” in the sixth paragraph means______

A．develop quickly	B．produce goods quickly
C．come to life	D．grow up

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"
【小题1】The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because ______.

A．they didn't want to stop playing

B．the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head

C．they didn't want to have their pictures taken

D．the traveller was not doing well with her camera

【小题2】The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______.

A．she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)

B．the children would lose their souls

C．she had stayed in the village too long

D．she didn't take a picture of the head first

【小题3】The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A．the head was very interested in her camera

B．the head wanted to learn to take pictures

C．she was afraid of the head

D．she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

【小题4】When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .

A．the children wanted to play with her

B．the traveller didn't know what the children meant

C．he wanted the traveller to tell him something else

D．the traveller didn't let him speak

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT right?

A．The traveller knew something about people in some countries.

B．The children wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.

C．The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.

D．The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.

When Ben Franklin was very only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?” and “How?” and “Why?”
They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.
When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, “That’s Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new! ” 
Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.
One day Ben said to himself, “Why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.” Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.
The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.
One boy shouted, “Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”
“Yes”, said another. “He’s always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child, Ben _____.

A．liked to fly a kite by himself

B．always asked easy questions

C．always liked to play with water

D．always liked to find out how things worked

【小题2】His father and brothers _____.

A．couldn’t answer all his questions

B．could answer all his questions

C．tried hard to find out something new for him

D．were too busy to answer his questions

【小题3】How did Ben Franklin float across the water?

A．The other boy took him across it.

B．The water carried him across it.

C．The flying kite took him across it.

D．A boat took him across it.

【小题4】He found out many things that ____.

A．children didn’t know

B．his father and brothers knew

C．people didn’t know

D．most people knew