One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1. Bob and Kate were       .

A．twins                                 B．brothers

C．sisters                                D．brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see       .

A．their mother                           B．fish

C．the train                              D．the river

3.When the train came, the children were       .

A．in the middle of the bridge

B．at the end of the bridge

C．on their way to the bridge

D．away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A．She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B．Kate ran towards Bob.

C．She had to lie down between the tracks.

D．She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was       .

A．happy                                B．angry

C．sorry                                 D．both angry and happy

Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.  “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”
Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!
【小题1】A. dreams .            B. misses                   C. succeeds
【小题2】A. sailing                B. biking                   C. swimming
【小题3】A. must                B. may                    C. should
【小题4】A. dangerous             B. boring                   C. exciting
【小题5】A. If                   B. But                     C. So
【小题6】A. saw                  B. met                     C. finished
【小题7】A. easier                 B. more difficult             C. more dangerous
【小题8】A.food                  B. money                   C. clothes
【小题9】A.plan                  B. lesson                   C. trip
【小题10】A. brave               B. modern                  C. polite

Best Sellers(畅销书) of the Week

The New York Times

1.The information about the Best Sellers of the Week is provided by __________.

A. China Daily                                                  B. 21st Century                            

C. The New York Times                                            D. Washington Post

2.The book which has stayed on the list for the longest time is __________. 

A. The Forgotten Garden                              B. The Help

C. Spoken From the Heart                             D. Best Friends Forever

3.Nancy wants to buy the top three books on the list this week. She has to pay __________.

A. $68.80                    B. $70.75                              C. $77.80                              D. $80.80

4.David likes to read detective stories, so he can try __________.

A. The Forgotten Garden                                        B. The Help

C. Best Friends Forever                                          D. Run For Your Life

5.Sarah is interested in the family life of American President. She can choose the book written by __________.

A. Kate Morton     B. Helen Scott            C. Laura Bush                  D. Carol Brown

My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”

?? “You will see,” our father said.

?? Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping th em to move or exer cise their legs or arms.

?? The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.

?? All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they? all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.

1.Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

A. The father wanted them to do something at Ray.

B. The father asked them to help the children at Ray.

C. The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day.

D. The father wanted them to learn something from the children.

2.What does the fat her often do in Ray Home?

A. He works as a teacher there.??????? B. He helps the children there.

C. He watches the games there.??????? D. He does sports with his sons.

3.Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?

A. All the children were disabled.?????? B. A little girl fell over and got hurt.

C. They stopped to laugh at the girl.???? D. They didn’t want to finish the race.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The children there can help each other.

B. All the runners there can not run fast.

C. All the children don’t want to be winners.

D. The disabled children there were not smart enough.