Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means ‘breath of life’, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, but the weather didn’t know the difference between autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d take hold of an apple, put it far back in her mouth, and sneak into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and brought the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to live through such an early winter.
【小题1】The story about the dog happened _______.

A．in autumn

B．in winter

C．in spring

D．in summer

【小题2】What does the underlined phrase sneak into mean in the fourth paragraph?

A．enter quickly

B．enter secretly

C．enter happily

D．enter slowly

【小题3】Prana was busy digging up the apples in the snow because________.

A．she liked digging holes and eating apples

B．she was always saving the apples for eating later

C．she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends

D．she loves playing with snow

【小题4】From the story we can learn that______.

A．Prana is helpful to the writer

B．Prana is devoted to the writer

C．Prana is not only beautiful but also joyful

D．Prana is especially loving and thoughtful

-You were injured in the accident, weren't you ?

-________,  but look ,I'm all right now.

A．Yes, I was

B．Yes, I did

C．No, I didn't

D．No, I wasn't

 

 In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy(破产). The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, "he doesn't love me anymore, he just thinks about his work".

     One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me first," she asked. "I was tired, you take it later, OK?" She was very sad.

     On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:

     “Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn't as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer. So every time I rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1℃ or 2℃.Now I can't give her comfortable life or buy expensive dresses for her,  but at least, I can give her 1℃love.”

1.The couple moved out of their house                          .

A. on a rainy day                

B. in a cold winter

C. when the husband lost his work 

D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary

2.The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because                          .

A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes    

B. he didn’t have enough money

C. he always worked with no care of her 

D. he didn’t look after her parents

3.The woman’s eyes were full of tears because                      .

A. She felt sad by her husband’s words   

B. the rainy day made her sad.

C. her eyes were hurt by the computer   

D. she was moved by her husband’s words

4.The man wanted to take the shower first because                         .

A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C. he wasn’t as strong as before         

D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter

5.From the reading, we know that                        .

A. the man loved his wife very much   

B. the woman didn’t love her husband     

C. the man was poor before          

D. the woman had no job

 

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (举起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.
My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.
“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鸟类野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (惩罚). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.
【小题1】How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?

A．Relaxed.

B．Pleased.

C．Frightened.

D．Guilty.

【小题2】What do the underlined words “check out” mean?

A．lend

B．borrow

C．test

D．buy

【小题3】What can we learn from the story?

A．The writer’s teacher often hit her students.

B．The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird.

C．The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake.

D．The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning.

【小题4】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．he who is honest is wise	B．better late than never
C．practice makes perfect	D．a friend in need is a friend indeed