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One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.

The rose said: "I am the most beautiful plant in this forest. "

Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"

The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor. "

Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴) into the cactus and then fly away. The rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "

The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly

agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).

So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).

1. At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was     .

A. ugly   B. lovely  C. beautiful

2. Both the rose and the cactus have_______.

a .thorns  B. leaves  C. fruit

3. The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese

A. 无营养的 B. 不友好的 C. 无用的

4. Which of the following is True according to the story?

A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.

B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.

C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.

5. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?

A. Plants and birds

B. Ways of growing roses

C. Appearance isn't everything.

 

I have some problems __________ my homework. Could you tell me _____?

A．with; what the height of the mountain is      B．in; what the height of the mountain is

C．with; what is the height of the mountain      D．in; what is the height of the mountain

 

What's Cool?

by MariaLee.

　　This week, I asked students about fashion. I showed each student seven things and asked their opinions about each thing. Some of their answers were interesting! Here's what the kids in class 8 said:

　　Jodie Smith likes the key ring. Her friend Jordon says he can't stand （忍受） the scarf （围巾）. “ It's for moms!” he said. William Jones loves the wallet, and his classmate Gina Taylar loves the watch. Her best friend Ann Rice doesn't mind the watch, but she really likes the hair clip （发夹）. Jerry Green likes the sunglasses.

　　And the coolest thing was the belt （腰带）. Every one loved it.

（1）They are talking about ________.

[　　]

A．fashion　　B．scarf　　C．the watch

（2）Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Mama Lee gave each student seven things.

B．Jordon doesn't like the scarf.

C．The key ring was the coolest thing for everyone

（3）From the passage, we know Ann Rice likes ________.

[　　]

A．the watch　　B．the wallet　　C．the hair clip

（4）Maria Lee was interested in ________.

[　　]

A．all of their answers

B．some of their answers

C．most of their answers

（5）________ students expressed their opinions.

[　　]

A．Seven　　B．Six　　C．Five

When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum.He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.
【小题1】 Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?

A．Because he was hungry.	B．Because he missed his mother.
C．Because he wanted to sleep.	D．Because he wanted to play outside.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “regretful” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Sorry.

B．Happy.

C．Excited.

D．Angry.

【小题3】What did the man mean by saying “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”?

A．People are more important than things.

B．Things are more important than people.

C．Both the shoe and your brother are important.

D．The shoe is more important than your brother.

【小题4】According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?

A．Rude.

B．Funny.

C．Silly.

D．Kind.

A woman repeated a bit of gossip（流言） about a neighbor. Within a few days, the whole village knew the story. The person she talked about was deeply hurt and angry.

Later, the woman spreading the rumor（谣言） learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.

"Go to the marketplace," he said, "buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pick its feathers and drop them one by one along the road." Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.

The next day the wise man said, "Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."

The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown the feathers all away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.

"You see," said the wise man, "it's easy to drop them, but it is impossible to get them all back. So it is the same with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely undo（ 弥补） the wrong."

1.Why did the the woman feel sorry ?

A．She didn’t know the story.

B．She hurt her neighbor deeply.

C．She was hurt deeply.

D．She was told an untrue story.

2.What did the wise man tell the women to do?

A．Kill a chicken.

B．Drop the feathers of a chicken.

C．Collect the feathers of a chicken.

D．All above.

3.The underlined word “discouraged” might mean       .

A．surprised

B．excited

C．upset

D．pleased

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．All the feathers had been blown away.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

5.What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase______.

A．覆水难收

B．欲速不达

C．无中生有

D．得道多助