A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning.
One day, when he was walking along the shore（海岸）, he saw a young man moving like a
dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
He called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man stopped, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide（潮汐）is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”
“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish, and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”
There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted（赋予）
with the ability to make a difference.
We must each find our starfish. And if we throw starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.
【小题1】What was the wise man used to doing every morning?

A．Taking a walk on the shore.

B．Watching the young man dance.

C．Meeting up with the young man.

D．Helping the young man pick up starfish.

【小题2】Why did the young man throw the starfish into the ocean?

A．To have fun.

B．To study starfish.

C．To feed some fish.

D．To save starfish.

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

A．Each of us should learn to protect starfish.

B．People living on the shore always try to save starfish.

C．Each of us has the ability to make an important effect on something.

D．People can come up with some good ideas when walking on the shore.

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户)each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent,  of course \
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning,  it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off,  as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day’s savings,  the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health,  happiness and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR,  ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH,  ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产)baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK,  ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR,  ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,  ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND,  ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.
Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called "The Present".
【小题1】The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.

A．平衡

B．贷款

C．余款

D．提款

【小题2】 What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

A．We can store time in it whenever we like.

B．Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day.

C．The time in it will surely get lost if you don’t use it.

D．Someone helps you spend your time every night.

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

A．The Bank of Money	B．The Bank of Time
C．The value of one hour	D．The clock is running

【小题4】 In this passage,  the writer tries to tell us_________.

A．what a bank is	B．how to save money
C．the difference of time units	D．to make good use of time

 

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户 )each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent,  of course \

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning,  it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off,  as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day's savings,  the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health,  happiness and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR,  ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH,  ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产 )baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK,  ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR,  ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,  ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND,  ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.

Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".

1.The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.

A.平衡    B．贷款    C．余款D．提款

 2. What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

A. We can store time in it whenever we like.

B. Someone puts  $ 86, 400 in it every day.

C. The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.

D. Someone helps you spend your time every night.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Bank of Money           B. The Bank of Time

C. The value of one hour       D. The clock is running

4. In this passage,  the writer tries to tell us_________.

A. what a bank is            B. how to save money

C. the difference of time units      D. to make good use of time

 

 

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户 )each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent,  of course \

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning,  it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off,  as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day's savings,  the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health,  happiness and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR,  ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH,  ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产 )baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK,  ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR,  ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,  ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND,  ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.

Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".

1.The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.

A.平衡    B．贷款    C．余款D．提款

 2. What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

A. We can store time in it whenever we like.

B. Someone puts  $ 86, 400 in it every day.

C. The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.

D. Someone helps you spend your time every night.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Bank of Money           B. The Bank of Time

C. The value of one hour       D. The clock is running

4. In this passage,  the writer tries to tell us_________.

A. what a bank is            B. how to save money

C. the difference of time units      D. to make good use of time

 

I like my bike. It brings me a lot of fun. When I was an  1  boy, my father bought it for me. It is my “horse”. I often go to school   2   my bike. I like riding a bike  3  it is very convenient. If I go out by bike, it is  4  to find a place for parking it. Bikes are very cheap, so most people can buy one. There are three people in my family.  5  of us has a bike. My parents are teachers in my school. In the morning, Mum, Dad and I each  6  to school. However on a rainy day we walk to school, because the road is bad for riding. I think riding bikes can make us  7  . It not only helps us exercise more but also  8  the air clean. The bike is very important in Chinese people’s life. So riding bikes can help you to  9  more about China and the Chinese people. Now people in the world say China is the country of bikes because there are  10  bikes in China. I hope people all round the world like them.
1. A. eight years old         B. eight year old 
C. eight-year-old           D. eight-years-old
2. A. by        B. on        C. from        D. in
3. A. so         B. but       C. while        D. because
4. A. hard               B. late        C. happy         D. easy
5. A. Each              B. Both              C. None                 D. Some
6. A. walk              B. run         C. drive                  D. ride
7. A. strange    B. busy              C. strong         D. poor
8. A. feels               B. keeps             C. sees                   D. likes
9. A. tell          B. know             C. visit                   D. ask
10. A. so many     B. so much    C. too much   D. many too