Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.

1.The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

A．far from

B．near

C．nine meters to

D．behind

2.Tom went to school _________________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by bike

D．by car

3.Last Monday Tom came home __________________.

A．earlier

B．hungry

C．late

D．happy

4.---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.

A．he did something wrong

B．he did something right

C．he liked to stay there longer

D．his mother asked the teacher to do so

5.His mother might (可能) be very ________________when she heard about that.

A．hungry

B．pleased

C．happy

D．angry

 

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world". He has written 3 books so far. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about.

When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales.

His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "If we give mice the stomachs ( 胃 ) of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. ” This was his first fairy tale "Change Stomachs for Mice". At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.

Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called "Eyes of Childhood". He says, "I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books,

1.How many books has Dou Kou already finished writing?

A．3.               B．6.                C．9.               D．12

2.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary________,

A．when he wrote fairy tales                 B．before his father taught him to study

C．after he went to school                   D．when he kept a diary

3.Which of the following is Not true?

A． Change Stomachs for Mice was Dou Kou’ s first fairy tale

B．Dou Kou likes writing and reading as well.

C．Dou Kou’s novels make him different from other children of his age.

D．Dou Kou’s parents don’t allow Dou Kou to write at his early age.

4.Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?

A．Three books by a child                   B．How to write fairy tales

C．Dou Kou, the youngest writer              D．How to be a writer

 

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist (慈善家), he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal. He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
【小题1】The article is probably taken from       .

A．a newspaper

B．a novel

C．a detective story

D．a science book

【小题2】Chen Guangbiao says he will donate        to charity after he dies.

A．nothing	B．some schools
C．everything he has	D．his whole company

【小题3】What does he do charity for?

A．He wants to do charity for money.

B．He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C．He wants to ask people to help him.

D．He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.	B．He has got a lot of awards.
C．He has helped people in need.	D．He has visited many countries.

【小题5】Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes	B．Hope Primary Schools
C．Pioneer of the Year	D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

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These days, a Chinese girl’s travel diary has become a hit online.

Zhao Xing, with only a map, a travel bag and 30 yuan, left the Chinese mainland for the  1  time to Taiwan. At the airport, she  2  by a man who even told her his phone number. A bus driver was kind enough  3  her up when she fell  4  on the ride.

In Taiwan, Zhao told the man who  5  her a ride that she was from Beijing. The man asked if there was  6   else he could do to help make her journey  7 .

“After  8  back and thinking over everything I’ve experienced, I realized that the people impressed me the most, not the beautiful scenes or tasty food,” Zhao wrote in her online diary.

From Beijing to Taiwan, so close, so far away. Zhao’s wish is to encourage  9  to realize their own dreams of making the world a  10 , more friendly place for all.