A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.

      The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回报）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”

      “Fifty pounds,” he answered.

      The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.

1.Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?

      A. Because he had saved her life.

B. Because he had saved her son’s life.

      C. Because he had given her some money.

2.The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.

      A. the purse was too small

B. the lady wouldn’t give him money

      C. purses should be given between friends

3.What can we learn from the passage?

      A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.

      B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.

      C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.

4. According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.

      A. happy                     B. excited                    C. sorry

 

  A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __31__ happened to pass by.

  “I want to __32__ one of your dogs, sir .”

  “Well,”said the farmer,“these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __33__.”

  The boy __34__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __35__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __36__ to take a look? ”

  “­­__37__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

  Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___38___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

  As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __39__.Slowly another little dog __40__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __41__...

  “I want that one,”the little boy said.

  The farmer said,“Son, don’t want that dog. He will __42__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __43__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __44__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __45__.”

31. A. boy               B. dog               C. farmer             D. son

32. A .sell               B. see                C. buy               D. feed

33. A. time              B. money             C. work              D. study

34. A. shook             B. covered            C. knocked           D. dropped

35. A. pocket            B. yard               C. heart              D. mouth

36. A. enough           B. easy               C. necessary           D. simple

37. A. No               B. Sure               C. Sorry              D. Thanks

38. A. sent              B. driven              C. followed           D. taught

39. A. farm              B. fence              C. advertisement       D. doghouse

40. A. died              B. shouted             C. appeared           D. watched

41. A. catch up           B. go away             C. give up           D. look out

42. A. sometimes         B. always              C. often             D. never

43. A. hand              B. back               C. arm              D. leg

44. A. speak            B. run               C. walk                D. swim

45. A. asks             B. understands         C. thinks              D. succeeds

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too strict with you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A．$10.             B．$20.              C．$30.             D．$40.

2. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A．very angry                            B．quite happy

C．too excited                            D．a little nervous

3. At first, the father refused to lend the money because ______.

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C．he did not have enough money at that moment

D．the boy always borrowed the money from him

4. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

A．a new novel for himself

B．a nice present for his father

C．a toy for his own birthday

D．one hour of his father’s time

5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father ______.

A．often played with his son

B．spent little time with his son

C．didn’t love his son at all

D．often came home early

 

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put down           B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

2. A. So                    B. But              C. And              D. Though

3. A. song              B. word             C. bell             D. noise

4.A. late               B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

5. A. pay for               B. look for     C. wait for         D. care for

6.A. idea               B. mistake          C. money            D. answer

7. A. quietly               B. angrily      C. happily          D. heavily

8.A. speak              B. tell             C. talk             D. say

9.A. helped             B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

10.A. for                   B. from             C. with             D. about

 

Dear Reader,

Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.

Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.

Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?

But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.

To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.

For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.

It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

1.We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A．somebody’s diary                      B．a newspaper

C．a progress report                       D．a storybook

2.From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________

A．Maria is an 11-year-old girl.

B．Maria’s family is very poor.

C．Maria has to do a lot of hard work.

D．Maria is hoping to get schooling.

3.What is “Save the Children”?

A．An organization to help poor children go to school.

B．An office of the government to collect money.

C．A program shown at theatres to help the poor.

D．A group who works for children in poor places.

4.The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．回报             B．资助　　　　　    C．感恩　　　　      D．抢救

5.What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.

B．What you give is more than what you take.

C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.

D．Marie and you can help each other at school.