Dear John, Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you’ll be able to stay longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has a five-week holiday next year, perhaps(或许) you’ll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

We have been back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I expect(期待) that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won’t be in Grade One until 2011.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn’t go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn’t walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves. Do you still remember the island? That’s where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

1.        stayed with Michael for a holiday.

A．Only John	B．Only Tom and Ann
C．John and his sister	D．Only Tom

2.Their holiday lasted for          .

A．one week

B．two weeks

C．three weeks

D．five weeks

3.From the words of  “It feels like three months!” we know that          .

A．Michael’s teacher is very strict with the students

B．Michael is pleased with his school report

C．Michael has no interest in learning

D．Michael works very hard at his studies

4.        in Grade One now.

A．John and his sister are both

B．John is

C．John’s sister is

D．Michael is

5.Why didn’t Michael go to the island for picnic?

A．He had to go to school.

B．He didn’t like the island.

C．Something was wrong with his foot.

D．The weather was bad that day.

 

Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit (限速)?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk (象鼻) said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear( 矛 ) as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who took hold of the elephant’s tail, insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The last, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water (温水)in the third. Now put your left hand in the hot water. Put your right hand in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it is hot.
【小题1】There were _______ blind man who were trying to tell what an elephant was like in the story.

A．two

B．four

C．five

D．six

【小题2】The man who touched the elephant’s ears must be very_______.

A．heavy

B．thin

C．tall

D．strong

【小题3】The underlined word “it” in the last line of the paragraph refers to ___.

A．your left hand

B．your right hand

C．the water

D．the bowl

【小题4】What makes people think about simple facts differently?

A．People’s wrong ideas.

B．People’s different experience.

C．Simple facts are different sometimes.

D．People often disagree with each other.

【小题5】It can be inferred from the passage that we should__________.

A．learn from the blind men

B．not agree about simple facts

C．never think about simple facts

D．never decide anything with one side

It was Molly’s job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. .One morning，besides his usual lunch bag，Molly __26__ him a second paper bag. This one didn’t look so good. It was __27__ and was held together with tape(胶带)．
Her father kissed Molly and started off to work with the __28__ bags.
On his lunch break，while he was eating，he looked __29__ the second old bag：two small dolls，three small stones and some coins. The busy father smiled，finished eating and __30__ away the bags，dolls and stones.
That __31__ when they were having supper，Molly asked，“Where’s my bag，Daddy？”
“What bag？”
“The one I gave __32__ this morning.”
“I left it at the office. __33__？”
“I forgot to put this note in it，” she said. “Those are the __34__ I really love. I thought you might like to __35__ with them. You didn’t lose the bag，did you，Daddy？”
“Oh，no，”he said，lying (说谎)．“I __36__ forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.”
When Molly put her arms around her father’s neck，he opened the __37__ that read：“I love you，Daddy.”
Molly had given him her treasures(财富)，__38__ he had thrown them into the trash can(垃圾箱). So when he went back to the __39__，he went straight to the trash can and __40__ all of Molly’s things. He put the treasures inside the bag and carried it home.

【小题1】

A．handed B．asked C．helped D．bought

【小题2】

A．nice B．old C．empty D．expensive

【小题3】

A．two B．three C．four D．five

【小题4】

A．for B．after C．into D．around

【小题5】

A．gave B．put C．ran D．threw

【小题6】

A．morning B．noon C．evening D．midnight

【小题7】

A．you B．him C．her D．them

【小题8】

A．Who B．When C．Where D．Why

【小题9】

A．foods B．places C．people D．collections

【小题10】

A．study B．play C．deal D．fight

【小题11】

A．even B．just C．still D．hardly

【小题12】

A．card B．letter C．note D．book

【小题13】

A．so B．or C．but D．and

【小题14】

A．shop B．office C．bedroom D．school

【小题15】

A．turned up B．used up C．gave up D．picked up

Feeling left out?

    A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend

wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

    It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different

school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new

friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their

friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．  

    Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play

with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share

something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or

 say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids

you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

    If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make

 new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make

friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

    You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share

 something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

  根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for            ．

    A．teachers    B．parents    C．students  D．visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they         ．

    A．have trouble with their studies     B．don’t have their best friends around

    C．need their parents to be with them  D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)        ．

    A．sharing your ideas              B．talking before many people

    C．studying better at school         D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because          ·

    A．they miss their old friends a lot

    B．they have no time to stay with others

    C．teachers know who wants a new friend

    D．they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“         ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落    8．被调侃    C．挨批评    D．遭攻击

 

 

A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
【小题1】Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.

A．18months

B．three

C．eight

D．ten

【小题2】Which country does Alexandra live?

A．America.

B．Britain.

C．Romania.

D．France.

【小题3】 Alexandra’s painting _________.

A．took her a lot of time at school

B．made her drop out of school

C．didn’t influence her studies at school

D．made her fall behind others in studies at school

【小题4】 When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.

A．their life was very hard

B．they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings

C．Alexandra began to draw her painting

D．her parents left their jobs and worked for her

【小题5】 From the passage, we can learn ________.

A．Alexandra was not interested in travelling

B．Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life

C．Alexandra’s parents were good at English

D．Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV