One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of （一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
【小题1】The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.

A．upset

B．exciting

C．terrible

D．amazing

【小题2】What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?

A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother.

B．He is neither the youngest nor the oldest.

C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others.

D．Kevin is not good at playing basketball.

【小题3】What do we know about the writer?

A．She has two children in her family.

B．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before.

C．She used to show her love to Kevin.

D．She has a closer relationship with Tommy after that.

【小题4】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Everyone should show how they love their family members.

B．It’s hard to get on well with family members.

C．It’s important to keep peace in the family.

D．We should try our best to stop our children from fighting.

A: Hey, Peter. _______________1______________

B: I argued with my best friend. _____________2______________

A: Well, you could write him a letter.

B: I don’t think so. I don’t like writing letters.

A: _______________3__________________.

B: No, I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

A: Well, you should say you’re sorry.

B: Yes, I know I should, but it’s not easy.

A: Hey, I know. You could give him ________________ a ball game.

A: Well, that’s a good idea, but ___________________.

 

完形填空

　　Jim 1 to borrow a book from a new library （图书馆）.He comes to the library 2 Jack. They can't see 3 assistants （图书管理员） there, but only some robots （机器人） standing there. Then Jim 4 to the robot, “Hey, give 5 .”But the robot 6 .

　　“What's wrong 7 this robot?” he asks Jack.

　　Then Jack tells him, “When you want to borrow something from somebody, you must 8 'please' first.”

　　So Jim says, “Will you please give the book to me?” Mr Robot brings （带来） him the book. But again, Jim can't take the book out of the robots hand.

　　Jack says, “You must say ' 9 ' before you take the book.” So Jim says, “Oh, thank you very much, Mr Robot.”

　　The robot smiles （微笑） and 10 .

(1)A．is wanting

B．want

C．wants

D．wanting

(2)A．to

B．with

C．and

D．for

(3)A．some

B．any

C．a

D．an

(4)A．says

B．speak

C．talk

D．say

(5)A．the book me	B．I the book
C．me to the book	D．me the book

(6)A．isn't work	B．doesn't work
C．aren't work	D．don't work

(7)A．at

B．for

C．with

D．of

(8)A．say

B．speak

C．talk

D．sing

(9)A．I'm sorry	B．Excuse me
C．I'm fine	D．Thank you

(10)A．give the book to him	B．give the book him
C．give him the book	D．gives the book to him

　

Anna was excited about starting her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement turned to fear, and then to loneliness(孤独)over the next few days. "Why didn’t anyone say ’hi’ to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?" she wondered. Almost every day during the first week, Anna stayed alone, thinking that there must have been something wrong with her or that nobody saw her at all!
What caused Anna’s problem? The reason was that nobody knew her. Most people don’t like talking with strangers (陌生人). So it’s your job to volunteer to make contact with people who you want to know. The easiest way to catch their attention is to notice them first. Make eye contact with them and smile at them. When you smile at them, you are doing your best to show your kindness to them, and they are sure to understand that you are saying, "Hey, how’s everything going?" In this way, you are taking the first step towards the road to friendship.
When Anna realized this, she started talking to her classmates. Guess what happened? It really worked. She had made two friends by the end of the month.
In fact, saying “hi” or making friends with strangers is not hard. And the joy it brings you is really great. So try to open your heart to strangers!
【小题1】What was Anna’s problem?

A．She was afraid of entering a new school.

B．She had no friends in her new school.

C．She didn’t like making friends with strangers.

D．Her classmates didn’t like her clothes or hair.

【小题2】Which of the following shows the change in Anna’s feelings?

A．afraid→relaxed→nervous→happy

B．happy→lonely→sad→proud

C．nervous→angry→happy →sad

D．excited→afraid→lonely→happy

【小题3】According to the writer, what is the easiest way to catch others’ attention?

A．Noticing them first

B．Talking to them

C．Doing something for them.

D．Making yourself cool.

【小题4】What can you learn from the passage?

A．Teenagers can’t get along well with each other.

B．Loneliness is a common problem these days.

C．Opening our heart to strangers can help us get friends.

D．It’s hard to take the first step towards the road to friendship.

【小题5】What does the underlined word contact mean in Chinese?

A．表扬

B．联系

C．招聘

D．聊天

.填词组。根据中文提示，用单词或短语的适当形式填空，完成句子。（10分）

1.My father is              （动身去）Japan tomorrow morning.

2.Hey, Bruce. You ___________（脸色苍白）.What’s the matter?

3.You should ask him to              (放弃) smoking .

4. ________ ( 快点), or we’ll be late for school.

5.In 2003,SARS, a kind of serous disease,____________(爆发）in China.