Today, I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do, I often asked my mother for   1   . But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the    2    mother in the world.

For example, one day, I decided to   3  some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(整齐的). Books were    4 , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it,  5  she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”

Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to   6  my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do   7 .  I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have    8  a lot. 

As time goes by, I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent (勤奋的) .     9 a great mother!  A   10  mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

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Today, I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do, I often asked my mother for   1   . But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the    2    mother in the world.

For example, one day, I decided to   3 some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(整齐的). Books were    4  , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it,   5   she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”

Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to   6  my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do   7  .  I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have    8   a lot. 

As time goes by, I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent (勤奋的) .      9 a great mother!  A    10 mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

A     Xia Chimei, 51, has become both classmate and granny of kids at Xiping Primary School in Xuan’en county, Hubei Province．By far the oldest student at the school enrolled(人学)in first grade earlier this year．She is now learning pinyin with children just six and seven years of age．Her husband and children encouraged her to go to school when the new term began early this year．She had never been to school in her life．

B     A dog owner in Dalian, Liaoning Province, was very surprised when his 4-year-old dog picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to him on Monday on their way to a market．

Days earlier, Mr. Ye had dropped a 10-yuan note on his sofa and let the dog pick it up for him．He then showed the pet other notes and told it how to use money．He did that just for fun．But he never thought the animal would take to(喜欢) dealing with money so naturally．

C     Wang Xiaoyan, a farmer in Duanjiawan village, Shaanxi Province, has carried his daughter, who suffers from polio(小儿麻痹症), to school every day over the past lo years．

Wang’s daughter, Wang Dan, lost the use of her legs after catching polio in 1995, at the age of three．Three years later when it was time for Wang Dan to go to school, Wang Xiaoyan decided he would carry her．The girl has repaid him by her excellent studies．

1．How old did Xia Chimei begin her study in Passage A?

A．6．                     B．7                         C．15．                   D．51．

2．What’s the best title for Passage A?

A．Practice makes perfect．                                   B．It’s never too old to learn．

C．Clothes don’t make the man．                            D．The early bird catches the worm．

3．In which province did the story happen in passage B?

A．Liaoning．           B．Hubei．               C．Fujian．                 D．Shaanxi．

4．What does the underlined word “repaid” mean in Passage C?

A．付款                   B．赔偿                    C．报答                   D．贷款

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages above?

A．Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son．

B．The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money．

C．Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three．

D．Mr. Ye picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to the dog on the way home．

A Hello Kitty

The famous cartoon character known as Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974 and quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon (现象) through a series of animated television shows. This collection of the Hello Kitty series includes five volumes for a total of 25 episodes, such as Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales, Hello Kitty Plays Pretend.

B Sesame Street

Elmo runs across a Magic Cookbook and sets free a Genie that lives inside. Together, Elmo and the Genie explore the fun world of cooking and making food, with the help from Emeril Lagasse and Heather Headley, who show tips on making pizzas and pocket foods.

C Sing and Dance With Barney

Barney has planned a very special singalong party and invited many of his friends, old and new. The group enjoys singing their all-time (一向的) favorites, while being transported to magical places. It has over 55 minutes of singing and dancing.

D Blue’s Clues

Steve and Blue explore the worlds of math and reading as they help each other with familiar activities. Viewers are invited to join in the counting, reading, adding and subtracting.

(　 )81. Robert studies in an art school. Not only does he like singing, but he is good at dancing. This weekend he is going to see a film about singing and dancing.

(　 )82. Lena is a lovely girl who is only ten years old. In her spare time she likes watching cartoon. Among all the cartoon characters she likes Hello Kitty best.

(　 )83. Philip, a clever student, likes science very much. He is especially interested in computer and robot. He wishes he could be an astronaut in the future.

(　 )84. Nancy shows special interest in cooking. At home she often watches her mother cooking in the kitchen room. Besides, Nancy loves seeing films about fairy tales.

(　 )85. 选择下列可以完成对话的选项

---Hi，Kate，you look so worried．What’s the matter?

--- ____________I’ve got a headache，a runny nose and a sore throat.

A. Do you have a fever?　　　　　　 B. I’m not feeling well.

C. But you’d better go to see a doctor.　 D. How long have you been like this?