My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.
My friend Ann studies at another school.
She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.
【小题1】What does John look like?

A．He is short	B．He is fat
C．He is tall and thin	D．He has brown eyes

【小题2】What do three children do together?

A．Play football	B．Play basketball
C．Have English lessons	D．Watch movies.

【小题3】Who is good at math?

A．Ann

B．Tom

C．John

D．All of them

【小题4】When do they have Kung fu lessons?

A．Every Monday	B．Every Tuesday afternoon.
C．Every Saturday afternoon.	D． Every day

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ann is a little bit shy.

B．John usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.

C．They call Ann the “kung fu girl”.

D．Tom dislikes kung fu at all.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A．He agreed with her “enemy”.

B．He let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.The writer felt _________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．sad

3.What fact does the passage provide?

A．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D．The writer is grateful to her father.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．My Parents.

B．A Serious Criticism(批评).

C．What People Say About You Is Always Right.

D．The Best Advice I Ever Had.

 

On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t   1  her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you.”

Amy had many physical differences —lots of   2  for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a

 3  face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her   4 , and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

But while I was insulting her, my heart   5  for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look   6 , because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates   7  the night of our class roller skating party.

Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to   8 , but I could see how much she wanted to   9  like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in   10 .

On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me  11   together, but   12  insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However, I never   13  her and I’ve always   14  if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给…留下印象) people by trying to   15  like them. I became myself.

1.                A．laugh at        B．ask about       C．talk to    D．be afraid of

 

2.                A．reasons         B．choices         C．ideas D．habits

 

3.                A．lovely          B．strange         C．common  D．funny

 

4.                A．glasses         B．coat           C．shoes    D．hat

 

5.                A．beat           B．lost            C．opened   D．ached

 

6.                A．happier        B．angrier         C．prettier   D．uglier

 

7.                A．until           B．since           C．before   D．after

 

8.                A．stand          B．skate           C．run  D．walk

 

9.                A．catch up        B．have fun        C．sit down D．fall over

 

10.               A．fear           B．surprise        C．joy   D．comfort

 

11.               A．talking         B．dancing        C．skating    D．traveling

 

12.               A．somebody      B．anybody        C．everybody D．nobody

 

13.               A．forget          B．help           C．meet D．miss

 

14.               A．hoped         B．thought        C．wondered D．considered

 

15.               A．shout          B．laugh          C．play  D．act

 

 

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
【小题1】Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her	B．disliked all her relatives
C．didn’t want to live with her family	D．was looking for someone to look after her

【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

【小题3】The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave

B．appear

C．try

D．change

【小题4】In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.	B．let the writer know she was her best friend.
C．give the writer a key to her house.	D．leave all that she had to the writer.

【小题5】In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.

A．c, d, a, b, e	B．b, e, d, c, a
C．c, e, b, a, d	D．b, d, c, a, e