The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

【小题1】

A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing

【小题2】

A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off

【小题3】

A．what B．when C．where D．why

【小题4】

A．air B．land C．water D．environment

【小题5】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

【小题6】

A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth

【小题7】

A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands

【小题8】

A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves

【小题9】A of               B. for                C. from            D. forward

【小题10】

A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry

【小题11】

A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high

【小题12】

A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter

【小题13】

A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though

【小题14】

A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited

【小题15】A shortest          B. tallest               C. smallest         D. biggest

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

【小题1】

A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing

【小题2】

A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off

【小题3】

A．what B．when C．where D．why

【小题4】

A．air B．land C．water D．environment

【小题5】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

【小题6】

A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth

【小题7】

A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands

【小题8】

A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves

【小题9】A of               B. for                C. from            D. forward

【小题10】

A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry

【小题11】

A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high

【小题12】

A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter

【小题13】

A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though

【小题14】

A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited

【小题15】A shortest          B. tallest               C. smallest         D. biggest

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, staring into space and playing with a piece of bread. He’s not even  16 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do because the Internet is down.
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling   17 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other great weekend. But that was  18  he turned on his computer and  19  he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony will go online to email friends, read the news to
20 what’s happening in the world and play a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to kill time. The perfect weekend-online.
Just as Tony is  21  how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the  22 “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t think about the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no answer but sighs. “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum  23   .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face to face for a  24  . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad.” Tony  25 , as he walks to the phone. There is life beyond the Internet after all (毕竟).

【小题1】

A．hungry B．tired C．busy D．thirsty

【小题2】

A．excited B．bored C．tired D．surprised

【小题3】

A．after B．before C．until D．when

【小题4】

A．thought B．guessed C．decided D．found

【小题5】

A．write B．draw C．listen D．get

【小题6】

A．improving B．wondering C．checking D．doing

【小题7】

A．bathroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．study

【小题8】

A．requires B．answeres C．invites D．suggests

【小题9】A. chat                  B. time                  C. lesson               D. change

【小题10】

A．continues B．worries C．smiles D．reports

The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.
【小题1】What does Stephen Glenn do?

A．A research scientist.

B．A famous doctor.

C．A science teacher.

D．A newspaper reporter.

【小题2】When Stephen Glenn's mother saw the mess in  the kitchen, she was______
A. angry  B. patient  C  happy  D. sad
【小题3】_______cleaned up the floor of the kitchen.
A. No one       B. The baby-sitter
C. Stephen Glenn and his mother
D, Stephen Glenn's father
【小题4】How did  Stephen  GIenn  learn Io carry a bottle of milk without dropping it?

A．He tried carrying it over and over again.

B．He experimented by carrying a bottle of water.

C．He did as what his mother told him to.

D．His teacher told him.