My tears run down from my cheeks (面颊) when I talk to my parents on the phone. What are they doing when I call them? Dad works from seven o’clock in the morning to nine o’clock in the evening. My mum does all the housework, she also has to work in the field. But I can’t do anything for them.
Every day she gets up at around 4 o’clock in the morning. When I sometimes call her at 7:30 in the evening, she tells me that she is still in the field and doesn’t have supper. I tell her I’ll study hard in the school. I also ask her to take care of herself and dad because I can’t live without them.
Mum says that the happiest time for dad and her is when my sister and I come back home.
We play cards in the room, watch TV, or do anything we like, with dad and mum making delicious food in the kitchen. It is also the happiest time for me.
Love, sometimes, doesn’t need many words. Love your parents like they love you. Give them a call, tell them you miss them.
【小题1】Why can’t the writer live without their parents?

A．Because her parents give her money.

B．Because her parents need her to take care of them.

C．Because she loves her parents and they love her very much.

D．Because they afford (提供) her education (教育).

【小题2】The happiest time for the writer’s mum and dad is____________.

A．she and her sister help them make delicious food in the kitchen

B．her sister and her coming back home

C．they play cards in the room

D．they work in the field together

【小题3】 Which of the following is the best title?

A．Mum and Dad	B．I love you, Mum and Dad
C．My Family	D．I Love My Family

One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations(适应能力) was Charles Darwin(达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察) nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.

Next, Charles’ father sent him to school to become a minister(牧师). This time he made it to graduation, but he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.

Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited.

On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study.

Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring(后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.

1.Darwin was very interested in ____________.

A．having medical classes                   B．the work of a minister

C．sailing around the world                  D．science and nature

2.The trip on the Beagle lasted ____________ years.

A．five                                  B．four

C．three                                D．two

3.When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was ____________ years old.

A．twenty                               B．twenty-three

C．forty-five                              D．fifty

4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____________.

A．adaptations                            B．Darwin and Wallace

C．animals                               D．Darwin’s ideas

 

Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished middle school. He didn’t like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn’t use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but doesn’t do any housework, only watches TV or lies on bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something, he always think it difficult and doesn’t listen to them.
One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house pays the writers a lot. He became interested in it. As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn’t write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn’t get any answers. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, “Have you read my story yet, sir?”
“Yes,” said the editor, “I had read it before you were born! ”
【小题1】__________ , so he learned nothing at school .

A．Robert had a lot of housework to do

B．Robert didn’t study hard at all

C．Robert hoped to be a writer

D．Robert wasn’t clever enough

【小题2】The bosses wouldn’t use Robert because __________ .

A．he couldn’t do anything

B．he likes nothing except playing

C．he doesn’t go to work on time

D．he isn’t friendly to his workmates

【小题3】His parents are angry with Robert because ________ .

A．he wouldn’t find any work

B．he didn’t study hard before

C．he’s too lazy to do any housework

D．he isn’t polite to them

【小题4】Robert posted the story to the publishing house to __________ .

A．be a famous man	B．surprise his friends
C．win a prize	D．get much money

【小题5】The editor didn’t answer Robert because _________ .

A．they were very busy

B．the story wasn’t interesting

C．the story was taken from a book

D．the young man wasn’t famous enough

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A．on August 18

B．on August 19

C．on August 17

D．on August 20

【小题2】Bob comes from UK and studies news. He wants to work for the English newspaper. He should send his application form before___________.

A．August 23

B．August 24

C．August 25

D．August 26

【小题3】Where and when will the soccer match be?

A．In New York on Sunday	B．In Star stadium at 7:00 AM
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【小题4】If a person wants three cheapest tickets to watch the match, he will pay RMB_______Yuan.

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【小题5】Which of the following is right? (下面哪个选项是正确的)

A．The shopping center is at No.6 Longway Street.

B．The telephone number of Chinese doctor is 137629390.

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D．You can find the information about the football ticket on www. Sports.com

根据首字母提示填空，每空一词（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

Experts say that students usually need eight or ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students don’t get e       1. sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children s       2. late. They will think their children work hard. But not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother t      3. us that every morning her ten-year-old boy put up one finger w       4. his eyes still closed, begging （乞求） for one minute to sleep. Like thousands of “early birds” in China, he has to get up b      5. six every morning.

A report s       6. that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker t     7. they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason w       8. students stay up late. Watching TV or playing computer games late into night is a       9. a reason.

Experts have ever said that students should have good study habits. So some clever students n       10. study late, they are able to work well in class.