A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.  He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, " How much do you think this glass weighs?"

"50 g!" "100 g!" "125 g!" the students answered.

        "I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher, "but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"

" Nothing! " the students said.

"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the teacher asked.

"Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.

"You're right.  Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?"

"Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!" said another student. All the students laughed.

"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the teacher.

"No." the students said.

"Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉) stress?"

The students fell silent for a moment.

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.

"Exactly!" said the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the  challenges(挑战)  in your life, but it' s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong and can deal with any challenge that comes your way!"

Remember to put the glass down today.

1. How much do you think this glass which was held by the teacher weighs?

A.50g     B.125g       C.I don’t know.    D.100g

2.What would happen if the teacher held the glass up like this for an hour?

A. One of the students thought his arm could go numb.

B. One of the students thought his arm would begin to ache.

C. One of the students thought his arm would be changed.

D. One of the students thought his arm would be lost.

3. Why did the teacher hold up a glass in his class?

A. Because he wanted to know how much the glass weighs.

B. Because he wanted to ask some student to weigh the glass.

C. Because he wanted to make his class more interesting.

D. Because he wanted to explain it was important to put the challenges in life down at the end of every day.

4. In this passage, the underlined words "go numb" means_______.

A．疼痛不止                  B．消瘦萎缩                   C．松弛下垂         D．失去感觉

5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The teacher told his students to face the challenges bravely.

B. The teacher taught his students how to deal with the problems.

C. The teacher used to begin his class with a glass of water.

D. The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water.

I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.
The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
【小题1】The story took place exactly      .
A、in the teacher’s office
B、in the classroom
C、in the playground
【小题2】Why did the boy get close to his classmate during the test?
A、Because he wanted to borrow a pen from his classmate.
B、Because he wanted to copy his classmate’s answers.
C、Because his classmate wanted to borrow a pen.
【小题3】When the teacher saw all this, she asked the boy        .
A、to go on writing his paper
B、to stop taking the exam
C、to stay in the classroom
【小题4】The underlined word “cheated” means “       ” in Chinese.
A、睡觉                     B、玩耍               C、作弊
【小题5】The boy realized the teacher made a mistake      .
A、the next day
B、when the teacher talked to him
C、on th e day of the test

 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 。

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ____ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ____ I learned that day.

   I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. ____ , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She _____ a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on ____. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was ____ for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “_____” he answered in a loud voice.

   I couldn’t ____ that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time ____ the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ____, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ____ answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two ____ colored sides, and from his side it was white. ____ from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very improtant lesson that day: You must ____ in other person’s position （位置）and look at the ____ through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1.A. understand        B. remember         C. explain         D. know

2.A. class             B. subject           C. lesson          D. book

3.A.Therefore          B. Also            C. However       D. But

4.A. thought           B. went on with     C. go along with    D. came up with

5.A. another           B. other            C. the other       D. the others

6.A. hard            B. clean            C. lucky          D. clear

7.A. Black            B. White           C. Grey           D. Brown

8.A. realize            B. describe         C. believe          D. am sure

9.A. like              B. against          C. about           D. around 

10.A. places           B. objects          C. opinions        D. seats

11.A. could          B. should          C. had to          D. must

12.A. similarly         B. differently       C. brightly         D. truly

13.A. But             B. still             C. only           D. just

14.A. appear           B. stand           C. hide            D. sit

15.A. situation         B. discussion       C. solution         D.way

Rose didn’t see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn’t   31   it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose’s desk. So Rose got very   32   .

When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose   33  , “You have stolen(偷) my card!” Hearing this, Kate began to cry, “No, no, I didn’t steal it! I only took it by   34   .” But Rose didn’t think so and they began to fight.

Just then a teacher came up and   35   what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said her pen pal came to see her in the morning. She was so   36   that she took the card carelessly. Then they went for lunch happily. “I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn’t know it was Rose’s   37   she asked. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the   38  back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose.” Kate said in a low  39  .

“It’s just a misunderstanding（误会)！” said the teacher. Tears(泪水) came into Rose’s eyes. Then she said, “I was   40   sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends. ”

1.A. find                     B. buy                    C. put

2.A. happy                    B. angry                  C. afraid

3.A. sang                     B. shouted                C. read

4.A. card                     B. words                  C. mistake

5.A. asked                    B. understood             C. allowed

6.A. sad                      B. excited                C. interested

7.A. until                    B. after                  C. if

8.A. pen                      B. book                   C. card

9.A. voice                    B. sound                  C. noise

10.A. not                     B. also                   C. never

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ____ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ____ I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. _____  , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She ______   a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on _______ In the middle of the desk was a large, round object.  It was_____   for me to see that it was black.  She asked the boy what color the object was.  "  ____," he answered in a loud voice.

?? I couldn’t ____ that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time ____ the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ____, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ____ answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two ____ colored sides, and from his side it was white. ____ from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ____ in other person’s position（位置）and look at the ____ through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1.A. understand????????????? B. remember????????????? ????? C. explain????????????? ???? D. know

2.A. class????????????? ??? B. subject????????????? ????????? C. lesson????????????? ???? D. book

3.A. Therefore????????????? ??? B. Also????????????? ????????? C. However????????????? ???? D. But

4.A. thought????????????? ??? B. went on with????????????? ? C. go along with????????????? D. came up with

5.A. another????????????? ??? B. other????????????? ????????? C. the other????????????? ???? D. the others

6.A. hard????????????? ??????? B. clean????????????? ???? ???? C. lucky????????????? ???? D. clear

7.A. Black????????????? ??? B. White????????????? ????????? C. Grey????????????? ???? D. Brown

8.A. realize? ????????????? ??? B. describe????????????? ????? C. believe????????????? ???? D. am sure

9.A. like????????????? ??????? B. against????????????? ????????? C. about?? ????????????? ???? D. around?

10.A. places?? ????????????? B. objects????????????? ???????? C. opinions????????????? ????? D. seats

11.A. could????????????? ??? B. should????????????? ????????? C. had to????????????? ????? D. must

12.A. similarly????????????? B. differently????????????? ????? C. brightly????????????? ????? D. truly

13.A. But????????????? ??????? B. still????????????? ?????????? C. only? ????????????? ????? D. just

14.A. appear????????????? ??? B. stand????????????? ?????????? C. hide????????????? ????? D. sit

15.A. situation????????????? ??? B. discussion????????????? ?????? C. solution????????????? ????? D. way