Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. But he didn’t have much money and he didn’t always have enough to eat. One day a mouse ran near his desk when he worked in his small office.

“Would you like to be my pet? ”Disney asked the mouse. He caught the mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Disney decided to make a cartoon about it. “I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer,” he told his wife. “Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a better name.” She said. “You are right!”  Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.

People all over the world saw Mickey and loved it. Mickey Mouse made Disney famous. Then come Donald Duck, and Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full length (长) cartoons. Then he made cartoon movies for television. Millions of children watched the shows every week.

In California, real boats, castles (城堡), trains, mountains, rivers, all in one beautiful park. Millions of people came to Disneyland. He died in 1966, but the world will not forget him quickly. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us to remember him.

1.When Disney began making cartoon movies,          .

A．he was very poor                       B．the mouse helped him

C．his wife knew nothing about it              D．People didn’t like Cartoons at all

2.This passage mainly tells us       .

A．how Disney make Cartoon movies           B．how Disney built Disneyland

C．something about Disney’s childhood        D．something about Disney’s life

3.Which of the flowing sentences is true?

A．Disney’s wife asked him to make a cartoon about the mouse.

B．Mickey Mouse was the name suggested by Disney’s wife.

C．Disney caught a mouse and made a cartoon about it at once.

D．People will remember Disney because of the Disneyland.

 

I can’t remember the date when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that nobody else was going to pick it up.

I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there within three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest.

I made my first trip to clean the forest one afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes later, my bag was full of cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers.

Since that first trip three years ago, I’ve been to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.

After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable(可回收的)，I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.

I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.

1.When did the writer begin to collect litter?

A.  When he was very young.

B.  After his home moved to a new place.

C.  When he got tired of seeing litter near his home.

2.Where does the writer live?

A.  He lives in a forest.

B.  He lives in a place with much litter.

C.  He lives near a forest.

3.The writer collects litter________.

A.  in order to make the place clean

B.  in order to make fun

C.  in order to make money

4.Where does the writer collect litter?

       A. In the forest      B. In the street         C.  In the park.

5.From the passage we infer(推断) __________

       A．the writer always collects a lot of litter

       B .the environment will be more beautiful if everyone tries to protect it.

       C. the writer will go on collecting litter.

 

Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province .He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits foxes .Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感)for Mo’s writing.

Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields . Although he was tired after his daily hard work ,Mo was always hungry for books .However, there were very few in the village .He read his older brothers’ textbooks and even dictionaries .He helped others with farm work in exchange for books . “When I finished reading all the books around ,I thought I was the most knowledge man in the world ,”he told Xinhua.

After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976,he began to read widely ,including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers .He studied from these writers but did not copy them .Instead ,he developed his own style .As the first Chinese citizen（公民）to win a Nobel Prize in literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award . “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture .It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen This has affected ,even decided my style.”

1.When did Mo Yan leave school and start to work in the fields ?

A．at the age of 12.                        B．at the age of 11.

C．at the age of 13                         D．at the age of 15

2.Mo Yan is from_____

A．Shanxi            B．Jiangsu            C．Shandong         D．Guangdong

3.Mo Yan developed his own style_______

A．while listening to folk stories about gods ,spirits and foxes

B．during his dairy hard work in the fields.

C．when he won the Nobel Prize in literature.

D．after he studied from many famous writers.

4.Which of the following is wrong __________?

A．Mo Yan left school when he was very young.

B．Mo Yan was the most knowledgeable man in the world.

C．Mo Yan read many books when he was very young.

D．Mo Yan is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature.

5.What can we learn from Mo Yan’s success(成功)？

A．Rome was not built in a day.               B．Easier said than done.

C．Well begun , half done .                  D．The older, the wiser.

 

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students .He held up（举起）a glass of water and asked the class. "How heavy do you think this glass of water is ?"
The students' answers ranged（范围） from 20g to 500g .
"It does not matter on the weight itself .It depends on how long you hold it .If I hold it for a minute ,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour ,I will have an ache in my right arm .If I hold it for a day ,you will have to call an ambulance（救护车）.It is exactly the same weight ,but the longer I hold it ,the heavier it becomes."
"If we carry our burdens （负担）all the time, sooner or later ,we will not be able to carry on ,the burden becoming increasingly heavier ."
"What you have to do is to put the glass down ,rest for a while before holding it up again ."
We have to put down the burden sometimes ,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on .
So before you return home from work tonight ,put the burden of work down .Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow .
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can .
【小题1】The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because ______
A. he was very thirsty  B. his arms were strong  C. it was a good example
【小题2】"A glass of water " in this passage referred to （指）______
A. knowledge  B. the burden  C .the time
【小题3】Accordign to the teacher ,you may feel ______if you put down the burden sometimes.
A. more energetic  B. much heavier  C. more stressed out （压力、紧张）
【小题4】This was a lesson about______
A. how to relax oneself in life  B. how to solve a physics problem .
C. how to keep fit by drinking water
【小题5】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?
A .You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand .
B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was
C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood

Once upon a time, there was a spider(蜘蛛) with the name Anansi. He knew that he was clever but he also knew he wasn't wise. He didn’t like this，but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom. All people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.

Soon his basket was full，but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body，he tried to climb the tree，but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.

 Then his youngest son walked by. “What are you doing，father?” he asked and Anansi told him.“Why don’t you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.

 Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily，but he wasn’t happy.“1 walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever，but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!”he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.

1.Anansi went around the village because        .

A. he knew he was very clever

B. he wanted to show his good luck

C. he hoped to meet his son

D. he thought he wasn't wise enough

2.Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from        .

A. his son         B .his father       C. the villagers         D. the neighbors

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to  (指的是)         .

A. the tree         B .the basket       C. the luck           D. the wisdom

4.The passage above is         .

A. a report         B. a story          C. an advertisement      D .a diary

5.The best title for the passage would be        .

A. Anansi’s wisdom          B. The wisdom of Anansi’s son

C. Anansi and his son          D. Anansi and the villagers