My son Joey was born with club feet．The doctors told us that he would be able to walk，but would never run very well．By the time he was eight，you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk．
The children in our neighborhood ran around playing，and Joey would join them， run and play，too．We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children．So he didn’t know．
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team．Every day he worked harder and ran more than any of the others．Although the entire team runs，only the top seven runners score for the school．We didn’t tell him he probably would never be on the team，so he didn’t know．
He continued to run four to five miles a day，every day - even the day he had a high fever．I was worried，so I went to see him after school．I found him running all alone．I asked him how he felt．"Okay，" he said．He had two more miles to go．Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running．We never told him he couldn’t run miles with a high fever．So he didn’t know．
Two weeks later，the names of the team runners were called．Joey was Number Six on the list．Joey was on the team! He was in seventh grade．We never told him he couldn’t do it!
小题1:The doctor believed Joey would never run very well because ____．

A．Joey didn’t like running

B．Joey couldn’t jump

C．Something was wrong with his feet

D．Joey was too young to run

小题2:Few people know Joey’s club feet before ____．

A．he was eight years old

B．he was in seven grade

C．he ran for the cross-country team

D．he was on the cross-country team

小题3:How many runners can score for the school?

A．Six

B．Seven

C．Eight

D．Thirteen

小题4:Which of the following is true according to the story?
A．Joey’s parents didn’t love him         
B．Joey was a boy with a strong mind．
C．Joey’s parents stopped him joining the team 
小题5:The writer wants to tell us _____．

A．children shouldn’t do what they can’t do

B．children with club feet can’t take part in sports

C．parents should tell their children what they can do

D．parents should know how to help their children in the right way．

In old times，man considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries（神秘事物）of nature．In fact a single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million lamps．
The American scientist，Benjamin Franklin，was the first to suggest that lightning is in fact electricity formed between the earth and clouds high above．It happened in 1752．In the same year，he also built the first lightning rod（避雷针）to protect buildings from being struck by lightnings．
Modern science has discovered that lightning is very strong and powerful．A lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers，and travels at a speed of 30 million meters per second．Scientists have the opinion that there are about 2000 million flashes of lightning per year．In the United States alone，it kills almost one person per day．
The safest place to be in during an electrical（电的）storm is a closed car．Outside，one should go close to low ground for cover and not stop under a tree．Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences．Inside a house people should keep away from open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things．
小题1:From this passage we know lightning is____．

A．one of the great mysteries of nature．

B．electricity high above the earth．

C．a kind of light．

D．the sound from the clouds．

小题2:In the U．S____．

A．every person can see lightning every day．

B．at least one person is killed by lightning every day．

C．there are about 6 million flashes of lightning per year．

D．about one person per day dies from lightning．

小题3:During a lightning storm，it would be best if you____．

A．stand under a tree．

B．go outside．

C．stay in a closed car．

D．stop near windows．

小题4:A lightning rod can______．

A．prevent accidents caused by lightning

B．stop lightning

C．protect buildings from being washed away．

D．delay the coming of lightning

小题5:A lightning between a cloud and the earth may be 13 kilometers long，and travels at
a speed of ______．

A．30 kilometres per second．

B．3000 kilometres per second

C．3 kilometres per second

D．30，000 kilometres per second

Driver Wanted Drive for busy restaurant some evening and weekend work All meals are free Ring 33335678	House for Sale ￥150，000，built in 1995 The house with 3 bedrooms，a bathroom，a living room，a kitchen and a breakfast room．It’s on the south side of the city
Yingbin Supermarket，the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8，2005.Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day．You are wellcome． Tel：27984321 Add：No.6 Huanghe Road tianjin Daily June 1，2005	Rose’s Special Concert Time：2 p.m，July 3，Saturday Place：People’s Statium Ticket Price： RMB：150 yuan for adults； 70 yuan for students June 25，2005

小题1:If you work as a driver in the restaurant， you may ______．

A．never pay for meals	B．pay a little for meals
C．work on weekends	D．work in the afternoon

小题2:If you buy the house，you ______．

A．may pay more than ￥150，000 for it

B．must have breakfast in the kitchen

C．have to take a bath in the public bathroom

D．may live on the south side of the city

小题3:Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1，2005 will get a small present from ___．

A．every supermarket	B．Huanghe Road
C．Tianjin Daily	D．Yingbin Supermarket

小题4:When will the concert be?

A．July1，2005	B．June 8，2005
C．July 3，2005	D．June 25，2005

小题5:If two adults and two students want to go to the concert，the tickets will cost RMB___．

A．220 yuan	B．440 yuan	C．270 yuan
D．370 yuan

Even a child knows that nodding the head means" Yes"．But some people will probably be puzzled（迷惑的）when they first come to India．When they talk to an Indian，he often shakes his head．They might think that the Indian does not like what he said，but on the contrary，he is expressing agreement．
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody．It doesn’t mean" No"，but" Yes"．
If a person doesn’t know this，it might cause misunderstanding（误解）．
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office．The driver shook his head．The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head．At last，the foreigner shouted angrily，“Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice，" Yes，sir，"smiling and shaking his head again at the same time．
小题1:In general，nodding the head means and shaking the head means_____．

A．"Yes"．．．" No"	B．"No"．．．" Yes"
C．"Yes"．．．" Yes"	D．"No"．．．" No"

小题2:According to the habit of India，if someone agrees with you，he will ______．

A．nod his head

B．shake his head

C．neither nod his head nor shake his head

D．both nod his head and shake his head

小题3:Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________．

A．the Indian driver had something important to do

B．the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money

C．the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D．in India shaking the head means agreement

小题4:The foreigner became angry because_______．

A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C．he asked the driver to send him to his office，but the driver didn’t say any words

D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

小题5:The phrase" on the contrary" means_____．

A．正相反

B．总之

C．与之相同

D．在另一方面

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．
However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．
小题1:Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better．

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

小题2:When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents， they usually____．

A．stay alone at home	B．fight with their parents
C．discuss it with their friends	D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

小题3:The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B．We’ve got no idea，so your answers are welcome

C．Your answers are always right

D．You can give us all the right answers

小题4:Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children．

B．Children should choose everything they like．

C．Parents should understand their children better．

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help．

小题5:Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___．

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
小题1: How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

小题2: What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

小题3:The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories

To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor??
Dear Brad, ?
In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I don’t have enough time to keep a balance between them . Gradually I become lazy. ②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor . Her words really discouraged me. ?
What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I don’t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me . Can you tell me how to choose??
Yours, ?
Gates?
小题1:根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
I am    busy with my school-work and duties as monitor      have enough time to keep a balance between them. ?
小题2:根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
The other day, my head teacher said to me, “             disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor.”?
小题3:将③处翻译成汉语。?

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K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer ?
Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar(乞丐)”. In his eyes, beggars are doing important work collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty. Littering the street is, he adds.?
Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese calligrapher (书法家), he lived in Huangshi, Hubei Province.?
Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. “Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.?
Rothey says he’ll continue collecting rubbish, as long as he is able to.?
Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder(创立者)and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.
She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile（胆汁）from moon bears for use in traditional medicine.?
She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in the mainland in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. That made her cry. She said she would be back to set them free.?
In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue（救援）Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.?
Now, bear farms have been stopped in the area of two-thirds of China. “As much as we rescue them, they rescue us. These bears rescue us every single day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says.?
任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。?

Name	K.L.Rothey	Jill Robinson
Nationality	77.	British
Age	71	50
Events	He first visited China in 1984 and became interested in Chinese culture.? He often 78.       in the streets in Huangshi.? He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities.	She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in the mid-1980s. ?79.               in the mainland changed her life in 1993.? She set up the Animal Foundation in 1998. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.
The two passages are about two foreigners who have helped improve Chinese lives with their contributions(贡献).We should 80.           them and do what we can to protect the environment.

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of   22 . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
  25 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26  and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27  I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28  it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29 .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30  —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I   31  him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to   32 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child,   33  I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35  every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

小题1:	A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple D．wonderful

小题2:	A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work

小题3:	A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly

小题4:	A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy

小题5:	A．So B．Or C．However D．And

小题6:	A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck

小题7:	A．how B．when C．where D．why

小题8:	A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break

小题9:	A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have

小题10:

A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see

小题11:

A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated

小题12:

A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play

小题13:

A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last

小题14:

A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf

小题15:

A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget

How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
小题1:Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

A．John.

B．Frank.

C．Steven.

D．Jenny.

小题2:From the article, we can learn that _______.

A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books

B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school

C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients

D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

小题3:The best title for the article might be “_______”.

A．Collecting books for bored patients	B．Writing a letter to a medical centre
C．Donating books to poor students	D．Reading books for hospital patients

小题4: Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?

A．Polite and hard-working	B．Lazy and stubborn
C．Selfish and proud	D．Thoughtful and helpful