Gina was a 3rd grader. She was very clever, but she had no friends at school until Rita joined her class. New to the city and too shy to make any friends, Rita did not mind being Gina's friend. At least she had someone to play with.

One day the teacher scolded (训斥) Rita for not concentrating when she was doing some math problems. The whole class laughed at her and Rita cried hard. The teacher had patiently explained how to do them, but Rita was just not able to understand.

Gina told her mother about Rita's bad day. "Why don't you try to help her?" asked her mother. " She likes you very much."

" Mommy, I don't have time to waste." said Gina.

" But Rita is your friend and if you don't help her, who will?" said her mother. But Gina didn't think so.

" Then Gina's mother decided to act tough(强硬地)." If you don't help her, I will not let you watch cartoons for a week."

Extremely unhappy, Gina taught Rita. Rita understood, for Gina knew how to explain things simply. Rita was excited and told everyone what a good friend Gina was.

One day, Gina made a mistake, and the principal (校长) asked Gina to pick up the waste paper in every classroom after school.

After school, Gina began to clean the classrooms and she felt very sad. Rita found out about it and went to help her do it.

From that day, Gina and Rita became the best of friends.

1. Did Rita mind making friends with Gina?

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2. What happened after the teacher scolded Rita?

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3. Why did Rita understand the math problems after Gina taught her?

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4.How did Gina feel when she was made to pick up waste paper?

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5.What can we learn form the story?

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书面表达（共10分）

每年4月23日为“世界读书日”，你班同学都积极参与贵港市青少年读书教育活动，请你根据下面的提示信息，以“I Love Reading”为题写一篇英语短文，谈一谈读书的好处。

1. 书是我们的好朋友；

2. 读书可以让人放松；

3. 读书可以提高阅读和写作能力；

4. 读书可以增加知识，了解历史、新闻；

5. ……

要求：1. 短文须包含要点提示中所有信息，并适当发挥。

2. 词数：80词左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I Love Reading

Books are important in our daily life. Now let me tell you some reasons why I love reading.

–Look! A blind man is in the middle of the street. It’s too dangerous.

–Let’s help him go the street

A. acrossB. cross

C. throughD. along

The child doesn’t need any help. He is old enough to himself.

A. look B. wear

C. dressD. care

–Can you answer this question?

–Sorry, I can understand it.

A. quiteB. nearly

C. really D. hardly

The of this house is very high. He can’t afford it at all.

A. colorB. price

C. sizeD. room

–What kind of shows do you like, talk show or soap operas?

– . I like sports show.

A. NeitherB. Either

C. Both D. All

we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy.

A. UntilB. Because

C. UnlessD. If

Our teachers always tell us on the road because it’s really dangerous.

A. to play notB. not to play

C. not playingD. not play

You should really smoking because it’s bad for your health.

A. grow upB. pick up

C. set upD. give up