My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”
“You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.
【小题1】Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray.

B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray.

C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day.

D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children.

【小题2】What does the father often do in Ray Home?

A．He works as a teacher there.	B．He helps the children there.
C．He watches the games there.	D．He does sports with his sons.

【小题3】 Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?

A．All the children were disabled.	B．A little girl fell over and got hurt.
C．They stopped to laugh at the girl.	D．They didn’t want to finish the race.

【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The children there can help each other.

B．All the runners there can not run fast.

C．All the children don’t want to be winners.

D．The disabled children there were not smart enough.

M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气） . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .

     One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson ' s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn' t .                                                                                                        

      When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .

     Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不见的 ）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .

     “ An invisible smile ？ ”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back .  ” 

     Remember what Amy ' s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile .

1.What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?

2.What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?

3.What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson ' s house ?

4.Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?

5.What does the writer advise us to do ?

 

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.
They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.
Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity.
【小题1】What are Emma and Hannah?

A．They’re waiters.	B．They’re sellers.
C．They’re students.	D．They’re charm makers.

【小题2】When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

A．About a year ago.	B．About two months ago.
C．Nearly fifty days ago.	D．Nearly five weeks ago.

【小题3】Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

A．Pictures.

B．Signs.

C．Letters.

D．Numbers.

【小题4】What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?
A.They hope to become rich people.      B.They hope to give money to charity.
C.They hope to sell more charms.        C.They hope to sell charms in every school.
【小题5】Which of th following is TRUE?

A．The two girls love their parents and money.

B．Boys like charms with signs.

C．They won’t sell charms next smmer.

D．The charms are popular with students.

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.
“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer game. You must stop now, because it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” Said Mrs. White.
“But I’ve nearly won the game.” Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat beside him.
“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework.”
Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games, listen to songs and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing(竞争) with the computerized(用计算机控制的) machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t’ want to work or study.
In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction(瘾) is a serious problem in social life. Something should have to be done to solve the problem.
【小题1】How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son playing late?

A．She felt excited.	B．She felt happy.
C．She felt worried.	D．She felt wonderful.

【小题2】 Parents hope computers can __________________.

A．help their children improve their study at school.

B．help their children play well.

C．help their children know a lot of Internet knowledge

D．help their children relax themselves

【小题3】 Many children use computers to _____________.
A. watch videos      B. listen to songs      C. play games     D. A、B and C
【小题4】The writer thinks __________________.

A．the boys can go to the computer net bars, but the girls can’t

B．the computer net bars are very useful

C．the children spend too much money on computer games

D．the children should play computer games

【小题5】 Why do some scientists hate computers?
A. They think computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs.
B. They think computers cause them a lot of trouble.
C. They think it’s a waste of time to use computers.
D. Both A and B.

动词填空

1.All of the boys must      (be)here before seven o’clock.

2.Life      (be) a good teacher.It has taught me how        (think).

3.—Who     (knock) at the door?—I       (not know).Let me go and see.

4.I’m glad        (hear) that you        (pass) the exam already.

5.Would you like something        (eat)?

6.My daughter wanted        (go) to Beijing by air.

7.My son        (be) three years old next year.

8.— you        (have) your lunch?

—Yes,I        (have) it just now.

9.The girls are interested in        (dance).

10.Would you please        (not turn) on the TV now?