Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an   1   look on their faces. They seem to say," Get  2  ! I hate everybody. "But to a  3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and   4   child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to   5   the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to   6   a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "     

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t  7  people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to   8   a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet   9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10   many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing          B. angry        .  C. excellent          D. active

2. A. up               B. over           C. away              D. back

3. A. parent            B. friend          C. relative            D. doctor

4. A. creative           B. athletic         C. perfect            D. polite

5. A. say               B. speak          C. talk              D. tell

6. A. love              B. be             C. help              D. refuse

7. A. hurt              B. burn           C. influence          D. hit

8. A. keep              B. take           C. show             D. make

9. A. anyone            B.. someone       C. everyone          D. one

10. A. so                B. and       .    C. but               D. or

Character, courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes. These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1: Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are like being honest, friendly, and helpful. See the chart below. On the left is our standard of good character. Write down your promise for each line on the right. Then, get a witness（证人）to sign it. Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it.

To build your character	Your promise
I will do my best to…
be honest and fair.	eg. I’ll tell the truth when mom asks if I have finished my homework.
be friendly and helpful.	eg. I’ll help my friend with lessons.
be polite and kind.	eg. I’ll show good manners in class.
be courageous and strong.	eg. I’ll take part in the English singing contest.

Part 2: Courage
Of course it’s going to take a lot of courage t keep your promise. Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard. For each promise, find out two or three ways to help you keep it. For example, if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep, one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won’t break it”.
Part 3: Confidence
Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something. Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? There are all talents that can make you feel good, as well as the people around you. Once you’ve decided what your special skill is, think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place. If you’re good at art, try painting a picture on an old wall in your school (of course, make sure you’re allowed).
【小题1】According to the writer, a hero should be           .
A. beautiful                  B. confident              C. good-looking
【小题2】If your promise is “I’ll show good manners in class,” you’re trying to be           .
A. useful                   B. polite                 C. brave
【小题3】What is the most important thing to build your character?
A. Do your best to keep your promise.            
B. Write down your promise.
C. Look at your promise every day.
【小题4】If someone asks you for help, you will be               .
A. honest                   B. strong                 C. helpful
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. A good painter can have confidence.           
B. It’s hard to make your promise.
C. You can build your character with the help of others.

阅读理解

　It was six o'clock in the evening. The visitors had left the museum. Jose, head of art division（艺术部）, was walking around, checking to see that everything was all right. Suddenly, Jose saw something on the floor. What do you think he saw? He saw a beautiful painting lying there. Jose showed the painting to the director（馆长）of the museum.

　“Let's call several museums to check and see if it's a stolen painting,” said the director.

　No one knew the painting, so the director decided to hang it in the art division. All the experts（专家）came to see the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep（深刻的）meaning. The director was very happy to have such a wonderful painting in his museum.

　Several weeks later, a woman came to the museum with her five-year-old son. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director came over to the child and said:

　“Why are you crying?”

　The child pointed to the painting and said:

　“I'm crying because that's my painting on the wall, and I want it back.”

　“Yes,” said his mother,“I was here with Danny a few weeks ago, and he left his painting right here on the floor. If you look carefully, you can see his name.” The director looked at the boy and his mother uncomfortably（不安地）.He did not know what to say.

选择正确答案：

1． One evening, on the floor Jose found a picture .　　　

[　　]

A．thrown into the museum

B．lying there

C．made by a clever boy

D．with deep meaning.

2． The director decided to hang the picture on the wall as .　　　

[　　]

A．he was sure it was a good one

B．he was sorry that he did not know the name of the artist

C．it was found on the floor of the museum

D．he wanted the painter to take it back

3． The beautiful picture lying on the floor was painted by .　　　

[　　]

A．a famous painter

B．the director himself

C．one of the visitors

D．a five-year-old child

4． The mother came to the museum a few weeks later .　　　

[　　]

A． to take the picture back

B． to tell the director whose picture it was

C． to visit the museum again with her son

D． because she wanted the money paid to her son

5．It was clear that .　　　

[　　]

A． the museum lost a wonderful picture

B． the child was surprised to see his picture on the wall

C． the director had to pay for the picture

D． the director had made a mistake