Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.

1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

   A. hard             B. enjoyable            C. painful            D. comfortable

2. The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

A. 岩石            B. 火焰               C. 水晶              D.寒冰

3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

4. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.

A. the writer was very successful in his life[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

B. the writer reached the top of the mountain

C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain            

B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C. Conversations between Father and Son        

D. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

 

         Do you know there are many kinds of grass? Some are tall. The kind that grows around your house is short grass. But field grass often grows as tall as a man.

         Some food that we eat comes from plants of the grass family. Wheat and rice are two of them. We use wheat to make bread. We use both wheat and rice to make breakfast. At some places, people eat more rice than any other food.

         Animals as well as people get food from the grass family. Cows eat hay(干草). Do you know the kind of grass that horses like to eat?

1.Which of the following belongs to(属于) the grass family?

         A. Wheat.    B. Rice.    C. Apples.    D. A and B.

2. We use ____ to make bread.

         A. rice    B. fruit    C. wheat    D. grass family

3.Which of the following doesn’t get food from the grass family?

         A. Horses.    B. Sheep.    C. Dogs.    D. Cows.

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A.      The grass family are all short.

B.      There are many kinds of grass.

C.      Field grass often grows as tall as a man.

D.      Horses get food from the grass family.

 

Only Mother Love is true love.It gives everybody everything

all his life. When you are a baby, Mother looks after you as well

as possible. In your waking hours, she always holds you in her arms.

When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you

Day and night and forgets about herself. When you are growing up day

by day, she feels very happy, When you are old enough to go to

school, Mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter

days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands

in the wind waiting for you back from school. When you hurry to leave

home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried

about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much

money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will

see the brightest smile on her face. Mother is always ready to

give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true

love it is in the world! We should remember Mother love forever!

Answer the following questions according to what you read above.

1 What does Mother do when you are a baby?

2 What does Mother do when you are awake?

3 What does Mother do when you are ill?

4 Does Mother always look after you when you are old enough to go

to school?

5 What will you see When you do well at school?

 

Only Mother Love is true love.It gives everybody everything

all his life. When you are a baby, Mother looks after you as well

as possible. In your waking hours, she always holds you in her arms.

When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you

Day and night and forgets about herself. When you are growing up day

by day, she feels very happy, When you are old enough to go to

school, Mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter

days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands

in the wind waiting for you back from school. When you hurry to leave

home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried

about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much

money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will

see the brightest smile on her face. Mother is always ready to

give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true

love it is in the world! We should remember Mother love forever!

Answer the following questions according to what you read above.

1 What does Mother do when you are a baby?

2 What does Mother do when you are awake?

3 What does Mother do when you are ill?

4 Does Mother always look after you when you are old enough to go

to school?

5 What will you see When you do well at school?

 

 James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．

    Don't feel worried．It's not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don't feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱)．

    Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to

 show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!

Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.

 

1.What do you think the text is trying to tell us?

        A. What to do about being bullied.

        B. How to be a good student at school.

        C. What to write well in a diary.

        D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.

2.Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?

       A. Because you are not alone.

       B. Because it is not your fault.

       C. Because someone has known about it.

       D. Because you' re doing something wrong.

3.You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.

A. know what happens        B. learn from them

C. ask for help               D. make them lonely

4.If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.

       A. nobody will speak to the bullies

       B. everybody will feel some relief

       C. someone will express their feelings

       D. the bullies will soon stop

5.What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?

        A. take no notice of           B. take care of

        C. make full use of           D. get more help from