He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy alone. He worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.

One day he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home quickly after finishing his work.

When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he was about to sleep himself, he was surprised to find an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt. He spanked his sleeping son angrily:"Why are you so naughty, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?" It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife's death.

"I haven't," the boy explained with tears in his eyes. "This is your supper, Daddy." In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home, the boy cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other one for his father. He was afraid his father's noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt to keep them hot.

Hearing this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word.

1.According to the passage we know the boy only had _________.

A．a grandfather      B．a mother          C．a father           D．a grandmother

2.The single father was always worried about ______.

A．his work          B． his money        C．his son            D．his quilt

3.When the father got home , __________________________

A．His son wasn't at home.                   B．He was tired out

C．His son was doing his homework            D．He was very happy.

4.When the father knew the truth, _________.

A．He hit his son                          B．He was very upset.

C．He hugged his son tightly.                 D．He went outside.

 

"Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University（大学）of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported.

    Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others.

    The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income（收入），their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity. "No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said.

     Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between $3,000 and $8,000. "Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report. "But when they gave the people in need $5, they were happier."

     "The findings showed that as little as $5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said.

1. There were ______ people in all who took part in the experiments.

2.The underlined word "experiments" means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 会议　　　　　　B. 表演             C. 实验             D. 化验

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A. Money is not important for people.

    B. Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others.

    C. We should try our best to give our money to more people in need.

    D. Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier.

 

阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分））阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题，把答案写在每小题后的横线上。

Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

'”I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup. "

“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy, "she said.

Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.

However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.

"I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some sim­ple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teen­agers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly."

For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

1.Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?

    ________________________________________

2. When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?

      ________________________________________

3.Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. " in this passage.   ________________________________________

4.The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.

5. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?

     ________________________________________

 

根据下列句子的汉语意思及英文提示完成句子。每空字数不限。（10分）

1.你介意在我出差时照顾一下我的园子吗？

Would you mind _______________________ my garden when I am on business?

2.南茜非常喜欢这首歌，她经常随着它跳舞。

Nancy loves the song very much, she often_______________________ it.

3.昨天直到雨停了学生们才离开公园。

The students _______________________the rain stopped yesterday.

4.现在他渐渐习惯了在国外生活。

Now, he is getting _______________________ abroad.

5.中国最大的城市上海是最有活力的地方之一。

Shanghai, the biggest city in China, is one of _______________________.

 

Mr Smith, Sandra, Rachel, Duane和the Greens正各自安排活动。请仔细阅读题中的个人情况说明和A到F的活动场地介绍，选出符合各自要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余的选项。
【小题1】Mr Smith, an American, is on business in Japan. Tomorrow he would like to visit some famous attractions. He and his assistant both love climbing very much.
【小题2】Sandra is very tired because of weeks of hard work at her lessons. Now she has come up with an idea: Why not try to take a relaxing visit in Britain?
【小题3】Rachel is a hard-working student. She will head for geography in the middle school. This summer she is going to travel across a dessert in a certain country.
【小题4】Duane is an active and energetic student. He has a special interest in the great champions and their achievements. He really hopes to find a wonderful place for the coming weekend.
【小题5】The Greens, who love the sea and enjoy the sunshine, have prepared for travelling abroad. During the trip, they are going to buy some souvenirs for their friends.

A	B	C
Pattaya Beach It is alongside the city centre, close to shopping, hotels and bars. It is one of the most successful beach in the world.	Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Tokyo. Officially it’s open for climbing during July and August.	Sports Hall of Fame Set up in 1967, it has collected the athletic achievements of the state’s greatest champions who have made their mark in American sports history.
D	E	F
Sahara Dessert It is the largest in the world. The surface of the dessert ranges from large areas of sand dunes to stone plateaus, gravel plains, dry valleys and salt flats.	Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. It is also a very popular place for scuba diving. There you can see colorful fish and smart dolphins.	Big Ben, the UK It has become one of the main signs of London. The sound of the bell, which you can hear at the beginning of many television programs has become well-known all over the nation.