One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

1.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D．The advice column in the newspaper is very popular.

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He is always late for school.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always at the bottom of the class.

D．He needs help with his homework.

3.What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy.

B．Stop being so bold.

C．Make more friends.

D．Give more information about herself.

4.What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends.

B．Enjoy school more.

C．Stay at the bottom of her class.

D．Improve her exam results.

5.By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom.

B．A little way up from the bottom.

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D．At the top.

 

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest.She had no family and no one to love her，so she often        sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest，she found that a small      was trapped unluckily in a bush.The butterfly tried to fly away         failed.The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.Instead of flying away，the butterfly turned        a beautiful fairy(仙女).The little girl was very       .

 “Thank you for        me.You are so kind.I will make any of your dreams come true，”said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said.“1 want to be       !”

The fairy said ,“Very well.I will help you.”And she said something in the little girl’s  ear.Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up，she was         ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers.No one in the village was as happy as she was.Everyone asked her the        of her happiness.She always smiled and       ,“the secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind        when I was a little girl."

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying，the neighbours in the      

all gathered(聚拢)around her bed because they were       that her secret of happiness would die with her.They asked,“Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still        and said，“She told me that everyone needed me，no matter how safe they seemed，no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or      . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life."

1.A. thought              B. found       C. sounded              D. felt

2.A. butterfly        B. bird              C. snake       D. squirrel

3.A. so             B.or                  C. but           D. as

4.A. on                   B. up          C. into          D. down

5.A. surprised            B. tired        C.mad          D. angry

6.A .catching             B .beating               C. killing         D. saving

7.A. active          B. happy           C .energetic             D. humorous

8.A. always         B. never            C .seldom               D. hardly

9.A. success               B. secret                C. power                D.1esson

10.A. asked         B .hoped           C. answered            D. refused

11.A. witch              B. fairy          C .ghost         D. princess

12.A. village              B. town                 C. city         D. world

13.A. excited        B. pleased      C. glad          D .afraid

14.A. shouted           B. cried                C .smiled        D. jumped

15.A. young              B. great                 C .nice          D. quiet

 

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.
【小题1】What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D．The advice column in the newspaper is very popular.

【小题2】What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He is always late for school.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always at the bottom of the class.

D．He needs help with his homework.

【小题3】What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy.

B．Stop being so bold.

C．Make more friends.

D．Give more information about herself.

【小题4】What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends.

B．Enjoy school more.

C．Stay at the bottom of her class.

D．Improve her exam results.

【小题5】By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom.

B．A little way up from the bottom.

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D．At the top.

One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

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

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

 

阅读理解

　　One of the most popular items in the class newspaper is the advice column(专栏). No one knows who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name.

　　The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.

Ask the Wise Owl

　　Q：I'm always late for school. I try not to be, but I can't help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.

　　A：You are probably late for school because you don't really like school. My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more, then you won't be late so often.

　　Q：I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

　　A：I can't advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold. Write and tell me more about yourself.

　　Q：I'm always at the bottom of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

　　A：I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes.

1．What is the main idea of this passage?

[　　]

A．The school newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D．The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.

2．Who writes the advice column?

[　　]

A．The teacher.

B．A student using a false name.

C．No one knows.

D．Molly.

3．Who likes thinking up problems for the column?

[　　]

4．What is Tommy's problem?

[　　]

A．He is always late for school.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always at the bottom of the class.

D．He needs help with his homework.

5．What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?

[　　]

A．Stop being so shy.

B．Stop being so bold.

C．Make more friends.

D．Give more information about herself.

6．What does Molly want to do?

[　　]

A．Make more friends.

B．Improve her grades.

C．Stay at the bottom of her classes.

D．Concentrate on one subject at a time.

7．By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her classes?

[　　]

A．At the bottom.

B．A little way up from the bottom.

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D．At the top.