第一篇
A boy gets a new best friend
A farmer?s dog, Dolly, had puppies, and the farmer needed to sell them. He painted a sign (标志牌) and put it in his yard. As he was putting up the sign, a little boy walked up to his fence. “Sir,” he said, “I want to buy one of your dogs.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs are very expensive.” “Can I just look?” asked the boy.
“Sure,” said the farmer and whistled (吹口哨).“Here, Dolly!” he called. Dolly ran out from the doghouse and four little dogs followed her. The boy became excited. Then, the little boy noticed another dog. This one was smaller. It moved slowly and tried to catch up with the others.
“I want that one,” the boy said, pointing (指着) to the little dog.
The farmer said: “Son, you don?t want that dog. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs.”
The little boy reached down and rolled up one leg of his trousers. He showed a cast (石膏) on his leg and a specially made shoe. He said, “You see sir, I don?t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
The world is full of people who need someone who understands. （ ）1. When the little boy walked up to the fence, the farmer was _____. A. painting a sign B. putting up a sign C. whistling to the dogs （ ）2. Dolly may be the name of _____. A. one of the four little dogs B. the smallest dog C. the mother of the little dogs （ ）3. Why did the boy still want the smaller dog when he knew that it couldn’t run and play like the others? A. Because it ran the fastest of the four little dogs. B. Because it was a very lovely and good-looking dog. C. Because he didn?t run well either and understood this dog best. （ ）4. What can we learn from the story? A. Animals need friends to understand, just like people. B. Animals are our friends, so we should try to protect them. C. We won?t feel lonely in our life if someone can understand us. 第二篇
Which part is the most important?
My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was younger, I thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My ears, Mommy.”
She said: “No. Many people are deaf (聋的) and they live normal lives. But you keep thinking about my question and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her: “Mommy, sight (视力) is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.”
She looked at me and told me: “You are learning fast, but the answer is not right because there are many people who are blind and who are happy and healthy all the same.”
Then, last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body part now, my dear? The most important body part is your shoulder (肩膀).”
“Is it because it holds up my head?” I asked.
“No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry,” she answered. “Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”
（ ）1. When the writer was young, the writer thought _____ were the most important part of the body. A. ears B. eyes C. shoulders （ ）2. Why did the writer’s mother ask the writer the same question several years later? A. Because she wanted to find out if the writer had the right answer. B. Because she wanted to know if the writer could live a happy and healthy life. C. Because she forgot what the writer?s last answer was. （ ）3. Mom thought the most important body part was the shoulder because _____. A. it could hold up one?s head B. it was the strongest part of the human body C. it could hold the head of others when they needed it （ ）4. What did the mother teach the writer with this question? A. It?s important to find a shoulder to cry on when one needs it. B. One should try his/her best to make as many friends as he/she can. C. One should help and love others so he/she can get the same love from others. 第三篇
Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a modern airliner（客机） you can travel in one day to places, which took a month or more to get a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its own advantages（便利）. For example, you can see the country you are traveling through. Besides, modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable and comfortable.
Some people prefer（更喜欢） to travel by sea when possible. There are large ships and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very pleasant
way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish---where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business(出差).
( ) 1.If you travel by car, we can____________.
A. make the longest journey enjoyable B. make our own timetable
C. travel to a very far place in several minutes
( ) 2.The underlined word” They” in the passage refers to __________.
A. modern trains in the country B. the travelers on the modern trains C. comfortable seats and dinning cars
( ) 3.When people travel on business, they usually take ________.
A. a train or a plane B. a boat or a train C. a plane or a car
( ) 4.How many ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage?
A. Five B. Six C. Four 第四篇
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. “What will our world be like in the year 2050?” asks Tom. “I don?t know,” says Fred. “What do you think?”
“Well, no one knows, but it is a fun to guess.”
“In the year 2050 everyone will carry a pocket (口袋) computer. The computer will give people the answers to their questions. We will have phones in our pockets, too, and we?ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. We?ll be able to see them at the same time. A lot of people will live and work under the water, too.”
“Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They?ll work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spacecraft and have their holidays there.”
“I?m looking forward to the year 2050. I hope to fly to the moon.”
“And I hope I will be able to live under the water,” says Fred. “Won?t that be funny? Just like a fish.”
( )1. In the year 2050 ____________. A. people will make spacecrafts
B. people will make large pockets to get computers and phones in C. people will make small computers and phones to put in the pockets ( )2. In 2050, machines will do ____________. A. much more work than people B. a little work for people C. as much work as people
( )3. What?s the title (题目) of the passage? A. What Do You Think B. About the Year 2050
C. What Is Our World 第五篇
Who is your hero? Why do you like the person? Cool looks? Money? A lot of talents （才华）?
Shanghai teenagers say they look for more than that. Most of them say their heroes are hardworking and brave （勇敢的）people. This summer, Shanghai Evening News asked around 1,000 middle school students about their heroes. The newspaper put people in six different groups: leaders, young heroes, teenagers, writers, artists, and business people. Students were asked to pick one from each group.
NBA star Yao Ming was the No. 1 Chinese hero with 48 percent of all the Votes. Zhang Yujiao, 15, admires Yao: \was hard for him to go all the way to the NBA．\is from Shanghai's Beijiao High School. He's a big star, but he is still kind and loves others. He also helps disabled （残疾的）children.
Taiwanese singer Jay Zhou is the teen's most favourite star. Lu Fangzhou, 14, is one of Jay's big fans. In her eyes, Jay is not just a pop star. \good care of them.\
Zhang Shun, 14, says he likes Zhou Enlai. \own children. And he never thinks he is different from others.\
Shanghai students also like US businessman Bill Gates. More than a half picked him as their hero. Zhou Mo is a Junior 2 student who likes Gates: \And he doesn't like to tell everyone how rich he is. He also has courage （勇气）. He left school to start his own business!\
Now think: Who are your heroes? Why do you like them? 阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
（ ）1．Most of Shanghai teenagers like the heroes who are________. A．good-looking B．rich C．hard-working and brave （ ）2．________ ranked the top of Chinese heroes. A．Jay Chou B．Yao Ming C．Zhou Enlai （ ）3．Lu Fangzhou likes Jay Zhou very much because she thinks________. A．Jay Zhou is handsome. B．Jay Zhou sings very well. C．Jay Zhou is very kind to his family. （ ）4．Zhou Enlai thinks he is________. A．the same as others B．different from others C．great （ ）5．Bill Gates is so successful because________. A．he was born rich B．he is very lucky C．he had courage and worked very hard
第六篇
Laura was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We were born in the same hospital and on the same day. Laura was very nice and beautiful; she was friendly to everyone around her. We like each other so much that we did everything together: dancing lessons, movies, swimming, and walking to primary school. At primary school, we were both the teachers' favourite students, and
