好人自有天助
At the beginning of time, the earth was warm and people did not need fire.They ate raw _____. But slowly, the world grew _____. People got together in their cold homes and were freezing.
One day, a beautiful bird with a bright orange tail came to tell them, “You need to have fire so that you can warm your houses and _____ your food. I have fire and will give it to you.” said the bird.
But the bird did not give it _____. It said, “I will give it only to people who know what it is _____ others. Do you agree？” asked the bird.
Everyone _____. So the bird said, “See this orange on my tail? Bring some dry wood. When you touch my tail _____ the wood, you will have fire.” The people came quickly with dry wood, _____ the bird flew away. _____ chased after it. But the bird was fast, and people could not catch it. They fell down ______ and into lakes as they chased the fire bird.
As the fire bird was flying away, it______ a young woman sitting alone with a very old man. It landed beside them and said, “______ aren't you chasing after fire like all the rest？” The woman said, “This is my grandfather. He is ______， and I must care for him. That is all.”
The bird came close to the woman. “______ a sick orange tail, ” said the bird, “for you are the only one among your people worthy of the great ______．”
And so, fire came to the people.
Word Bank: raw 生的 tail 尾巴 chase 追赶
1.A.food B.dessert C.fruit D.vegetables
2.A.warmer B.colder C.better D.worse
3.A.choose B.buy C.cook D.sell
4.A.slowly B.luckily C.happily D.easily
5.A.help B.to help C.helped D.helping
6.A.agreed B.laughed C.cried D.left
7.A.about B.with C.before D.after
8.A.and B.or C.but D.so
9.A.Someone B.Anyone C.No one D.Everyone
10.A.houses B.mountains C.trees D.buildings
11.A.noticed B.helped C.reminded D.heard
12.A.What B.Why C.Where D.When
13.A.boring B.heavy C.lazy D.sick
14.A.Touch B.Pass C.Enjoy D.Receive
15.A.decision B.habit C.gift D.activity
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
New rules and behavior standards came out in No.1 Middle School last month. It is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won't only have high marks. The following are some of the new rules.
1. Have you ever cheated in an exam? Don't do it again! That's not something honest students should do.
Do more at school. 2. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and know how to protect them.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought people could live on the moon?3. Everyone's new ideas are important.
Protect yourself. Has a thief ever stolen money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. 4.
Use the Internet carefully. 5. But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to go through the good web pages. You can use the web pages for fun or homework.
Word Bank: behavior standard行为规范 page 网页
A.Tell the truth.
B.The Internet can be very useful for your study.
C.Maybe you'll find another earth in space in the future.
D.Good students love animals and care for other people.
E.If you have to go back home late, you should let your parents pick you up or find a partner with you.
难度: 简单查看答案及解析
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
救助受伤的小鹿
Emily and her parents live in a big city. They like to get close to nature, so they go to the countryside on vacation1. time to time.
Last summer, they went to a small village on vacation. They got on well with the people there and had a good time.There 2. a family of deer living in the nearby wood. Emily named the baby deer Angel and often played with it. One day, the mother deer stopped Emily and stood there looking at Emily sadly. Suddenly it ran to the wood, but kept looking back3. Emily. Then it walked a little further and looked back again. Emily was kind and helpful. She thought that it probably needed her help. Emily asked her father 4. go with her.
Following the mother deer, they found Angel in the wood.5. leg was broken. They took Angel back home and took good care of it. A few days later, Angel got well and could walk around the yard. Soon it went back to the wood.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
为了让学生吃到更加营养、安全的食品，政府出台了陪餐制，要求从4 月 1 日起，学校领导陪学生用餐。请你根据以下要点和要求，给校报英语专栏写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。
1. 要点：1)你对陪餐制的看法；
2)你对陪餐制有什么期望。
2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2)词数100左右。
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难度: 困难查看答案及解析
文化意识——行为准则
My teacher said to a student, “Give me your phone.”
We all looked in surprise. Kyle, a student who I never saw text in class, gave the teacher his phone.
When the teacher left, two students who I often saw text in class started boasting about how they sent text messages and never got caught.
“Kyle, you are stupid! I put my phone under my desk so it looks like I'm looking at my textbooks，” one of them said.
“Isn't it funny that we always text and never get caught？” the other one laughed.
They must have thought they were smart, because they never got caught and Kyle did. But which situation is worse: getting caught, or getting away with it? Rules are there for a reason.
These two students might not have got caught, but neither of them had good grades. They didn't pay any attention to the class, and I think they will keep doing this.
People don't just break big rules and get thrown into jail overnight. They take it one step at a time, starting with smaller rules. Kyle might have gotten caught, but at least he learned a good lesson. He will not break the rules in the future, so he will learn more in class and stay out of trouble. It's smarter not to break small rules.
WordBank：text 发信息 jail 监狱
1.Why did the teacher ask Kyle to hand in his phone?
A.Because she wanted to find out what Kyle just texted.
B.Because Kyle was playing with his phone in class.
C.Because the students wanted to see Kyle's new phone.
D.Because two students wanted to use his phone.
2.What does the underlined word “boasting” mean in Chinese?
A.吹嘘 B.讨论 C.报告 D.嘲笑
3.The two students in the writer's class felt quite ________because they were never caught by the teacher.
A.surprised B.calm C.proud D.unhappy
4.What would the writer agree?
A.Kyle was a silly student.
B.Following the rules was smart.
C.Learning to text was easy.
D.Being punished wasn't serious.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.The teacher shouldn't take Kyle's phone away.
B.Kyle should learn something from the two boys.
C.Following rules makes people keep out of trouble.
D.If a person breaks rules, he'll break laws suddenly.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析