-
1
| Dear editors (编辑),  I’m a slow (慢的) student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do?
Xia Ming |
A reader read the letter from the magazine and here is his answer:
| Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. When you are feeling stressed out, just smile (微笑) and take a deep breath (深呼吸), then try your best. You should believe tomorrow is another day. Thumbelina |
1.Xia Ming worried about __________.
A. his classmates B. his life C. his study
2.Thumbelina gave __________ examples in the letter.
A. one B. two C. three
3.Thumbelina wrote about those famous people to __________.
A. make Xia Ming feel better
B. make Xia Ming laugh
C. show how much she knows
4.Which is NOT true according to the letter?
A. Xia Ming has fun studying at school.
B. Edison is famous in the world.
C. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.
5.“Tomorrow is another day” tells us __________.
A. it’s the weekend tomorrow
B. tomorrow is second day
C. there are hopes in our lives
-
1
“What’s the matter, mum?” When I came home yesterday, I found my mother was unhappy. It was unusual—she usually opened the door and welcomed me with a smile. “She’s dying (死),” mum said sadly. I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s favorite, was dying.
A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. Every time she was free, she would sit near the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell. She treated (对待) it like a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. Every morning the first thing she did was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times. She hoped the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger. But the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be harmful (伤害的). Love can sometimes kill (杀害) what you love.
1.Yesterday the writer found that __________.
A. his mother was sad
B. his home was as usual as before
C. his mother bought a tulip.
2.The sentence “She’s dying ” means __________ was dying soon.
A. the mother B. the tulip C. a baby
3.Which of the following is NOT true about the mother?
A. Every afternoon she watered the tulip.
B. She looked after the tulip carefully.
C. She moved the tulip everywhere to give it enough sunshine.
4.Why was the tulip dying in the end? Because __________.
A. she forgot to water it
B. she never fertilized it
C. she gave it too much sunshine, water and fertilizer
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Love is important to everyone.
B. Everyone should love his mother.
C. Not all of love is good for us.
-
1
On July 12th, 2009, at 5 pm, a lot of fans met at People’s Square in Shanghai. They performed Michael Jackson’s unfinished dance. For one minute, they sang and did the moon walk (太空步) to remember Michael Jackson.
This kind of phenomenon (现象) is called “flash mob (快闪族)”. “Flash mob” is a group of people who meet in a public place to perform an activity for a short time. Sometimes all these people are friends, but usually they are strangers (陌生人) and they find each other (彼此) on the Internet.
“Flash mob” is very surprised and strange. One of the popular “flash mob” activities was in Manhattan, New York City: Three hundred people met in a store and each of them told the shop assistant that they would buy the same size sports shoes, and the shop assistant didn’t know what to do.
1.What did a lot of fans do at People’s Square in Shanghai?
___________________________________________________________________________.
2.What is “flash mob”?
___________________________________________________________________________.
3.Are people of “flash mob” usually strangers?
___________________________________________________________________________.
4.Where do people find each other in a short time?
___________________________________________________________________________.
5.What does the writer think of “flash mob”?
___________________________________________________________________________.
