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One Sunday a young father was walking through the park. He was pushing a pram. There was a very young baby in the pram and it was crying loudly. The young father said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The young father walked on but the child cried louder. The father stopped and took a Teddy bear out of a bag. He gave it to the child.
He said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father started to push the pram again. After a few minutes the child began to cry. It cried louder and longer. The father put his hand into his pocket and took out some chocolate. He gave a piece to the child and said softly, “Take It easy, Martin, Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father walked on. Three minutes later the child started to cry. It cried louder and louder and louder. The father took the baby out of the pram and held it in his arms. He said softly. “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The child did not stop crying. It cried louder and louder.
An old woman was watching the father. She walked across to the young father and she smiled. She said, “You are doing very well, young man. You talk to the child with a calm and quiet voice.” The old woman looked at the child and said, “What’s wrong, Martin. Why are you crying?” The father said quickly, “He is so young that he can’t say and understand what you are talking!”
1.How many times did the young father comfort (安抚) the baby?
A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six
2.Which picture can describe the underlined word “pram” in Paragraph 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.What did the father take out to comfort the baby?
A.a Teddy bear, candy B.a bag, some chocolate
C.a Teddy bear, some chocolate D.a bag, a Teddy bear
4.The father was_______when the baby was crying.
A.Angry B.Happy C.Sad D.Gentle
5.The old woman said to the baby in order to________.
A.play jokes on the baby B.praise the father C.give the father a hand D.laugh at the baby
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One Sunday a young father was walking through the park. He was pushing a pram. There was a very young baby in the pram and it was crying loudly. The young father said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The young father walked on but the child cried louder. The father stopped and took a Teddy bear out of a bag. He gave it to the child.
He said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father started to push the pram again. After a few minutes the child began to cry. It cried louder and longer. The father put his hand into his pocket and took out some chocolate. He gave a piece to the child and said softly, “Take It easy, Martin, Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father walked on. Three minutes later the child started to cry. It cried louder and louder and louder. The father took the baby out of the pram and held it in his arms. He said softly. “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The child did not stop crying. It cried louder and louder.
An old woman was watching the father. She walked across to the young father and she smiled. She said, “You are doing very well, young man. You talk to the child with a calm and quiet voice.” The old woman looked at the child and said, “What’s wrong, Martin. Why are you crying?” The father said quickly, “He is so young that he can’t say and understand what you are talking!”
1.How many times did the young father comfort (安抚) the baby?
A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six
2.Which picture can describe the underlined word “pram” in Paragraph 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.What did the father take out to comfort the baby?
A.a Teddy bear, candy B.a bag, some chocolate
C.a Teddy bear, some chocolate D.a bag, a Teddy bear
4.The father was_______when the baby was crying.
A.Angry B.Happy C.Sad D.Gentle
5.The old woman said to the baby in order to________.
A.play jokes on the baby B.praise the father C.give the father a hand D.laugh at the baby
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One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a young woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅) with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman. Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
"Of course, please sit down,”Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That's a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.
“Yes, he's handsome. He's strong and healthy”
"And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”
"That's true, but I haven’t.” Sue said,
The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
"No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered(好脾气).”Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the animal's head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”
“You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no. But it’s not my dog. My dog is at home.”Sue replied.
1.What did Jack do when he saw the woman ?
A. He walked past her. B. He asked to sit next to her.
C. He spoke angrily to her. D. He spoke to her dog.
2.The dog looked ______.
A. angrily at Jack B. sick C. as if he would bite Sue D. hungry
3.Jack thought that the dog______.
A. was ill B. belonged to Sue C. was terrible D. belonged in a zoo
4.The underlined word “pet” should be ______in Chinese.
A. 宠物 B. 喜欢 C. 敲打 D. 抚摸
5.From the story, we can know______.
A. Jack and Sue talked about the same dog B. Jack didn’t know Sue before
C. Jack was bitten by Sue's dog D. Jack asked Sue a wrong question
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One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.
“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.
“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.
“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.
“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.
“No,” replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”
Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”
1.The car accident happened ___________.
A.one Sunday morning B.next Thursday morning
C.one Sunday evening D.next Thursday evening
2.The cause of the accident is that ______.
A.the red car was going too slowly
B.the white car was going too fast
C.the drivers were sleepy
D.Stanley was in their way
3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.
A.he wanted to make money
B.he promised to be a witness
C.he was a lawyer
D.he was badly hurt in the accident
4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.
A.writing a letter to him
B.sending an email to him
C.paying a visit to him
D.making a phone call to him
5.We can learn from the story that ________.
A.Stanley was a clever and humorous man
B.Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened
C.the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly
D.Stanley was not able to see the moon
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One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.
“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.
“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.
“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.
“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.
“No,” replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”
Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”
1.The car accident happened ___________.
A. one Sunday morning B. next Thursday morning
C. one Sunday evening D. next Thursday evening
2.The cause of the accident is that ______.
A. the red car was going too slowly B. the white car was going too fast
C. the drivers were sleepy D. Stanley was in their way
3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.
A. he wanted to make money B. he promised to be a witness
C. he was a lawyer D. he was badly hurt in the accident
4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.
A. writing a letter to him B. sending an email to him
C. paying a visit to him D. making a phone call to him
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One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.
“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.
“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.
“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.
“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.
“No,” replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”
Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”
1.The car accident happened ___________.
A.one Sunday morning B. next Thursday morning
C. one Sunday evening D. next Thursday evening
2.The cause of the accident is that ______.
A.the red car was going too slowly
B. the white car was going too fast
C. the drivers were sleepy
D. Stanley was in their way
3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.
A.he wanted to make money
B. he promised to be a witness
C. he was a lawyer
D. he was badly hurt in the accident
4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.
A. writing a letter to him
B. sending an email to him
C. paying a visit to him
D. making a phone call to him
5.We can learn from the story that ________.
A.Stanley was a clever and humorous man
B. Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened
C. the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly
D. Stanley was not able to see the moon
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完形填空。
One day a wise young man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got ______, he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man _________, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”
“Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
The sun is up and the _________ is going away. And if I don’t throw them in, they will ________.
“But, young man, don’t you ______ that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t ______ make a difference!”
The young man ________politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea and said, “It made the difference for that ________.”
There is something very ________ in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the _______ will be better.
1.A. better B. farther C. closer
2.A. continued B. stopped C. watched
3.A. water B. wind C. boat
4.A. leave B. die C. run
5.A. believe B. realize C. expect
6.A. possibly B. hardly C. especially
7.A. replied B. argued C. listened
8.A. one B. time C. place
9.A. special B. brave C. strange
10.A. family B. country C. world
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One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench(长凳) with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down," Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
"That's a nice dog, isn't he?" Jack said, pointing(指着) at the animal.
"Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(杂交品种), but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy."
"And hungry," Jack said. "He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."
"That's true," Sue said. "But I haven't."
They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"
"No," Sue said, "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly."
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
"Hey!" Jack shouted. "You said your dog didn't bite."
Sue answered in surprise, "Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. Mine's at home."
1. The dog looked at the woman because _________.
A. the woman wanted to feed him
B. the woman was friendly
C. he was strong and healthy
D. he was hungry
2.Jack and Sue were _________.
A. friends
B. next-door neighbours
C. looking for a dog
D. feeding the dog
3.Jack touched the dog because he believed _________.
A. the dog was friendly
B. Sue's dog was unfriendly
C. the dog belonged to Sue
D. Sue's dog was at home
4.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. only Sue loved the dog
B. Jack wanted to have Sue’s dog
C. the dog wasn't dangerous
D. both Jack and Sue liked the dog at first
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Two Dogs B. Sue's Dog
C. A Pleasant Meeting D. Sue's Friend
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完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
One day a wise young man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got ______, he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man _________, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”
“Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
The sun is up and the _________ is going away. And if I don’t throw them in, they will ________.
“But, young man, don’t you ______ that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t ______ make a difference!”
The young man ________politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea and said, “It made the difference for that ________.”
There is something very ________ in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the _______ will be better.
1.A. better B. farther C. closer
2.A. continued B. stopped C. watched
3.A. water B. wind C. boat
4.A. leave B. die C. run
5.A. believe B. realize C. expect
6.A. possibly B. hardly C. especially
7.A. replied B. argued C. listened
8.A. one B. time C. place
9.A. special B. brave C. strange
10.A. family B. country C. world
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One day, Tom was walking home when he suddenly noticed a young man sitting on the bridge railing (栏杆). He was going to jump into the river to kill himself.
“Hey, young! What are you doing? Are you going to jump? ” Tom asked.
“ ▲ ” the young man answered. His voice had pain in it, but Tom could tell he didn’t really want to do this. Tom tried to draw his attention. “You have any kids?” Then, the young man pulled up a picture of his daughter on his mobile phone.
“Try to think how your daughter will live on without her dad at a young age.” Tom said. His heart was beating fast, but he stayed calm. By doing so, Tom learned about the young man’s trouble.
“I am having a hard time,” the young man said. “I can’t make any money, I am hungry. And I can’t live without heroin(海洛因).”By this time, Tom had walked closer to him. He made the young man believe that he cared if he jumped into the river. Finally, the young man turned, took Tom’s hand and climbed down.
Soon, the police drove the young man away. Tom has never got his name. But he always remembers the last words the young man said to him. “Thank you ! And you really are a hero to me.”
1.What was the young man going to do?
A.To end his life. B.To enjoy the river.
C.To practice jumping. D.To watch Tom walking.
2.Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ”?
A.Yes, I did. B.No, I am not.
C.Yes, I am. D.No, I haven’t.
3.What was the young man’s real trouble?
A.He had a pain in his voice. B.He was poor and taking heroin.
C.He had a serious heart trouble. D.His daughter was dying.
4.Why did the young man finally give up killing himself?
A.Because Tom pulled him down. B.Because he thought of his daughter.
C.Because the police drove him away. D.He was greatly moved by Tom.
5.What can we know from the above story?
A.Tom finally saved the young man. B.Tom became a hero of the country.
C.The young man was caught by the police. D.The young man became a good person.