When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old...

When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there was no clean water. She said that people often made themselves ill, and even died, just from drinking or bathing in dirty water.

What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well(井)so that people in Africa could have clean water. He did extra chores(家务)for his parents and raised $70 all by himself. Then he found out that it actually cost $2,000 to dig a well.

Most people would have given up at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed, but determined(决定)to raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig the first of "Ryan's wells".

Since then, Ryan has continued to raise money for more wells. In fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500,000!

Ryan calls himself "a normal boy". He likes to play ice hockey when he's free. He also likes traveling around the world. As for the future. he has said that he isn't exactly sure what he will choose to do. "Something along the lines of a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe a leader!"

1.Ryan's teacher told him about the water problem in Africa in order to 　　　 .

A. encourage Ryan to dig wells for people in Africa

B. ask Ryan to raise money for poor people in Africa

C. make Ryan feel unhappy and disappointed

D. educate Ryan to care about African people in difficulty.

2.What does Ryan think of himself according to the passage?

A. He's like other students with his own hobby and dreams.

B. He gives up when he has decided to do something.

C. He is talented and can do many great things in the future,

D. He is different from other students in many ways.

3.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Ryan and His Teacher　　 B. Ryan and His Wells.

C. Ryan and His Money　　 D. Ryan and His Future

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E) 阅读填空　 根据下列短文内容，在文中空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

When Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there 1.no clean water. People often became ill, and even died there. They drank or took 2.shower in dirty water.

What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well (井) 3.that people in Africa could have clean water. He did chores for his parents and raised $70 all by 4. . However, it needed $2,000 to dig a well.

Most people will give 5.at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed(失望), but made a decision 6.raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig 7. first of “Ryan’s wells”.

After that, Ryan continued to raise money for more wells.8. fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500 ,000!

Ryan calls himself “a normal boy” and likes to play games9.he’s not at school. As for the future, he says that he isn’t sure what he 10. choose to do.

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My little brother is six years old, in first grade. Yesterday, he gave mum a letter from his teacher. "I got a red card today. Could you please sign(签名) this note（便笺）?" he said to Mom. The note showed that he slept during reading time. He gets a "red card" only once in a while. His real worry is that he doesn’t get top scores（分数） in his school work. His best score is "OK". He often gets "You can do better than this". My mom tells me "You can do better than this" means "Very bad" in China.

In America, teachers are very nice to their students. They never say anything too bad about them even if（即使） the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is "Please be nicer tomorrow". Many parents are pleased with a B-grade for each subject. I’ve learned that things are different in Chinese schools. Expectations （期待）are very high for students. Even from first grade, they have a lot of homework. My first-grade Chinese cousin spent more time on homework than I did when I was in Grade 6 in US. Yet his parents and school thought he was a bad student. But to me, he was good, even though he didn’t meet his parents" expectations. My parents tell me that some students are years before American students in math and science. And Chinese students are the most hard-working in the world. Do you think it’s too strict? Or do you think that it’s not strict enough in America? Maybe both are true!

1.A student in American will get ____ if he makes trouble during class.

A. a present　　 B. a red card　　 C. a top score　　 D. a gift

2.When students get “OK” in American, it means their scores are______ in their schools.

A. not bad　　 B. very bad　　 C. the lowest　　 D. the best

3.Many parents in American are ______ when their children get B-grade in their schools.

A. happy　　 B. sad　　 C. angry　　 D. worried

4.The underlined part “once in a while” in the first paragraph means _____

A. always　　 B. for a long time　　 C. sometimes　　 D. hardly

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Expectations in China are very high for students.

B. American schools are not strict enough with students.

C. Chinese children have more work than American children.

D. There are different expectations for children between China and American.

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Jimmy started painting when he was four years old when he was six.he was already very good at it.He_____many beautiful and interesting pictures,and people__a lot of money for them .They said, “This boy’s going to be____when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to ____these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”

Jimmy’s pictures were ___from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of ___.He painted on half of it ,and the other half was always ___.

“That ’s very clever,”everyone said,“___else does that!”

One day somebody bought one of Jimmy＇s____and then said to him ,＂Please tell me this ,Jimmy.Why do you paint on the__half of your paper,but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes　 don’t reach very high.”

1.A.took 　　　　　　 B.borrowed　　　　　　 C.lent　　　　　　　　 D.painted

2.A.paid　　　　　　 B.bought　　　　　　　 C.wanted　　　　　　 D.needed

3.A.young　　　　　 B.famous　　　　　　　 C.short　　　　　　　 D.cool

4.A.fill　　　　　　　 B.buy　　　　　　　　 C.sell　　　　　　　　 D.draw

5.A.different　　　　 B.similar　　　　　　　 C.away　　　　　　　 D.good

6.A.glass　　　　　　 B.wood　　　　　　　　 C.paper　　　　　　　 D.table

7.A.empty　　　　　 B.full　　　　　　　　 C.dirty　　　　　　　　 D.blue

8.A.Anyboby　　　　 B.Somebody　　　　 C.Everybody　　　　 D.Nobody

9.A.brushes　　　　 B.books　　　　　　　 C.pictures　　　　　　 D.pens

10.A.middle　　　　 B.bottom　　　　　　 C.right　　　　　　　　 D.left

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Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Ben, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Barbara was beginning to think she should have called it off. Barbara, a nurse at the local hospital, was very tired at that moment. The coldest season and the terrible weather just brought them more difficulties.

"Mum!" Ben cried suddenly. "Look!" Just ahead, a car had lost control on the icy road and crashed (猛撞) into a telephone pole. Barbara stopped her car quickly and opened the door. She said to Ben, "Dear, promise me you'll stay in the car!" "I will, Mum," Ben said as his mum ran. She was a nurse—she might be able to help the unlucky people.

It was terrible. Two girls aged about 18 were in the car. One was dead and the other was still breathing. Barbara quickly cleaned the wounds in the driver's head. Ben called for help on his mum's phone. Soon an ambulance came. "Good job, Barbara, you've saved her life," one doctor said as he examined the driver's wounds. Barbara walked back to her car with a feeling of sadness, especially for the family of the girl who had died. Later, Barbara was able to meet the family of the driver. They expressed their thanks to Barbara for the help she had provided.

1.When did the accident happen?

A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In winter.

2.Why did Ben cry suddenly?

A.Because he saw a traffic accident.

B.Because he didn't want to go to the piano lesson.

C.Because he wanted to tell his mum to drive carefully.

3.According to the passage,　　　 .

A.the driver died in the end

B.Ben and Barbara were helpful

C.Barbara called an ambulance on her phone

4.How did Barbara feel when she walked back to her car?

A.Sad. B.Happy. C.Surprised.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The accident happened on Barbara's way home.

B.Ben helped his mum clean the driver's wounds.

C.The one who examined the driver's wounds knew Barbara.

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Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She46when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she47to high school. Her family was very48，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She49in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 50to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 51in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t52a word of English. She began to study English at night，53worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still54at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 55a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.                A．went to school   B．go to school     C．goes to school  D．begins school

2.                A．went           B．didn’t go       C．began    D．wasn’t

3.                A．rich           B．poor           C．happy    D．glad

4.                A．works          B．is working       C．is going to work D．worked

5.                A．moved         B．go             C．stayed    D．lived

6.                A．reached        B．arrived         C．got  D．moved

7.                A．tell            B．talk            C．know D．say

8.                A．when          B．so             C．or   D．and

9.                A．studying        B．studied         C．study D．studies

10.               A．to do          B．do            C．to be D．be

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Maria Gomez was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She1 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she 2 to high school. Her family was very3 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She4 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 5 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 6  in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t7 a word of English. She began to study English at night，8 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still9 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 10 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.A. went to school B. go to school   C. goes to school   D. begins school

2.A.went            B. didn’t go         C. began      D. wasn’t

3.A.rich            B. poor           C. happy          D. glad

4.A.works       B. is working   C. is going to work D. worked

5.A.moved       B. go             C. stayed         D. lived

6.A.reached     B. arrived      C .got             D. moved

7.A.tell            B. talk           C. know           D. say

8.A.when        B. so             C. or             D. and

9.A.studying        B. studied        C. study          D. studies

10.A.to do      B. do             C. to be          D. be

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It's every kid’s worst feeling and six-year-old Jaden has had it－twice. First he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly in her sleep.

“ I tried and I tried and I tried to make her get up, but I couldn’t.” said Jaden Jaden was very sad all the time.

But there’s another side of his sadness, A side he first made public a few weeks ago when he told his aunt, Barbara Dicola, that he was sick and tired of seeing everyone sad all the time. And he made a plan to do something.

"And that was the beginning of it, said Barbara. “ That’s when the plan began.”

Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a lot of little toys and bring him to downtown Savannah, Georgia near where he lives. There he gave away the little toys when he found anyone not happy

“ I’m trying to make people smile. I want to turn their unhappy days around.” said Jaden. He went around to look for unhappy people. And he expected nothing in return (回报) but a smile. How can people refuse a six-year-old boy’s gift and not give him a smile? So Jaden went out on different places and was very successful.

“ I’m counting on it to be 33, 000.” said Jaden. When asked if he thinks he can make that goal, he answered, “ I think I can. ”

1.Jaden was always very sad before because _　　 .

A.he had no toys B.his aunt was ill

C.his parents died D.he couldn’t sleep

2.What did Jaden do with his sadness?

A.By smiling B.By crying all day

C.By making others happy D.By talking with his aunt

3.What in return does Jaden want for his gift?

A.A toy. B.Nothing C.Money D.A smile

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Useful little toys B.33,000 smiles

C.Nothing in return D.The worst feeling

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完成句子

1.在我六岁的时候，我妈妈给我买了一台电脑。

My mother ________  when I was six years old.

2.托尼的父母不想让他在玩儿电脑游戏方面花费太多的时间。

Tony’s parents ________ too much time playing computers.

3.有空时帮你父母做些家务很有好处。

It is very good ________ when you are free.

4.爱好不但能使你成功，还能发展你的兴趣。

Hobbies can not only ________ develop your interest.

5.杰克擅长画画，他从很小就对画画感兴趣。

Jack is good at drawing________ it since he was very young.

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Our math teacher　　　　　 in our school for 20 years and he　　　　 here when he was 25 years old．

A. taught，comes　　 B. taught，came

C. has taught，came　　 D. has taught，comes

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