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When Claire Vlases of Montana was in Grade 7, she learned about plans to modernize her middle school. Claire asked the school board（董事会）to add solar panels to the project because, she explained, clean energy would be helpful to a really modern school.
The board liked the idea but said it could offer just $ 25,000-one-fifth of the cost. So Claire organized a group of kids and grown-ups who set to work raising the rest. They sold their second-hand books, put on talent shows and asked for donations（捐赠）, even going door-to-door for them. One donated more than half the cost!
After two years of hard work, the group paid for the solar panels, which now provide one-fourth of the school’s electricity needs-saving the neighborhood thousands of dollars. “My favorite part about this project was that one person could start something small and then the project could grow and have a big influence on the community,” Claire said. “There are always going to be hard parts. When there’s a challenge（挑战）presented to you, you can learn from it and use it as chance to overcome it.”
1.After knowing the project was still in need of money, Claire ________.
A.raised $ 25,000 B.asked for more help
C.sold old newspapers D.donated half the cost
2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph2 refer to（指代）?
A.Solar panels. B.Second-hand books.
C.Shows. D.Donations.
3.Which picture shows the change of the electricity cost after the use of solar panels?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.From Claire’s words in the last paragraph, we learn that ________.
A.hard work was her favorite B.the project went smoothly
C.a small thing makes a big difference D.solar panels cost a lot
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A Dependent Girl B.A Modern School
C.Don’t Waste Energy D.Never Give Up
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Carly Williams decided to become a TV reporter when she was in Grade 6. “ One day, we went out into forest and did some reporting about forest fires,” Carly said. “ Ever since then, I have loved the job and I have been trying to do it as much as I can.”
Now 15, Carly reports for the news program at her school. And she has interviewed many famous people including some famous basketball players and TV stars.
“Carly is a great student and I am sure she will achieve her dream in the future,” said one of Carly’s teachers.
Last month the happiest thing for Carly was that she got a call from Teen Kids News in New York. She sent them some films she made by herself for the school news program. Teen Kids News is on over 200 TV stations around the USA. The producer of the show said he liked Carly’s films and asked if Carly would make a film for them.
“ All I could say was, yes, yes, yes!” Carly said. “ I didn’t even think for a second.”
Carly spent five days learning something about Teen Kids News in New York. She also visited a person who was a reporter for Teen Kids News and got some advice.
Her first task was to interview an artist in New York. Carly said she worried about working with a new team because she wanted to impress the producer. Although under great pressure, she did a wonderful job.
“Carly has gotten to do some pretty amazing things,” said Carly’s mother. “For her to get that taste of it was pretty cool.”
1.Which thing helped Carly decide to be a TV reporter?
A．The task to interview an artist in New York.
B．Her report about forest fires when in Grade 6.
C．Her interviews with many famous people.
D．The exciting words from one of her teachers.
2.Last month Carly was very happy because __________.
A．she was asked to make a film for Teen Kids News
B．she did a wonderful job for the school news program
C．she sent some of wonderful films to Teen Kids News
D．she visited a reporter in New York and got some advice
3.Why was Carly worried when doing first task?
A．Her mother asked her not to do it. B．She wanted to interview a producer.
C．She wanted to impress the producer. D．She doesn’t want to work with a new team.
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When I was in the second grade，my teacher gave all her students some seeds（种子）. She told us to watch the magic of the seeds once we planted them. Excitedly，I put a few seeds in my pot. I watered them for a few days and purple flowers came out.
In class，I reported back to my teacher that the magic was the purple flowers. My classmates reported back with the red，white or yellow ones. I was wondering why we didn't have green flowers. When the bell rang，we drew a conclusion” a flower garden is beautiful”，and this was my first gardening experience.
Years later，one day，when we drone by Naperville downtown in a summer. Mom pointed out a big land.” Look，this is the community garden land.” she told me.” What is a community garden land?” I asked.” When people live in apartments or town homes，they don't have much land. People pay a little money to rent（租）a piece of land from the city. They can grow anything.” Why don't we rent one?” I curiously asked.” We don't need to. We have a house，so we have a small piece of land.”
A few years ago，an older couple moved in next door. They gave us some tomatoes from their garden. They grew the best tomatoes I had ever tasted. I asked my mom to buy some tomatoes just like our neighbors'. Mon said it was impossible to buy those tomatoes from the supermarket.
So，last year，I decided to try. I had my dad dig out a small land in the back yard of our house，put it some peat moss（泥炭藓）and mushroom compost（蘑菇肥）. For the start，I only planted some tomatoes and cucumbers. Day by day，I looked after my garden and took out weeds（杂草）.I was surprised to see that cucumbers actually grow on the vine，and my tomatoes had a special kind of earthly smell.
At the same time，I found myself suddenly having an interest in weather. I always wished rain to water my little garden. My brother Alex teased me.” You are an old farmer now.”
One day，I found some tomatoes gone in one plant. I was a little sad. Who dared to steal my ttomatoes? It was a few rabbits. When I was about to drive them away，my dad stopped me and said,” Alice，the rabbits are thirsty. Let them eat as much as they want. Sharing your food is a good thing.”
Later on，I found people picking a few tomatoes in my little garden and eating them with a satisfying smile. I never said a word. Instead，I felt joy in my heart. When harvest time came，I picked so many fresh cucumbers and delicious tomatoes.
In America，people grow gardens everywhere. The air is always fresh and clean because of many trees，different plants and beautiful flowers. People there learn to love our earth，and love hearing the expression” go hug a tree”. Gardening needs lots of hard work and patience，but mother earth rewards us a lot.
1.The underlined word“teased”in Paragraph 6 is close to“ ”．
A．played a joke on B．was strict with
C．got angry with D．had pity on
2.Alice learned to share things with others ．
A．when she began to plant seeds in the second grade
B．when she asked her mother to rent a piece of land
C．after the couple next door gave her some tomatoes
D．after her father stopped her driving the rabbits away
3.We can learn from the passage that ．
A．gardening takes lots of time and effort
B．gardening gives a few rewards to humans
C．gardening helps the writer love tomatoes
D．gardening makes the writer hate rainy days
4.Which can be the best title for the passage？
A．My Little Garden B．Gardening Experiences
C．My Magic Plants D．Gardening Knowledge
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美好时光
The person who has taught me the most about life is my grandmother. My parents did a lot of travelling w 1. I was younger. So I 2. (spend) most of my school holidays with her. She was more than just a grandmother to me. She died when I was in 3. (six) grade and I felt I'd lost a really good friend. She was always smiling.
She was such 4. considerate person. She knew h5. much I missed my parents, so she did everything she could to make me feel at home. She was also really imaginative and spent 6.(hour) telling me stories that she had made up. I'm sure it was because of her that I became a 7.(write).
But as well as keeping a young boy happy, she taught 8. (I) so many important things. I was very impatient when I was a child and she taught me that good things come 9. (slow) if you could wait for them. She was such a positive person and she also taught me how to look 10. the good in everything.
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Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．
It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.
Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．
1. What did the writer think of Katie?
A. She behaved well at school．
B. She often tells lies at school．
C. She often made trouble at school．
D. She used to be a discipline problem．
2. Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch．
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．
C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．
3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were quite proud．
C. They were rather sad.
D. They were so scared．
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．
B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．
C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．
D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．
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Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．
It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.
Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．
1.What did the writer think of Katie?
A. She behaved well at school．
B. She often tells lies at school．
C. She often made trouble at school．
D. She used to be a discipline problem．
2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch．
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．
C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．
3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were quite proud．
C. They were rather sad.
D. They were so scared．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．
B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．
C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．
D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．
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Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．
It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.
Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．
1.What did the writer think of Katie?
A. She behaved well at school．
B. She often tells lies at school．
C. She often made trouble at school．
D. She used to be a discipline problem．
2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch．
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．
C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．
3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were quite proud．
C. They were rather sad.
D. They were so scared．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．
B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．
C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．
D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．
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When I was in the 1. (five) grade, I was picked to be the princess ( 公主) in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me practice my sentences. But once during a performance, every word disappeared from my head. So my teacher asked me to change the roles and be the narrator(解说). 2.I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she felt my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions （蒲公英）coming out 3.(穿过）the grass, just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers. “I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass,” she said. “But I like dandelions, all flowers are beautiful—even dandelions!”
I said. My mother look at me 4.(serious) . “Yes, every flower shines in 5. (it) own way. And that is true for people, too,” she said. She had guessed my pain I started to cry and told her the6.(true). “You will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how 7.I loved to read stories aloud to her. I felt much 8.(good) than before.
Over the next few weeks, I learned to take9. in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes10. the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you.,” she said, handing me a dandelion, After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass.
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When I was in Grade 5, I had a fight with a boy named Tony in my class. I have forgotten what the fight was about, but I have never forgotten the_________ I learned that day.
I thought that I was right and he was wrong ___and Tony just thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher, Mrs Green, decided to teach us a very _________ lesson.
Mrs. Green asked us to stand on each side of her desk. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object.
I could _________ see that it was black. She asked Tony what _________ the object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t_________ Tony said the object was white, when it was black! Another fight started _________ us, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go and stand where Tony was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. _________ changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was, I had to answer, “_________” It was an object with _________ differently colored sides. From Tony’s side it was white,__________ from my side it was black.
1.A.fight B.lesson C.teacher D.classmate
2.A.difficult B.boring C.safe D.important
3.A.loudly B.widely C.clearly D.heavily
4.A.color B.size C.shape D.time
5.A.decide B.believe C.doubt D.promise
6.A.under B.behind C.between D.beside
7.A.She B.He C.They D.We
8.A.White B.Black C.Brown D.Purple
9.A.one B.two C.three D.four
10.A.or B.nor C.but D.since
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
1.A. speech B. notice C. paper D. diary
2.A. own B. win C. paint D. sell
3.A. just B. even C. ever D. almost
4.A. dream B. heart C. advice D. trust
5.A. by B. in C. to D. with
6.A. time B. money C. space D. work
7.A. way B. wonder C. problem D. matter
8.A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. If
9.A. change B. gift C. decision D. message
10.A. no B. anything C. any D. nothing