When an earthquake hit a small town, many hou...

When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down.

After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the __________ who were in trouble.

One Sunday, when I __________ a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing size of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than __________. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now have __________. We’ll share what we have with them.” I filled a box ___________ foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys ___________ their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched__________as the boys ___________ their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on the top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make __________ little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a moment. She taught me a lesson.

It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but __________ to give what we cherish, isn’t it?

1.A.houses B.neighbors C.families

2.A.read B.was reading C.reading

3.A.himself B.herself C.themselves

4.A.nothing B.anything C.everything

5.A.of B.with C.for

6.A.choose B.chooses C.to choose

7.A.terribly B.quietly C.sadly

8.A.took out B.took up C.took care of

9.A.other B.another C.the other

10.A.hardest B.hardly C.harder

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When an big earthquake hit Wenchuan on May 12，many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.　

One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched（触动）me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Brett，and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share what we have with them.

I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this，I encouraged(鼓励) the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out his old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh，dear，I said, ―You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.Meghan said，―Lucy makes me happy，Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.　　

I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't want any more，but harder to give what we cherish（珍爱），isn't it?

1.The writer has ________children.

A. one　　 B. two　　 C. three　　 D. four

2.The underlined word "donate" probably means_______.

A. 捐赠　　 B. 丢掉　　 C. 展出　　 D. 放好

3.Lucy is the name of ________.

A. a girl　　 B. a game　　 C. a doll　　 D. an earthquake

4.Which of the following is TURE?

A. An earthquake happened in the writer's hometown.

B. The writer didn't let Meghan give her much-loved doll at last.

C. The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A. A Family Story.　　 B. The Spirit（精神） of Giving.

C. The way of helping others.　　 D. A Sad Experience.

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Johnny lived with his parents in a small town. One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were pulled down. Everyone thought that there would be another earthquake soon. They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a safe place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives in other towns.”

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.”

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle, Peter, and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said, “ he won’t give you any trouble.”

“All right,” Johnny’s uncle said, “but I can’t be accustomed to staying with kids at this moment. I enjoy living a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five,went to live with his uncle.

Two days later, Johnny’s parents received a letter from Peter. It said, “I am returning the child. 　　　　　　　　　 I can’t stand him.”

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “be accustomed to” in the passage most probably means ____.

A. stick to B. be used to C. be sure about

2.Johnny and his parents lived ______.

A. in a small town B. on the farm C. in the countryside

3.Johnny’s parents sent him away because ______.

A. they didn’t want Johnny to get hurt

B. Peter wanted to protect Johnny

C. all the children in the town moved to Peter’s town

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Peter couldn’t stand Johnny.

B. The five-year-old Johnny was a well-behaved boy.

C. Uncle Peter didn’t like a noisy life.

5.“ _______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. There’s no earthquake.

B. Please send me an earthquake.

C. Please send some food.

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The old house 　　　　 in the earthquake last year.

A. fell down B. fell off

C. fell in D. fell over

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During the earthquake, many buildings fell down. But the people there didn’t 　　　　 hope.　

A. give away　　　　      B. give in　　　　     　　　 C. give up　　　　　　　　 D. give out

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During the earthquake, many buildings fell down . _______the people there didn’t give up hope.

A. And　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　 D. But

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A strong earthquake hit Ya’an, Sichuan on April 20, and many people lost their lives.

A. ran   B. cried   C. were hurt   D. were killed

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Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”

Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.

Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”

Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”

The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”

The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.

“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.

“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”

1.How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

A. He showed his anger to the man.

B. He said something bad of the man.

C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

D. He kept smiling and didn’t care about it.

2. A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.

A. excited　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. sacred　　　　　 D. moved

3.What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

A. To light on some candles.

B. To find some old clothes.

C. To try on a poor robe.

D. To clean some dirty rags.

4.What is the main message of the story?

A. Never speak ill of other people.

B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

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— How 　　　 it was when I fell down in front of so many people.

　　　 — Well, everyone can fall, right?

A. embarrass　　 B. embarrassing　　 C. embarrasses　　 D. embarrassed

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A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.

The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.

As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.

The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day.

1.What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

A. Sitting outside.                        B. Cutting off the electricity.

C. Staying at home.                       D. Starting fires.

2.Why didn’t the emergency services reach the town?

A. Because it was dark.                    B. Because planes flew over.

C. Because there was no water.              D. Because four bridges fell down

3. How far is the nearest airport from the town?

A. About 100 kilometers away.              B. 32 kilometres away.

C. About 72 kilometers away.               D. 200 kilometres north of Madras.

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