Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year h...

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.

One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.

Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.

Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.

Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”

“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.

Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.

So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”

1.What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

2.How many friends did Mini ask for help?

3.Who helped Mini in the end?

4.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?

5. Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?

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The charity show was very successful with the help of all the classmates, just as the old saying goes, “_______.”

A. The early bird catches the worm

B. Practice makes perfect

C. Many hands make light work

D. You cannot burn the candle at both ends

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The charity show was very successful with the help of all the classmates, just as the old saying goes, “_______.”

A. The early bird catches the worm

B. Practice makes perfect

C. Many hands make light work　

D. You cannot burn the candle at both ends

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For years, the word “popular'，has been demonized（妖魔化）and made thesame as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina Georgein Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, anddeath. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely tobum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy alife of wealth and fame.

However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines（定义）popularity as:“TheState or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people’ Thissounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as “burn books” or “three-way phonecalls" in Mean Girls．

In fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are morelikely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?

Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lackof understanding. When we, as viewers, see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, werecognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked,，greatly admired by their peers（同伴）．Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction（推论）method.Humans are imperfect, and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very smallslip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding results

We first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantlyemphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The character's most noticeable characteristic (inour minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mean and unkind.

Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seenin a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popularpeople, but bullies.

So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyoneand treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not acurse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with greatpower comes a large electricity bill!

1.The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to＿＿．

A. bring up his opinion B. give an example

C. come to a conclusion D. offer his suggestion

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.

B. Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.

C. Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind.

D. The less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.

3.Paragraph 4 and 5 are. mainly about＿＿

A. the importance of being admired by peers

B. the ways to clear up some misunderstanding

C. the advantages and disadvantages of being popular

D. the reasons why people show hatred to being popular

4.The writer probably agrees that＿＿·

A. cheerleader types will surely end up as nobody

B. being popular is unnecessary for most students

C. treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular people

D. famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized

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A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends. But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬) getting close and hoped to escape them with the help of her many friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he refused, because he had important work to do for his master. He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her.

She then came to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns（角）.The bull replied,” I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend , the goat, will do what you want.” The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it, The sheep, she felt sure, was the proper friend to ask for help.

So she went to the sheep and told him the situation. The sheep replied, “Another time , my dear friend. I do not like to have anything to do with it , as hounds have been known for eating sheep as well as hares.”

The hare then went, as a last hope, to the calf(小牛),who regretted that be was unable to help her , as did not like to take the responsibility（责任）upon himself. By this time the hounds were quite near, and the hare started to run and luckily escaped.

1.What do we know about the hare?

A.She was strong enough to face all the dangers.

B.She was friendly and all animals loved to help her.

C.She was ready to help the other animals when necessary.

D.She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends.

2.What happened to the hare one day?

A.The horse carried her away on his back.

B.Her enemy came near and she was in danger.

C.She had an argument with her friend,the bull.

D.The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back.

3.What does the underlined word “repel”mean in Chinese?

A.　 击退　　　　 B.　 厌恶　　　 C. 排斥　　　　 D.　 拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep?

A. Helpless.　 B. Brave.　 C. Friendly.　　 D. Smart.

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Don’t judge a book by its cover .

B. One’s mind works fast in time of danger.

C. Sometimes enemies can become good friends.

D. Having too many friends means no friends sometimes.

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A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds（猎犬）getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends． So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master． He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．

She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns （角）．The bull replied，"I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．" The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．

So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，"Another time，my dear friend． I do

not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．"

The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf （小牛），who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility （责任） upon himself，as so many older persons than himself had refused the task．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．

1.What do we know about the hare?

A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers．

B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her．

C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary．

D．She got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends．

2.What happened to the hare one day?

A．The horse carried her away on his back．

B．Her enemy came near and she was in danger．

C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull．

D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back．

3.What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?

A．击退            B．厌恶            C．排斥            D．拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep?

A．Helpless．    B．Brave．

C．Friendly．    D．Smart．

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A．Don't judge a book by its cover．

B．One's mind works fast in time of danger．

C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends．

D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes．

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A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds（猎犬）getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends． So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master． He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．

She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns （角）．The bull replied，"I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．" The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．

So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，"Another time，my dear friend． I do not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．"

The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf （小牛），who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility （责任） upon himself，as so many older persons than himself had refused the task．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．

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1.What do we know about the hare?

A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers．

B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her．

C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary．

D．She got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends．

2.What happened to the hare one day?

A．The horse carried her away on his back．

B．Her enemy came near and she was in danger．

C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull．

D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back．

3.What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?

A．击退　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．厌恶　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．排斥　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep?

A．Helpless．　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．Brave． 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．Friendly．　　　　　　　　　 D．Smart．

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A．Don't judge a book by its cover．

B．One's mind works fast in time of danger．

C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends．

D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes．

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A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends．So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master．He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．

She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns(角)．The bull replied，“I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．”The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．

So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，“Another time，my dear friend．I do not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．”

The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf(小牛)，who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility(责任)upon himself．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．

1.What do we know about the hare？

A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers．

B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her．

C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary．

D．She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends．

2.What happened to the hare one day？

A．The horse carried her away on his back．

B．Her enemy came neat and she was in danger．

C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull．

D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back．

3.What does the underlined word“repel”mean in Chinese？

A．击退

B．厌恶

C．排斥

D．拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep？

A．Helpless．

B．Brave．

C．Friendly．

D．Smart．

5.What does the story want to tell us？

A．Don’t judge a book by its cover．

B．One’s mind works fast in time of danger．

C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends．

D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes．

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一How do you like the zoo?

---That’s very interesting．　　　　 tourists come to visit it every year．

A．Thousands of　　 B．Thousand of

C．Five thousands D．Five thousands of

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When Jenny finished her first book，she was just a________girl．

A．five years old

B．five-years-old

C．five year old

D．five-year-old

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