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Hey, I'll tell you a bad-news story. My name is Arthur Hankins. The first eight years of my life were perfect-until my parents told me some terrible news.
Let me tell you about a typical perfect day. Every morning my mom wakes me up. When I go downstairs, the unmistakable smell reaches my nose, making my mouth water. Dad makes these really delicious animal-shaped pancakes. During the drive to school, we sing along loudly to my favorite music. After school, Dad and I play football around until it's time for dinner. Then we eat and tell each other stories about our day.
Well, it's about time I tell you about the bad news. It's awful. My life will never be the same. A few months ago, my parents told me that soon I'm going to have a little sister. Ugh!
Now can you see why I'm so upset? This is going to ruin everything! For eight years, I have been the focus of my family. My friend Jeff got a baby sister last year. His dad and mom never have time to play with him anymore. They are always busy feeding the baby.
The most terrible thing is that my bedroom won't be mine anymore. My baby sister will share it with me.
I told Mom that I don't want a baby sister. But it didn't work. My parents believed that____________________. Today Mom and Dad are coming home from the hospital with my new sister. I will just tell them to return her again.
Well, here they are. Dad is carrying a pink blanket. Is the baby inside there? Before I say anything, Dad is putting the baby in my arms. And then the most amazing thing happens. My baby sister grabs my finger, and she won't let it go! I think she realizes that I am her big brother, and she likes me already. Maybe having a little sister won't be so bad.
1.Was Arthur happy with his life before his parents told him the news?
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2.Who makes breakfast for Arthur every morning?
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3.What was the news for Arthur?
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4.Two things Arthur doesn't want to share are __________________________________
5.Fill in the blank in the passage logically（有逻辑地）.
My parents believed that______________________________________________.
6.Does Arthur change his attitude to his baby sister in the end？Why or why not？
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Jack is one of my best friends. Now I’ll tell you a story about him. One day he wanted to buy some new clothes, ________ he went to a shop. First he _______ for some trousers and put them _______, but then he took them off and gave them ______ to the shopkeeper, “Now, give me a coat instead of these. ” The man gave him a coat and said, “This one costs the same ______ the trousers. ” Jack took the coat and walked out of the shop with _______. The shopkeeper ran after him and said, “You have not paid for that ______!” “But I gave you the trousers for the coat, ” said Jack. “They cost the same as the coat, ______they?” “Yes, ”said the shopkeeper. “But you didn’t pay for the trousers _____!”
“Of course, I didn’t! ” answered Jack. “I didn’t take them. ______gives things back and then pays for them ! ”
1.A. but B. or C. so D. while
2.A. wanted B. asked C. bought D. got
3.A. away B. up C. off D. on
4.A. back B. then C. in D. towards
5.A. like B. so C. as D. with
6.A. this B. it C. that D. the trousers
7.A. thing B. shop C. trousers D. coat
8.A. didn’t B. wasn’t C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t
9.A. too B. also C. either D. neither
10.A. Somebody B. Nobody C. Anybody D. Everyone
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1.I’ll （邀请） some friends to come to my birthday party.
2.Could you tell me the story about your _________(成功)？
3.Who can give this question a ________（正确的）answer?
4.If you finish ____(写) the article ,you can have a good rest.
5.Thanksgiving Day is one of the most important (西方的) festivals.
6.My teachers often ( 鼓励 ) me not to give up when I face difficulty.
7. (到目前为止), nobody has found out the truth of the missing MH370.
8.Because of the heavy rain,we have to (推迟)the sports meeting.
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My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.
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1.The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .
A. they were not well protected B. they could find nothing to eat
C. they died of a serious disease D. they had the habit of living together
2. After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .
A. people used them to carry things
B. the Duke of Beford sold them all
C. they didn’t like the weather there
D. their number became larger and larger
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The number of the Mulu deer. B. The life of the Milu deer.
C. The return of the Milu deer. D. The importance of the Milu deer.
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Today, I want to tell you some stories from my life. The first story is about connecting the dots(小圆点). Reed College, the college I attended, offered perhaps the best calligraphy(书法) lessons in the country. Calligraphy was attractive to me, so I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I didn’t hope for any real use of this in my life. It was just a hobby. But ten years, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me.
You might be very confused about the meaning of what you are doing now. But you have to believe the dots will somehow connect in the future. Every effort you make is worth the price. It will pay off in the end. This belief has never let me down, and it has made all the differences in my life.
My second story is about love and loss. Woz and I started Apple in a garage when I was 20. But later, I got fired(解雇). How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, it just happened. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was so hard for me.
But it turned out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to me. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure if I hadn’t been fired from Apple, I wouldn’t become who I am now. The loss completed me. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. What’s more, you have to find out what you love. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. You’ll know when you find it.
1.Jobs told us _____ stories in the passage.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.In the first paragraph, we can find EXCEPT “_____”.
A. When Jobs designed the first computer many years later, he used his calligraphy.
B. Jobs was interested in calligraphy when he was at college.
C. It was just a hobby for Jobs to learn the calligraphy.
D. Jobs wanted to be an artist when he was young.
3.Jobs believes _____.
A. every effort we make is worth the price
B. the dots will never connect in the future
C. what we are doing is probably useless
D. the thing we’re doing may not pay off
4.The belief has never made Jobs _____.
A. satisfied B. pleased C. sad D. happy
5.The underlined word “brick” in the last paragraph probably means _____.
A. something soft B. something hard
C. something light D. something different
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— Excuse me, could you tell me ______?
— My name is Kate Green.
A. what is your name B. what was your name
C. what your name is D. what your name was
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My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.
First of all，we are bored. Bored. bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.
Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t. We hate it.
Another thing-television. Another thing-television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.
So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.
1.Woof may be a .
A. boy B. girl C.dog D.cat
2.From the passage，we know that Woof .
A. lives a great life B. is busy every day
C. likes the food very much D. hates watching television
3.How many points does Woof complain about？
A.1 B. 2 C.3 D.4
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My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.
First of all，we are bored. Bored. bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.
Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t. We hate it.
Another thing-television. Another thing-television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.
So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.
1.Woof may be a .
A. boy B. girl C.dog D.cat
2.From the passage，we know that Woof .
A. lives a great life B. is busy every day
C. likes the food very much D. hates watching television
3.How many points does Woof complain about？
A.1 B. 2 C.3 D.4
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My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.
First of all，we are bored. Bored, bored and bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky, our owners take us for a walk.
Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t. We hate it.
Another thing -television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.
So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.
1.Woof may be a .
A. boy B. girl C. dog
2. From the passage，we know that Woof .
A. lives a great life
B. hates watching television
C. likes the food very much
3.How many points does Woof complain about？
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
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My name is Sam. I joined a club called “ passing help ” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down. It was 25 miles from my home .
I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home.I went to a bus stop nearby .
After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .the bus driver was a young woman .
She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station , I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returned here. I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home .”“ It is a long way .”I said.“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.
1. What happened to Sam one evening this May?
A. He lost his way.
B. His car broken down.
C. He was hurt in an accident.
D. He couldn't reach the gas station.
2. Sam didn’t think of going home__________ that evening.
A. by train B. by bus
C. by car. D. by taxi.
3.From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
A. a club boss. B. a taxi driver
C. a bus driver. D. a gas station worker.
4. The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
A. give her some money.
B. get on her bus.
C. take her to her house.
D. help others just as she did.
5. The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
A. A Kind Old Man. B. Getting a Ride.
C. Passing Help. D. A Broken Car.