I was walking around in a store when I saw a cashier (收銀員) hand (交給) a little girl some 1 back.

    “I'm sorry,but you don't have enough money to buy this doll”’ the cashier said.

The little girl was still 2 the doll in her hand.

    I walked towards her and asked her 3 she wished to give this doll to.

“It's the doll that my younger brother loved most,4 he has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon,so I want Mommy to wait for me and give the doll to my 5 . ”

   I quickly reached for my wallet and said, “Suppose (假設(shè)) we 6 your money again,maybe you do have enough for the doll?”

    “OK,” she said. I put some of my money to hers without her 7 and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll.

  The little girl said ,“ Thank you,God! ”

    Then she looked at me and added, “I asked last night 8 I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll. He 9 me!”

    I finished 10 then. I couldn’t get the little girl out of my mind. I really believe the little girl's brother can get the doll.

1. A. money   B. food

   C. toys   D. books

2. A. holding   B. watching

   C. making   D. washing

3. A. why   B. what

   C. whom   D. which

4. A. so   B. and

   C. if   D. but

5. A. father   B. mother

   C. brother   D. sister

6. A. need   B. count

   C. make   D. pay

7. A. seeing   B. hearing

   C. feeling   D. tasting

8. A. after   B. before

   C. as   D. until

9. A. believed   B. heard

   C. understood   D. agreed

10. A. working   B. studying

   C. meeting   D. shopping

      New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world. You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New York's most famous shopping street,but if you go,be prepared to “window shop” only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other,less expensive shopping areas nearby,and you’ll soon come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales,Macy's and FAO Schwartz.

   And if you’ve brought your rollerblades (滾輪冰 刀鞋) ，then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large,open park right in the middle of Manhattan,but if you thought that people came here to relax,sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life,then you’d been wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park. They run,jog (慢跑) ，and most of them wear their rollerblades.

When you leave New York,you might be tired,but the one thing you won’t be is bored!

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。

1. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T) 誤(F) 。

() New York is one of the most exciting cities

in the world.

2. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

3. Why would you probably only “window shop” in Fifth Avenue?

4. What do some people in Central Park wear on their feet?

5. What don't people do in Central Park?

    “Dream may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream ,” some scientists say.

   Dream takes up (占據(jù)) about one quarter (四分之 一) of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short movies. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old movies. They come to us over and over again.    That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may think about their work all day. These thoughts (想法) can carry over into dreams.

   Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream.

Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的) . The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1. It may be less important to sleep than to .

   A. think   B. dream

   C. work   D. study

2. Dreams and films are usually .

   A. very long   B. very sad

   C. about work   D. in color

3. Why do some people often dream about their work?

   A. Because they are tired in the daytime.

   B. Because they are not interested in their work.

   C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

   D. Because they have too much work to do.

4. The main idea of the story is .

   A. what the dream is

   B. people like to sleep

   C. dreams are like movies

   D. we always remember dreams

5. Which of the following is true?

   A. Sleeping without dreams takes up about a quarter of our sleeping time.

   B. When we dream,the mind doesn’t work.

   C. Too much dreaming is good for health.

   D. We may be still tired after a long sleep.

   A girl named Jo Hale has won her battle against the school rules. What was the battle about? It's about whether students should wear pants at school.

  Jo Hale is fourteen years old and is a student at Whickham High School in the northeast (東北) of England.

   Jo wore pants when she was at her elementary school (/j、學(xué)) ，but she wasn't allowed to wear them when she went to Whickham. Jo was unhappy because she was cold in a skirt in winter,but the school didn't change its rules about uniforms (校服) . Jo said, “If you are in class doing your work,what difference does it make if you are wearing pants?”

  Jo's mother,Claire,is a professor at the University of Leeds. She contacted (耳關(guān)絡(luò)) the school because she thought the rules were unfair. “The female (女性的) teachers can wear pants but the students can't,” she said. “Pants are warmer in winter and cheaper to wear than a skirt. ”

    Finally the school changed the rules. Now Joe and the other girls at Whickham are allowed to wear pants. Jo says that she's “delighted” .

1. Jo Hale has won her battle about whether students should .

   A. wear skirts at school

   B. wear pants at school

   C. study at home

   D. design their own uniforms

2. Why did Jo feel unhappy when she went to Whickham?

   A. Because she has no good friends.

   B. Because she didn't have money to buy pants.

   C. Because the school didn't allow students to wear pants.

   D. Because her teacher didn't like her very much.

3. Jo's mother,Claire thought .

   A. the school rules were reasonable

   B. the school rules were not fair

   C. the female teachers shouldn’t wear pants

   D. the pants cost more than skirts

4. What does the underlined word “delighted” mean in Chinese?

   A. 沮喪的   B. 失望的

   C. 高興的   D. 驚訝的

5. The passage shows us that .

   A. Jo Hale is a student at a school in the northwest of England

   B. Jo Hale could wear pants at the elementary school

   C. the school didn't change their rules about uniforms

   D. Claire and Jo Hale said sorry to the school about the battle

    World Book Day usually falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO in 1955 to encourage people,especially teenagers,to find the pleasure of reading. It also helps raise money for Book Aid International for the libraries in Africa. Many schools hold non-uniform days asking pupils to dress up as their favorite book characters and give away £ 1.     People often hold a book sale or sell goodies to help raise money for the charity.

On that day in the UK,millions of students can buy books of special prices,much lower than usual in any bookstore. This activity started in 1998.

    Lutterworth High School in England celebrated World Book Day with a number of activities,one of these was for students to dress up as book characters and other students had to guess who they were. There were some easy guessing games but there were also some difficult ones. Sometimes the students have to spend about 5 minutes guessing who a character is.

World Book Day falls on Thursday March 6th,this year. 2014 is the 17th year of this event.

1. What's the main aim of the World Book Day?

   A. To encourage teenagers to study harder.

   B. To sell more books.

   C. To raise more money for the poor.

   D. To encourage more people to read books.

2. On non-uniform days,the pupils in Africa .

   A. dress up as their favourite book characters to raise money

   B. students can buy their favourite clothes

   C. students mustn't wear the school uniforms

   D. can go on the streets to hang out

3. On World Book Day,a lot of students in the UK can .

   A. buy some pictures on sale

   B. buy some second-hand books

   C. buy some cheap books

   D. get some famous books for free

4. One of the interesting activities in Lutterworth High School in England is .

   A. guessing game

   B. selling books

   C. selling goodies

   D. making paper clothes

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. March 6th,2014 is the seventh World Book Day.

   B. You can take many activities in Lutterworth High School on World Book Day.

   C. On World Book Day people only sell books to help raise money for the charity.

   D. The students don't think some activities are interesting in Lutterworth High School.

   A post-90 s girl named Fan Yi published her first fairy tale Swordbird at the age of 13. The 1 fairy tale appeared on the bestseller list for children's fiction in the US.

     Fan Yi finished her first grade of 2 school in Beijing and then moved to the US with her parents at the age of 7. Two years 3,she started to write her English story. She has been greatly interested in 4 since she was a little girl.

    When Fan was studying 5 at school,she read many articles 6 the September 11 Attacks. She wanted all people to live in peace with each other. Around that time,she had a 7 one night. In the dream,some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea from the dream and turned it into a 8 In the story,she showed her idea of peace in the world.

   In order to have her book published in 9 ,Fan translated the entire English version into Chinese.

10 she didn't know many Chinese idioms,she had to get help from her parents from time to time. In the future,Fan will write more books for the Swordbird series. We will have to wait and see.

1. A. Chinese   B. English

   C. French   D. Japanese

2. A. primary   B. middle

   C. high   D. central

3. A. after   B. before

   C. late   D. later

4. A. birds   B. dogs

   C. cats   D. parrots

5. A. English   B. maths

   C. biology   D. history

6. A. about   B. of

   C. with   D. for

7. A. theme   B. bird

   C. dream   D. peace

8. A. work   B. book

   C. fight   D. story

9. A. China   B. America

   C. Japan   D. Canada

10. A. Because   B. After

   C. Though   D. If

   Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer. One day while he was working,he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. (A) He ran to the bog as soon as possible and saved a boy in danger.

   The next day,a nobleman came to visit Fleming and thanked him for saving his son.

“(B) 你昨天救了我兒子的命。I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “No,I can't get anything for (C) I did,” Fleming answered. At that moment,the farmer's own son came to the door of the old house.

   “Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. “Yes ,” Fleming answered. “Let me take him and give him a good education,” said the nobleman.

    After Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London,he discovered Penicillin (青霉素) and became famous all over the world.

   Years later,the nobleman's son was sick with pneumonia (急性肺炎) .What saved him? Penicillin!It was the name of the nobleman—Lord Randolph Churchill.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)。

1. 將(A) 處的句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)：

2. 將(B) 處的句子翻譯成英語(yǔ)：

3. 在(C) 處填上一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使句子完整、上下文 通順：

回答問(wèn)題：

4. Why did the nobleman send the farmer's son to St. Mary's Hospital Medical School?

5. Did the nobleman's son die of the pneumonia?

    Antarctica (南極洲) is Earth's southernmost and coldest continent. It is home to lovely penguins. Penguins are birds in black and white. They look funny when they are walking. But unlike most birds,penguins are not able to fly in the air. Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater,looking for food.

  A Russian man first found Antarctica in 1820. Later humans went there to explore. They wanted to know more about the beautiful land. They found there is ice and snow all through the year. The air is very clear and clean. It is very interesting that in summer the sun still shines even at nights.

  However,Antarctica is a very cold place and the coldest temperature was once - 89. 2^. If you put a basin of water in the open air,it will become ice in a few seconds. So there are few people living there.

   Although the weather is bad,many scientists show great interest in Antarctica. Every summer,they go to Antarctica. They usually look for resources under the ice and study climate changes carefully there.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1 ?

   A. Antarctica is the biggest of all the continents.

   B. Antarctica is cold,but penguins like to live there.

   C. Penguins like to find food on land.

   D. 75% of the land in Antarctica is covered with ice.

2. If a penguin is 11 years old,he has spent about 3 years .

   A. in the air   B. underwater

   C. underground   D. on land

3. The underlined word “explore ” here means”“

   A. to travel to or around an area to learn about it

   B. to go and find someone

   C. to buy something from a place

   D. to go to a cold place to hike

4. According to Paragraph 3 ,there are few people living in Antarctica because of .

   A. the penguins   B. the water

   C. the cold weather   D. the bad air

5. Although the weather is bad in Antarctica,scientists still go there to .

   A. know more about it   B. catch the penguins  

    C. get the ice   D. change theclimate 

   It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. My friend Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play golf (高爾夫) .He walked up to the young man at the ticket counter (柜臺(tái)) and said, “How much is it to get in?”

   The young man answered,“ $3. 00 for you and $ 3. 00 for any kid who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or younger. How old are they?” Bobby said ,“Sam's three and Henry's seven,so I think I should pay $ 6.000. ”

   The man at the ticket counter said , Hey,you are too honest (誠(chéng)實(shí)的) . You can save yourself three dollars if you tell me that the older one is six. I don't know the difference. ” Bobby said, “Yes,that may be true,but the kids know the difference. ”

  When ethics (道德規(guī)范) are more important than ever before,make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with.

1. What did Bobby Lewis and his sons want to do?

   A. Do some shopping. B. Go fishing.

   C. Play golf. D. Go for a walk.

2. What does the underlined word “free” mean in Chinese?

   A. 有空   B. 免費(fèi)   C. 清閑   D. 散漫

3. The words “the older one” in the fourth paragraph refer to (指的是) .

   A. the young man

   B. Bobby Lewis

   C. Henry

   D. Sam

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Bobby Lewis wanted to save three dollars.

   B. Bobby Lewis should pay $ 3. 00 for him and his sons to get in.

   C. The man at the ticket counter wanted Bobby Lewis to pay $ 9.

   D. Bobby wanted to set a good example for his children.

5. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. To Be Honest

   B. How to Buy Tickets for Children

   C. Playing Golf Is Interesting

   D. A Father and His Two Sons

   A study shows that today's children play outdoors just half as much as their parents did when they were young.

They stay indoors most of their time. They watch TV,play computer games and,in some cases (情況) ， even do their homework. Figures show that in the 1970s and 1980s children enjoyed more than two hours of outside play on weekdays,and even nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is. But today's youngsters (年輕人，小孩) stay outside for just over an hour on weekdays,and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

   It also shows that 58 per cent of parents wish their children played outdoors more often,and they seriously worry their children don't spend enough time playing outdoors.

   In fact,playing outdoors is so important for children—not only to help them stay active and healthy,but also to communicate (交流) with friends,and make those colorful childhood (童年時(shí)代) which we look back on so warmly.

    And because they don't go out,they don't know their own communities as well as their parents did,they don't have as many friends in the area and they don't have the same chances for fun as their parents did.

1. How long do today's children play outdoors on each weekday according to the study?

   A. More than one hour.

   B. More than two hours.

   C. Fewer than five hours.

   D. About nine hours.

2. What does the underlined word “ figure” mean in Chinese?

   A. 人物   B. 檔案   C. 數(shù)據(jù)   D. 輪廓

3. How many of the parents want their children to play outdoors more often?

   A. None of them.

   B. Some of them.

   C. Most of them.

   D. All of them.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Today's children do sports outdoors more than their parents did.

   B. Today's children play outdoors as much as their parents did.

   C. Playing outdoors helps children stay active and healthy.

   D. Playing outdoors brings the children safe problems.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

   A. Children today have more outdoor activities.

   B. It's helpful for children today to play outdoors often.

   C. Children today don't know what to play.

   D. Parents should give children more free time.