Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these two years. You have been to many picnics and had all kinds of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you eat. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom. So now I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with those smiles and suddenly, all my big plans didn’t seem so important any more. I soon found that the greatest happiness in my life was that you were so happy. And I realized that my own life wouldn't mean much if I couldn’t make you two happy. In the end, girls, I ran for(競選)President: Because of what I want for you and for every child in the US.
I want all our children to go to school so that they can learn and grow. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even though their parents don’t have enough money. And I want them to get good jobs.
I want us to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our earth cleaner and safer. And I want us to see no difference of different colors and areas because we are all equal.
I hope both of you will start to give others the chances you’ve had. You know, this country has given our family so much, so you have to, and really should, give something back. When you are doing something larger than yourself, you will realize how helpful you are.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world in which you can make your dreams come true. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and get what you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am thankful every day because you behave so well when we get ready to start our new life together in the White House.
Love，
Dad
【小題1】From the letter we can see that the father is President of _______.

A．the USA

B．the UK

C．Australia

D．Canada

【小題2】According to the second paragraph, the greatest happiness in the father's life was that_______.

A．he could be President

B．he was very successful

C．his two children were so happy

D．he could get all the things he wanted

【小題3】The underlined word “colors” in Paragraph 4 most probably means________.

A．people

B．lifestyles

C．inventions

D．cities

【小題4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The children don't behave well enough.

B．The children know their father's love well.

C．The children are very proud of their father.

D．The family will live in the White House soon.

【小題5】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．How to be a president

B．What I want for you

C．A journey to the White House

D．We love you, Dad!

Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these two years. You have been to many picnics and had all kinds of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you eat. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom. So now I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with those smiles and suddenly, all my big plans didn’t seem so important any more. I soon found that the greatest happiness in my life was that you were so happy. And I realized that my own life wouldn't mean much if I couldn’t make you two happy. In the end, girls, I ran for(競選)President: Because of what I want for you and for every child in the US.
I want all our children to go to school so that they can learn and grow. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even though their parents don’t have enough money. And I want them to get good jobs.
I want us to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our earth cleaner and safer. And I want us to see no difference of different colors and areas because we are all equal.
I hope both of you will start to give others the chances you’ve had. You know, this country has given our family so much, so you have to, and really should, give something back. When you are doing something larger than yourself, you will realize how helpful you are.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world in which you can make your dreams come true. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and get what you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am thankful every day because you behave so well when we get ready to start our new life together in the White House.
Love，
Dad
【小題1】From the letter we can see that the father is President of _______.

A．the USA

B．the UK

C．Australia

D．Canada

【小題2】According to the second paragraph, the greatest happiness in the father's life was that_______.

A．he could be President

B．he was very successful

C．his two children were so happy

D．he could get all the things he wanted

【小題3】The underlined word “colors” in Paragraph 4 most probably means________.

A．people

B．lifestyles

C．inventions

D．cities

【小題4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The children don't behave well enough.

B．The children know their father's love well.

C．The children are very proud of their father.

D．The family will live in the White House soon.

【小題5】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．How to be a president

B．What I want for you

C．A journey to the White House

D．We love you, Dad!

When you cut your skin, you bleed（流血）. If a person loses a lot of blood, he will become ill and may die．Blood is very important. People have always known that．At one time, some people even drank blood to make them strong!

When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body, they try ways of giving blood to people who need it. They take blood from the healthy people and give it to people who need it. This is called " blood transfusion". The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person.

But there are two problems. First, it does not always work. Sometimes people die when they have blood transfusion. Later, doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood．There are four groups—O, A, B and AB．We all have blood of one of these groups. They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB．But they find that they must give A-group blood to A-group people and B-group blood to B-group people. I have O-group blood and the doctor told me that I could give blood to anyone else safely.

There is another problem. To give blood of the right kind, doctors have to find a person of the right blood group. Often they can not find a person in time. If they have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it, they can always have the right kind of blood．At first they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days. They do this by making it very cold．Then they find how to keep it longer. In the end they find a way of keeping blood for a very long time.

We call a place where we keep money a "bank". We call a place where we keep blood a "blood bank". One day, when you grow up, you may decide to give blood to a "blood bank". In this way you may stop someone from dying. Or perhaps one day you may become ill. You may need blood．The "blood ban" will give it to you.

1．From the passage, we learn that sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions because they           .

A．a(chǎn)re unhealthy people

B．have lost a lot of blood

C．a(chǎn)re not given the right kind of blood

D．a(chǎn)re AB-group people

2．Which of the following is true?

A．Doctors can give any kind of blood to the writer.

B．The writer can give blood to B-group people.

C．The writer has never had a blood transfusion.

D．The writer has the same kind of blood as his father.

3．People set up the "blood bank" so that they can      .

A．give the right kind of blood to the people who need it in time

B．keep different groups of blood as much as possible

C．make it easier to sell or buy blood

D．keep blood for more than twenty hundred years

4．From the last paragraph （段落） of the passage, we learn that      .

A．the writer thinks it's good to give blood to a "blood bank"

B．we may become ill if we give blood to a "blood bank"

C．many people died because they lost a lot of blood

D．blood is more important than money

5．The writer doesn't talk about       in the passage.

A．how important blood is to us

B．the four groups of blood

C．where the blood bank is

D．what "blood transfusion" is

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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3   a plan. They would toss(拋) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤礦) and, with his earnings(賺得的錢),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6  

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

  9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (舉杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too   14   Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)ny            B．a(chǎn)ll             C．both D．neither

 

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

 

4.                A．off            B．a(chǎn)way           C．up   D．down

 

5.                A．support        B．a(chǎn)gree          C．follow    D．let

 

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

 

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper  D．older

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)rrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

 

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

 

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

 

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

 

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

 

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．a(chǎn)ngrily    D．softly

 

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

 

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．a(chǎn)rms  D．fingers

 

 

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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3  a plan. They would toss(拋) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤礦) and, with his earnings(賺得的錢),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6     

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

   9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (舉杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too   14   Now I can’t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)ny            B．a(chǎn)ll             C．both D．neither

 

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

 

4.                A．off            B．a(chǎn)way           C．up   D．down

 

5.                A．support        B．a(chǎn)gree          C．follow    D．let

 

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

 

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper D．older

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)rrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

 

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

 

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

 

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

 

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

 

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．a(chǎn)ngrily    D．softly

 

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

 

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．a(chǎn)rms  D．fingers

 

 

　　Mr. Smith works in a post office. He's strict in his work and gets on well with his workmates. So he has a lot of friends. But his wife whose father is the head of the post office never does any housework. She makes her husband give all his wages(工資) to her and spends much money on the beautiful clothes and delicious foods. The poor man has to save everything. He always wears the old clothes and eats the leftovers(殘湯剩飯). He's getting thinner but his wife is getting fatter. Now the woman is so fat that she can hardly walk but she wouldn't stop eating the foods full of fat and sugar.

　　Last week the fat woman felt something was wrong with her heart. She was sent to the hospital at once. The doctors looked her over carefully and they found they couldn't save her. The woman was very sad and she didn't know what to do. At last she told her husband to bring all her new clothes to the ward(病房) and began to cut them with a knife.

　　“What's the matter, madam?”asked a doctor.

　　“I can't leave all my clothes to his future!”said the woman.

　　“Don't worry, dear!”said Mr. Smith.“I won't be able to marry(娶) such a fat wife like you!”

1．Mr. Smith has to save everything because ________.

[　　]

A．he buys many clothes for his wife

B．he buys lots of foods for his wife

C．his wife takes all his money away

D．he loves his wife very much

2．The woman is getting fatter because ________.

[　　]

A．she always eats the foods full of fat and sugar

B．she spends much money on her beautiful clothes

C．something is wrong with her heart

D．she doesn't do any housework

3．The meaning of the word“future”in the story means ________.

[　　]

4．The woman cut the clothes because ________.

[　　]

A．she didn't like them

B．they were all cheap

C．she wanted to buy some modern ones

D．she was afraid his future could wear them

5．Mr. Smith's last words mean ________.

[　　]

A．he had a thin wife

B．he wasn't afraid of her

C．her clothes were only fit(適合的) for herself

D．he did his best to comfort(安慰) his wife