There was an old pear tree in a man's garden. In the past, tie tree fruited every year, .so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful(忘恩负义的) man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe(斧子) in his hand, the tree said to him, "Please don't cut me down. I had so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don't kill a dying tree that has done so much for you."
"I'm sorry. I have to do so," the man said, "because I need wood to make a chair." Then he began to wave(挥动) his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, "Don't cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife(妻子) feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade(树荫) , and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much joy to your wife when you are away from home."
The man didn't listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, "Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you nice honey(蜜) every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?"
The man got moved(感动). He said, "You are so kind to the tree, although(虽然) it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn't cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue its songs here." With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.
1.Which can be the best title of the story?
A. The Singing Bird B. The Man's Wife
C. The Old Tree D. The Kind Bees
2.Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree?
A. The tree was getting old.
B. The man needed wood to' make a chair.
C. The tree didn't give any shade.
D. The man couldn't get any pears from it.
3.In the story, the word "continue" means _______.
A. start B. go on C. take D. speak again
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. People should never be ungrateful.
B. Good wood comes from pear trees.
C. Old people are kind and friendly.
D. Birds and bees are always helpful.
Jenny wanted to encourage(鼓励) students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children’s story books in the school newspaper.
The Little Prince (《小王子》is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular all over the world.
Charlotte’s Web (《夏洛特的网》is a famous children’s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (《爱德华的奇妙之旅》is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (《来自星星的你》. The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.
1.Jenny introduced some interesting children’s story books to ________.
A. encourage students to read more
B. encourage students to write more
C. show off the books she has read
D. make money by selling books
2.The underlined word “praise” properly means “________” in Chinese.
A. 欺骗 B. 批评 C. 赞扬 D. 攻击
3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The three books mentioned in the passage are popular today.
B. The writers of the three books are all Americans.
C. When Charlotte’s Web came out, it was only popular with adults.
D. My Love from the Star is a famous Chinese TV series.
Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea(朝鲜).
It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts(持续) for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports.
Changbai Shan is the first mountain in the north-east of China. There is a lot of snow on the main mountain-"Baitou Shan" all the year, so it is named "Changbai Shan". It has great forests on it. There are tigers, deer, black bears and many other animals in the forests and there are a lot of hot springs (泉) and more than l,500 kinds of plants. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi. If you come to the lake, you might see the monster(水怪) in it.There is also a great waterfall(瀑布) where the Songhua River comes from.
Another place in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County(县). There are more than 100 pieces of wetlands here. And they are of different sizes. There are 170 kinds of birds, some fish that we can't often see and over 250 different herbal(草药) plants and trees here.
1.Which is the right map?
2.Winter in Jilin is from _______ to _______.
A. January; April B. September; December
C. October; April D. November; May.
3.The writer doesn't tell us _______ in the passage.
A. the neighbors of Jilin
B. the temperature in winter in Jilin
C. the famous mountain in Jilin
D. where there are herbal plants in Jilin
完形填空
If you want your life to stand for peace(和平) and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.
We live in the country near San Francisco. It is a very beautiful place. But people throw rubbish out of their when driving on the roads. I think that will destroy the beauty.
I pick up rubbish near our house with my two children. My daughters often say to me in a happy , "There is some rubbish, Daddy. the car." And then we will pull the car over and pick it up. It may seem strange, but we it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost .
Once I saw a stranger(陌生人) picking up rubbish like us. He smiled at me and said, "I you do it, and it seemed like a good idea."
Picking up litter is only one of the things we can do to others. You can do other things like holding a door open for people or visiting lonely elderly people in nursing homes(养老院). Things like these are but helpful.
These little acts of kindness can help you know how it feels to be kind and helpful.
1.A. houses B. rooms C. windows D. buildings
2.A. never B. seldom C. often D. sometimes
3.A. sound B. smile C. cry D. voice
4.A. Drive B. Find C. Move D. Stop
5.A. dislike B. enjoy C. miss D. keep
6.A. anywhere B. nowhere C. inside D. outside
7.A. made B. believed C. thought D. saw
8.A. encourage B. help C. follow D. tell
9.A. interesting B. dangerous C. difficult D. small
10.A. sorry B. sad C. good D. Shy
-You can make beautiful sounds like birds. So wonderful! - _______.
A. That's OK B. Thank you
C. That's all right D. I'm afraid not
The woman keeps _______ the house because she wants to keep it _______.
A. cleaning; clean B. to clean; clean
C. clean; cleaning D. cleaning; cleaning
