A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay (沮丧), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance(出现). There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
1.The underline world “embarrassed” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 焦虑的B. 尴尬的
C. 悲伤的D. 悔恨的
2.In fact, the boy’s mother was ______.
A. beautifulB. ugly
C. kind D. ugly but kind
3.We know from the passage that the little boy ______.
A. wasn’t moved by what her mother said
B. didn’t ask his mother to attend the meeting
C. wanted his mother to attend the meeting at first
D. didn’t really want his mother to attend the meeting at first
4.After listening to his mother’s words about the scar, the boy might feel ______.
A. movedB. unhappy
C. worriedD. dismay
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The boy’s mother was brave but foolish
B. The boy hated what his mother had done
C. We should love our parents whatever they are like
D. The people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother
Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.
How can we lessen (减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians (行人), it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens(青少年) should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.
1.Thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road every year, most of them are ______.
A. children and driversB. old people and children
C. old people and blind peopleD. teens and drivers
2.To lessen traffic accidents, we shouldn’t ______.
A. run quickly
B. walk quickly
C. be sure that the road is clear
D. look left, look right and look left again
3. According to the passage, we know that ______ will be safe.
A. driving too fastB. running across the road
C. walking alone the pavementsD. playing in the street
4. Why do old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?
A. Because they don’t look and listen.
B. Because they walk too fast.
C. Because they are not careful.
D. Because they can’t see or hear very well.
5. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Never play in the street.
B. Being safe in the street.
C. Look and listen before we cross the road
D. .Stop and look both ways before crossing the road.
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid."
1.The City mouse think the Country mouse’s life is not good because ______.
A. the food is not good
B. the Country mouse lives in a hole in the field
C. both the food and the house are bad
D. the house is not made of stone
2.When the Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse, he thinks the City mouse has ______.
A. bad house and bad foodB. bad house but nice food
C. good house and nice foodD. good house but bad food
3.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. The great noise is made by the cat
B. They are caught by the cat
C. They are not afraid of the cat
D. The City mouse lives a rich and happy life
4. The Country mouse prefer the ______ life before.
A. poor and afraidB. poor and happy
C. rich and afraidB. rich and happy
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The City Mouse
B. The Country Mouse
C. The Rich and the Poor
D. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. Their parents help them do almost everything at home, so many of them don’t know how to do . This is really a big problem.
Liu Jie is 14-year-old. One day her partens left home for another city for work, so she had to stay at home . At first she thought she would be happy her parents are not at home. She could do she liked to do. But at about six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt . “Oh, it's time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she know how to cook. At that moment she her mom very much. In the end, she could only go to the supermarket and some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are as Liu Jie. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, cleaning their rooms or dressing themselves . They shouldn’t depend too much on their partens.
1. A. their homework B. some shoppingC. housework
2. A. lonely B. alone C. herself
3. A. so B. because C. but
4. A. that B. what C. where
5. A. hungry B. full C. excited
6. A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. might not
7. A. thought B. consideredC. missed
8. A. made B. bought C. gave
9. A. the same B. difficult C. different
10.A. actually B. carelessly C. properly
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A. parent B. prepare C. present
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A. mouth B. march C. month
