Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book characters. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the page of Marvel comic books.
Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he was bitten (咬) by a special spider (蜘蛛). Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers： he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility (责任),”Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his jobs because he is so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.
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1.What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider？
A. He could not see with his eyes.
B. He became a spider.
C. He was weaker than before.
D. He had spider-like powers.
2.Why did Peter Parker keep losing jobs?
A. Because he was not good at the jobs.
B. Because fighting different kinds of cruel enemies took him a lot of time.
C. Because he was too shy to work.
D. Because he wanted to get more pay.
3.What do you think of Peter Parker ?
A. He was always strict with others. B. He was a lazy man.
C. He was cruel to others. D. He was helpful.
4. What is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Spiderman was created by Stan Lee.
B. Peter’s parents died when he was a child.
C. Peter’s girl friend loved him because he had super power.
D. To make a living, Peter had to sell his own photos.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Peter Parker was short of money.
B. Peter was shy when he was a child.
C. Peter Parker could fly.
D. Peter’s aunt’s name.
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, the word “mouth” has many meanings. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born in a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth.” This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
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1.You can say “________!” if you don’t want some people say bad things about you.
A. Down in the mouth B. Don’t bad mouth me
C. From hand to mouth D. Put foot in mouth
2.“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
A. I really did this
B. I regretted I had done the thing
C. I want to do this thing
D. I have never done this thing
3.When your friend says,“You took the words right out of my mouth!”,you can say “_____”.
A. I am very lucky B. We have the same idea
C. I am very angry D. You are clever
4. If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very ________.
A. poor B. rich C. happy D. sad
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing
B. everyone in England has the same mouth
C. rich persons’ mouths are quite different from the poor persons’
D. the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language
Mr. Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. Once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away. Mr. Smith had a big family and was afraid of it and promised he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with.
One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with two badly burnt ears. "What happened to your ears?" asked Mr. Black.
"Well, "said the man," I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting -room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!” “And what happened to the other ear?" "When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"
1. ________ , so he almost drove the car into the river.
A. Mr. Smith was not careful
B. Mr. Smith drank too much
C. Mr. Smith, forgot they were on the bridge
D. Mr. Smith couldn't work in the evening
2.Mr. Smith went to watch the football match on______.
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Saturday D. Sunday
3.We can guess________
A. Mr. Smith drank much after the match
B. Mr. Smith was angry with his team
C. Mr. Smith didn't drink those days
D. Mr. Smith watched the match at home
4.The _________badly burned Mr. Smith's ears.
A. telephone B. drinking C. iron D. irons
5.What would happen to Mr. Smith?
A. He would go on driving for Mr. Black.
B. He would join in a football team.
C. He would never watch any matches.
D. He would be sent away by Mr. Black.
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something about how he grew it. The farmer his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we ； we make a life by what we give." We can't without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
1.A. why B. how C. when D. where
2.A. grew B. bought C. sold D. collected
3.A. cheapest B. prettiest C. best D. shortest
4.A. popular B. serious C. terrible D. surprising
5.A. lent B. showed C. offered D. recommended
6.A. game B. fight C. experiment D. competition
7.A. wind B. water C. farmer D. neighbor
8.A. tasty B. bad C. tall D. unusual
9.A. teach B. remind C. help D. require
10.A. unless B. though C. because D. when
11. A. do B. own C. get D. grow
12.A. cheer B. move C. work D. live
13.A. and B. but C. or D. so
14.A. different B. free C. safe D. far
15.A. hope B. success C. friendship D. happiness
—Daddy, will you come home for supper with us tonight?
—_______, but I might be a little late.
A. It’s hard to say B. I’m too busy
C. No problem D. Don’t mention it
—What do you think of our plans?
—______, Jim’s plan is better than yours.
A. In my view B. For instance
C. As a result D. What’s more
