My mother only had one eye. I hated her， as she was such an embarrassment (难堪）for me. She ran a small shop at a market， selling anything for the money we needed.
One day， my mom came to my school. I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day， my classmates shouted， “Your mom only has one eye! ’’ and they taunted me. My face turned red.
I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world， so I said to her， “Mom， why don’t you have the other eye? You make me a laughingstock.” She didn’t say anything. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’ t punished me， so I didn’ t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly. I decided to study hard so that I could leave her for the rest of my life. I made it at last. Now I’m living happily as a successful man in another country.
Many years later， I received a letter， which said， “I think my life has been long enough now， but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to visit me once in a while? I’ m sorry that I am an embarrassment for you. You see， when you were very young， you got into an accident， and lost your eye. As a mother， I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye， so I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me， in my place， with that eye. I was never angry with you for anything you did. I miss the time when you were still young around me. You mean the world to me. I love you.” I can’t help crying with the letter in my hand.
1.What is the mother’s job?
A. An engineer. B. A doctor.
C. A housewife. D. A seller.
2.What does the underlined word “taunted” mean?
A. Played with. B. Laughed at.
C. Smiled at. D. Fought with.
3.Why did I want to leave my mother?
A. Because she was an embarrassment for me.
B. Because she came to my school.
C. Because all of my classmates were afraid of her.
D. Because she was too poor.
4.How did the mother lose her eye?
A. She had an accident.
B. She was born with one eye.
C. One of her eyes was broken.
D. She gave one eye to her son.
5.What will I probably do after reading the letter?
A. I will continue my happy life as before.
B. I will get my mother and live with her.
C. I will call my mother and tell her not to write to me any more.
D. I will cry and then have a good sleep.
Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性) toothbrushes， toothpaste， shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own. But ，if you travel to Beijing ， remember to bring your own things. Starting from June， some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposable things. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources(资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know， one Chinese makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing， people throw away about 19，000 tons of plastic bags and1，320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out， the better. So， wherever you travel， bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and at school， you can also do something， you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags， not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag， wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen(食堂)， use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
To protect our environment and our home， it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources(资源).
1.Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
A. Let their guests be convenient during their traveling.
B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.
C. Wish their guests to save money.
D. Want their guests to use more disposable things..
2.Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with__________..
A. cheap food and drink.
B. disposable things.
C. good service.
D. free TV programs.
3. Which of the following is not true.
A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.
B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources..
C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.
D. Plastic breaks down easily.
4. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?.
A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.
B. Do not throw away paper cups.
C. Use disposable plates， bowls and chopsticks..
D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities(日用品).
5.We can tell from the passage that_________.
A. people don’t like disposable things at all.
B. we can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school.
C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment.
D. hotels won’t provide disposable things because they want to save money..
My dad， over ninety years old now， sat weakly on the bench. He didn’t move and just sat with his head down staring at (盯着看）his hands. I sat down beside him. He didn’t realize it and the longer I sat， the more I wondered if he was okay. Finally， not really wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him， I asked him if he was okay. He raised his head and looked at me and smiled. “Yes， I’m fine. Thank you for asking，” he said in a clear strong voice. I said， didn’t mean to disturb (打扰）you， Dad， but you were just sitting there staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were alright.” “Have you ever looked at your hands?” he asked. “I mean really looked at your hands?” I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over again and again.
Dad smiled and said， “Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have. How have they served (服务）you well throughout your years? Though these hands are thin and weak， they have been the tools I have used all my life.”
“That’s right! They caught my fall when as a baby I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. When I was a little girl， my mother taught me to fold them to pray. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They dried the tears of my children. They wiped my tears when my son went off（离开） to war，” I said.
After that day， I never looked at my hands the same again.
1. How old is most likely the writer ’ s father?
A. 72. B. 82. C. 92. D. 102.
2.Why did the writer ask her father if he was okay?
A. Because she wanted to disturb him.
B. Because she wanted to know if he was fine.
C. Because she missed him very much.
D. Because she wanted to chat with him.
3.What did NOT the writer’s hands do according to the third paragraph?
A. They pulled on her boots.
B. They tied her shoes.
C. They put food in her children’ s mouth.
D. They dried the tears of her children.
4.What CANNOT we know from the passage?
A. The writer was a mother.
B. The writer cherished (珍爱）her hands after that day.
C. The writer’s father was too weak to speak loudly.
D. The writer loved her father very much.
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Money. B. Love. C. Dads. D. Hands.
Every day，it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us．Look at your own bags and clothes，and at the bags and clothes of your classmates．How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them．This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used．Logos appear on many different products(产品)．They are popular because when you see a logo，it is hard to forget that product or company．
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio．Most advertisements are very short．Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike，for example，has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world：“Just do it．”Advertisements often use funny situations as well． It is simple to remember it．
All advertisements are designed(设计)to make people buy a product．An advertisement for a soft drink，for example，might show a group of young people who are having fun．The young people are all drinking the soft drink．Advertisers are saying to you，“Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you，but next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question：Why am I buying this particular(特别的)product?
1.From the passage，we know that_______．
A．all the advertisements around us are written in English
B．many bags have the name of the company that made them
C．having soft drinks makes a person young and modern
D．advertisements are only after young people
2.A good logo is_______．
A．easy to remember
B．a useful product
C．difficult to understand
D．easy to buy
3.People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_______．
A．in English B．long C．funny D．famous
4.All advertisements are designed to_______．
A．sell you something you don’t want
B．make you young and modern
C．make you buy the product
D．show you what you need to buy
5.The best title of this passage may be_______．
A．Advertisements for Bags and Clothes
B．Advertisements on TV and Radio
C．Advertisements About Sports
D．Advertisements Around Us
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Mark Twain was a famous American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He was a busy man. He usually_______ something. When he was in the train， the conductor asked him for his_______ . Mark Twain looked for it here and there， but he could not find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said， “If you can’t find it， it doesn’t matter.” “Oh， but it does，” said Mark Twain. “I must find it. If I can’t find it， how can I _______ where I’m going?” Another day， he went to Dijon by train. He was very_______ and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to wake him up before the train _______ Dijon. But first he explained that he was a heavy sleeper. “I would probably protest (抗议）_______ when you try to wake me up. But do not _______ . Just put me off the train anyway.” Then Mark Twain went to sleep. By the time he woke up， the train had already been in Paris. He_______ that the conductor had forgotten his words. He was very _______ . He ran up to the conductor and began _______ him， “I never was so angry in all my life.” The conductor looked hard at him and said “I just put a man off the train at Dijon. You were not half as angry as him!”
1.A. accepted B. forgot C. expressed
2.A. ticket B. money C. books
3.A. know B. record C. believe
4.A. interested B. pleased C. tired
5.A. reached B. got C. arrived
6.A. slowly B. loudly C. quietly
7.A. agree B. compare C. mind
8.A. explored B. realized C. wondered
9.A. sleepy B. angry C. happy
10.A. agreeing with B. playing against C. shouting at
Simon is a good guy _________ his bad temper.
A. except for B. besides including
