A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I have a friend I’d like to bring with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There is something you should know,” the son continued, “ he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this stay with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling down from a building. The police believed it was suicide(自杀).
The parents flew to San Francisco. To their surprise, they found their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun, but we don’t like people who make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.
1.Where did the soldier probably come from
A.Vietnam. B.The US. C.Canada. D.England.
2. Who lost an arm and a leg in the fighting
A.The soldier himself.
B.The soldier’s friend.
C.The soldier’s brother.
D.The soldier’s father.
3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “burden”
A.欺骗 B.重任 C.负担 D.缺点
4.Why did the soldier kill himself
A.Because he didn’t want to go back home.
B.Because his parents no longer wanted to see him again.
C.Because the police laughed at him.
D.Because he didn’t want to be a burden for his parents.
5. What can we learn from the story
A.Parents don’t like their disabled children.
B.We should stay away from the unhealthy people.
C.It’s easy for us to love the disabled.
D.We can’t judge a person by his appearance.
Sang Lan is a former(以前的) member of the national women's gymnastic(体操) team. She hurt herself seriously in a competition at the Goodwill Games held in Long Island, New York in 1998. She has been on a wheelchair since then.
Although she was disabled, Sang Lan believed that she would walk again one day. She kept on exercising all year round, and was sure that she would stand up. When she was in New York, she caught the hearts of Americans. Many people called her "a brave and confident girl". She became an international symbol(象征) of courage and was very popular in the United States.
The brave girl has been a college student in Peking University now. Her dream of going to college has come true.
"‘Get up from where you fall’ is the most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And it's my motto(座右铭)." Sang said, "I’ll spend my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life."
1.From the story we know that Sang Lan ________ now.
A.is studying in a university
B.is living in New York
C.is a sports girl
D.is in the sports club
2.The accident happened ________.
A.in Beijing
B.in New York
C.in Peking University
D.in England
3. Sang Lan became an international symbol of courage because she________.
A.was always smiling
B.was hurt badly
C.was an athlete
D.faces the challenges(挑战) bravely
4.Sang Lan’s motto "Get up from where you fall" means _______ in Chinese.
A.从哪里起来
B.摔倒之后要起来
C.哪里摔倒哪里起来
D.从你摔倒的地方起床
5.The best title for the passage is ________.
A.A Brave Girl
B.A Beautiful Girl
C.A Sick Girl
D.An Able Girl
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building only was a few feet away from mine. There was a woman lived there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself. “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Later in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible (看见). Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window ” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because __________.
A.t he woman’s window was dirty
B.the writer’s window was dirty
C.the woman lived nearby
D.the writer was near-sighted
2. The writer was surprised that _________.
A.the woman was sitting by her window
B.the woman’s window was still terrible
C.the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D.the woman’s window was clean
3. “It dawned on me” probably means “_______”.
A.I began to understand it
B.it cheered me up
C.I knew it grew light
D.it began to get dark
4.It’s clear that ________.
A.the writer had never met the woman before
B.the writer often washed the window
C.they both worked as cleaners
D.they lived in a small town
5.From the passage, we can learn _______.
A.one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B.one should often make hi s windows clean
C.one must judge himself before he judges others
D.one must look at others through his dirty windows.
More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.People like to join in dangerous sports because _______.
A.they have a lot of free time
B.they can go to the hospital if they are hurt
C.they need excitement
D.they don’t need to look for food
2. _______ is not a dangerous sport.
A.Climbing the highest mountains
B.Playing table tennis
C.Traveling into unknown parts of the world
D.Sailing small boats across the largest sea
3.In bungee jumping, you _______.
A.jump up as high as you can
B.jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs
C.jump down without a rubber band
D.jump to the ground
4.In the past, people lived in danger because _______.
A.the living condition (生存条件) was poor
B.there was no doctor or hospital
C.there were many dangerous animals
D.all of above
5.Which is NOT true
A.Everyone’s life is interesting.
B.Many people live and work in safe places.
C.Many people buy food in shops.
D.People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.
It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, ____ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see ____ do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful ____ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked ____ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite ____ .Keep your mind active，take an interest in the world ____ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as ____ you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to ____. I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at ___ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to ____ the lady’s example. I hope all the people will stay young and healthy.
1.A.look B.read C.see D.watch
2.A.her B.him C.other D.others
3.A.than B.since C.though D.because
4.A.what B.why C.who D.how
5.A.early B.dear C.easy D.late
6.A.under B.around C.above D.between
7.A.soon B.busily C.hardly D.often
8.A.place B.song C.school D.dance
9.A.buying B.losing C.sending D.playing
10.A.follow B.give C.make D.bring
Traffic is becoming worse and worse in big cities. Heavy traffic has caused a lot of to people’s life and work. For example, people have to get up to go to work on time and come back very late when their work is .
There are many causes (原因) for problems, but the following may be the most important ones. One cause is the great increase (增长) in the of private cars. Cars need more space but they fewer people. When more and more cars appear, roads and streets become very . It also causes air pollution. The other cause is that some people don’t care about traffic . They cross the streets even when the traffic lights are still . This may easily cause traffic accidents. But how can we these problems I think if we go out by bus or by bike more often, we’ll use cars less. It may be a helpful way.
1.A.suggestions B. problems C.types D.imaginations
2.A.quietly B.late C.gently D.early
3.A.over B.on C.in D.out
4.A.food B.water C.traffic D.electricity
5.A.price B.number C.population D.distance
6.A.give B.use C.make D.carry
7.A.wide B.long C.crowded D.empty
8.A.rules B.ways C.reports D.dates
9.A.green B.red C.yellow D.black
10.A.discuss B.think C.forget D.solve
