I used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never-changing styles. I hated that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy talking about other people and their lives. I also didn’t like the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I was missing . It seemed to me that city life would be the opposite.
Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldn’t wait to experience the city. However, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasn’t at all what I had imagined. I knew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadn’t had the least expectation to see so many people on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with people. I also felt a little surprised to see that everyone was in a hurry and everything moved at such a fast pace(步伐). When I took the subway for the first time, I said hello to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and didn’t say a word.
After just one day, I realized how important my small town is to me. Now I miss the familiar faces I see every day. I like the feeling of safety and belonging my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of community and togetherness that the city doesn’t provide. I realize just how much a simple hello does for a stranger — it really can make your day a little better.
My big trip showed me that my small town really has its own values in me that I didn’t even know I had. I never would have known what a big place my town holds in my heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.
1.What surprised the author most in New York City?
A. The gestures of greeting. B. The modern transportation.
C. The modern life. D. The crowded streets.
2.What made the author change his / her attitudes to his /her hometown?
A. Travelling to New York City. B. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe.
C. Greeting the middle-aged woman . D. Everybody likes talking about others.
3.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Love of my small town
B. A sense of community
C. A pleasant trip to New York City
D. Differences between big cities and small towns
The Smallest Life Around Us
Tiny plants and animals live all around us．We cannot see them because they are so small，but they are everywhere. They live in the soil，in the air，and in rivers and oceans．They grow on mountains and in caves．Some live in the ice at the north and south poles; some live where it is very hot．They are found throughout cities and in the country. They grow on other plants and animals．Some are even living on you，on your skin，hair，and inside your body，in your mouth，nose，and all through your body．
These tiny plants and animals are called microbes．The word microbe is made from two other words：micro，meaning small，and bios，meaning life．So，microbe means small life．
Microbes have been on earth for a very long time．They may have been the first forms of life to be alive．Today there are more microbes in the world than all other living things．
People did not know microbes had existed（存在） long．They were too small for them to see．But people did see many changes in their world﹣important changes．And they did not know what caused them．They saw food that they kept too long change color and begin to smell bad．They saw cuts and wounds grow red and painful and become worse. They saw old plants and leaves and trees crumble apart on the forest floor and disappear into the soil．Such changes were a natural part of the world，but people did not understand them．They did not know these changes were evidence(证据) of tiny plants and animals growing all around them.
1.Why couldn't people see microbes？
A. Because they are too small．
B. Because they live inside our body．
C. Because they live far from humans．
D. Because they may have been the first forms of life to be alive．
2.The underlined phrase" crumble apart" in the last paragraph means" "．
A. grow taller B. change into soil
C. break into tiny pieces D. become colorful and energetic
3.Choose the answer that completes the web below．
A. Microbes are very small B. Microbes are all around us
C. People can't see microbes D. Food begins to smell bad
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a big grandfather’s clock. The table was always ________ with wonderful food and ________ as the main part. And always that grandfather’s clock stood like a trusted old family ________, sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock ________ me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I________how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful voice，and even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He never let that clock wind down and ________. He even showed us how to use the key to wind(上发条) the clock. Year after year, the clock became a part of my ________, a part of my heart. The clock stayed with my grandfather until he passed away.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing________. My grandmother gave me the clock and the key. I opened the clock door with my ________ hand. Then slowly, gently, I entered the key and wound the clock. It began with tick – tock, tick – tock ,________ of the clock was breathed into the dining room, into house and into my ________. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather ________ again.
1.A. cooked B. spread C. cleared D. left
2.A. stress B. surprise C. worry D. love
3.A. friend B. guard C. doctor D. lawyer
4.A. excited B. encouraged C. interested D. comforted
5.A. questioned B. remembered C. doubted D. wondered
6.A. break B. fall C. move D. stop
7.A. studies B. opinions C. memories D. brains
8.A. politely B. gently C. difficultly D. freely
9.A. shaking B. calming C. cheering D. feeling
10.A. life B. style C. information D. color
11.A. study B. bedroom C. heart D. mind
12.A. died B. lived C. smiled D. sang
--Why not try that?
-- Do you think I can beat Mike?
A. Don’t mention it. B. What’s the matter?
C. It’s hard to say. D. Are you joking?
--Could you tell us ___________？
--Sometimes，if I have time．
A. how long you play computer games
B. how often you go to the park
C. how soon you will see a film
D. how much time you spend on homework every day
China Dream is a great way to gather people together and the fast development of our country.
A. push for B. fit for C. deal with D. cheer for
