My two little daughters and I usually go out and help others on Thankful Thursday. Last Thursday we were going to buy lunch for the beggars（乞丐）in the street. Then we went to the nearest McDonald’s. I ordered 15 lunches from it and drove my car to hand them out.
We gave the lunches to the beggars. They were excited. We were happy to see that.
Then we noticed a small, old woman, asking for pocket money. We gave her our last lunch bag. Before we got into the car, she started to speak to us, "No one has ever done anything like this for me before, "she said with a smile. "Well, I’m glad that we were the first, “I answered. "So, when will you eat your lunch," I asked.
She just looked at me with her big, tired brown eyes and said, "OH, dear, I'm not going to eat this lunch. You see, I have a little daughter .I usually can’t buy her favorite food, but today she will be so happy! "
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. I have asked many times whether our actions of kindness were too small to change anything. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of words: "We cannot do great things —only small things with great love."
1.Who were they going to buy lunch for?
A. The beggars B. The old woman C. The little sister D. Themselves.
2.How many lunches did the writer order?
A. Three B. Five C. Fifteen. D. Fifty.
3.Has the woman ever got food from other people?
A. Yes, she has. B. No, she hasn’t. C. No, she doesn’t. D. We don’t know.
4.Who do you think will get the last lunch?
A. The old woman. B. The writer.
C. The woman’s little daughter. D. The writer’s daughters
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. We cannot do great things.
B. only small things with great love
C. our actions of kindness were too small to change anything
D. We can do something small with great love.
In many high schools, there are strict rules about using mobile phones．If your phone rings in class, for example, the teacher will be very angry．
Every mobile phone has a ringtone (铃声)．It tells you that someone is calling you．Now, there is a ringtone called “mosquitotone (蚊子铃声)”．Using it, students can receive calls and text messages (短信) in class but the teacher will not realize what is happening．How?
Mosquitotone has a special sound．Only children and teenagers can hear it．As we get older, we are unable to hear some sounds with high frequencies (频率)．As a result, a child or teenager can hear the mosquitotone ringtone, but someone of 20 or older can’t.
But sometimes, people over 20 can hear the ringtone．One British student’s phone uses mosquitotone．In class, the student’s phone rang．The 22-year-old teacher looked at the student and became unhappy．“I heard that．You know the rule：no mobile phone in class．”
Not all the students are interested in mosquitotone．Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, “Using mosquitotone too often is bad for our hearing．I may use it for pleasure, but not in class．It’s unfair(不公平的) to the teachers！”
What do parents think of mosquitotone？“I think it is perfect for places like movie theaters, ” says Connie Neeson, 44．“Think about it．You’re watching a film and someone’s mobile phone rings．Mosquitotone is good because many people don’t hear it．However, it also has a bad influence（影响） on their study if students use it in class．”
1.Mosquitotone works because _________．
A. it is very loud B. it has no sound
C. it has a beautiful sound D. it is mainly for children and teenagers.
2.Which of the following about Jerry Jones is TRUE?
A. He likes watching movies. B. He is a high school teacher.
C. He thinks mobile phones are helpful. D. He refuses to use mosquitotone in class.
3.The 22-year-old teacher felt unhappy because the student _________．
A. was late for class B. didn’t do his homework
C. couldn’t answer her question D. was using a mobile phone in class
4.Connie Neeson thinks that mosquitotone _________．
A. has no bad influence B. is unfair to the teachers
C. has its advantage and disadvantage D. can’t be used in any public place
5.The writer wrote this passage mainly to introduce ________.
A. a strict rule B. a famous school
C. a special ringstone D. A popular mobile phone
37-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history — she is China’s first teacher in space.
Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on Earth physics problems in the zero-gravity environment (失重环境). She prepared for
the lecture for a long time.
Wang, born in January 1980, is from east China’s Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (空军) with experience of 1,600 hours of flying.
The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States, but the Space Shuttle Challenger (挑战者号) disintegrated (崩裂) after 73 seconds into flight on Jan.28, 1986. McAuliffe and other six members were killed.
“Wang’s lecture was a pleasant surprise, ” said Zhang Xiaoguang, an
astronaut (宇航员) in the three members of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft. “She does well in whatever she does. Sometimes we’d like to give her a helping hand, but she just would not take the hand in help,” said Nie Haisheng.
Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball. She said, “We are all students in facing the universe (宇宙). We are looking forward to joining our young friends to learn and explore the mystical (神秘的) and beautiful universe.”
1.Was Wang Yaping the world’s first teacher in space?
A. Yes, she was. B. No, she wasn’t. C. No, she hasn’t. D. We don’t know.
2.Who did Wang Yaping give the lecture to on physics problems in space?
A. Chinese primary students. B. Chinese middle school students.
C. All students D. A & B.
3.What was Christa McAuliffe?
A. a middle school student B. a middle school teacher.
C. an astronaut. D. a pilot
4.What are Wang Yaping’s hobies/
A. photography, music and football. B. collecting stamps, music and basketball
C. football, music and collecting D. photography, music and basketball.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. China’s first teacher in space.
B. The lesson in the zoo.
C. Shenzhou-10 spacecraft.
D. Explore the mystical and beautiful universe.
Radio List | |
FM 88.7 | FM 163.8 |
18:00 Soft Music | 17:45 Daily Health Report |
18:30 Everyday Diet | 18:20 Healthy Diet |
19:00 China News | 18:45 Music |
19:40 Weather Report | 19:00 Society News |
19:45 Story Time | 19:45 Speaking Hotline |
20:30 Weifang Culture | 20:30 Healthy Classroom |
21:00 Entertainment News | 21:30 Education News |
21:20 Popular Music | 21:40 Classical Music |
1.We can learn about the weather on the radio at ____________.
A. 6:00 pm B. 7:00 pm C. 7:40 pm D. 8:30 pm
2.Jane wants to know something about her illness. What can she listen to?
A. Everyday Diet. B. Healthy Classroom.
C. Story Time. D. Popular Music.
3.Sally is interested in music, when can she listen to it on the radio?
A. At 6:30 am. B. At 10 :00 am. C. At 6:45 pm. D. At 7:00 pm.
4.How many programmes are there about news on both FMs?
A. One B. Two. C. Three D. Four
5.Mike wants to have a rest at 9:00 pm and half an hour later he will go to bed. Which programme can he listen to?
A. Soft Music. B. Entertainment News.
C. Weifang Culture. D. Classical Music.
We live in computer age(时代). People______scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago._______ couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were ______ in them and knew how ______ them. Today computers are smaller and______ . But they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them.
Computers become very important because they can work_______ than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can_____ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to ______. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to_____ . Computers can also remember what you____ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?
1.A. 1ike B. as C. and D. with
2.A. students B. scientists C. teachers D. computers
3.A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests
4.A. use B. using C. to use D. used
5.A. cheap B. cheaper C. more expensive D. expensive
6.A. fast B. faster C. slow D. slower
7.A. help B. make C. stop D. use
8.A. write B. play C. study D. 1earn
9.A. sing B. study C. dance D. watch
10.A. put in B. put on C. put into D. put up
In July 1969, Nei Armstrong became the first _______to walk on the moon. People all around the world watched their televisions and ______ the spaceship to ________the earth. We have now discovered a lot more about our Solar system, and we have sent news to Mars, but no one has walked on that planet ______. But I believe that one day ______ will.
1.A. worker B. artist C. astronaut D. teacher
2.A. wait B. waited C. wait for D. waited for
3.A. reach B. arrive C. reach at D. get
4.A. just B. just now C. yet D. ever
5.A. anyone B. no one C. someone D. none
