One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane （车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎）made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the black of the other car.
I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital. ”
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“The Law of the Rubbish Truck（垃圾车法则）.”He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles（堆积）up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.
1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?
A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.
B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.
C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.
2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means ____ in Chinese.
A. 道歉 B. 傻笑 C. 吼叫
3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?
A. Because he was in a bad mood.
B. Because his car was full of rubbish.
C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.
4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is ____.
A. silly and dishonest B. wise and friendly C. helpful but nervous
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.
B. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.
C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.
Do you know why different animals or pests （昆虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts （蝗虫）, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest（丰收） time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters（猎人）. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid（液体）when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over（散开）, its enemies（敌人）cannot find it. And it immediately（立刻）swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1.From the passage we learn that locusts________.
A. are small animals B. change their colors to protect themselves
C. are dangerous to their enemies
2.How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly. B. They have the colors much like their enemies.
C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.
3.Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.
A. they have the colors much like the trees B. they move quietly
C. they like brown and gray colors
4.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A. Because it is very and strong.
B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.
C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests
A girl told her mom everything was going wrong for her, and that she always failed her math exam so that she wouldn’t like to study at all. After hearing the daughter’s words, the nice and patient mother thought of a good way to make her daughter happy. “I will make a delicious cake for you,” said the mom. She walked into the kitchen, and the daughter followed.
When the mom prepared the cooking utensils （炊具）and ingredients（原料）, the daughter sat against the kitchen door, watching her.
Her mom asked her, “My dear, would you like a piece of cake?”
The daughter replied, “Sure, Mom! You know how I love cake!”
“All right,” the mom said, “drink some of this cooking oil.”
The daughter was very surprised and said, “What? No way!!!”
“How about a couple of raw （生的）eggs?” asked the mom and the daughter answered, “No way!”
“How about some flour（面粉）?”
“No, Mom! I will be sick!”
The mother explained, “All of these are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together, they make a delicious cake. Life works the same way. When we ask ourselves why there are so many difficult times, we don’t realize what a success these terrible events will lead us to. Having a great day also means having a great CAKE! Keep the hope that one day your day is A PIECE OF CAKE!”
1.What does the girl do?
A. A cook. B. An actress. C. A student.
2.The girl saw her mom in the kitchen.
A. do the dishes B. make a cake C. have dinner
3.At first, the mother let the girl .
A. eat some flour B. drink some cooking oil C. prepare the ingredients
4.The mom thinks that there will be a success at last after .
A. someone has difficult times B. someone enjoys himself C. someone has a great cake
5.What is the mom like?
A. She is kind of silly. B. She is hard-working. C. She is nice and patient.
Issumboshi was so small that he could not do any useful work on the family farm. His grandfather became ______ of feeding such a useless man and sent him away to the city.
“Learn to become a warrior （武士）,” he told his grandson. “Then perhaps you will grow into a man of normal ______.”
Issumboshi’s journey was long and dangerous.
However, because he was so brave and clever, ______ he reached the city safely.
To his surprise, the streets were ______. The people of the city were hiding in their houses ______ a giant（巨人）.
Then brave Issumboshi went out to ______ the giant.
The giant tried to pick him up and eat him, but Issumboshi was so small and quick that the giant could not ___ him.
Issumboshi hit again and again at the giant with his sword （剑）. Soon, the giant fell to the ground and ____.
“Oh, what a great warrior he is!” the people of the city shouted as they came out of their houses. “What a great ______this young man is!”
Hearing this, Issumboshi felt so proud that he stood up straight.
“Hm,” he told himself. “I am already taller than I was. ______ clever my grand-father was to send me to the city! Being brave makes people strong!”
1.A. nice B. tired C. careful
2.A. age B. height C. idea
3.A. in the end B. in the way C. in the beginning
4.A. busy B. crowded C. empty
5.A. from B. of C. liker
6.A. tell B. ask C. meet
7.A. stop B. catch C. hear
8.A. died B. fled C. slept
9.A. player B. worker C. hero
10.A. How B. What C. While
— How will she _________ the work?
—She doesn’t want to do it by herself. She wants to ask someone else to do it, instead.
A. deal with B. do with C. play with
Sky lanterns are seen as bright symbols of ________________.
A. happiness and good wish B. happiness and good wishes C. happy and good wishes
