My best friend Jenny and I got to the mall for shopping. She held up a white sweater and matching skirt.“Do you like this?” she asked.
“It’s great,’’I said. Jenny nodded and continued looking while I moved about. touching the beautiful clothes. “I’ll try this on.” Jenny walked towards the dressing room. After a while, she came out in the outfit(一套衣服). She looked beautiful.
I sighed. Part of me wanted to say how good she looked. but another part stopped the words coming out. Jenny was in such good shape that she’d look good in the outfit. Sometimes. I regretted choosing a best friend who was so pretty. God, why can’t I be the one with the rich parents and the great look? More and more, I was envious(妒忌的)of her.
“Well, Teresa, what do you think?” Jenny asked more than once. “Do you like it?’’
The outfit looked great on her, but I lied, “Not really. I think you need something with more colors.’’
“You think so?" Jenny said doubtfully.
“Just believe me. We’ll find something better, "I told her, pushing her back into the dressing room. “You just can’t buy the first thing you see.” I did my best to get Jenny out of the store, away from that outfit. As we left, Jenny gave the sweater one last look.
Just down the mall, we passed a yogurt place. ‘‘My treat, ’’Jenny said, pulling out her wallet.
I could never say no to chocolate, so we got some and sat down at a table. As Jenny talked without stopping about a million things, I thought about my feelings toward her. Those feelings weren’t kind.
Sitting there,______Jenny was attractive(吸引人的)not just because of her good luck, but more because of her kindness. Treating me to chocolate was far from her only show of generosity. She also let me drive her car and borrow her clothes.
Finishing our chocolate, we headed for the next clothing store. ‘‘Look at that red sweater.’’ Jenny said as we passed the window. ‘‘It would be perfect for you. Soon maybe you’ll have enough by saving your babysitting money to buy something like that.”
A few minutes earlier, all I had heard was about saving my babysitting money. I had hated the fact that Jenny could ask her parents for anything, and they’d buy it for her. This time, though. I heard more. I heard the voice of someone who loved and cared me for who I was. I needed to express the same to her.
1.Teresa felt _________ when Jenny came out of the dressing room in the new outfit.
A.envious B.excited C.lonely D.comfortable
2.Teresa and Jenny __________ after they left the first clothing store.
A.headed for the next clothing store B.talked about the outfit Jenny wanted
C.had some chocolate at a yogurt place D.ended the friendship between them
3.Which of the following can be put in the blank?
A.Jenny lent me some money. B.Jenny asked for more chocolate.
C.I told Jenny my unkind feelings. D.I began to see Jenny in a new light.
4.We can infer(推断)that Teresa would ________ that day.
A.forget all about what had happened B.ask her parents for money to buy something
C.buy herself the red sweater in the next store D.push Jenny back to the first store for the outfit
Real policemen can hardly tell any similarity between their lives and what they see on TV.
The first difference is that a policeman’s real life is almost around criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what can be used to prove someone guilty and lead him into prison. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more,he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a street after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty of stupid crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal:as soon as he's arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding a criminal is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks, only a little effort is spent on searching.
Having made an arrest, a policeman really starts to work. He has to prove his case so that he often has to look for a lot of different clues.
A third big difference between the drama policeman and the real one is the unpleasant pressures: first, as members of a police force, they always have to behave completely according to the law. Secondly, as expensive public servants, they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.
If a policeman has to deceive the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And most policemen feel the separation between themselves and the rest of the world is deepened. Most citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges are in some ways simple-minded, they suggest not punishing the criminals in a very strict way in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, most policemen feel is that nine-tenths of their work is re-catching people who should have stayed prison. This makes them feel rather bad.
1.Most crime drama on TV ends with .
A.a terrorist attack B.a criminal's arrest
C.another crime happening D.the discovery of clues
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.A policeman needs to spend time chatting and typing on forms.
B.A policeman never searches unless some serious cases take place.
C.A policeman should be professional enough to know the law well.
D.A policeman can break the rules in small ways in order to get results.
3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence?
A.Most policemen feel tired out. B.Strong punishment causes crimes.
C.A policeman's work is boring. D.only a few criminals will reform.
4.The passage mainly tells us .
A.criminals should behave completely according to the law
B.people usually judge a policeman by his knowledge of law
C.a policeman’s real life is different from what is shown on TV
D.there is separation between the police and the rest of the world
“Without music, life would be a mistake, ” famous German philosopher(哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets.
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1, 000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn't tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
1.In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word “them” refer to?
A.Public schools. B.Fired teachers.
C.Parents in Chicago. D.Students in Chicago.
2.What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A.Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.
B.Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.
C.Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.
D.Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.
3.How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
4.What's the writer's opinion according to this passage?
A.Music is as simple as it looks. B.Music is a big part of our lives.
C.Music classes should be cut in some schools. D.Music isn't a very important life skill for us.
You Can Make a Windsock (风筒)!
Have you ever seen a windsock blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own！This is a fun project that you can do with things you may have. You just need to follow a few easy steps.
You will need：
●one piece of heavy colored paper ●five ribbons
●strong tape ●a string ●a pencil
What to do：
Step 1：Draw pictures on the paper. You can write your name on it. Do anything that will make it special to you.
Step 2：Make the paper into the shape of a tube. Hold one of the shorter edges over the other. Then make them together with the tape at each end and in the middle.
Step 3：Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull the string through both holes. Then tie the ends of the string together.
Step 4：Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie a knot in the ends. Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.
Now your windsock is ready to use, but how does it work？The shape of the tube plays an important part. Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly behind you. You can also hang it outside and watch it dance around on its own!
1.Which of these things do you need for Step 2?
A.Tape. B.Ribbons. C.A pencil. D.A string.
2.What do you do after you put ribbons through the holes in the tube?
A.Make holes in the tube. B.Tape the tube together.
C.Tie knots in the ribbons. D.Put a string through the hole.
3.What is probably the most important to make a windsock work?
A.Its shape. B.Its size.
C.The color of the paper. D.The number of the holes.
I can remember clearly the day I arrived at the language camp where something magical happened to me.
My heart was beating fast and I really wanted to tell my _____to turn around, but we were entering the gate and I knew it was too late. I was going to be dropped off and _____ by myself at the age of nine for a whole week. At the gate to Skogfjorden, people started talking to me in Norwegian(挪威语). What had I gotten myself into? I couldn't understand any other _____but English. We then went through the welcome stations where I picked a new name and had my bags checked. Next, I was sent to my room. I was upset all the time, wondering _____ I really could survive the whole week. Mom helped me unpack and organize my stuff, but then she had to leave. I was terrified to tears. But by the time I got back to my room where my roommate, Bob, was waiting for me with a smiling face, my eyes were______.
I was so scared the first night that I had to call Mom,______she insisted I should learn to be independent. Right when I was feeling helpless, Bob's mom called and her words comforted me, “Isn't it ______ to know a bunch of kids of your age?” So it was! Leaving home meant I could connect with the rest of the world, know new people and explore new things. With this thought, the ______ began. Communicating in every way I could, I even found it ______ to get along with others. What's more, I learned a lot of Norwegian in only five days and grew to ______ this place. When my mom came to get me, I was excited to ______ her around all my favorite places. After the closing ceremony, I was so ______ to leave Skogfjorden and my new friends that I burst into tears again. I knew that I had to _________ the next summer—I was hooked(着迷的).
Now, having been to Skogfjorden eight summers in a row, I cannot wait to ______ my little brothers to camp this summer. Maybe someday I will be a volunteer there to help kids take their first independent step away from home. I ______ know how they feel as their parents drop them off. I'm sure some of them will also become hooked on such experiences.
1.A.dad B.mom C.friends D.kids
2.A.saved B.left C.protected D.kept
3.A.language B.subject C.people D.message
4.A.unless B.why C.if D.where
5.A.special B.curious C.dry D.open
6.A.so B.and C.or D.but
7.A.boring B.crazy C.exciting D.useful
8.A.magic B.game C.plan D.task
9.A.correct B.difficult C.helpful D.enjoyable
10.A.remember B.change C.love D.refuse
11.A.find B.send C.show D.follow
12.A.proud B.nervous C.lucky D.sad
13.A.give up B.set off C.try on D.come back
14.A.allow B.take C.order D.choose
15.A.certainly B.probably C.hardly D.mainly
—Suzy, you’d better not walk alone outside in the dark. . —OK, I won’t.
A.It’s better to be safe than sorry B.All roads lead to Rome
C.Don’t burn a candle at both ends D.All is well that ends well
