Rachel and her husband, Jason, 1.were both experienced climbers, were on a climbing holiday in Switzerland.When they were 3，000 metres up in the mountains, there was 2. storm.The wind was 3. (extreme) strong and the snow was two metres deep.They couldn’t move.Rachel had her mobile phone with her, so she sent a text message to five friends in the UK 4. (get) their help.
About four hours later, one of her friends, Martha, responded 5.. her with a text message.Martha said she had phoned the police in Switzerland and that they had got in touch with the mountain rescue team.
But the weather was so bad 6.. the helicopter (直升飞机) couldn’t get to the two climbers.The rescue team sent a message to Rachel, 7. (say)：“So sorry Rachel. We tried.Wind is too strong.Have to wait till morning.Take care.Be strong.”Rachel felt 8. (hope) and thought they were going to die as it was freezing, －15 ℃.However, Jason encouraged her, telling her not to give up.
Next morning the storm 9. (pass) and the helicopter arrived to take them off the mountain. After the accident, they cared for each other with greater 10. (devote)．
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be ______, but in vain. my panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the ______ of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was ______ inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your ______! We are going on a journey."
____, the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly took one out, put it in the machine and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and _____. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ______. When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their _______ slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ______. The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the ______ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that music in the classroom could have.
1.A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet
2.A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan
3.A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing
4.A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
5.A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously
6.A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued
7.A. talking B. singing C. dancing D. listening
8.A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
9.A. teach B. imagine C. play D. understand
10.A. unprepared B. unspoken C. unknown D. unforgotten
Once there was a very poor villager.He found it difficult even to support his family. 1. He walked about in the streets, but he did not get a job.One day, he met a rich businessman, who gave him the job of cleaning the office.The villager began his work and he even started reading and writing in his spare time.
One day，the businessman saw that the villager was writing something.He said，“You can also read and write！Your handwriting is very good.”2.The villager began to do this job as best as he could.
Later，the businessman learnt that the villager was good at accounting, and he made him his shop accountant(会计)．The other accountants were very jealous of the villager’s abilities.They told the businessman that the villager had a small room where he hid the money stolen from him. 3.
One day，they had their chance.They saw the villager going into “that” room. 4. When they came back and opened the door, there was nothing in that room except an ordinary box.
The villager was ordered to open the box with his own hands.And there was only a pair of dirty shoes and some old clothes. 5.At the same time, he was so angry with the jealous accountants that he fired (解雇) them at once.The villager was made the only accountant for his office.
A．He came to a big city hoping to find a job.
B．They closed the door behind him and ran to the businessman.
C．So the businessman decided to give the villager a good lesson.
D．Seeing this, the businessman was moved by what he had seen.
E．So the villager was given the work of writing business letters for him.
F．The villager wished that some kind people might give him a good job.
G．But the businessman refused to believe them unless he had seen it with his own eyes.
As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn.She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus_on the lesson again.Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom.When she saw my son, her face lit up and she came out and hugged him.She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows.I can only pray that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?
A. She regarded the students as members of a family.
B. She had special ways to help students study.
C. She was good at teaching football and music.
D. She usually made a quick reply to parents’emails.
2.We can learn from the text that ________．
A. Miss Green was the best teacher at the school
B. all the students in the school liked Miss Green
C. Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade
D. the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green
3.In the text, the writer mainly tells us ________．
A. what his son studied at school
B. his son once had a good teacher
C. how to be a good and popular teacher
D. a teacher who liked playing with students
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fairweather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding, honesty and reliability(信任)．
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding，I know I’ve found a friend!
1.Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?
A. Understanding. B. Honesty.
C. Reliability. D. A sense of humor.
2.If you have fairweather friends, ________．
A. they will give you all that they have when you need help
B. you will be refused when you get into trouble
C. you can be sure that you get real friends
D. you will become rich
3.How many qualities does the writer mention in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five. D. Six.
To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable shopping bags.But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable shopping bags sold by some supermarkets have high levels of lead(铅), which can be dangerous to humans, especially young children.Now, there’s a call for a rethink about the use of reusable shopping bags.
“When our families go to the store looking for safe and healthy foods, the last thing they should be worrying about is a bag，”Charles Schumer, a government official said.“Quick and complete research will allow everyone to make right decisions.”
The newspaper bought more than a dozen bags sold at Publix supermarkets from Florida supermarkets to test them for lead.The results showed that certain bags had lead levels that worried health officials.Some bags had enough lead in them to be considered dangerous waste if people were to throw the bags out with other rubbish.Lead in the bags is not likely to move onto food.But over time, paint (油漆) on the bags can break off and the bags can wear out.When this happens, lead can be freed.
The affected (受影响的) bags were found in Florida.But Publix has more than 1，000 stores across America.Publix says that its bags don’t break any laws about lead levels, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce(降低) the lead levels in them.
The bags with the highest levels of lead had beautiful designs and many pictures.Plain reusable bags without them are found to have little lead.People worried about lead levels in reusable bags can turn to cloth.Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be reused.
1.What worries people now is that reusable shopping bags ________．
A. can’t be reused
B. can be a danger to people
C. are a waste of money
D. are as bad as paper bags
2.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”．
A. bags B. foods
C. supermarkets D. officials
3.Lead in shopping bags will probably come out when ________．
A. food is put in them
B. they are thrown away
C. they are put with other rubbish
D. the paint is separated from them
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A. The return of paper bags
B. Time to invent greener shopping bags
C. The safety of shopping bags
D. Look out for reusable shopping bags
