When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.

One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.

But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?

Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.

1.How did the writer make a little pocket money?

A．By asking his father to give him.

B．By stealing other’s money.

C．By buying things for his father’s workmates.

D．By asking in the street.

2.What was the old man doing when I saw him?

A．He was selling roses.

B．He was walking in the street.

C．He was talking to the writer.

D．He was smelling a rose.

3.When did the writer have interest out of his family?

A．When he was a kid.

B．When he met the old man with rose.

C．When he went to school.

D．When he went to work.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself.

B．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.

C．If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then you’ll have interest in your life.

D．If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself.

 

Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator in America．There are several reasons for this．First，there is the number of hours．While Americans spend about 13，000 hours in schools，they spend 15，000 to 16，000 hours in front of a TV set．Second is the age at which viewers start watching TV．People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3，which is several years before they start to do school work．Finally，there is the number of viewers．About 90，000，000 young people are attending school，but most of the Americans watch TV every day．It seems，then，that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors(教授)as the educators in America．

(1)The main idea of this passage is________.

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A．TV is more important than school

B．fewer and fewer children go to school

C．there is not a school which has no TV set in America

D．TV plays a great part in American people's life

(2)How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?

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(3)The first reason shows________.

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A．now children go to school less often than their parents did

B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school

C．a(chǎn) TV program usually gives lessons of 15，000 to 16，000 hours

D．parents think 13，000 hours of school is not enough

(4)In American，a child starts going to school________.

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A．when he is 3

B．when he is about 6 or 7

C．when he is able to understand TV

D．a(chǎn)fter he starts to do school work

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (滿意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
　　“I left it at home.”
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
【小題1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A．sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

D．fifteen

【小題2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A．he's her grandson	B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

【小題3】From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A．classmate

B．colleague (同事)

C．a(chǎn)unt

D．wife

【小題4】The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A．蓋印

B．跺

C．貼郵票

D．承認(rèn)

【小題5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (為了) ________.

A．to wake his grandma up

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Chen Weijun，13，is a Junior 2 student at Huaqiao Middle School in Haikou，Hainan．

    This week，he had the happiest time．On Tuesday，he went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing．He and nine other kids became the Top l0 Young Pioneers．

    “Now I am not only my dad’s good boy．I am China’s good boy．I must work harder，” he said．

    At school，Chen is a good student leader．He does many activities．He was in short plays．He worked as a host（主持人）for his school TV．

    “I’m self-assured．It’s good to try different things．”Chen said．“If you can dream it，you can do it．”

    Chen’s teacher, Xie Wei, said Chen is nice and helpful．“He doesn’t talk much but works very hard．”

    Young Chen always helps other people．One student at his school，Wu Deyi，had leukaemia（白血病）．Chen asked all his classmates and teachers to help him。From February to May。Chen raised more than 20．000 yuan for Wu．

    Chen also thinks about how to make his city cleaner．There were plastic bags in the Meishe River．Chen was sad．He wanted the river to be clean．So he wrote a  letter to the head of the city．He asked him to spend more money on it．tell people  not to throw rubbish into the river and have a wall to keep children safe．The head of  the city listened to him．Now the river is cleaner．

    At home，Chen is a good boy．He washes his clothes and he also cooks meals for the family sometimes．Chen says his hero is Premier（總理）Wen Jiabao．“He is very  brave．He is not afraid of difficulties and makes China stronger，”Chen said．Will Chen become a big 1eader of tomorrow?

1．Chen Weijun is ______．

A．a(chǎn) college student                                    B．from Hainan Province   

      C．a(chǎn) senior student                                         D．not his dad＇s good boy

2．At school Chen is busy ______．

A．doing many activities                                B．helping his English teacher   

C．playing games                                            D．collecting plastic bags

3．The underlined word “self-assured” means _______．

      A．自負(fù)的                B．自滿的                C．自私的                   D．自信的

4．The head of the city has spent more money ______．

A．helping Wu Deyi                                      B．cleaning and protecting the river

      C． buying new clothes for Chen                     D．building Chen’s school TV station

5．The best title（標(biāo)題）for the passage would be——．

      A．A good boy who likes to help other people  B．A big 1eader of tomorrow 

C．Something about the head of the city                 D．A boy’s hero