Long long ago, an elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. They were good friends, but both of them were very proud. The elephant thought of himself strong, and the monkey felt himself quick. 
One day they went to ask the old bird, “Can you tell us which one of us is more important?” The old bird didn't give them the answer at once. However, he asked them to get some bananas on the other side of the river and bring them to him.
So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the water ran so fast that the monkey was afraid.
“Get on my back, Monkey,” said the elephant, “I shall take you there. I'm big and strong, and I can swim across the river.”
Soon they got to the other side. The elephant tried to reach the bananas, but they were too high. “Wait a minute, please. I can climb,” said the monkey. He quickly ran up the tree and gave the bananas to the elephant.
Then they came back happily to the old bird and showed him the bananas. “Now, you see, the elephant is strong,” said the old bird with a smile, “but he couldn't get the bananas; the monkey is quick, but he couldn't, either. Only you two could do the work well when you helped each other.”
【小題1】Both the elephant and the monkey are ______ in the story.
A. quick B. proud C. strong
【小題2】According to the story, ______ is more important.
A. the monkey B. the elephant C. neither
【小題3】Picture ______ shows the right position of the banana tree.
A. B. C.
【小題4】They should ______ to get the bananas.
A. first swim across the river and then come back
B. first climb up the tree and then swim across the river
C. first swim across the river and then climb up the tree
【小題5】The best title for the story is “______”.
A. Teamwork is important B. An elephant and a monkey C. Strong or quick
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
解析試題分析：大象和猴子問老鳥誰是更重要的，老鳥讓他們兩個去河對岸的樹上摘香蕉，猴子過不去河，是大象背著它過河的，大象上不去樹，是猴子上樹摘的香蕉，老鳥這么做是為了讓他們兩個意識到?jīng)]有誰是更重要的，及合作的重要性。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文They were good friends, but both of them were very proud.可知大象和猴子都是驕傲的。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文Only you two could do the work well when you helped each other.可知只有兩個人彼此互相幫助才能完成任務(wù)，所以沒有誰是更重要的。故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文However, he asked them to get some bananas on the other side of the river可知香蕉樹是在河的另一邊，故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文However, he asked them to get some bananas on the other side of the river可知樹在河的另一邊，要先過河再上樹摘香蕉。故選C。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過閱讀故事，大象和猴子知道了合作的重要性。故選A。
考點：故事類短文閱讀。
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Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are decided to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.
Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference. Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, the average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
“Dollars buy status (social position), and status makes people feel better,” say some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways, scientists or actors, for example, may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.
In his research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires, not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health, rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap. Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the measures of only income.”says Michalos.
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen. In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotion questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their time running out. Older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.
“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”
【小題1】Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs__________.
| A．make them feel much better |
| B．provide chances to make friends |
| C．improve their social position |
| D．satisfy their professional interests |
| A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger |
| B．they have a stronger desire for friendship |
| C．the hope for good health is much greater |
| D．their income is far below their expectation |
| A．would like to have more goodbye kisses than young people |
| B．a(chǎn)re used to living a hard life because they are kind to others |
| C．express their positive opinions just as some young people do |
| D．find it easier to feel happy because they are more realistic |
| A．increases gradually with age |
| B．is controlled partly by desires |
| C．has little to do with wealth |
| D．is decided mostly by genes |
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In front of my daughter, Shelly, was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She only sat there in silence with tears in her eyes.
“Shelly, my dear, why don’t you eat a little? If not, your mum will shout at us.”
Shelly didn’t feel happy. “OK, dad. I will eat, just a little.” Then Shelly said, “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”
“Yes.”
Slowly she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish all the food in the bowl. Then she came up to me and said, “Dad, I want to have my hair cut off!”
“Shelly, why don’t you ask for something else? If we see your head like that, we’ll feel very sad,” I said.
“But Dad, you promised! Now you’re going back on your words. ”
I had to keep my promise. Shelly had all her hair cut off. She smiled.
On Monday morning, I took Shelly to school. Just when I arrived, a boy got out of a car and shouted, “Shelly, please wait for me!”
Guess what? The boy had no hair, either.
“Sir, your daughter is great!” a man got out of the car and said, “This boy is my son, Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair when he got ill. Shelly cut hers off so Harish felt less different. She is a special girl.”
I stood for a while, “My little daughter, you teach me how selfless real love is!”
【小題1】 Shelly _____________ before she ate her meal.
| A．felt happy | B．felt unhappy |
| C．cut off her hair | D．shouted at her dad |
| A．a(chǎn)ll the food in the bowl | B．nothing |
| C．just a little of the cabbage | D．everything except the cabbage |
| A．to tell people she was selfless |
| B．to become more different |
| C．to look more special and beautiful |
| D．to show her care and love for Harish |
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When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy Christmas presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
【小題1】When did the story probably happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day, |
| C．On New Year's Day. | D．After New Year's Day. |
| A．with the writer | B．by himself |
| C．with the woman | D．with his friends |
| A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
| A．Because she bought Mark a nice present. |
| B．Because she always paid money for others. |
| C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless. |
| D．Because she taught Mark to help people in need. |
| A．A big supermarket | B．A kind woman |
| C．A happy family | D．A wonderful gift |
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天晴國際學(xué)校將舉行一系列主題活動，請你仔細(xì)閱讀以下A到F選項中六位外教的信息，邀請期中五位外教分別給的活動做講座。
________【小題1】.Music Festival ______【小題2】.Science Festival ________【小題3】.Sports Festival _______【小題4】English Festival _____【小題5】.Reading Festival
| Personal Information of Teachers Jane Birch is from America.She speaks 5 languages and has been to 14 counties. She is very popular with students and has many methods of learning foreign languages. Jerry Smith is a humorous teacher. He often turns his maths classes into game time. Math is more than numbers and shapes in his class.It can be used to solve real life problems. Daisy Chambers,a smart lady ,is good at playing the piano.She has been learning it for ten years. Amazingly,she learns it all by herself.Many students are her fans. Rod White is a creative teacher and inventor. He believes that invention is for everyone and everyone can be an inventor. In his class, students find it great fun to do scientific experiments. Emily Roy has written many stories. Students love reading her books, She always recommends good books to her students. She plans to write a book to share how reading changes her life. Lewis Nichols is an excellent swimmer. He takes part in the winter swimming competition every year. He thinks that swimming in cold water builds up not only his body but also his will. |
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One young excellent person was trying to find a high position in a big company. It was the director who would make the final decision.
The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college, which interested him a lot.[來
The director asked, “Who paid for your college?”
The young man answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was just my mother.”
“What did your mother do?” The director seemed surprised.
“She is a clothes cleaner,” the young man answered, with no feeling.
“Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”
“Never. My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me,” the young man seemed puzzled (迷惑) when answering.
“Well, now I need you to do something. When you go back home today, clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great. When he went home, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange but happy. With mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The young man cleaned his mother’s hands, with tears falling. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (皺的), and there were so many wounds. This pair of hands enabled him to go through college. This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future.
The next morning, the director asked the young man, “Now tell me what you learned yesterday.”
After hearing what he said, the director knew the young man had learned his lesson. “This is the man whom I am looking for. We want you to be our member.”
【小題1】Did the young man do quite well in college?
__________, ______________________________________________.
【小題2】Who paid for the young man’s college?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題3】Why hadn’t the young man helped clean the clothes before?
________________________________________________________.
【小題4】What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題5】Why did the mother feel strange but happy when her son wanted to wash her hands?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題6】The young man had learned his lesson. What can you learn from his lesson?
__________________________________________________________.
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I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, （1）我驚訝的看到一個外國人從我家隔壁的房子里出來. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses. The first time I saw him, （2）I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too bad！”I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said, "Foreigners aren't like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and have parties every night! I' m sure he’s going to cause trouble."
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. "Hello!" he said in Chinese! "My name's Tony. I've just moved into the house next door to yours. “While I was wondering what to say, he continued, "There's a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come to the bar and have dinner with me? “Bars are bad places," said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go. （3）The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking place.
The bar served special "hutong pizzas". As we ate, Tony told us about himself—he is an English expert (專家) in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.” Yes, Tony is my new neighbor, a nice foreigner.
閱讀短文，按要求完成下面的任務(wù)。
【小題1】把1處的漢語譯為英語。
【小題2】把2處改為同義句。
【小題3】把3處的英語譯為中文。
【小題4】What did the writer’s grandmother think of Tony at first?
【小題5】給短文擬一個標(biāo)題。
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When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are，these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself．
1)Look in the mirror and say to yourself，“I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me．I can do anything!” It may not sound so good，but it really works !
2)Do something nice for someone．Helping others always makes you feel good．
3)Smile! Be friendly to people you meet．Look for the good things in your friends and family．
4)Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges(挑戰(zhàn))are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment (成就感)when you have finished．
5)Read and start a diary．Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象)fly! Write down your thoughts，dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings．
6)Stay with your family．We all need our family time．Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin．
【小題1】You may see this passage in ____________．
| A．a(chǎn) science book | B．a(chǎn) story book | C．a(chǎn) magazine | D．school rules |
| A．a(chǎn)re fun | B．make you feel confident |
| C．a(chǎn)re dreams | D．both A and B |
| A．You should always look for the good things of others． |
| B．Stay alone at home as much as possible． |
| C．Learn something new and go for it! |
| D．Keep a diary to express your feelings． |
| A．Do Your Best |
| B．Six Ways to Feel Good about Yourself |
| C．It's Never too Late to Learn |
| D．Always Smile to Your Life |
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