Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(瘋牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn't want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do.
【小題1】Why is Suzy's show popular?

A．Because people all over the world know her.

B．Because only important people go to her show.

C．Because she cares about the world.

D．Because her show is easy to watch.

【小題2】What does the underlined word "issues" mean?

A．Shows.

B．Cows.

C．People.

D．Problems.

【小題3】Which is Right about Suzy?

A．Fighting with others is her hobby

B．Talk shows make her famous

C．She never eats beef.

D．She hates businessmen.

【小題4】What do you think of Sue? She is          .

A．rude

B．happy

C．polite

D．brave

When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on (依靠) the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.
【小題1】Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?

A．Because he was hungry.	B．Because he missed his mother.
C．Because he wanted to sleep.	D．Because he wanted to play outside.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “regretful” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Sorry

B．Happy

C．Excited

D．Angry

【小題3】What did the man mean by saying “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.”?

A．People are more important than things.

B．Things are more important than people.

C．Both the shoe and your brother are important.

D．The shoe is more important than your brother.

【小題4】According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?

A．Rude.

B．Funny.

C．Silly.

D．Kind.

As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠) woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使傾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection(反射)of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally... the little dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.
It had become one with the whole.
【小題1】According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____.

A．didn’t get on well with other dewdrops	B．thought its beauty was too simple
C．regarded itself as the best dewdrop	D．couldn’t get any sunlight

【小題2】The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.

A．a(chǎn)fraid

B．happy

C．proud

D．comfortable

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．There was only one dewdrop on the leaf.

B．The dewdrop did nothing before falling.

C．The mirror in the story refers to(指) the pond.

D．The dewdrop was actually destroyed.

【小題4】The story mainly tells us that _____.

A．we should work together against difficulties

B．people should not be too proud of themselves

C．one should work hard for his/her goals

D．it’s good to become one with the whole

There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.
Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep.
Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.
The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.
When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor(拖拉機(jī)) and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.
One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”
“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill(填) the hole with water.”
【小題1】Many cars went into the hole because the drivers ________.

A．were going too fast to stop	B．did not see the hole
C．did not know the hole was very deep	D．liked driving through water

【小題2】The farmer ________ at night.

A．pulled cars out of the hole in the road	B．filled the hole with water
C．laughed at the drivers of the cars	D．worked on his farm

【小題3】The farmer made money from ________.

A．giving things	B．selling water
C．pulling cars out of the hole	D．filling the hole with water

【小題4】Which is the best title(標(biāo)題) of the passage?

A．How to make money	B．A helpful farmer
C．To drive more carefully	D．The hole in the road

As a volunteer(自愿者) teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the childrenn there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
　　The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level（水平）. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress(進(jìn)步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I worked in Longzhou for a year. I'm very happy, and the experience(經(jīng)歷) is very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
【小題1】How many grades are there in the school?

A．2

B．4

C．5

D．6

【小題2】The writer came from        .

A．Longzhou

B．Guangxi

C．Shanghai

D．Beijing

【小題3】What does the writer think of working in the school?      .

A．Boring

B．Useful

C．Careful

D．Surprising

【小題4】According to the passage. The writer        .

A．was sorry for the school	B．worked hard to teach the children
C．don’t want to work in the school	D．left the school in a short time

Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in the same medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a man was sitting on a stone and fishing there. When they took their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the man came up to them and shouted," Sorry, Madams' swimming is not allowed (允許)in the lake!"
"Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the man.
【小題1】Linda and Betty were       .

A．classmates

B．sisters

C．doctors

D．nurses

【小題2】The man didn’t want them      .

A．to fish in the lake	B．to swim in the lake
C．to take off their clothed	D．to get angry

【小題3】The word "forbidden" means_____.

A．支持

B．禁止

C．同意

D．干擾

In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野營地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帳篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldn’t as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.
This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神).
【小題1】It was even worse that they _____.

A．had no picnic	B．lost their way
C．couldn’t light the fire	D．couldn’t know each other

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．They gave up the camping at last.	B．None of them had an umbrella.
C．We know each other better.	D．We ran about and found a place to hide.

【小題3】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代） ______？

A．compass

B．tent

C．fire

D．the rain

【小題4】The writer has learned the importance of ____ from the trip.

A．enjoying holidays	B．taking a compass
C．working together	D．making a decision

John	My hobby is surfing. I started it when I was 5. I ’m twelve years old. I like surfing because when I surf I feel like I can beat the ocean. I surf every Monday and Wednesday.
Lucy	I started collecting stamps last year. I like it because it’s fun to see the good stamps that I can get. I collected a lot of them before, but this school year I stopped collecting because of the study.
Molly	My hobby is dancing. My mom says I have a natural talent. I dance nearly every day . The only bad part is that I get bad results because I spent much time dancing. So I  must study hard.

 
【小題1】John has been surfing for __________years.

A．5

B．11

C．6

D．7

【小題2】What does Molly’s mother mean?

A．Molly likes dancing very much.	B．Molly could dance since she was born.
C．Molly does well in dancing.	D．Molly will be a dancer.

【小題3】The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.

A．It’s fun to see the stamps.	B．She has collected stamps for a year.
C．She has to study hard.	D．She has collected many.

Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.
At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.
Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.
“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.
In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.
But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.
“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.
That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.
“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.
【小題1】Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in        .

A．China

B．America

C．the Philippines

D．Japan

【小題2】The prize Valdez won in September is called       .

A．the Laurens Prize	B．the International Children’s Peace Prize
C．the Pulitzer Prize	D．the Noble Prize

【小題3】What does the underlined word “darkness” in the passage mean?

A．Without any fire.

B．Without any family.

C．Without any food.

D．Without any light.

【小題4】It’s clear that       .

A．Valdez likes to sleep in public cemetery	B．Valdez has a lot of love and hope
C．Valdez still looks food from trash	D．Valdez’s parents love him very much

【小題5】According to the passage, we can know that        .

A．Valdez teaches homeless kids about their rights

B．a(chǎn)ll the homeless kids have a better life now

C．Valdez made a lot of money from the organization

D．Championing Community Children was founded in 2000

James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.
James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．
Harry came in a minute after James．There was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once．It was from the secretary(秘書)of a company，offering him a post(職位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a．m．the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight．He was sleepy．“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thought．The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.
【小題1】One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A．he knew there was a letter on the hall table

B．he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back

C．he was afraid he would be late for the play

D．his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel

【小題2】As soon as he woke up，James        .

A．wondered where Harry had gone

B．was eager(急切的)to know the time

C．knew he could never be at the office in time

D．remembered the letter from the company

【小題3】The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

A．he knew there was something wrong with his face

B．he felt very sorry for missing the chance

C．he fell down on his face

D．he realized that he had lost his face