When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. ...

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   When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
   On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
   Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
   Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
   But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

（1）、What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?

A、They built a farm of ants. B、They bought a few ants. C、They caught a lot of ants. D、They found an ant city.

（2）、Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

A、The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm. B、The ants didn't die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed. C、Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants. D、Giving up isn't a good way when we meet trouble.

（3）、Among the following events, which one happened first?

A、All the tunnels fell down. B、The ants died one by one. C、The ants got into the glass box. D、The ants began making tunnels.

（4）、What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

A、Working together is useless. B、Teamwork is important. C、He can't accept adversity. D、Working alone is amazing.

（5）、What is the best title for the passage?

A、Ants Fear Adversity B、My Family and Ants C、Giving Up in Adversity D、Don't give up anytime

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阅读理解

Every evening at six o'clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.

The old man's name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.

Every evening the same waitress(女服务员)brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.

One evening Bill doesn't come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn't answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill's house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.

A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500000. The money is from Bill.

“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man.

“Yes,” the man answers.

“But…why?” Cara asks the man.

“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”

阅读理解

Tom gave up working and lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in shops. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw some old people put on glasses before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road and soon found a shop.

The man in the shop made Tom try on a lot of glasses, but he always said, "I can't read with these."

The man became more and more puzzled (迷惑的) until finally he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?"

"No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I was able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses?"

阅读下面短文，用方框内所给词汇的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。

culture throw because five break be marry ancestor stone repair

Nüwa is an ancient goddess in traditional Chinese stories. She is best known for creating human beings and repairing the pillars (柱子) of heaven.

In Huainanzi, the four pillars supporting heaven were {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, a fire burned and a flood troubled human beings. Nüwa smelted (熔炼) a five-colored stone to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the sky and saved plenty of lives. Then, she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the rest of the stone on the earth, which turned into all kinds of jade (玉). The five-colored stone stands for the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} basic elements (元素) making up life: metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

According to the tale of the five colored stone, many stories have been created in Chinese {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. In A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin, the hero Jia Baoyu {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an incarnation (化身) of a piece of the magical five-colored stone left by Nüwa. He was named Baoyu, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he was born with a beautiful jade in his mouth. In Journey to the West, the main character Monkey King was described as a creation out of a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} from at mountain and had super powers at birth.

Nüwa is believed to be the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of Chinese people. In traditional Chinese stories, human beings nearly disappeared after terrible natural disasters (灾难). Nüwa and Fuxi were the only two left on earth. To remain reproduction (繁衍), she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Fuxi and gave birth to the earliest Chinese.

语法选择

Two days before Christmas I went out for shopping in town. It was pretty late 1 I walked out of the supermarket. I quickly put all the shopping bags 2 my car and started to drive home.

When I was waiting for the 3 , looked out of the window and saw many homeless people on the empty pavement (人行道). Some of them 4 on the pavement and sleeping. They had very little 5 themselves on the cold night. I had pity on them. Suddenly, I had 6 idea.

The next day I went to shops and bought as 7 blankets (毛毯) as possible. In the evening, I drove to the place where I had seen the homeless people the night before. I walked up to them and 8 each a blanket. They all looked at me in surprise. One lady kept hugging the warm blanket and saying over and over again 9 soft and warm the blanket was. I also brought some food for them. I felt really happy when I saw the smiles on 10 faces. And I thought the smiles were the best Christmas presents l had ever received. I have done this every Christmas Eve since then.

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

Don't Worry! Be Happy!

If I were a bird, I'd fly up high,

Above the clouds, up in the sky.

I'd float and sing and soar and play,

Without any worries to ruin my day.

If I were a dog, during the day. I'd rest,

So when Master came home,I'd be at my best—

Ready to run or play balls or catch,

Ready to jump, roll over or fetch.

If I were a dolphin, I'd splash in the sea,

And dive and Dip— great fun for me!

I'd play with friends under the sea so blue.

There'd be no chores or homework to do.

But I'm not a dog or a bird or a bear,

I'm not a dolphin who can swim everywhere.

I'm just a kid who wants to have fun,

But I know I can't till my work's all done!

If I were a bear, I'd sleep all day,

And then wake up at night to play.

I'd fish and run and jump and climb,

With no one around to ruin my good time.

Word bank:
float v. 漂浮 soar v. 高飞

ruin v. 毁灭 splash v. 飞溅

for example 与 such as

On weekends, you might want to relax in some way. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , do sports, listen to music and read books. Playing sports, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} climbing mountains is fun, and you can spend time with your family and friends together.

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