During my second month of the nursing school, our teacher gave us a test. I was a hard-working student and I did well in all the subjects. I finished the questions successfully and easily until I read the last one. What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school？

What a surprising question! I saw the cleaning woman almost every day .She was short, about 60 years old and had black hair, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question empty, so did my classmates．

Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would influence (影響)our test grade．

"Of course," said the teacher．"In your life, you will meet many people. All people are important and all jobs are important. They deserve（值得）your attention and care，even if all that you do is to smile and say hello to them."

I've never forgotten that lesson. In fact, that was the most important lesson in my life. I also learned her name was Dorothy．

1.How did the writer feel when she first saw the last question？

A. Angry． B. Surprised． C. Excited． D. Worried

2.What did the cleaning woman look like？

A. She was not tall． B. She was young． C. She has smiling eyes D. She had white hair．

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true？

A. All people and jobs are important．

B. Only a few students got full marks in the test．

C. The writer worked hard and did well in her study．

D. The last question would influence their grades.

4.What can we learn from this passage？

A. We should learn all the subjects well．

B. We should get high grades in every test．

C. We should care and pay attention to all people around us．

D. We should know all the cleaners well.

5.What is the best title of this passage？

A. A Woman Cleaner． B. A Hard-working Student．

C. A difficult Question D. An Unforgettable Lesson．

Gordon Williams's hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time．But it is a traditional craft(手藝). He builds model ships inside old bottles．

Gordon has always loved ships，especially sailing ships from the old days．His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa，Canada，where there was a show of model ships in bottles．Gordon thought the show was wonderful．But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle．Gordon decided to find it out．

He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills．First，Gordon takes an old bottle．Then he puts in a layer of putty（一層油灰），carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea．Next he builds the ship．To get the ship through the neck of the bottle，Gordon holds down the masts（桅桿）．Once the ship is inside the bottle，he takes a long，thin tool to raise the masts．

Gordon has completed well over one hundred models．His wish is to build bigger model ships，such as aircraft carriers．This will be more challenging(挑戰(zhàn)的)，as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle．His hobby certainly needs time，patience and a steady hand．

1.What's their opinion(觀點) when people first meet Gordon's hobby？

A. Useful． B. Unusual． C. Interesting． D. Traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)

2.How did Gordon become interested in this hobby？

A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him．

B. He has collected many sailing ships．

C. He had a journey to Canada．

D. He saw a show of model ships in bottles．

3.For Gordon，the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was .

A. to shape the bottle like a ship B. to paint the layer of putty like the sea

C. to get the ship through the neck of the bottle D. to put the layer of putty into the bottle

4.Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon's work？

A. B. C. D.

5.Gordon's new plan is more challenging because he will ．

A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle B. build more than one hundred ships

C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle D. make an aircraft carrier．

閱讀表達

Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But everyone called her Susie Sunbeam because she always brought brightness when she came. Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.

Even when a baby, Susie laughed from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt.

When she learned to walk, she loved to get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could. She would sit by her mother’s side for an hour at a time, and ask her so many questions, or she would take her new book and read. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used an unkind word, but tried to do what she could to make her playmates happy. One day, a poor little girl with a very old dress was going by and Susie heard some children making fun of her. She at once ran out of the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. “What are you crying for?” Susie asked. “Because they all laugh at me,” she said.

Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes. This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child, and she, too, thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam.

Answer the following questions with No More Than 8 Words.

1.Why did everyone call Susan Brown “Susie Sunbeam”?

2.Who first give the girl the name “Susie Sunbeam”?

3.What did Susie love to do when she learned to walk?

4.How long would Susie sit by her mother’s side at a time when she was young?

5.What did Susie gave the poor little girl?

六、任務型閱讀

Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century．It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthdays. Here are some rules for a health life．

Get off the sofa

Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV． But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10000 steps every day. In the past, people's jobs required more physical effort. They often had to walk for miles every day. When farmers were working in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time. Think about it: Do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past？

Eat healthy food

It is important to eat food that is fresh and natural，for example fruit and vegetables. Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it once in a while．Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health．

Rest while you can

When we were babies，we slept for much of the night．Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies，but it is important for you to sleep for about eight hours a night．At weekends，you have more time，so use it not only for your friends, but also for rest too．

Do not worry, be happy

Many people believe that happiness is important to our general health．Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something，talk to your parents or your teachers．

1. For A Health Life

缺詞填空

Once there was a famine（饑荒）. A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them，"In this basket there is a piece of bread for e1. of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"

In a hurry the h2. children got together around the basket, and fought over the bread because each wanted the l3. piece．At last they went away without t4. the good cook．Mary, a poorly-dressed girl, did not fight with the other children，but s5.quietly in distance(在遠處)．When the badly-behaved(行為惡劣的) children left，Mary took the smallest piece, which was all left in the basket．She kissed the c6. hand and went home．

The next day the children were as badly-behaved as before. Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got on the f7. day. When she came home，her mother cut the bread open．Many new, shining pieces of silver(銀子) fell out of it．

Her mother was very worried，and said，"Take the money b8. to the cook at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough（面團）by mistake. Hurry up, Mary．"

When the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message, he said, “It was no m9.．I put the silver pieces into the smallest bread for you as a prize. Always be as satisfied and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is y10..”

書面表達

中國日報（China Daily）決定舉行一次以“我的筆友”為題的英語征文比賽。假如你的筆友是David，請結(jié)合以下的要點寫一篇100字左右的短文，可適當發(fā)揮。文章的開頭已給出，不計入字數(shù)。

My penfriend

I want to tell you about my penfriend named David. ____________

I could see he was carrying a gun. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?

A. /gu:n/ B. /g?n/ C. /g?n/ D. /g?n/

Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A. He has a good memory for words. B. The man goes from west to east

C. Shanghai has changed a lot in recent years. D. He had a pain in the neck.

Last week I bought USB flash disk to store my articles.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

Five students of the Dancing Club come from Grade 7, all come from Grade 8.

A. another B. others C. the other D. the others