I realized that I wasn’t like everyone else at a very young age. I have been crazy about certain subjects which don’t interest other kids of my age and even my teachers. In fact, my kindergarten teacher said she would scream if I mentioned snakes or lizards one more time while she was teaching the days of the week. I would get into trouble.

In the third grade, my teacher told me that I had something like Asperger（幼兒孤獨(dú)癥）.

I said, “So what? Do you know that Godzilla’s suit weighs 188 pounds?”

Later, I asked my mom, “What’s Asperger? Am I going to die?” She said that I could only see one thing at a time and it was hard for me to focus on other things.

Kids make fun of me for the things I like, people also make fun of me for knowing facts about many scientific things like cyclone. My mom says that she has been able to answer many scientific questions just by listening to what I have to say, but I’ve even been laughed at for being smart.

Maybe someday I’ll become a gene(基因) engineer and create the real Godzilla. I can dream, can’t I? Sometimes I wish I were like everyone else ... but not really, for we are different in our own ways.

【1】Why does the writer mention the three famous people in Paragraph 1?

A.To explain their differencesB.To show his admiration

C.To make comparisonD.To support his idea

【2】How did the kindergarten teacher feel about the writer?

A.AngryB.LonelyC.SorryD.Curious

【3】What can Godzilla most probably be?

A.A special plant.B.A clever person.

C.A cartoon character.D.A common animal.

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.We are different in our own ways.B.Most famous people are different.

C.It’s important to be polite to others.D.We can surely realize our dreams.

I have often wondered whether some people would take advantage of this free tastingwithout buying. One day I asked a shop girl this question, and I learned it was indeed the case. “One old gentleman, for example,” she told, “comes here every week and samples every pudding, though he never buys anything. I remember him from last year and the year before last.”

She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up(瘸拐) in and began lookingclosely at the puddings with great interest. “That’s the gentleman I’m telling you about.” whispered the shop girl and then she turned to him, “Would you like to sample them, sir? Here’s a spoon for you.” The elderly gentleman, who was poorly but neatly dressed, accepted the spoon and began to sample one after another . “This is quite good”. “This is not bad either.” Among the crowd of happy Christmas shoppers, he seemed pitiful. I went up and saidwith great kindness, “Pardon me, sir, Let me buy you one pudding. It would give me suchpleasure.”

He jumped back with blood rushing into his face.

“Excuse me,” he said, “I don’t believe I have the pleasure of knowing you. Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else.” And quickly he turned to the shop girl and said loudly, “Kindly pack me up this one.” He pointed at one of the most expensive puddings.

The girl started packing, while he pulled out a pocketbook and began counting outshillings and pennies. To save his “honor”, he had been forced into a buy which he could not possibly afford. How I hoped to unsay my mindless words! It was too late though, the kindest thing I could do now would be away.

That was the last I saw or heard of the old man.

【1】By saying it was indeed the case, the writer meant that .

A.many shoppers would sample pudding before buying them

B.the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales

C.some people just sampled puddings but didn’t buy them

D.different puddings were on sale during the Christmas sale

【2】Which of the following statement of the old man is true?

A.The writer has known him for a long time.

B.He bought the pudding with the writer’s money.

C.He looked like someone else in the shop.

D.He made judge of(評價) the puddings carefully.

【3】What made the old man buy the most expensive pudding?

A.The writer’s unwelcome offer.

B.The attitude of the polite shop girl.

C.The taste of the delicious puddings.

D.The pleasure of knowing the writer.

【4】Which of the following can best describe the story?

A.Helping others requires respect.B.Never judge a book by its cover.

C.A man can do no more than he can.D.A word spoken can’t be recalled.

Adults may celebrate by watching horror films, holding costume parties or creating haunted houses or graveyards(墓地). Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they ask for sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they will play tricks on the house owners. This is known as playing 'trick-or-treat' and is supposed to happen in a friendly way, with no mean tricks being carried out. However, if your children take part, it is important to be together with them and to check their treats' to make sure they are safe to eat or play with.

Some families carve lanterns with 'scary' faces out of pumpkins or other vegetables with hard peel to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style.

These were traditionally intended to ward off evil spirits There are many Halloween symbols. Symbols include animals, such as black cats, bats and spiders, and figures, such as ghosts, skeletons and witches. Pumpkins, cobwebs(蜘蛛網(wǎng)), graveyards, haunted houses and the colors green, orange, gray and black are also connected with Halloween. These symbols are used to decorate homes and party venues(聚會地點(diǎn)) and are seen on costumes，gift paper, cards, cookies, cakes and candy.

【1】What does the underlined word ‘a(chǎn)nnually’ mean in Chinese?

A.通常B.總是C.每年D.一般

【2】What do we know about Halloween according to this passage?

A.Halloween originates(起源)from the United States.

B.Any trick on the house owners is allowed if they don't give children what they want.

C.Children usually go to play ‘trick or treat' without adults.

D.People continue working on Halloween.

【3】Adults don’t celebrate Halloween by___.

A.watching horror filmsB.holding costume parties

C.creating haunted houses or graveyardsD.playing ' trick-or-treat’

【4】According to the passage, some families carve lanterns with 'scary'

faces out of___.

A.pumpkinsB.tomatoesC.cabbageD.lettuce

【5】Where can we most possibly see the Halloween symbols?

A.In a decorated house on November 1 in the UK.

B.On a cobweb

C.At a New Year Party in China.

D.On grandma's birthday cake

Through her tears, she informed me that they had missed their flight the previous night in Los Angeles and she and her son had spent the night on the airport floor. With the saddest eyes I had ever seen, she told me she was on her way to New Hampshire to send her son to the family that was adopting him. She could no longer support him.

As a mother of three, I could see her despair and feel her pain. I immediately rang the flight attendant call button and asked for help from the other flight attendants. They brought towels to help clean up both mom and the baby. I gave the mom my sweater and a pair of pants since we were about the same size. Then I asked several passengers with babies if they could spare extra diapers, formula (奶粉) and clothes for the baby. After the young mother and her son had changed their clothes and the baby had gone to sleep, I sat with her, holding her hand, trying to provide some support for the rest of the flight.

Once we landed, I walked them to their next flight, which would take them their final destination. As she thanked me for all I had done she said softly, "You' re not the flight attendant, you're a sky angel.”

Though I no longer work on the plane, I still recall that young woman, and the gift that she gave me on that special day -that we truly are all spiritual beings traveling in human form.

【1】What was the writer when the thing happened?

A.A passengerB.A night attendantC.A 3-year-old child's mother.D.A volunteer

【2】What can't we infer from this passage?

A.The mother boarded the wrong planeB.The baby's clothes had been wet and dirty

C.The mother and her son finally got to New HampshireD.The mother was very thankful to the writer

【3】According to the passage, the mother and her son were offered the following things except____.

A.clothesB.diapersC.towelsD.money

【4】From the passage, we can know that the mother)

A.lazyB.poorC.meanD.cruel

【5】What's the best title of this passage.

A.A flight attendant.B.A mother and her son

C.A sky angel.D.A mother's love.

The Witch（女巫）wanted to _____________ the Silver Shoes which the girl Dorothy alwayswore. She watched Dorothy carefully to see _____________ she had a chance to steal them. But the girl _____________ took them off except at night and when she took her bath. The_______ was that the Witch was too afraid of the dark to go in Dorothy’s room at night. Andher fear of water was ___________ than her fear of the dark, so she never came near whenDorothy was _____________. In fact, she never touched water.

However, the Witch thought of a trick that would give her _________ she wanted. She placed a piece of iron in the middle of the kitchen floor. Then, using magic, she made the iron not be seen by human eyes. When Dorothy walked across the floor, she ___________ the iron.

She was not much hurt, but in her fall _____________ of the Silver Shoes came off, and before she could reach it, the Witch had gotten it.

The Witch was pleased with the __________ of her trick. The little girl, seeing she had lostone of her pretty shoes, grew ______________, and shouted, “Give me back my shoe!” “I will not, for it is now my shoe, not ______________.”

“You are an awful witch.” cried Dorothy. “You have no ____________ to take my shoe.”

“Someday I shall get the other one from you.” laughed the Witch.

This made Dorothy so angry that she picked up the bucket(桶) of water that stood nearand threw it over the Witch, ____________ her from head to foot.

The Witch gave a loud cry, “Didn’t you know water would be the ______________ of me?

I’m going, going, going!” and soon there was nothing left of her except a pool on the floor.

【1】A.buyB.ownC.brushD.test

【2】A.ifB.thatC.qualityD.which

【3】A.oftenB.sometimesC.neverD.ever

【4】A.problemB.projectC.neverD.question

【5】A.smallerB.earlierC.whyD.greater

【6】A.sleepingB.speakingC.bathingD.crying

【7】A.thatB.whatC.howD.when

【8】A.fell overB.put awayC.picked upD.looked at

【9】A.neitherB.noneC.bothD.one

【10】A.helpB.successC.importanceD.hope

【11】A.gentleB.satisfiedC.tiredD.angry

【12】A.hersB.oursC.yoursD.its

【13】A.rightB.chanceC.abilityD.choice

【14】A.cleaningB.wettingC.hittingD.bathing

【15】A.startB.returnC.endD.loss

UK: smart bin

A UK company has invented a "smart bin" to help with garbage sorting. People just need to drop their garbage into the bin. A camera and sensors(感應(yīng)器) in the bin can tell what type of garbage it is and correctly sort it. The bin also compresses(壓縮) the waste so it takes up less space.

South Korea: food aside

South Korea is using a method called "Pay For Your Trash "to encourage its people to reduce food waste. When throwing away trash, people have to separate their food waste from their other waste and put it in a bin. The smart bin then weighs the food. People have to pay for their food waste by scanning (掃描) a bar code(條形碼) on the bin. The more they throw away, the more they pay.

Japan: careful sorting

Japan is leading the world in garbage sorting. They sort garbage so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps(瓶蓋) go into different bins.

Different types of paper products also have their own bins -newspapers,magazines and cartons (紙板箱). There are also factories that make bags, clothes and dolls out of recycled waste.

Click http:// zt.bjwmb.gov.cn/ljjlfl/to read more.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following things can’t smart bin in the UK do?

A.Telling the garbage types.B.Sorting the garbage correctly

C.Weighing the garbageD.Compressing the waste

【2】What's the aim of South Korea's waste sorting method?

A.To encourage people to avoid food waste.

B.To encourage people to separate food waste from other waste.

C.To encourage people to reduce food waste.

D.To weigh the food waste.

【3】Which of the following countries does the best in waste sorting?

A.China.B.The UK.C.South Korea.D.Japan

【4】Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.In South Korea, people need to pay for all the trash they’ve produced.

B.Both the trash bins in the UK and South Korea can sort trash itself.

C.In Japan, different types of paper products have their own bins.

D.There are also factories in the UK that make things out of recycled waste.

【5】Where does this passage probably come from?

A.newspaper.B.A websiteC.A science book.D.An advertisement.

The doctor gave John some tests. The doctor told John, "Your eyes seem fine, but your __ is starting to get worse. It's nothing to worry about. It happens to most people when they get older, __ it can easily be fixed with a hearing aids.”

John was __ . He didn’t really want to wear a hearing aid, but he knew that the doctor was right. He asked the doctor about different kinds of hearing aids.

The doctor showed him several kinds. Some of them were guite-___and everyone would be able to see them. Others were much smaller and less noticeable.

"Do the small ones work as well as the large ones? "he asked the doctor.

"Oh, yes, "replied the doctor.” __ ,they are more modern and usually work even better than the large ones. However, they are more expensive. "John tried the aids on. He didn’t like the large ones and decided to get the smallest one. It was very expensive but___ would be able to see it.

The doctor __ a hearing aid for John, and a few days later John picked it up from the doctor. He put it in his ear and went to work. At work, he saw his workmate Jack.

"Jack ",he said, "do you notice anything different about me?"

Jack looked at him and shook his head. "No, " Jack said.

“Good", said John. "I’ll tell you a secret. The __ said my hearing was starting to get worse and I needed a hearing aid. I bought a very small one. It was expensive , but no one can see it.”

“That's good ", said his friend. "What __ is it?” John looked at his watch. "Two thirty, "he said.

【1】A.washedB.curedC.checkedD.treated

【2】A.eyesightB.hearingC.attentionD.ears

【3】A.butB.andC.althoughD.so

【4】A.politeB.surprisedC.disappointedD.wise

【5】A.smallB.goodC.largeD.loud

【6】A.InsteadB.In factC.For exampleD.In general

【7】A.nobodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.somebody

【8】A.introducedB.designedC.boughtD.ordered

【9】A.strangerB.doctorC.producerD.boss

【10】A.timeB.kindC.colorD.number

-Yes ,I am still wondering_____.

A.why Chinese people like playing the dragon dance.

B.how the Chinese paper cutting made

C.how was the Great Wall built in ancient time

D.why do Chinese people cat rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival

A.used to; don't use toB.used to; aren't used to

C.are used to; didn't use toD.are used to; aren't used to

【1】He opened the door _____ ( wide)to welcome the gentle breeze.

【2】I have never _____(regret) the decision to work in West China.

【3】She is worried because her son has a learning _____ (able).

【4】It is advised that eating less ____ (process) food is better for our health.

【5】The city has been painted up ________(celebrate)of its 60th anniversary.

【6】Can you come at 10: 30? I know it's_________ (convenient) ,but I have to see you.

【7】The doctor suggests_________(spend)more time with our family.

【8】The shops were brilliantly ______(light) up.

【9】We can not only gain to gain tons of________(knowledge) from textbooks, but also from the real life.

【10】The famous host’s sudden _________(die) shocked all of us.