We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.

Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.

Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.

Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.

I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.

1．What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?

A． She moved away from her grandma.       B． She moved away from her parents.

C． She lived with her grandparents.          D． She lived with her aunt.

2．What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?

A． 和好          B． 打架         C． 离婚            D． 生气

3．The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?

A． The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.

B． The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.

C． The writer could sit on the table while having meals.

D． The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.

4．For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?

A． For her son.                   B． For her grandchildren.

C． For the poor.                   D． For herself.

5． What can we learn from the passage?

A． The writer disliked her childhood.              B． The writer complained about her parents.

C． The writer missed her grandma so much.        D． The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.

Have you ever been in a conflict(冲突)? Do you know how to solve it? Conflict resolution is a peaceful way of trying to solve a conflict. Both sides in the conflict explain what they think happened to cause it. The person who listens to both sides is called the mediator(调解人).

After both sides tell what they think happened to cause the conflict, they discuss ways to solve it. They try to come up with a “resolution” that both sides agree to. They cannot be angry during the communication. Everyone should use good listening and attending skills while talking. If voices get too loud or it appears that someone is angry, the mediator will speak up and have them treat each other with respect. After different suggestions are shared in how to mediate the conflict, it is time for

discussing the best solution(解决办法).

Here is an example of how conflict resolution works step by step in a school playground setting:

Someone says a student pushed him on the football field.

The person who was accused as the “pusher” says it was actually an accident.

The person who was pushed gets the mediator.

The mediator takes the two persons to a quieter place, away from others to talk.

The mediator calms them down and lets them know he understands their feelings.

Each person describes what happened.

The mediator repeats what he heard, so it is clear to everyone.

The mediator asks for ideas to solve the problem.

The two persons offer their own solutions.

The two persons have a discussion and come to an agreement.

The mediator makes sure the persons follow the solution.

The mediator offers praise for solving the problem.

Conflict resolution can be used in many environments. It encourages people to tell what really happened, to share their feelings, and to work together peacefully to solve the problem. It offers people workable steps to reach an agreement with the help of a mediator.

6．According to the passage, if two students have had a fight, they had better  .

A．call the police    B．get a mediator

C．ask parents for ideas    D．describe the fight to teachers

7．In conflict resolution, the mediator’s job is to  .

A．describe what really happened to both sides

B．help both sides reach an agreement in a proper way

C．listen to both sides and then punish the trouble maker

D．write down what both sides have explained in the communication

8．The underlined words “was accused” in this passage might mean “    ” in Chinese.

A．被惩罚    B．被轻视    C．被指责    D．被否定

9．The writer gives the example in the passage in order to  .

A．show how a mediator works in a football match

B．help us know the importance of a mediator in daily life

C．show how conflict resolution is used in different environments

D．help us clearly understand the workable steps in conflict resolution

I remember the green coat in my fifth and sixth grades.

When I needed a new jacket, my mother asked what kind I wanted. I described something like bikers wear. She listened long. I thought she understood for sure the kind I wanted.

The next day when I got home from school, I discovered, on m y bed, a jacket which was not what I had expected. I went close to the jacket slowly, as if it were a stranger.

From the kitchen mother shouted that my jacket was in the closet. I rushed and pulled at the clothes in the closet, hoping the jacket on the bed wasn’t for me but my brother. No luck, I wanted to cry because it was so ugly and so big. But I knew I’d have to wear it a long time before I’d have a new one. I looked at the jacket, like an enemy, thinking bad things before I took off my old and small jacket.

I put the big jacket on. I stood in front of the mirror（镜子）, turning right and left. I looked ugly.

I threw it on my brother’s bed and looked at it for a long time before I put it on and went out, smiling a “thank you” to my mom.

The next day I wore it to school. At the morning break, my best friend, Steve, looked at me for a long time. The girls turned away to whisper. The teachers looked my way and talked about how foolish I looked in my new jacket. When it was time for the whole school to get together on the playground,____Although they didn’t say out loud, “Man, that’s ugly!” I heard their talk and even laughter.

And so I went, in my jacket. So embarrassed, so hurt, I couldn’t even do my lessons the rest of the day. I received Cs on tests.

I wore that thing for three years. All in those years no love came to me.

I blamed（指责）that jacket for those bad years. I blamed my mother for her bad taste and her cheap ways. It was a sad time for the heart. Anyway, I spent my sixth-grade year, looking forward to something good to happen to me.

And it was about that time I began to grow, still in that green ugly jacket, which had become my brother who went along wherever I went.

10．The writer went to school in the new jacket because _______.

A．his jacket was too old and small                   B．his brother asked him to do so

C．he wanted to show it to his friends               D．he would act in school play

11．The sentence that shows the writer cared about his mother’s feelings is “________”.

A．I thought she understood for sure the kind I wanted

B．I blamed my mother for her bad taste and her cheap ways

C．I put it on and went out, smiling a “thank you” to my mom

D．From the kitchen mother shouted that my jacket was in the closet

12．Which of the following sentences can be put in the    ?

A．it began to rain       B．everyone saw me     C．my mother came     D．I got angry

13．The changes of the writer’s attitude（态度）to the jacket can be described as ________.

A．enemy→stranger→brother                          B．brother→stranger→enemy

C．stranger→brother→enemy                          D．stranger→enemy→brother

    My best friend Jenny and I got to the mall for shopping. She held up a white sweater and matching skirt.“Do you like this?” she asked.

 “It’s great,’’I said. Jenny nodded and continued looking while I moved about. touching the beautiful clothes. “I’ll try this on.” Jenny walked towards the dressing room. After a while, she came out in the outfit(一套衣服). She looked beautiful.

 I sighed. Part of me wanted to say how good she looked. but another part stopped the words coming out. Jenny was in such good shape that she’d look good in the outfit. Sometimes. I regretted choosing a best friend who was so pretty. God, why can’t I be the one with the rich parents and the great look? More and more, I was envious(妒忌的)of her.

 “Well, Teresa, what do you think?” Jenny asked more than once. “Do you like it?’’

 The outfit looked great on her, but I lied, “Not really. I think you need something with more colors.’’

 “You think so?" Jenny said doubtfully.

 “Just believe me. We’ll find something better, "I told her, pushing her back into the dressing room. “You just can’t buy the first thing you see.” I did my best to get Jenny out of the store, away from that outfit. As we left, Jenny gave the sweater one last look.

 Just down the mall, we passed a yogurt place. ‘‘My treat, ’’Jenny said, pulling out her wallet.

 I could never say no to chocolate, so we got some and sat down at a table. As Jenny talked without stopping about a million things, I thought about my feelings toward her. Those feelings weren’t kind.

Sitting there,______Jenny was attractive(吸引人的)not just because of her good luck, but more because of her kindness. Treating me to chocolate was far from her only show of generosity. She also let me drive her car and borrow her clothes.

 Finishing our chocolate, we headed for the next clothing store. ‘‘Look at that red sweater.’’ Jenny said as we passed the window. ‘‘It would be perfect for you. Soon maybe you’ll have enough by saving your babysitting money to buy something like that.”

A few minutes earlier, all I had heard was about saving my babysitting money. I had hated the fact that Jenny could ask her parents for anything, and they’d buy it for her. This time, though. I heard more. I heard the voice of someone who loved and cared me for who I was. I needed to express the same to her.

14．Teresa felt _________ when Jenny came out of the dressing room in the new outfit.

A．envious                  B．excited                   C．lonely                    D．comfortable

15．Teresa and Jenny __________ after they left the first clothing store.

A．headed for the next clothing store                B．talked about the outfit Jenny wanted

C．had some chocolate at a yogurt place            D．ended the friendship between them

16．Which of the following can be put in the blank?

A．Jenny lent me some money.                         B．Jenny asked for more chocolate.

C．I told Jenny my unkind feelings.                  D．I began to see Jenny in a new light.

17．We can infer(推断)that Teresa would ________ that day.

A．forget all about what had happened             

B．ask her parents for money to buy something

C．buy herself the red sweater in the next store  

D．push Jenny back to the first store for the outfit

Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.

Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms(健身房). It’s best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6,000 steps every day.

The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average(平均), everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意) do sports.

18．Many people in China walk more than   steps a day.

A．6,000                                B．5, 941                                C．5,000

19．Over 23% of the Chinese people choose   as their favorite exercise.

A．                                        B．                                        C．

20．Many people prefer to do exercise    .

A．at home                             B．in nature                            C．in the gym

21．The writer probably agrees that    .

A．people live in big cities are more willing to do sports

B．fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well

C．it’s bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time

22．We can read this passage in the column(栏目)   of a newspaper.

A．Mum’s Kitchen                   B．Music Today                      C．Health & Sports