When a young man was 16，his father seriously said to him，"I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18．But after that，I won't care much about you，and you should give me whatever I want．"When his 18th birthday was coming，the young man began thinking about looking for a job．So he sent his resumes （简历）to many companies he liked on the Internet．"However，most got no replies，" he said，"Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education．"

By chance，one of his friends was looking for someone，who could work as an egg porter （搬运工） in the supermarket，for half a dollar a box．Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job，he said．" I'll take this job．At least I can make some money for my gas．"Then every day，he drove his car，his 18th birthday gift，to work in the supermarket．He did that for three months．

Later，he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician（ 网络技术员 ），so he asked for it．But they were also worried about his school education．He practiced his skill right in front of the computer，and showed the managers the web pages he had made．He started to work the next day，and became the leader of the network department（ 部门 ）in less than a year．

And now，the 23-year-old man is a boss．Last year，he started a magazine for children，with himself as the editor in chief（主编）．And the only writer was his father．

1．The young man began to look for a job when he was _______

A．18              B．16                C．22                D．23

2．It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______

A．he had an expensive car                   B．his father cared much about him

C．he was young                           D．he didn't have much education

3．How long did the young man do the job as an egg porter?

A．For less than a year．                    B．For one day． 

C．For three months．                       D．For two years．

4．The young man got the job as a network technician because _______

A．he wanted to be a leader

B．he was good at computer

C．he decided to work for the newspaper

D．his resumes were sent through the Internet

5．The magazine that the young man started was perhaps about _______

A．computer science                        B．funny stories

C．foreign news                           D．network

Helen Keller lived in the USA． She was a great① woman.

      When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “She is better, but now she can’t see and can’t hear②.” Her mother and father were very sad.

      After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

      Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was very bright and she learned to spell her first word③. When she was older, she went to college.

      Helen was very famous. She helped many blind and deaf（聋） people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.

      Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave（勇敢） and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear④.

1．下列A、B、C、D中哪一项不能替代①：____________________.

A．famous            B．wonderful        C．popular            D．grand（自负的）

2．完成句子，使其意思与划线②相同：

She can ____________________ see _________________ hear.

3．完成句子，使其意思与划线③相同：

Helen was ________________ bright ________________ she learned to spell her first word.

4．用文中单词进行词形变化：

   clever（同义词）_____________   know（同音词）_____________

bad（比较级）_______________   one（序数词）_______________

5．完成句子，使其意思与划线④相同：

____________________ she was blind and deaf, she found a way to see and hear.

J．K．Rowling is the writer of the Harry．Potter series，one of the most popular hooks．

J．K．Rowling was born in Bristol in 1965 She has one sister who is two years younger than her．Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them．

They loved stories about the magical（有魔力的）world．Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit at the age of six．

After she graduated（毕业）from the university，Rowing worked in London．During that time，on a long train trip in the summer of 1990，the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it came to her．In 1992，Rowling began to teach English．She lived with her daughter，Jessica，and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers．It came out in l997 To her surprise．the book was very successful．The film came out in 2001．Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages．

Why is the series so successful? Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times．But Harry lives in modem England．He's also a very normal（正常的）boy．When other children read the story about Harry，they call imagine（想象）being like him．

J．K Rowling is very happy with her success．She says she will go on writing children’s books．

1．From the passage，We learn that J．K．Rowling__________．

    A．has two sisters

    B．1ives with her son

    C．worked in Bristol after university

    D．wrote a story when she was six

2．The first Harry Potter book cam out in __________．

    A．1990                   B．1992                    C．1997                   D．2001

3．The Harry Potter series is __________．

    A．written for young people

    B．only enjoyed by children

    C．about an old woman

    D．not very popular

4．In Rowling's story，Harry lives in __________

    A．the past                                                  B．a faraway village

    C．modem England                                         D．the future

5．How is the Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

    A．There are magical things in it．

    B．It takes much time to finish reading．

    C．It has seven books

    D．The stories take place in the modem world．

We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five．Before we moved，we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost l50-kilometer drive home，he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there．And he had also invited them to visit us.

The moving day，a Saturday，was a busy day．But we arrived at our new house at noon．About an hour later，kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．

By the time he returned，he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories．

On Monday morning，the door bell rang just before the time he would leave for schoo1．Then it rang again and again．

By the time he was ready，we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all lived near us．

I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me，“No，we just came so that he would have people to walk with．”and “It is the right thing to do．”

The starting of lasting（持续的）friendships were formed（形成）that day．We have lived here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together，goes to parties on weekends together，and surfs together．

I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends！

1．Before the family moved to the new area，the son was taken to his new schoo1    ．

    A．to invite the teachers to visit them    B．to play with his classmates   

    C．to see if the school was far          D．to get to know it

2．What did the son know about other kids after they played for the afternoon?   

    A．Their living places and family histories．

    B．Their family stories and their life．

    C．Their school life and family histories．

    D．Their living places and family members．

3．In the story，the son went to school on his first day   

    A．in his father’s car                      B．on a school bus

    C．on foot with other kids                 D．in another kid’s car

4．Which of the following is Right according to the story?  

    A．The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon．

    B．The kids visited the house before the family arrived．

    C．The son knew the kids well before he got there．

    D．The son was invited to play in a kid’s house later that afternoon．

5．The passage shows us that    ．  

    A．it’s easy to move to a new place

    B．it’s kind of people to help a new comer

    C．it’s difficult to make new friends

    D．it’s better to live in the same place

    Chen Weijun，13，is a Junior 1 at Huaqiao Middle School in Haikou，Hainan．

    This week，he had the happiest time．On Tuesday，he went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing．He and nine other kids became the Top 10 Young Pioneers．

    “Now I am not only my dad’s good boy．I am China’s good boy．I must work harder，”he said．

    At school，Chen is a good student leader．He does many activities．He was in short plays．He worked as a host(主持人)for his school．”

    “I am sure of myself．It’s good to try different things，”“Chen said．”If you can dream it，you can do it．”

    Chen’s teacher，Xie Wei，said，“Chen is nice and helpful．” ”He doesn’t talk much but works very hard．”

    Young Chen always helps others．One student at his school，Wu Deyi，had leukaemia (白血病)．Chen asked students and teachers to help．From February to May，Chen got more than 20，000 yuan for Wu．

    Chen also thinks about how to make his city cleaner．There were plastic bags in the Meishe River．Chen was sad．He wanted the liver to be clean．So he wrote a letter to the head of the city．He asked him to spend more money，tell people not to throw rubbish into the river and have a wall to keep children safe．The head of the city listened to him. Now the river is cleaner．

    At home，Chen is a good boy．He washed his clothes．He also cooks meals for the family sometimes．Chen says his hero is Premier Wen Jiabao．“He is very brave. He is not afraid of difficulties and makes China stronger，” Chen said．Will Chen become a big leader of tomorrow?

1．Chen Weijun is          ．

    A．a college student                 B．from Hainan Province

    C．a Datient                D．not his dad’s good boy

2．At school，Chen is busy with          .

    A．his studying and many other activities

    B．playing games and hosting his school TV

    C．helping Wu Deyi

    D．collecting plastic bags

3．The underlined sentence  “I am sure of myself”means           ．”

    A．自负的    B．自满的    C．自私的        D．自信的

4．The head of the city has spent more money       

    A．helping Wu Deyi with hospital expenses

    B．building Chen’s school TV station

    C．buying new clothes for Chen

    D．cleaning and protecting rivers

5．The best title(标题)for the passage would be       .

    A．A Good Boy Who Likes to Help Others

    B．Something about the Head of the City

    C．A Big Leader of Tomorrow

    D．A Boy’s Hero