A bird went to look for its happiness in the distance.

It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, "You are going to die. Why are you still so happy?"

"Because my dream will come true," said the little flower.

"What kind of dream do you have?"

"To bear(结出 ) sweet, delicious fruit."

Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a hope in the heart.

The little bird kept flying; it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame duck, which was singing a song. Not knowing why, it asked the duck, "The fate treats you so unfairly. Why are you still so happy with yourself?"

"Because I saw a little duck fall," said the duck.

"So are you happy because you saw it trip over itself?"

"No, I'm happy because I helped it stand up again."

Then the little bird saw it. happiness is a love in the heart.

The bird kept flying; it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a spider climbing up a slippery(湿滑的 ) wall. The spider fell off the wall midway, but it kept climbing again and fell off again. This didn't discourage(使......泄气) the spider; it kept climbing over and over again. Not knowing why, the little bird asked the spider, "You failed again and again. Why don't you have pain but happiness on your face?"

"As long as I keep making my efforts, there is still hope to climb up it. Because of this, I' m so delighted," said the spider.

Then the little bird saw it. happiness is a faith in the heart.

So the little bird pursued happiness no longer because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the distance but in your heart.

1.What does the word "wilting" in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 盛开的 B. 含苞待放的

C. 快要枯萎的 D. 已经凋零的

2.What did the bird meet first on its way to the distance?

A. A butterfly. B. A flower.

C. A spider. D. A duck.

3.Why was the duck so happy?

A. Because the fate treated it fairly.

B. Because it saw another duck trip over itself.

C. Because it saw a spider fell off a slippery wall.

D. Because it helped another duck stand up.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Happiness is a feeling of hope, love, bravery and other beautiful things.

B. Happiness is so rare that you can only find it in the distance.

C. Only when you get help from others will you feel happy.

D. The spider felt happy because it's great fun to climb up the wall.

5.Which of the following can be the proper title for this article?

A. A lovely bird and its journey B. How can a bird be happy

C. Happiness is in your heart D. Try to be as happy as you can

pronunciation, gather, in spirit, proud, foggy, in tears

1.Jim's _____________ is excellent. He must have practised a lot.

2.Many tourists like to ______________ at Tian'anmen Square to watch the raising of the national flag.

3.We were so _____________ that our school won the football game.

4.All drivers should drive slowly and carefully on such _______________ days.

5.The more you read, the wealthier you will feel_______________________ .

1.Nancy got to know many _________ (fame) directors at Shanghai Film Festival.

2.I'm not satisfied with the house __________ (it), but I like its environment.

3.Beijing attracts many foreign _____________(visit) every year.

4.I am ___________ (terrible) sorry that I broke your glass.

5.This is Tom's ____________ (three) visit to London and he is really enjoying it.

Mr Black works hard these days and is very tired. In the morning Mrs Black wanted to go shopping. She drove the car out and Mr Black 1. (sit) on the back seat. Mrs Black stopped their car near a shop. "You can't stop here, dear," Mr Black said. "Can't you see the sign 'No2. (park)' there? I 3. (not care) ," said Mrs Black. "Well, I 4. (stay) in the car and have a sleep," Mr Black said.

"I5. (be) too tired."

After a while, a police car came. The policemen saw Mrs Black's car and took away the car. They pulled the car to the police station. Of course Mr Black 6. (take) there too. He was still asleep on the back seat!

A TV programme has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters.

The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.

CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the population's handwriting skills. Contestants(竞赛选手) on the show were school pupils. It was found that 70％ of adults in the audience were unable to remember how to write the word "chan chu". Computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, and they don' t need to remember how to write them.

"The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters," Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said. He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.

Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said, "Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them."

1.What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?

2.Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?

3.Are the contestants students or adults?

4.Who designed and directed the show?

5.What is Hao Mingjian's opinion about Chinese characters?

下面4幅图片描述的是星期天上午在Sunshine Park里发生的—一件事。请根据图片把

提供的信息用英语为你校的“英语园地”写一篇短文。

注意：1．短文须包括所有图片的主要内容，短文的内容要连贯、完整；

2．词数：90词左右；

3．参考词汇：货摊stand n．；抢夺snatch v．；逮捕arrest v．。

One Sunday morning, there were some people in Sunshine Park.___________________________

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We will see ____even stranger China in ___ near future.

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

Many people in this area are used _____ going to bed late, but I don’t. I pay more attention _____ my health.

A. to; on B. for; on C. to; to D. for; to

—Why didn't you enjoy the film？

—It was ______ film that I had ever seen．

A. the most interesting B. the least interesting

C. more interesting D. less interesting

–Linda, could you please tell me when the movie will be on show, today or tomorrow?

–______. Today is Monday. It will be on Thursday.

A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither