Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party（化装晚会） instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it.” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it is time for the great prize game. It is the following riddle（谜语） …” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

1.The two girls and John were in the same ____________.

A. group B. family

C. Team D. class

2.John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.

A. far B. poor

C. rich D. small

3.How did John get the prize during the party?

A. By helping others.

B. By asking for help.

C. By getting good grades in study.

D. By winning the math game.

4.John __________ with the shopping certificate after the party.

A. watch a basketball match

B. saw a movie

C. bought something to wear

D. made a phone call

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John wasn’t good at math.

B. The two girls helped John in a proper way.

C. The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.

D. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

1.D 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了作者生日时想举办化妆晚会，她的母亲建议她邀请约翰，但是作者认为约翰家里很穷，负担不起化妆晚会的服装。母亲没有说什么，但是在第二天，母亲给了他一张购物券，让她送给约翰。作者认为直接给约翰会伤害他的自尊心。最后，他们想出了一个好主意。把购物券作为游戏的奖品。在化妆晚会上做数学游戏，结果约翰赢得奖品...

On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing, so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!

1.Three men flew in balloon ________.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers

B. to another city

C. to visit Poland

D. more than a century ago

2.The metal box was used for ________.

A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water

C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight

3.When the balloon went up higher, ________.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall

B. They saw the sun go down

C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives

D. They could see a black hole on the ground

4.The balloon landed ________.

A. in London B. on the sea

C. on a lake D. in a foreign country

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.

C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.

D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】 试题分析：在1908年的11月18日，三个人乘着气球离开了伦敦。他们准备要行驶很长的路。不久他们听到大海的声音。太阳升起后，气球就升高。它上升到3000米，空气很冷。在气球中的水开始结冰。三个人经过共同努力，最后安全地降落到波兰。 1. 2.绳子的末端他们系着一个金属盒，这可以装着水，也可能是空的。所...

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again. But sometimes the doctor's medicine doesn't work. A sick person does not get well. The pain will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new "doctor" inside himself. This new "doctor" was his own sense of humor (幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. He said laughing was his best "medicine". His doctor thought so, too.

Another man was also ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to "Picture" his pain. In his head he "drew " a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the "doctor" inside your own head and you can stay happy and well.

1.Does medicine always work?

________________________________________________________

2.How many sick men are mentioned in this passage?

_________________________________________________________

3.Who was the first sick man's new "doctor"?

_________________________________________________________

4.Who made the second sick man well again, the doctor or the "dog" in his head?

_________________________________________________________

5.Why does the writer ask us to visit the "doctor" inside our head?

__________________________________________________________

1.No, it doesn’t. 2.two 3.His own sense of humor. 4.The dog in his head 5.Because we can stay happy and well 【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述的是当我们生病的时候，医生给我们药吃，有时候这些药是起作用的，我们可以恢复健康。但有时候药是不起作用的，这时候作者建议我们去拜...

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五一期间你参加了我们学校举办的连云港三日游，根据下面的提示写一篇100词左右的短文。

第一天：新浦公园：划船，听京剧，看时装表演，乘坐激动人心的过山车

动物园： 看动物，如猴子，狮子等

第二天：花果山：欣赏美丽的自然景色，看到许多西游记（Journey to the West ）里的人物：唐僧，孙悟空，猪八戒。到达江苏省最高峰----玉女峰（the Yunu peak ）。让人有一种腾云驾雾（ride a cloud ）的感觉。

第三天：海滨浴场（seaside swimming pool）：玩沙子，放风筝，打沙滩排球,吃美味的海鲜。

My Best Holiday

My Best Holiday On May Day, our school held a 3-day trip to Lianyungang. On the first day, we got to the Xinpu Park. We went boating on the lake and listened to Beijing Opera. We watched the fashio...

(2016•云南) As long as all the Chinese people pull together, our China Dream will ________．

A. come true B. come out

C. come up D. come down

A 【解析】句意“只要所有中国人团结一致，我们的中国梦就会实现”。A.实现；B.出版；C.出来，上升；D.退步，下降。根据句意，故选A。 come out出来；出版 come across偶然遇见 come over顺便来访；过来 come on来吧；赶快；加油 come in进入；进来 come from来自 come into进入 come...

My little daughter is afraid ________ out at night alone(独自)．

A. go B. to go C. goes D. going

B 【解析】句意“我的小女儿害怕晚上单独出去”。根据be afraid to do可知，故选B。

It is not very easy ________ English well.

A. to study B. studying

C. study D. for studying

A 【解析】句意“把英语学好不容易”。根据it is adj to do sth可知，故选A。

Zhang Lei likes tennis and her dream is to be a tennis star ________ Li Na.

A. for B. like C. with D. about

B 【解析】句意“张丽喜欢网球，她的梦想是成为一个像李娜一样的网球明星”。like像。根据句意，故选B。

His mother isn't very well these days. He ________ stay at home to look after her.

A. can B. must C. could D. has to

D 【解析】句意“他的妈妈这几天不舒服，他不得不待在家里照看她”。A.能；B.必须（主观上）；C.能；D.不得不（客观上）。根据句意，故选D。

根据音标写单词。

1./?ru:l?(r)/________________

2./?fju:t??(r)/_______________

3./wIl/__________________

4./?e?bl/ _________________

5./m?:(r)/_________________

1.ruler 2.future 3.will 4.able 5.more 【解析】 1.ruler [?ru:l?(r)]，尺子。 2.future [?fju:t??(r)]，未来，未来的， 3.will [w?l]，将，将会，愿意。 4.able [?e?bl]，能够的，有能力的。 5.more [m?:(r)]，更多。