On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighborhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, Premier Wen embraced a student named Zheng Haiyang, who lost both of his legs in the earthquake. The students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget that it was built with the hearts and strength of people across the whole country.
Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a “strong will” and a “bright future”. They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land.
(1).What is NOT provided for everyone in the earthquake-hit areas?
A.A home.
B.A job.
C.A computer.
D.Social security.
(2).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Nearly 1,000 schools have been built.
B.Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year.
C.Zhu Lihu’s new school has a new large gym.
D.Zheng Haiyang is a student of Beichuan Middle School.
(3).How many times has Premier Wen visited Sichuan since the earthquake happened?
A.5 times.
B.8 times.
C.10 times.
D.12 times.
(4).What does the underlined word “embraced” mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Put arms around him in a loving way.
B.Shook hands with him in a friendly way.
C.Bowed to him in a very polite way.
D.Smiled at him in a very kind way.
(5).How does the passage show us “Wenchuan has risen from the ruins”?
A.By giving facts and examples.
B.By comparing different places.
C.By describing people’s looks.
D.By using volunteers’ words.
65.Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. Would it give them pains in their chests and throats?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
(1).What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time?
A.Themselves
B.Other people
C.Healthy food
D.Dangerous drivers
(2).The old ladies didn’t want to ________.
A.eat any bananas
B.travel by train
C.be young again
D.get sick
(3).Pearl ate her banana _______.
A.after they came out of the tunnel
B.at the station
C.before June ate hers
D.before she was hungry
(4).Pearl thought that the banana ________.
A.stopped her from seeing
B.would make her hungry
C.would be good for June
D.would make her ill
(5).What’s the best title of the story?
A.What Good Friends
B.What a Bad Train Journey
C.Bananas Are Good for You
D.Bananas Are Bad for You
70.Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.
3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish " makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
