初中英语作者情感试题

On Feb 12， Dalian（not his real name）was taking a train to Changsha， Hunan， for a business trip． While on the train，he went into a carriage（车厢）to have lunch and chose to remain in the carriage．He didn't know that the carriage was only for people heading to Wuhan．

    Several hours later， when the train arrived in Wuhan， Dalian was asked to get off， as he was in the special carriage． Although he was surprised， he didn't want to cause trouble and got off the carriage with just a single bag．

    Because of the epidemic， Wuhan had been locked down． So Dalian couldn't find a hotel to stay in． Feeling at a loss， he saw a notice online looking for volunteers to work in hospitals． Dalian decided to give it a try．

    He soon became a volunteer in Wuhan No.1 Hospital． He was responsible for（对……负责）taking out rubbish，sweeping the floor，disinfecting（消毒）the hospital，dealing with used protective suits（防护服）and bringing meals to patients．

    The young man， reportedly from northeast China， had to work 12 hours every day， changing his protective suit three times a day． While working， he couldn't drink anything or go to the bathroom． He also had to have close contact with infected patients， which is risky（冒风险的）．

    Dalian was afraid of getting infected at first． "When I entered the wards（病房）， I was kind of frozen（僵硬的）and felt like I couldn't move，" he said． But after he saw more patients get better， his fear gradually went away．

    Dalian's story has gone viral（走红的）online． People were surprised by his experience， and described him as having "a heart of gold"．

（1）Why did Dalian have to get off in Wuhan in the passage？　　

A． Because he was in the wrong carriage．

B． Because he bought the wrong train ticket．

C． Because he chose to have lunch in Wuhan．

D． Because he went to Wuhan for a business trip．

（2）Dalian decided to work in a hospital because　　．

A． he ran out of money

B． he couldn't find a hotel to stay in

C． he was once a volunteer

D． he wanted to become a doctor

（3）Dalian did many things as a volunteer in Wuhan No.1 Hospital EXCEPT　　．

A． bringing meals to doctors

B． dealing with used protective suits

C． disinfecting the hospital

D． taking out rubbish and sweeping the floor

（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word "infected" in Paragraph 5？　　

A． 被处罚的

B． 被表扬的

C． 被感染的

D． 被感动的

（5）What does this passage try to tell us？　　

A． Everybody should be a volunteer．

B． We must protect ourselves all the time．

C． We should be thankful for medical workers．

D． Everyone can fight the virus（病毒）in their own way．

Safety is very important to everyone． As a teenager， do you know how to protect yourself in different situations？

If there is a warning sign near the water， don't go into it． Only swim in the area where there is a lifeguard． Never swim alone． When you see someone drowning（湖水）， never jump into the water if you can't swim． Remember to ask adults for help in time． When you go boating， you must wear a life vest（救生衣）．

Some strangers may give you snacks or other things to show kindness． They may also invite you to his or her home， offer you a ride， or ask you for detailed information about you or your family． Say no to themand leave as fast as you can． If you find yourself in danger， shout "Help!" loudly or find out a safe way to get help． The strangers around you， such as the police a security guard（保安）， a shop assistant or even a passer ﹣ by can help you．

Stay away from places that are very crowded． Once you go， watch out your feet and avoid falling down． When people around begin to push， try to stand sill and never push harder． If you fall down in the moving crowd， cover your head with both hands． Lean（倚靠） to one side， and curl up（蜷起） your body．

（1）When someone drowns， you should 　　．

A．	run away at once
B．	call other children for help
C．	ask adults for help in time
D．	jump into the water directly even if you can't swim

（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to？ 　　

A．	Strangers．
B．	Friends．
C．	Your family．
D．	The police．

（3）Which is NOT mentioned in the passage？ 　　

A．	Water Safety．
B．	Meeting strangers．
C．	Traffic accidents．
D．	Avoiding getting hurt in a crowd，

（4）The passage may be from 　　．

A．	a fashion magazine
B．	a newspaper
C．	a business ad
D．	a fiction book

When faced with difficult situations in their lives， many people find them too challenging and give up， especially on their life dreams． But not for Gabriel Heredia．

    Gabriel is a 21﹣year﹣old Argentinean barber（阿根廷理发师）who was born without hands． But he was able to grow up happy and independent because he always had the support of friends and family． In fact， his inspiration for such work was his mother， who is a hairdresser． At the age of 14， he began to take interest in her work and learned all kinds of hair cutting skills from her． Although he first saw it as an interest， Gabriel quickly decided that this was his dream job．

    Gabriel's family soon helped him open his first barbershop in San Isidro， Peru， which he worked at for one and a half years． There， he met Zlatan Gomez， the president of Argentina Corta， an organization for barbers to connect， do charity （慈善） work， and teach hairdressing． Later， Gabriel became part of Argentina Corta， offering his services to people of all ages so they can build up the skills they need to get a job．

    Gabriel then moved to Buenos Aires， Argentina where he cuts hair today． As a bright and caring young man， Gabriel tries hard to not only be a barber， but also make a connection with the neighborhood． He says， "The thing that I like the most about my job is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me feel happy． "

    Gabriel always does his best to be independent． He never gives up． There is nothing he can't do． Besides cutting hair， he has learned to ride a bike， a motorbike and even to drive a car． He is no doubt inspiring others．

（1）When Gabriel was born， what made him different from others？　　

A． He was born without hands．

B． His special haircut．

C． His life dream．

D． His happiness and independence．

（2）At first， Gabriel Heredia learned hair cutting skills　　．

A． from Zlatan Gomez

B． from his mother

C． from his friends

D． by himself

（3）Which of the following statements about Gabriel Heredia is NOT true？　　

A． He tries hard to make a connection with the neighborhood．

B． He can not only cut hair but also drive a car．

C． He joined Argentina Corta and taught others hair cutting skills in San Isidro．

D． He opened his first barbershop in Buenos Aires with the help of his family．

（4）What does Gabriel's story mainly tell us？　　

A． A good beginning makes a good ending．

B． You're never too old to learn．

C． Nothing is impossible if you don't give up．

D． Education changes life．

My dear boys and girls good morning． Today I'm going to talk to you about my understanding of learning history．

    Many of you may think it is a terrible thing to study history． You may often wonder why we students should study something that has nothing to do with our own lives．If you think that way， I should say you are far from the truth．

    In fact， if we study history． we can learn quite a lot about personal stories and events （事件） of people just like us． The people who came before us helped build and develop the country we are living in． Their ides often solved many of our problems and troubles． Studying the past helps us to understand what our ancestors' （祖先） lives were like， And it also helps us to see how their experiences have shaped our own life．

    To be honest，__▲__．Some of what we study in history helps us understand the mistakes of the past．And these mistakes will help people not to do the same wrong things． People often learn from the past to have a better future．

    Whether we like the subject of history or not，we must understand the important of the events and the people who came before us． Our ancestors' decisions have influenced our own life．Similarly，the decisions of our own generation （一代人） will finally influence those who come after us．In this only way， the world is truly connected．

    History is not just a study of the past． History is the study of people， places and events that can influence the future．

    Now do you still think studying history is a sad thing？ Or do you have any doubt about learning history？ If you have any question， just feel free to ask．

（1）What kind of writing is the passage above？　　

A． A diary．

B． A story．

C． A speech．

D． A letter．

（2）Which of the following can be put in the___▲__in Paragraph 4？　　

A． the mistakes of the past won't help us

B． I don't like the idea of learning history

C． it is not easy to learn the subject of history

D． not everything that happened in the past is good

（3）According 10 Paragraph 5， the decisions of our generation will　　．

A． show what is happening to us

B． build and develop our country

C． influence the people in the future

D． help understand the people in the past

（4）The writer wrote the passage to　　．

A． introduce some important people in history

B． develop students' interest in learning history

C． explain different people' s understanding of history

D． show the relationship between the past and the future

Let children learn to judge（判断） their own work． A child doesn't learn to talk by being corrected all the time． If he is corrected too much， he will stop talking． He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language others use． Little by little， he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's．

In the same way， children learn to do all the other things without being taught﹣to walk， run， climb or ride a bicycle． They compare their performances with those of more skilled people， and slowly make the changes． But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them himself． We do it all for him． We thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him， or correct it unless he was made to． Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher． Let him work out with the help of other children if he wants it．

If it is a matter in math or science， give him the answer book． Let him correct his own papers．Why should we teachers waste time on such daily work？ Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that he can't find the way to get the right answer． Let the children learn what all educated persons must learn， how to measure（估量） their own understanding， how to know what they know or do not know．

Let them get on with this job in their ways． School teachers can offer help if they ask for it． Some parents and teachers are worried that the children might fail to learn something that they will need to get in the world． Don't worry! If it is important， they will go out into the world and learn it．

66． If a child is corrected too much， he will_____．

A．	learn it better
B．	stop talking
C．	get more chances
D．	make the changes

67． In the writer's opinion， children learn to walk_____．

A．	without being taught
B．	with their parents' help
C．	by being corrected all the time
D．	by being pointed out mistakes

68． The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means_____．

A．	teachers can't correct students' papers
B．	teachers needn't waste time teaching students in class
C．	teachers should help students improve their learning ability
D．	teachers shouldn't give students the answer books

69． We can infer（推断） that_____ from the passage．

A．	students can face any challenge easily
B．	students can learn a lot in the real life
C．	students can grow up without others' help
D．	students can ask nobody for help when they need

70． The best title of the passage may be_____．

A．	Let Us Teachers Stop Working
B．	Let Children Learn by Themselves
C．	Let Parents Understand Their Kids
D．	Let Children Get on Well with Teachers

    "Keep your eyes on your own paper" is one of the rules that Mrs． Archer has taught us． It is a simple rule， but it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

    This morning， I had an experience with a "rule breaker" during an English exam． I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely． I turned my head quickly and saw James， who sat right behind me． My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice． "I hope you studied for this test!" I gave him a smile， not sure whether he was joking or not， and returned to my test． This time I leaned （倾身） a little more closely towards my paper， "I can't see!" James said．

    "What am I going to do？" I thought to myself． Cheating （欺骗） went against my beliefs． I curled my arm around my answers．

    "He's your friend，and what are friends for？"

    "You know it's wrong．"

    I tapped （轻敲，轻拍） the top of my desk， hoping for an easy way out of this matter． No easy answer came． I just knew I had to do what I felt was right， even if it made James mad． So I guarded my paper so that he couldn't see my answers．

    When the exam ended， I stood there for a moment， searching for the right words to say to James． "Sorry， James， but you know me well enough to understand how I feel about cheating，" I said slowly and softly． "But maybe I could help you study before the next test．" "OK， Brian，" he smiled． "It might not be easy， but I'll give it a try．"

    I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn't been destroyed （破坏）． Mrs． Archer would be proud．

（1）Who was the "rule breaker"？　　

A． Mrs． Archer．

B． James．

C． Brian．

D． A boy on the left．

（2）Which three actions had the same purpose？　　

①I gave him a smile．

②I leaned a little more closely towards my paper．

③I curled my arm around my answers．

④I tapped the top of my desk．

⑤I guarded my paper so that he couldn't see my answers．

A． ①②③

B． ②③④

C． ②③⑤

D． ③④⑤

（3）Who said the two underlined sentences and in what way？　　

A． Brian， silently in his mind．

B． James， in a low voice．

C． Mrs． Archer， slowly and softly．

D． Brian and James， to each other．

（4）Why did the writer think Mrs． Archer would be proud？　　

A． Because he and James helped each other in the exam．

B． Because both he and James did very well in the exam．

C． Because he didn't let James copy his answers in the exam．

D． Because he followed the rule and kept friendship with James．

THE TAJ 100 years of pictures THEN AND NOW See the Taj In history from 1900 to 2000 Photography Show City Art Museum 720 High Street Tuesday to Sunday 10 am to 5 p．m．	AFRICAN SAFARI PARK A Drive﹣through Zoo Drive in your own car or take the special train See lions， elephants， tigers without cages Open every day 9﹣4 Special tickets ＄35 for 4 people
BELL TOWER TRIPS Great scenery from the top! Climb 439﹣steps or take the lift learn the 300﹣year history of our city Sunday only 8 a．m． to 3 p．m No children under 5	HARRY POTTER MAGIC SHOW See magic performances the quiet bell the clever boy the terrible message two full hours Saturday morning starts at 9： 30 The Grand Cinema 741 High Street

（1）We can go to see the Taj pictures every day EXCEPT 　　．

A．	Monday
B．	Tuesday
C．	Friday
D．	Sunday

（2）If eight students go to see animals in the zoo on Sunday， they should pay 　　．

A．	＄105
B．	＄140
C．	＄35
D．	＄70

（3）Children under 　　are not allowed to go to Bell Tower．

A．5

A．	6
B．	7
C．	8
D．	（4）

On Saturday morning the film Harry Potter may end at 　　．

A．	9：30
B．	10：00
C．	11：00
D．	11 ：30

（5）If Sam wants to see magic performances， he may go to 　　to enjoy them．

A．	City Art Museum
B．	the Grand Cinema
C．	African Safari Park
D．	Bell Tower

When I was in the middle school， I seldom raised my hands to answer questions in class． And I found lots of my classmates were just like me． When the teacher asked a question， I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me．

   One day， in a foreign language class， Mr． Black gave us a lesson． He wanted us to be active in class， so he asked us some questions，but no one answered．"At the beginning of the class， let me tell you a story．" He said．

   "When I came to the United States to study， the university often invited famous people to make speeches． Before the beginning of every speech， I found an interesting thing． The students around me always took a cardboard folded （折叠） in half，wrote their names in bold （粗体） with the most eye﹣catching color，and then placed the cardboard on the seat．So when the speaker needed the answers from the students，he could see and call a listener' s name directly．"

   "I couldn't understand that． My classmates told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances． When your answer was to their surprise， it meant they might give you more chances．In fact，I really saw a few students got great chances because of that．"

   After listening to the story，I understood that the chance will not find you itself． You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it．

（1）When the writer's classmates were asked questions， most of them 　　．

A．	raised their hands
B．	shook their heads
C．	closed their eyes
D．	lowered their heads

（2）Why did Mr． Black tell his students a story at the beginning of his foreign language class？ 　　

A．	Because he wanted the students to do homework．
B．	Because he wanted the students to take notes carefully．
C．	Because he wanted the students to be active in class．
D．	Because he wanted the students to be quiet in class．

（3）A speaker at the university got to know the students' names from 　　．

A．	the computer
B．	the cardboards on the students' seats
C．	Mr． Black
D．	the name list on the teacher' s desk

（4）What can we learn from this passage？ 　　

A．	Being active in class is interesting．
B．	Doing as others do is necessary．
C．	Answering questions bravely is easy．
D．	Showing yourself bravely can win chances．

Maybe you should sit down before you read this． It's a little frightening． Your sitting may be killing you．

Health experts say the U．S． adult now sits about 6.5 hours a day. That is up about an hour a day compared to 2007． The news is even worse for teens． They sit eight hours each day．The information was put out by the National Center for Health Statistics．It has collected the numbers for the past 16 years．It is worried about what it has found．

Research shows that people who are not active can get sick． Their bones get weaker． They burn fewer calories （卡路里）． That makes them more likely to put on too much weight． They might even get diabetes （糖尿病）． They are at risk for high blood pressure and heart problems， too．

Some experts also think sitting too much can influence how your blood moves through your body and how well your body fights off illness． Being active helps in lots of ways． It can make you happier， burn more calories and give you more energy． It can also help you sleep better．

About 60% of people in the U．S． watch at least two hours of TV each day． That number has stayed about the same in recent years．

Computers are the biggest reason for more hours spent sitting． Computer use outside of work or school has gone up for all age groups． Now， 50% of adults spend at least an hour of their free time on a computer each day． That is up from 29% in 2003．

About 53% of teens now spend at least an hour of free time on computers． So do 56% of kids． As many as 1 in 4 people who use computers use one for three hours or more outside of work and school．

So get up， take some breaks and go outside． You might save your life by doing outdoor

activities．

（1）The text is especially helpful for those who care about 　　．

A．	their body shape
B．	their home comforts
C．	their health
D．	their food

（2）Being active can help people 　　．

A．	burn more calories
B．	forget their pressure
C．	get sick
D．	treat heart problems

（3）What is the text mainly about？ 　　

A．	Computers are causing health problems．
B．	Too much sitting is influencing our health．
C．	Being more active is good for you and me．
D．	Sitting means killing．

（4）Which one of the following is most probably to be discussed next？ 　　

A．	The cause of diabetes．
B．	Introduce some outdoor activities．
C．	Give some examples of losing weight successfully
D．	List some disadvantages of playing computer games．

Writing is a much newer invention than talking． Nobody knows when people first began to talk， but so far as we know， they did not begin to write until seven or eight thousand years ago．

     In Egypt， Mesopotamia， and China， and later in Palestine and Greece， people began to make marks and pictures with sticks and sharp stones from which others， or they themselves

later， could see what they had thought．

     These early records were the beginning of writing．The first writing was picture writing．Here are some early Chinese picture words． Can you see what they represent （代表）？

     Later Chinese writing is less like pictures than the earlier writing was， but we can see the pictures in some of its words． For example：

     In picture writing， each picture represents a word； you need a different picture or mark for each word．

     In present﹣day Chinese writing most of the marks are not pictures of anything， and a reader has to learn how the Chinese write about two thousand of these words before being able to read a newspaper．

     With some of these marks you may be able to see what the idea is， For example：

     The sun and the moon．明Its meanings are："bright" and" open"．

     A man and two marks．仁One of the meanings is "humanity"．

（1）When did people begin to write？　　

A．Seven or eight hundred years ago．

B． Before people first began to talk．

C． Seven or eight thousand years ago．

（2）Which of the following is the earliest Chinese picture word？　　

A．

B．

C．雨

（3）What does the明in the passage mean？　　

A．Day and night．

B．Bright and open．

C． Humanity．

（4）What's the passage mainly about？　　

A． The history of Chinese writing．

B．When Chinese people began to write．

C． How the Chinese began to talk．

Every Saturday evening， many people come to an open square in a small town in Xi' an． They want to watch Chen Kun and his friends put on a play． During the play， the audience （观众） can hear them， but they can not see them． That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play （皮影戏）．

   Shadow puppets are made of hard leather （皮革）． The leather is cut out in the shape of a person，an animal or an object． Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick． Some puppets have movable arms and legs．

   During a shadow puppet play， Chen stands behind a white screen with lights behind it． The audience sit in front of the screen． Chen and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly． Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters．

   Shadow puppet plays are a traditional Chinese art． Now with TV and films， shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before． To encourage more young people to learn the skills of shadow puppet plays，Chen provides training courses for students to teach them how to make shadow puppets．

   Chen and his friends often work very hard for little money， but they do not mind． They want to keep this traditional art form alive．

（1）Why cannot the audience see Chen Kun and his friends during the play？ 　　

A．	Because there is no light in front of the screen．
B．	Because the audience sit too far to see them．
C．	Because Chen Kun and his friends are watching a play．
D．	Because Chen Kun and his friends are putting on a shadow puppet play behind the screen．

（2）According to the passage， what are shadow puppets made of ？ 　　

A．	Leather．
B．	Sticks．
C．	Plastic．
D．	Paper．

（3）The underlined word "it" refers to （指） 　　in the passage．

A．	a white screen
B．	a light
C．	a shadow puppet
D．	Chen Kun

（4）Chen Kun and his friends put on shadow puppet plays because 　　．

A．	they want to enjoy themselves．
B．	they want to make as much money as they can
C．	they want to keep this traditional art form alive
D．	shadow puppet plays are more popular than before

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes!The program works because everyone's eyes are different．So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You'll just have to look a the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．

The eye﹣recognition（眼睛识别）program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA．Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．Eye﹣recognition is a course of recognizing iris（虹膜），which includes the following steps．First，a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one's iris from his eyes and store them．Second，when this person goes to the bank to take out money，this machine will have iris feature extraction （采集）．Then，this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction．Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same，this person will be identified，and he will take out the money from the bank successfully．

However，scientists are also working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell!We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．Eye﹣recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older，and don't get dirty like hands or fingers，and even twins have different eyes．So the eye﹣recognition program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is．However，some other programs may only be 51% correct now．In Britain，it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye﹣recognition．

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye，So smile!

46．How does the eye﹣recognition program work？

A．	You type in your number．
B．	You say your name．
C．	You look at the machine．
D．	You show your ID card．

47．Which recognition program has been already in use according to the passage？

A．	Remembering smells．
B．	Remembering fingerprints．
C．	Remembering the shape of faces
D．	Remembering eyes．

48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．	The eye﹣recognition program can be up to 51% correct．
B．	In Britain，91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye﹣recognition．
C．	Everyone's eyes arc different，and even twins have different eyes．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program is widely used now．

49．What's the passage mainly about？

A．	You won't have to remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice．
C．	Tell people how the eye﹣recognition program works and what advantnges it has．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program has already been tested in shops and banks．

50．Of the following things．which one is right according to the passage？

A．	You needn't remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	Machines know you from your smell．
C．	Computers can tell who you are by looking at your eyes．
D．	Machines can tell who you are from your voice．

"MONEY can't buy me love，"the well﹣known UK rock band the Beatles（ 甲壳虫 乐队）once sang．But what about happiness？

According to Dunn and Norton，money"can make you more satisfied with life"，reported Times Higher Education These secret that you need to know how to spend it．In their book Happy Money：The New Science of Smarter Spending．Dunn and Norton offer tips（ 窍门） for happy spending．Take a look．

Buy experience instead of material things．A pair of new running shoes may make you happy for a while，but the joy soon disappears．Spend your money on experiences﹣go．on holiday ill make you happier than owning material holiday or visit a museum．Such experiences things．

Make it a treat．You love hamburgers，but if you have one everyday the enjoyable

experience will finally become boring．So，make a hamburger a special treat after a week of hard work．

Invest（投入） in others．Spending time and money on someone else is the magic rule for happiness．If you are going ta．buy your friend a bracelet（手镯） as a birthday gift，go to buy the beads（珠子） and make the bracelet yourself，

Even with these tips； however，Dunn and Norton said that you shouldn't"bet on"money buying happiness，and that you should have something useful to do，someone to love and something to hope for．

71．If you want to make yourself happier，you need to know how to from the passage．　　

A read books

B．buy shoes

C spend money

72．How many tips do Dunn and Norton offer us in the passage？　　

A Two

B three

C Four

73．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A You'll be always glad if you have a hamburger every day．

B You'll be more satisfied with life as long as you spend money．

C．You may feel happier if you spend money on some experiences．

74．The unlined phrase"bet on"probably means"in Chinese　　

A押宝

B节省

C浪费

75．The passage mainly tells us about　　

A providing love for us with money

B feeling good about spending properly

C spending money on someone else．

It was last January， when I'd just finished a charity（慈善） and was on the train back home， that I put down my phone and started writing thank﹣you notes to people who had helped，

    When I got off the train， I felt amazingly good． The next day，I wrote more thank﹣you and the same feeling of happiness hit me again． I suddenly had the idea： Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year？

    To keep on task， I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity．February would be neighbors， I decided， And I thought of a number of names right away： the owner of our local bookstore， who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs； our babysitter， who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play， …

    While writing the notes， I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app， appreciating（欣赏） other people's lives． Writing thank﹣you notes allowed me the time to do something different， paying more attention to my own life．

    In the following months， I wrote to my friends， doctors， teachers and parenting role models． In July， my "food" month， I wrote to Julie，who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this：

    Dear Julie，

    I've been finding myself missing you lately． Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary（周年纪念日）．We talk about it every year．

    Thank you． We miss you．

    Love，

    Gina

    I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied，"I don't think I've ever received such a touching letter before， I' m going through a hard time right now， and this helps．"

    On December 31，I wrote my last card ﹣ to Jake， my husband，and our two kids．And I took a picture of us， so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Gratitude．

（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 means 　　．

A． writing thank﹣you notes

B． putting the phone away

C． taking the train back home

D． raising money for charity

（2）How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina？　　

A． Shy and surprised．

B．Pleased and relaxed．

C． Nervous and excited．

D． Moved and encouraged．

（3）The theme of the December notes might be 　　．

A． photos

B． family

C． holidays

D． community

（4）What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage？　　

A． Many thanks from her neighbors．

B． More time to appreciate her own life．

C． More help from people around her．

D． Happy moments to be with her friends．

（5）The best title for the passage can be 　　．

A． My Thank You Year

B． An Amazing Trip

C． Happiness inside Us

D． Important People in Our Life

"Let's go wrestling，Dad!" 《摔跤吧，爸爸》is one of the Top 10 movies recently． It tells a true story about an Indian man and his two daughters． His name's Mahavir． In real life， he is called"the father of Indian women wrestling"， because thousands of girls across India have been supported to take up wrestling with his efforts．

A very famous Indian actor﹣Amir Khan，played the role of Mahavir in the movie． It was an unusual experience for him to play this role． Amir Khan was very serious about his character and tried to make this character close to the true story． In order to act well，he needed to put on weight to be very fat and then do sports to be very strong in a short time．

Amir Khan started to eat a lot every day before making the movie． He ate at least 5 meals a day including much junk food． He became too fat to run quickly．

It is simple to be fat but difficult to be strong． Amir Khan invited many coaches to train him to lose weight and it took him a few months to be strong． He must eat less and drink more． Strengthtraining is also important． This kind of physical training is very boring． He had to lift different weight and do it over and over again． Amir Khan set a goal to himself day by day and the minute he made it， he fell down on the ground and could hardly stand up． In the end， he became the exact person the movie needs．

The role he played was very moving and he succeeded at last．As he says， the most important thing in life is not whether you can reach your goal but whether you have made greatest efforts．

（1）From the passage， What is Amir Khan's job？ 　　

A．	A player
B．	An actor
C．	A director
D．	A coach

（2）Why is Mahavir called "the father of Indian women wrestling"？ 　　

A．	Because he is a very famous Indian player．
B．	Because he played a role movie "Let's go wrestling， Dad!"
C．	Because he supported many Indian women to take up wrestling．
D．	Because he became strong in a short time．

（3）What does the underlined word"strength"mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	力量
B．	目标
C．	疲劳
D．	节食

（4）What is the correct order of the following things about Amir Khan？ 　　

①He changed his eating habits and did sports to become strong．

②He was serious about the character and he needed to make great efforts．

③To be fat， he ate too much food．

④Finally，he succeeded．

A．	③②①④
B．	②③④①
C．	②①④③
D．	②③①④

（5）Which of the following is NOT true about Amir Khan from the passage？ 　　

A．	"Let's go wrestling， Dad!"is a true story about Amir Khan himself．
B．	He became very fat at first and then lost weight in a very short time．
C．	In order to act well， he trained so hard．
D．	He tried to play a perfect role in the movie．