The death list in a school bus accident that happened on Wednesday morning in the northwest province of Gansu has risen to 20 following the death of one child later Wednesday.
It’s known that the accident happened around 9:40 a.m. in Yulinzi town of Zhengning county, according to a report from the police. The report said five people including four children and their bus driver died just at the moment that the accident happened. While 15 others, their teacher included, were sure to be dead by the afternoon.
It’s reported that another 44 children were injured in the accident and have been sent to hospital. Twelve of the injured are in badly hurt. The truck which caused the accident was carrying coal. Another reason for the accident was the bus itself. The police has blamed(譴責(zé)）overloading for the accident, saying that the bus -- a van with nine seats -- was carrying 64 people.
【小題1】Where did the accident happen on a Wednesday morning?

A．In Yushu,Gansu

B．In Yulinzi county,Gansu

C．In Zhengning,Gansu

D．In Zhengning town,Gansu

【小題2】How many more people did the bus carry than it could be carried in?

A．9

B．15

C．64

D．55

【小題3】What does the underlined word“ovrerloading” mean ?

A．loading on the Internet

B．carrying much more than usual

C．carrying coals

D．carrying people

A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.
He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.
“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.
He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!
【小題1】Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______

A．When he was working

B．In his garden

C．In the forest where he was working

D．On his farm fields, where he was farming

【小題2】Where do you usually see hares?______

A．In the street.

B．In the forest.

C．In the river.

D．In the sea.

【小題3】Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______

A．she was very surprised.

B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree

C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything

D．she was very happy

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York City changed into a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?
The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.
【小題1】Where did the story happen?_________.

A．In New York City.

B．In a school in New York City.

C．In the streets in New York City.

D．In most libraries in New York City.

【小題2】The library had hundreds of ___________.

A．workers in it	B．policemen in it
C．people living in it	D．computers in it

【小題3】 Why did 250 people move into the library?   Because_____________.

A．these people wanted to save money

B．these people needed places to live in

C．the library was very quiet

D．they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York City turned into(變成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?
The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.
【小題1】Where did the story happen?_________.

A．In most libraries in New York City.

B．In a school in New York City.

C．In the streets in New York City.

D．In New York City.

【小題2】The library had hundreds of ___________.

A．workers in it	B．policemen in it
C．people living in it	D．computers in it

【小題3】The people in the story _______________.

A．were all the workers in the library

B．were all people near the library

C．didn't read any books

D．wanted to buy some computers

【小題4】 Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

A．these people wanted to save money

B．these people needed places to live in

C．the library was very quiet

D．they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假裝) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."
　　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反應(yīng)) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.
　 To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
【小題1】Where did the young man find the water?

A．In a spring.

B．In a river.

C．In a lake.

D．In a village.

【小題2】How long did the water stay in the old leather container?

A．Six days.

B．Five days.

C．Four days.

D．Three days.

【小題3】What does the word “replied” mean?

A．smiled

B．cried

C．a(chǎn)nswered

D．got angry

【小題4】According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?

A．We eat it up at once.

B．We only see the thing itself.

C．We think about the meaning of the bread.

D．We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.

【小題5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should never receive anything from others.

B．We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.

C．We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.

D．We should give gifts from our hearts.