When my son was just learning to talk, I carried him around the house in my arms and pointed out things to him. “Look, David, a clock. ”He’d smile and point as I did and say “clock”. David was quick at connecting the shape of things to their words.
When my son was about four years old, I walked with him to the backyard. I knew that there was an ant colony under one of the slate stones in the walkway near the shed, so I said to David, “Come on. I want to show you something. ”
As I showed David the ants that were crawling around the slate stone, he crouched down on his legs and looked with great intensity at the ants.
For days after that, David wanted to look under every rock in the garden, and we often found worms, ants and so on. I recognized that David loved to look at things closely and observe how things moved, and so I continued to point things out to him as he grew older: planes, cars, shells etc. . David was a keen observer, and I just gave him the suggestions as to where to look.
Today David is a medical doctor at Columbia University Center. I did not know that David would someday be a doctor, someone who has to pay close attention to what he sees, and yet I felt compelled when he was a boy to encourage his enthusiasm for observation.
That is what teachers and parents do: encourage a child’s enthusiasm for a particular interest: music, swimming, art, reading. And we provide tools for the children. If a child likes to draw, give him brushes, pens, and paper. If a girl likes to tap on the table top, give her a drum. If a child wants to sing, give him a microphone and a Frank Sinatra recording.
【小题1】The author wrote the passage to   .

A．recall the happy times he spent with his son

B．tell us that children are full of curiosity

C．tell us how to let children love nature

D．advise us to develop children’s interest or talent

【小题2】The author showed David the ants to   .

A．prevent him from becoming bored

B．develop his enthusiasm for observation

C．teach him some new words

D．arouse his interest in creatures

【小题3】Which of the following can best describe the author’s viewpoint?

A．Make children have their own hobbies.

B．Teach children to be independent as soon as possible.

C．Satisfy children’s interest by possible means.

D．Hobbies can determine one’s future.

【小题4】The underlined word “intensity” in the third paragraph probably means“   ”.

A．hatred	B．fear
C．curiosity	D．Doubt

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As everyone knows it, people can get many information through the Internet. Meanwhile, people are also clear aware of its disadvantages, and some children don't realize they sometimes make friends with bad people online. In my opinion, people can use the Internet make friends, download useful materials and go shopping online. However, there were also many disadvantages of the Internet. If you can't use it correctly, it may be harmful for you. In junior middle school, I was once crazy about play online games and I couldn't control myself. As the result, my study results were getting from bad to worse. Besides, if you believe whichever your friends say online, you will be cheated by them some day.

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When Jack was a small boy，he was once asked to give a speech about "A Big Challenge in My Life". He was 【小题1】（terrible）shy the moment he thought of so many eyes staring at him. He had no other 【小题2】（choose），though. First Jack was to draft the speech，which was just a piece of cake for him 【小题3】he was a good writer. But the hard part 【小题4】（lie）in his oral presentation（陈述），for it was not allowed to read from the paper. He had to give the speech from memory in front of such a big audience！

A real trial began when Jack stood on the platform with his legs trembling and his mind blank. How much time had passed 【小题5】, he didn't know. His listeners were still waiting patiently and without any signs of laughing. Gradually he found himself back, giving his speech without much difficulty. After 【小题6】seemed to be a hundred years, he found the audience applauding. He made 【小题7】! From then on, his fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with his confidence 【小题8】 (build) up, Jack now turns out 【小题9】 (be)a great speaker. As we know, the greater difficulty we meet on our way to success, the【小题10】( likely) we will be to achieve our goals.

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.
“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.
Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.
A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.
“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”
The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again? I’ll come with you this time.”
The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.
“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”
The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.
“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.
“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” Said the man.
The little boy broke into a huge smile.
【小题1】Why did the boy want to see the king?

A．To get some help from the king.

B．To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C．To share wonderful things with the king.

D．To ask the king to play with him.

【小题2】What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A．The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.

B．The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C．The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D．The little boy understood the guards’ words immediately.

【小题3】According to the passage, the man is .

A．kind

B．stupid

C．ambitious

D．mean

【小题4】Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A．Never judge a book by its cover.

B．Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C．Life can sometimes be unfair.

D．Make new friends and keep the old.

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Dear friends,

I’m awfully sorry to hear horrible and serious earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. Faced with such a terrible disaster, you remained so calm and strong-willed that we are all moved to tear. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Think about your present situation, we cannot wait for a minute to make every bit of our effort to help you. I, as chairman of the Students’ Union, on behalf of (代表) all your schoolmates, express our most sincerely pity and care for you. Beside, we have collected 120,000 yuan to you, expecting that it can help you go through the difficulty and that a better hometown can be rebuilding. Remember we won’t be far away since you need any help!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua