My best friend Jenny and I got to the mall for shopping. She held up a white sweater and matching skirt.“Do you like this?” she asked.
“It’s great,’’I said. Jenny nodded and continued looking while I moved about. touching the beautiful clothes. “I’ll try this on.” Jenny walked towards the dressing room. After a while, she came out in the outfit(一套衣服). She looked beautiful.
I sighed. Part of me wanted to say how good she looked. but another part stopped the words coming out. Jenny was in such good shape that she’d look good in the outfit. Sometimes. I regretted choosing a best friend who was so pretty. God, why can’t I be the one with the rich parents and the great look? More and more, I was envious(妒忌的)of her.
“Well, Teresa, what do you think?” Jenny asked more than once. “Do you like it?’’
The outfit looked great on her, but I lied, “Not really. I think you need something with more colors.’’
“You think so?" Jenny said doubtfully.
“Just believe me. We’ll find something better, "I told her, pushing her back into the dressing room. “You just can’t buy the first thing you see.” I did my best to get Jenny out of the store, away from that outfit. As we left, Jenny gave the sweater one last look.
Just down the mall, we passed a yogurt place. ‘‘My treat, ’’Jenny said, pulling out her wallet.
I could never say no to chocolate, so we got some and sat down at a table. As Jenny talked without stopping about a million things, I thought about my feelings toward her. Those feelings weren’t kind.
Sitting there,______Jenny was attractive(吸引人的)not just because of her good luck, but more because of her kindness. Treating me to chocolate was far from her only show of generosity. She also let me drive her car and borrow her clothes.
Finishing our chocolate, we headed for the next clothing store. ‘‘Look at that red sweater.’’ Jenny said as we passed the window. ‘‘It would be perfect for you. Soon maybe you’ll have enough by saving your babysitting money to buy something like that.”
A few minutes earlier, all I had heard was about saving my babysitting money. I had hated the fact that Jenny could ask her parents for anything, and they’d buy it for her. This time, though. I heard more. I heard the voice of someone who loved and cared me for who I was. I needed to express the same to her.
【小题1】Teresa felt _________ when Jenny came out of the dressing room in the new outfit.| A．envious | B．excited | C．lonely | D．comfortable |
| A．headed for the next clothing store | B．talked about the outfit Jenny wanted |
| C．had some chocolate at a yogurt place | D．ended the friendship between them |
| A．Jenny lent me some money. | B．Jenny asked for more chocolate. |
| C．I told Jenny my unkind feelings. | D．I began to see Jenny in a new light. |
| A．forget all about what had happened | B．ask her parents for money to buy something |
| C．buy herself the red sweater in the next store | D．push Jenny back to the first store for the outfit |
A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. The bombing(轰炸) destroyed her home and killed her mother.
Every day we see pictures like this on TVs or in newspapers. We see young Iraqi children begging for food and water from American and British soldiers when they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad(巴格达). We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of things almost at the same size as their small bodies as they flee(逃离) their homes in Baghdad.
“Dad, why are the Americans striking （攻击） us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu Sinar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.
He tries to comfort him by saying, “The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We are going to be all right.” Even though Abu knows this isn’t always the truth, what else can he do? In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to make them sleep so that they won’t hear the sound of bombing. And all the schools are closed.
“All we can do is to listen to and hear the war.” said Abu. “We, all the people and the children, have to live in fear. We feel hopeless and helpless. We don’t know where the next bombs are going. We can do nothing but wait to be killed.”
【小题1】During the war, children are _______.
| A．studying at school | B．fighting at the front |
| C．safer than their parents | D．in great danger |
| A．it is dangerous to stay at home because of the bombing |
| B．their parents are not at home |
| C．they want to get food and water |
| D．they want to welcome the foreign soldiers |
| A．a place to keep children safe |
| B．a kind of thing to help them to be away from the war |
| C．a kind of medicine to help them to fall asleep |
| D．a kind of food to make them strong |
| A．he doesn’t want to tell him the real reason | B．he doesn’t want to tell a lie |
| C．he doesn’t know how to explain it clearly | D．it isn’t good to tell him why |
| A．she is looking for something | B．she is thinking about something |
| C．she is angry at somebody | D．she feels fearful, helpless and hopeless |
A long time ago, Roman soldiers came to make war to Scotland. The Scots(苏格兰人) loved their country very much. They fought hard against their enemy(敌人), but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of Scots took his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men.” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight against the Romans again. We must win or we will die.” They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were only four guards(卫兵) on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they arrived at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟, 一种叶子带刺的野生植物). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute, the Scots were all ready to fight. They fought very bravely and won in the end.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has shape needles(针) all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
【小题1】It seemed that the Romans would win at first, mainly because .
| A．there were more Roman soldiers |
| B．the Romans fought harder |
| C．the Roman soldiers were brave |
| D．the Romans were better at fighting |
| A．At the foot of the hill | B．In the middle of the hill |
| C．At the top of the hill | D．At the hillside |
| A．Only the leader of the Scots |
| B．Only four Scottish guards on duty |
| C．Roman soldiers |
| D．The Scottish leader and all the Scottish soldiers |
| A．He was killed | B．He fell down |
| C．He put his foot on a thistle | D．He was caught |
| A．Because it's beautiful |
| B．Because it helped the Scots to beat the Romans |
| C．Because it has shape needles all over it |
| D．Because all the people like it very much |
Beckham decides not to depend on them．Instead，the 15-year-old boy is learning the real meaning of money…by making his own．
Brooklyn Beckham，Victoria and David Beckham’s eldest child，has started a weekend job at a West London coffee shop where he is paid￡2.68 an hour．A member of staff said that Brooklyn did start working in the shop and got on OK with other members．News of his decision to make his own money and not depend on his rich parents made him a good model for other teenagers．
Last year, Beckham，who had retired from football，said，“We try to lead by example，by showing them it’s important to work hard．”And one friend of his family said that Brooklyn would have been encouraged to take the job by his parents．
Children who grow up in different cultures have different views on money．
In many western countries，children are usually taught to believe that money is made instead of being given．They usually buy things with their own pocket money．They take up part-time jobs in their free time．However，most of the Chinese children don’t have any conscious(意识)of making money through their own hard work．Some children think that their parents will support them forever．Whenever they meet difficulties，they will turn to their parents or friends for help．Why can’t they solve these problems by their own? The main reason is that they are always depending on others．In fact，they have got the ability to work out these easy problems．
Children in western countries show their independence(独立性)．They take pride in themselves by making their own decisions．Many Chinese children，however，are still looking to their parents or even their grandparents to tell them what to do or which job they should choose．
As secondary school students，we should learn to be more independent．We should find some new ways to solve old problems．What we are learning in school or after school now will be very helpful some day．To us students who want to make great achievements in the future，it is the most important to learn how to be independent．
【小题1】From this article，we know that Brooklyn Beckham ．
| A．is Victoria and David Beckham’s youngest son |
| B．is a good model for other teenagers |
| C．depends on his parents and grandparents |
| D．gets on badly with other members in the coffee shop |
| A．their parents want them to study very hard |
| B．their family is not rich enough to support them |
| C．they think money is given instead of being made |
| D．they think money is made instead of being given |
| A．don’t depend on their parents at all |
| B．can make their own decisions easily |
| C．think their parents will support them forever |
| D．often take up part-time jobs in their free time |
| A．Be More Independent |
| B．David Beckham’s Good Son |
| C．Children in Western Countries |
| D．Different Ways to Use Money |
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