Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations. I wanted to surprise her after work, so I stopped by for a quick visit.
When I got there, she was happy to see me. We hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. Then I heard a woman crying. It was my grandma’s roommate. The curtain was drawn so I could not see her. She started calling out a name that wasn’t mine but she was certainly talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.
I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma. Then she started begging and saying, “Please, come to see me!” So I went to see her.
When I drew the curtain back, she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug. I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her. She told me stories as if I had been there when they happened.
Finally I went back to visit with my grandma. Then the woman started crying again, saying, “Please, come back.” She finally slept.
I stopped by the nurse’s station and the nurse told me that the lady suffers from Alzheimer’s. I mentioned the name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the lady’s daughter’s name. Then I understood why she wanted me to go to visit her.
We will all get old some day. Some of us will have broken minds like he lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma. As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady, even after my grandma moves back to her home.Why did the writer’s grandma live in a nursing home?
| A．Because she needed another operation. |
| B．Because she had been used to living there. |
| C．Because she waited for the writer to come. |
| D．Because she wanted to be looked after there. |
According to the text, the woman cried because_________.
| A．she missed her daughter very much |
| B．she expected to tell stories to the writer |
| C．she feared the curtain being drawn |
| D．she was troubled by the writer’s talking |
Which word can be used to describe the crying woman?
| A．Selfish. | B．Lonely. | C．Strong. | D．Lazy. |
What can the writer learn from her experience?
| A．The old will become forgetful. |
| B．Everyone will get old someday. |
| C．The old need care from others. |
| D．We shouldn’t leave the old in the nursing home. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．The lady came out to see me. |
| B．the lady’s daughter always visited her. |
| C．The writer’s grandma had some serious illness. |
| D．The writer would go back and visit the old lady. |
One evening, Mrs. White said to her husband in surprise, “You look like the football player in the game on TV!” Mr. White watched that man carefully and then said, “Yeah. He is really like me.”
A week later, Mr. White heard that the football player would come to their city. He was very happy. He bought an expensive ticket and went to watch the football game. He wanted to have a look at the player face to face. However, a short time later, Mr. White ran back home. To Mrs. White’s surprise, her husband was black and blue all over his face. “Oh, dear! What happened to you?” , Mrs. White cried（大喊）. Her husband answered angrily, “How terrible it was! Many people in our city wanted to hit that player. When I got there, someone began to hit met. Later, more and more people came to hit me. I turned and ran home at once. Luckily, I could run fast, or I’ll never return home.”
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。Mr. White felt __________ when he knew the player would come to their city.
A. sad B. angry C. happyMr. White bought an expensive football ticket because __________.
A. Mrs. White asked him to buy it
B. he wanted to see the player
C. he really wanted to watch the gameThe underlined words “black and blue” mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 黑与蓝 B. 精神焕发 C. 青一块紫一块Mr. White ran back home a short time later because __________.
A. the player didn’t like him
B. the game was very boring
C. many people came to hit him Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Bad Player B. A Football Fan C. A Football Game
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。.The note（便条） for leave was from _______ to .
A. Jane; the doctor B. Jane; Miss Gao C. the doctor; Miss GaoThe note was written（被写） __________.
A. at school B. in Chinese C. on September 20 Jane was not feeling well that day because __________.
A. she had a cold B. it was too cold C. she couldn’t go to schoolThe doctor told Jane __________.
A. to stay at school
B. to stay in bed for two days
C. not to go to school later Jane hoped to go to school on September __________.
A. 20 B. 21 C. 22
根据短文内容，判断文章后面的句子是否正确，对的写（A），错的写（B）。The Children’s Gym wants two male swimming coaches.
The coaches will work in the gym during the summer vacation.
The kids will spend a little money learning to swim in the Children’s Gym.
The coaches must be kind to kids.
The coaches need to work six hours a day.
The rules（规则，常规） in American schools
Greetings
You needn’t greet your teachers when you come into a very big class. If you are late for class, you may go into the classroom quietly. But you should say sorry to the teacher after class.
Answering questions
Don’t talk when somebody else is speaking. If you have something to say, you have to wait. When someone is speaking, you shouldn’t interrupt him or her. If you want to answer the teacher’s questions, you may stand up and speak loudly. It’s impolite to keep quiet when your teacher asks you questions. If you don’t know the answers, you can say “I’m sorry”.
Other interesting rules
Some American schools don’t allow students to wear caps, sunglasses or too large trousers. And they can’t bring any bananas to school. The school bags for the students are usually sheer （透明的）, so teachers can find what’s in it easily.If you are late for class in American schools, what should you do?
________________________________________________________Is it polite to talk when someone else is speaking?
________________________________________________________When students want to answer the teacher’s questions, what should they do?
_________________________________________________________In some American schools, students can’t do any things. Give an example.
__________________________________________________________Why are the students’ bags sheer in some American school?
_________________________________________________________
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault (过错). Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and when they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. As a result, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.Someone can't have a good memory if ________.
| A．he can't read or write |
| B．his parents haven't a good memory |
| C．he doesn't make good use of his memory |
| D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time |
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.
| A．they will become thin |
| B．they will become weak |
| C．they begin to ache all over |
| D．you can't use them any more |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Your memory needs chance for practice. |
| B．A good memory is inherited(遗传) from parents. |
| C．Your memory works in the different ways as your arms or legs. |
| D．Don't learn to read and write if you want to have a good memory. |
Few people know that if someone has a poor memory it is ________.
| A．his own fault | B．his parents' fault |
| C．his teachers' fault | D．his friends' fault |
The writer wants to tell us ________.
| A．how to read and write well |
| B．how to have a good memory |
| C．how to use our arms or legs better |
| D．how to learn from the people who can't read or write |