Dear Sir,
Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery(面包房) and asked for some loaves(块)of bread to sell. At that time I was twelve years old. A young lady was working that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good luck.
I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. At the end of the day, I had some money. I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening.
The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金)on a new bicycle. And then I started my next job—as a newspaper deliver(递送)boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud!
Today, I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods(货物)all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don’t ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large and nice car.
I do not know who that young lady was. But because she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. I’d like to show my thanks to her.
Yours,
George Jenkins George Jenkins is ________years old now.
| A．30 | B．12 |
| C．42 | D．We don’t know |
Thirty years ago, the man went to a bakery and ________.
| A．asked a young lady for some bread to sell |
| B．asked a young man for some bread to sell |
| C．asked a young lady for some bread to eat |
| D．asked a young lady for some money to buy a bicycle |
What did the man do with the money made by selling bread?
| A．He went home to give it to his parents. |
| B．He bought some newspapers to read. |
| C．He paid the money as a deposit on a new bicycle. |
| D．He bought some more bread. |
What’s the man’s job now?
A. He still delivers newspapers by bicycle.
B. He has become a successful man.
C. He delivers goods all over the country by truck.
D. Both B and C.
Someone says, " " But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return.
It goes without saying that the time is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing.
In a word, we should save time.Remember we have no time to lose.
| A．That is why we must not waste time. |
| B．Time is money. |
| C．They don’t know that wasting time means wasting part of their own lives, |
| D．We should make full use of our time to do something useful. |
E. We should make use of our time to do everything.
F. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.
Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV — movies，news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers (观众) are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can't change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?According to the passage,_is one of the most important ways of gettinginformation.
a. a book b. a computer C. TV_can't be got on Television.
a. Knowledgeb. Sports news C. Computer gamesThe underlined word "baby-sitter" means
A. 小妹妹 B. 保育员 C. 女婴What can we do with programs on TV?
A. We can surely change them.
B. We can do nothing.
C. We can choose them.From the passage, we may know_.
A. TV is both good and bad for children.
B. Everything is true on TV.
C All programs on TV are suitable for children.
正误判断
In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
The passage is mainly about American education.
Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant
He thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.
"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,"
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."Was Smith happy about the gift?
When did he plant the apple tree?
Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?
Why did the apple tree soon die?
What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?
Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $ 3,500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Kelly first showed the art ability about 5 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk(象鼻). She rubbed out(抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Kelly was painting pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by painting.
This is how Kelly does the painting. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Kelly touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her the chosen colors to the brushes in her trunk and Kelly begins to paint.We most probably read this story in.
A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a history textbookKelly first learned to draw pictures.
A. in the sand with her trunk B. to make money
C. when she was 5 years oldPeople asked for Kelly's pictures because.
A. they just wanted to have fun
B. the zoo leaders asked them to do so
C. the zoo workers asked them to do soKelly rubbed out the marks she had made in order to.
A. make other ones B. clean her trunk C. ask for more brushes and paints From the story we can know that.
A. Kelly can draw nice pictures all by herself
B. Kelly doesn't like to draw pictures at all
C. Kelly can draw pictures with the help of the zoo workers