I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
“What for?” I asked.
“I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. “I’m busy todo that for you. Go and ask your mum for help." I said.
A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. " Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."Why didn't the writer help his son?
| A．Because his wife is better at making a sign. |
| B．Because he didn't know what to write. |
| C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves. |
| D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones. |
The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean “______”.
| A．was far from | B．was afraid of |
| C．was famous for | D．was interested in |
Nick was a boy ______.
A. who was kind B. who had a strong mind
C who was honest D. who had many hobbiesFrom the passage we know _____.
| A．the story happened in spring |
| B．the car was driven by a woman |
| C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone |
| D．the writer might be moved(感动)by his son |
Miss Williams is a teacher, and there are thirty children in her class. They are nice children, and Miss Williams like them all, but they often lose (丢失)some of the clothes. It’s winter, and the weather is very cold. The children’s mothers always take them to school with warm coats and hats and gloves（手套）. The children come into the classroom in the morning and take off their coats and hats and gloves, and put the gloves in the pockets of their coats.
Last Tuesday, Miss Williams found two small blue gloves on the floor in the evening, and the next morning, she asked the children, “Whose gloves are these?” But no one answered. “Haven’t you got blue gloves, Dick?” she asked him.
“Yes, Miss Williams,” he answered, “but those can’t be mine. I’ve lost already.”In winter, the children wore (穿) coats and gloves to _____.
| A．play with snow | B．keep warm | C．play basketball | D．play outside |
The two small gloves were for _____.
| A．Dick | B．other children | C．nobody | D．Williams |
Miss Williams found the gloves _____.
| A．in the chair | B．on the floor | C．on the road | D．on the desk |
Which sentence is NOT right?
| A．The children’s mothers often take them to school. |
| B．Children put the gloves in the pockets of their coats. |
| C．Dick hasn’t got any gloves. |
| D．Miss Williams thinks the children are nice. |
My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read works on a farm, and my mother works in a factory. My father and my mother work six days a week and I am at school from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays we all stay at home. We often go out in a car on Sundays. We often go to the rivers or lakes. Dad likes fishing and I like swimming. Mum sits there and watches us. Dad is very good at fishing. He often catches a lot of fish. Then we take them home for supper. We often have a good time.
Sometimes we go to see my uncle. He has a son, Jim. We often play football together. My uncle and Jim like meat very much. My mother cooks meat for them. I often help her. I like cooking meat and eating, too.Tom often goes to _____ on Sundays.
| A．his uncle’s | B．the rivers or lakes | C．school | D．the lakes with his father |
Who is Jim? He is _____.
| A．Tom’s friend | B．the Reads’ son | C．Tom’s uncle’s son | D．also a student |
What do Tom and Jim like eating?
| A．Tom likes eating fish and Jim likes eating meat. |
| B．They like eating fish. |
| C．They like eating meat. |
| D．Jim likes eating fish and Tom likes eating meat. |
What is your wish for the New Year? The following is some children’s ideas.
| John: I wish to be a better boy to Mum and listen to her more. I also want to get better grades in school. |
| Kate: My wish is to change my school as there’s too much to study in this school. |
| Ann: I wish I could spend more time with Mum. She should stop working at the bank and take up a job at our neighbourhood toy shop. |
| Peter: I wish someone would find a way to help me walk with my only leg, so I can take part in activities and sports that I’m unable to do now. |
| Mary: I wish that I could save all my money, so I could buy presents for my mother, father and big sister on their birthdays. |
| Bob: I wish for good health though I’m badly ill. I want to finish high school and take an IT course after. |
| Mark: I wish I could get more money to fix our house. There is a big hole in the wall and big mice run inside the room. |
How many children can you find in the passage?
| A．seven. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．six. |
Who is badly ill among the children?
| A．Kate. | B．Peter. | C．Mary. | D．Bob. |
What’s Mark’s wish?
| A．To get better grades. | B．To change his school. |
| C．To buy some presents. | D．To fix their house. |
Robot Green was 31years old when he went to college. That was his first time he came into the classroom. Eleven years later he received a doctor’s degree in physics. Robert Green was a good example in studies for all people. His life was a moving story.
From a young age, Robert Green lived a simple and poor life with his grandfather in the mountains of Boston. His grandfather taught him to read. Later he taught himself to read Maths books and Physics books. From time to time, he bought old books with his saved money and read them all. At that time few people in Robert’s neighbourhood knew about his love of reading and learning. But one person, Jane Keller did know him. She worked in a library. Robert used to go there and he read everything in it. She suggested books for him to read.
A year later, he entered Bethel College. He was interested in everything that he had never seen before. He got an A in every subject. To his teachers’ surprise, he finished college in three years. His teachers encouraged him greatly and he went on his education at Stanford University.What did Robert buy with his saved money at his young age?
___________________________________________________Where did Jane Keller work?
___________________________________________________How did Robert get on with his every subject in Bethel College?
___________________________________________________Why were Robert’s teachers surprised at him?
___________________________________________________What do you think of Robert Green?
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Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |