Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for the job.
There was a post(柱子)by his desk, and there was a nail(钉子)in it. He took a walking stick and said, "Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job."The boys thought it was easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, "I'm sorry I can't take any of you."And they left.
He kept the advertisement in the paper, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that. "Yes," said the boy, "I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again."
The old man said, "You are the boy for me." And he gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
Answer the questions according to the passage.What could they use to hit the nail?
How many chances could everyone have to hit the nail?
Who got the job on the first day?
Did the boys know the advertisement on TV or in the newspaper?
Why could the boy hit the nail successfully?
My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
A.60 | B.61 | C.75 | D.76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
A.play taijiquan | B.swim |
C.wash clothes | D.cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
A.listens to music | B.plays taijiquan |
C.talks to other old people | D.goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The writer’s father is a young man. |
B.The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
C.The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
D.No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
A.the school | B.the university |
C.the park | D.the zoo |
Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.Thissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworld. Itislikeavisittothemoon. Whenyouareunderwater,itiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocks,becauseyouarenolongerheavy. Underwater,everythingisblueandgreen.
Duringtheday,thereisplentyoflight. Whenfishswimnearby,youcancatchthemwithyourhands. Whenyouhavetanksofaironyourback,youcanstayindeepwaterforalongtime. Butyoumustbecarefulwhenyoudiveindeepwater. Tocatchfishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport. Besides,therearemoreusesforskin-diving. Youcancleanshipswithouttakingthemoutofwater. Youcangetmanythingsfromthedeepsea. Nowyouseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.
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My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
A.60 | B.61 | C.75 | D.76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
A.play taijiquan | B.swim |
C.wash clothes | D.cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
A.listens to music | B.plays taijiquan |
C.talks to other old people | D.goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The writer’s father is a young man. |
B.The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
C.The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
D.No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
A.the school | B.the university |
C.the park | D.the zoo |
These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案。How many girls are there at least in Class 4?
A.4 | B.9 | C.20 | D.23 |
Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?
A.Football. | B.Cycling. |
C.Baseball. | D.Swimming. |
Which sport do girls like better than boys?
A.Football. | B.Baseball. |
C.Swimming. | D.Cycling |
What is more popular than Cycling?
A.Football. | B.Baseball. |
C.Swimming | D.Basketball. |
According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Most girls like baseball. |
B.11 students will play football. |
C.Ten students like cycling. |
D.Students can choose选择to play basketball. |
Many years ago,there was a very popular sport in America. Who invented the sport more than 3,000 years ago? We don’t know . But everyone thinks it was the 01mecs(輿梅充人)made it popular.
People don’t have the same rules about the game all over the world . People in different parts of the world play the game in different places at different times. If we want to bring back the sport, we need to have two teams of players standing on each end of a court. When the game begins, the two teams need to pass a ball with their hands and feet. The players can’t touch the ball with their hands and feet.
But they can use their elbows(肘) and other parts of their bodies hit it. If a player does not pick up t he ball in time and lets it fall to the ground, that team loses a point. Or if a player makes the ball through a hoop(环),that team scores a point. The team with the most points wins the game.The sports has a history of_______.
A.2,000 years | B.3,000 years |
C.a century | D.more than3,000 years |
People in different parts of the world play the sport _______.
A.in the same ways | B.at the same times |
C.with different rules | D.with the same rules |
Theplayercan’ttouchtheballwiththeir_______.
A.feet | B.legs | C.elbows | D.heads |
Theword“pickup”maymean_________inChinese.
A.捡起 | B.带走 | C.获得 | D.救起 |
Whichoneiswrong?
A.Olmosmadethesportpopular. |
B.Playersmuststandattheendofacourt. |
C.Playersdon’tneedtopassballs. |
D.Playerswhomaketheballthroughahoopcanscoreapoint. |