My grandparents have traditional ideas about who should do what around the house．My grandmother does all the cleaning，a well as the shopping and cooking．She never asked a cleaner for help，even in the days when she had a full﹣time job at the supermarket．"At that time，"she because both your grandfather and once told me，"the house did not get very dirty or untidy at the weekend．
As for my grandfather were out all day．l used to do a bit of cleaning in the living room during the work，and I usually leaned the rest of the house at the weekend．"He also s for my grandfather，his task is fixing anything that breaks out goods wrong．decorates the house to make it more beautiful．Now，he is painting the dinning room．whose walls were covered blue and red flowery wallpaper，but now they are white．The room will look very different when it is finished．
The only job that my grandparents share is the gardening，but even out there they have different tasks，My grandmother waters flowers and my grandfather cuts grass and branches．How lovely my grandparents are!
51．Who does all the cleaning，shopping and cooking at home？
| A． |
Grandparents． |
| B． |
Grandfather． |
| C． |
Grandmother． |
52．Why did grandmother never ask a cleaner for help？
| A． |
Because she was too poor today． |
| B． |
Because the house was not 印ditty． |
| C． |
Because the leaner was very busy． |
53．What does grandfather do all home？
| A． |
Clean the house． |
| B． |
Fix broken things． |
| C． |
Shop for families． |
54．What color are the walls now？
| A． |
Red． |
| B． |
Blue． |
| C． |
White． |
55．What does the underlined word 4"flowery"mean？
| A． |
饰以花卉图案的 |
| B． |
以徐鸦艺术形式的 |
| C． |
覆盖五颜六色的． |
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790.The philosopher（哲学家）and writer was one of the most important men in the early days of the United States. He believed strongly in the importance（重要性）of hard work, and he himself worked hard all his life, from the time he left school at the age of ten.
"Poor Richard," a character Franklin created, summarized（概括）Franklin's ideas in short sayings（谚语）. Many of Poor Richard's sayings are still remembered today. One of the most famous is "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," from the essay（散文）"The Way of Wealth."
In the same essay , Franklin talks about the danger of laziness and the value of ambitiousness（抱负）.He asks what is accomplished by "wishing and hoping for better times". He says that we can make these times better if we try hard enough. People who spend all their time just hoping will die without food. They shouldn't expect everything to be easy, or as Poor Richard says, "there are no gains without pains." Franklin also says that we should work today, not wait until tomorrow. "One today is worth two tomorrows," says Poor Richard." Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today."The main idea of the text is that _______________.
| A．one should have a clever mind |
| B．one should get up early |
| C．one should work hard all one’s life |
| D．one should make everything hard to do |
According to the text, Poor Richard is a person who _________________.
| A．used to help Franklin |
| B．appears in Franklin’s books |
| C．knows a lot of old sayings |
| D．works very hard all his life |
“one today is worth two tomorrows” means that ___________________.
| A．if you want to do something valuable（有价值的）, do it at once |
| B．one shouldn’t hope for better times |
| C．everyone can have a bright future |
| D．we have to enjoy ourselves today, not tomorrow |
Mr. Johnson was an old man with a bad temper（脾气）. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 13-year-old Jane and her friend Amy had to go past Mr. Johnson’s house. When Jane saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Johnson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Johnson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later Jane asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why is he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended（假装）there was an invisible（看不见的）smile on his face and then started talking to him. Beginning with a “hello” at first, and then speaking more each time.
“An invisible smile?” Jane was puzzled（困惑的）. “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to think so. She said if we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse（拒绝） our smile.People thought that Mr. Johnson was a(n) person.
| A．honest | B．kind | C．funny | D．unfriendly |
What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Johnson’s house?
| A．She went into his yard to pick apples. |
| B．She was too afraid to go away quickly. |
| C．She smiled to him and talked to him. |
| D．She talked with him like old friends. |
6.Amy learned “an invisible smile” from .
| A．the old man | B．her grandma |
| C．her parents | D．her friend Jane |
7.What does the story want to tell us?
| A．It is important to take others’ advice. |
| B．A smile can change the whole world. |
| C．People with bad temper can also make friends. |
| D．Smile to the world and it will smile at you back. |
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Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. If it is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They have lots of work to do. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen doesn’t work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. These eggs will become new ants.
There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill and eat elephants. They move in groups. They eat all the animals they meet while moving on their way. When these ants come near, people leave their homes.
| Some |
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| Homes |
They stay in their house under the ground if the weather is cold. So people can see them only on |
| 1. Workers： They are always busy searching for food and 2. Queen ants： She |
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| A strong kind |
They live in America. They move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way, killing elephants and people. |
①“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, but they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he found how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This made him think and he made a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This went on for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new film.
⑤Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think differently.Newton wanted to find out ________.
| A．when the apple hit him | B．why the apple fell |
| C．who made the apple fall | D．where the apple fell |
Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
| A．making a film | B．telling a story |
| C．having a meeting | D．sitting in a garden |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A．we should always ask others for help |
| B．every one of us likes thinking |
| C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts |
| D．thinking helps to get new ideas |
Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
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