Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．
Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"
" " the boy cried．
"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．Robert nodded with a big smile．
（1）What did the boy want to move away？
| A． |
A stone． |
| B． |
A box． |
| C． |
A wood． |
| D． |
A toy． |
（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too ．
| A． |
heavy |
| B． |
tall |
| C． |
low |
| D． |
high |
（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？
| A． |
He hoped he could move it sometime later． |
| B． |
He thought he could ask for help． |
| C． |
He felt very tired and hopeless． |
| D． |
He became very proud of himself． |
（4）Which of the following can be put in in the seventh line of the article？
| A． |
I hardly did! |
| B． |
Yes， I do! |
| C． |
No． I am not! |
| D． |
Yes， I am! |
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
| A． |
How to move a heavy thing away |
| B． |
An interesting story about Robert |
| C． |
Robert's hard work |
| D． |
Learn to ask for help when needed |
A
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How much sleep do we need? People are all different. Some people need only three or four hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep seven to eight hours a night.
Some people find it is hard to fall asleep. About one in three Americans have a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia (失眠症). Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people have special (特殊的) ideas to make themselves sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from bed to bed to fall asleep. Mark Twain lay (躺) on his side across the end of his bed.
根据短文内容，判断正 (T) 误 (F)。Different people need different amounts of sleep (睡眠时间).
Most Americans sleep more than 8 hours a night.
If a person has insomnia, he can never fall asleep.
About 1/3 of Americans have a problem with sleep.
Mark Twain had four beds to make himself sleep.
C
Mr. Clark hated to do housework. He wouldn’t stay at home at weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning, or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some exercise on Friday evenings.
Recently Mr. Clark was interested in playing cards. But he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
One Saturday morning Mr. Clark left home at 7 o’clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Clark didn’t go home until 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Clark. I have no fish today. What about some chicken legs?”
“Don’t be silly!” said Mr. Clark. “I can’t tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs, can I?”Mr Clark didn’t want to stay at home on weekends because_________.
A. he wouldn’t like to do any housework
B. he didn’t love his wife
C. he was very busyWhat was Mr. Clark interested in?
A. Fishing
B. Playing cards
C. ShoppingHow long was Mr. Clark away from his home?
A. About 24 hours.
B. About 36 hours.
C. About 48 hours.Mr Clark played cards with his friends_________.
A. at home B. in a shop C. in a hotelWhich of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Clark hardly stayed at home on weekends.
B. Mr. Clark played card only this weekend.
C. Mrs. Clark believed he fished on weekends.
B
We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor(水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. Once he went to India and China. He bought some tea. One day he came home and brought the tea as a present for his mother. His mother told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered them brown tea—leaves. The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, everyone didn’t like the tea—leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother,what have you done with the tea?”
“I boiled it, as you said.”
“And what did you do with the water?”
“I threw it away, of course.”anwered the old woman.
“Now you may throw away the leaves, too,”said her son.Most of the people in Europe______.
A. drank tea every day 300 years ago
B. liked to eat the tea—leaves C. knew nothing about teaOne day the English sailor brought some tea from_____.
A.countries in the west
B. India or China
C. countries in the southThe sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because_____.
A. she liked to show off(炫耀)
B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
C.she wanted to sample(品尝)the tea together with her friendsAt the “tea party”,_______.
A. nobody knew what to do with the tea
B. the woman offered her friends some dried tea
C.the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea waterWhat mistake did the old woman make?
A. She boiled the tea.
B. She did as the sailor said.
C. She poured away the water.
A
James was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was five. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad.He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one.He put it in the same pocket,too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time…He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy,too. She said, “A thief took away many coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”Then James went on digging and found some more coins,but just when he began to dig,he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly—and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.What’s James’ hobby?
A. Collecting coins.
B. Driving a car.
C. Growing flowers.When did James find a coin in his garden?
A. At 8:00.
B. At about 8:30.
C. At 9:30.He told his wife ______.
A. the police caught a thief
B. he found money in his garden.
C. he put the coin in his right pocket.There was a hole in _____.
A. his pockets
B. his left pocket
C. his right pocketHow many coins did James dig out from the garden?
A. Only one.
B. Five coins.
C. Many coins.