It was another sad day． I came home from school， changed my clothes and got ready for work． I worked at a local restaurant in town as a waiter． I didn't like the job very much．
When I was working，three elderly ladies walked in and sat at a table by the windows． I was quite busy， trying to clean up all the dirty tables． These elderly women were watching how hard I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers． When they finished their meals，I took their plates back to the kitchen． They talked to me for about five minutes about school，how I was doing，what grade I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
As they were leaving， they walked past me and one of them said to me in a gentle voice，"You must be successful，" And that was it． They left the restaurant and I was surprised． I had tears in my eyes， because they gave me the reason to trust myself． They picked my spirit up from being down and out and gave me a reason to keep on working hard and to give it my all． People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in television until I had a degree and was out of college． I'm now a co﹣anchor（主持人） of a student﹣produced television show． I just finished an internship（实习） at a local television station this past summer． And the best thing is， I'm only 17 years old and I am a student in a high school．
（1）The writer was before he met the three ladies．
| A． |
excited |
| B． |
upset |
| C． |
successful |
| D． |
happy |
（2）The underlined words "give it my all" means " " in the passage．
| A． |
灰心丧气 |
| B． |
放弃一切 |
| C． |
全力以赴 |
| D． |
齐心协力 |
（3）What the lady said made him ．
| A． |
trust himself |
| B． |
lose heart |
| C． |
feel annoyed |
| D． |
leave college |
（4）The ladies liked the writer because ．
| A． |
he cooked them a good meal |
| B． |
he worked very hard |
| C． |
he was a successful co﹣anchor then |
| D． |
he had a degree |
（5）From the passage we can know that the writer is ．
| A． |
a student in a high school |
| B． |
a professional waiter in a restaurant |
| C． |
a host at a local television station |
| D． |
a student in college |
Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.
Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.
Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?
| A．Because the weather changed each day. |
| B．Because he did not want to work for a small television station. |
| C．Because he did not like to stand in front of the camera. |
| D．Because he felt that his job was always the same. |
Why did Bob rarely smile when he was in front of the camera?
| A．Because he thought that his job did not matter much to anyone. |
| B．Because he only worked for a small televison station. |
| C．Because he did not like his boss. |
| D．Because the weather report was boring. |
Why did Bob ask to do a special weather report?
| A．Because he felt excited. |
| B．Because he wanted to warn people of the coming storm. |
| C．Because he realized that his job was actually very important. |
| D．Because he wanted to smile in front of the camera. |
Why did Bob feel excited?
| A．Because he wanted to do a special weather report. |
| B．Because he wanted to ask his boss for more money. |
| C．Because he knew there was going to be a big storm soon. |
| D．Because he was going to stand in front of the camera. |
How did Bob realize that his job was actually very important?
| A．People were safe from the storm because of his weather report. |
| B．He got better pay after he did the weather report. |
| C．People liked him very much. |
| D．He did a special report every day. |
Little Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons(鸽子).Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it grew dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged the old lady and she gave her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on grandma’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany.” She said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.Little Mike went to the park and ________.
| A．played with pigeons |
| B．fed pigeons |
| C．met an old lady |
| D．saw a friend of his grandma’s |
The old lady’s smile showed that _______.
| A．he had hoped to meet the boy |
| B．she wanted to get some drinks |
| C．she missed her grandson |
| D．she liked the little boy |
Mike felt very glad because_______.
| A．he gave the granny food and drinks |
| B．the old lady was as kind as his grandma |
| C．he had seen his grandma |
| D．she liked the little boy |
Mike and the old lady________.
| A．were good to each other |
| B．knew each other well |
| C．often met in the park |
| D．did nothing that afternoon |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park |
| B．Old people are always kind and happy |
| C．Children and old people should get on well with each other |
| D．When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy |
It is not a good idea for children to have to work hard. Children should study in school as hard as they can. They should not have to do heavy work with their bodies. When parents or others force(强迫)their children to work hard, the results are never good. Many may be very bad. If a farmer makes his son work like a man, he may easily learn to hate farming.
Children sometimes do too much in gardens, in shops, or even in their own homes. They soon begin to hate such work with a force, because that can destroy their happiness. But there may be a worse loss, child’s love for its parents. The feeling may become something different. When that happens, the old kind of love never returns.It is not a good idea for _______to have to work hard.
| A．men | B．women | C．children | D．boys |
Children should study in school _______.
| A．hard | B．easy | C．happy | D．early |
Children should not have to do _______work with their bodies.
| A．easy | B．good | C．heavily | D．heavy |
The writer thinks children should study and play _______.
| A．hard | B．happily | C．heavily | D．happy |
The writer thinks children’s parents or others don’t force their _______to work hard.
| A．sisters | B．brothers | C．children | D．uncles |
It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.
| A．food | B．beds | C．rainwater | D．hope |
One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.
| A．their boat met bad weather |
| B．their boat hit a big rock and it was broken |
| C．none of them knew how to sail |
| D．a fish bit holes in their boat |
People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.
| A．fish and birds | B．rainwater |
| C．both sea water and rainwater | D．both A and B |
Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.
| A．厨师 | B．食物 | C．炊具 | D．大盒子 |
From the article (文章) we can know that ______.
| A．It’s not interesting to sail around the world |
| B．Fish in the sea are so dangerous |
| C．we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger |
| D．Nobody knows when we will die |
Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)
Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”
Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”
The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minute you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”What happened in Mr Swale’s class?
| A．He wanted to showwhat job was the most useful. |
| B．He asked an improper (不适宜的）question. |
| C．Jodie gave an honest answer. |
| D．The other students laughed at Jodie. |
Which of the following is Not True according to this story?
| A．She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did. |
| B．Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home. |
| C．She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual. |
| D．Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father. |
Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?
| A．To make Jodie cool down. |
| B．To prove how dirty his job was. |
| C．To help Jodie learn about his job. |
| D．To keep Jodie away from her classmates. |
Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.
| A．he was kind | B．he was unselfish |
| C．he was cheerful | D．he was hardworking |
How does Jodie feel about her father now?
| A．Sad | B．Dirty | C．Angry | D．Proud |