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Bob lived in 1. small town. Later, he got a job in a big city so he had to move there with his wife and two 2.(child). 3. the first Saturday in their new home, Bob took his new red car out of the garage(车库). He 4. (wash) it when a neighbor came by. When he saw Bob’s car, the neighbor stopped and stood there, 5.(look)at it for a minute. Then Bob turned and saw him. The neighbor said, “That's a nice car. Is it 6.(you) ?” "Sometimes" Bob answered. The neighbor was 7.(puzzle). "Sometimes?" he said, "Wha
t do you 8.(meaning)?” Bob answered 9.(slow),"Well, when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter. 10. there's a football game somewhere, it belongs to my son. When I've washed it, and it looks really nice and clean, it belongs to my wife. And when it is dirty, it's mine."
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When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time, phoning instead to tell me he was fine and had found a few days’ work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual however after he finished work.
I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to return the next day to help with other chores (杂务).
I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mom, these are just normal everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself," he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn’t thought this fact was noteworthy(重要的) enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it’s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch."
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
1.From the first paragraph we know that ______.
A. The author’s son could live on his job at the exhibit
B. The author’s son was good at communicating with others
C. The author’s son disliked meeting his parents at home
D. The author’s son usually made his appearance at supper
2.In the boy’s eyes, the Siamese twins were ______.
A. people who had no suitable clothes to wear
B. good cooks with strange appearance
C. just normal people
D. more friendly and kinder than normal people
3.Which proverb may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?
A. Don’t judge a person by his looks. B. It is a matter of opinion
C. Love me, love my dog. D. It’s never too late to learn.
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I live in a big city. It’s noisy and dirty and I got very 36.At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some 37 air and a good rest. A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my 38 . I was really looking forward to it.
My parents live a long way 39. I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night. In the middle of the 40 it began to rain. The road became very 41 and it was difficult to drive. We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very 42. The next 43 it was still raining. James took his 44 to a garage which was very good.
In the afternoon the 45 improved, we wanted to go for a 46. My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t 47. We rang up the garage. “Oh,” They said, “Your car 48 be ready till tomorrow.” So it wasn’t 49 to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree 50 a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there. 51 my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister. She took it with her when she left.” The word game wasn’t any good 52 a dictionary.
On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her 53 and we had to hire a 54 to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. Next time I want a rest, I’ll stay 55.
1. A．angry B．surprised C．tiring D．tired
2. A．warm B．cool C．cold D．fresh
3. A．comrades B．friends C．parents D．hometown
4. A．away B．here C．there D．far
5. A．day B．night C．journey D．road
6. A．narrow B．wet C．dirty D．dry
7. A．happy B．excited C．tired D．thirsty
8. A．morning B．day C．afternoon D．evening
9. A．clothes B．car C．books D．machine
10. A．car B．clothes C．weather D．work
11. A．drive B．look C．trip D．walk
12. A．move B．run C．begin D．work
13. A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．wouldn’t D．won’t
14. A．interesting B．necessary C．possible D．wonderful
15. A．about B．over C．for D．with
16. A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Finally D．Quickly
17. A．for B．in C．with D．without
18. A．foot B．leg C．head D．floor
19. A．truck B．taxi C．bike D．bus
20. A．in the country B．in the city C．in my home D．in the garage
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After living in Paris for 50 years, he returned to the small town ______ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
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After living in Paris for 50 years, he returned to the small town ______ he grow up as a child.
A. which B. that
C. when D. where
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The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
1.The old man’s sons joined the army because_________.
A．they were all strong B．they loved their country
C．they wanted to be full D．they had to do so
2.The old man was sad because _________.
A．his three sons had to join the army
B．his three sons lost their lives during the war
C．he lived in the small town alone
D．he had neither food nor clothes
3.From the passage we can infer that _________.
A．the old policeman would send the old man into prison
B．the old policeman hated Hitler, too
C．the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs
D．the old man found a friend at the police station
4.In the old policeman’s opinion, _________.
A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs
B．the old man insulted（侮辱）their hometown
C．the old man had to say sorry to him
D．the old man had to fight with Hitler
5.What would probably be the best title for this passage?
A．An Old Man and His Three Sons B．Hitler is a Foolish Pig
C．It’s Hitler’s Hometown D．It’s Pigs’ Hometown
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Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
1.People always went to the doctor when they were____________.
A. wrong B.not right C.not well D.not happy
2. “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.
A. He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.
B. He forgot everything in the past.
C. He couldn’t find anything.
D. He couldn’t remember things well.
3.The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.
A. there was no sick man in the town
B. he might give them the wrong medicine
C. they were afraid of him
D. he was old and no longer a doctor
4. The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.
A. sorry B. angry C. glad D. surprised
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1.He lives a _________ [ˈpisfəl] life in a small town.
2.Do you mind if I ________ [swɪtʃ] off the radio?
3.After the accident, he _____[ˈsʌfə(r)d] great pain.
4.Most of my friends take the bus to school, but I________ [prɪˈfɚ] to walk.
5.She now helps in a local school as a _________ [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] two days a week.
6.I have to work hard to _________[səˈpɔ:t] my family.
7.The train was very __________[ˈkraʊdɪd], and we had to stand.
8.In London people call the underground _________.[tju:b]
9.Bob will _________['sepəreɪt] the bad apples from the good ones.
10.She will play as the main___________ [ˈkærəktə(r)] in this movie.
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Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university?”
“Oxford University (牛津).”
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
“Who's Fred Smith?”
“He's my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too?”
“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”
1.The story happened in ________.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. England
2.Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3.Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5.Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
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Bob got a job in a firm most famous product is chocolate.
A. which B. whose
C. its D. in which
t do you 8.(meaning)?” Bob answered 9.(slow),"Well, when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter. 10. there's a football game somewhere, it belongs to my son. When I've washed it, and it looks really nice and clean, it belongs to my wife. And when it is dirty, it's mine."