A Father and a SonPassing through the Atlanta...

A Father and a Son

Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those shuttles that take travelers from the main terminals (航站楼) to their boarding gates. Not many people consider them fun, but on this Saturday I heard laughter. At the front of the first shuttle were a man and his son.

We had just stopped to let off passengers, and the doors were closing again. “Here we go! Hold on to me tight!” the father said. The boy, about five years old, made sounds of happiness.

“Look out there!” the father said to his son. “See that pilot? I bet he’s walking to his plane.” The son turned his neck to look forward.

As I was early for my flight, I decided to go back to the terminal. Where I went back again, I saw that the man and his son had returned too. I realized then that they hadn’t been heading for a flight, but had just been riding the shuttle.

“I want to ride some more!”

“More?” the father said, mock-angry but clearly pleased. “ You are not tired?”

“This is fun!” his son said.

“ All right.” the father replied, when a door opened, we all got on.

There are parents who can afford to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, and there are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, yet something goes wrong.

“Where are all those people going, Daddy?” the son asked.

“All over the world,” came the reply.

The other people in the airport were leaving for far destinations (终点) or arriving at the ends of their journeys. The father and son, though, were just riding this shuttle together, making it exciting, enjoying being together.

So many troubles in this country. So many questions about what to do. Here was a father who cared about spending the day with his son and who had come up with this plan on a Saturday morning.

The answer is so simple: parents who care enough to spend time, and to pay attention and to try their best. It doesn’t cost a cent, yet it is the most valuable thing in the world.

The shuttle picked up speed, and the father pointed something out, and the boy laughed again.

1.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the father and his son were waiting for the flight

B. the father got tired when his son wanted to ride the shuttle again

C. the father told his son about the troubles in the country

D. the father spent the day with his son and enjoyed it

2.The underlined word mock-angry means ______.

A. feeling bored

B. looking excited

C. not really angry

D. not truly surprised

3.From the story we can learn______.

A. sometimes people don’t realize what they have

B. maybe the most valuable thing doesn’t cost much

C. children should stay with their parents more often

D. parents should give their children a better life

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One Sunday a young father was walking through the park. He was pushing a pram. There was a very young baby in the pram and it was crying loudly. The young father said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The young father walked on but the child cried louder. The father stopped and took a Teddy bear out of a bag. He gave it to the child.

He said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father started to push the pram again. After a few minutes the child began to cry. It cried louder and longer. The father put his hand into his pocket and took out some chocolate. He gave a piece to the child and said softly, “Take It easy, Martin, Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father walked on. Three minutes later the child started to cry. It cried louder and louder and louder. The father took the baby out of the pram and held it in his arms. He said softly. “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The child did not stop crying. It cried louder and louder.

An old woman was watching the father. She walked across to the young father and she smiled. She said, “You are doing very well, young man. You talk to the child with a calm and quiet voice.” The old woman looked at the child and said, “What’s wrong, Martin. Why are you crying?” The father said quickly, “He is so young that he can’t say and understand what you are talking!”

1.How many times did the young father comfort (安抚) the baby?

A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six

2.Which picture can describe the underlined word “pram” in Paragraph 1?

A. B. C. D.

3.What did the father take out to comfort the baby?

A.a Teddy bear, candy B.a bag, some chocolate

C.a Teddy bear, some chocolate D.a bag, a Teddy bear

4.The father was_______when the baby was crying.

A.Angry B.Happy C.Sad D.Gentle

5.The old woman said to the baby in order to________.

A.play jokes on the baby B.praise the father C.give the father a hand D.laugh at the baby

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One Sunday a young father was walking through the park. He was pushing a pram. There was a very young baby in the pram and it was crying loudly. The young father said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The young father walked on but the child cried louder. The father stopped and took a Teddy bear out of a bag. He gave it to the child.

He said softly, “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father started to push the pram again. After a few minutes the child began to cry. It cried louder and longer. The father put his hand into his pocket and took out some chocolate. He gave a piece to the child and said softly, “Take It easy, Martin, Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself. Martin.” The young father walked on. Three minutes later the child started to cry. It cried louder and louder and louder. The father took the baby out of the pram and held it in his arms. He said softly. “Take it easy, Martin. Keep calm, Martin. Control yourself, Martin.” The child did not stop crying. It cried louder and louder.

An old woman was watching the father. She walked across to the young father and she smiled. She said, “You are doing very well, young man. You talk to the child with a calm and quiet voice.” The old woman looked at the child and said, “What’s wrong, Martin. Why are you crying?” The father said quickly, “He is so young that he can’t say and understand what you are talking!”

1.How many times did the young father comfort (安抚) the baby?

A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six

2.Which picture can describe the underlined word “pram” in Paragraph 1?

A. B. C. D.

3.What did the father take out to comfort the baby?

A.a Teddy bear, candy B.a bag, some chocolate

C.a Teddy bear, some chocolate D.a bag, a Teddy bear

4.The father was_______when the baby was crying.

A.Angry B.Happy C.Sad D.Gentle

5.The old woman said to the baby in order to________.

A.play jokes on the baby B.praise the father C.give the father a hand D.laugh at the baby

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The airport in Boswell is twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the centre of the city. Read the notes from the diary of Mr Simpson.

1.How far is it from the city to the airport in Boswell?

A. 21km.　　         B. 31km.　　     C. 21m.　　 D. 21 miles.

2.Mr Nagashima is from ________.

A. Australia　　     B. Japan　　     C. America　　 D. Germany

3.Mr and Mrs J. Grant will leave Boswell on ________.

A. Tuesday　　     B. Wednesday　　     C. Thursday　　     D. Friday

4.How many travelers will Mr Simpson meet in just over a week?

A. 107.　　         B. 65.　　　             C. 35.　　             D. 131.

5.Mr Simpson is probably ________.

A. a headmaster　　 B. a travel manager　

C. a traveller　　　　 D. an engineer

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The airport in Boswell is twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the centre of the city. Read the notes from the diary of Mr Simpson.

1.How far is it from the city to the airport in Boswell?

A. 21km.　　　 B. 31km.　　　　 C. 21m.　　　　 D. 21 miles.

2.Mr Nagashima is from ________.

A. Australia　　 B. Japan　　 C. America　　　 D. Germany

3. Mr and Mrs J. Grant will leave Boswell on ________.

A. Tuesday　 　 　 B. Wednesday

C. Thursday　　　 D. Friday

4.How many travelers will Mr Simpson meet in just over a week?

A. 107.　　　 B. 65.　　　　　 C. 35.　　　　 D. 131.

5.Mr Simpson is probably ________.

A. a headmaster　 　 B. a travel manager

C. a traveller　　　 D. an engineer

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The airport in Boswell is twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the center of the city. Read these notes from the diary of Miss Shirley, a travel agent.

1. How many people in all arrive in Boswell ac cording to the diary?

A. 127    B. 45    C.47    D. 125

2. What will the Johnsons come to Boswell for?

A. a visit

C. a business trip

B. a night stop

D. a small inexpensive hotel

3. On Monday, the twenty-t hird, who will come Boswell?

A. A group of 45 Japanese students

C. Mr and Mrs Johnson

B. 75 German students

D. Mr and Mrs George

4.When will Mr Thomas leave?

A. April 18

C. April 20

B. April 22

D. April 21

5.According to the diary, on which day will Miss Shirley be free?

A. On Friday and Sunday

C. On Wednesday and Thursday

B. On Mondays

D. On weekends

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The airport in Boswell in twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the center of the city. Read these notes from the diary of Miss Shirley, a travel agent.

1. How many people in all arrive in Boswell according to the diary?

A. 127    B. 45    C.47    D. 125

2. What will the Johnsons come to Boswell for?

A. a visit

C. a business trip

B. a night stop

D. a small inexpensive hotel

3.On Monday, the twenty-third, who will come Boswell?

A. A group of 45 Japanese students

C. Mr and Mrs Johnson

B. 75 German students

D. Mr and Mrs George

4.When will Mr Thomas leave?

A. April 18

C. April 20

B. April 22

D. April 21

5.According to the diary, on which day will Miss Shirley be free?

A. On Friday and Sunday

C. On Wednesday and Thursday

B. On Mondays

D. On weekends

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One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.

I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital.”

This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbush Truck（垃圾车法则）.” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.

B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.

C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.

D. A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport.

2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means 　　 in Chinese.

A. 道歉　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 傻笑　　　　　　　　　　 C. 吼叫　　　　　　　　　 D. 告别

3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?

A. Because he was in a bad mood.

B. Because his car was full of rubbish.

C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.

D. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.

4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is _______.

A. silly and dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wise and friendly

C. helpful but nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. modest but impatient

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.

B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks.

C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.

D. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.

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One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.

I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital.”

This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbush Truck（垃圾车法则）.” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.

B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.

C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.

D. A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport.

2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means 　　 in Chinese.

A. 道歉　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 傻笑　　　　　　　　　　 C. 吼叫　　　　　　　　　 D. 告别

3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?

A. Because he was in a bad mood.

B. Because his car was full of rubbish.

C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.

D. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.

4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is _______.

A. silly and dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wise and friendly

C. helpful but nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. modest but impatient

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.

B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks.

C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.

D. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.

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One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane （车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎）made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the black of the other car.

I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital. ”

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“The Law of the Rubbish Truck（垃圾车法则）.”He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles（堆积）up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.

B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.

C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.

2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means ____ in Chinese.

A. 道歉　　 B. 傻笑　　 C. 吼叫

3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?

A. Because he was in a bad mood.

B. Because his car was full of rubbish.

C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.

4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is ____.

A. silly and dishonest　　 B. wise and friendly　　 C. helpful but nervous

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.

B. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.

C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.

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