Watson entered Mr. Smith’s office. The Boss w...

Watson entered Mr. Smith’s office. The Boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn’t do well without giving them a second chance.

“Watson,” said Mr. Smith, “this past year your department hasn’t earned money. We’re going to drop that department. It’s finished. I’ m sorry, —but you’ll have to go.” “But, sir—if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.”

“What’s that!” said the Boss. “Riverside! I didn’t know you had a boy there. That’s an expensive school for a man with your salary.”

“I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He’s a star trackman（田径运动员） and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ（冠军） there.”

The Boss sat perfectly still for a long time—a faraway （恍惚的） look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, “We’ve got to close your department, Watson. But you’ll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours—maybe more pay. Now get out. You’re here for life.”

Watson got out, with surprise in his face. Then the Boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie’s last letter from Riverside School —written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read: I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it’s the same everywhere when you’re a cripple (跛脚的人). But don’t worry about me, Dad. They’ve got a good chemistry department here. And there’s one boy here who is really great. He’s a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, I want to do something for Champ. Something big—that he won’t even know about.

Your son,   Herbie

1.The underlined word “drop” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ________.

A. fall              B. close        C. punish         D. sell

2. It can be inferred from the text that Champ is_______.

A. Watson’ s son                  B. Mr Smith’ s son

C. a teacher of Mr Smith’s son       D. the son of Mr Smith’s friend

3.From the text we know that Herbie_______.

A. was a college student            B. didn’t live to grow up

C. made friends with many boys      D. died from a car accident

4.Watson was given a second chance because_______.

A. Mr Smith wanted to help Watson’s son

B. a man was needed in another department

C. Herbie told Mr Smith to do so in his letter

D. Mr Smith wanted to realize his son’s dream

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Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.

When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then, one day, he saw a man killing a pig. He was very sad. From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat. Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan (素食主义者).

Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it. Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time, more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.

People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friends stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.

Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources (资源), including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.

Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.

1.What do we know about Watson from the first two paragraphs?

A.He enjoyed a very long life for being a vegan.

B.He owned a farm with a lot of animals.

C.He didn’t like eating meat by birth.

D.He became a vegan at 20.

2.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A.agreeing with Watson

B.eating food from animals

C.avoiding food from animals

D.forming “The Vegan Society”

3.Now people become vegans because ________.

A.they have many health problems

B.they think keeping animals costs too much

C.they love animals and want to keep them

D.they want to save resources and protect the environment

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.Donald Watson: A New Way to Eat

B.Vegans’ Opinions on Health

C.Animal Protection in England

D.The Vegan Society

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Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in yorkshire， England , in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.

When he was a boy , Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat . Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became vegan (素食主义者).

Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him . They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.

People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing .

Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources(资源)， including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.

Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.

1. We know from the text that Watson __________.

A. lived a very long life

B. refused to eat meat at 20

C. helped kill a pig on a farm

D. enjoyed good food very much

2. The underlined word “it’ in paragraph 3 means “ ________”.

A. agreeing with Watson

B. publishing a newspaper

C. forming “The Vegan Society”

D. avoiding all food from animals

3. Watson refused to eat meat ______.

A. because of his love of animals

B. because of environmental reasons

C. because he had a lot of health problems

D. because keeping animals needs lots of resources

4. What’s the best title (标题)for the text?

A. Donald Watson : a new way to eat

B. Animal protection in England

C. The Vegan Society：a special group

D. Healthy eating habits

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Mr. Backer is a kind-hearted man. Once he gave some food to a poor woman . Mr White, the boss of the restaurant, found it and became angry. He often gave the leftovers(剩饭菜) to  some poor workers. Mr. Backers lost his work for it. It was difficult for him to find work in the small country though he was an able cook. The war made all stop. Children couldn't go  to school, most shops were closed, even some farmers were  hungry. Some people were made to leave their houses and they had to find the safe places. It was an autumn night. Mr Backer  hadn't any food to eat and went to bed, but he couldn't fall asleep, because he was very hungry . suddenly he heard a noise in  his room. He saw a man looking for something useful there. He said nothing and watched it carefully. At last the man took a few old clothes out of a broken paper box and took them away. He got up from his bed quickly and followed him gently(文雅地), with his quilt on his back. The man didn't find him and went into a small and wet house. Mr. Backer also went in and saw there was nothing in the room. The thief(贼) saw him and was surprised. He asked, “What did you come here for?” “You have carried my things here,” said Mr. Backer. “I have to move here, too!”

1.Mr White sent Mr. Backer away because ________   .

2.________  , so the people in the small country got into trouble.

3.Mr. Backer couldn't go to sleep because ________      .

4.Mr. Backer said nothing when the thief went into his room because ________ .

5.The underlined word “quilt” in this story means  ________      .

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Mr Backer is a kind-hearted man. Once he gave some food to a poor woman. Mr White, the boss of the restaurant, found it and became angry. He often gave the leftovers(剩饭菜) to　 some poor workers. Mr Backers lost his work for it. It was difficult for him to find work in the small country though(虽然) he was an able cook.. The war made all stop. Children couldn't go　 to school, most shops were closed, even some farmers were　 hungry. Some people were made to leave their houses and they had to find the safe places. It was an autumn night. Mr Backer　 hadn't any food to eat and went to bed, but he couldn't fall asleep. suddenly he heard a noise in　 his room. He saw a man looking for something useful there. He said nothing and watched it　 carefully. At last the man brought a few old clothes out of a broken paper box and took them　 away. He got up quickly and followed him gently(文雅地), with his quilt on his back. The man　 didn't find him and went into a small and wet house. Mr Backer also went in and saw there was　 nothing in the room. The thief(贼) saw him and was surprised. He asked, “What did you come here for?” “You have carried my things here,” said Mr Backer. “I have to move　 there, too!”

1.Mr White sent Mr Backer away because　　　　　　　　 .

A. he couldn't　 cook

B. he didn't work hard

C. he didn't like him at all

D. he gave some leftovers to the poor woman

2. ____________ , so the people in the small country got into trouble.

A. The war broke out(爆发)

B. It didn't rain

C. Children couldn't go to school

D. Shops and factories were closed

3.Mr Backer couldn't go to sleep because　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. the weather was cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the weather was hot

C. he was hungry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he was ill

4.Mr Backer said nothing when the thief went into his room because　　　　　 .

A.he wanted to send him to the police station

B.there was nothing expensive there

C.he was afraid the man could hurt him

D.he hoped the man could help him

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Tom had no trouble at all ________ the office building according to the note written by Mr. Smith.

A. to find       B. found      C. finding     D. find

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With the day’s work____, Mr Smith left office.

A .finished　　　　　 B. finishing

C. to finish　　　　 D. finish

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Mr Johnson worked in an office.He was short and fat and he looked like a forty-year-old man____he was no more than thirty-five.He____three thousand dollars a month and had his own house and car.But he was very miserly（吝啬的）and had____friends.He took good care of nobody but____.He was introduced to several girls,but he never bought any____for them and no girl liked a man like him.So he had to____alone in the beautiful house.He was always sad of it and didn’t know the____.

One Sunday morning Mr Johnson felt lonely____and went out for a walk near a park.It was a fine day.The sun was____and the birds were singing in the tree.Beautiful____and green grass could be seen everywhere.He____his sadness and walked on.Suddenly he heard someone was calling____.He turned round and saw a pretty girl with a pair of glasses____to catch up with him.He felt strange____he didn’t know her at all.But he stopped to____her.

“Don’t you remember me,sir?”asked the girl.“I____you last December!”

“I am sorry,madam.”said Mr Johnson.”but.........”

“I’m____you are one of my children’s fathers,”the girl said.Suddenly she found she didn’t know the man at all and her____turned red and hurried off.

____her disappearing figure（身影）,Mr Johnson could not understand____it meant.Of course,he didn’t know she was a teacher.

1.A. if　　 B. whether　　 C. though　　 D. when

2.A. paid　　 B. was paid　　 C. borrowed　　 D. was lent

3.A. few　　 B. a few　　 C. many　　 D. plenty of

4.A. he　　 B. him　　 C. his　　 D. himself

5.A. tickets　　 B. presents　　 C. Beancurd　　 D. firewood

6.A. live　　 B. play　　 C. work　　 D. build

7.A. excuse　　 B. advice　　 C. suggestion　　 D. reason

8.A. in the office　　 B. at school　　 C. at home　　 D. in the restaurant

9.A. flying　　 B. shining　　 C. standing　　 D. sitting

10.A. stones　　 B. trees　　 C. flowers　　 D. stones

11.A. wrote　　 B. read　　 C. remembered　　 D. forgot

12.A. behind　　 B. front　　 C. away　　 D. over there

13.A. resting　　 B. trying　　 C. planning　　 D. asking

14.A. while　　 B. until　　 C. unless　　 D. because

15.A. wait for　　 B. help　　 C. discover　　 D. discuss with

16.A. examined　　 B. hurt　　 C. visited　　 D. invited

17.A. afraid　　 B. sure　　 C. sad　　 D. sorry

18.A. head　　 B. eyes　　 C. noes　　 D. face

19.A. Looking at　　 B. Drawing　　 C. Beating　　 D. Receiving

20.A. why　　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. what

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Whom does the woman suggest the man speak to?

A. Mr. Brown.　　 B. Mr. Smith.　　 C. Mrs. Brown.

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Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

1.From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______

2.The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______

4.Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?

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