Retired judge Davison hated all the quiet. Evy, his wife of 66 ears, had passed away, and he was lonely and sad in the months after her death. But he knew how to beat those feelings; he decided to build a pool.
Davison contacted a family-run company in Hopkins, Minnesota, that had built a pool for his previous house 40 years ago. “They did such a great job before and were still in business, so they came out and planned it,” Davison said.
Kevin, who works on new pools for the company, helped Davison with everything, from initial planning and completing contracts back in March to teaching him how to filter the water once the pool was finish in July.
“If You build it, they will come,” he thought. He invited all the neighborhood kids over to swim. Now it’s not so quiet anymore.
He hears the sounds of laughter and splashing as he sits on a chair in the shade, watching happy children play in his backyard.
“I knew they’d come.” 94-yvear-old Davison told KARE-TV.
Neighbor Jessica thought the judge was joking when he talked about putting in a pool until she saw the work starting. Now she and her four kids have been regulars since the pool was finished in July.
“It’s him spreading joy throughout our neighborhood for these kids.” Jessica said.
Davison’s pool includes a diving board and reaches nine feet in the deep end under the board. It’s especially welcome in a town that doesn’t have a public outdoor pool.
Although Davison has three adult children, he doesn’t have any grandchildren.
Jessica says she’s told him, “You kind of adopted our whole neighborhood of kids. These are your grandkids.”
The judge’s rules require that a parent or grandparent stay while the children are swimming. Once the kids leave. he likes to swim, too.
Davison tells KARE-TV that he realizes that putting in the pool didn’t make a lot of financial (经济的) sense for an old man. But that didn’t matter to him.
“I’m not sitting by myself looking at the walls.” he says. “What else would you think of doing where you could have a whole bunch of kids over every afternoon?” The 94-year-old judge now hears laughter all day as he watches children splash in his backyard pool.
1.Why did Davison build a swimming pool?
A. To remember his dead wife. B. To earn some money for a living.
C. To fight against his loneliness. D. To please the kids in the neighborhood.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The neighborhood children. B. His three adult children.
C. Reporters from KARE-TV. D. The workers who built the pool.
3.What rules do children have to follow while swimming in the judge’s pool?
A. They shall wear life jackets. B. They shall be in company with the adults.
C. They shall receive some training. D. They shall get their parents’ permission.
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. Action speaks louder than words.
B. True success comes from spiritual riches.
C. The value of life lies in respect and love.
D. One’s search for happiness brings others great joy.
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Retired judge Davison hated all the quiet. Evy, his wife of 66 ears, had passed away, and he was lonely and sad in the months after her death. But he knew how to beat those feelings; he decided to build a pool.
Davison contacted a family-run company in Hopkins, Minnesota, that had built a pool for his previous house 40 years ago. “They did such a great job before and were still in business, so they came out and planned it,” Davison said.
Kevin, who works on new pools for the company, helped Davison with everything, from initial planning and completing contracts back in March to teaching him how to filter the water once the pool was finish in July.
“If You build it, they will come,” he thought. He invited all the neighborhood kids over to swim. Now it’s not so quiet anymore.
He hears the sounds of laughter and splashing as he sits on a chair in the shade, watching happy children play in his backyard.
“I knew they’d come.” 94-yvear-old Davison told KARE-TV.
Neighbor Jessica thought the judge was joking when he talked about putting in a pool until she saw the work starting. Now she and her four kids have been regulars since the pool was finished in July.
“It’s him spreading joy throughout our neighborhood for these kids.” Jessica said.
Davison’s pool includes a diving board and reaches nine feet in the deep end under the board. It’s especially welcome in a town that doesn’t have a public outdoor pool.
Although Davison has three adult children, he doesn’t have any grandchildren.
Jessica says she’s told him, “You kind of adopted our whole neighborhood of kids. These are your grandkids.”
The judge’s rules require that a parent or grandparent stay while the children are swimming. Once the kids leave. he likes to swim, too.
Davison tells KARE-TV that he realizes that putting in the pool didn’t make a lot of financial (经济的) sense for an old man. But that didn’t matter to him.
“I’m not sitting by myself looking at the walls.” he says. “What else would you think of doing where you could have a whole bunch of kids over every afternoon?” The 94-year-old judge now hears laughter all day as he watches children splash in his backyard pool.
1.Why did Davison build a swimming pool?
A. To remember his dead wife. B. To earn some money for a living.
C. To fight against his loneliness. D. To please the kids in the neighborhood.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The neighborhood children. B. His three adult children.
C. Reporters from KARE-TV. D. The workers who built the pool.
3.What rules do children have to follow while swimming in the judge’s pool?
A. They shall wear life jackets. B. They shall be in company with the adults.
C. They shall receive some training. D. They shall get their parents’ permission.
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. Action speaks louder than words.
B. True success comes from spiritual riches.
C. The value of life lies in respect and love.
D. One’s search for happiness brings others great joy.
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No one knows the age of the old man wandering in the street all day, but judging from his appearance, he is in his sixties.
A. approximately B. exactly
C. actually D. gradually
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His speech was heard by a group of five judges , all of_____agreed that it was the best.
A.whom | B.who | C.them | D.that |
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According to Hunan Daily, in Yongxing County of Hunan Province, retired teacher Chen and his wife are living in a natural cave (山洞), and they quite enjoy such life.
Chen’s cave is 20 meters wide and 8 meters deep. Lichens (青苔)can be seen everywhere in it. Chen says that the place is free of pollution.
Because of being poor, they moved into the cave, Chen said. In 1975, the houses of his families and his neighbors were all burned to the ground in the fire. Chen was then already married and badly needed a house to live in. But he had no money to build a house, so he had to live in his relatives’ houses as long as 5 years.
In 1980, he happened to discover this cave, immediately he and his family members decided to live in there. Chen thought the cave could be a temporary(临时的)living place, but it never occurred to him that it could be his home in the next 28 years. Chen recalled that the first couple of days were the most difficult period, “I put up some wooden boards for a gate, but they were all blown away by wind that same night.”
Chen has two sons and a daughter, and they all left the cave after they got married. Now Chen’s old friends once in a while visit him in his cave drinking and playing Chinese chess. For Chen, the most enjoyable thing is to raise bees and grow kinds of plants.
1.From the passage we know what Chen likes to do most is ____.
A. drinking and playing chess with his friends
B. raising bees and growing plants
C. doing farm work in the fields
D. recalling his past life
2.What had happened to his house before he moved into the cave?
A. His house was blown away by wind.
B. His house was washed away by floods.
C. His house was destroyed by fire.
D. The text doesn’t mention it.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All of Chen’s children are studying in the university.
B. Chen’s friends hardly come to the cave to see him.
C. Chen and his children still live together in the cave.
D. Chen found the cave quite by accident.
4.The purpose of the passage is to ____.
A. introduce a natural cave to people
B. tell us something about a teacher living in the cave for 28 years
C. explain how the Chens suffered during the 28 years
D. expect more people to visit Chen’s cave
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— You’d better not judge a person _____ his appearance.
—I know all the people dressed _____ rags are not beggars.
A.in; in | B.by; by | C.in; by | D.by; in |
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Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife own a bed-and-breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They often serve their guests fresh products from the garden.
The Hoffmans have been growing food and flowers for twenty-five years. For almost ten of those years, Mr. Hoffman has been experimenting and working with shade (阴凉) plantings. He says, “The bottom line here is that most plants will produce more in full sun. But if you do not have full sun, there are other choices.”
For example, he grows tomatoes near oak trees. Oak trees can produce a lot of shade. But Mr. Hoffman says his tomato plants grow as long as they get five hours’ direct sunshine a day, especially morning sun. Not only does this go against the traditional advice that tomatoes need six, eight, even twelve hours’ full sun a day. It also shows how plants and tree roots can share nutrients and water.
Mr. Hoffman says plants with wider leaves seem to do better in shady environments. He also found that his potatoes did better partly in shade than in full sun.
Moving them out of the sun helped control an insect problem. Mr. Hoffman does not use pesticide (农药). Instead, he planted the potatoes in the shade, especially on the east side of the tree. The potatoes get morning sun, but they are shaded during the hottest part of the day. Some insects dislike shade, and the hottest part day is when they do the worst of their damage.
Time of day, sun intensity (强度), shadows from trees, walls and buildings all influence how much sunlight falls on plants. And people interested in shade planting should also remember something else. The term “shade” can describe different amounts of darkness. It can even mean different things in different parts of the world.
1.How many hours of sunshine are enough to keep tomato plants growing in Hoffman’s garden?
A.five hours a day | B.Six hours a day |
C.Eight hours a day | D.Twelve hours a day |
2.From the passage we can know that ______ .
A.plants with wider leaves produce more in full sun. |
B.as a matter of fact, plants don’t need to grow in full sun. |
C.the more sunshine plants get, the more they will produce |
D.plants with wider leaves grow better in shadows |
3.All of the following can influence how much sunlight falls on plants EXCEPT ______.
A.length of day time |
B.brightness of the sun |
C.changes of the season |
D.shadows |
4. Which of the following can best describe Mr. Hoffman?
A.Curious | B.Experienced | C.Easy-going | D.Funny |
5.We may read the passage on a website in the section of ______.
A.environment | B.travelling | C.agriculture | D.lifestyle |
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_____ his accent , he is from the south of China.
A.Judged by B.Judged from C.To be judged by D.Judging from
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Dave has ________ the company since his father retired.
A. been in charge of B. been in the charge of
C. taken charge of D. taken the charge of
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____________ his accent, he is from the south of China.
A.Judged by | B.Judging to | C.Judging by | D.To judge |
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.____exercise early in the morning has become part of his retired life .
A. Take .B. Takes C. Taking D. Taken
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