George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor ...

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．

1.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781 B.In 1789 C.In 1795 D.In 1798

2.He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

3.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great man B.a good maker C.a good worker D.a good student

4.George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the train B.the telephone C.the car D.the computer

5.From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workers B.writers C.learners D.inventors

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.　　

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.　　

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man ------George Stephenson.  　　

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a ________1.________（贫穷的） family. He had to start work when he was only 2.________  （八）. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time ________3.  （学习）about engines. And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece 4.________（仔细地）. Soon he became a very good worker ________5.  （虽然）he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked along way to have 6.________ （功课） from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth  ________7.________（生日）, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George  ________8.________ （发明） many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among 9. （他们）. Today when we take trains from one place to 10. （另一个）,we’ll think of this great man —George Stephenson.

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Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest (牧师) in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it.

This made John Medcalf, the priest, really moved (感动的). He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor area grow to love books, they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the hilly (多丘陵的) land of Peru. So what other methods could be used?

He got a new idea from the barefoot (赤脚) doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians (图书管理员) first appeared in the villages of northern Peru, almost thirty years ago.

At first, they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, the elders in the village took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians need to walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know Leonardo _________.

A. had a lot of books

B. bought candles from others

C. enjoyed reading books

D. lived with the priest

2.How do you like the priest John Medcalf?

A. Smart and kind.

B. Poor and impolite.

C. Brave and friendly.

D. Strong and cold.

3.From the passage, we can know that _________.

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo’s village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. How people read in Peru.

B. How the barefoot librarians started in Peru.

C. How John Medcalf brought books to people.

D. How people collected books in Peru.

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Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn't found. 1.___________ His aunt had to look after him.

　Twenty years passed. 2.___________ He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. 3.___________ The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑) for her. 4.___________, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?" "Yes, we do, sir, " answered the shopkeeper. "Is it as expensive as the new one?"

　"No, it's much cheaper," said the man. "5.___________ " "It doesn't matter, " said Dick. "My aunt couldn't read. "

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Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

M-call got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hat work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo　　

A. had a lot of books　　 B. bought candles from others

C. stayed in the church　　 D. enjoyed reading books

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to 　　　　　 .

A. to grow to love books　　 B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write　　 D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention　　　　

A. when the barefoot librarians appeared　　 B. who worked as village librarians at　 first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors　　 D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that　　　 ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

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Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books　　 B. bought candles from others

C, enjoyed reading books D. lived in the church

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）”　　 ”

A, to grow to love books B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write 　　 D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention

A, when the barefoot librarians appeared

B. who worked as village librarians at　 first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors

D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that　　　 ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

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Thomas Edison was a great American inventor. He was born to a poor family in 1847. His mother taught him at home. He often observed things carefully and he made over 1,300 inventions during his life time. He was often said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He also said that what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work, ” he answered back, “discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.Edison was______________.

A．interested in changing people’s ideas

B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C．very much uninterested in nature

D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Many other people have changed Edison’s life.

B．Edison has changed the lives of many other people.

C．Only a few men in history can change other people’s lives.

D．Edison invented the electric light.

3.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(意指)___________.

A．people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 year’s work

B．Life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

C．Edison made 100 inventions in his life

D．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

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Mr. Shute was born in a poor family. He couldn't go to school when he was young.

Now he's a strong porter (搬运工) and works at a station. He doesn't think he needs to know much about science. His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy likes nothing except playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises. And he wants to drop it.

Last evening Mrs. Shute heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked, "What's the matter, Bill?"

"I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy. "I won't go to school tomorrow."

"No, no, don't do that!" the woman said in a hurry. "Maybe I can help you."

The woman studied the exercises for a long time, but she didn't know how to do them. Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr. Shute said, "But I don't know maths, either. "

"It doesn't matter," said his wife. "You'll only fool him."

Mr. Shute had to do as his wife said. This afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. Having looked at it, the man was happy and shouted to his wife, "Come and look at it! I got an A in maths!"

1.Mr. Shute wasn't in school because ______.

A. he wanted to be a porter　　 B. his parents had no money to send him to school

C. he didn't need much about science　　 D. there was no school in his hometown

2.Bill can't do his homework because ______.

A. his father often helps him　　 B. he doesn't listen to the teacher’s

C. he doesn't put his heart into his studies　　 D. he wants to be

3.______, so the boy cried in the next room.

A. Bill couldn’t do his maths exercises　　 B. Bill couldn't watch TV with his parents

C. His parents didn’t help him　　 D. Bill had no time to play outside

4.Mrs. Shute didn’t help her son because ______.

A. She had lots of housework to do　　 B. she was busy watching TV in her room

C. she was sure her husband could do it　　 D. she didn’t go to school, either

5.The word “fool” in the story means ______.

A. 欺骗　　 B. 傻瓜　　 C. 欺诈　　 D. 愚蠢

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In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous poet ______ name was Li Bai.

He was born in a poor family. And he died ______ AD 762. When he was young, he didn't like reading.

Once, he saw an old woman ______ an iron pestle(杵) when he was ______ from school. Li Bai was very ______. He asked______ that for. The old woman said she would grind the iron pestle into a needle(针). Li Bai ______， “The pestle is so thick, and when can it be ground down to a needle？”

The old woman smiled, “My boy, where there is a will, there is a way! The pestle is thick, but if I grind it every day, it can be ground down into a needle______. Am I right？”

Li Bai thought to himself, “What she said is right. Nothing in the world is ______ if I set my mind on it. It is all the same to the study. If I put my heart into it, can't I study well？”

Li Bai understood the truth. After that, he studied diligently(勤奋地). At last he became a famous poet, and ______ a good name for more than a thousand years.

1.A. who　　 B. whose　　 C. that　　 D. which

2.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. at　　 D. of

3.A. grind　　 B. ground　　 C. grinding　　 D. grinds

4.A. on his way home　　 B. on his way to home　　 C. in his way to home　　 D. in his way home

5.A. surprise　　 B. surprised　　 C. surprising　　 D. surprises

6.A. what she was doing　　 B. why she was doing　　 C. what was she doing　　 D. why was she doing

7.A. stopped　　 B. wondered　　 C. liked　　 D. played

8.A. in the end　　 B. at the end of　　 C. by the end　　 D. to the end

9.A. easy to me　　 B. hard to me　　 C. easy for me　　 D. hard for me

10.A. left　　 B. gave　　 C. showed　　 D. put

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