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I was a small boy of 8, and was having lunch in a restaurant with my mother and my grandma. I ordered a Salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that under that wonderful name was a good hamburger. When brought to the table, it was with a plate of peas. I have always hated peas. I don’t know why anyone would like to eat peas. I never ate them before. And I certainly was not about to eat them now.
“Eat your peas, ”my grandmother said.
“Mother, ”said my mom. “He doesn’t like peas. Leave him alone. ”
My grandmother did not answer, but I saw something strong in her eyes. “I’ll pay you $5 if you eat them, ”she said.
I sat there still. In my mind, $5 was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount（数量） of money, and as terrible as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and that $5. I began to eat them.
My mother was angry while grandma was pleased. My mother stared at（盯着） her mother and me. If there were a staring Olympics, she would win the gold medal. The stares made me nervous, and every single pea made me nearly throw up, but the image of $5 were in my mind, and I finally finished them.
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian’s a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served a big bowl of peas. I, of course, said no at once. My mother looked at me coldly and then came the words that followed me for years.
“You ate them for money.” she said. “You can eat them for love. ”
Oh, despair（绝望）! Oh, my god! Now, too late, came the understanding that I’d drawn myself into something from which there was no way to run away.
What possible answer could I say against that?
I ate them. I ate them that day and every other time they were served. The five dollars were quickly spent. My grandmother passed away a few years later. But the story of the peas lived on, and the words became my forever nightmare（噩梦）, “You ate them for money, you can eat them for love. ”
1.What kind of person is the grandma according to the writer?
A. Strict. B. Terrible. C. Friendly. D. Funny.
2.After the lunch, the mother continued to serve peas to her son because ____________.
A. she disliked her son very much
B. she wanted to see if he loved her
C. she decided to teach him a lesson
D. she wanted him to remember his grandma
3.The writer wanted to tell us that ____________.
A. his grandmother became his nightmare
B. he realized money was so easy to spend
C. he never refused to eat peas from then on
D. he learnt he shouldn’t do everything for money
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40% of the students_______ going to have lunch in that restaurant, but there is little food_________.
A.is; left B.is; leaving C.are; left D.are; leaving
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Mr and Mrs Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers（吸引顾客）, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said “ Meals on the House for Three Days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunch time and he felt very hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat.” He walked towards the restaurant when he saw the notice. “ American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get up to the top of the house?” he said to himself.
He looked around and found a ladder（梯子） against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top he heard someone shouting at him. “ Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily and beside him was a policeman.
“ Don’t your notice say “ Meals on the House for Three Days”? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman laughed. “ Don’t you know what ON THE HOUSE means? Look it up in the dictionary,” the policeman said.
1.The story happened in __________________.
A. the USA B. Canada
C. England D. Australia
2.Mr and Mrs Smith are the ______________ of the small restaurant.
A. visitors B. cleaners
C. owners（主人） D. cooks
3.“Meals on the House “ in this story means____________.
A. eating in the house
B.buying the meals on the house
C. you can eat a meal on the top of the house.
D. you can eat a meal without paying
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Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”
Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1. Once upon a time a man had __________.
A. a good-looking boy B. a good-looking girl
C. two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl
2. The boy was happy because he __________.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. was handsome
D. she was not happy with her brother
3. The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A. she was stronger
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. her father loved her
D. she was not happy with her brother
4. Father told the girl that __________.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking
C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5. What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
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Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”
Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1. Once upon a time a man had __________.
A. a good-looking boy
B. a good-looking girl
C. two good-looking children
D. a boy and a girl
2.The boy was happy because he __________.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. was handsome
D. she was not happy with her brother
3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A. she was stronger
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. her father loved her
D. she was not happy with her brother
4.Father told the girl that __________.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking
C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
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Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”
Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1.Once upon a time a man had __________.
A. a good-looking boy B. a good-looking girl
C. two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl
2.The boy was happy because he __________.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. was handsome
D. she was not happy with her brother
3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A. she was stronger
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. her father loved her
D. she was not happy with her brother
4.Father told the girl that __________.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking
C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
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Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a
boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror (镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). “Go away!” she said. Their father saw what was taking place. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.” Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1.The boy was happy because he _______.
A. found a mirror
B. was handsome
C. had a pretty sister
D. knew he looked as nice as his sister
2.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ________.
A. she played a trick on him
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. she was not happy with her brother
D. her father loved her brother more than her
3. What can we learn from this story?
A. If you are good-looking, everyone will love you.
B. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be kind to people.
D. If you want people to love you, you can help them and make them happy.
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William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U．S．，was born in a small town．When he was a boy，he was very quiet and shy．Because he was so quiet，everyone thought that he wasn’t bright(聪明)．
The people in the town often put a nickel(五分镍币)and a dime(一角硬币)before him and asked him which to choose．He always chose the nickel and they laughed．
One day a woman felt sorry for him．She asked，“Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know a nickel is worth(值……钱)much less than a dime?”
“Certainly I know it，”William answered slowly．“But if I choose the dime，they will not ask me to choose them any more．”
1.Where was William Henry Harrison from?
2.When William Henry Harrison was a boy，what was he like?
3.Why did people laugh at William Henry Harrison?
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two Children， a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister， “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy， “You must always be good as well as look good.”
Then to the girl he said， “my dear， if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy， everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1.Once upon a time a man had __________.
A. a bad-looking boy
B. a good-looking girl
C. two good-looking children
D. a boy and a girl
2.The boy was happy because he __________.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. was handsome
D. she was not happy with her brother
3.3.Thegirl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A. she was stronger
B. what her brother said was wrong
C. her father loved her
D. she was not happy with her brother
4.Father told the girl that __________.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking
C. if she did her best to help people， she would enjoy people’s love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking， you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people， you will become more and more beautiful.
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阅读理解。
Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”
Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1. Once upon a time a man had __________.
A. a good-looking boy B. a good-looking girl
C. two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl
2. The boy was happy because he __________.
A. found a mirror B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. was handsome D. she was not happy with her brother
3. The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A. she was stronger B. what her brother said was wrong
C. her father loved her D. she was not happy with her brother
4. Father told the girl that __________.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking
C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love
D. she was as good-looking as her brother
5. What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very important.
C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.