An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money… but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”
1.__________ people are mentioned (提到) in the article.
A．Two B．Three C．One D．Many
2.The artist lived with the farmer __________.
A．for about a month B．for a year
C．for a holiday D．for the farmer’s son
3.The farmer asked the artist to give him a picture because __________.
A．he liked his picture
B．he didn’t want his money
C．he wanted to sell his pictures for some money
D．he wanted to show it to his son
4.The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer because __________.
A．the farmer didn’t want him to pay him
B．the farmer decided to let his son learn from him
C．the farmer’s son would be an artist like him
D．he thought the farmer praised (表扬) him for his pictures
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father?
Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me，he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. I t was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，Dad put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
1.The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
A．1ucky B．natural C．hard D．pleasant
2.In order to_ the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
A．become astronaut B．become a great hero
C．be made school team captain D．be made monitor
3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?
A．A lot of special things he had done．
B．The story of his father as an astronaut．
C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．
D．The experiences his father had in middle school．
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A．My daydream B．My father’s son
C．My famous father D．My happy family
A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”
“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.
“Take me over there.” said the young lady.
There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”
‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”
1.How did the young woman get to the square?
A．She arrived in a taxi B．She got there by bus.
C．She got there on foot. D．The story didn’t tell us about it.
2.The young lady was ___________.
A．45 minutes late B．not late at all
C．l5 minutes late D．one hour 1ate
3.She wanted to take a taxi because she .
A．didn’t want to be late for the date. B．thought the square was too crowded.
C．wanted to be seen in a hurry. D．was too tired to walk.
4.Has she tried not to be too late ?
A．Yes, she took a taxi there.
B．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.
C．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.
D．No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.
You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
FIRE POLICE DOCTOR
BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252
CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE 856-3585
SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774
Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________
Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here
★ COAST GUARD 223-6978
OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY
WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP!
1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.
A．023-1500 B．846-1212 C．645-1212 D．876-5800
2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.
A．the police B．the doctor C．the operator D．the fire department
3.This passage is most probably taken from _________.
A．a sports magazine B．an emergency leaflet
C．a TV guide D．a telephone book
We have no idea about 1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __2___ the history.
For example, in many history books it is __3__ that people who lived three thousand years ago __4__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __5_ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __6__ decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __7__ to have broken the __8__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __9__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century _10__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __11__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __12__ punished(惩罚).
Salt was very __13__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __14__ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt __15_ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
1. A．when B．where C．what D．which
2. A．throughout B．thought C．though D．although
3. A．say B．reported C．recorded D．reading
4. A．eat B．ate C．eating D．have eaten
5. A．used to B．was used to C．was used D．used
6. A．off B．from C．on D．out
7. A．think B．consider C．thoughtful D．thought
8. A．law B．glass C．computer D．time
9. A．pool B．hill C．prison D．river
10. A．because B．because of C．by D．as
11. A．more B．less C．fewer D．most
12.A. serious B. bad C. terrible D seriously
13. A．important B．necessary C．clever D．cheerful
14.A. in the front of B behind C. in front of D. before
15. A．when B．as C．however D．while
—John Adams didn’t play the lead role very well, right?
—Well, ________. I think he is a very good actor.
A．I don’t like it B．I don’t think so C．that’s true D．I agree
