In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.
“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.
After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!
Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!
From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!
He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!
1.Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.
A．the teacher blamed him from time to time
B．he was not a smart boy in his class
C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence
D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies
2.The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.
A．completely unchanged
B．severely punished
C．careless with the homework
D．lost in the test
3.It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.
A. his parents B．his classmates
C. the teacher D．failure in the test
4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.
B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.
C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.
D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.
5.Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?
A. Hardworking.B. Caring.
C. Outstanding.D. Strict.
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish into the sea as soon as he could, ‘how you are! My son .’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, “ I can’t help them all ,I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person.
1.A. drinking B. making C. selling D. washing
2.A. turned around B. turned down C. turned on D. turned off
3.A. what B. when C. where D. why
4.A. air B. land C. water D. environment
5.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
6.A. a lie B. a joke C. a story D. a truth
7.A. wind B. rain C. waves D. sands
8.A. himself B. itself C. ourselves D. themselves
9.A. of B. for C. from D. forward
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. sad D. angry
11.A. after B.back C. up D. down
12.A. clever B. kind C.silly D. ugly
13.A. Or B. So C. Because D. Though
14.A. began B. continued C. forgot D. waited
15.A. shortest B. tallest C. smallest D. biggest
----Would you mind my sitting here ?
----_______. The seat is for Mr. Green.
A. Of course not B. No problem
C. Yes, please D. Sorry, you’d better not.
----Do you know _______ tomorrow? I have something to discuss with him.
-----Sorry, I don’t know. When he comes back, I’ll tell you.
A. where will he go B. when will he come back
C. where he will go D. when he will come back
— How do you like the program hosted by Zhu Dan and Hua Shao?
—Exciting, ______ one piece of the background music wasn’t played well.
A. so B. though
C. because D. and
----Where are the Greens?
-----Well, they _____ to England. They have been there for nearly a week.
A. have been B. are going to
C. have gone D. will go
