Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman (垃圾清理工)
Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls laughed. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”
Everybody in the class laughed out loudly, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
“Silence!” Mr. Swales said, “Being a garbageman is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”
Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him as she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”
The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes, you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
“Garbage is dirty, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss. She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”
1.What happened in Mr. Swale’s class?
A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful.
B. He asked an improper question.
C. Jodie gave an honest answer.
D. The other students laughed at Jodie.
2.Which of the following is Not True according to this story?
A. She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.
B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.
C. She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.
D. Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.
3.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?
A. To make Jodie cool down.
B. To prove how dirty his job was.
C. To help Jodie learn about his job.
D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates。
4.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ________.
A. he was energetic B. he was unselfish
C. he was curious D. he was modest
5.How does Jodie feel about her father now?
A. Sad. B. Dirty. C. Angry. D. Proud.
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Out with the old, in with the new(旧的不去，新的不来). It’s time to buy some new, bigger-sized clothes for summer. But ___ do you do with your old clothes?
Years ago, used clothes were ___ down to younger brothers or sisters. But now most of us are the ___ child in families. And people are richer. They are buying ___ . Every year in China, people throw away about 26 million tons(吨) of used clothes ___ waste. It’s a big waste of energy.
In many countries, charity shops ___ and resell second clothes. In those countries, it can be ___ fashion to shop for used clothes at charity shops like Oxfam. British singer Victoria Beckham has said she buys from Oxfam. “It’s ___ to see what people send here, and it’s good to help,” she said.
Chinese people have been ___ the trend (趋势) now. Fashion brand (品牌) H&M is inviting people to put their used clothes into special boxes in their 45 stores in China. They resell some of the clothes ___ cleaning them. They also use some clothes to make other things like toys.
1.A. how B. where C. what D. why
2.A. passed B. raised C. collected D. sold
3.A. first B. last C. only D. other
4.A. less B. more C. further D. fewer
5.A. for B. as C. in D. by
6.A. make B. throw C. lose D. collect
7.A. in B. on C. with D. out of
8.A. important B. amazing C. difficult D. comfortable
9.A. interested in B. surprised at C. worried about D. popular with
10.A. while B. before C. since D. after
I don’t know ____ or not he is right.
A. that B. what C. If D. whether
—How’s the weather tomorrow?
—I don’t know if it ____ tomorrow.
—Well, if it ____, I won’t go out with you.
A. will rain; will rain B. rains; rains
C. rains; will rain D. will rain; rains
We'll go on a field trip if it _____ this weekend.
A. won't rain B. isn't raining
C. doesn't rain D. rains
—I don't know much about computer.
—I don't know, ________. Let's go and ask for help.
A. also B. either C. too D. as well
