During the winter, Fred Carpenter goes skiing just about every weekend. Sometimes he drives as far as three hundred miles to find the freshest snow. Fred has been skiing since he was seven years old. By the time he was twelve, he had won several junior championships. When he was thirteen, he lost his right leg in an accident. By the next season, Fred had learned to ski on one leg. “It’s certainly a little harder this way,” Fred says, “but the thrill is just the same.”
Now Fred is looking for other people like himself who love to ski. “It’s time to organize some races! ”He says.
1.Fred Carpenter goes skiing during the ______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.Carpenter began skiing when he was ______.
A. Twelve B. thirteen C. fourteen D. seven
3.Carpenter learned to ski on one leg ______.
A. after he had an accident B. after he found the freshest snow
C. because he liked skiing this way D. because he was a champion
4.Fred Carpenter does not ____.
A. love skiing B. give up easily C. enjoy driving D. show up easily
5.What does Fred want to do?
A. Give up skiing. B. Take part in ski competition.
C. Go home. D. Organize some races.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误, 正确为“T”错误为“F”
Jimmy and Tommy were good friends. They both attended the same class in a school. Tommy was a clever boy. He could answer questions cleverly in class. He was quick at thinking. It seemed that everything was easy to him. He never seemed to work hard. He spent much time on football or other games.
Jimmy was not so clever as Tommy. He was slow in his work. But he was hard-working. He worked hard and steadily(扎实地) at his lessons day after day.
In the final examination of the term, everyone thought Tommy would be the first in the class. But it was wrong. The slow but hard-working Jimmy got the first place.
Although Tommy was quick and clever, he did not work hard, so he could not get the first. Jimmy was just different. He was slow but hard-working. So he did well in his lessons.
The story tells us that one cannot depend on (依靠) one’s cleverness. One still has to work hard and steadily（稳定地）at one’s own subjects or work.
1.Jimmy was as clever as Tommy.
2.Jimmy and Tommy were both hard-working.
3.Tommy got the first in the final exam.
4.Tommy didn’t like playing football.
5.Success depends on hard –working.
Mr.．Brown, a teacher in a primary school, often fell asleep in class, but he didn’t want his _____to know and do that. One day he again fell asleep ____.When he woke up, one of the ____, Tom, asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?”
Mr. Brown's face turned ____. “I…I…The Sundog (太阳) asked me to visit him in my dream.” he said. Tom wanted to say something, ______he said nothing. The next day, Tom also______in class. When the teacher saw him, he _____Tom up and asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class and not ___me, Tom?” Tom answered with a smile on his ____ “The Sundog asked me to visit him, too. ”The teacher became______when he heard this and asked,” What did he say to you, then?” He told me he didn't see you yesterday.
1.A. teachers B. students C. parents D. workers
2.A. at table B. in class C. in hospital D. in bed
3.A. boys B. girls C. men D. women
4.A. black B. red C. yellow D. green
5.A. but B. and C. or D. so
6.A. went to bed B. got up C. fell asleep D. went to work
7.A. woke B. threw C. hung D. brought
8.A. hear from B. hear of C. listen to D. look at
9.A. head B. nose C. face D. ear
10.A. angry B. happy C. sad D. pleased
- Mom, I won the first prize today. – Good job, my son. I’m ____ of you.
A. careful B. proud C. tired D. afraid
We should leave the classroom ____ the light____.
A. with, in B. with, on C. of, off D. with, off
Please give up ____ .
A. smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smokes
