There was a story many years ago of a school teacher----Mrs.Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother's perfume(香水）.
Teddy said, "Mrs.Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs.Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy.The boy's mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last signed, Theodore F. Stoddar, M. D. (医学博士）.
The story doesn't end there. On his wedding day, Dr.Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson's ear," Thank you, Mrs. Thomson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson , with tears in her eyes, whispered back,"Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.
1.What did Mrs.Thompson do on the first day of school?
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A．She made Teddy feel ashamed |
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B．She asked the children to play with Teddy. |
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C．She changed Teddy's seat to the front row. |
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D．She told the class something untrue about herself. |
2. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
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A．He often told lies. |
B．He was good at math |
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C．He needed motherly care |
D．He enjoyed playing with others |
3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
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A．She taught fewer school subjects. |
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B．She became stricter with her students. |
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C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher. |
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D．She cared more about educating students. |
4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs.Thompson at his wedding?
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A．She had kept in touch with him. |
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B．She had given him encouragement. |
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C．She had sent him Christmas presents. |
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D．She had taught him how to judge people. |
One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Strong from then to now” is traveling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than hundred million copies around the world.
Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.
Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.
Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
1.Alfred Strong is a famous __________ in the United States.
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A．doctor |
B．artist |
C．writer |
D．reader |
2. Doctor Strong first became famous in __________.
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A．his eighties when an art show was traveling around the United States |
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B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published |
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C．1984 when his book McElligot’s Pool was published |
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D．his thirties when his first book was published |
3.Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because _________.
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A．they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on |
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B．they are written in easy words with colorful pictures |
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C．he organized the art show in California |
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D．they are written in a funny way |
4.His purpose in writing many such books is _________.
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A．to show his original pictures and drawings |
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B．to organize a special art show of his own |
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C．to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books |
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D．not only to interest people but to expose(揭露) some serious social problems |
---- What was the party like?
------ Lovely. It’s worth ___ all my life.
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A．remembering |
B．to remember |
C．to be remembered |
D．being remembered |
----Could you lend me some of your paper?
----Sorry . Mine is _____.
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A．using up |
B．running out |
C．running through |
D．giving out |
---Jack , you shut the window quickly,______?
----Ok!Oh! The window is broken.
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A．do you |
B．will you |
C．didn’t you |
D．don’t you |
The woman who used to be in ___ charge of a big company is in __ charge of a nurse at present.
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A．the; \ |
B．the;the |
C．\;\ |
D．\;the |
