A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a clergyman(牧师) in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a booming(嗡嗡) voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"
The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"
The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"
The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time. God is missing--and they think we did it."
1.What were the two boys like?
A. They always made trouble. B. They were brave.
C. They were easygoing. D. They were honest.
2.What did their parents plan to do?
A. They gave up their children.
B. They liked their children very much.
C. They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children.
D. They helped their children to make trouble.
3.What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?
A. Happy. B. Sad.
C. Afraid. D. Surprised.
4.What do you think the underlined word "slamming" in Paragraph 5 means?
A. Open. B. Shut. C. Knock. D. Pull.
America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways--education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying(老龄化) of America has made us a very different society--one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, "I am much younger than my mother-or my father-was at my age." No one says "Act your age" anymore. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
1.It can be learned from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.
A. has made people feel younger
B. has changed people’s social position
C. has changed people’s understanding of age
D. has slowed down the country’s social development
2.The underlined word ‘one’ refers to _______.
A. a society B. America
C. a place D. population
3."Act your age" means people should _______.
A. be active when they are old
B. do the right thing at the right age
C. show respect to their parents young or old
D. take more physical exercises suitable to their age
4.If a 25-year-old man become general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it _______.
A. normal B. wonderful
C. unbelievable D. unreasonable
It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.”
“No, no,” said the woman. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”
The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.”
“No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.”
“Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…”
1.The old man came to the inn _______.
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at night
2.The owner and his wife wanted to _______.
A. get the man’s bag B. steal the man’s money
C. make the man pay them more D. hide the man’s bag
3.The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because _______.
A. the old man always forgot something
B. they wanted to make the food better
C. they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn
D. they wanted to know if the grass was useful
4.According to the passage the old man forgot _______.
A. to take his bag away
B. to tell the owner when he left
C. to close the door when he went to sleep
D. to pay them the inn money
假如你是李华，请代表全班同学给老师写一封信。内容要点如下：
课堂上您的微笑， 给了我们信心（confidence）.
若您的课再生动，有趣些， 我们会更加喜欢您。
我们都很优秀，希望得到您更多的表扬(praise)。
请多给我们一些建议，少一些命令。
您工作一向很努力，要学会休息，注意保重身体。
词数：100词左右。用第一人称写，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear teacher,
As your student, I’d like to give you some suggestions on behalf of all my classmates.
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Best wishes to you!
Yours,
Li Hua
Sally Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in California. She started to play tennis at the age of 10 and became a good tennis player. But later, she thought she was not good enough to become a successful tennis player and then gave it up.
At the age of 22, she got a doctor’s degree. She was looking for a job when she read about NASA’s call for astronauts. More than 8,000 people wanted to join in the space program, but only Sally and other thirty-four other people were accepted.
After joining NASA in 1977, Sally Ride accepted training. She enjoyed flight training so much that flying became her favorite hobby. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger ( STS-7)（挑战者号航天飞机）. Her next flight was an eight- day task in 1984 on Challenger ( STS41-G ).
Sally Ride retired from NASA in 1987, then started an Internet-based NASA project. Sally Ride has received many awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Woman’s Research and Education Institute’s American Woman Award.
1.When was Sally Ride born? ( no more than 7 words )
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2. How many people were accepted in the space program? ( no more than 4 words )
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3.What happened to Sally Ride in 1983? ( no more than 13 words )
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4. What did Sally Ride do after she retired from NASA ? ( no more than 7 words )
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Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.
1).Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2).Find a good place of to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4). Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5). Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to become a better student
General methods | How to | Advantages |
Plan your time carefully | Make a list | Force you to realize1. is happening to your time |
Make a 2.
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Find a good place to study | Free of everything but Study3.
| You can4. on the subject |
Make good use of your time in class | Listen to everything the teachers say | Really listening in class means5. work later. |
Taking 6.
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Study regularly | 7. your notes | Help you8. it better, remember it longer |
Read the new material | ||
Develop a good attitude about test | Don’t be 9. worried | Remember your new10. |
