When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful． The help of others is a good to help us pull through write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）． To make it a realistic as well as exciting , I decided that I had to make a jump myself ．Unluckily, I’m not good at any , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping．
My friend Mr． Smith was willing to give me a ． He took me to a ground school． The first day’s included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) For this, I had to wait until the following ．
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield． , a heavy parachute was put on my back． Then I was to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway． Once on board, the plane was soon ． I began to feel nervous． As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 13 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane． The line was to pull my parachute after I jumped．
“Get , Henry,” Harry said． I moved carefully to the door．I wanted to , “NO, no, no!” But no word came．
“Jump!” Harry called ． “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched． It worked All at once I was very happy． Then I felt a quick ． My big parachute had opened! It was the best I ever had． I looked down． There were rivers, trees, fields and houses． I heard the soft sound of the air． This was ．
1.A． way B． chance C． idea D． value
2.A． tell B． write C． read D． copy
3.A． film B． poem C． story D． program
4.A． secretly B． instead C． finally D． first
5.A． sport B． driving C． lesson D． drawing
6.A． try B． hand C． gift D． suggestion
7.A． jumping B． journey C． training D． entertainment
8.A． tree B． tower C． building D． airplane
9.A． week B． month C． evening D． morning
10.A． Besides B． Once C． There D． However
11.A． asked B． invited C． forced D． taught
12.A． slowing B． climbing C． landing D． filling
13.A． belt B． steel C． line D． seat
14.A． light B． broken C． fixed D． open
15.A． ready B． up C． on D． away
16.A． cry B． rest C． laugh D． lie
17.A． softly B． loudly C． nervously D． excitedly
18.A． comfort B． wind C． pull D． push
19.A． failure B． experience C． competition D． danger
20.A． tiring B． shocking C． true D． fun
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways 1.Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test． Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest。
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report2.Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process．3.
The following methods may work best for you．
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it．
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts．
●Write your notes in your own words．
● 4.
●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written．
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记)． When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them
all the time． 5.
A． Use words, not complete sentences．
B． There are three practical note-taking methods．
C． You must write your notes on separate paper．
D． Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later．
E．you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes．
F．That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your
notes．
G．First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it．
We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟)． The name is new, but the idea is old． Young people and th eir parents don’t understand each other． The world has always kept changing． During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down．”
There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now． Old Mr． Ellis thinks he understands what has happened．
“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place． My life was very pleasant． But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat． I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too． We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference． ”
“Our children grew up in a world at war． They didn’t know when the fighting would stop． They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys． They didn’t want to think about the future． They thought nothing could be done about it．”
“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas． They are trying to make the world better． They are trying to help other people． They’re making people listen to them． I am proud of their generation．”
1.The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _____．
A． lie on his stomach
B． lie on his back
C． stand quietly
D． sit in peace
2.Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?
A． Mr． Ellis’ generation
B． His children’s generation
C． His grandchildren’s generation
D． None of the above．
3.Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?
A． Mr． Ellis’ generation．
B． His children’s generation．
C． His grandchildren’s generation．
D． None of the above．
4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?
A． Unacceptable．
B． Awful．
C． Funny．
D． Common．
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man． One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house． On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children． They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the grounD． The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off． They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house． He asked to see the rich man． A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting．
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he saiD．
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man askeD．
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples．"
1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A． he was poor
B． he liked the rich man
C． his farm belonged to the rich man
D． the rich man’s children liked apples
2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A． They jumped and jumpe
B． They playeD．
C． They ran away．
D． They ate some of the apples．
3.The monkeys left the basket because
A． they had thrown apples on the ground
B． the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C． they were afraid of the hat
D． the farmer wa s angry wit h them
4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt 。
A． pleased
B． unhappy
C． excited
D． moved
Algae(水藻) are very simple plants． They grow in fresh water or salty water． Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water． Seaweed is red or brown in color． The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways． From it, they make a food called Kombu． Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together． Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much．
Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer． It makes their plants grow better． Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals．
From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries． Iodine is used in many ways all over the worlD． It is used in making medicine． It is added to the salt we use at the table． Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall．
1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text．
A． plant
B． medicine
C． food
D． fertilizer
2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____．
A． clouds spreading like seeds
B． the seeds like clouds
C． to make rain fall with human power
D． dropping seeds by clouds
3.The main idea of the story is that ____．
A． The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall．
B． Kombu is made into medicine for farmers．
C． The Japanese use seaweed in many ways．
D． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu．
The clock struck eleven at night． The whole house was quiet． Everyone was in bed except me． Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”．
I was going to have my examination the next day． "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself． I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not．
The clock struck 12"Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the worlD． Dad does not agree with me on this． He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ．"
The clock struck one． I was quite ho peless now． I forgot all I had learnt． I was too tired to go on． I did the only thing I coulD． I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow． I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen．” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them． A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep．
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ ．
A． asleep
B． working in bed
C． outside
D． quietly laughing at him
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________．
A． it was too late at night
B． he was very tired
C． his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D． he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
3. What do you suppose happened to the author？
A． He went to a church to pray again
B． He passed the exam by luck
C． He failed in the exam
D． He was punished by his teacher
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ ．
A． The Night Before the Examination
B． Working Far into the Night
C． A Slow Student
D． Going Over My Lessons
