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    I think he is than fifty years old. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds, but Miss Bessie was a towering presence in the classroom．She was the only woman tough enough to make me read Beowulf and think for a few stupid days that I liked it．From 1938 to 1942, she taught me English, history－and a lot more than I realized．

    　　I shall never forget the day she scolded(批评)me into reading Beowulf．“But Miss Bessie, ” I complained, “I ain’t much interested in it．”

    　　Her large brown eyes became sharp．“Boy, ” she said, “how dare you say ‘ain’t’ to me! I’ve taught you better than that．”

    　　“Miss Bessie, ” I said, “I’m trying to join the football team, and if I go around saying ‘it isn’t’ and ‘they aren’t, ’ the guys are gonna laugh me off the team．”

    　　“Boy,” she replied, “you’ll play football because you have guts(勇气)．But do you know what really takes guts? Refusing to lower your standards to those of the crowd．It takes guts to say you’ve got to live and be somebody fifty years after all the football games are over．”

    　　I started saying “it isn’t” and “they aren’t, ” and I still joined the team without losing my friends’ respect．

    　　Negroes, as we were called then, were not allowed in the town library, except to sweep floors or clean tables．But with the help of some nice whites, Miss Bessie kept getting books out of the white library．That is how she introduced me to the Bront?s, Byron and Keats．“If you don’t read, you can’t write, and if you can’t write, you might as well stop dreaming, ” Miss Bessie once told me．

    　　So I read whatever Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store away．It could be embarrassing to be unprepared when Miss Bessie said, “Get up and tell the class who Frances Perkins is and what you think about her．” Forty-five years later, I can still recite her “truths to live by”．

    　　Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork, but were essential to a youngster’s development．Once a few classmates made fun of my worn-out hand-me-down overcoat．As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie patted me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you don’t have．Just make the most of what you do have － a brain．”

    　　No child can get all the necessary support at home, and millions of poor children get no support at all．This is what makes a wise, educated, warm-hearted teacher like Miss Bessie so essential to the minds, hearts and souls of this country’s children．

    (1)

    The underlined words “towering presence” in the first paragraph means _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Miss Bessie was strong enough to influence her students

    B．

    Miss Bessie was watching the students all the time

    C．

    the students thought she was tall and heavy

    D．

    the students felt nervous in front of her

    (2)

    What can we infer from the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Carl’s friends came from poor families．

    B．

    Carl hated to read Beowulf in public．

    C．

    Miss Bessie wanted Carl to be a better man．

    D．

    Miss Bessie didn’t want Carl to play football．

    (3)

    Miss Bessie asked Carl to read a lot because _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    his parents were too poor to afford books

    B．

    he was not allowed into the library

    C．

    the whites didn’t want the blacks to read

    D．

    she expected him to have a goal in life

    (4)

    Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Dreams Go with Education

    B．

    An Unforgettable Lesson

    C．

    Unforgettable Miss Bessie

    D．

    Reading Makes a Full Man

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         Although it's foolish to smoke, fifty million people in the United States still do that. Most of them
    want to give up smoking, but smoking is a habit that is not easy to break. Luckily, thirty-five million
    Americans have stopped it.
         Frank used to (过去常常) smoke a lot. He started to smoke when he was 16. Many of his friends
    were doing it, and it made him feel like a grown-up. His parents told him that he was making a mistake,
    but he didn't listen to them. When he joined the football team in the United States, he stopped smoking,
    but then he started again.
         A month ago, he had a pain in his chest and stomach. "The pain isn't too bad. I'm sure it will go away
    and I'll be fine. I probably eat too much," he told his wife, Helen. But it didn't go away and they both
    began to worry. Frank called the doctor. The doctor told him that Helen should drive him to the hospital
    right away. They examined his heart, took a chest X-ray, and kept him in the hospital overnight (一整夜).
          The next day his doctor read the X-ray report. He told Frank that he was okay, and that he could
    be back to work after a few days' rest. But he advised him to stop smoking. Frank and Helen were very
    happy. They were afraid that they were going to get bad news.
         Since Frank stopped smoking, he has been feeling better. He doesn't cough in the morning the way
    he used to. His house and car don't have smell of smoke, and his wife and children are breathing cleaner
    air.
    l. Today, the number of smokers in the United States is _____ it used to be. 
    A. larger than          
    B. smaller than
    C. as large as          
    D. the same as
    2. Frank started to smoke when he was _____.
    A. a football player
    B. fifteen years old
    C. with many of his friends
    D. sixteen years old
    3. What was wrong with Frank a month ago?   
    A. He ate too much.
    B. He had a pain in his chest and stomach.
    C. He stayed in the hospital overnight.
    D. He took a chest X-ray.
    4. —In the hospital, why did they think they might get bad news?
        —Because _____.
    A. Frank smoked a lot for a long time
    B. he was kept in the hospital overnight
    C. the pain didn't go away quickly
    D. all of the above  

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           A man was selling medicines at a fair (集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure (药) for colds for just a dollar
    a bottle.
           Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting
    money and handing out bottles of the cold cure.
           Then, when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle.
           "And now, ladies and gentlemen," he shouted, "here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for
    old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever."
           "And, ladies and gentlemen," the man continued, "I'm not going to charge (收费) you a hundred dollars a
    bottle for this wonderful medicine. I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I'm not going to charge you
    twenty-five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think,
    my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever." 
            Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this.
            One person shouted, "If it will make you live forever, why don't you drink it?" 
            Then another person cried, "Yes, you look as if you're at least sixty years old."
            "Thank you, sir, thank you," the man replied. "I'm so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and
    twenty-nine." 
            The crowd laughed at this, but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man. One of them
    spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by. "Is it true" he asked, "that he's three hundred and
    twenty-nine?" 
            "Don't ask me," the assistant said. "I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years."
    1．What did the man sell at first？
    [     ]
    A．A cure for colds.
    B．Empty bottles.
    C．A cure for old age.
    D．A medicine that made people live forever.
    2．Why didn't the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure (治病) old age？
    [     ]
    A．The medicine was too cheap.
    B．The medicine was too expensive.
    C．He looked quite old himself.
    D．He didn't look honest.
    3．How old did the man selling medicine say he was？
    [     ]
    A．At least sixty.
    B．Over three hundred.
    C．A hundred and fifty.
    D．He didn't say.
    4．How much did the man charge for the cure for old age？
    [     ]
    A．One dollar a bottle.
    B．Twenty-five dollars a bottle.
    C．Ten dollars a bottle.
    D．Fifty dollars a bottle.
    5．Which of the following is TRUE？
    [     ]
    A．Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure.
    B．He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for colds.
    C．The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old age.
    D．The assistant was younger than the man.

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    A man was selling medicines at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂)for colds for just a dollar a bottle. Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cold cure. Then, when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle. “And now, ladies and gentlemen,” he shouted, “here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live for ever.”  “And, ladies and gentlemen,”  the man continued, “I’m not going to charge(收费)you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I’m not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I’m not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think, my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever.” Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “If it will make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then another person cried, “Yes, you look as if you’re at least sixty years old.”  “Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man replied. “I’m so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this, but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as she passed by. “Is that true?” he asked, “that he’s three hundred and twenty nine?”  “Don’t ask me,” the assistant said. “I’ve only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

    1. What did the man sell at first?　　　　　　  　　　　 

    A. A cure for colds. 　　　　　　B. Empty bottles.

    C. A cure for old age. 　　　　   D. A medicine that made people live forever.

    2. Why didn’t the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure(治病)old age?

    A. The medicine was too cheap.   B. The medicine was too expensive.

    C. He looked quite old himself.    D. He didn’t look honest.

    3. How old did the man selling medicine say he was?　　 

    A. At least sixty. 　　　　　　  B. Over three hundred.

    C. A hundred and fifty. 　　　　 D. He didn’t say.

    4. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? 

    A. One dollar a bottle. 　　　　 B. Twenty-five dollars a bottle.

    C. Ten dollars a bottle. 　　　　 D. Fifty dollars a bottle.

    5. Which of the following is TRUE?　　　　　　　　  

    A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure.

    B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for colds.

    C. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old age.

    D. The assistant was younger than the man.

     

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    阅读理解。
                                                              The wonderful medicine
         A man was selling medicine at a fair (集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure (药剂) for colds for just
    a dollar a bottle.
         Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd (人群)
    collecting money and handing out bottles of the cold cure.
         Then, when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle.
         "And now, ladies and gentlemen," he shouted, "here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The
    cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever."
         "And, ladies and gentlemen," the man continued, "I'm not going to charge (收费) you a hundred dollars
    a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I'm not going to charge
    you twenty-five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle.
    Think, my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever."
         Most of the people in the crowed did not believe this.
         One person shouted, "If it will make you live forever, why don't you drink it?"
         Another person cried, "Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years old."
         "Thank you, sir, thank you," the man replied. "I'm so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and
    twenty-nine."
         The crowd laughed at this, but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man. One of them
    spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by. "Is that true?" he asked, "that he's three hundred and
    twenty-nine?"
         "Don't ask me." the assistant said, "I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years."
    1. What did the man sell at first?
    [     ]
    A. A cure for colds.
    B. Empty bottles.
    C. A cure for old age.
    D. A medicine that made people live forever.
    2. Why didn't the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure old age?
    [     ]
    A. The medicine was too cheap.
    B. The medicine was too expenxive.
    C. He looked quite old himself.
    D. He didn't look honest.
    3. How old did the man selling medicine said he was?
    [     ]
    A. At least sixty
    B. Over three hundred
    C. A hundred and fifty
    D. He didn't say
    4. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?
    [     ]
    A. One dollar a bottle
    B. twenty-five dollars a bottle
    C. Ten dollars a bottle
    D. Fifty dollars a bottle
    5. Which of the following is TRUE?
    [     ]
    A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure?
    B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for colds.
    C. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old ages.
    D. The assistant was younger than the man.

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