Captain Henry，a 98"year—old American retired fisherman，has become a first—time author．having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman’s Language after learning to read at the age of 91．
Mr.Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he wasilliterate(不识字的)．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs，he kept the secret close to his chest，only telling his late wife．Henry’s granddaughter，Marlisa，told reporters how he used tricks，like waiting for others to order at restaurants first，to avoid the issue．
A family dispute(纠纷)in his 90s，she said，aroused his desire for education．“He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to live， Marlisa said．Starting with his name，he eventually moved on to the ABC’s and children’s books．He put them down since his wife fell ill．After the tragic loss of his wife，、he went back to reading and began to log his life．He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the US，how he went on to captain a boat，and his many journeys at sea． 
His life stories have become so popular that nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks after the book’s release．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr．Henry about buying the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
The family also now has a book agent and a deal in the works to publish a second edition．Meanwhile，the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henry’s．1ate—life efforts．.“Everyone has a story，”Marlisa said．“It teaches that when you’re down and out．  never give up.”
【小题1】When did Henry begin writing his life story?

A．When he was 91 years old．	B．After his wife passed away．
C．When he was 98 years old．	D．After he retired from work．

【小题2】Which of the following is true?

A．Hollywood wishes to make a movie out of his book．

B．Henry never told anyone that he couldn’t read or write．

C．Henry began his reading with some famous novels．

D．Henry’s book was well-received only by Americans．

【小题3】How did Henry’s family benefit from his writing?
A．The family got more money from the 2nd edition．
B．The family ties were rebuilt and strengthened．
C．His family moved from Portugal to the USA．
D．His family story has been made into a movie．
【小题4】What message can Henry’s story give us?

A．Great minds think alike．	B．Every coin has two sides．
C．Practice makes perfect．	D．One is never too old to learn．

Captain Henry，a 98"year—old American retired fisherman，has become a first—time author．having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman’s Language after learning to read at the age of 91．

Mr.Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he wasilliterate(不识字的)．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs，he kept the secret close to his chest，only telling his late wife．Henry’s granddaughter，Marlisa，told reporters how he used tricks，like waiting for others to order at restaurants first，to avoid the issue．

A family dispute(纠纷)in his 90s，she said，aroused his desire for education．“He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to live， Marlisa said．Starting with his name，he eventually moved on to the ABC’s and children’s books．He put them down since his wife fell ill．After the tragic loss of his wife，、he went back to reading and began to log his life．He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the US，how he went on to captain a boat，and his many journeys at sea． 

His life stories have become so popular that nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks after the book’s release．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr．Henry about buying the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．

The family also now has a book agent and a deal in the works to publish a second edition．Meanwhile，the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henry’s．1ate—life efforts．.“Everyone has a story，”Marlisa said．“It teaches that when you’re down and out．  never give up.”

1.When did Henry begin writing his life story?

A．When he was 91 years old．              B．After his wife passed away．

C．When he was 98 years old．               D．After he retired from work．

2.Which of the following is true?

A．Hollywood wishes to make a movie out of his book．

B．Henry never told anyone that he couldn’t read or write．

C．Henry began his reading with some famous novels．

D．Henry’s book was well-received only by Americans．

3.How did Henry’s family benefit from his writing?

A．The family got more money from the 2nd edition．

B．The family ties were rebuilt and strengthened．

C．His family moved from Portugal to the USA．

D．His family story has been made into a movie．

4.What message can Henry’s story give us?

A．Great minds think alike．                 B．Every coin has two sides．

C．Practice makes perfect．                 D．One is never too old to learn．

 

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　George Pickens had been making a wish daily as a worker at Central Bank．

　　All over the country banks were being 　1　,George thought．　2　this bank？Didn't robbers hear of its four-million-dollar 　3　？Were they afraid of Mr Ackerman，the old 　4　 guard，who hadn't 　5　 his gun in twenty-two years？

　　Of course George had a(an)　6　 for wanting the bank to be robbed．

　　　7　，he couldn't simply take bills that were under his 　8　 all day long．So he had thought of another 　9　 to get them．his plan was 　10　 It went like this：

　　If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…

　　And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain sum of money…

　　What is to prevent Bank Teller B from 　11　 all the money left and 　12　 that it was taken away by Bank Robber A？

　　There was only one 　13　 ．Where was Bank Robber A？

　　One morning George entered the bank．“Good morning，Mr Burrows，”he said 　14　 The bank president said something in a 　15　 voice to George and went into his office．

　　At two o'clock Bank Robber A walked in．George 　16　 he was a bank robber．For one thing，he stole in．For another thing，he wore a mask(面罩)．

　　“This is a holdup，'the man said 　17　 He took a gun from his pock-et．The 　18　 made a small sound．“You！”the bank robber said，“Lie down on the floor！” Mr Ackerman lay down．The robber stepped 　19　 to George's cage．

　　“All right，”he said．“Hand it over．”

　　“Yes，sir”George reached into his drawer and took all the bills from the top part close to six thousand dollars．He passed them through the window．The robber took them，put them into his pocket，and 　20　 to leave．

　　Then，while everyone watched Bank Robber A，Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top part of the drawer and go the bills from the bottom part into is pockets．

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阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　One bright summer day，a number of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher．They walked two by two，singing happily．

　　In their walk they came to a 　1　 over the river，and they turned to go across it．They had just reached the middle 　2　 there came great shout behind them．The teacher told them to stop，and she 　3　 and listened．When she 　4　 the cry“Mad dog！” she knew 　5　 was happening．Before she could do 　6　 ，she saw the dog running to the bridge．

　　“Children，”said the teacher，“keep 　7　 to the wall of the bridge．

　　Don't 　8　 or cry．”Then she went and stood before the boys and girls 　9　 the dog would meet her first．

　　The animal came，his mouth wide open．The animal ran up 　10　，and seemed to be going by，but when he had just the 　11　 ，he made a snap，（猛咬）at 　12　 of the little girls．At this moment，the teacher saw a man running up with a 　13　 to shoot the dog．The children must be kept 　14　 until the man could come up．So she ran to the dog，and put her right hand into the animal's 　15　．When the man came near enough，he shot the animal 　16　．

　　The dog had bitten（咬）her so 　17　 that the brave lady died soon after the doctors came．She had given up her own 　18　 to save the lives of the children．When people 　19　 of it，they loved her for her bravery（勇敢）．They said，“The 　20　 of this brave lady should never be forgotten．”

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阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　A boy walked along Carver Street，singing a sad song．He walked with his head down．Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street，painted on the side of an old house．On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle．“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola，”the sign said．

　　“Boy！”the silence was cut by a sudden cry．He turned around quickly to see who had called．

　　An old woman was standing at her door．

　　“You boy！Come here this minute．”

　　Slowly the boy 　1　 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house．When he arrived at her house， she 　2　 out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her 　3　 old fingers around his arm．

　　“Help me inside，boy，”she said，“Help me 　4　 to my bed．What's your name？”

　　“Joseph，”he said．

　　The old woman on the bed tried to 　5　 up，raising herself on her elbow （肘）．Water 　6　 from her eyes and mouth．The sight of her made Joseph feel 　7　．

　　“I'm dying，Joseph．You can see that，can't you？I Want you to write a 　8　 for me．There's paper and pencil on the table there．”

　　Joseph looked down at the 　9　，and then looked out the window．He saw the sign again：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

　　“I want my silver pin to 　10　 to my daughter．”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and 　11　 the pencil slowly across the paper．

　　“There's my Bible（圣经），”the old woman said，“That's for my daughter，too．I want a 　12　 Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing．Write that down，too，That's the last 　13　 of a poor old woman．”

　　The boy labored（吃力）over the paper．Again he looked out the window．

　　“Here．Bring it here so I can 　14　 it．”

　　Joseph found the Bible，and，　15　 the paper inside，laid it next to the bed．

　　“　16　 me now，boy，”she sighed．“ I'm tired．”

　　He ran out of the house．

　　A cold wind blew through the 　17　 window，but the old woman on the bed 　18　 nothing．She was dead．The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind．　19　 on the paper were some childish letters．They 　20　 the words：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

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