It was January lst, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way. The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him．  He was busy filling up entries in his register．

I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untoucheD.The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling  when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done． We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．

So I told him, "Sir, please have your teA.I am not in a hurry． " This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am．

I saw both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．

He really touched my heart with his wise words． I felt that all this time I thought of him as someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed(郑重宣布) to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．

1.Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?

A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．

B．He went to the bank to do some business．

C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．

D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．

2.What can we learn about the bank clerk?

A．He hated to work on a holiday .

B.He didn't like his work in the bank.

C．He was under great work pressure．

D．He communicated well with his customers．

3.What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．

B．They once sailed in the same boat．

C．They expected to sail in the same boat．

D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．

4.The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of     .

A.tolerance   B.gratitude  C.sympathy  D.satisfaction

5.What does the text try to tell us?

A.To be patient with your customers

B．Helping others is helping yourself

C.To be thankful to those who help you.

D.It is our duty to do things for others

 

 The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn（号）waved and smiled his great smile. “More! More!” cried the crowd. And Louis Armstrong took his horn and began to play again.

 Here he was in England. Now a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went, people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As he played the sad, slow songs, Louis thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a boy. It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis’s family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis’s teachers asked him to join the school band. “This horn is yours until you leave our school,” his teacher said. Louis’s music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn’t learn to read music until he was a man.

 When he left school, he played on many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew that he had a wonderful talent. Louis played in little towns and in big cities. Armstrong’s horn had as many sounds as ten horns—sometimes slow and sometimes sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting. “He does make wonderful music,” said the man who listened happily. “Yes,” said another man, “he makes that horn speak. ”

 The music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes, “I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music; but now I understand it is ours. It is beautiful that music brings us together. ”

1.Louis went to work when he was _______.

A. a schoolboy     B. a musician     C. famous     D. a man

2.Louis was very smart but he didn’t learn to read music until ______.

 A. he left school.                   B. he was in the the school band.

 C. he became a grown-up.           D. he became famous.

3. He was famous for ______.

 A. his horn                          B. his sad songs

 C. his wonderful jazz music            D. his love for music

4.Which of the following is the best title for this story ?.

 A. Musician                         B. A beautiful horn.

 C. The man with the horn.             D. Sweet smiles.

 

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 me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) 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 twelve. “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 desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. 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 so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were______ .

A. asleep    B. outside    C. working in bed    D. quietly laughing at him

The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A. very happy    B. disappointed    C. very unhappy    D. hopeful

What do you suppose happened to the author?

A. He went to a church to pray again.          B. He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C. He failed in the exam.                                  D. He was punished by his teacher.

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 

There was a story many years ago of a school techer-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she oved 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 one signed. Theodore F. Stoddard, 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. Thompson, 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.”

What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

       A．She made Teddy feel ashamed.

       B．She asked the children to play with Teddy.

       C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

       D．She told the class something untrue about herself.

What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

       A．He often told lies.

       B．He was good at math.

       C．He needed motherly care.

       D．He enjoyed playing with others.

In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

       A．She taught fewer school subjects.

       B．She became stricter with her students.

       C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

       D．She card more about educating students.

Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

       A．She had kept in touch with him.

       B．She had given him encouragement.

       C．She had sent him Christmas presents.

       D．She had taught him how to judge people.

单词拼写（10%）。

1.In g            , he is a good guy.

2.For v____________ reasons, many students were late for school this morning..

3.He e_____   _     us for hours with his stories and jokes.

4.There must be some m______           （误解）--- I thought I ordered the smaller model.

5.The old man is c______________ with his present country life.

6.The local doctor couldn't tell what was wrong, so he went to see a s_________  _(专家) in Shanghai.

7.What made her succeed later on was the kindness and c___________ she showed to all her patients.

8.Dr Yuan is now c___________ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.

9.The teacher told us to u_______ _      (划线) the difficult words and look them up.

10.Venice is one of the greatest tourist a____________  of the world.