Perhaps　the　only　test　score　that　I　remember　is　the　55　when　I　was　in　high　school.

    The　test　was　the　final　for　a　course.　I　remember　waiting　anxiously　as　my　teacher　Mr.　Right　passed　out　our　papers　one　by　one.　It　was　a　rather　difficult　test.　I　heard　my　classmates　groaning,　and　I　could　tel　by　the　groans　that　the　scores　weren’t　looking　good.

    Mr.　Right　put　my　paper　on　my　desk.　There　in　big　red　numbers,　circled　to　draw　attention,　was　my　score,　55!

    I　lowered　my　head,　and　covered　the　score　up　quickly.　A　55　is　not　something　that　you　wanted　your　classmates　to　see.“The　scores　were　not　very　good,　none　of　you　passed,”Mr.　Right　said.　“The　highest　score　in　the　class　was　a　55.”

    A　55.　That’s　me!

    Suddenly　my　sad　look　didn’t　look　so　bad.　I　had　the　highest　score.　I　felt　a　lot　better.

    I　walked　home　alone　that　day　with　the　low　but　high　score.　My　father　knew　that　I　had　a　big　test　that　day　and　asked　me　as　soon　as　I　got　home,　“How　did　you　do　in　your　test？”“I　made　a　55,”I　said.

    A　frown（皱眉）now　stood　on　my　father’s　face.　I　knew　I　had　to　explain　immediately.　“But　Dad,　I　had　the　highest　score　in　the　calss,”I　proudly　stated.　I　thought　that　explanation　would　make　a　difference.“You　failed!”my　father　replied.“But　it’s　the　highest!” I　insisted.“I　don’t　care　what　scores　others　had,　but　you　failed.　What　matters　is　what　you　do!”my　father　firmly　said.

    For　years,　my　father　was　always　that　way.　It　didn’t　matter　what　others　did,　it　only　mattered　what　I　did　and　that　I　did　it　excelently.

    We　often　don’t　understand　the　wisdom（智慧）of　good　parents　until　we　ourselves　stand　in　the　parents’shoes.　My　father’s　words　have　carried　me　throughout　life.

   1.　The　word　groaning　is　the　closest　in　meaning　to　_____.

    A.　singing　　　　B.　laughingC.　complaining　　　　D.　quarreling

    2.　In　class,　to　hide　my　score　from　my　classmates,　I　_____.

    A.　lowered　my　head　　　　B.　covered　my　score　up

    C.　walked　home　alone　D.　explained　immediately

    3.　A　frown　stood　on　my　father’s　face　because　he　thought　_____.

    A.　I　did　a　bad　job　in　the　test

    B.　I　gave　a　good　excuse

    C.　I　became　the　worst　student

    D.　I　stood　in　his　shoes

   4.　We　can　infer　from　the　passage　that　_____.

    A.　the　father　was　strict　with　his　child.

    B.　the　writer　was　always　poor　in　tests.

    C.　Mr.　Right　was　worried　about　the　writer

    D.　the　writer　was　always　happy　with　his　scores

   5.　Which　is　the　best　title　of　the　passage？

    A.　The　Final　Test　　　　B.　That’s　Me!

    C.　My　strict　Teacher　　　　D.　Scores,　Important？

 

  阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

  Look!  __  is my friend. Her  _   is Meimei. Well, can you   _  it? Yeah! M-e-i,m-e-i. She is thirteen _    old. She studies in No.1 Middle School. She is _    new student here. There  _   eighteen boys and fifteen girls in her class. Her mother　　a teacher. She is an　　teacher. Her father, Mr Wang is a teacher, 　　. Their students all love them because they love their students. They have(有)a dog. The dog and Meimei are 　___　friends.

1.A. These  B. Those  C. This  D. They

2.A. name  B. shop  C. school  D. friend

3.A. say  B. spell  C. see  D. meet

4.A. bags  B. years  C. books  D. chairs

5.A. an  B. a  C. the  D. /

6.A. are  B. is  C. am  D. be

7.A. am                        B. is                              C. are                            D. be

8.A. English                B. Chinese                   C. French(法国的) D. England

9.A. to                          B. too                           C. either                       D. also

10.A. right                   B. fine                          C. nice                         D. good

 

Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

　　In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

　　His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ___________.

A．never did his lessons	B．was full of new ideas
C．always made troubles with his schoolmates	D．dropped out

2. Steven Jobs designed his new computer _____________.

A．in India	B．with his friend
C．in an apple tree garden	D．by himself

3.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A．new ideas

B．apple

C．Apple Computer

D．video games

4. From this passage we know ___________

A．Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California

B．Steven Jobs could only design video games

C．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

D．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true