Tim is a 16-year-old boy who studies in a high school .His parents tell him to study hard and they do everything for him.They wake him up at 6:00 am,and after breakfast his

father takes him to school by car.As soon as the young man comes home from school,the

supper is ready.Of course,he never does chores(家务杂务)。

Once,Tim’s father would go to London on business for a year.Before leaving,he told

his wife to look after their son well.The woman had to get up earlier and did all what

her husband did before.Two months later,she was so tired that she was ill.The young man

got into trouble at once.He couldn’t do housework.Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus.

Yesterday Tim’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair.But

he didn’t know how to choose right shoes.The woman had a sigh9叹息）,gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy shoes himself.With a policeman’s help,he found a shop.The shopkeeper brought some shoes and asked him to choose.When he was trying on pair,suddenly

he remembered something and took them off.The man was surprised and asked,“What’s the

matter?”

“I’m sorry .I’ve left my shoe pattern at home.”

56.Tim_______when he comes home from school in the evening.

A.does chores　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.helps to cook supper

C.does nothing except doing homework D.has dinner at once

57.Tim’s mother was ill because ___________.

A.her husband went to London on business

B.she had to take care of her son by herself and she was too tired.

C.her son didn’t study hard and she was too angry.

D.she had to get up too early when her husband was at home.

58.Tim’s mother_______to help him choose right shoes.

A.gave him a book about buying shoes　 B.asked a policeman

C.gave him a shoe pattern　　　　　　 D.called the shoe shop

59.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Tim’s parents don’t make him do any housework

B.Nobody can buy right shoes without a shoe pattern.

C.Tim’s father told his wife to look after their son well before he went to London.

D.Tim found the shoe shop with a policeman’s help.

60.What do you think of Tim’s parents?

A.They are the best parents of all.　 B.They give their son too much love.

C.Theit love to their son is great and right. D.They feel tired and bored every day.

—She studies hard.　　

—____ and _____.

A. so she does; so you do　　　　 　 B. So does she; so you do

C. so does she; so do you　　　　　　 D. So she does; so do you

I had been a happy girl until one day when I was fifteen months old．One of my eyes was badly hurt in an accident．I lost the sight of the eye，with an ugly scar l * around it．

Children refused to play games with me．It made me very sad．I always walked ，looking at the floor ，so that people would not see the ugly face．My mother encouraged me to be brave．She told me，"Alice ，hold your head up high and face the world．If you do ，it will be OK ，and people will see your beautiful soul *．"Mom's words meant different things to me over the years．

As a little child，I thought Morn meant，"Be careful or you will fall down．"When I grew up，I still wanted to look down to hide my shame．She repeated these words whenever I wanted to hide．Mom's words helped me realize that I should look at people in the eye and let them know me．When I tried，I found people were friendly to me．

In high school，I worked hard at my lessons and succeeded in my studies．Everybody began to like me and I had some friends．However，I still felt sorry about my scar，my ugly face．Sometimes when things got really bad，I would cry to my mom．She was always there for me．She would look at me and said，" Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"I became confident" ．

At university，I took part in all kinds of activities．I joined a music club．We held concerts to raise money to help poor children．The club became so famous and I had more friends．Then John，a popular musician，came into my life．He didn't mind the scar．We soon fell in love with each other．Two years later，we got married．

My mother's words have been encouraging me to face my problems bravely and believe in myself．

1．What happened to Alice when she was fifteen months old?

A．She was badly ill．                        B．She hurt one of her eyes badly．

C．Her mom left her．                       D．She had a scar on one of her ears．

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Children refused to play with Alice．            B．Alice worked hard in high school．

C．Alice never worried about her problem．      D．Alice had lots of friends at university．

3．Why did John fall in love with Alice?

A．Because everyone liked her．                 B．Because he enjoyed her beauty inside． 

C．Because he wanted to help her．              D．Because Alice looked very beautiful．

4．What does the sentence" Hold your head up high" mean to Alice?

A．Walk carefully．                          B．Walk with your head up．

C．Be outgoing．                          D．Believe in yourself．

Boys and girls ,let’s begin our English class now .This time I want to talk about my family .Then I want you to say something about your families .
There are seven people in my family .They are my parents ,my two sisters ,my brother ,his wife (妻子) and I .In England ,a family like this is a big one .My father has a factory .It isn’t very big .It makes all kinds of boats .My brother is a doctor .He works in a hospital (医院).His wife works in a hospital ,too . One of my sisters is a student. She studies hard and well .The other likes singing very much and can sing very well .So she wants to be a singer (歌手).I’m now in China teaching English and learning Chinese.　My mother stays at home .Can you guess (猜测)what she does at home ?Yes, does housework .she is a housewife .
【小题1】 Where do I come from ?