Bill was fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He had a part time job which got him up at five o'clock．He was a newspaper boy．

Each morning，Bill left the house at five fifteen to go to the center．The newspapers were delivered there by a truck at midnight．He carried them on his bike．

In the winter it was still dark when he got up．But during the rest of the year it was bright．Bill had to deliver the newspapers to his customers（订户） houses in all kinds of weather．He tried to put each paper in the box where it was safe from wind，rain and snow． His customers thought he did a good job． Sometimes they gave him tips （小费）．

Bill made about $70 each month and he was saving some of the money to go to college．He spent the rest on tapes and clothes． Once a month he had to collect money from his customers．Since many o{ them worked during the day，Bill had to get the money al night．Sometimes when Bill was ill，his elder brother had to deliver the newspapers．Once his father had to help him．

Bill has 70 customers now，but he hopes to get more soon．Some day，when he bas many more customers， perhaps Bill will win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy．He wants to win a visit to Europe （欧洲），but he would be happy enough if he won a new bike．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．Bill did part time job as_____．

A．a waiter               B．a driver                C．a newspaper boy     D．a salesman

2. In the passage，the underlined word “delivered” means_____．

A．收集                   B．印制                    C．分发                   D．制造

3．How often did Bill have to collect money from his customers?

A. Once a month                B．Once a week．      C．Once a year．       D．Once a day．

4．From the story we know the Customers like_____ people．

A．clever                  B．hard working         C．young                    D．poor

5．According to the passage，if Bill worked really hard， he could possibly win _____．

A．more friends                            B．more money

C．more newspaper                         D．a visit to Europe or a new bike

In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帐篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldn’t as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.
This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神).
【小题1】It was even worse that they _____.

A．had no picnic	B．lost their way
C．couldn’t light the fire	D．couldn’t know each other

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．They gave up the camping at last.	B．None of them had an umbrella.
C．We know each other better.	D．We ran about and found a place to hide.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代） ______？

A．compass

B．tent

C．fire

D．the rain

【小题4】The writer has learned the importance of ____ from the trip.

A．enjoying holidays	B．taking a compass
C．working together	D．making a decision

单词拼写

1.The w______ report says there will be a strong wind today.

2.The t_______ will stay above zero in the daytime.

3.The rain will stop our school’s a_____. The students won’t be happy about it.

4.What good weather! I think the r____ season stops.

5.Will the good weather l_______ long?

 

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据括号内的汉语和句末括号内的英语单词提示完成句子。

例：When we___________________(起床)early in the morning, it was still dark.(get) 答案：got up

【小题1】The teacher says he _____________________(擅长)listening and speaking.(be)
【小题2】Li Ming is a funny boy because he loves____________________(讲笑话).(tell)
【小题3】The sports shows_______________________(将推迟)because of the rain.(put)
【小题4】Now you _______________________(已长大),you should act like a man.(grow)
【小题5】I didn’t know_______________________(你是否取得进步)last year.(make)

My best friend lent me a (an)__________ so that I wouldn’t get wet in the rain.

A．candle

B．umbrella

C．scarf

D．wallet