I got up early this morning. After I walked the dogs, I went to work. On my way to work I passed my neighbor (邻居), Stanley. Stanley is old and has lived in the neighborhood for about eighty years. His parents were from Poland. After I passed Stanley, I came to a little store. The owner (店主), Victor, came from Mexico twenty-five years ago and opened the food store. Then I walked to Ashland Avenue. Ashland was very busy. There were cars, buses, restaurants and a lot of people. After work I rushed (奔) home to see the dogs and took them for a walk. I took them to Chicago Avenue because there are many clothes stores and shoe stores. I went to see what was for sale. After I got home, I stood in front of my house with my dogs and talked to my neighbors. I heard lots of kids playing after school. After the sun set (落下), my stre et got a little quieter.

1.Before the writer went to work, he _____.

A. walked his dogs             B. went to visit Stanley

C. did morning exercises         D. went to the store to buy some food

2.Victor is the store’s owner and he ______.

A. comes from Poland             B. comes from Mexico

C. is a bout eighty years old         D. is twenty-five years old

3.Where can you buy shoes in the writer’s neighborhood?

A. In Stanley’s house.      B. In Victor’s store.

C. On Ashland Avenue.      D. On Chicago Avenue.

4.We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. the writer’s neighborhood is very old

B. it’s dangerous to live in  the writer’s neighborhood

C. it’s difficult to buy food in the writer’s neighborhood

D. the writer doesn’t like his neighborhood

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. My Dogs and Me        B. My Friendly Neighbors

C. My Neighborhood Story   D. The History of a Little Store

 

I got up early this morning. After I walked the dogs, I went to work. On my way to work I passed my neighbor (邻居), Stanley. Stanley is old and has lived in the neighborhood for about eighty years. His parents were from Poland. After I passed Stanley, I came to a little store. The owner (店主), Victor, came from Mexico twenty-five years ago and opened the food store. Then I walked to Ashland Avenue. Ashland was very busy. There were cars, buses, restaurants and a lot of people. After work I rushed (奔) home to see the dogs and took them for a walk. I took them to Chicago Avenue because there are many clothes stores and shoe stores. I went to see what was for sale. After I got home, I stood in front of my house with my dogs and talked to my neighbors. I heard lots of kids playing after school. After the sun set (落下), my stre et got a little quieter.
【小题1】Before the writer went to work, he _____.

A．walked his dogs	B．went to visit Stanley
C．did morning exercises	D．went to the store to buy some food

【小题2】Victor is the store’s owner and he ______.

A．comes from Poland	B．comes from Mexico
C．is a bout eighty years old	D．is twenty-five years old

【小题3】Where can you buy shoes in the writer’s neighborhood?

A．In Stanley’s house.	B．In Victor’s store.
C．On Ashland Avenue.	D．On Chicago Avenue.

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that ____.

A．the writer’s neighborhood is very old

B．it’s dangerous to live in the writer’s neighborhood

C．it’s difficult to buy food in the writer’s neighborhood

D．the writer doesn’t like his neighborhood

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．My Dogs and Me	B．My Friendly Neighbors
C．My Neighborhood Story	D．The History of a Little Store

　　I got up very early this morning. My parents took Lily and me to a small village. We visited a farmer's house there. We went there in a big bus with lots of other people.

　　Everybody called the farmer Uncle Li, and his wife Aunty Li. They were very happy to see us. They had a big house, a sitting-room and a kitchen in it. They were all clean and tidy. We sat in the sitting-room for a short time. There was a round table in the middle of the room. On it were cups of tea, bottles of orange, fruit and nuts. I like the peanuts very much.

　　Uncle Li's house was not far from a lake. From the lake they could catch fish. We saw his ducks swimming in the lake.

　　There were a few fruit trees behind his house and there was a vegetable garden. Uncle Li grew tomatoes, cabbages and peas. Near the garden there was a small house. It was full of farm animals. Uncle Li told us he often went to town to sell his chickens, ducks, fish and vegetables.

　　There are five people in Uncle Li's family. They are always very busy, but they feel very happy.

True or False

1．Lily and Lucy went to the farm house by themselves.

2．Uncle Li had a big house with a sitting-room and a kitchen in it.

3．From the lake they could catch fish and ducks.

4．There were few fruit trees behind Uncle Li's house.

5．Uncle Li often went to town to sell his farm animals and vegetables.

My father woke up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up, you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt happy. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said. “And don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing job well the first time. I will never fail to impress (留下印象) the person I’m working for.
After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same wish we had gained while working under our father.
Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don’t want to do better than you are doing,” I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.
If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
7. The writer ______ from working in the garden.
A. learned to work hard to get money
B. found he could be well paid
C. felt he could impress others by working hard
D. learned any job was good though he might be paid less
8. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was ______ years old.
A. fourteen             B. eighteen             C. twenty           D. twenty-two
9. The writer’s father was ______.
A. very strict but helpful
B. lazy and easy to get angry
C. careful and enjoyed working in the garden
D. funny and hard-working
10. Which is the most important to the writer according to the passage?
A. Finishing work as quickly as possible.
B. Asking no money for your work.
C. Keeping learning from any job you have.
D. Keeping on looking for different jobs.