It's a summer afternoon in the city of Jinan. The weather is sunny and 16 . 17 are staying at home. Mr. Green is　 18 a storybook on the sofa. Mrs. Green is 19 . What is Bill doing? He's doing his homework 　20 . Bill's parents 21 in the living room now. Bill's sister, Mary, isn't 22 . She's swimming in the lake with her friends. They don't like hot weather, 　23 they can do 　24 to keep it away. The radio says it will be cool later on and they are all 　25 to hear that. They hope they can enjoy themselves then.

( )16. A. cold　　　　 B. hot　　　　 C. rainy　　　　 D. cloudy

( )17. A. Mr. Green　 B. Mrs. Green　 C. The Green　　 D. The Greens

( )18. A. reading　　 B. looking　　 C. seeing　　　　 D. looking at

( )19.A. doing some washing　　　　　 B. doing some washing clothes

C. do a washing　　　　　　　　 D. do many washing

( )20. A. under the bed　　 B. in his study　 C. on the table　 D. in the kitchen

( )21. A. is watching TV　 B. watch TV　　 C. watching TV　 D. are watching TV

( )22. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. stay at home

( )23. A. and　　　　　 B. because　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. so

( )24. A. something　　 B. but　　　　　 C. nothing　　　 D. anything

( )25. A. sad　　　　 　B. sorry　　　 C. angry　　　　 D. happy

Bill was a boy of 15 in Grade 9. His parents went gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.

One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed.

It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!” Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word. “Just try it! I believe you can!” After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.

Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.” Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that he also could learn well. A change took place in Bill’s heart.

You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple, really.

56. How old was Bill?

A. 9　　　　　 B. 14　　　 C. 15　　　　　 D. 16

57. Bill always failed in the exams at first because he____________.

A. went gambling　　 B. talked in class　　 C. was silly　 D. gave himself up

58. Miss Jones changed Bill by ______________.

A. doing homework for him　　　　 B. encouraging and helping him

C. giving Bill another exam D. cooking delicious food for him

59. From the passage we can learn _____________.

A. Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher　

B. Bill’s parents cared about him very much

C. Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s questions　

D. Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

60. Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Day　 B. A Lazy Boy　 C. A Boy’s Change　 D. A Strict Teacher

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)

　　Mr. Green works in a middle school. He works hard. Mrs. Green stays at home every day. She doesn't want to find work and she doesn't do any housework. Their son, Bill, is ten. Bill likes playing and doesn't like studying. He can't do his homework and often asks his mother to help him. But Mrs. Green can't do it, either. She asks Mr. Green to do all the homework for Bill every day. Mrs. Green says she does some housework when he helps their son.

　　It is Sunday today. Mr. Green doesn't go to work. But he has a lot of clothes to wash. He doesn't like to do washing. So he asks, “Do you have any homework to do, Bill?”

　　“No, I don't”

　　“Bad luck!” says Mr. Green. “I have to wash the clothes today.”

(1)Mrs. Green is very busy at school, so she has no time to do the housework.

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(2)Bill is good at all his subjects（科学）

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(3)Bill's mother often helps him to do his homework.

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(4)Bill's father asks Bill if（是否）he has any homework to do because he wants to help him with it.

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(5)Bill doesn't do his homework on Sunday.(　　)

Cloze test (完形填空).

　　One day as a teacher walked into the classroom, he 　1　 a low voice; “Here is the teacher, I'm sure the unfair fellow (不公平的家伙) is going to talk about 　2　 in commas (逗号) ! ” It was Bill's 　3　 . He was talking with the boy next to him.

　　The teacher didn't get 　4　 . He said 　5　 about it but he began to talk about putting in commas, and then he 　6　 on the blackboard the sentence, “Bill says the teacher is an unfair fellow. ”

　　The class 　7　 and Bill's face turned red.

　　“Now,” said the teacher. “I'll show you how 　8　 commas are. ”

　　He put two commas 　9　 the sentence, and 　10　 , “Bill, says the teacher, is an unfair fellow. ”

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