10. Mr Robinson worked in Africa(非洲). His son was born there. His name was John. One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went England, and they took John there. John was seven years old then. One day it snowed. The boy went into the garden, and he played in the snow. He said, "Snow is very beautiful, but it is very cold." Then he said, "What is this? It is a big, round piece of glass. It is beautiful, buf it is very cold, too." But it was not glass. It was ice. It was on a bucket(桶) of water. John said, "Who put this glass here? I am going to take it into the house." He took the ice to his father and said, "This is a beautiful piece of glass, but it is very cold and wet. It was on a bucket of water in the garden." Mr Robinson smiled and said, "Take it to the kitchen(厨房), put it in front of the stove(炉子) there, and dry(弄干) it." The boy took the ice to the kitchen and put it in front of the stove. He dried(弄干) his hands, because they were very cold and wet, and then he went to the ice again. He looked at it, and then he took it to his father again. He said, "I put this glass in front of the stove, but it does not get drier. It becomes wetter and smaller."

1. It isn't often easy to tell whether many of American children are boys or girl ____. A. because they all look like each other B. because they are wearing the same kinds of caps and shoes. C. because they have long hair and wear the same clothes. #C 2. One day an old man went for a walk in ____. A. the street in Washington B. the Washington Park in America C. in a park in Washington #C 3. There were ____ persons beside the pond, they are ____. A. three ... a man, a woman and a girl B. three ... two men and a girl C. two ... a man and a girl #B 4. The young person standing on the other side of the ____ was ____. A. bench ... the other's boy B. pond ... the old man's daughter C. pond ... the daughter of the old man's neighbour #C 5. The young person wore ____. A. a pair of red trousers B. on a pair of red trousers C. with a pair of red trousers #A 6. The old man thought his neighbour was the girl's ____. A. mother B. father C. brother #A

9. A Girl or A Boy, A Woman or A man? A lot of boys and girls in America are wearing the same clothes and many of them have long hair. So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls. One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and he was tired, he sat down on a bench(长凳). A young person was standing on the other side of the pond(水池). "Excuse me," the old man said to the person next to him on the bench, "Do you see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?" "A girl," said his neighbour, "She is my daughter." "Oh," the old said quickly, "I am sorry, but I didn't know that you were her mother." "I'm not," said the other person. "I'm her father."

1. Elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs because ____. A. they can eat a lot B. they are very heavy, too C. they are very strong #C 2. Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because ____. A. they are good at running B. they are very kind and friendly to people C. they are brave enough to get the stranger(陌生人)and thieves away from the house #C 3. Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if ____. A. they have enough food to eat B. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them C. if they are sent to school #B 4. ____ can be train to work for us. A. Only a few animals B. Quite a few animals C. Few animal #B 5. Many scientists are working hard to ____. A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains B. make monkeys guard house like dogs C. make bears get in crops #A

8. Can Animal be Made to Work for Us Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV we may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bear, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return. Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animal to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops and even drive trains.

1. What kind of boy was Tom? A. Tom was a clver boy. B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work. C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard. #B 2. What were his father and mother? A. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. B. His father was a worker, his mother was a doctor. C. His father was a doctor, so his mother. #C 3. What did his parents want him to be when he grew up? A. They wanted him to be a dustman. B. They wanted him to be an officer. C. They wanted him to be a doctor. #C 4. What did Tom say he wanted to be? A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins. B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school. C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital. #A 5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week? A. Because Tom heard of this. B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before. C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thurday at his house. #C

7. I Want to Be a Dustman Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____. A. before it was dead B. before it become too tired C. before it market was over D. before it was as old as he was #A 2. The two men on the road ____. A. asked how far it was to the market B. said they thought the horse looked very tired C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk #C 3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____. A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked C. the boy to ride instead of his father D. only one person to ride such a long way #D 4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____. A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk B. the three old men stopped them on the road C. he did not know why he was walking D. his son could not ride the horse by himself #A 5. The young woman was most sorry ____. A. for the old man B. for the farmer's young son C. that it was not far to the market D. for the horse #D

6. The Farmer, His Horse, and His son Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.\$ Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. A long time ago, people said the sun was ____. A. a golden horse of god B. a god on a golden horse C. a god with golden dress D. a god and a golden horse #B 2. People can never live anywhere near the sun because it is ____. A. star ... the sun B. planet ... the moon C. planet ... itself D. planet ... the sun #D 4. The earth travels over ____ miles an hour. A. 1,000 B. 100,000 C. 6,000,000 D. 600,000 #D 5. One year is ____ A. the time for the earth to turn round. B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles. C. one circle the earth goes round the sun. D. the journey of the earth. #C