One thing missing

      Old Mrs Fang lived alone in a small cottage in the country. She preferred a very simple life with little contact with the outside world. The nearest town was many miles away.

      One day a car stopped outside her cottage and a young man got out. He took a large cardboard box out of the back of the car and carried it to her front door. Then he put the box down on the path and rang the bell.

      As soon as Mrs Fang opened the door, the young man started talking.

      “Good morning, madam. What a lovely cottage you have. You must spend a lot of time keeping it clean.”

      “Well, yes, I do. But …”

      The man continued his sales talk without paying any attention to what she said. “You may say that you have plenty of time, but there is more to life than sweeping the floor.”

      The young man opened the cardboard box and took out a vacuum cleaner.

      “With this machine, you can clean your house in a fraction of time.” he said.

      “Well, yes, but …” Mrs Fang began, but the young man interrupted her again.

      “I will demonstrate (演示),” he said, and before she could stop him he walked into the house.

      He put the cardboard box on the floor and took out a huge bag. He opened the bag and poured a horrible mixture of dirt all over the floor.

      “Please, you mustn’t …” Mrs Fang protested, but the young man didn’t listen.

      “Don’t worry,” he said, as he stamped the dirt into the carpet with his foot and then spread it all over the carpet. “This machine can clean it away in seconds. This is the finest vacuum cleaner in the world.”

      He smiled at Mrs Fang, “if you’ll just show me where the outlet is,” he said. “I’ll plug it in and begin the demonstration.”

      “But I’ve been trying to tell you,” the old lady said. “There isn’t any electricity in this cottage!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. The young man carried a cardboard box which contained _________.

A. a power point  B. some dirt C. a vacuum cleaner   D. some dirt and a vacuum cleaner

(   ) 2. First of all the salesman __________.

A. thanked her for cleaning his cottage        B. told her to spend more time cleaning

C. congratulated Mrs Fang on her nice cottage  D. offered to sell her some dirt

(   ) 3. The salesman promoted the vacuum cleaner by ________.

A. plugging it into the wall                      B. showing her how to operate it

  C. telling her how much time she would save   D. showing her a picture of a dirty cottage

(   ) 4. The old woman tried to stop him from ________.

A. opening the cardboard box                   B. demonstrating the vacuum cleaner

C. selling her a packet of dirt                 D. talking to her

(   ) 5. The old woman kept on trying to _________.

A. tell him about the power                B. listen to him attentively

C. provoke him                                D. demonstrate the cleaner

 One thing missing

      Old Mrs Fang lived alone in a small cottage in the country. She preferred a very simple life with little contact with the outside world. The nearest town was many miles away.

      One day a car stopped outside her cottage and a young man got out. He took a large cardboard box out of the back of the car and carried it to her front door. Then he put the box down on the path and rang the bell.

      As soon as Mrs Fang opened the door, the young man started talking.

      “Good morning, madam. What a lovely cottage you have. You must spend a lot of time keeping it clean.”

      “Well, yes, I do. But …”

      The man continued his sales talk without paying any attention to what she said. “You may say that you have plenty of time, but there is more to life than sweeping the floor.”

      The young man opened the cardboard box and took out a vacuum cleaner.

      “With this machine, you can clean your house in a fraction of time.” he said.

      “Well, yes, but …” Mrs Fang began, but the young man interrupted her again.

      “I will demonstrate (演示),” he said, and before she could stop him he walked into the house.

      He put the cardboard box on the floor and took out a huge bag. He opened the bag and poured a horrible mixture of dirt all over the floor.

      “Please, you mustn’t …” Mrs Fang protested, but the young man didn’t listen.

      “Don’t worry,” he said, as he stamped the dirt into the carpet with his foot and then spread it all over the carpet. “This machine can clean it away in seconds. This is the finest vacuum cleaner in the world.”

      He smiled at Mrs Fang, “if you’ll just show me where the outlet is,” he said. “I’ll plug it in and begin the demonstration.”

      “But I’ve been trying to tell you,” the old lady said. “There isn’t any electricity in this cottage!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. The young man carried a cardboard box which contained _________.

A. a power point  B. some dirt C. a vacuum cleaner   D. some dirt and a vacuum cleaner

(   ) 2. First of all the salesman __________.

A. thanked her for cleaning his cottage        B. told her to spend more time cleaning

C. congratulated Mrs Fang on her nice cottage  D. offered to sell her some dirt

(   ) 3. The salesman promoted the vacuum cleaner by ________.

A. plugging it into the wall                      B. showing her how to operate it

  C. telling her how much time she would save   D. showing her a picture of a dirty cottage

(   ) 4. The old woman tried to stop him from ________.

A. opening the cardboard box                   B. demonstrating the vacuum cleaner

C. selling her a packet of dirt                 D. talking to her

(   ) 5. The old woman kept on trying to _________.

A. tell him about the power                B. listen to him attentively

C. provoke him                                D. demonstrate the cleaner

用所给词的适当形式填空（15分，每题1分）

1.It’s raninig__________(heavy), so I won’t go to work.

2.Mudule 3 is__________(easy) than Module 5.

3.It’s very exciting for us_________(watch) a football match.

4.Who walks_________(quick) , Mr Wang or Mrs Wang?

5.What_______you_______(do) this afternoon?

6.Look! The monkey_________(climb) the hill.

7.I am late today. But I___________(not be) late next time.

8.Would you like to go____________(swim) tomorrow?

9.What about________(meet) at the gate?

10.On New Year’s Day we can see a dragon__________(dance).

11.yuanxiao brings______(we) good luck all the year round.

12.There are usually_______(firework) at midnight.

13.Thank you for______(cut) the paper.

14.I send my ________(greet) you all.

15.She enjoys_________(listen) to music.

One afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum .I was looking forward to a quiet view(观赏) of some great paintings of excellent artists.

A young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and found the woman was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at the man for putting up with her long speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once.

I was standing at the museum gift shop when the couple walked to the exit(出口).

“He’s a brave man ,” said the shop assistant. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

It explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame (愧疚感) came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. “But shat does he get out of the art?” I asked. The shop assistant answered, “His wife describes each painting so that he can see it in his head. ”

At that moment I realized what patience and love really mean. And I felt their love as I watched them walking away holding each other’s hands.

1.We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 that the writer ???? .

A.was a person with few words????????

B. was waiting for some artists

C. was looking for some great paintings??

D. wanted to enjoy great paintings quietly

2.How did the writer feel when hearing the woman’s talking at first?

A. Calm.??????? B. Bored.?????? C. Excited.?????? D. Happy.

3.The woman kept talking because ???? .

A. she preferred talking to listening

B. she was too excited to keep silent

C. she had to describe each painting to her husband

D. she liked to show how clever she was in front of others

4.What did the writer think of the woman at last?

A. She was noisy but brave.???????? B. She was patient and loving.

C. She was lonely and patient.?????? D. She was brave but lonely.

5.The passage mainly tells us???? .

A. what patience and love mean???? B. how we should treat a blind person

C. what a good art show is like????? D. how art changes our lives

用所给词的适当形式填空（15分，每题1分）
【小题1】It’s raninig__________(heavy), so I won’t go to work.
【小题2】Mudule 3 is__________(easy) than Module 5.
【小题3】It’s very exciting for us_________(watch) a football match.
【小题4】Who walks_________(quick) , Mr Wang or Mrs Wang?
【小题5】What_______you_______(do) this afternoon?
【小题6】Look! The monkey_________(climb) the hill.
【小题7】I am late today. But I___________(not be) late next time.
【小题8】Would you like to go____________(swim) tomorrow?
【小题9】What about________(meet) at the gate?
【小题10】On New Year’s Day we can see a dragon__________(dance).
【小题11】yuanxiao brings______(we) good luck all the year round.
【小题12】There are usually_______(firework) at midnight.
【小题13】Thank you for______(cut) the paper.
【小题14】I send my ________(greet) you all.
【小题15】She enjoys_________(listen) to music.