I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.

I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley. There are so many beautiful places to hike.

The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store, a tiny post office, and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.

Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.

You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there. Well, I can’t get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire. Most people have to go to other places to get a job .

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. An introduction to the writer’s hometown.

B. A travel guide of the writer’s hometown .

C. The history of the writer’s hometown .

D. The scenery of the writer’s hometown .

2.By the underlined part in paragraph 3, the writer wants to show that the town is            .

A. beautiful               B. small              C. exciting              D. faraway

3.What can you find in the writer’s hometown ?

a bank     b. a post office     c. some gas stations and bars     d. a clothing store

e. a shoe shop    f. some restaurants and a hospital

A. abce               B. bdef               C. abcf              D. cdef

4.What do we know about the classes given at the schools in the writer’s hometown ?

A. The classes are usually very short .

B. Students usually don’t get much attention .

C. One teacher has to teach many classes

D. Each class has just a small number of students .

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that in the writer’s hometown              .

A. not many job opportunities are provided

B. employees don’t make much money

C. most people live a very hard life

D. only the old still live there

 

I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.
I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley. There are so many beautiful places to hike.
The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store, a tiny post office, and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.
Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.
You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there. Well, I can’t get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire. Most people have to go to other places to get a job .
【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?

A．An introduction to the writer’s hometown.

B．A travel guide of the writer’s hometown .

C．The history of the writer’s hometown .

D．The scenery of the writer’s hometown .

【小题2】By the underlined part in paragraph 3, the writer wants to show that the town is           .

A．beautiful

B．small

C．exciting

D．faraway

【小题3】What can you find in the writer’s hometown ?
a bank     b. a post office     c. some gas stations and bars     d. a clothing store
e. a shoe shop    f. some restaurants and a hospital

A．abce

B．bdef

C．abcf

D．cdef

【小题4】What do we know about the classes given at the schools in the writer’s hometown ?

A．The classes are usually very short .

B．Students usually don’t get much attention .

C．One teacher has to teach many classes

D．Each class has just a small number of students .

【小题5】We can learn from the last paragraph that in the writer’s hometown             .

A．not many job opportunities are provided

B．employees don’t make much money

C．most people live a very hard life

D．only the old still live there

I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen . I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time . My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish .

I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co . It is surrounded by mountains . So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley . There are so many beautiful places to hike .

The town itself is very small . It is said that if you blink when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it . This has some truth in it considering the size of the town . We have one grocery store, a tiny post office , and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations , bars, some excellent restaurants , a small hospital and of course several schools . However , for clothing and shoes , you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there .

Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other . The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much . The classes in school are small , so you get a lot of attention from the teacher .

You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there . Well, I can’t get a job there . A lot of the businesses are family-owned . And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire . Most people have to go to other places to get a job .

36. What is this passage mainly about ?

A. An introduction to the writer’s hometown. B. A travel guide of the writer’s hometown.

C. The history of the writer’s hometown. D. The scenery of the writer’s hometown.

37. By the underlined part in paragraph 3, the writer wants to show that the town is　　　　　 .

A. beautiful　　　　　　　 B. small　　　　　　 C. exciting　　　　　　 D. faraway

38. What can you find in the writer’s hometown ?

a.a bank　　 b. a post office　　 c. some gas stations and bars　　 d. a clothing store

e. a shoe shop　 f. some restaurants and a hospital

A. abce　　　　　　　 B. bdef　　　 　　　 C. abcf　　　　　　 D. cdef

39. What do we know about the classes given at the schools in the writer’s hometown ?

A. The classes are usually very short .　　　　　　 B. Students usually don’t get much attention .

C. One teacher has to teach many classes　　　　　 D. Each class has just a small number of students .

40. We can learn from the last paragraph that in the writer’s hometown　　　　　　 .

A. not many job opportunities are provided　　　　 B. employees don’t make much money

C. most people live a very hard life　　　　　　　 D. only the old still live there

One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”

Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.

Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.

Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.

“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.

1.The strange light came from ________.

A．The bright moon.	B．Duffy’s car.
C．The broken car in the valley	D．an unknown place

2.The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.

A．on the top of the cliff	B．with its wheels upward
C．with its head upward	D．on the road as usual

3.Duffy wrapped the man because_________.

A．he was badly injured	B．he had lost too much blood
C．he had nothing on	D．it was too cold that day

4. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.  

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

5.“We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.

A．to help people in danger	B．how to save people’s lives
C．to remember the value of the car	D．how to do business