Jimmy spent most of his time in the bedroom when he was in university. With his aunt’s help, the young man found a job in a park after his graduation. There’re all kinds of flowers in the gardens and he has to look after them. He thinks it’s easy and often stays in bed.

One morning the head of the park found some of the flowers were dead. He called Jimmy there and asked him the reason. The young man studied for a long time but couldn’t answer. Just at that moment an old gardener passed by and the head asked him for help. The old man studied it for a while and said,” A mole(鼹鼠)is eating their roots(根).”

“I don’t think it has something to do with the dead flowers,” said the young man, “People appreciate(欣赏)not the roots, but the flowers!”

1. What did Jimmy like doing when he was in university?

________________________________________________.

2. Where did he work?

__________________________________.

3. Did he work hard there?

____________________________________.

4. What made some of the flowers dead?

______________________________.

5. Who knew the answer?

______________________________.

 

Jimmy spent most of his time in the bedroom when he was in university. With his aunt’s help, the young man found a job in a park after his graduation. There’re all kinds of flowers in the gardens and he has to look after them. He thinks it’s easy and often stays in bed.
One morning the head of the park found some of the flowers were dead. He called Jimmy there and asked him the reason. The young man studied for a long time but couldn’t answer. Just at that moment an old gardener passed by and the head asked him for help. The old man studied it for a while and said,” A mole(鼹鼠)is eating their roots(根).”
“I don’t think it has something to do with the dead flowers,” said the young man, “People appreciate(欣赏)not the roots, but the flowers!”
1. What did Jimmy like doing when he was in university?
________________________________________________.
2. Where did he work?
__________________________________.
3. Did he work hard there?
____________________________________.
4. What made some of the flowers dead?
______________________________.
5. Who knew the answer?
______________________________.

In ancient China, the State of Wu made an attack on the State of Yue. The king of Wu was badly hurt and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his father’s death. He trained his army strictly until it was very strong. Three years later, he led his army against the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian, who was taken to the State of Wu.

Gou Jian was put into a small black stone house which was full of terrible smell and was made to raise(饲养) horses. Gou worked hard and tried to keep himself quiet, but he never forgot his pain. Many years later, he was set free. Gou secretly trained his army after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself strong-minded he slept on firewood and ate a gall bladder before having dinner and going to bed every night. After a few years, his country became strong once more. Then Gou took hold of a golden chance to fight against Wu and won the war in the end.

If one voluntarily(自愿) works very hard and voluntarily stands up to pains and difficulties in order to succeed, we might call him a“Gou Jian”, and his story, a“Gou Jian’s story”.

1. Three years later _______ was caught and taken to the state of Wu.

A．Gou Jian

B．Fu Chai

C．Gou Jian’s father

D．Fu Chai’s father

2.Gou Jian ________ when he was in the state of Wu.

A．ate gall bladders	B．raised horses
C．trained his army	D．forgot his pain

3.Which of the following is TRUE ?

A．The gall bladders tasted good.

B．Gou Jian loved horse-raising.

C．Finally Gou Jian was set free.

D．Finally Fu Chai was set free.

4.The story mainly tells us that________

A．a country without a strong army is easy to defeat

B．if someone attacks you , you should just fight back

C．if you fail in doing something, it’s better for you to forget the pain

D．if you face difficulties bravely without giving up , you’ll finally succeed

 

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He   1  that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach  2  students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.
First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to 3  . Other letters, such as C ,were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.
The  4  thing they learned was finer spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They   5  with two-letter words such as at and on . Then they spelled   6  words.
Finally, Mr. Klein showed that   7  one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand,   8  the thumb(拇指) to the chest(前胸) , and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just done with the hands. Expressions on the face are also   9   . The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.
When Inez first entered the classroom. She looked   10  . But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez. ” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful welcome !”

【小题1】

A．hoped B．said C．guessed D．thought

【小题2】

A．his B．my C．her D．our

【小题3】

A．spell B．check C．remember D．write

【小题4】

A．first B．only C．last D．next

【小题5】

A．met B．started C．agreed D．helped

【小题6】

A．newer B．easier C．longer D．nice

【小题7】

A．never B．perhaps C．still D．just

【小题8】

A．joins B．fixed C．touches D．ties

【小题9】

A．important B．different C．difficult D．strange

【小题10】

A．serious B．surprised C．frightened D．nervous

Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).
One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
"Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."
【小题1】What was Mr. Evans’ job three years ago?

A．policeman

B．a math teacher

C．a guide

D．a drive

【小题2】Their bus was hit by a truck because___________.

A．the drunk driver broke the traffic rules

B．the bus driver broke the traffic rules

C．Mr. Evans broke the traffic rules

D．the children broke the traffic rules

【小题3】In the accident ___________.                 

A．more than half of the children died

B．five children were injured

C．more than half of those children were injured

D．Mr. Evans was injured

【小题4】The phrase “on duty” means “_____” in Chinese.               
A 在家里  B 在家  C 在值勤  D 在值日
【小题5】From the story, we can infer that___________.

A．Mr. Evans would let girl drive away.

B．Mr. Evans would not let the girl drive away

C．Mr. Evans would look for the girl’s license in her bag

D．the girl would cry.