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Dear editor( 编辑),       

Can't your newspaper do something about the custom (习惯) of hitchhiking?

A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.

Don't they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver or not? They know nothing!

Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don't their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.

Isn't there enough crime (犯罪) today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble. Don't you think what I said is true?

A Worried Grandfather

1.The word "hitchhiking" means         .

A．waiting for a bus at the bus stop

B．driving in a dangerous way

C．going on a long way by getting free rides in other people's car

D．asking a stranger the ways in a car

2. The Worried Grandfather            .

A．doesn't like young women to drive cars

B．thinks it is dangerous for a young woman to get into a stranger's car

C．likes drivers to be careful and strict in their work

D．never lets his children get into other people's car

3. The Worried Grandfather            .

A．was hit by a car when he was standing by the road

B．is a good driver and often gives free rides to strangers

C．is in trouble now and he wants to get some help from the newspaper

D．sees much of the world and he is very careful

4. The Worried Grandfather wrote the letter to tell          .

A．the newspaper to let its readers know the danger of hitchhiking

B．young women never to go on a long travel alone

C．young people to listen to their parents at home

D．his children not to talk to strangers on the road

5. What do you think a good editor is going to do after he gets the letter?

A．He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station.

B．He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike

C．He will ask someone to write something about it in the newspaper.

D．He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make the traffic trouble less.

 

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. 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 be 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 to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。
【小题1】What kind of boy was Tom?

A．Tom was a clever boy.	B．Tom was a lazy boy.
C．Tom worked very hard.	D．Tom was not polite.

【小题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 and his mother was a doctor.

C．His father was a doctor and his mother was a doctor, too.

D．His father and mother were teachers.

【小题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.

D．They wanted him to be a football player.

【小题4】What did Tom say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A．Tom said that he wanted to be a dustman.

B．Tom said that he wanted to be a teacher.

C．Tom said that he wanted to be a doctor.

D．Tom said that he wanted to be a singer.

【小题5】Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A．Because Tom heard of this before.

B．Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C．Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

D．Because Tom’s mother told him.

When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know it?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring．I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you’ to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in classes over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself.”I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，and it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love．
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________．

A．comes from America	B．is a young woman
C．is expressive enough	D．knows much about China

【小题2】Chinese students prefer to show love by __________．

A．saying “I love you”	B．cooking
C．getting good grades	D．doing something helpful

【小题3】In paragraph 4, what's the real meaning of the mom's hugging?

A．She is meeting her daughter at the door．

B．She loves her daughter and misses her．

C．She is glad that she has more time to herself．

D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter．

【小题4】In paragraph 5, what can we know from the sentence “ In my family we all say ‘I love you’ a lot” ?

A．“I love you.” is a daily greeting.

B．“ Love” is the most important word in our country.

C．They worry about each other.

D．“I love you” are the last words we say or hear from those we love.

【小题5】What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Say “I love you” more to your family．

B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people．

C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others．

D．Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings．

My cat’s name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is black and yellow. She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies.

The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest (最大的) child is quite black. It is black with white feet (脚) and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My daughter says, “Aren’t they pretty ? Can’ t I have the black and white one? Isn’t he a tomcat (雄猫)?”

I say, “I don’t know, but I know the yellow and black ones are female (雌性的) .” “Are they? How do you know?” “For (因为) they are yellow and black. Tomcats never (从不) have that colour. I’ ll tell you something about that. Listen---”

1.Lucy is a _____ .

A．cat

B．student

C．boy

D．girl

2.The writer (作者) has _____ cats: _____ baby cats and _____ mother cat.

A．four, five, one

B．five, four, one

C．one, three, a

D．two, a, four

3.文中划线单词 “black and yellow” 的意思是：

A．又黑又黄

B．不黑不黄

C．黑黄不分

D．黑黄相间

4.The biggest baby is _____ with _____ feet and _____ ears.

A．black, white, yellow	B．black, yellow, white
C．black, black and yellow, red	D．black, white, white

5.The story tells us the female cat’ s hair is _____ .

A．yellow and black	B．white and yellow
C．black and white	D．yellow with one white ear

 

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. 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 be 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 to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。

1.What kind of boy was Tom?

A．Tom was a clever boy.                    B．Tom was a lazy boy.

C．Tom worked very hard.                   D．Tom was not polite.

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 and his mother was a doctor.

C．His father was a doctor and his mother was a doctor, too.

D．His father and mother were teachers.

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.

D．They wanted him to be a football player.

4.What did Tom say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A．Tom said that he wanted to be a dustman.

B．Tom said that he wanted to be a teacher.

C．Tom said that he wanted to be a doctor.

D．Tom said that he wanted to be a singer.

5.Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A．Because Tom heard of this before.

B．Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C．Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

D．Because Tom’s mother told him.