Christmas was coming．Mr. Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children．His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her m  （1）  ．And the harvest（收成）was bad and all his family were going to be h  （2）  the next spring．He was q  （3）  worried about it．

“We have only a cock,” said Mrs. Smith one day．“You’d b  （4）   take it to the town．Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our c  （5）  ．”

“It’s a good idea!” the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box．It was d  （6）   to walk on the road covered with thick snow．Two hours l  （7）  he was very tired and wanted to have a rest．He put the box to the ground and sat down．

“The air in the box must be close,” the man said to h  （8）  ． “I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die．”

So he put the cock to the ground．When he started again, he couldn’t catch it any l  （9）   

“How foolish you are!” Mr. Smith called out a  （10）   ．“You can herald（预示…来临）the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

1.What was the weather like that night?

A．Rainy             B．Snowy            C．Windy            D．Warm

2.Who needed an operation at once?

A．Doctor Van.                            B．The man

C．Doctor Van’s son.                      D．The man’s son.

3.Why did the man take Van’s car?

A．Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B．Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C．Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D．Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．The man lost his son.

B．Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C．Doctors need cars.

D．The weather was not fine that night.

5.Which of the following can be the best title （标题） for this passage?

A．A Doctor Driving at Night.

B．A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C．Too Worried to Be Helpful.

D．How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

 

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.
One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄准) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假装) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.
【小题1】Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.

A．he was very ugly	B．he was very handsome
C．he was a successful leader	D．he was tall and strong

【小题2】Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.

A．his enemy

B．a soldier

C．an ugly stranger

D．a handsome man

【小题3】The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.

A．wanted to be the ugliest man	B．was from the south
C．was a slave (奴隶) owner	D．was against him

【小题4】We can guess that in the end ____.

A．Lincoln was killed

B．the man killed himself

C．Lincoln didn’t want to live

D．Lincoln saved himself by his wit(机智)