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Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American- George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free. Benjamin's grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean . After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).          Benjamin's neighbour knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small

pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.          Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker's ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States-Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings-the Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others-should be built.         Later, L' Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn't build without any plans to follow.         For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.         If it weren't for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.

1. Benjamin's grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.

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A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clock C) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems

2. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.

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A) people in America showed no surprise B) his name spread all over America C) he became the first man in America to build a clock D) people came from other places to congratulate him

3. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker     was _____________.

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A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious

4. The French designer L' Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France________________ .

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A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly

5. When L' Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.

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A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing

6. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.

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A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of working C) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at drawing

7. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.

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A) he made one of the first clocks in America B) he used to be an assistant to L' Enfant, who had designed the city Washington C) he designed the city Washington when L' Enfant left D) he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L' Enfant left with his plans

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was in fact a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of（感到惭愧）herself．She felt even worse when，like all her other students，Teddy brought her a Christmas present too．It was his mother’s perfume（香水）．

Teddy said，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading，writing and math．Instead，she began to teach children．

Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy．The boy’s mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him，the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school，third in his class，and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed，Theodore F．Stoddard，M．D．（医学博士）．

The story doesn’t end there．On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered（低声说）in Mrs. Thompson’s ear,“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”

（    ）1．What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed．

B．She asked the children to play with Teddy．

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front now．

D．She told the class something untrue about herself．

（    ）2．What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies．                                  B．He was good at math．

C．He needed motherly care．                          D．He enjoyed playing with others．

（    ）3．In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

A．she taught fewer school subjects．

B．She became stricter with her students．

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher．

D．She cared more about educating students．

（    ）4．Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A．She had kept in touch with him．

B．She had given him encouragement．

C．She had sent him Christmas presents．

D．She bad taught him how to judge people．

（    ）5．The underlined word smartest in the passage probably means“______”．

A．cleverest              B．cleanest                  D．hardest                  D．fastest

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.
【小题1】 How many books has Dou Kou written?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five

D．Six

【小题2】Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.

A．mother

B．father

C．school life

D．life in different cities

【小题3】Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.

A．when he wrote fairy tales	B．before his father taught him how to learn something
C．after he went to school	D．after his mother taught him how to learn something

【小题4】The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.

A．is different from other children	B．doesn’t tell the truth.
C．is the same as other children	D．likes his books

【小题5】 Which is the best title?

A．Three Books by a child	B．How to Write a Fairy Tales
C．How Clever the Boy is	D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his partents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi’an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about. When he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.

1.How many books has Dou Kou written?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five

D．Six

2.Thanks to his ________, Dou Kou could write his books.

A．mother

B．father

C．school life

D．life in different cities

3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary __________.

A．when he wrote fairy tales	B．before his father taught him how to learn something
C．after he went to school	D．after his mother taught him how to learn something

4. The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _________.

A．is different from other children	B．doesn’t tell the truth.
C．is the same as other children	D．likes his books

5.Which is the best title?

A．Three Books by a child	B．How to Write a Fairy Tales
C．How Clever the Boy is	D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

 

Do you still remember the terrible earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan, which killed at least 87,000 people and left millions homeless? On the twelfth day after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao said, “A new Wenchuan will rise from the ruins（废墟）.” Now his words have come true. Three years has passed and the worst-hit areas in Sichuan have risen from the ruins.
So far, 95% of the reconstruction projects（重建项目）have been completed. Nearly 3,000 schools, 1,000 hospitals and more than 5 million homes have been built. Now everyone has been provided with a home, a job and social security（社保）.
Dong Xinjun, a villager in Qingchuan, said volunteers from Zhejiang taught him how to grow mushrooms and now he makes about 3,000 yuan more than before every year.
Zhu Lihu, the headmaster of a village primary school in Qingchuan, told us that teaching equipment had been greatly improved. Now they have new classrooms, a library and a computer room with 20 computers.
On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighborhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, Premier Wen embraced a student named Zheng Haiyang, who lost both of his legs in the earthquake. The students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget that it was built with the hearts and strength of people across the whole country.
Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a “strong will” and a “bright future”. They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nearly 1,000 schools have been built.

B．Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year.

C．Zhu Lihu’s new school has a new large gym.

D．Zheng Haiyang is a student of Beichuan Middle School.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “embraced” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Put arms around him in a loving way.

B．Shook hands with him in a friendly way.

C．Bowed to him in a very polite way.

D．Smiled at him in a very kind way.

【小题3】How does the passage show us “Wenchuan has risen from the ruins”?

A．By giving facts and examples.

B．By comparing different places.

C．By describing people’s looks.

D．By using volunteers’ words.