Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

1.Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.

2.During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.

3.Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.

4.Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.

5. When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.

 

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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3  a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6     

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

   9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too   14   Now I can’t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

 

2.                A．any            B．all             C．both D．neither

 

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

 

4.                A．off            B．away           C．up   D．down

 

5.                A．support        B．agree          C．follow    D．let

 

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

 

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper D．older

 

8.                A．arrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

 

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

 

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

 

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

 

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

 

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．angrily    D．softly

 

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

 

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．arms  D．fingers

 

 

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.Until your pass ___________ (show) to us, we won’t let you in at all.

2.__________(make) sure that there are no mistakes, you must be more careful with your homework..

3.May Day, the holiday all the students were looking forward to ______(come) at last.

4.----How do you like the city?

----Wonderful! I __________(stay) here for another two years.

5.Tom is worried about Jane because she _____ (suffer) from stress these days.

6.By the time he got home, his wife ________ (do) all the housework.

7.They _________ (eat) up all the food, but they still feel hungry.

8.— Why didn’t you stop him going out? _

— Sorry, but I _______ (write) a letter and didn’t notice him go out.

 

My son Joey was born with club feet．The doctors told us that he would be able to walk，but would never run very well．By the time he was eight，you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk．
The children in our neighborhood ran around playing，and Joey would join them， run and play，too．We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children．So he didn’t know．
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team．Every day he worked harder and ran more than any of the others．Although the entire team runs，only the top seven runners score for the school．We didn’t tell him he probably would never be on the team，so he didn’t know．
He continued to run four to five miles a day，every day - even the day he had a high fever．I was worried，so I went to see him after school．I found him running all alone．I asked him how he felt．"Okay，" he said．He had two more miles to go．Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running．We never told him he couldn’t run miles with a high fever．So he didn’t know．
Two weeks later，the names of the team runners were called．Joey was Number Six on the list．Joey was on the team! He was in seventh grade．We never told him he couldn’t do it!
【小题1】The doctor believed Joey would never run very well because ____．

A．Joey didn’t like running

B．Joey couldn’t jump

C．Something was wrong with his feet

D．Joey was too young to run

【小题2】Few people know Joey’s club feet before ____．

A．he was eight years old

B．he was in seven grade

C．he ran for the cross-country team

D．he was on the cross-country team

【小题3】How many runners can score for the school?

A．Six

B．Seven

C．Eight

D．Thirteen

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the story?
A．Joey’s parents didn’t love him         
B．Joey was a boy with a strong mind．
C．Joey’s parents stopped him joining the team 
【小题5】The writer wants to tell us _____．

A．children shouldn’t do what they can’t do

B．children with club feet can’t take part in sports

C．parents should tell their children what they can do

D．parents should know how to help their children in the right way．

He came again the next day and worked until it was time to leave. His name was Jerry. He was 12 and had been at the Children's Home(孤儿院)since he was only four. \ I thought of him. He was honest(诚实). For example, the handle (柄) of the ax (斧)broke one day. Jerry said the Children's Home would mend it. I handed him some money to pay for it. He wouldn't take the money. "I'll pay for it, mama. I broke it. I didn't hit the wood in the right place. "

"But Jerry, no one hits the wood in the right place all the time. And it was a weak handle. I'll speak to the seller. " It was only then that he would take the money.

Another thing about Jerry was that he would do those little but helpful things. The things would not be badly needed but would make life so much easier. For example, he found a hole near the fireplace. "I'll put some wood in the hole, mama. Then when a sudden storm(暴风雨)comes up, you can stay warm. "

One cold day, Jerry sat close by me near the fire. We watched the fire bum. He suddenly talked of something he had never talked of before. "You look like my mother, especially(特别) next to the fire"

But you were four, Jerry, 'when you came to live at the Children's Home. Do you still remember your mother?"

1.How long had Jerry lived at the Children's Home by the time he met the writer?

A．One year.

B．Four years.

C．Eight years.

D．Twelve years.

2.How did Jerry feel after he broke the handle of the ax?

A．Sorry.

B．Happy.

C．Angry.

D．Lucky.

3.What did the writer think of Jerry? He was        .

A．clever, honest but lazy	B．honest, helpful and worked hard
C．honest, warm - hearted and strange	D．careful, honest and weak

4.The sentence underlined (划线的)means that        .

A．you should be more careful next time

B．anyone can hit the wood in the right place

C．I always hit the wood in the right place

D．people hit the wood sometimes in the wrong place

5.Which is right?

A．Jerry lived with his parents at times.

B．The writer was really Jerry's mother.

C．Jerry liked the writer and the writer liked him, too.

D．Jerry did not like to live with his mother.