learning centers-in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的)
school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn"t kiss his
mother hello. Instead,he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread
(铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called
him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no
time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while
the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally,little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his
room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She
could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, "Son, what was it? Was it
the nuns (修女)?"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, "No."
"Well then," she asked again. "WHAT was it?"
Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed
(钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren"t joking."
B. Because his parents could save some money.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn"t want him to learn math any more.
B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school
D. worked hard but said little
B. 捶书
C. 发泄
D. 振作
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn"t like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
B. mistaking (误解) might be good things sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
that time, his father William hoped his eldest son would help him on the farm, but Henry was not interested
in farm work at all. He did everything that he could to avoid (避免) it. Once he wrote. "What a waste it is
for a man to spend hours behind a slowly moving horse."
However, Henry was not a lazy boy. He liked to do mechanical (机械的) work very much When he was
twelve, he became quite interested in clocks and watches. He mended clocks and watches for his friends in
his bedroom.
Later he took a job as a mechanic (技工) in Detroit. He began to show great interest in steam engines
(蒸汽发动机) at this time. In 1812, he built his first car. In 1908, he built a famous "Model T". This car was
so popular at that time that it was unchanged (没有改变) for twenty years. Five years after that he started
the Ford Motor Company.
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2. What did his father want him to be?
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3. Ford didn"r like to do mechanical work, did he?
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4. When did Ford build his first car?
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5. Ford started the Ford Motor Company in 1913, right?
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Date: May 30, 2007
From: David@hotmail.com
To: Glasgow@silverline.com
Last Thursday, I traveled in the 8:40 am train from Glasgow to London King"s Cross and I was very
unhappy with the service provided by your company.
The train was forty minutes later leaving Glasgow. Although the guard apologized, we were not given
any reasons for the delay. We then had further delays when the train crew changed. We had to wait another
thirty minutes. As a result, I missed my flight from London Heathrow to Frankfurt and had to wait for
several hours.
What"s more, the service in the train was also very poor. The trip took over five hours. Unluckily, there
was no dining car in the train and only a bar with soft drinks. The worst of all, the air conditioning broke
down halfway through the trip and it got hotter and hotter in the train. However, there was no apology for
this, and before we reached King"s Cross, the temperature was over 40℃. In view of the poor service, I
feel I am entitled to compensation. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David Robertson
_______________________________________________________________
2. What happened to David because of the delay of the train?
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3. Why did it get hotter and hotter in the train?
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(A)
One night, a hotel caught fire and people inside ran out in their night clothes. Two men stood outside
and looked at the fire.
"Before I came out," said one, "I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. People don"t
think about money when they are afraid. When you leave money in a fire, it burns, so I took all the bills
that I could find. No one will be poorer because I took them."
"You don"t know my work," said the other.
"What"s your work?"
"I am a policeman."
"Oh!" cried the first man. He thought quickly and said, "and do you know my work?"
"No," said the policeman. The first man said, "(1)_____________________________________________."
(B)
A young businessman had just started his own firm. He"d rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw
a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the young businessman picked up the phone and
started to pretend he had a big deal working. He threw huge fingers around and made giant commitments.
Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?" The man said, "Sure. (2)___________________
_____________."
During those days, a lot of stories about 2 could be heard. Here is 3 of them. After the earthquake,
under a fallen building, some soldiers found that a 4 died in a very strange way. When they were
ready to take her away, they were surprised to find that a baby in her arms was 5 alive. The baby was
sleeping and 6 hurt at all. Between the dead mother 7 the living baby, there was a cell phone with a
short 8 on the screen, "My dear baby, if you can survive (幸存), remember that I love you."
Everyboby 9 when they read these words.
Besides this story, many other stories also moved us deeply. 10 these stories,we know more about
love.
You"re lucky if you"re loved by others. You"re great if you love others.
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| 1. The writer couldn"t see everything clearly through the window because ______. | |||
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| A. the woman"s window was dirty B. the writer"s window was dirty C. the wonman lived nearby D. the writer was near-sighted | |||
| 2. The writer was surprised that ______. | |||
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| A. the woman was sitting by her window B. the woman"s window was clean C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon D. the woman"s window was still terrible | |||
| 3. "It dawned on me" probably means "______". | |||
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| A. I began to understand it B. it cheered me up C. I knew it grew light D. it began to get dark | |||
| 4. It"s clear that ______. | |||
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| A. the writer had never met the woman before B. the writer often washed the window C. they both worked as cleaners D. they lived in a small town | |||
| 5. From the passage, we can learn ______. | |||
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| A. one shouldn"t criticize others very often B. one should often make his windows clean C. one must judge himself before he judges others D. one must look at others through his dirty window |