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.SixB.SevenC.EightD.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.

Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. But he didn’t have much money and he didn’t always have enough to eat. One day a mouse ran near his desk when he worked in his small office.

“Would you like to be my pet? ”Disney asked the mouse. He caught the mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Disney decided to make a cartoon about it. “I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer,” he told his wife. “Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a better name.” She said. “You are right!”  Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.

People all over the world saw Mickey and loved it. Mickey Mouse made Disney famous. Then come Donald Duck, and Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full length (长) cartoons. Then he made cartoon movies for television. Millions of children watched the shows every week.

In California, real boats, castles (城堡), trains, mountains, rivers, all in one beautiful park. Millions of people came to Disneyland. He died in 1966, but the world will not forget him quickly. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us to remember him.

1.When Disney began making cartoon movies,          .

A.he was very poor                       B.the mouse helped him

C.his wife knew nothing about it              D.People didn’t like Cartoons at all

2.This passage mainly tells us       .

A.how Disney make Cartoon movies           B.how Disney built Disneyland

C.something about Disney’s childhood        D.something about Disney’s life

3.Which of the flowing sentences is true?

A.Disney’s wife asked him to make a cartoon about the mouse.

B.Mickey Mouse was the name suggested by Disney’s wife.

C.Disney caught a mouse and made a cartoon about it at once.

D.People will remember Disney because of the Disneyland.

 

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案,将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

A.he lives in a small field

B.he’s a poor farmer

C.he lives in an old house

D.he is too tall

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

A.make money in the town

B.borrow some money from his friend

C.spend the winter in town

D.build a house in her village

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

A.许多钞票

B.全职工作

C.临时工作

D.轻松工作

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

A.ring up Mabel

B.post the money

C.buy some stamps

D.post a letter

5.The money was stolen when ______.

A.Sam left the factory

B.Sam went into the restaurant

C.Sam ate something in the restaurant

D.the thief got Sam drunk.

 

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