In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean wascompletely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.

In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (热情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.

The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”

The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacherabout her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.

So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline Company.

1.Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.

A.great B.impossible C.challenging D.reasonable

2.Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.

A.Jean is not a nice girl

B.only some of her students have great abilities

C.a belief helps to realize one’s dream

D.her students are good enough to enter the best schools

3.According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.

A.Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart

B.Jean didn’t go for her dream

C.most people around Jean were for her dream

D.Jean achieved her dream overnight

4.What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.excited B.surprised C.disappointed D.relaxed

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Face Difficulties B.Dream the Future

C.Voice Your Dream D.Go for It

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged(扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.

Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

1.This passage is most likely to be found in________.

A.a travel guide B.a newspaper C.a textbook D.a novel

2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ________.

A.swimming in the river B.standing on the river bank

C.watching the crocodile D.fishing in the water

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A.Her eyes were badly poked. B.She had eight wounds altogether.

C.One of her fingers also got hurt. D.One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT________.

A.brave B.diligent C.quick D.humorous

5.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?

A.The husband should save the wife B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

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