I never wanted a dog, but now I’m so glad I have one．
About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only a mother could love．We named her Gertie．
Gertie is the kind of dog that has to grow on you．So I decided that the dog would be trained．This didn’t quite go as planned．At 15 weeks old, she was nearly made to leave the Petsmart Training School．She spent every night lying in our bed－snoring(打鼾)so loudly that I hardly got a good night’s sleep．
Then, about six months after she arrived, I felt that something in my heart was taking place, and I was unable to stop it．My behavior(行为方式)began to change．I began to smile at people when passing them in a street．I returned from neighbors．I started calling my kids and, to my surprise, they started calling me．I even tried to speak to my grandchildren over the phone once．I even was glad to listen to laughter from a 10-month-old granddaughter．The point is that I was changing．
My wife and I both agree that it is Gertie who has changed my behavior．
Gertie is now nearly two years old and almost fully grown．I have come to like the pet little by little, though she is my wife’s dog．
(1)
What did the man think of the dog at the beginning?
[ ]
A．
It wasn’t very lovely．
B．
It looked very beautiful．
C．
It wasn’t necessary to be trained．
D．
It could change his life．
(2)
When did the man’s behavior begin to change?
[ ]
A．
About two years ago．
B．
When Gertie was nearly two years old．
C．
When Gertie was 15 weeks old．
D．
About six months after Gertie arrived．
(3)
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the man’s change?
“An old village woman in her seventies from Zhenjiang Province rented a small house in Shanghai and let visitors to the World Expo live there for free while she slept on a little couch．Her kindness moved(感动)countless people．” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said so at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China on October 31 when it ended．
It is a true story．The heroine of it is Ying Miaofang, an old woman from a village of Zhuji City in Shaoxing of Zhejiang Province．“I rented a house in Shanghai and received more than 330 Expo visitors during three months' time．My house was never empty during that period．” Ying told reporters．She also said it was worth helping so many people to visit the Shanghai World Expo and she was praised by Premier Wen．
In the late of last May．Ying Miaofang paid 1,800yuan per month to rent a small house near Changning Road in Shanghai, and spent more money on a new air conditioner, a refrigerator, a TV set and other things．She published her phone number in the newspaper and opened the house for Expo visitors for free on June 23．
Besides providing a free living place．, Ying got up very early every morning to buy food, cook breakfast, clean rooms and wash clothes for those guests．Many of her guests wanted to pay some money to her when they left, but she refused．In order to support the Shanghai Would Expo, Ying spent about 20 thousand yuan in all, which could not be regarded as a little money for a woman from a village．
(1)
The underlined work “countless” has the same meaning as ________
[ ]
A．
enough
B．
many
C．
few
D．
countable
(2)
The house cost Ying Miaofang ________ yuan during three months．
[ ]
A．
330
B．
1,800
C．
5,400
D．
20,000
(3)
Ying Miaofang is a(n)________．
[ ]
A．
villager
B．
worker
C．
officer
D．
volunteer
(4)
The visitors living in the house which Ying Miaofang rented in Shanghai ________．
[ ]
A．
washed clothes for her
B．
helped clean the rooms
C．
cooked themselves
D．
didn't need to pay for it
(5)
Ying Miaofang was very happy to ________．
[ ]
A．
have a good time with her friends
B．
help the visitors during the World Expo
C．
make money for her family
D．
have a good harvest in autumn
阅读理解
A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there．In the interview the director asked him a question．
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes．”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands．John showed a pair of hands that were perfect．The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning．”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands．However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands．It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands．After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother．
Next morning, John went to the director’s office．The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling．”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is．I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things．Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done．”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk．You can get the job．”
(1)
John went to the big company to _________．
[ ]
A．
look for his mother
B．
ask for a job
C．
ask the director for help
(2)
John’s mother was a(n)_________．
[ ]
A．
office clerk
B．
director
C．
clothes cleaner
(3)
From the underlined sentence, we learn _________．
[ ]
A．
John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B．
John often helped his mother do the housework
C．
John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
(4)
John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands．
