It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son.Everybody expects you to be special or perfect.I

often wonder how my father ever had a son like me.I mean he’s so special and so good at

everything he does.Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football

team.

    Well,to be honest,I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something

special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001.“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

    When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut.N0,I

wouldn’t start like that.That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father? Hmm.

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he

hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes,these were the things I

 was going to write.To me,he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut.He was my dad.

    My parents and l went to school Thursday night.There were so many people in the big[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

hall! My dad looked at me,and I shrugged(耸肩).

    The third prize was announced and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time.The second prize was announced.It was me.

    1 went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s son”.When I finished,the people stood up and cheered.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's face.Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son,this

is the proudest moment of my life.’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life,too.Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a

Nobel Prize,but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

    根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person.

    A.1ucky    B.natural    C.hard         D.pleasant

2.In order to_        the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    A.become astronaut            B.become a great hero

    C.be made school team captain   D.be made class president

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A.A lot of special things he had done.

    B.The story of his father as an astronaut.

    C.The unforgettable time he spent with his father.

    D.The experiences his father had in middle school.

4.The writer felt proud when he          

    A.got a prize in a writing competition           B.won a Nobel Prize

    C.saved a child from a burning building         D.discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A.My daydream                        B.My father’s son

    C.My famous father                     D.My happy family

 

 

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son.Everybody expects you to be special or perfect.I

often wonder how my father ever had a son like me.I mean he’s so special and so good at

everything he does.Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football

team.

    Well,to be honest,I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something

special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001.“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

    When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut.N0,I

wouldn’t start like that.That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father? Hmm.

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he

hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes,these were the things I

 was going to write.To me,he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut.He was my dad.

    My parents and l went to school Thursday night.There were so many people in the big[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

hall! My dad looked at me,and I shrugged(耸肩).

    The third prize was announced and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time.The second prize was announced.It was me.

    1 went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s son”.When I finished,the people stood up and cheered.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's face.Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son,this

is the proudest moment of my life.’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life,too.Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a

Nobel Prize,but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

    根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person.

    A.1ucky    B.natural    C.hard         D.pleasant

2.In order to_        the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    A.become astronaut            B.become a great hero

    C.be made school team captain   D.be made class president

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A.A lot of special things he had done.

    B.The story of his father as an astronaut.

    C.The unforgettable time he spent with his father.

    D.The experiences his father had in middle school.

4.The writer felt proud when he          

    A.got a prize in a writing competition           B.won a Nobel Prize

    C.saved a child from a burning building         D.discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A.My daydream                        B.My father’s son

    C.My famous father                     D.My happy family

 

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答下列各题。
     J.K Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved reading, and wrote her first story "Rabbit" when she
was only six years old. She studied French at university, then worked as a secretary (秘书) in London. She
had the idea for Harry Potter (哈里.波特) when she was on a train, "Harry just walked into my head", she
said later She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day.
     In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning, and worked
as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a
daughter called Jessica.
     Then she returned to Edinburgh, in Scotland. She had no job at that time,she wrote in cafes (咖啡馆)
because they were warmer than her small house. After five years she finished the first book "Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's stone". The book sold millions of copies all over the world and J.K. Rowling became
very famous. She is very rich now, but she still writes her books in cares
1. Who is J.K Rowling? 
    ______________________________________
2. When did she write her first story? 
    ______________________________________
3. How did she get the idea of Harry Potter? 
   ______________________________________
4. Why did she write in cafes? 
   ______________________________________
5. Do you like the story of Harry Potter? Why? 
   ______________________________________

The Sound of Speed (速度)

Kathy was a university student. Like most students she had very little money, but she wanted to buy a car.

“If I can buy one really cheap that works, ”she thought, “I will save money on bus fares(车费). Then I’ll have more to spend on food. ”

She spent a day looking at cars in the second-hand car yards(车场).Most of them were much too expensive, but at last found one for$250.

The car was rusty and the paint was badly damaged(损坏),but it worked .

“It’s got a good engine ,”the salesman said, “and the gear box(变速箱)is O.K. Forget everything else.”

Kathy bought the car and drove it out of the car yard. Everything was wrong with it except for the engine and gear box, which worked very well.

“As long as they work,” Kathy thought, “nothing else matters. The salesman was right.”

Unfortunately, a few days later, while she was driving to her university, a police car drove up beside her and made her stop. A young policeman got out of his car and walked around Kathy’s car. He looked at it disbelievingly.

He made a list of the things wrong with the car. It was a very long list.

Then he looked inside the car.

“Does your speedometer work?” he asked.

Kathy shook (摇)her head.

“It is against the law(法律),miss,” he said, “not to know how fast you are travelling.”

Kathy smiled at him sweetly.

“Oh, but I do know how fast I am travelling,”she said. “Up to 30 miles an hour, the doors rattle. Between 31 and 50 miles an hour, the whole car rattles. Over 50 miles an hour, I rattle.”

1.Why did Kathy want a car?

A.She liked driving

B.All her friend had cars.

C.College was a long way from her home

D.She wanted to save money on bus fares

2.What kind of car did Kathy buy?

A.a very fast car                 B.a rusty old car

C.an police car                  D.an expensive second –hand car

3.Why was Kathy pleased with the car at first?

A.It was a very good car.

B.The engine and gear box worked well.

C.There weren’t many things wrong with it. 

D.It went very fast

4.Why did the policeman look at Kathy’s car disbelievingly?

A.He thought Kathy was telling lies.

B.He did not trust students.

C.The car had so many things wrong with it.

D.Kathy had broken the law.

5.How did Kathy know how fast she was travelling?

A.She looked at the speedometer.    

B.It couldn’t go faster than 50 miles an hour.

C.Because she knew what the rattles meant.

D.The police officer told her.

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