题目内容
Why ________ pick it up?
- A.not you
- B.don' t you
- C.not to
- D.won' t you
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.
When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest.
The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(浅的)roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.
So he never watered his trees. He’d planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for whole summer.
After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray(祈祷)that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won’t be beaten down.
【小题1】We know from the passage the doctor .
A.didn’t know how to plant trees at all |
B.wasn’t good at his own medical job |
C.had his own ways of planting trees |
D.had nothing to do but plant trees |
A.some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning |
B.he would choose the weak trees to water earlier |
C.the weak trees would be sent to his patients later |
D.he would not plant weak trees so early anymore |
A.should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper |
B.didn’t often water his trees |
C.didn’t have a large field |
D.took too much care of his trees |
A.Watering trees |
B.Growing roots |
C.Doctor and his neighbor |
D.Father and his children |
Mr. Hutman owns a restaurant. One day, one of his two cooks ran away with some money. Mr. Hutman was sad and worried because the next day was Saturday, and the restaurant 19. very busy then. So that night he called his friends, but could not find anyone to help. On Saturday, many people came to the restaurant for lunch. 20. cook got so busy that he wanted to leave, too. 21. , one of the waiters, Henry, told Mr. Hutman that he could help in the kitchen. People who had lunch in the restaurant that day enjoyed the food Henry cooked. Mr. Hutman was very happy and made Henry a new cook of the restaurant.
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(In an English class) Teacher : Let’s play a game with 3-letter words. First, a 3-letter word is spoken. Then the next person has to say a different 3-letter word that starts with the last word in two seconds will have to 22. . Any questions? Brian : Yes. Can we try again if we say a wrong word? Teacher : No, you 23. . That’s why the game is exciting and fun. Now let’s try it! Brian : OK! Let me try first. MAP. Amy : Put. Jane : TEA. Ken : 24. . Carl : EAR. Sam : RAIN. Carl : Ha! I got you. Sam : Oh, no! I forgot it has to be a 3-letter word. Teacher : Sam, it’s your show time. Here’s the book. Pick out any story you’d like. Now everybody, let’s listen to Sam.
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For as long as I can remember, Grandma’s plentiful tomato garden has been a sign of summer’s end. Each September, just as the decreased heat of the sun suggests cooler days, Grandma requests (ask for something) my help in her tomato garden. I’m sure that she cannot pick tomatoes without my youthful eyes and quick mind. She says we need to examine each tomato and agree on its readiness for picking. While Grandma’s request for my help in the tomato garden is always the same, her desire for my help seems to increase each year.
Grandma has eyes for finding even the tomatoes hidden by undergrowth and other tomatoes. I, however, just turn circles looking for the ones I think Grandma will like. I spot what looks like a ripe(成熟的)tomato, head in its direction, and then get sidetracked by another that appears to be equally ripe. I usually end up watching Grandma and trying to stay out of her way, which seems the only way my eyes and mind are useful.
There we are, lost in the tomato vines(藤). Grandma’s eyes are always knowing, and they are no different in the vegetable garden. From afar she spots (notice) what looks like a ripe tomato. As she walks toward the garden, she evaluates the tomato for a second time, but from a different angle. I already know it will end up in the basket with the pile of others Grandma has carefully chosen. However, Grandma acts as if she needs a final look to be sure. She calls me to her side, kneels beside the vine while enjoying the warmth of the fading sunlight on her face, and grasps the tomato in her hand. She turns each round, red ball toward the sunlight before disconnecting it from the vine with a half-hearted smile.
She then looks at me. I nod my head and smile. Grandma assumes I smile in agreement with her tomato selection. I know I smile, instead, at her.
【小题1】Why does Grandma ask the author to go to the tomato garden with her?
A.He can help pick more tomatoes. |
B.He can learn the hardship of labor. |
C.She enjoys staying with him while working. |
D.She tries to share tomato harvest with him. |
A.isn’t good at picking tomatoes |
B.doesn’t like to stay with Grandma |
C.thinks his eyes and mind are useful |
D.is trying to be out of Grandma’s sight |
A.Gardening—good for my Grandma. |
B.Growing Grandma. |
C.Gardening—good for my growth. |
D.Picking tomatoes. |