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
【小题2】When Dr. Gibbs said “…pick out the weaker trees early on.”, he meant that          .
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
【小题3】The passage tells us that the writer      .
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
【小题4】Which can be the best title of the passage?
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.
【小题1】
A.would beB.isC.has beenD.will be
【小题2】
A.OneB.EachC.AnotherD.The only
【小题3】(A) Also   (B) In fact (C) Luckily        (D) For example
 
(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.
【小题4】
A.sing a songB.read a storyC.draw a pictureD.make a funny face
【小题5】
A.have just one chanceB.have to give a different word
C.may look it up in the dictionaryD.must ask your classmates for help
【小题6】
A.TENB.REDC.EATD.AGE

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.
【小题2】The second paragraph shows that the writer _________.
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
【小题3】What’s the best title of the story?
A.Gardening—good for my Grandma.
B.Growing Grandma.
C.Gardening—good for my growth.
D.Picking tomatoes.

“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother thought for a while. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was brought to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and from time to time she looked angrily at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.

(  )54. According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________.

  A. a family honor           B. a family secret 

C. a family story D. a family treasure

(  )55. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?

  A. She was curious about it.          B. She planned to keep it for fun.

  C. She needed it for her school task.   D. She wanted to scare her parents.

(  )56. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________.

  A. they realized their misunderstanding   B. they were crazy

  C. they were over excited        D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

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