At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold-up,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part --- close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(晕倒). As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
  “Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired (退休), but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes(趾). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”
【小题1】 Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

A.George wanted to protect the money for the bank.
B.George had been thinking of taking money away.
C.This bank had been robbed several times.
D.Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.
【小题2】Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?
A.His stealing money was known to all.
B.Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.
C.Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.
D.Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.
【小题3】 In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means _________.
A.to make everyone work hard
B.to keep everyone standing straight
C.to make everyone do a kind of exercise
D.to keep everyone preparing for the coming danger
【小题4】 Which sentence can be used to end this story?
A.George turned cold with fear.
B.George turned red with anger(愤怒).
C.George was pleased with the end.
D.George was excited with the end.

C
It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.
She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.
【小题1】Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.

A.get a new bikeB.make a clay bike
C.receive a doll houseD.repair her old Barbi bike
【小题2】Rose’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she____.
A.didn’t want a bike any more
B.changed her idea to some story books
C.didn’t mention it in the last tow months
D.asked for it only on December 24
【小题3】The word “guilty” in the third paragraph(段落) means____.
A.unhappyB.worriedC.happyD.sorry
【小题4】Rose’s father got a good idea to____.
A.spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay
B.make a small bike red and white
C.make her old bike red and white
D.put the present in the box
【小题5】From Rose’s words in the last passage , we know that she____
A.still wanted to get a real bike
B.didn’t know the meaning of the note
C.preferred a real bike to a model bike
D.was greatly moved by what her father had done

 

Three little pigs

Story-teller: Three little pigs make three houses. They all think their own house is the best! But the wolf comes. He is very hungry! He has blown down two houses of the pigs. It makes the two little pigs very scared.

P1&p2:Oh, my god! Let’s run away, run away! (They run into the third pig’s house and close the door))

P1:The wolf is very strong!

P2:He wants to eat us!

P3:My god, help me! ( The three pigs are hiding under the bed)

W:Little pig, little pig, let me come in!

P1P2P3:No! Go away. You bad wolf!

W:Open the door! I can blow the house down! (The wolf blows and blows, he blows and blows, but the house is very strong.) Why? (The wolf is too tired and falls onto the ground)

P1p3p2:Yeah! We are safe now!

Story-teller: The wolf is very angry! He has a good idea! He climbs up the chimney*!

P1&P2&P3:Oh! Look! The wolf!

P1:How to do? (Starts run around the chimney)

P2:Mom!Where are you? (Cries)

P3:Don’t worry! Let’s put the wood into the fire!

P1p2p3:Ok, 123…

W:(Falls into the fire and struggles) Oh ! No!

P1p2p3:The wolf is dying! We succeed! yeah !

1.This passage is ____________.

A. an ad                        B. a play          C. a poster              D.  a letter

2.The wolf’s good idea is to ______.

A. blow the house down                                        B. hit the house hard

C. climb up the chimney                              D. put the wood in the fire

3. Which pig is very calm and clever when they are in danger?

A.  P1                         B. P2                          C. P3                        D.  None

 

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.

Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.The Trouble in Japanese Schools

B.The Problems of Japanese Students

C.The Pressures of the Students in Japan

D.Education in Japan

2. “Dropouts” are those who ___.

A.make troubles in and out of schools

B.go about or stay home instead of being at school

C.try hard but always fail in the exams

D.lose hope and give up some of their subjects

3. Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?

A.They want to find a good job.

B.They want to pass exams.

C.They’re under pressure from their parents.

D.They’re not clever enough.

4. Failure in examinations cause students to ___.

A.chop out of school

B.quarrel with their parents

C.go to schools opening on weekends

D.have their parents lose hope

5. According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.

A.how to study well

B.how to get on with others

C.to show love and care for others

D.all above

 

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