Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
【小题1】Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A.he would be away from home for four days
B.he would be back in seven days
C.he would be back in a month
D.he liked a cup of tea
【小题2】Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A.the wallB.the doorC.a piece of paperD.his son's pocket
【小题3】A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A.the second dayB.the third dayC.the fourth dayD.the fifth day
【小题4】The man was very surprised because _________.
A.he thought the child's father was dead
B.the child didn't ask him to sit down
C.the child gave him a cup of tea
D.he couldn't find that piece of paper
【小题5】What was burnt? ___________.
A.The piece of paperB.Mr. SmithC.The visitorD.The boy

There lived a young man in a village. He was born in a      family. His parents had a lot of farms and got much money . He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all.        the villagers called him Mr. Know-All. And he told his servants not to tell him the results(结果) directly (直接地). The servants . were afraid of  him and had to listen to him.

    One day Mr. Know-All went to     his friend who lived in a town. He stayed there for nearly a week. Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “     , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at (吃惊)?” said the young man. “Throw it to the river. By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It     much meat of the horse and died.”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

 “It pulled(拉) the carried (马车) to the hospital,” said the servant. “ We made it     as fast as possible. When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that it couldn’t     up any longer and died.”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr Know-All. “What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To     your mother there.”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She     down stairs and hurt her head. We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors operated on(动手术)her at once, they tried their best to save her, but she died!”

Mr Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about it      ?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir.”

1.A. worker’s        B. teacher’s         C. farmer’s         D. soldier’s

2.A. But            B. Then            C. Or              D. So

3.A. look after       B. hurt             C. look for         D. visit

4.A. Good news      B. Bad news        C. Good morning    D. Good afternoon

5.A. ate             B. saw             C. touched         D. cut

6.A. run            B. walk             C. jump            D. fly

7.A. sit             B. lie               C. sleep           D. stand

8.A. post            B. bring             C. take           D. put

9.A. went           B. lived             C. stayed          D. fell

10.A. early          B. earlier            C. earliest         D. the earliest

 

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.

“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”

“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?

If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (举起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.

“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.

My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.

“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鸟类野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (惩罚). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”

I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.

1.How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?

A.Relaxed.          B.Pleased.           C.Frightened.        D.Guilty.

2.What do the underlined words “check out” mean?

A.lend             B.borrow           C.test              D.buy

3.What can we learn from the story?

A.The writer’s teacher often hit her students.

B.The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird.

C.The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake.

D.The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning.

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A.he who is honest is wise                  B.better late than never

C.practice makes perfect                   D.a friend in need is a friend indeed

 

Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.

In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.

Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.

Topiary gardening is very old art. The Romans did it in the first Century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world.

1. Put the following in the right order according to the passage.

a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.

b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.

c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.

d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A. d→a→b→c            B. b→c→a→d         C. a→d→c→b      D. d→a→c→b

2.In which part of the world did the topiary gardening begin first?

A. In Rome.      B. In Europe.         C. In America.         D. In Africa.

 

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