It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
【小题1】Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A.The writer’s studies. B.The writer’s future job
C.Dinner plansD.Wars around the world
【小题2】We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ____________.
A.doesn’t want the writer to major in English
B.doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor
C.gets along very well with the writer
D.doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea
【小题3】The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____________.
A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles
【小题4】Which of following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?
A.He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.
B.He wants to find a job in his community in the future.
C.He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.
D.He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughtersOne SundayMrs. White said to her husband“The children don’t have any lessons todayand you’re free tooThere’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the parkLet’s all go there to play.

??? Her husband said“1 want to finish some work today. “oh, forget itGo there and make our children happyThat’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.

??? So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfairMr. White was forty-five years old.

but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to anotherand ate lost of sweets. One of the children said to her mother“Dad is just like a small childisn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answeredHe is even worse than a small childMarybecause he might spend more money than a small child.

1.There were ________ children in the White family·

A. two???????????? B. three???????????? C. four???????????? D. five

2.One SundayMr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.

Aschool ??????? B. work????????????? C. a funfair???????? D. a shop

3.Mr.White liked the place so much that he_______.

Abought lots of sweets????????????????? B. followed his wife all the time

Churried from one thing to another??????? D. asked a lot of questions

4.From the story we know Mrs. White________ when Mary asked her the question.

Awas still excited to play????????????? B. was a little angry with Mr. White

Clooked for Mr.White everywhere???? C. are a lot of sweets

5.Of all his family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.

AMr.White????? BMrs. White???????? C. Mary????????? D. the boys

 

Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.

I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.

At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!

The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.

1.The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.

A.城堡             B.胜地             C.城垛             D.楼阁

2. “Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.

A.younger than                          B.bigger than

C.older than                             D.smaller than

3.There are _____ at Hearst Castle.

A.beautiful gardens

B.one swimming pool inside

C.one swimming pool outside

D.all the above

4._____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.

A.A tour around Europe

B.The paintings and castles in Europe

C.His mother

D.His dream

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.

B.Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.

C.Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.

D.After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.

 

My name is Lily. My father is a teacher. His students love him a lot because he is funny. I love him, too, but I think he can be “foolish”  41  .

Once we moved into a new house and had to go shopping to buy new chairs and lights. In the supermarket, I’m interested   42   some of the beautiful lights with good qualities and made my father buy them.

When we got home, my father began to work out how much money we had   43   that day. Suddenly, he stopped. “Something’s wrong.” he said. “I’ve got 30 yuan   44   than I should!” “That’s great,” I said. “You can buy me that   45   book I want.”

Father said nothing. Instead, he counted(数) how much money he had again and again.

“The salesgirl must have made a mistake. We   46   go back to the shop,” he said.

“Do you have to go back?” I asked. “Nobody will know we   47   too much change(找零). It would be foolish to go back.”

“It wouldn’t be ‘foolish’.” my father said angrily. “It’s called being   48   .” At that moment, I looked into his eyes and knew he was right.

The salesgirl was surprised to see us in the shop again. But   49   we gave her the money, she thanked us a lot.

On my way home, my father stopped me   50   smiled. “Do you still want that cartoon book?” he asked. I looked at my “foolish” father and answered loudly, “Father, you are the greatest!”

1.A. sometimes           B. often           C. always        D. never

2.A. with                B. on              C. in            D. to

3.A. took                B. lost            C. cost          D. spent

4.A. much                B. more            C. less          D. some

5.A. story               B. cartoon         C. music         D. magic

6.A. may                 B. can             C. should        D. need

7.A. gave                B. have given      C. is given      D. were given

8.A. clever              B. honest          C. selfish       D. cool

9.A. how                 B. why             C. when          D. where

10.A. and       B. but              C. or            D. so

 

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