Bill was fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He had a part-time job which got him up at five o’clock．He was a newspaper boy．
Each morning, Bill left the house at five fifteen to go to the center．The newspapers were delivered there by a truck at midnight．He carried them on his bike．
In the winter it was still dark when he got up．But during the rest of the year it was bright．Bill had to deliver the newspapers to his customers’(订户)houses in all kinds of weather．He tried to put each paper in the box where it was safe from wind, rain and snow．His customers thought he did a good job．Sometimes they gave him tips(小费)．
Bill made about ＄70 each month and he was saving some of the money to go to college．He spent the rest on tapes and clothes．Once a month he had to collect money from his customers．Since many of them worked during the day, Bill had to get the money at night．Sometimes when Bill was ill, his elder brother had to deliver the newspapers．Once his father had to help him．
Bill has 70 customers now, but he hopes to get more soon．Some day, when he has many more customers, perhaps Bill will win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy．He wants to win a visit to Europe(欧洲), but he would be happy enough if he won a new bike．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)
Bill did part-time job as ________．
[ ]
A．
a waiter
B．
a driver
C．
a newspaper boy
D．
a salesman
(2)
In the passage, the underlined word “deliver”means ________．
[ ]
A．
收集
B．
印制
C．
分发
D．
制造
(3)
How often did Bill have to collect money from his customers?
[ ]
A．
Once a month．
B．
Once a week．
C．
Once a year．
D．
Once a day．
(4)
From the story we know the customers like ________ people．
[ ]
A．
clever
B．
hard－working
C．
young
D．
poor
(5)
According to the passage, if Bill worked really hard．he could possibly win
Bill was a boy of 15．His parents went to gambling(赌博)day and night．Nobody cared about hi．He always failed in his exams．So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him．
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school．He almost gave himself up．
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class．She was a smiling, beautiful woman．Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed．
It was Miss Jones’ class．She was asking a question．“I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question．” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised．And he stood up without a word．
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill．She told him that she cared about him and believed in him．
Bill thought a lot that evening．From then on he arrived at school on time every day．Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon．She even cooked delicious food for him．She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it．”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam．Bill did it with all his heart．He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam．Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well．A changed took place in Bill’s heart．
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really．
(1)
Bill always failed in the exams at first because he _________．
[ ]
A．
went gambling
B．
talked in class
C．
didn’t answer
D．
gave himself up
(2)
Miss Jones changed Bill by _________．
[ ]
A．
doing homework for him
B．
encouraging and helping him
C．
giving Bill another exam
D．
cooking delicious food for him
(3)
From the passage we can learn _________．
[ ]
A．
Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher
B．
Bill’s parents cared about him very much
C．
Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question
D．
Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates
(4)
Which may be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Parents’ Day
B．
A Lazy Boy
C．
A Boy’s Change
D．
A Strict Teacher
阅读理解：
Of all the students of Grade Four, Bill is the tallest．He is thirteen, and of course, he is the oldest, too．But he is the worst and the most foolish(愚蠢的)．He can’t answer the easiest(最容易)questions in class．And he never passes the exam．
But the boy is the strongest(最强壮的)in his school．Even the boys in higher grades are afraid(害怕)of him．So he leaves home with an empty(空的)bag．When he gets to school, his bag is full(满的)of fruit and cakes．Sometimes he brings some back home．His mother, Mrs．King ,is always happy．When she sees them, she praises(表扬)her son, for she can save(节省)some money．
This morning, Mrs．King went shopping in the market．She saw an old man selling eggs there．She chose(选择)twenty-four but paid(支付)only for twenty．The old man was too busy to count(计数)them．She hurried off and told her husband as soon as he came back for lunch．
“How clever you are!” Mr．King said happily．And Bill was busy eating the eggs, so he did not say a word．(说话)
“What’s your favorite food, dear?” asked Mr．King．
“Eggs, of course．”
“Well, then,” said the man, “Can you tell us what can lay(产卵)eggs?”
The boy thought for a while(想了一会儿)and said, “Hens, ducks, geese…mum!”
“Oh? But why?”
“I often hear they call me ＇BAD EGG｀．”
(1)
Bill never passes the exam because _________
[ ]
A．
He is the tallest of the children
B．
He is thirteen
C．
he doesn’t work hard at his lessons
D．
he is not the worst in the school．
(2)
Why is Bill’s bag full of fruit and cakes when he gets to school?
[ ]
A．
He buys them on his way to school．
B．
He makes the children give them to him．
C．
He finds them in the shops．
D．
His parents buy them for him．
(3)
_________, so Mrs．King is happy．
[ ]
A．
The children are afraid of Bill
B．
Bill often saves money for his family
C．
Bill is stronger and older than any other child
D．
Bill gets food without(不用)paying any money
(4)
Bill didn’t say a word at table because _________．
[ ]
A．
he was thinking of a problem
B．
he wanted to eat more eggs
C．
he was afraid of his father
D．
he had to go school on time(准时)
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
[ ]
A．
Mrs．King can lay eggs
B．
People think Bill is very bad
C．
Bill wished(希望)his mother could lay eggs
D．
Bill likes his nickname(绰号)very much
阅读理解：
Bill Clinton was born in August in 1946．He took office on January 20th, 1993 and became the 42nd U．S．President(总统)．He was the first president who was born after World War II(二战)in America．He was also one of the youngest presidents in the history of the USA．
Clinton was born in a poor(贫穷的)family．Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died(死)in a car accident(事故)．Then his mother married(嫁给)Norget Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed(改变)．
In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington．During his visit, he met President Kennedy(肯尼迪)in the White House．At that time, he dreamed of becoming president．Thirty years later, his dream came true(实现)！He was also one of the most successful presidents in America!
(1)
Bill Clinton became the 42nd U．S．President when he was _______．
[ ]
A．
less than fifty
B．
less than forty
C．
fifty-six
D．
more than fifty
(2)
Clinton’s father died _______．
[ ]
A．
after1946
B．
before Clinton was born
C．
before World War II
D．
when Clinton was very young
(3)
Why was the boy’s family name changed?
[ ]
A．
Because he was the president of America．
B．
Because his family was very poor．
C．
Because his mother married Norget Clinton after his father died．
the table. They are red, yellow, green, and white. 