Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____1____ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t __2______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved(挥舞) to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____3___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept___4___her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____5____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she___6_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______7___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs ____8____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____9____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___10____your swim?”“Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened.
【小题1】 A town        B city         C village          D country
【小题2】A lonely       B surprised     C interested        D afraid
【小题3】 A up          B back        C down           D on
【小题4】A pulling      B pushing      C throwing        D putting
【小题5】A in trouble     B happy       C out of trouble     D in the water
【小题6】A found       B meant        C said             D saw
【小题7】A hungry      B sleepy       C thirsty           D tired
【小题8】A came up     B were broken  C went down       D moved on
【小题9】A a tide       B the sand      C a fish           D one of her friends
【小题10】A enjoy       B remember    C drop            D forget

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.
【小题1】Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

A.went gamblingB.talked in classC.didn’t answerD.gave himself up
【小题2】Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.
A.doing homework for himB.encouraging and helping him
C.giving Bill another examD.cooking delicious food for him
【小题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
【小题4】Which may be the best title for the passage?
A.Parents’ DayB.A Lazy BoyC.A Boy’s ChangeD.A Strict Teacher

A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.

He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.

The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”

The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”

1.The machine in this passage could           .

A.tell the weight of people

B.tell people what they should drink

C.sell many kinds of drinks

D.make people laugh

2.The man put his first machine           .

A.in the waiting room of a station

B.in a train

C.in the doctor’s waiting room

D.in the women’s room

3.The machine told the Indian woman           .

A.she was a little lighter

B.she was a little heavier

C.it couldn’t speak Indian

D.to eat what she wanted to eat

4.The machine said to a Chinese girl that she            .

A.should eat more

B.should eat less

C.had to eat more fruit

D.kept herself healthy

5. How was the American woman?

A.She was healthy.

B.She liked thinking.

C.She was too heavy.

D.The machine didn’t like her.

 

Jane Scott is fourteen and the year before last she began to study in a middle school. She likes dancing and singing and spends a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn. She falls behind her classmates and once failed the math exam. She decides to drop it. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.

It was Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his sister, who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn math. The woman came quickly and said. “You’re a clever girl, Jane. I’m sure you’ll soon do well in math if you work hard at it.”

“I’m afraid I can’t, Aunt,” said Jane, “Girls can’t be good at math.”

“I don’t think so,” said the woman. “I was good at it when was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice a math problem again and again until you master it. Remember: Practice makes perfect. Well, it’s a math problem. Think about it and practice it again, and you’ll work it out.”

“OK,” said the girl, “Let me try.”

About an hour later, Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve done the problem ten times.”

“Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What result did you get?”

“Ten answers.”

1.Jane has difficulty in learning ______.

A.dancing

B.math

C.singing

D.English

2.Jane Why does Jane fall behind classmates in math?

A.Because it’s too difficult to learn.

B.Because she isn’t clever.

C.Because she spends much time on any other lesson.

D.Because she doesn’t study it hard.

3. Mr Scott wanted her sister to help with her because______.

A.She was a math teacher

B.Jane loved her very much.

C.Jane was afraid of her.

D.He knew nobody except her.

4.The woman told her _______.

A.it is not difficult to learn math

B.to work hard at math

C.math is important

D.She was clever at math

5.Which of the following is true?

A.Jane has learned math.

B.Jane agreed with her aunt.

C.The woman is pleased with Jane’s answers

D.Jane hasn’t worked out the math problem at all.

 

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