Jack Brown,an office worker,lives in Washington.He inherited(继承)a million dollars when he was 23,but he wasn't happy at all.When his college friends were looking for their jobs,he didn't have to.Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else.He gave ￥10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life.Today he is 36.He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only,but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world,by sending them each ￥200 a month.The money was used for the children's study,food,medicine and clothing.
Jack receives a report each year on the children's progress(进步).They can write to each other,but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children,he wanted to help them."It was nothing special,"he said."Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping.I didn't know anything about their lives."Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa.He said that the meeting was very exciting."When I met her.I felt very,very happy."he said."And I saw that the money was used for a good cause ndline.It brought me happiness.I want to do everything I can to go on helping those
children."
(1)
Jack didn’t need to look for a job _______.
A.before he went to college
B.after he went to Africa
C.because he got one million dollars
D.before he received a report
[ ]
(2)
Jack has sent them each ￥200 a month to help some poor children ________.
A.only in Washington B.only in England
C.only in Africa D.around the world
[ ]
(3)
Jack learned about the children's progress by ________.
A.visiting them each year
B.getting a report every year
C.staying with them
D.talking to them in English
[ ]
(4)
The underlined words"for a good cause"means"________"in Chinese.
A.施舍 B.行善 C.优惠D.赏赐
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(5)
What's the main idea of the story?
A.Help others,and you will feel happy.
B.It's necessary to write letters to poor children.
C.Live a simple life,and you can give others help.
D.It's the most important to help the children in Africa.
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with(满意)him．
One day, on his way home, he met Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
"Have a look at your watch, please, " said the girl．"What time is it now? "
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch, " said Jack．"Where's yours? "
"I left it at home．"
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang! "
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs? "
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
[ ]
A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he's her grandson
B．
he's clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
workmates
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word "stamp" in the story means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
邮票
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order(为了) ________．
[ ]
A．
to wake his grandma up
B．
to make his grandma angry
C．
that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D．
that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
阅读理解：
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him．
One day, on his way home, he met Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl．"What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack．"Where's yours?"
"I left it at home．"
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
[ ]
A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he's her grandson
B．
he's clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
workmates
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word "stamp" in the story means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
邮票
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________．
[ ]
A．
to wake his grandma up
B．
to make his grandma angry
C．
that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D．
that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
阅读理解。
Jack worked in an office in a small town．One day his boss(老板)said to him,“Jack, I want you to go Manchester, to an office there, to see Mr．Brown．Here's the address(地址)．”Jack went to Manchester．When he walked out of the railway station, he thought,“The office isn't far from the station．I'll find it easily．”
But after an hour he didn't find it, so he stopped and asked an old woman．She said,“Go straight along this street, turn to the left at the end, and it's the second building on the right．”Jack went and found it．
A few days later he went to the same city, but again he did not find the office, so he asked someone the way．It was the same old woman!She was astonished(惊讶)and said,“Are you still looking for that place?”
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