I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)”.

Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.

I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.

After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.

Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.

1.From the passage we know that __________.

A.the Mexican man couldn’t speak English

B.the author’s car broke down on the road

C.the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit

D.$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family

2.Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?

A.Because the man had refused to accept it.

B.Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.

C.Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.

D.Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it.

3.The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ___________.

A.it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly

B.it was quite easy to help the author mend the jeep

C.it was possible that everyone might get into trouble

D.the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A.He hated those who didn’t offer help.

B.He would send a present to the family soon.

C.He wondered why they didn’t take the money.

D.He considered helping others as saving money in the bank.

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.

B.The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.

C.The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.

D.What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.

 

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left.

If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

can cross the road.

If the traffic lights are green the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

1.In China, before you cross a street, you must look to             first and then         .

A.the left, the right

B.the right, the left

C.the front, the back

D.the back, the front

2.You must be careful when you go by bus in England because           .

A.there are too many buses there

B.the traffic lights are different

C.crossing the street is dangerous

D.you may go the wrong way

3.In England, it is very interesting to          .

A.cross the streets

B.look at the traffic lights

C.sit on the second floor of a big bus and see the beautiful city

D.look at the busy streets in the morning

4.Which is the best title?

A.Buses in England

B.Traffic in England

C.Traveling in England

D.Traffic Lights in England

 

One day a heavy storm hit a village. Nothing was ____41____ but a rock fell from the nearby mountain. The rock rolled down from the mountain and __42_____ in the middle of the main oad in the village. It was very big and shaped more or less __43__ a ball. The villagers decided to move it away since it was blocking the street. Several of the ___44___ men came to try to lift it out of the road. No matter _____45____ they tried, they couldn’t move it.

All of this time a young boy was ___46_____ the men trying to move the rock.. “Excuse me,” he said, “but I think I could move it.” “You,” they shouted, “____47___ are you talking about? All of us have just tried and can’t ___48_____ move it a little.” They all ____49______ the boy.

The next ___50_____ some villagers came to the street. To their great __51____, the rock was gone. More people ran out to see for themselves. It was true the rock was not in the road any more. The little boy stood in the street, smiling, “ I told you I could move it. I did it last night.” ___52_____ he walked over to ___53____ the rock had been and ____54_____ some dirt with a shovel( 铲 ) “You see,” he said, “ I dug a hole __55____ the rock and it rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with dirt.”

1.

A.hurt

B.found

C.destroyed

D.broken

 

2.

A.lay

B.stopped

C.stood

D.placed

 

3.

A.as

B.for

C.alike

D.like

 

4.

A.happiest

B.biggest

C.weakest

D.strongest

 

5.

A.what

B.how hard

C.how many

D.how long

 

6.

A.seeing

B.hearing

C.watching

D.staring

 

7.

A.whom

B.how

C.where

D.what

 

8.

A.still not

B.already

C.even

D.will

 

9.

A.smiled at

B.praised

C.joked with

D.laughed at

 

10.

A.night

B.evening

C.afternoon

D.morning

 

11.

A.joy

B.interest

C.satisfaction

D.surprise

 

12.

A.At last

B.Then

C.Finally

D.So

 

13.

A.where

B.in which

C.there

D.place

 

14.

A.gave

B.covered

C.uncovered

D.put

 

15.

A.around

B.below

C.next to

D.away from

 

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, ____36___ my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day, I ____37____ to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about ___38_____ I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ‘You don’t say! You don’t say!’ I was ___39___. I thought, perhaps this was not a ___40__ topic. Well, I’d ___41___ change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ___42___ the way, have you ever ____43___ there?’

‘Certainly. Everyone back home will ____44____ me if I leave China without seeing it. It is great!’

I said, ‘The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of ____45___.’ But soon I was ___46___ again by his words, ‘___47_____!’ I couldn’t help but __48____, ‘Why did you ask me not to talk about it?’

‘Well, I ___49____ ask you to do so,’ he answered, gently surprised.

I said, ‘Didn’t you say “You don’t say”?’

Hearing this, the Englishman ___50_____ to tears. He began to ___51______, “‘You don’t say!” actually means ‘really?’ It is an ___52_____ of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English _____53______.’

Then I knew I had made a fool of ___54___. Since then I have been more __55____ with idioms

1.

A.though

B.when

C.despite

D.because

 

2.

A.decided

B.longed

C.looked forward

D.happened

 

3.

A.what

B.when

C.how

D.where

 

4.

A.pleased

B.angry

C.scared

D.surprised

 

5.

A.proper

B.interesting

C.ideal

D.polite

 

6.

A.to

B.better

C.not

D.like

 

7.

A.On

B.In

C.With

D.By

 

8.

A.gone

B.visited

C.seen

D.been

 

9.

A.look up to

B.think highly of

C.be proud of

D.laugh at

 

10.

A.fun

B.interest

C.hard work

D.China

 

11.

A.encouraged

B.shouted

C.interrupted

D.disturbed

 

12.

A.Really

B.It was great

C.You don’t say

D.You are right

 

13.

A.ask

B.to ask

C.asking

D.asked

 

14.

A.won’t

B.don’t

C.couldn’t

D.didn’t

 

15.

A.laughed

B.cried

C.moved

D.came

 

16.

A.explain

B.shout

C.prove

D.say

 

17.

A.experience

B.expression

C.explanation

D.example

 

18.

A.learning

B.idioms

C.language

D.phrases

 

19.

A.me

B.myself

C.him

D.himself

 

20.

A.curious

B.anxious

C.careful

D.worried

 

One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.

The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.

A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.

It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.

The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.

“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”

1.Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because _____.

A.Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot

B.The boy needed the help of a surgeon

C.Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father

D.Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend

2.The surgeon was late because ________.

A.he was stopped by the police

B.the weather was rather terrible

C.Clens Falls was too far from Albany

D.his car was taken away

3.Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.

a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.

b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.

c. The boy shot himself.                    d. The boy died.

e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.  f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.

A.c, e, f, a, b, d

B.a, c, f, d, b, e

C.c, a, f, e, d, b

D.a, c, f, e, d, b

4.The boy could have been saved if ______.

A.he had not been sent to the hospital

B.his father hadn’t arrived in time

C.Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man

D.Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

 

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