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  At Harton College-an English boarding school for boys, there are many rules.15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.

  The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class.But they must retum to the school at six o'clock, One afternoon Bob walked to the town.He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema.After the film, he looked at his watch.It was after eight o'clock.He was a little worried.He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.

  When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance.It was locked.He went round the school building to another door, which was locked too.He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor.The window was open.But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily.Then he saw another open windows on the ground floor.It was the window of the headmaster's study.

  He looked into the room-no one was there.Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill(窗台)and jumped into the room.Just then he heard a noise.Then someone turned on a light in the corridor.Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa.One minute later, Mr.Mannering, the headmaster, came in.He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa.Then he opened a book and began to read.

  Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible.He couldn't move.The floor was cold and uncomfortable.He looked at the headmaster's shoes and socks for an hour.

  “Why doesn't he get up and go to bed?”Bob thought.

  Mr.Mannering read his book for an hour.Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up.He put the book on the shelf and walked towards the door.

  “Thank heavens he didn't find me under the sofa,”thought Bob.

  Then Mr.Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa.“Would you turn off the light when you leave?”he said, and left the study.

(1)

Bob didn't go to his dormitory because ________.

[  ]

A.

its door was locked

B.

the window was shut

C.

it was quite dark

D.

it was too dark to climb up the wall easily

(2)

Who had turned on a light in the corridor?

[  ]

A.

Bob himself.

B.

Another pupil.

C.

An office clerk.

D.

Mr.Mannering.

(3)

When the headmaster came in, Bob ________.

[  ]

A.

was sitting on the sofa

B.

was lying under the sofa

C.

hid himself behind the bookshelf

D.

hid himself under the desk

(4)

It can be inferred that Mr.Mannering ________.

[  ]

A.

knew that Bob was still at the cinema

B.

knew that Bob was in the dormitory

C.

knew exactly where Bob was

D.

didn't know clearly where Bob was

Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was expecting a quiet view of the splendid    36  
A young    37  viewing the paintings ahead of me   38   nonstop between themselves.I watched them a moment and __39___ the lady was doing all the talking.I admired the man's   40  for putting up with her   41  stream of words.  42  by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art.Each time I heard her constant flow of words, I moved away   43  .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44  when the couple approached the   45  .Before they left, the man   46  into his pocket and pulled out a white object.He   47  it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the   48  to get his wife's jacket.
"He's a   49  man." the clerk at the counter said."Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.
So, as before, he and his wife come in   50  there is a new art show."
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked."He can't see."
"Can't see! You're   51  .He sees a lot.More than you and I do," the clerk said."His wife  52  each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience,   53  and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __54_ and the courage of a husband who would not   55  blindness to change his life.And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.

【小题1】
A.vasesB.statuesC.paintingsD.scenery
【小题2】
A.ladyB.coupleC.manD.clerk
【小题3】
A.chattedB.arguedC.discussedD.spoke
【小题4】
A.foundB.findingC.to findD.find
【小题5】
A.knowledgeB.confidenceC.wisdomD.patience
【小题6】
A.interestingB.boringC.continuousD.funny
【小题7】
A.InterestedB.DiscouragedC.SurprisedD.Interrupted
【小题8】
A.quicklyB.seriouslyC.anxiouslyD.angrily
【小题9】
A.commentB.decisionC.purchaseD.list
【小题10】
A.entranceB.exitC.frontD.queue
【小题11】
A.reachedB.heldC.putD.turned
【小题12】
A.madeB.lengthenedC.broughtD.changed
【小题13】
A.shopB.counterC.hallD.coatroom
【小题14】
A.braveB.kindC.roughD.blind
【小题15】
A.whereverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever
【小题16】
A.sillyB.wrongC.humorousD.unique
【小题17】
A.describesB.drawsC.showsD.tells
【小题18】
A.curiosityB.prideC.enthusiasmD.courage
【小题19】
A.expectationB.supportC.sightD.hesitation
【小题20】
A.getB.hopeC.allowD.stop

A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying:“we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?”  The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without food. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student there deeply moved, and his eyes filled tears.“ Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
【小题1】When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to____.

A.steal themB.find their owner
C.play a joke on the ownerD.give the owner some money
【小题2】According to the passage, the teacher is______.
A.quiet and honestB.kind and friendly
C.patient and cleverD.strict and careful
【小题3】When the farmer saw the second coin, he___.
A.was very excited and grateful
B.was worried and looked up at the sky
C.was surprised and decided to find the owner
D.spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help
【小题4】At the end of the story, the student____.
A.was very proud of himselfB.was very pleased with his life
C.felt very sorry about his first ideaD.felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
  It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and said , "I have failed again." On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed."
  Some newspapers at first criticized(批评)the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
  Today, every American school child learns Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
【小题1】.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was_________.

A.very critical
B.unpopular
C.very popular
D.very courteous (礼貌)
【小题2】.
. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was_________.
A.a famous speaker
B.a very handsome man
C.President of the country
D.a popular statesman
【小题3】.
It can be inferred from the text that_________.
A.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn't have much time to prepare his speech
C.Lincoln's speech was full of rich words
D.Lincoln's speech was very long
【小题4】.
It was a fact that Lincoln's speech was _________.
A.an immediate success
B.warmly applauded
C.a total failure
D.not well-received at first
【小题5】.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.
B.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is simple in style.
C.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child.
D.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.

On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”

Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.

When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.

The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.

“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”

More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.

1.If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____

A.be punished                           B.be offered another job

C.put off the training class                  D.lose his job

2.The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____

A.the trainer                            B.the older man

C.the writer                             D.Robert

3.How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

A.He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.

B.He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.

C.He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.

D.He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A.Proper clothes for a stranger              B.Fight against strict rules

C.A strange employer                      D.An unbelievable thing

 

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