One night, as Diaz stepped off the train and onto a nearly empty platform, a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife.
“He wanted my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, ‘Here you go ’” Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.”
The robber looked at him puzzled, saying, “Why are you doing this?”
Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then you must really need the money. I mean, all I wanted to do was get dinner and if you really want to join me…..”
Diaz says he and the teen went into a diner and sat in a booth.
“The manager comes by, the dishwashers come by, the waiters come by to say hi,” Diaz says.
The kid said, “You know everybody here. Do you own this place?”
“No, I just eat here a lot,” Dias said. “But you’re even nice to the dishwasher,” he said.
Diaz replied, “Well, haven’t you been taught you should be nice to everybody?”
“Yeah, but I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teen said.
When the bill arrived, Diaz said, “You’re going to have to pay for this bill because you have my money and I can’t pay for this. So if you give me my wallet back, I’ll gladly treat you.”
The teen returned it immediately. “I gave him $20…. I figure maybe it’ll help him.” Diaz says he asked for something in return--- the teen’s knife--- “and he gave it to me.”
Afterwards, when Diaz told his mother what happened, she said, “You’re the type of kid that if someone asked you for the time, you gave them your watch.”
“I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It’s as simple as it gets in this complicated world.”
【小题1】What did Diaz do to the teen?

A.He gave the teen a new walletB.He treated the teen to dinner
C.He gave his coat to the teenD.He bought the teen’s knife
【小题2】From the passage we can infer that the boy _______.
A.expressed his gratitude for Diaz’s kindness
B.gave up the idea of robbing in the end
C.wasn’t taught how to be nice to everybody
D.gave the knife to Diaz in return for his forgiveness
【小题3】As for what Diaz did, his mother showed an attitude of _______.
A.angerB.concernC.criticismD.praise
【小题4】By telling the story of Diaz, the author intends to tell us ______.
A.to keep calm in dangerB.not to go out alone at night
C.to treat others kindlyD.not to harm others on purpose

If you want to keep healthy, you should have good habits. What is a habit? It is something we do very often. We don’t even think when we do it. It has become a part of our lives.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. Do you know what it means? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy, rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. We know the body must have enough sleep. Boys and girls need eight or nine hours’ sleep every day.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is a very bad habit. Then you will not think or do your work well. Of course, you can’t be healthy, wealthy or wise.
When we get up early in the morning, we can go out and do morning exercises. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running jumping, swimming, and playing ball games are all exercise. If we don’t exercise, our body will become weak.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside our body. Blood takes food to all parts of our body.
Our body also needs air to breathe. Without air, we will die. We must have lots of clean fresh air if we want to be healthy. That is why many people like to go out to do morning exercise.
【小题1】From the passage we know that it is good for our health to ____ .

A.eat a lotB.go to bed earlyC.get up late D.go to bed late
【小题2】How long should young boys and girls need to sleep a day?
A.More than ten hoursB.Over eleven hours.
C.Less than seven hours. D.Eight hours or so.
【小题3】If we want to keep healthy, we must ____ .
A.eat more foodB.sleep moreC.get up lateD.take enough exercise
【小题4】Which of the following habits is NOT GOOD?
A.Don’t go to bed until twelve o’clock..
B.Take a walk after supper.
C.Run in the open air early in the morning.
D.Climb hills for half an hour early in the morning.

Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I   36   first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies   37   always speak the truth.” The man   38   to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he   39   for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out   40  ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I   41  . If I tell the truth, everyone will start   42   me and call me a thief. I would be   43   for stealing.” So the man   44   not to steal that night, and gave up this   45   habit.

Next day, he   46   to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man   47   he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the   48   of drinking wine.

In this   49  , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he   50   his promise to tell the truth at all times.   51  , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very   52   person.

   Telling the truth is a very good   53  . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of   54  and become a person whom everyone   55  and favors.

  Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

1.A. give in               B. join in                   C. give up             D. set up

2.A. so                         B. but                         C. however      D. and

3.A. persuaded       B. promised              C. preferred         D. began

4.A. played                 B. drank                C. thought             D. recognized

5.A. stealing                B. walking                  C. studying       D. climbing

6.A. move               B. say               C. help                         D. lie

7.A. catching      B. hating            C. killing               D. believing

8.A. expected            B. hurt              C. punished      D. ignored

9.A. asked               B. forgot                    C. pretended             D. decided

10.A. bad                      B. special                      C. unfair                     D. funny

11.A. wanted                 B. went              C. learnt                    D. stopped

12.A. before                     B. since                     C. as                            D. if

13.A. word               B. idea                       C. power                   D. use

14.A. base               B. block                        C. way                    D. place

15.A. recognized   B. planned               C. broke                D. remembered

16.A. At present             B. Face to face        C. One by one     D. On purpose

17.A. good                   B. strong                       C. rich        D. calm

18.A. custom            B. habit             C. game                D. hobby

19.A. tests               B. hopes                   C. pleasure             D. trouble

20.A. serves                      B. cheats                  C. likes                     D. dislikes

 

Many American youngsters earn their own allowance(零花钱)by doing temporary jobs for their neighbors. Babysitting is one of the common of these jobs. Most couples do not have maids or relatives living with them, and they need to have someone watch the children if they want to go out.

Another way is by mowing lawn in summer and clearing snow from sidewalks and driveways in winter. Many people mow their own lawns,but often people prefer to give the job to a neighbor’s child. In winter, snow clearing from streets and highways is the government’s responsibility. Homeowners or tenants, however, must clear sidewalks and driveways. Since clearing snow is very tiring, many people prefer to hire teenagers for this job rather than do it themselves.

Besides, many American teenagers usually work two to three hours after school and all day on Saturday or Sunday at the local supermarket. They work as cashiers or stockroom clerks. Or they help customers carry things to their cars. Other favorite jobs are waiting on tables in restaurants or working part-time at stores or gas stations.

By earning their own allowance,teenagers acquire a feeling of independence and a sense of responsibility which prepares them for a productive life in society.

1.What does “babysitting” mean in the first paragraph?

A. Watching a baby when its parents are out.                    B. Working as a maid.

C. Sitting with a baby.                                      D. Selling something.

2.How do American youngsters earn their allowance? Which one is NOT one of the ways?

A. By mowing lawn in summer.

B. By clearing snow from sidewalks and driveways in winter.

C. By working two to three hours after school and all day on Saturday or Sunday.

D. By doing some housework for the family.

3.When it comes to clearing snow,what do many people like to do?

A. Hire teenagers for this job rather than do it themselves

B. They do it themselves.

C. They hire their own children to do so

D. They don’t clean it at all.

4.What is the advantage of youngsters earning allowance?

A.They acquire a feeling of independence.

B. They acquire a sense of responsibility.

C. The actions prepare them for a productive life in society.

D. All of the above.

5.Who will clear the snow on the streets?

A. The inhabitants.              B. The neighbors

C. The government.            D. The police.

 

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