Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry.Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat.

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him.He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner.It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue.

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman." Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition.Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten.This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled.Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat.It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north.

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious.A little time later an ambulance came.In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion (消化不良).

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital.At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger."

Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A.In the restaurant.           

       B.In Union Square.

       C.At the Old Gentleman's house.

       D.At the hospital.

Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.

       B.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.

       C.Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.

       D.When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.

The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir." in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A.Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B.Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C.Pete was suffering from hunger

       D.Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A.Self-centred.           B.Mosdest.  

      C.Stubborn.            D.Generous

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry.Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat.
Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him.He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner.It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue.
"How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman." Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."
Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition.Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten.This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.
"Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled.Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat.It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.
" Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."
They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north.
Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious.A little time later an ambulance came.In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion (消化不良).
An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital.At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger."
【小题1】Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

A.In the restaurant.
B.In Union Square.
C.At the Old Gentleman's house.
D.At the hospital.
【小题2】Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?
A.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.
B.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.
C.Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.
D.When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.
【小题3】The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir." in Paragraph 5 implies that        .
A.Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer
B.Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner
C.Pete was suffering from hunger
D.Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free
【小题4】Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?
A.Self-centred.B.Mosdest.
C.Stubborn.D.Generous

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry.Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat.

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him.He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner.It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue.

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman." Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition.Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten.This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled.Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat.It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north.

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious.A little time later an ambulance came.In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion (消化不良).

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital.At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger."

1.Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A.In the restaurant.           

       B.In Union Square.

       C.At the Old Gentleman's house.

       D.At the hospital.

2.Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.

       B.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.

       C.Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.

       D.When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.

3.The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir." in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A.Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B.Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C.Pete was suffering from hunger

       D.Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

 

4.Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A.Self-centred.                                       B.Mosdest.  

      C.Stubborn.                                        D.Generous

 

Pete hated losing at anything. His parents, teachers, and many others, said he didn’t know how to lose, but the truth of it was that he couldn’t stand losing. It seemed to Pete that losing was the worst thing that could happen to anyone. If there was a game Pete wasn’t good at, he simply wouldn’t play it.

        A new kid, Albert, started at Pete’s school; he was a good table football player, and it didn’t take Pete and Albert long before they challenged each other to a game. Pete prepared for the match carefully, but Albert seemed not to be taking the thing at all seriously. He walked about the whole time, smiling and telling jokes about all kinds of things. But on the football table, Albert was a real player. He scored goals again and again, laughing and joking all the time. However, Albert was paying so little attention to the match that Pete managed to change the scoreboard(记分板)while his opponent was looking elsewhere, and so Pete managed to win by cheating. Pete made a big thing of his win, but it seemed not to matter to Albert.

        “It’s been fun. We should play again some other time”, said Albert.

        On that day, people at school talked about Pete’s great victory. But, that night, Pete didn’t feel happy. For several days Pete didn’t feel happy. For several days Pete watched the new guy. He was great at some things, terrible at others, but he enjoyed everything equally. Gradually, Pete understood that the result was not very important. He began learning to enjoy a game while playing with others and didn’t care about winning or losing. Fortunately, he felt happier than ever before.

      

71. What did Pete think of losing a game at first?  ( no more than 10 words )

       72. What was Albert’s attitude towards the game?  ( no more than 10 words )

       73. How did Pete win the game? ( no more than 10 words )

       74. Whom do the underlined words “his opponent” refer to?  ( no more than 3 words )

     75. What’s your opinion on losing a game? ( no more than 15 words )

       Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete
used to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving(潜水) in the
Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more
beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It
Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job
himself.
       As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked
Pete where he got his inspiration (灵感) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY
program on TV.
       This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel has at least one home or garden improving show and there’s even a satellite channel completely about the
subject.
       I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain- ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’ and ‘there’s no place like home’-show how important our houses are to us. With the present economic downturn, many people can’t afford to buy a gigger house so they
are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect
choice.
       But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home
improvements in the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子) and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers. So I won’t be going down to the hardware store.

1. How did Pete spend his holiday in the past?          

A. Visiting his friends.      
B. Diving.
C. Travelling around the world. 
D. Making his house beautiful.

2. Which might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV?             

A. Scuba diving       
B. A garden improving feature.
C. Home improvements.  
D. Fixing things in kitchens
3. Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people?           

A. They enjoy DIY.        
B. They want to make their houses better themselves.
C. They can improve their houses without spending much money.
D. They want to be on TV.

4. At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _____.

A. not to go to the hardware store
B. to be careful not to get hurt while doing DIY
C. to keep watching DIY on TV while drinking a nice cup of tea
D. not to climb ladders or use hammers

5. It can be inferred from the article that _____.

A. people in the UK like DIY more than people in other countries
B. DIY programs are the most popular in the UK
C. home is the most important place to the English
D. British people can’t afford to buy houses during the economic downturn

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网