American parents usually think that their child should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects, even if they are wealthier.But neither are children expected to compare with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibilities, or other conditions make it necessary to give a child less spending money than is customary (惯例的)in the neighborhood.
Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not controlled by the parents, because a child learns to use money correctly only through dealing with it himself.If a seven-year-old child gets a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the real use for the money is.He gets the shiny coins and they soon disappear.
The idea of a bank account is too early for so small a child, although he can be made to understand and enjoy saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants.By the time he is eight he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own savings account, parents may take him to the bank, open a savings account for him and encourage him to put a certain quantity or any checks he receives as gifts into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry(存入) is made.
He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how to manage money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friend.The boy who can't join his fellows in a sweet shop once in a while, because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have chosen for him, is a sorry child.
【小题1】Choose the best exolaration for the underlined part in the second paragraph.

A.It is a kind of bank run by children.
B.It is a contralre in the shape of a pig for saving coins.
C.It is a certain place in which pigs are raise.
D.It is a bank whose building looks like a pig
【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Most of the rich people in America give children much pocket money.
B.American children usually have their bank accounts until they are eight.
C.American parents seldom care for their children's spending money.
D.American children begin to learn how to manage money when very young.
【小题3】Suppose an 8-year-old child receives 10 dollars as his birthday gift, he may probably ____.
A.spend the money on the things he wants
B.compare the gift with that of his friend
C.have most of it saved in the bank
D.put all the money in his piggy bank
【小题4】Why does the writer think the boy is a sorry one if he saves every cent he gets or earns?
A.Because he can not manage his money and is kept himself in an unfavorable position
B.Because he can not join the fellows in a sweet shop once in a while
C.Because he can not learn the use of money through spending it himself
D.Because he can not have any other choice but save, earn of spend money

They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one falls, the other is there to catch him.

They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident, and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes(路线).

During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes(尖状物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days. Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.

However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “He knew that was how I got injured.” Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.

Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.

“Your partner can save your life — you can save your partner’s life,” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. “There are real close ties.”

1.Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met?

A. Corbett was poorly trained.

B. Wellman had lost interest in climbing.

C. Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman.

D. Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again.

2.What do we know about Wellman?

A. He climbed Half Dome by himself.

B. He was disabled in a traffic accident.

C. He stopped rock-climbing for some time.

D. He was saved by Corbett during the climb.

3.Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome?

A. To climb up to remove the spikes.

B. To climb it again after falling down

C. To do 5,000 pull-ups up the rope.

D. To lock the rope in place.

4.The main idea of the text is that _______ .

A. two heads are better than one

B. friendship is precious in life

C. the disabled should never give up

D. a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated

 

The opening of the Sherlock Holmes Museum to the public on March 27, 1990, was an event that should have happened several decades ago. Baker Street is, after all, one of the world’s most famous streets because of its long association with the great detective.

Thousands of people all over the world write to Sherlock Holmes, they form clubs and societies in his honor, and they celebrate his anniversaries. Now it is also possible to see where and how he lived in Victorian times!

Here visitors will recognize familiar objects mentioned in the stories. You can take as many photographs as you want (the maid will be pleased to assist) and when you are ready to leave, a ride home in a horse-drawn carriage will complete your 19th century experience!

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street from about 1881 to 1904. Apartment 221b was on the first floor of a lodging house, which they rented from a Mrs Hudson. The famous study that Holmes and his friend Dr Watson shared for almost 25 years is on the first floor overlooking Baker Street.

We know from Doctor Watson’s descriptions that their sitting room overlooking Baker Street was “illuminated(照明、照亮) by two broad windows” and that it was quite small.

Doctor Watson’s bedroom was on the second floor next to Mrs Hudson’s room and it overlooked an open yard at the back of the house. These rooms are used today for exhibits, where center stage is taken by a magnificant bronze bust(半身像)of Mr Holmes. Visitors can browse through literature, paintings, photographs and newspapers of the period. Memorabilia(纪念品) from the adventures and a selection of letters written to and from Mr Holmes are also on display.

The museum’s large and attractive souvenir shop is located on the ground floor. Here you will find a unique collection of gifts, objects of art, figures, busts, prints, books, playing cards, T-shirts, -novelties of every description available exclusively to museum visitors.

1.According to the article, we can conclude that Sherlock Holmes’ admirers      .

A.expect replies from him

B.made the opening of the museum possible

C.treat him as if he were a real person

D.often adapt his books into films or plays

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The sitting room is small but has two big windows.

B.Mrs Hudson’s rooms are not used as exhibit rooms.

C.Mr Holmes’ and Dr Watson’s bedrooms are on the same floor.

D.Mr Holmes and Mrs Hudson shared ownership of Apartment 221b Baker Street.

3.When in the museum, which of the following can visitors not do?

A.Take photos of the rooms or objects on show

B.Buy unusual and interesting souvenirs

C.Learn some news of Mr Holmes’s times

D.Ask the maid to serve you tea in the Victorian times

 

On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food. The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs. He was   11  and hardly able to stand. Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12  and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest.

Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine.Nubs pulled through but was still in   14 .The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs. He was still   16 ,but the men fed him and  played with him.

Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away. Nubs, slowly but 17  , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18  the men lost sight of him.Two days later, beyond Dennis'   19  , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost(前哨).The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21 his life.From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins(废墟).                          

Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would  24 _ to live the good life.So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America.

A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26  in California, at first Nubs didn't   27  the guy.But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28   again and again to lick his friend's face.

A little love and concern in the middle of   29 will not save a violent world. But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a  30  of a harmonious(和谐的)world.

1.                A.shaking         B.waiting         C.barking   D.resting

 

2.                A.lower          B.better          C.clearer   D.closer

 

3.                A.worry          B.suffer          C.fear D.starve

 

4.                A.surprise        B.control         C.pain D.anger

 

5.                A.leave          B.drill            C.fight D.walk

 

6.                A.dirty           B.weak           C.thin  D.tired

 

7.                A.suddenly       B.happily         C.easily D.determinedly

 

8.                A.unless          B.since           C.until D.after

 

9.                A.imagination      B.reach          C.sight     D.ability

 

10.               A.caught         B.tracked         C.guarded   D.found

 

11.               A.loved          B.started         C.saved D.taken

 

12.               A.traveled        B.met           C.grew D.slept

 

13.               A.allowed        B.expected       C.needed   D.required

 

14.               A.go             B.like            C.try   D.continue

 

15.               A.lead           B.fly             C.drive D.show

 

16.               A.reunited        B.interviewed     C.watched   D.gathered

 

17.               A.notice          B.believe         C.recognize  D.bother

 

18.               A.out            B.about          C.around    D.up

 

19.               A.time           B.danger         C.war   D.space

 

20.               A.way           B.view           C.concern   D.promise

 

 

At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  26  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of  27  and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very  28  . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.

The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  29 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but  30 the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.

31  , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  32  through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of  33  was extremely good, almost as great as that  34  view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as  35  as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  36  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!

Bobby  37  that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing  38  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little  39  to help him see that his  40  was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

1.                A.ordered        B.encouraged      C.allowed   D.warmed

 

2.A. gloves      B. trousers        C. sunglasses   D shoes  

3.A. real         B. safe           C. expensive    D special

4.A. expressed   B. remembered    C. shouted     D regretted

5.                A.with           B.under          C.for D.about

 

6.                A.Happily         B.Hopefully       C.Unnecessarily  D.Unfortunately

 

7.                A.top            B.friend          C.climber   D.village

 

8.                A.decision        B.success         C.freedom D.friendship

 

9.                A.strong          B.popular         C.wonderful D.familiar

 

10.               A.cool           B.natural         C.wide D.thick

 

11.               A.or             B.and            C.if D.though

 

12.               A.realized        B.suggested       C.expected D.announced

 

13.               A.love           B.help           C.heart D.face

 

14.               A.word          B.trick           C.plan  D.opinion

 

15.               A.position        B.lesson          C.story D.aim

 

 

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