A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(资历), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

  This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.

  A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.

  The young man slept soundly.

  The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (财产) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

  The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “ I can sleep when the wind blows.”

  The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.

1. The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 3 can be replaced by ______.

  A. closed      B. damaged    C. taken     D. moved

2. From the passage, we can learn that ______.

  A. at first the farmer understood his words well

  B. the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm

  C. the young man had prepared for the storm before it came

  D. the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night

3. The best title for this passage is ______.

  A. Sleeping in peace through the storm   B. A violent storm

  C. A young man and his dream        D. A clever farmer

4. Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?

  A. Lookers-on see more than players 

B. Two heads are better than one

  C. A stitch(针)in time saves nine

D. No man can do two things at a time

 

It is the year 3000. I come to a place where I can’t see any water, plants or animals but black clouds in the sky and sand everywhere. It’s very dry so I drink some water that I carry with me. A native sees what I do and asks “What is it?” I pour some water and tell him it’s called water. “Oh, I’m so lucky that I can see water” the man shouts in an excited voice. “You have never seen water? But how can you live without water? ” I ask.

“Harry, get up, it is 7 o’clock, or you will be late!” a voice comes to my ears. “Oh! What a strange dream I dreamed just now!”

In class, I always think of that dream. And I also think of the fresh air, clean water, blue sky, green plants and animals in our world nowadays. How beautiful our life is!

But in order to make more money, people have built more and more factories. These factories send out waste smoke and water with chemicals which are harmful to the environment. The pollution is becoming worse and worse, and as a result, some animals and plants die out. With the development of agriculture, farmers spray aerosol and fertilizer, which also pollute the water and air. In the street the cars and buses are sending out heavy smoke which pollutes the air badly. Even tourism is harmful to the environment. When some tourists travel somewhere, they throw the plastic bags and rubbish onto the ground.

These behaviors are polluting the environment and the environment will become the greatest problem of the world. We shouldn’t pollute the environment any more. Otherwise more and more animals and plants will disappear. And maybe my dream will come true in the future.

1. .In the place I come to, I can’t see _______.

A. plants     B. man        C. clouds       D. sand.

2. From the passage we can infer Harry is the name of _____.

A. a dog   B. one of the author’s friends  C. the author’s sister  D. the author

3. The author ____ the environment of the future.

A. is satisfied with     B. is worried about  

C. is angry about     D. has an optimistic attitudes towards

4. From the passage, we can conclude ____ is the cause of the polluted environment.

A. cars and buses    B. fertilizer    C. tourism    D. man

 

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