My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.

I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”

The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.

Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.

1.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

    A. His father died in a car accident six years ago.

    B. He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.

    C. He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.

    D. He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.

2.About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

    A. He lost one leg in an accident.

    B. He had dreamed of being a policeman.

C. He became a promoter after an accident.

    D. He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.

3.What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

    A. 干燥的       B. 湿透的      C. 紧张的      D.舒服的

4.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

   A. The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.

B. The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.

   C. The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.

   D. The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Try to Be Independent.

B. Care for the Disabled Person.

   C. Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.

D. Get to Know More About Middle-aged People

完成句子

1.My favourite city is Beijing. (对划线部分提问)

______________ is ____________ favourite city?

2.Mr Wang spends two hundred yuan buying it. (对划线部分提问)

______________ ______________does Mr Wang spend buying it?

3.You can take a bus to the centre of Nanjing. (同义句转换)

You can _________ _________ the centre of Nanjing __________ __________.  

4.Why not visit the Great Wall in the summer holidays? (同义句转换)

________ ________ you _______ the Great Wall in the summer holidays?

5.Miss Wang is a worker. (对划线部分提问)

_________ __________ Miss Wang ________?

-- Why not take exercise to keep fit? ---______.

    A. Because it's too tired.             B. That's all right.

    C. Yes, I'd like to.                  D. What a great idea!

根据短文内容填空，每空不超过4个单词。

Mr. Clarke joined the army when he was eighteen. Four years later he came back to his hometown and found work in a post office. He worked hard but he liked drinking and it brought him a lot of trouble. One day he drank too much and lost a mailbag and he was soon sent away. He couldn’t find any work in the town and he had to beg(乞讨) in the street. Now his clothes are dirty and broken and sometimes he’s hungry. 

One morning he was begging at the station. He saw a woman in beautiful clothes come out by the exit. He went close to her and hoped that she gave him some money. The woman had a look at him and hurried to cover her nose with her hand.

“It seems that you have come from the hell（地狱）.” The woman called out.

Mr. Clarke understood she was such a woman who never helped the poor and said, “You’re right, madam. I’m really from the hell.”

“Why not stay there, then?”

“There is no room for the poor people like me.” said Mr. Clarke.  “Only the rich men live there!”

1.When he was 22, Mr. Clarke found a job in a _______________.

2.Mr. Clarke was sent away because he lost                .

3.Sometimes Mr. Clarke is hungry because he has nothing              .

4.The woman hurried to             her nose because she thought Mr. Clarke was dirty.

5.Mr. Clarke’s words meant that the hell was only for the             like the woman.

阅读表达

How good projects grow

Are you interested in projects(课题，项目）and want to have a good one? Well，that doesn’t come easily.You need to do the following tasks(任务):

TALK:You and your classmates discuss in detail(详细的）all that you would like to do to realize(实现）your project.

WRITE:One of your classmates acts as(担任）secretary(秘书).He or she keeps full notes as your group discusses.Later he or she will sort(整理）your ideas to make them better.

PLAN:With the secretary’s notes，your group makes a list of everything you’ll need and who will get，do or research what.

DO:Each group member gets，does and researches something on the list.Your group puts together all you have found and tries to make the project more well-organized.You prepare(准备）to present(展示)it in class.

SHOW:You and your classmates show(给……看）the world the result of your hard work.

Knowing all the above(上面)，you may want to try a project.Why not start with this:you can find out more about the history of your city.What did it look like? Which famous people lived there?