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  Mr.Read worked in a factory.He was strong and carried the boxes from shops to storehouses(仓库).He was always careless(粗心)and often made some mistakes.So his friends called him“harum-scarum(冒失鬼)”.Now people hardly(几乎不)remembered his real name.

  One day Mrs.Read carried a bag of rice upstairs.The bag was very heavy and the ladder suddenly broke.She fell to the ground and badly hurt herself.She was sent to hospital at once while her friends sent for her husband.

  Having heard the news, Mr.Read hurried home.They gave him the address and he went there with his son.There was much traffic at that moment and many people were waiting for the buses.Running along the street, he tried to stop a car.But he failed.Suddenly he saw a bus coming to a bus stop, he rushed there at once.A car nearly hit him.The driver put his head out of the window and shouted,“Hi, harum-scarum!”and then left.

  “Why not take his car since the driver knows you, dad?”asked the boy.

(1)

Mr.Read was called“harum-scarum”because ________.

[  ]

A.

he was very strong

B.

he had little knowledge

C.

he often forgot something

D.

he did something carelessly

(2)

Mrs.Read fell off ________.

[  ]

A.

the top of the house

B.

the second floor

C.

the ladder

D.

the bag of rice

(3)

________ sent the woman to hospital.

[  ]

A.

Her friends

B.

Her husband

C.

Her son

D.

Some policemen

(4)

________, so he ran along the street.

[  ]

A.

Mr.Read was a famous runner

B.

Mr.Read had no time to wait for a bus

C.

Mr.Read had no money to buy the tickets

D.

Mr.Read hoped to save some money

(5)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

The driver was Mr.Read's friend.

B.

The boy thought the driver knew his father.

C.

Mr.Read was famous in the town.

D.

The boy couldn't catch up with his father.

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Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water!This is just one of hundreds of pieces of advice you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious(神秘的).We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a little sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O’Leary said that he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures,but none of them worked.Finally he prayed(向…祈祷) to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

A British worker didn’t stop his hiccups until eight months later. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all,but the hiccups continued.Finally,he drank a “secret” mixture(混合物) someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.

Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.        might be the best cure for hiccups.

A.Special pills

B.A spoonful of salt

C.Cold water

D.What you believe in

2.The British worker spent __________ in stopping his hiccups.

A.4 hours

B.2 days

C.8 months

D.8 years

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Different ways to stop hiccups

B.What makes hiccups happen

C.How to get hiccups

D.Jack O‘Leary’s hiccups

 

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Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television advertisement, all he needed to do was to miss a shot.
For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned(定位) himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he couldn’t. In total, it took him over 20 attempts (尝试) before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. It took him a lot of time to break it. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Once it is formed, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to keep. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again.
【小题1】In the advertisement Michael Jordon needed to ______________.

A.miss a shotB.throw the basketball in C.keep his habitD.develop his skills
【小题2】The writer used the example of Michael Jordon to tell us ________.
A.he is the best basketball player of all timeB.he had worked very hard to be successful
C.success is a strong habitD.success is a habit that is not difficult to break
【小题3】Which of the following is not the habit mentioned in the passage?
A.drinkingB.smokingC.collecting thingsD.working hard
【小题4】If you want to succeed , you must____________.
A.miss the shotB.make success a habit
C.keep throwing D.make an advertisement

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