Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______

       A．Jones was a blacksmith from another country

       B．Old Smith wanted his son to learn skill from Jones

       C．Young Smith was too lazy to learn to make shoe tacks

       D．Young Smith was good at making shoe tacks by accident

The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______

       A．he was lazy and wasted all the money from his father

       B．the price of shoe tacks in another country was high

       C．his father died and left nothing for him

       D．there was a terrible which broke his peace

We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______

       A．made a living in the village by selling bread

       B．worked in the workshop as a shoemakers

       C．was good at making soldier shoes

       D．lived a better life in the village than before 

Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?

       A．Knowledge is no burden.

       B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

       C．You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

       D．Time lost cannot be recalled.

Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

1.From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______

2.The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______

4.Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?

Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

1．From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______

  A．Jones was a blacksmith from another country

  B．Old Smith wanted his son to learn skill from Jones

  C．Young Smith was too lazy to learn to make shoe tacks

  D．Young Smith was good at making shoe tacks by accident

2．The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______

  A．he was lazy and wasted all the money from his father

  B．the price of shoe tacks in another country was high

  C．his father died and left nothing for him

  D．there was a terrible which broke his peace

3．We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______

  A．made a living in the village by selling bread

  B．worked in the workshop as a shoemakers

  C．was good at making soldier shoes

  D．lived a better life in the village than before 

4．Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?

  A．Knowledge is no burden.

  B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

  C．You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

  D．Time lost cannot be recalled.

For lots of people，the holidays are about helping the less fortunate. 36 than buying

present for each other，a group of friends in a Vermont snowboard(单板滑雪）group like to go to their 37 homeless shelter and give them a day to 38 ．They begin preparing at the

39 of the snow season by asking people who come to the mountain to 40 old winter

clothing like jackets，boots，gloves，and hats. Then the group 41 the shelter to distribute

（分发）the things. Says Jay，18，one of the 42 ，“We tell them，‘Now you guys are coming

with us and we’re going to teach you how to 43 or snowboard all day for free. ’It’s awe-

some(极好的)to know that we are able to take their minds 44 the stress in their lives for

one day.”

　 For this group，working together to help the homeless makes heir relation 45 .They

feel like a part of each other’s lives in a 46 way.

　 It may sound no wonder until you try it，but doing something for charity(慈善）can really help you 47 better about the whole experience of giving. That’s because it benefits for the 48 as well as the recipient-you’re left with a feeling of belonging and being connected. 49 to help an organization or group that fits with your 50 and the things you believe in. If you love children，buy a present for a child in need. 51 animals are your thing，talk to your local animal shelter-many distribute staples like pet food to low-income pet 52 over the holidays. If you 53 a grandparent and would like to spend time with the

elderly 54 out at a nursing home over the holidays. Or share a special skill. If you’re good

with your 55 ，you can help build or painting housing for people in need.

36.　 A. Other　　　　　　 B. Rather　　　　　　　 C. More　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Less

37.　 A. hopeless　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　　 C. local　　　　　　　　　　　 D. foreign

38.　 A. remember　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　 C. forgive　　　　　　　　　　 D. exercise

39.　 A. end　　　　　　　　 B. start　　　　　　　　　 C. weather　　　　　　　　　 D. middle

40.　 A. bring　　　　　　　 B. mend　　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. throw

41.　 A. rebuild　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visit

42.　 A. students　　　　 B. neighbors　　　　　 C. organizers　　　　　　　 D. workers

43.　 A. ski　　　　　　　　　 B. survive　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　　　　　 D. struggle

44.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

45.　 A. easier　　　　　　 B. cleaner　　　　　　　 C. healthier　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

46.　 A. complete　　　　 B. meaningful　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

47.　 A. live　　　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. express

48.　 A. giver　　　　　　　 B. visitor　　　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. officials

49.　 A. Promise　　　　 B. Refuse　　　　　　　 C. Choose　　　　　　　　　 D. Answer

50.　 A. work　　　　　　　 B. values　　　　　　　 C. hobbies　　　　　　　　　 D. profession

51.　 A. If　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. While

52.　 A. sellers　　　　　　 B. bosses　　　　　　　 C. stores　　　　　　　　　　 D. owners

53.　 A. visit　　　　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　 C. miss　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

54.　 A. look　　　　　　　　 B. send　　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

55.　 A. hands　　　　　　 B. minds　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ideas