Roger Conner is a modern­-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.
One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.
Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty­-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh­-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.
In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.
One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.
The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.
【小题1】The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

Roger Conner is a modern­-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.

One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.

Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty­-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh­-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.

In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.

One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.

The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.

1.The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

A．work without pay

B．own a flower shop

C．work hard and never give up

D．work as teenagers

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．He worked for two years without pay.

B．He needed luck to be successful.

C．He opened his first flower business in a basement.

D．He became successful before the age of twenty.

3.The passage may be a ________.

A．newspaper report                       B．humorous story

C．television play                          D．scientific story

4.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A．employed him

B．didn’t let him work there

C．paid him money

D．were proud of him

5.From the passage, a “Horatio Alger hero” may be the kind of person who________.

A．works hard in the flower business

B．was born into a rich family

C．starts out poor and becomes rich

D．becomes famous as a result of good luck

Roger Conner is a modern?-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.

One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.

Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty?-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh?-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.

In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.

One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.

The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.

71．The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

A. work without pay

B. own a flower shop

C. work hard and never give up

D. work as teenagers

72．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. He worked for two years without pay.

B. He needed luck to be successful.

C. He opened his first flower business in a basement.

D. He became successful before the age of twenty.

73. The passage may be a ________.

A. newspaper report　　 　 B. humorous story

C. television play 　　　　　 D. scientific story

74. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. employed him

B. didn’t let him work there

C. paid him money

D. were proud of him

75. From the passage, a “Horatio Alger hero” may be the kind of person who________.

A. works hard in the flower business

B. was born into a rich family

C. starts out poor and becomes rich

D. becomes famous as a result of good luck　　

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
【小题1】From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

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　It was a freezing day, when I picked up a wallet in the street．There was nothing 　1　　 　but a letter that was 　2　　 　Hellen． On the torn 　3　　 　I found the return 　4　　 　, so I called information． The operator asked me to 　5　　 　on, and she came back on the 　6　　 　soon． She told me that Hellen's family had 　7　　 　their house years ago． Hellen had to 　8　　 　her mother in a nursing home．

　I called and found out that Hellen's mother had 　9　　 　． The woman who answered 　10　　 　that Hellen herself was 　11　　 　living here．

　The director waited for me at the 　12　　 　of the nursing home． I went up to the 3rd floor． Hellen was an old 　13　　 　with a warm smile and 　14　　 　eyes． I told her about 　15　 the wallet and showed her the letter． She took a deep 　16　　 　． “Young man, ” she said, “this was the 　17　　 　letter I had written to Mike 60 years ago． I loved him very much． I guess no one ever 　18　　 　up to him． I still think of him…”

　I thanked Hellen and came back to the director． His secretary looked at the wallet 　19　　 　and said, “Hey, that's Mr Goldstein's． He's always losing it． He's 　20　　 　here on the 8th floor． That's his wallet, for 　21　　 　．”

　We hurried to him and asked 　22　　 　he had lost his wallet． Mike felt his back 　23　　 　and then said, “Goodness, it's missing．”

　When I returned him the wallet and told him where Hellen was, He grew 　24　　 　．“When the letter came,” he said, “my life ended． I never got married．”

　We took him to Hellen's 　25　　 　．They stood, looked at each other for a minute and embraced (拥抱)．