Sam and Joe were astronauts．There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive(活着)．Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous．“We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss．“There may be problems, but we can find the answers．” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss．“But all the other astronauts have refused to go．”

Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs．When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship．But the door was locked．He knocked but there was no answer．He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came．Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who's there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe．Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

1．Most of the astronauts do not want to go on the trip because        ．

A．it wasn’t exciting enough                  B．they weren’t experienced enough

C．they thought they might get killed            D．there was little chance of being chosen

2．Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

A．The boss wanted them to get more experience．

B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else．

C．They were the last people who wanted to go．

D．They were the only men who want to go．

3．What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

     A．It would be exciting．                          B．There wouldn’t be any danger．

     C．It would be long and tiring．                D．There would be serious problems．

4．Joe didn't want to work with Sam again because he thought Sam        ．

A．was very slow and possibly deaf(聋)           B．didn’t know how to open the door

C．was less experienced than he was                D．didn’t know how to do repairs

5．The writer tells this story to        ．

A．show the dangerous side of the astronauts’ life

B．make people laugh

      C．show the funny side of the astronauts’ life

D．make people think

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A．What a good boy! We should go to see him after class.

B．Do you know where he is?

C．What happened then?

D．Why are you so angry?

E．What should you do if you see an accident?

F．Why? Did she lose her way?

G．He is hurt badly. His left leg is broken.

（T：Teacher　　 L：Li Ming）

T: Who is on duty today?

L:I am.

T: Is everyone here today?

L: No. Wang Tao isn't here.

T: 1 .

L: Yes. He is in hospital now.

T: In hospital? What's wrong with him?

L: 2 .

T: How did he have the accident?

L: In fact he wanted to do a good thing. Wang Tao and I went to the library yesterday. When we were walking, we saw a young girl crying beside the road.

T. 3 .

L: No. Her kite was in a tree. She couldn't get it down.

T. So you helped her get the kite back.

L: Yes. Wang Tao climbed up the tree slowly. At last, he held the kite. When he was climbing down, suddenly there was a strong wind.

T: 4 .

L: Then Wang Tao fell off the tree. His leg is hurt badly. But at that time he still remembered the girl's kite and gave it to her. Then I called an ambulance to take him to the hospital.

T: 5 .

L: OK. I'd like to see him with you together.

For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,
one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!
【小题1】How many children did the writer have?

For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．

But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．

Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,

one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”

Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．

Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”

Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．

That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2.What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time．

B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden．

C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children．

D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job．

3.The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________．

A．before her children were born

B．one spring morning when the children were little

C．after the children went to school

D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

4.The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________．

A．their mother needed money badly

B．they wanted to show their love to their mother

C．it was time for them to give the money back to her

D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂贵的), but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1.Where did the traveler come from?

A．England           B．America           C．Canada           D．France

2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .

A．the other taxi driver asked more money

B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(热心肠的) man

C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D．the other driver didn’t like him

3.Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.

A．$ 100            B．$ 200             C．less than $ 100     D．more than $ 200

4.Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

A．The traveler’s sister                    B．The traveler himself

C．Nobody                               D．The driver’s sister

5.The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .

A．when he heard the traveler’s last words

B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D．during the two—day visit