阅读理解下面的短文，然后按要求答题。

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car. One evening as he was traveling along a road and looking for a small hotel, he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?” “Yes. I’ll show you the way, ” answered the old man. He got into Pat’s car, and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here. ” Pat stopped and looked at the house. “But this isn’t a hotel, is it?” he said to the old man. “No. This is my house. Let me show you the way to the Sun Hotel now. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on your left.”

1 Pat wanted to find a hotel because it was     .

A. raining     B. getting dark  C. so cold    D. too hot

2 Pat stopped his car because he wanted to     .

A. ask the way B. have a rest   C. mend it  D. have supper

3 Pat was     miles from the Sun Hotel when he met the old man.

A. three    B. nine       C. twelve     D. twenty-one

4 How did the man go back home after he met Pat?

A. By bus.    B. On foot.    C. By bike.    D. By car.

5 What do you think of the man?

A.             He’s good.                B. He’s kind.

C. He’s clever.             D. He’s foolish.

Tony and Sam were classmates. One afternoon, they met each other in the street. The two boys walked along the street together. After a while Tony remembered something, He said to Sam, “I lent you ten dollars the week before last. Can you give it back to me, Sam?” “Sorry. I forgot about it,” said Sam. He thought about the money for a moment, and then said, “I’ve got no money with me today. I’ll pay you back tomorrow.” “OK! I can wait another day,” said Sam. Just at that moment a man ran up to them. He had a knife in his hand. He was a dangerous man. The boys were very afraid. “ Give me your money,” said the man to Tony. Tony had to take out his purse and give it to him. The man took out the money and threw purse onto the ground. And then he said to Sam, “Now give me your money.” Sam thought quickly. He took out his purse, but he did not give it to the robber. He gave it to Tony and said, “There’s ten dollars in the purse. Now I give it back to you.”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正( R )与误 ( W )。

6 Sam borrowed ten dollars from Tony about two weeks ago.

7 The man was a robber (强盗).

8 Sam had no money with him that afternoon.

9 Sam and Tony were good friends.

10 The story happened in the street.

    Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car．One evening he was driving along a    road and looking for a small hotel，when he saw an old man at the side of the road．He stopped    his car and said to the old man．“I want to go to the Sun Hotel．Do you know it?”

    “Yes．”the old man answered．“I’ll show you the way．”

    He got into Pat’s ear，and they drove for about twelve miles．When they came to a small    house．the old man said．“Stop here．”

    Pat stopped and looked at the house．“But this isn’t a hotel．”he said to the old man．

    “No，”the old man answered，“this is my house．And now I’ll show you the way to the    Sun Hotel．Turn around and go back nine miles．Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left．”

1．Where was Pat looking for?

   A．The Sun Hotel．           B．The Moon Hotel．

   C．The Star Hotel．              D．The old man’s house．

2．Whom did Pat meet?

   A．A policeman．  B．An old mall．  C．An old woman．D．A nurse．

3．Where did the old man take Pat to?

   A．The Sun Hotel．                  B．A supermarket．

   C．The old man’s House．           D．The Star Hotel．

4．How far did Pat drive after the old man got on his car?

   A．Five miles．    B．Twelve miles．           C．Three miles．  D．Nine miles

5．How far was the hotel from where Pat saw the old man?

   A．Twelve miles．  B．Nine miles．        C．Three miles．  D．Five miles．

Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the mint festival every year, One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.

After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading.

She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

  After a hurricane( 飓风 ) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says,” I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”

  One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees( 难民 ) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book  together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about

her everyday life.

   Helen says, “The most rewarding( 有益的 ) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

1.When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

2. What did Helen do after she retired?

3. Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

5. How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?

6.Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?

7. What can you learn from Helen?

1Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)

1．Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday Fun Day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year. One summer, she served food, another year she organized an art programme.

2．After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and her grandchildren.

3．After a hurricane(飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says, “I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”

4．One day, Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman, from Somalia. Sahra is living and working in a town about 30 minutes’ walk from where Helen lives. They work on reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life.

5．Helen says, “The most rewarding(有益的) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

1.When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

2.What did Helen do after she retired?

3.Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

5.How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?

6.Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?

7.What can you learn from Helen?