That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
【小题1】Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A.had no one to look after herB.disliked all her relatives
C.didn’t want to live with her familyD.was looking for someone to look after her
【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The old lady was not kind.
B.The writer didn’t have any good friends.
C.The old lady didn’t know how to make food.
D.The writer got on very well with the old lady.
【小题3】The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.
A.leave B.appearC.tryD.change
【小题4】In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.
A.give the writer her favourite flowers.B.let the writer know she was her best friend.
C.give the writer a key to her house.D.leave all that she had to the writer.
【小题5】In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.
A.c, d, a, b, eB.b, e, d, c, a
C.c, e, b, a, dD.b, d, c, a, e

根据所给的首字母填写单词。
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching a  l the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be responsible(负责任)for their own education. The open classroom may help them to e  2 learning. Some students will be h  3 in an open education school. They will not have to worry a  4  grades rules.
But many students may not d   5  well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are too f   6  rules, they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is s  7   different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many c  8 .For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. A few rules will help them. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education.
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in r  9  class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and need to have some rules. They must be m  10 to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects that they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.

How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒体), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.

How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.

  It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.

Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.

These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.

1.According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials belong to a new generation.

B. Millennials were born about ten years ago.

C. Millennials are entering the workforce.

D. Millennials know little about the world before the Internet.

2.Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?

A. Millennials can speak a better native language.

B. Millennials grow up with computers and Internet. 

C. Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. D. Millennials spend long hours playing video games.

3.Why do the millennials experct to share their work and ideas with others?

A. Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends.

B. Because they understand how to communicate with new friends.

C. Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with others by the Internet.

D. Because the Internet can provide all the information they need.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers.

B. Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work.

C. Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses.

D. Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams.

5. From the passage we know that ______.

A. the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982

B. most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools.

C. millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work

D. more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials

 

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