“Here is the shopping for Mr Green,”said Dad, handing me a big plastic bag. Dad owned a milk bar, and sometimes I helped out after school with deliveries(送货). We had our regulars, but times were hard. Dad said it was the home deliveries that kept us in business-that, and the tea Dad imported(进口) from Fuzhou. Dad was well-known for his tea, and people came from miles around to buy it.

I loaded up my bicycle with Mr Green’s shopping. His order always included three packets of Dad’s tea. How Mr Green could drink that much tea each week was a mystery to me.

“See you later, Chen,”said Dad.

He always called me by my Chinese name.

Dad’s parents came from China in the 1950s. I had a yuan coin they brought with them. I cycled out into the sun, wishing I could drive-it would be so much quicker to make deliveries.

Dad always said the exercise was good for me. I knew he was right, but I’d already decided that when I left home, the first thing I would do was buy a car.

I loved anything to do with cars, and I’d decided I would be a mechanic, although I knew it wasn’t Dad had in mind for me. He’d already started saying to his friends, “When Chen goes to university...”If that happened, I would be the first person in my family to go, and it would be a great honor for my dad. But it wasn’t what I wanted. (改编于《新理念英语》九年级第1册) (76-- 79 in no more than six words)

1.How did Dad keep his business? _____________________________________________

2.What was Mr Green’s order? _____________________________________________

3.When did my grandparents leave China? ______________________________________

4.What was the writer interested in?____________________________________________

5.Why did Dad want the son to go to university? _________________________________

German Chancellor (总理) Angela Merkel may look like an ordinary woman. She dresses commonly and doesn’t show many feelings. But don’t let appearance fool you.

As the first woman chancellor in Germany’s history, Merkel has topped Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” six times. She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people call her “Iron Lady”.

Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. As a small child, she quickly learned to speak but it took longer for her to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to moving,” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practise.” As a teenager, she was the top student in high school. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied Physics.

At 32, she got her doctor’s degree in Physics. She stepped into politics (政坛) in 1989. In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany’s Chancellor. Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence(坚持) and patience helped her a lot.“She’s bright and open-minded,” said Hubert Markl, a German biologist. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future. ”

1.The first two paragraphs tell us that Angela Merkel _________.

A. is not different from an ordinary woman

B. is the first woman Chancellor in Germany

C. is the richest woman in the world

D. learns everything from Margaret Thatcher

2.When she was a small child, Merkel _________.

A. didn’t like to walk B. was slow in learning to speak

C. was not good at learning to walk D. thought she was as clever as other kids

3.According to the story, Merkel _________.

A. didn’t study well when she was in high school

B. studied politics in the University of Leipzig

C. worked for the government at the age of 35

D. did a job in the scientific field in 1994

4.What does Hubert Markl think of Merkel?

A. She cares only about politics. B. She isn’t fit for the position.

C. She doesn’t like to listen to others. D. She is a person with strong will.

5.What does the story mainly talk about?

A. How to be a powerful woman. B. The story of Angela Merkel.

C. Differences between two great women. D. An introduction to German politics.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网