I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy ,I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather knew this, I don’t know. One day he said, ”Come, I have something for you.”

I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.” He said. Great, I thought,looking around for the boat. But there was none.

Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat,and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said,”No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. Finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at ,but I was poud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise,for 34 years my treasure stayed here,waiting for my return. I felt we three were togethet again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.

I carved”1930”and”1964” on its side and put it back.

I returned to the lake in 1968,1971,1977 and 1988. Each time I had the boat and carved the year,my grandfather seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine,13; Claire,12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, ‘Grandpa,someday I’ll come back.’ She added,”And I’ll bring my children.”

1.What lesson did the writer’s grandfather probably teach him?

A. Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.

B. People can simply buy whatever they need.

C.Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.

D. No one can give you what you do for yourself.

2.The underline words”we three” in Paragraph 6 refer to__________

A. Mother,the boat and me.

B. Grandfather,the boat and me.

C. Catherine,Claire and me.

D. Grandfather , Mother and me.

3.According to the passage,we can infer(推断) that _____________

A. The writer’s mother was born in western Norway

B. The writer’s grandfather died in 1930

C. The boat took me back to Norway four times

D. Claire understood the meaning of the boat

4.What’s the best titile of the passage?

A. The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time

B. The Little Boat And My Wife

C. The Little Boat That Sailed At Storvassdal

D. The Little Boat And My Parents

Be proud of what you do”(对你所做的感到骄傲),my father always told me, “whether you are a boss (老板)or a cleaner”, When I was 15, I got a summer job in a hospital, I was told that my duties would include sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered Dad’s words. Even though my job was the lowest,it made me feel excited. I saw it as a challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well. In return(作为回报),I was treated with respect(尊重) by doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning I imagined that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick if I were not there to wash them clean. After breakfast was done, I started sweeping the floors of all patient rooms and cleaning toilets. Though I was tired, I wanted the job to be done well, people would say, “That young boy really does a good job.” That gave me a pride. Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one’s job is important. It does not matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business. Though every job I have ever had,my father’s words have always stayed with me, I have swept floors, and I have been a manager(经理). I think Dad would be proud of me!

阅读短文,判断正(A)误(B)。

1.The writer’s first job was a doctor.

2.When the writer was in the hospital, he worked hard.

3.The writer looked after patients in the hospital..

4.From the passage we know that the father’s words encouraged the writer to do everything well

5.The best title of the passage is “My first job”.

The American secret service began in 1865. It has many important jobs. One is to stop different types of fraud(诈骗), such as printing fake(假的) money, credit card(信用卡) fraud and computer fraud. The other is to protect the president at all times.

The secret service’s earliest job was to stop people from making fake money. The secret service agents(特工) still have to do that because the criminals(罪犯) are smarter now. They are better at using computers and other expensive equipment. But agents are much smarter.

Protecting the president is hard. The most dangerous places are outdoors. Agents can’t check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully. And they always follow the president. They’re just like the president’s shadow.

Unluckily, some criminals do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him. The secret service agents try to find them and stop them when they want to do something bad. It’s a dangerous, but important job. The secret service helps keep the president and the country safe.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.The American secret service .

A. isn’t to protect the president

B. makes fake credit cards

C. began in 1865

D. has only one important job

2.At the very beginning, the secret service’s job was to .

A. protect the president

B. stop computer fraud

C. watch the crowd carefully

D. stop fake money making

3.When protecting the president, .

A. agents must be careful at all times

B. agents don’t always stay near him

C. agents check every person in the crowd

D. agents are afraid of indoor places most

4.When underlined word “them” means the .

A. presidents B. criminals

C. secret service agents D. people in the crowd

5.The most dangerous place to protect the president would be in .

A. the White House B. a hotel room

C. a public park D. a main hall

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