When I was growing up,I had an old neighbor named Dr Gibbs.He didn’t look like any other doctor I’d ever known.He was a very kind person..After he retired,he began to plant trees in his large garden. He wished to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees.He never watered his new trees.Once I asked why,he said,“If you water them,each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker. Otherwise,they will have to grow deep roots to look for water under the earth by themselves.”

He planted some oaks, and instead of watering them every morning,he beat them with a rolled-up newspaper.I asked him why he did that,and he said it was to get the trees’ attention.

Dr Gibbs died two years after I left home.I always walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant about twenty –five years ago.They’re very big and strong now.

I also planted two trees several years ago.I carried water to them for a whole summer.I sprayed(喷洒)them.However,after two years of caring too much,whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

Life is hard,whether we want it to be or not. What we need to do is try our best to make our roots reach deep into the brave heart,so when the rain falls and the wind blows,we could face them strongly and won’t be beaten down.

1.Which of the following about Dr Gibbs is true according to the passage?

A. He was strict with his neighbors.

B. He was a doctor before he retired.

C. He wanted to be a gardener after he retired.

D. He liked planting flowers in his garden.

2.How did Dr Gibbs treat his trees?

A. He sprayed them.

B. He shook them a lot.

C. He watered them every morning.

D. He sometimes beat trees with a rolled-up newspaper.

3.Why did Dr Gibbs treat his trees in that way?

A. Because he wanted to make them grow better.

B. Because he wanted to work off his anger.

C. Because he didn’t care about them at all.

D. Because he wanted to make experiments on them.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. We should try our best to make ourselves strong enough to beat difficulties.

B. We should beat trees with rolled-up newspapers.

C. We can’t grow up without our parents’ care.

D.We shouldn’t water the new trees.

Dear Sally,

Thank you for your e-mail and the photo of New York. Here are some photos of my family trip in Wuhan. In the first photo, my sister Jane is wearing Chinese traditional clothes on the Yellow Grower. In the second picture, my father and I are swimming in a river. It’s so cool! In the next picture, my parents, Jane and I are eating great noodles. Its name is hot dry noodles. It looks very nice!

In the last picture, my family people are at my friend’s home. We are having some mooncakes because it’s the Mid-autumn Festival. It’s an important festival in China. On this day, all the families get together and have a happy dinner.

I think Wuhan is a nice city in China. The people there are friendly. One day I wish to go there again.

Yours,

David

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1. What does David think of swimming in a river?

A. Relaxing. B. Nice. C. Cool. D. Scary.

2. The underlined work “moon cakes” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 蛋糕 B. 面条 C. 月饼 D. 汤圆

3.What is David doing in the third picture?

A. He is visiting the Yellow Crane Tower.

B. He is eating hot dry noodles.

C. He is swimming in a river.

D. He is having mooncakes with his family

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sally is writing an e-mail to David.

B. There are three people in David’s family.

C. In the second picture, David and his parents are swimming.

D. David shows Sally four pictures.

5.The passage mainly wants to tell us _________.

A. Wuhan is a great city in China

B. David likes the Mid-autumn Festival a lot

C. David’s family has a great trip in Wuhan

D. the people in Wuhan are friendly

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