Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation(请柬)on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed(似乎)to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely (孤独) that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.

Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.

At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth (真相). Her close friends would be unhappy with her.

What could she do now?

1.What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

A. Jess would go on the camping trip himself. B. Jess’s family would be unhappy with Cindy.

C. Cindy might have trouble with her friends. D. Jess would be grateful to his classmates.

2.If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, _________.

A. everyone else would also buy one B. He would have it for no use

C. Cindy would pay for it D. it would be the best in the class

3.From the story we know _________.

A. everybody would go camping in the class B. Jess had no friends in the class

C. everybody liked Jess in his class D. Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Jess and His School B. Jess and His Friends

C. An Invitation for Jess D. Jess and His Camping Trip

It was summertime. Donna walked into the classroom. “ Good afternoon, everybody !” That was a joke Donna told every day. Usually the class started with only two or three students in the classroom, and then the other students came as the minutes went by.

Donna knew that the students didn’t like studying English. The head teacher had told her the reason. The students thought English was confusing.

Donna waited until all the students were sitting in their seats. She smiled and said, “ Okay, well. Let’s get started. Please turn to Page 36. Today we’re studying participles as adjectives(分词作形容词). Students often feel confused when they learn about the present and past participles, so we need to practice a lot. Today, we’re just going to practice using present participles as adjectives.” Donna looked at all the blank faces around the classroom. Then she wrote two sentences on the blackboard.

“ The present participle tells us what kind of emotion the subject(主语)is causing. For example, when we say ‘grammar is boring’, we mean that the subject—grammar — causes an emotion of boredom. If we say, ‘The movie is interesting’, we are saying that the movie causes an emotion of interest. Any questions so far ? Is anyone confused ? ”

The classroom was quiet. Donna knew it would take some time for everyone to understand what she was talking about. After a while, Donna got a little excited because she saw looks of understanding on some of the students’ faces.

1.When did the story take place ?

A. On a spring morning. B. On a winter afternoon.

C. On a summer afternoon. D. On an autumn evening.

2.How did Donna explain the usage of present participles as adjectives ?

A. By telling a story. B. By asking questions.

C. By giving examples. D. By showing a movie.

3.Why was the classroom quiet ?

A. Because the students were afraid of Donna.

B. Because Donna asked the students to be quiet.

C. Because the students were doing their homework.

D. Because the students didn’t understand what Donna was saying.

4.From the passage, we can learn that Donna was a .

A. teacher B. host C. writer D. reporter

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