Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin (羊羔皮), soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.

George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.

Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year’s Day…

Back home, George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather (皮革的) pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before taking the subway, he went into Value Mart (特价市场) again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office.

“What colour are they?”the woman in the office asked again.

“Black,”he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer (抽屉) and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they?”

“Yes! Those are mine!”George explained, with great joy in his eyes.

1.When did George buy the leather gloves?

A.On New Year’s Day. B.Ten years ago.

C.Before the holiday. D.In the winter.

2.Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?

A.Because they were black.

B.Because they had a long history.

C.Because they were much cheaper.

D.Because they made him feel good before others.

3.Why did the leather gloves look new after years?

A.George washed them with water.

B.George took very good care of them.

C.They were expensive.

D.They were soft and warm.

4.What does the underlined phrase at a loss mean in the article?

A.Upset. B.Nice. C.Thankful. D.Happy.

5.Which of the following is true about George?

A.He was a very rich man.

B.He never bought cheap gloves.

C.He had not expected to get his gloves back.

D.He believed somebody would return the gloves to him.

Recently, a collection of comics, drawn by students from Nanjing Forestry University(南京林业大学NFU), went viral(快速传播)online. These students didn’t just draw the comics for fun. Instead, they regarded them as a way to show their regret for things they had done wrong.

Li Yong, a teacher at the university, came up with the idea of “self-criticism comics.” At the beginning of this term, he gave his students a special instruction that, if anybody broke any school rule, he would have to express his remorse(自责)by either writing or drawing a letter of self-criticism.

Li said that students used to give him written letters of self-criticism but they often copied the content of their essays(短文)from the Internet. He had been thinking of changing the form of the letters of self-criticism, so that students would really understand they had done something wrong.

Almost all of the students who had broken a school rule chose to produce their letters of self-criticism in the form of comics. Some said it was easier to draw comics than to write a 5,000-word letter; others said they became more aware of their mistakes by drawing rather than writing.

1.Who created a collection of comics, the teacher or the students from NFU?

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

2.What kind of comics are they?

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

3.In what situation will the comics be drawn?

The comics will be drawn when ___________________________________________________________.

4.What’s Mr Li’s instruction at first?

His instruction at first is one can ___________________________________________________________.

5.Why did his students prefer to write letters of self-criticism at the beginning?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

6.From the underlined sentence, what can we guess?

We can guess that the students will probably ____________________________________________________.

Tom Hanks is well-known to many people. He once acted in the films Forrest Gump and Da Vinci Code. But do you know that he was not popular with his classmates and teachers at all when he was very young?

Tom Hanks was born in Concord California. He once said to a reporter, “When I was young, maybe others thought of me as a stupid boy. But I was a complete optimist ( 乐观主义者). I never kept these painful things in my mind and I didn't care about others’ thoughts, so I didn't get into trouble. Later I took acting classes. I thought the classes were the best places for guys who liked making noise. I often went to the movies. I would never go there with others. I would just drive to a theater alone, buy myself a ticket, sit in the seat and see the film. I put myself into the shows completely and spent a lot of time learning how to act.”

Tom Hanks has played many different roles. His performance in Sleepless in Seattlewas very wonderful. It became the turning point of Tom Hanks career (事业). Then his movie Philadelphia made him win the sixty-sixth Oscar as the Best Actor.

Tom Hanks’ road to success hasn't been very smooth, but he has worked very hard and never given up. Finally he has found his own place in the world of movies.

1.What kind of boy was Tom Hanks when he was young?

A.Popular. B.Optimistic. C.Proud. D.Stupid.

2.Why did Tom Hanks always go to movies alone?

A.Because he didn’t want to make friends.

B.Because he wanted to become a famous actor.

C.Because he wanted to learn acting in films carefully.

D.Because his friends didn’t like the films he wanted to see.

3.Which movie made Tom Hanks win the sixty-sixth Oscar as the Best Actor?

A.Forrest Gump. B.Philadelphia.

C.Sleepless in Seattle. D.Da Vinci Code.

4.What does the writer try to tell us?

A.Talent is very important to a person’s success.

B.Success needs many famous people’s support.

C.Good actors should attend more acting classes.

D.It’s not easy to be successful.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.How Tom Hanks achieved success. B.Several Tom Hanks' movies.

C.How Tom Hanks learnt to act. D.A short introduction of Tom Hanks.

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