A lot of boys and girls in America wear the same clothes and many of them have long hair.

So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls.

One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington. When he was tired, he sat down on a bench (长凳). He saw a young person was standing on the other side of the pond (水池).

"Excuse me," the old man said to the person next to him on the bench, "Do you see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?"

"A girl," said his neighbour. "She is my daughter."

"Oh," the old man said quickly, "I am sony, but I didn't know that you were her mother."

"I'm not," said the other person. "I'm her father."

1.How many girls and women are there in this story?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. None.

2.It is often hard to tell whether many of the American children are boys or girls because

_____________ .

A. they all look like each other

B. they wear the same kinds of caps and shoes

C. they have long hair and wear the same clothes

D. they come from the same country

3.The young person standing on the other side of the pond was________

A. the old man's son B. the old man's daughter

C. the daughter of the old man's neighbour D. the son of the old man's neighbour

4.The old man thought his neighbour was the girl's

A. mother B. father C. brother D. sister

5.Why do you think the old man made a mistake (犯错) in this story?

A. Maybe because he was very old.

B. Maybe because he didn't know the man.

C. Maybe because the man looked very young.

D. Maybe because the man had long hair.

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.

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