When Ben Franklin was only a boy,he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?”and “How?” and “Why?”
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know.
When they couldn't tell him,Ben tried to find out for himself.
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say,“That Ben Franklin!He's always finding out something new!”
Ben lived close to the water.He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.
One day Ben said to himself,“Why can't the wind help me float(漂浮)across the water?And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite.He took hold of the kite string(线)and ran with it.The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.
The wind blew the kite high into the air.Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side,and he had not worked at all
One boy shouted,“Look at Ben floating across the water!His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”
“Yes,” said another.“He's always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child,Ben  ________.

A.liked to fly a kite by himself B.always asked easy questions
C.always liked to play with water D.always liked to find out how things worked
【小题2】His father and brothers ________.
A.couldn't answer all his questions
B.could answer all his questions
C.tried hard to find out something new for him
D.let him answer all the questions himself
【小题3】In the passage,the sentence “and he had not worked at all” means“_______”.
A.he worked hard to cross the water
B.he didn't go to work that day
C.he didn't cross the water at all
D.he crossed the water in an easy way

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.
He looked around and found a ladder(梯子)against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”
Do you know the meaning of On The House?
【小题1】The Smiths have ____________.

A.opened a restaurantB.built a house
C.climbed onto the topD.been policemen
【小题2】The student walked past the restaurant ___________.
A.when the Smiths started their business
B.when the Smiths put on the notice
C.when the policeman came to the restaurant
D.when it was time to have lunch
【小题3】The student ____________ so Mr Smith shouted at him.
A.was very hungry
B.knew little about English
C.climbed onto the top of the house
D.took away the ladder
【小题4】“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.
A.is had on the houseB.is paid on the house
C.is made on the houseD.is free for the customers

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.???????????????????? B. On a farm.

C. In a village.????????????????????????? D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.?????? B. Twice.???? C. Three times. ??? D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.???? B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.????????? D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.????

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.??

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.????????????

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.??

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

 

According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射杀)a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.

Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon, he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddy’s Bear”.

Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered,saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.

Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.

1.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_______

A. a candy store owner

B . a toy store owner

C .  the inventor of the teddy bear

D . Teddy Roosevelt' friend

2.The idea for making the first teddy bear came  from________

A. a movie

B . a magazine story

C. a TV advertisement

D. a newspaper cartoon

3.From this passage we can see that________

A. many people liked Teddy Roosevelt

B. many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt

C. President Roosevelt cared only about important people

D .President Roosevelt did not like young bears

 

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