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On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴) and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it’ll stay with you for life." But I didn’t want to play it. Ijust wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "You’re your father’s," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn’t allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you’ll have the chance I never had: you’ll play beautiful music for your family. And you’ll understand why you’ve worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic(阁楼).
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father’s words came back to me, "Someday you’ll have the chance I never had. And you’ll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father’s music."
【小题1】My father didn’t learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.
| A.he didn’t like to play the violin | B.he had to support his family |
| C.he wanted to play games | D.he didn’t keep on practicing |
| A.Delighted. | B.Excited. | C.Bored. | D.Relaxed. |
| A.Dad didn’t let me do it. | B.Dad didn’t stop me doing it. |
| C.Dad didn’t help me do it. | D.Dad didn’t see me do it. |
| A.I could go to a better school | B.I could give myself much joy |
| C.I could be a useful man | D.I could make people happy |
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Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.
Tom appeared with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence around the garden. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. He felt very depressed.
Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.
Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended(假装)not to see Ben.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”
“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”
Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager to have a try himself.
After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said,
“No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him twelve marbles, and so on.
By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!
【小题1】Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?
| A.He saw Ben eating an apple happily. |
| B.He tried to make Ben interested in it. |
| C.He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all. |
| D.He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence. |
spring
1 [U,C]the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow 春天;春季
2 [U]the ability of a spring to return to its original position 弹性;弹力
3 [C]a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground 泉
4 [U]a cheerful, lively quality 活力;朝气
coat
1 [C]a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over other clothes when you go outside 外套
2 [C]the fur or hair on an animal’s skin
(动物的)皮毛
3 [C]a layer of something such as paint that you put onto a surface覆盖层;涂层
| A.4;3 | B.4;2 | C.3;3 | D.1;3 |
| A.Tom gained some toys by helping his friends. |
| B.Tom’s friends often helped him paint the fence. |
| C.Tom successfully tricked his friends into painting the fence. |
| D.Billy was the fourth boy to have the chance to paint the fence. |
| A.He was honest. | B.He was smart. | C.He was shy. | D.He was stubborn. |
One day , Mr. Jackson took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The waiter was from France, but he didn’t speak to them in French. ”Would you like to see menu?” , he asked in a kind way. ”Yes, please,” Mr. Jackson said.
The waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. “ You can spend only twenty-five dollars,” Mr. Jackson told his son. The waiter asked Paul,” What would you like, young man?”
“How much is the tomato soup?” Paul asked.
“ Six dollars,” the waiter said.” It’s very good.”
“How much is the duck with orange?” Paul asked next.
“Fifteen dollars,” the waiter said.
“How much is the chocolate ice cream?”
“Six dollars,” the waiter said.
Paul added it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and ice cream.” I’ll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream, please,” he said to the waiter.
Paul said to his father, ”My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars? His father laughed.”No, Paul,” he said ,”leave it for the waiter.”
1.How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?
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A.In a rough way |
B.In a friendly way |
C.I n French |
D.Slowly |
2.What did Paul have for dinner?
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A.The soup and the duck |
B.The duck and the ice cream |
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C.The duck ,the soup and the ice cream |
D.The soup and the ice cream |
3.How much did Paul’s meal cost?
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A.$ 21 |
B.$ 24 |
C.$ 25 |
D.$27 |
4.What did Mr .Jackson tell Paul to do with the other $4?
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A. Keep it |
B. Give it back to him |
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C.Spend it on soothing else |
D.Give it to the waiter |
5.What does this passage tell us?
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A.Paul and his father hate eating in restaurant. |
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B. Mr. Jackson ‘s favorite food is English food. |
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C.Paul was careful not to spend more than $25 in the restaurant. |
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D.Paul didn’t know what to choose from the menu. |