Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago,when he finished middle school,he found work in a shop.Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening.He is very tired when he gets home.After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him.
One day,on his way home,he met Mary.They were both happy.He asked the girl to his house,she agreed happily.He bought some fruit and drinks for her.And they talked about their school,teachers, and their future.They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch,please,”said the girl.“What time is now?”
“Sorry,something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack.“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way.He began to stamp his foot on the floor,“bang!bang!bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up.The old woman shouted downstairs,“It’s twelve o’clock in the night,Jack.Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
【小题1】Jack was      when he finished middle school.
A.sixteen         B.eighteen        C.twenty    
【小题2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because     .
A.he’s her grandson             B.he can keep quiet
C.he gets up early
【小题3】From the story,we can know that Mary is Jack’s     .
A.classmate      B.colleague        C.aunt
【小题4】The underlined word“stamp”in the story means      in Chinese.
A.盖印          B.跺             C.贴邮票
【小题5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order(为了)     .
A.to make his grandma angry
B.that his grandma was going to tell him the time
C.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

My teenage son Karl became withdraw after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent(缺席) 95 times from classes and has six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate(毕业), I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged(乞求) him. Nothing worked.

One night o felt so powerless that I got down on my knees(膝盖) and pleaded(恳求) for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope(绳子). I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

  I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A. Quiet and lonely.                                         B. Relaxed and excited.

C. Active and lively.                                          D. Happy and easy-going.

2.When the mother said “It’s out of my hands” to the headmaster, she meant that she ______.

A. didn’t know what to do about her son       

B. would drive her son away from the house

C. had no money to support the family               

D. would have to hang up

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

A. The headmaster                                          B. The school adviser

C. Karl himself                                       D. The passage doesn’t tell us

4.From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B. mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life

C. parents should give their children everything that they need

D. school education still works well without the support from parents

 

A well-dressed (衣着很好)man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits down at a table near the window.

A waiter comes up to him and says, “Can I help you, sir?”

The man says, “Yes, please. Can I see the menu (菜单)?”

“Certainly,” answers the waiter. The man wants a good meal and he wants a lot of nice dishes. After a moment, the waiter brings them to him. The man is having his meal happily. At this time, a boy comes in and sits down besides the man. He asks the waiter to give him an ice cream. The man says, “I will be back in 5 minutes.” Then he goes out. After the boy eats his ice cream, the boy stands up and goes to the door. “Excuse me, your father did not give the money for the meal and your ice cream,” The waiter stops him and says.

“Father? You are wrong. He is not my father. I do not know him. I met him in the street. He said he would give me an ice cream if I came here at twelve o’clock.”

1.The man comes to the restaurant ___________.

A.to meet the boy

B.to buy a newspaper

C.to eat an ice cream

D.to have a good meal

2.The man has ________ in the restaurant.

A.breakfast

B.lunch

C.supper

D.dinner

3.________ asked the boy to come to the restaurant.

A.The waiter

B.The boy’s father

C.The man

D.Nobody

4.The waiter stops the boy because _______.

A.the man didn’t pay (付钱) for the meal and the ice cream

B.the boy didn’t have the meal

C.the boy’s father came back soon

D.the boy wanted to run away

5.Which of the following is true?

A.The boy is the man’s son.

B.The boy knows the man very well.

C.The waiter pays the meal and the ice cream.

D.The man is a cheat (骗子).

 

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