Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10—month—old sister became alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火箭)I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.

I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old. C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.

A. 吹灭 B. 扑灭 C. 杀灭 D浇灭

3.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤ B. ②①④⑤③ C. ②①④③⑤ D. ①③④②⑤

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer. B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer’s mother. D. The writer’s father.

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

A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.

Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 1th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns (角)had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb(大拇指). The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution(绿色革命)is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling. Jealousy(嫉妒). The green eyed monster is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants.

In most places in the world, a green light is a signal(信号)to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval(赞成)to continue with a project.

1.A new solider was called a greenhorn in the ____ century.

A. 15th B. 16th C. 18th D. 20th

2.A person with a green thumb____.

A. is good at growing plants B. really has a green thumb

C. has no experience in war D. is new in a job

3.A man may meet the green eyed monster if ____.

A. he sees a dangerous animal B. he can’t get something

C. he reads a sad play D. his friend gets a prize that he wants

4.This passage doesn’t mention the history of the expression “____”.

A. a green thumb B. a greenhorn C. the green eyed monster D. a green light

5.Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. Green, the color of grass and trees B. The stories about the color “green”

C. Green, a sign of approval D. Different meanings of “green”

阅读短文,根据题目要求完成各小题。

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree far away in turns.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly. The second son said no; it was covered with green leaves, and full of hope. The third son disagreed. He said there were many flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them, he said there was lots of fruit in the tree, full of life and harvest(收获).

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, but they had each seen only one season in the tree’s life. He told them “You cannot judge a tree, or a person by only one season and its true nature —the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be judged at the end, when all the seasons are up.”

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, harvest of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season kill the joy of all the rest.

1.Why did the man ask his sons to go and look at a pear tree in turns?

2.Did the four sons have the same answer?

3.What did the man think about his sons’ answers?

4.请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。

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