People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their garden because tomato plants are so pretty. So they thought the vegetables were poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples”. President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honoured guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honoured guests about the fact.

1.Tomato is a kind of _______.

A.poisonous fruit B.poisonous vegetable C.tasty fruit D.tasty vegetable

2.After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is TURE?

A.Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them

B.Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before the 19th century

C.Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes

D.In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

3.Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good for eat _______

A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boy

C.because his parents told him so D.from books

4.From the passage we know all the honoured guests invited by Jefferson were_______

A.people from other countries B.from France C.people of his own country D.men only

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE ?

A.None of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B.All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was

C.President Thomas Jefferson knew that tomatoes weren’t good to eat but not poisonous at all

D.All of the guests didn’t know that their president would serve his honoured guests “poison apples”

There was a pilot(飞行员)and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses(借口).

“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out.

The first person stood up, “I’m a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He took a parachute and jumped out.

The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to attend(参加)an important match(比赛). I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Two men were left—-- an old businessman and a young mountain climber. At this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” The young mountain climber smiled. “Don't worry,” he said. “We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack. ”

1.There are _______ people in the plane.

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6

2.All the people became worried because _________.

A.they couldn't find the parachutes

B.they got lost

C.they saw the pilot jump out first

D.the plane would be broken and they knew there weren’t enough parachutes for each person

3.The clever man jumped out with _________.

A.a parachute B.nothing C.the backpack of the climber's D.his own backpack

4.All the people thought of themselves except(除了……之外)_________.

A.the pilot B.the businessman C.the doctor D.nobody

5.From the story we know _________ would be dead.

A.the clever man B.the businessman C.the pilot D.nobody

①Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. He is remembered as an inventor, writer, statesman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. His father was a soap-maker and candle-maker with a large family. At the age of 10, Ben was taken out of school and put to work in the shop. The Franklin family lived near the water, so Ben learned to swim well and row small boats. But all great people were kids once and got into trouble. In writing about his life, Franklin wrote that he was a leader among the boys in his neighbourhood and something led them into troubles. There was a salt marsh nearby. Ben decided to build a wharf (码头) there, so that they could stand on it to fish. He showed his friends many stones, which were used for a new house. That evening, when the workmen were gone, he asked his friends to take all the stones away to build their wharf. Soon, Ben and his friends were discovered and several of them were corrected by their fathers.② And though Ben explained the usefulness of the work, his father told him that nothing was useful if he was not honest.

第一小题判断正误(“T”表示正确,“F”表示错误);第二小题完成句子;第三小题简略回答;第四小题将文中②处画线句子译成汉语;第五小题对①处画线句子以一个特殊疑问句的形式提问。

1.Ben once worked in a shop.________

2.Franklin wrote he was a leader ______ in his neighbourhood.

3.Who helped the boy to take all the stones away? _______________________________________________________________________________

4.___________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________________

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