My friend Paul will never forget his first chemistry teacher．He was a little man with thick glasses, but he had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting．And his lessons were not easily forgotten．
Paul remembers one of his first lessons from this teacher．After the students were all in the chemistry lab, the teacher brought out three bottles．One was filled with petrol, one with castor oil and one with vinegar．“Now watch carefully, " said the teacher．
He then filled a cup with some of the petrol, some of the castor oil and some of the vinegar．As the students watched him quietly, he mixed the three together．After that, he held up one of his fingers and showed it to the class．He then dipped it into the cup．After a few seconds he took his finger out．" Now watch " he said．" Remember, you must do everything as I do．"
He put a finger in his mouth, tasted it and smiled, looking rather pleased．Then he handed the cup around the class of students．Each student dipped a finger into the mixture and sucked it．Instead of smiling, each of them made a face．The mixture tasted terrible．
When the cup was at last returned to the teacher, he said sadly, “I ' m sorry, none of you watched carefully enough．Yes, I sucked a finger, but the finger I put into my mouth was not the one I had dipped into the cup．"
It was Paul's first important lesson as a student of chemistry and he never forgot it．
(1)
What kind of teacher is he?
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A．
Excellent at teaching．
B．
Ordinary-looking．
C．
Strange．
D．
Funny．
(2)
Why did the teacher ask the students to watch for the second time?
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A．
He wanted to have the students' attention．
B．
He wanted the students to see what he would mix．
C．
He wanted the students to learn how to do experiments．
D．
He wanted the students to see that he used different fingers．
(3)
Before the teacher mixed the three kinds of liquids, he told the students to ________．
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A．
watch carefully
B．
tell the names of the liquids
C．
be silent and listen to him carefully
D．
take out a notebook and write down everything he would do
(4)
How many fingers did the teacher use during the whole experiment?
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A．
One．
B．
None．
C．
Three．
D．
Two．
(5)
Paul can't forget his first chemistry teacher because ________ in the first lesson．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
