My grandfather worked as a carpenter．On this particular day, he was building some crates(木箱)for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage(孤儿院)in Brazil．On his way home, he found his glasses were gone．When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates．His new glasses were heading for Brazil!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children．He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning．
“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily．“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to my work, and now this．”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago．
He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage．“But most of all, he said, ”I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year．You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses．I was desperate．Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this．Then your crates arrived．When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top．”
He paused long enough to let his words sink in．Then, he continued：“When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me!I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses．But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas．
Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go．
(1)
We know from the text that ________．
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A．
the author’s grandfather got his glasses back from the director of the orphanage
B．
the author’s grandfather found that his glasses were at home at last
C．
the author’s grandfather’s burden of supporting his family was very heavy
D．
the author’s grandfather worked as a carpenter in a school in Chicago
(2)
From the text we can infer that the author’s grandfather was very ________ after hearing what the director of the orphanage had said．
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A．
surprised
B．
disappointed
C．
pitiful
D．
proud
(3)
The underlined word “miraculous”(Paragraph 7)can be replaced by ________．
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 ________．
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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?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
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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．
