Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.

Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.

Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.

1.Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

A. Because the weather changed each day.

B. Because he did not want to work for a small television station.

C. Because he did not like to stand in front of the camera.

D. Because he felt that his job was always the same.

2.Why did Bob rarely smile when he was in front of the camera?

A. Because he thought that his job did not matter much to anyone.

B. Because he only worked for a small televison station.

C. Because he did not like his boss.

D. Because the weather report was boring.

3.Why did Bob ask to do a special weather report?

A. Because he felt excited.

B. Because he wanted to warn people of the coming storm.

C. Because he realized that his job was actually very important.

D. Because he wanted to smile in front of the camera.

4.Why did Bob feel excited?

A. Because he wanted to do a special weather report.

B. Because he wanted to ask his boss for more money.

C. Because he knew there was going to be a big storm soon.

D. Because he was going to stand in front of the camera.

5.How did Bob realize that his job was actually very important?

A. People were safe from the storm because of his weather report.

B. He got better pay after he did the weather report.

C. People liked him very much.

D. He did a special report every day.

Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.
Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.
Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.
【小题1】Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

Many people don’t think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.
No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count, they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.
Some Christians (基督徒) say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus (耶稣) was killed (被杀). In a story about the old Greek (希腊的) gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.
【小题1】Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people, or _________________.