Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.

“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”

“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”

“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”

“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.

“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’

“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.

“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”

“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.

After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?

A．Reward           B．Interest.           C．Abilityy.           D．Chance.

2.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?

A．Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.

B．Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention.

C．Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.

D．Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.

3.What can we infer (推断) from the story?

A．Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.

B．Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth.

C．Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.

D．Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.

Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat.It was walking across the srteet in front of him.Ben stopped,turned around,and walked down a different srteet to go home.Why did he do that?

“It’s unluchy when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,”says Ben,“I did not want to walk down that street!”

Many people think that some things bring bad luch of good luck.For example,some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.They never invite 13 people to a party.

“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),”says Ben.“And I never open an umbrella inside the house.They both bring bad luck.”

And what brings good luck?“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,”says Ben.

“And when I find a peney on the ground,I always pick it up .That brings me good luck all day!”

1.Why did Ben turn aroundd when he saw the black cat crossing the street?

A.Because he thought it was unlucky.

B.Because he disliked a black cat.

C.Because he was afraid of the cat.

2.In western countries,which number do some people think is unlucky?

A.4.               B.10.              C.13.

3.Which of the following things can bring people good luck?

A.Opening an umbrella inside the house.

B.Walking under a ladder.

C.Picking up a penny on the ground.

4.Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?

A.Over the front door.     B.Inside the house.      C.Under a ladder.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.A black cat.

B.Good luck and bad luck.

C.Good things can bring good luck.

Carl and Ben are twins(双胞胎). They are twelve. This is their bedroom. It’s a nice room. There are two beds in the room. The yellow bed is Carl’s and that green one is Ben’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. The chairs look the same. Carl’s jacket is on his bed. Ben’s coat is on his chair. Their clock, books and pencil boxes are on the desk. Their school bags are behind the chairs. 
【小题1】Carl and Ben are ________.         

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,      he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .
The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He   said anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .
Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .
She, herself, had never learned how to      .

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show