It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

1.What was the weather like that night?

A．Rainy             B．Snowy            C．Windy            D．Warm

2.Who needed an operation at once?

A．Doctor Van.                            B．The man

C．Doctor Van’s son.                      D．The man’s son.

3.Why did the man take Van’s car?

A．Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B．Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C．Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D．Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．The man lost his son.

B．Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C．Doctors need cars.

D．The weather was not fine that night.

5.Which of the following can be the best title （标题） for this passage?

A．A Doctor Driving at Night.

B．A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C．Too Worried to Be Helpful.

D．How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

Traffic lights are very important for us. I think you know this. But do you know how they were born?

Garrett A. Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He was an American. His family was very poor. He left school at the age of 14. He was clever. He always looked for better ways to do things. And he liked to make new things.

At that time, every American wanted to have a car. The streets were full of cars. The traffic was really bad. “Why not put three lights at each corner ? They should be red_,green_,and yellow，” Morgan said , “ Let them tell cars to go or stop.” He made a timer (定时器)to change the lights.

So we have traffic lights today .

1.Today can help buses or cars to go regularly in cities .

A. Americans    B. Traffic lightsC. ChineseD. policemen

2.Garrett A.Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He came from.

A. Canada          B. England        C. America                 D. Japan

3.Why could Garrett A.Morgan invent traffic lights? Because.

A. he always looked for better ways to do things

B. his family was very poor

C. he wanted to have a car

D. He was clever

4.What did Garrett A.Morgan do when he was 14 years old ?

A.He studied at school.

B. He put three lights in the street.

C. He was away from school.

D. The streets were full of cars.

5.What color are the traffic lights ? They are .

A.green and whiteB.red and yellow

C. red , green and yellow.D.red and green

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A．They were waiting for their wives.

B．They were seeing doctors.

C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D．They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C．He didn’t want to have these babies.

D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A．He was afraid of having so many babies.

B．He was seriously ill.

C．He was too excited.

D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A．9.               B．10.               C．11.              D．16.