George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

【小题1】

A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos

【小题2】

A．much B．many C．little D．few

【小题3】

A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school

【小题4】

A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white

【小题5】

A．when B．until C．for D．since

【小题6】

A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take

【小题7】

A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise

【小题8】

A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared

【小题9】

A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans

【小题10】

A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors

【小题11】

A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful

【小题12】

A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato

【小题13】

A．soil B．water C．air D．weather

【小题14】

A．seen B．look C．found D．called

【小题15】

A．time B．year C．age D．season

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

1.	A、piano	B、guitar	C、violin	D、sax（萨克斯）
2.	A、bowl	B、hat	C、pocket	D、hands
3.	A、similar	B、different	C、strange	D、same
4.	A、it	B、its	C、they	D、them
5.	A、by then	B、by mistake	C、by the way	D、by hand
6.	A、After	B、Before	C、From	D、When
7.	A、young	B、old	C、small	D、tall
8.	A、coldly	B、angrily	C、calmly	D、sadly
9.	A、took out	B、took off	C、took back	D、took away
10.	A、sold	B、bought	C、gave	D、lent
11.	A、could	B、had to	C、should	D、must
12.	A、Although	B、Once	C、If	D、Unless
13.	A、many	B、much	C、little	D、few
14.	A、kind	B、rich	C、honest	D、poor
15.	A、fail	B、relax	C、suffer	D、succeed

 

The United States is suffering its worst drought (干旱) in almost sixty years. The National Climatic Data Center also says high temperatures in June added to the warmest twelve-month period on record. Record-keeping began in 1895. The drought map showed that conditions improved in the Southeast in June compared to May. But the drought is expected to continue in large parts of the country. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with President Obama. Mr Vilsack says the drought has seriously influenced some crops, such as corn and soybeans (大豆). And the United States is the world's leading producer. 

    The drought has made prices of com and soybeans increase. Both of them are used in food production and for animal feed. Last week the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that corn and wheat prices increased by 20% over the past three weeks.

In the United States, farmers may quickly reduce the size of their animals rather than pay higher feed prices to keep them. That increased supply of meat would reduce meat prices in the short term. But those prices could increase in several months.

Mr Vilsack says the effect of the drought is hard to predict(预测). Some areas are getting rain, and drought-resistant (抗旱的) seeds have helped crops grow well in some areas.

1.We can know the drought record of the USA has been kept for ________years of the USA up to now.

A. 97                                                        B. 207

C. 221                                          D. 117

2.Which of the following American presidents met with Tom Vilsack?

A. George Washington.                 B. Abraham lincon.

C. George Bush.                                  D. Barack Obama.        

3. If the price of a kilo of corn was 3 dollars last December, how much is a kilo of corn now?

A. 2.4 dollars.                                        B. 3 dollars.

C. 3.6 dollars.                                         D. 3.9 dollars.

4.Why is the meat price lower than before?

A. Because there are more and more animals.

B. Because farmers kill them to save their food.

C. Because people don't like eating meat now.

D. Because the government (政府) asks the meat price lower.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. US faces the worst drought in almost sixty years.

B. Take action to help the USA.

C. What does the country do in the drought areas?

D. President Obama meets with Agriculture Secretary.

 

Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.
One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.
There was 51    for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52  , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!
Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55  in them. "

【小题1】

A．from Monday to Friday B．at the weekends C．on weekdays D．from morning till night

【小题2】

A．dangerous B．happy C．angry D．free

【小题3】

A．got off B．got into C．got out of D．got to

【小题4】

A．someone B．everyone C．no one D．either

【小题5】

A．on B．to C．from D．until

【小题6】

A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

【小题7】

A．read or write B．eat or drink C．cook D．know the time

【小题8】

A．was not there B．was not closed C．was not working D．was working

【小题9】

A．nearly 24 B．about 40 C．more than 60 D．over 94

【小题10】

A．pans B．beds C．exits D．telephones

This math problem is too difficult. Can you show me________, George?

A. what to work out     B. to work it out   

C. how to work it out    D. how to work out it