Charles and I used to hang out all the time，together with a few other guys，but he seemed too cool for us lately．We couldn't understand the __1__，and we didn't ask him for an explanation __2__，we decided to __3__ him a lesson in the way he treated us．

Once we started giving Charles the __4__ shoulder，almost everybody was taking no notice of him．He looked so __5__，especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said “Hey!” when __6__ passed his table，but all he got __7__ return were mean looks and silence．

At first I was glad my plan had __8__，but Charles' unhappiness made me upset．I only wanted him to know __9__ it felt like to be blown off，but I hadn't thought about how badly my “lesson” would __10__ him．

During one lunch period，I __11__ as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch，obviously __12__ the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．

“Hey! man．I'm terribly sorry．” I called out．

Charles turned around __13__，clearly wanting to avoid eye contact．

“Oh，so you are talking to me now?” he asked．

“I'm so sorry，__14__ I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship．” I said．

“What?” he nearly shouted，looking much __15__．“I've left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”

“Oh，my God! Why would I want __16__?” I shouted，completely puzzled．

Clearly，we both had been __17__ each other wrong．

At first Charles couldn't accept my __18__．I knew he needed time to __19__ all the hurt I'd caused him．But eventually，he did forgive roe．We even started hanging out together __20__．And our friendship wasn't destroyed at all．

1．A．situation                B．change                 C．action                    D．appearance

2．A．Besides                  B．Therefore             C．Instead                  D．Opposite

3．A．take                      B．teach                   C．give                       D．attend

4．A．serious                  B．friendly                C．warm                    D．cold

5．A．sad                       B．angry                   C．happy                    D．high

6．A．nobody                  B．anyone                 C．they                       D．someone

7．A．at                          B．in                        C．on                         D．by

8．A．helped                   B．operated               C．worked                  D．done

10．A．worry                  B．touch                   C．hurt                       D．disappoint

11．A．imagined              B．listened                C．recalled                  D．watched

12．A．counting              B．guessing              C．waiting                  D．checking

13．A．immediately           B．slowly                 C．finally                    D．willingly

14．A．mad                    B．so                       C．thus                       D．but

15．A．interested             B．pleased                C．surprised                D．moved

16．A．this                     B．those                   C．that                       D．such

17．A．understanding        B．regarding             C．knowing                D．treating

18．A．excuse                 B．attitude                C．suggestion                  D．apology

19．A．get into                B．get over               C．get across              D．get along

20．A．seldom                B．once                    C．again                     D．also

　　Reading Comprehension

　　Inventors like Thomas Edison were called mad. Their inventions were made fun of. John Fitch, who invented the steamboat became so discouraged that he killed himself. Charles Goodyear's family lived in poverty while he carried on his experiments. When Charles Newbold's cast-iron plough first appeared, farmers refused to use it. They said it would poison the soil. In both England and America, the canal companies were opposed to the use of railroads because they feared the competition. Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks. In France, tailors destroyed sewing machines that were used to make clothes for the army. Weavers wrecked the home of Richard Arkwright, the inventor of the power loom. Everywhere resistance to invention was strong.

1．This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．Thomas Edison

B．obstacles(障碍) to invention

C．how inventions were made

D．how inventions have changed our lives

2．The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．inventions were called mad

B．resistance to inventions was strong

C．inventors have lived in poverty

D．farmers refused to use the cast-iron plough

3．The inventor of the power loom was ________.

[　　]

A．Richard Arkwright

B．Thomas Edison

C．John Fitch

D．Charles Newbold

4．Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks because ________.

[　　]

A．they were unsafe

B．the horse was more useful

C．the horse was stronger

D．they cared more about their own economic interests

5．The passage shows that in the past people generally ________.

[　　]

A．welcomed inventions

B．respected inventors

C．were short-sighted

D．were open-minded

　　Reading Comprehension

　　Inventors like Thomas Edison were called mad. Their inventions were made fun of. John Fitch, who invented the steamboat became so discouraged that he killed himself. Charles Goodyear's family lived in poverty while he carried on his experiments. When Charles Newbold's cast-iron plough first appeared, farmers refused to use it. They said it would poison the soil. In both England and America, the canal companies were opposed to the use of railroads because they feared the competition. Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks. In France, tailors destroyed sewing machines that were used to make clothes for the army. Weavers wrecked the home of Richard Arkwright, the inventor of the power loom. Everywhere resistance to invention was strong.

1．This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．Thomas Edison

B．obstacles(障碍) to invention

C．how inventions were made

D．how inventions have changed our lives

2．The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．inventions were called mad

B．resistance to inventions was strong

C．inventors have lived in poverty

D．farmers refused to use the cast-iron plough

3．The inventor of the power loom was ________.

[　　]

A．Richard Arkwright

B．Thomas Edison

C．John Fitch

D．Charles Newbold

4．Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks because ________.

[　　]

A．they were unsafe

B．the horse was more useful

C．the horse was stronger

D．they cared more about their own economic interests

5．The passage shows that in the past people generally ________.

[　　]

A．welcomed inventions

B．respected inventors

C．were short-sighted

D．were open-minded

　　In 1911, a very poor young music hall artist left England for America. His future was uncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past. He had grown up in the slums of London's East End and led a dog's life. His mother suffered so much that she became mad. His father died of drink. Both parents had been on the stage. They had lived on the hope that they would one day be “stars”. Their son decided to succeed where they had failed.

　　By 1914, Charles Chaplin was the most talked about man in America, the king of the silent movies. He was not only admired as a first class actor and comedian（喜剧演员）, he was also making his name as a director.

　　How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He borrowed his ideas from many sources. He used his hat to tell secret messages. His walking stick allowed him to punish his enemy from a distance. He got the idea for his famous flatfooted walk from a London taxi driver who had sore（疼痛的）feet.

(1) When Charles Chaplin left England for America, he thought _____ in America.

[　　]

A．he would find a bright future

B．his life would be not as good as his old days

C．he would make a better living than before

D．he would become a writer

(2) The word“slum”probably means ______.

[　　]

A．a good room

B．a comfortable house

C．an empty house

D．a dirty and unrepaired house

(3) Charles Chaplin became well-known to Americans ______.

[　　]

A．in 1911

B．before 1911

C．around 1914

D．when he was old

(4) Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Charles Chaplin was born in a farmer's family.

B．His parents had become stars before they died.

C．Charles Chaplin was regarded as the king of the silent movies.

D．Americans did not like him until he became a director.

　　In 1911, a very poor young music hall artist left England for America. His future was uncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past. He had grown up in the slums of London's East End and led a dog's life. His mother suffered so much that she became mad. His father died of drink. Both parents had been on the stage. They had lived on the hope that they would one day be “stars”. Their son decided to succeed where they had failed.

　　By 1914, Charles Chaplin was the most talked about man in America, the king of the silent movies. He was not only admired as a first class actor and comedian（喜剧演员）, he was also making his name as a director.

　　How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He borrowed his ideas from many sources. He used his hat to tell secret messages. His walking stick allowed him to punish his enemy from a distance. He got the idea for his famous flatfooted walk from a London taxi driver who had sore（疼痛的）feet.

(1) When Charles Chaplin left England for America, he thought _____ in America.

[　　]

A．he would find a bright future

B．his life would be not as good as his old days

C．he would make a better living than before

D．he would become a writer

(2) The word“slum”probably means ______.

[　　]

A．a good room

B．a comfortable house

C．an empty house

D．a dirty and unrepaired house

(3) Charles Chaplin became well-known to Americans ______.

[　　]

A．in 1911

B．before 1911

C．around 1914

D．when he was old

(4) Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Charles Chaplin was born in a farmer's family.

B．His parents had become stars before they died.

C．Charles Chaplin was regarded as the king of the silent movies.

D．Americans did not like him until he became a director.