My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough fish to feed the family nearly every day.

   When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. When he got to the school, he would give me a big kiss on the face and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(令人难堪的) for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would kiss me goodbye!

I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his a usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever refused him and he had this surprised look on his face for a long time, and his eyes started to be wet, he turned and looked out the windshield(挡风玻璃). “You’re right,” he said, “You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

 It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home, but not dad. He had a big family to feed…

How I wish I had been a man the. If I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.

1 What does the underlined word “feed” mean?

     A. 收留   B. 教育  C. 养活   D. 捐助新课 标 第 一网

2 When the weather was bad, the writer went to school________.

A.     in his father’s boat  B. in his father’s truck

      C. by bike            D. on foot

3 He felt so embarrassed because________.

      A. his father kissed him goodbye   B. his father drove him to school

      C. his father’s trunk was too old   D. his father said he was a good boy

4 His father died ________.

A.     after he refused his father’s goodbye kiss

B.     when he was born

C.     before he was 12 years old

D.     after he said goodbye to his family

5 The purpose of this passage is to tell us________.

A.     what a big man the writer’s father was

B.     how the writer’s father caught fish

C.     the writer took pride in his father

D.     the writer felt sorry for his father and himself

                   

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.
Of course, he delivered (分发) more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”. Then she put the note and the empty bottles into the milk box. The next day, the buttermilk would magically appear.
There was also a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box in the house, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
I am sad that there is no home milk delivery today. Big companies produce cheaper milk, and milk is for sale everywhere. People may not need the milkman anymore.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside and it brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and put it outside the door. My son’s friends always ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship with his milk.
【小题1】The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.

A．by car

B．by bike

C．on foot

D．by truck

【小题2】The writer’s mother put the note _____.

A．into the bottles	B．into the milk box
C．in the kitchen	D．in front of the door

【小题3】The writer brought back home an old milk box because he _____.

A．missed the good old days

B．wanted to tell funny stories

C．needed it for his milk bottle

D．wanted to give it to the milkman

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.
【小题1】What is the work in a newspaper office like?

A．Interesting and confusing	B．Important and patient.
C．Particular and necessary.	D．Fast and busy.

【小题2】According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ____________.
a. writing stories          b. doing interviews         c. joining in a discussion
d. doing homework        e. handing stories to the editor

A．cbade

B．cdeab

C．cbdae

D．cadbe

【小题3】The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.

A．the importance of the events	B．how well the stories are written
C．the knowledge of the chief editor	D．whether they are the latest

【小题4】Word editors’ work is to ____________.

A．help the chief editor with the morning discussion

B．decide when and how the papers can be printed

C．read the stories and make necessary changes

D．get together information from reporters and photographers

【小题5】The best title for this passage is “____________”.

A．How a newspaper is produced	B．How newspapers are delivered
C．What kind of papers readers like	D．Whose work is more important

根据句子意思用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Dad, Mum asked you and ________ (I) to do the cleaning at home today.

2.To our surprise, an excellent student ______(murder) by his roommate in a university.

3.Don't drink the ____________(pollute) water. It will make you ill.

4.I can’t stop ______(take) photos at this tourist attraction. I have no enough time.

5.The terrible traffic accident happened because the truck driver was so _______ (care) that he didn’t notice the sign of speed.