The Flower You Eat

　　Everything was ready for the first Thanksgiving Day feast (感恩节宴会) . It was 1621. The men had been out hunting and there was much deer meat and turkey (火鸡) . The fields had yielded (生长出) their rich harvest of corn and pumpkin (南瓜). The women had been busy cooking and baking (烘烤) and the invited Indian(印第安的) guest seemed to be eating white flowers at which the pilgrims (移民) marveled (惊奇) . When the Indian saw the puzzled expressions (表情) on the white men's faces, he smiled and drew some seeds from one of the two deerskin bags which he carried. He placed them on the hot stones near the fire. Then he waited and suddenly the seeds began to hop (跳) about and to burst with a popping noise.

　　Pop! Pop! Pop!

　　The Indian laughed as the pilgrims expressed their surprise. The seeds jumped off the hot rock as they popped, and turned into the white fluffy (蓬松的) things that the Indian had taken from the first bag.

　　“Look! ” a pilgrim boy shouted. “It's magic! ”

　　The pilgrims tasted the new food and found it delicious. And that's how the pilgrims first learned about popcorn(爆玉米花).

1．Where did the deer meat and turkey for the feast come from?

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A．The author didn't tell us that.

B．They were bought in the market (市场).

C．They came from hunting.

D．They were given by friends.

2．They held (举办) the feast to ________ .

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3．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．The Indian was eating a kind of white flowers which made the pilgrims puzzled.

B．The Indian was surprised that the pilgrims were eating white flowers.

C．The pilgrims knew very well what the Indian was eating.

D．The pilgrims had no interest in the white flowers.

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The white flowers were actually a kind of food made of corn.

B．The hot stones made the corn seeds turn into the white fluffy things－the white flowers.

C．The pilgrims learned that the white flowers the Indian was eating were called popcorn.

D．The Indian had the magic power to make the seeds hopping.

5．The passage tells us ________ .

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A．how the pilgrims celebrated the Thanksgiving Day.

B．how to make the popcorn.

C．about the magic power of the Indian.

D．about a kind of plant－the white flower.

　 Today is fine. The sky is blue. Now it's nine o'clock in the morning. There's a sports meeting in the forest on the big mountain.

　 Look, a horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing.

　 There are some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag(旗子) in his hand. Polly is sitting in the tree. A fox, a baby panda and some little animals are sitting under the trees. They are all watching.

( )31. What's the weather like today?

　 A. Windy.　　 B. Rainy.　 C. Sunny.　 D. Cloudy.

( )32. How many animals are running and jumping?

　 A. Six.　 B. Fourteen. 　C. Five.　 D. Eleven.

( )33. Which animals are climbing the trees?

A. The elephants and cats.　 B. The pandas and foxes.

C. The monkeys.　　　　 D. The horses and pandas.

( )34. There're ______ at the sports meeting.

　 A. not any birds　 B. many monkeys　 C. many people　 D. a lot of animals

( )35. Who're all watching at the meeting?

　 A. A fox, a baby panda and some little animals. B. A tiger, a baby horse and some cats.

　 C. A monkey, a baby cat and some birds.　　　 D. Polly, an elephant and some fish.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given.

　　Look a________ your watch. It has t________ hands, a l________ hand a short o________. Some watches have three h________, an hour hand, a m ________ hand and a second hand. A watch is very h ________. It tells us time. It t________ us when to get u________ and when to go t________ school.

Perhaps　the　only　test　score　that　I　remember　is　the　55　when　I　was　in　high　school.
The　test　was　the　final　for　a　course.　I　remember　waiting　anxiously　as　my　teacher　Mr.　Right　passed　out　our　papers　one　by　one.　It　was　a　rather　difficult　test.　I　heard　my　classmates　groaning,　and　I　could　tel　by　the　groans　that　the　scores　weren’t　looking　good.
Mr.　Right　put　my　paper　on　my　desk.　There　in　big　red　numbers,　circled　to　draw　attention,　was　my　score,　55!
I　lowered　my　head,　and　covered　the　score　up　quickly.　A　55　is　not　something　that　you　wanted　your　classmates　to　see.“The　scores　were　not　very　good,　none　of　you　passed,”Mr.　Right　said.　“The　highest　score　in　the　class　was　a　55.”
A　55.　That’s　me!
Suddenly　my　sad　look　didn’t　look　so　bad.　I　had　the　highest　score.　I　felt　a　lot　better.
I　walked　home　alone　that　day　with　the　low　but　high　score.　My　father　knew　that　I　had　a　big　test　that　day　and　asked　me　as　soon　as　I　got　home,　“How　did　you　do　in　your　test？”“I　made　a　55,”I　said.
A　frown（皱眉）now　stood　on　my　father’s　face.　I　knew　I　had　to　explain　immediately.　“But　Dad,　I　had　the　highest　score　in　the　calss,”I　proudly　stated.　I　thought　that　explanation　would　make　a　difference.“You　failed!”my　father　replied.“But　it’s　the　highest!” I　insisted.“I　don’t　care　what　scores　others　had,　but　you　failed.　What　matters　is　what　you　do!”my　father　firmly　said.
For　years,　my　father　was　always　that　way.　It　didn’t　matter　what　others　did,　it　only　mattered　what　I　did　and　that　I　did　it　excelently.
We　often　don’t　understand　the　wisdom（智慧）of　good　parents　until　we　ourselves　stand　in　the　parents’shoes.　My　father’s　words　have　carried　me　throughout　life.
【小题1】　The　word　groaning　is　the　closest　in　meaning　to　_____.

A．singing

B．laughing

C．complaining

D．quarreling

【小题2】　In　class,　to　hide　my　score　from　my　classmates,　I　_____.

A．lowered　my　head	B．covered　my　score　up
C．walked　home　alone	D．explained　immediately

【小题3】　A　frown　stood　on　my　father’s　face　because　he　thought　_____.

A．I　did　a　bad　job　in　the　test

B．I　gave　a　good　excuse

C．I　became　the　worst　student

D．I　stood　in　his　shoes

【小题4】　We　can　infer　from　the　passage　that　_____.

A．the　father　was　strict　with　his　child.

B．the　writer　was　always　poor　in　tests.

C．Mr.　Right　was　worried　about　the　writer

D．the　writer　was　always　happy　with　his　scores

【小题5】　Which　is　the　best　title　of　the　passage？

A．The　Final　Test	B．That’s　Me!
C．My　strict　Teacher	D．Scores,　Important？