Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)

Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minute you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.What happened in Mr Swale’s class?

A. He wanted to showwhat job was the most useful.

B. He asked an improper (不适宜的）question.

C. Jodie gave an honest answer.

D. The other students laughed at Jodie.

2.Which of the following is Not True according to this story?

A. She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.

B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.

C. She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.

D. Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.

3.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Jodie cool down.?????????????

B. To prove how dirty his job was.

C. To help Jodie learn about his job.

D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

4.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A. he was kind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. he was unselfish?????????????

C. he was cheerful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. he was hardworking

5.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A. Sad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Dirty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Proud

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could   1　 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my  2　 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” I was very    3    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends,  4   together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 5   so because I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were    6　. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers and listening to the noise. It was   7　. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even   8　!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard  9 I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college.   

Thanks to my father and our   10   to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1  A. say                        B. do                C. receive            D. like

2  A. teacher                 B. friend                 C. father                   D. husband

3  A. angry                     B. tired                  C. nervous           D. surprised

4  A. working                 B. singing             C. playing           D. farming

5  A. guessed                     B. meant              C. said                  D. hoped

6  A. outside                 B. inside               C. back              D. away

7  A. terrible                B. wonderful        C. funny          D. special

8  A. better                     B. harder              C. worse            D. easier

9  A. but                     B. if                     C. so              D. although

10 A. way                        B. look                 C. plan                  D. visit