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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.　　

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.　　

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man ------George Stephenson.  　　

Great Inventor:      1.
In    2.	He started work.
In1795	He spent much time     3.           .
In 1798	He began to learn the English letters.
In 1799	He could  4.for the first time.
In his life	He invented many things, including    5.     .

 

 

　　Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.

　　One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.

　　He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, “I'm going out to eat in a restaurant.” “Wait for five minutes，” said his wife. “Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?” asked Mike.

　　“Of course not,” she answered. “But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes.” 

1.Mike works in________.

A. a factory　　 B. an office C. a school　　　D. a hospital

2.Jenny stays at home because ________.

A. she likes cooking B. she loves her husband very much

C. she doesn't have a job D. she doesn't want to work

3. One day, Mike came home very late because________.

A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant

B. he had a lot of work to do

D. his wife didn't cook dinner

4.Mike was________when he found his dinner was not ready.

A. happy　　　 B. glad　　　 C. hungry　　　 D. not happy

5.Which sentence is correct?

A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.

B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.

C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.

D. Jenny didn't love her husband.

 

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.　　
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).　　
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!　　
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood .Exercise helps us to think better!　　
【小题1】If we get up early and go to bed early , we’ll _________ .　　

A．have enough exercise	B．be healthy
C．think better	D．have strong blood

【小题2】If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he _____ .　　

A．becomes wise	B．won’t do well in his work
C．goes to school in time	D．has enough sleep

【小题3】A person needs exercise because _______ .　　

A．it makes him healthy	B．he has a lot of homework to do
C．he is strong enough	D．he does exercise

【小题4】Exercise makes the ______ move quickly and smoothly(流畅)　　

A．body

B．blood

C．children

D．head

【小题5】Which of the following if Not TRUE?　　

A．Exercise does good to a person’s head

B．A student should have 10 hours’ sleep

C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise.

　　Mr Smith had a week holidays, so he said, “I'm going to see the sea by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the railway station and got into the train He had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the beautiful scenery. But the wind pulled his hat off.

　　Mr Smith quickly took his old bag and threw it out of the window, too. The other people in the train laughed, “Is your bag going to bring back your beautiful hat?” they asked. “No,” Mr Smith answered, “but there is no name arid no address in my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag. If someone finds both of them, he or she will send me the bag and hat.”

(1) Mr Smith went to have his holidays of ________.

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(2) Mr Smith put his head out of the window to ________.

[　　]

A．see the beautiful scenery

B．say goodbye to his friends

C．throw his hat out of the window

D．say hello to the people outside

(3) Mr Smith is going to ________ during his holidays.

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A．visit his friends

B．see his parents

C．enjoy himself in the train

D．see the sea

(4) Why did Mr Smith throw his old bag out of the window? Because ________.

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A．he hoped someone would find his bag

B．he hoped someone would send back his bag and hat.

C．he hoped his bag would bring back his hat

D．he hoped the people in the train would laugh

(5) From the passage we can see that Mr Smith was a ________.

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　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the USA from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel(旅社) on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $ 900, his passport(护照), photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

　　But three weeks after he returned to Tokyo, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto received an envelope(信封). There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $ 900 and a letter from Mr Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

　　The next time he travelled to the USA, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month.

　　He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

　　Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

　　Now they have become friends. Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the USA.

1．While he was visiting Chicago, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto ________.

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A．lost his bag

B．lost his way

C．changed his money into money order

D．made friends with an old American

2．When Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn't find his lost things ________.

[　　]

A．he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

B．he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

C．he thought they would never be found

D．he thought they would be soon returned to him

3．Mr Loveras sent back the things to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ________.

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A．to get some money from him in return

B．to help him to do more business in USA

C．him to come to visit America more often

D．him to know most people in Chicano are nice

4．From the passage we know that Mr Loveras was ________.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Mr Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

B．A thief(小偷) took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

C．If Mr Loveras didn't return everything to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

D．Mr Loveras knew Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto very well before.