Passage 4

 Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”

The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall    B. the door    C. a piece of paper    D. his son's pocket

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day   B. the third day   C. the fourth day   D. the fifth day

4. The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

5.What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy

Ms. LaRosa is a great teacher. She can answer almost any question that you have about any history topic and if she cannot, she will try her best to help you find the answer. Although she has a hearing aid(助听器., she does not let that prevent her from being a great teacher. She told the class about it on the first day and told us not to let it get in the way of our learning and not to treat her differently.

We all like her class, especially an activity which is called the station. Stations are when our tables of four or five become our groups and we go through four various activities, such as Ancient China, in which we need to put together a sentence and write it using ancient symbols. Each station needs about 40 minutes to complete.

Ms. LaRosa has a policy that not many teachers give a second thought to. That is writing in cursive (草书的.letters. She will provide you with various resources so that your cursive handwriting is the best that it can be. Ms. LaRosa always says that she has a reason for everything that she does. Recently we just understood her reason for supporting cursive handwriting. Cursive writing can force you to think in words but not in letters. Also it has been proven that people who write in cursive letters do better on tests.

Ms. LaRosa’s class gets to do various fun and exciting things. She also uses real examples from her own life, such as things that her daughter has done. Ms. LaRosa also has absolute trust in her students. She always leaves her purse on her desk.

Ms. LaRosa is a great person and a great teacher who is always there for you, and I feel like I can tell her anything.

1. Ms. LaRosa is a teacher with a good knowledge of history, isn’t she?  （1 分.

   __________, ___________________________________________________________.

2. What activity is especially liked by the students? （2分.

   ______________________________________________________________________.

3. How long do the students usually spend on each station? （2分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

4. Why does Ms. LaRosa support cursive handwriting? （2 分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

5. How does Ms. LaRosa usually teach her class? （2 分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

6.What do you think makes Ms. LaRosa a great teacher? （3分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

根据括号中所给的汉语，写出单词的正确形式，使句子意思完整。
【小题1】They were playing _________ ( 吵闹 ) outside.
【小题2】It has been in _________ ( 服务 ) since 2000.
【小题3】Have you ________(意识到) this serious mistake now, guy?
【小题4】_______ ( 闪电 ) started a big fire in a house.
【小题5】The _________(政府) has taken action to prevent people cutting down the trees.

阅读下面的短文，根据其内容回答问题。

How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?

     As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called  the Golden Gate Bridge?

     In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 旧金山海湾And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .

     Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.

1.How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.

2.What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.

3.What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.

4.What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?

____________________________________________.

5.What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.

The Red Cross Society of China（RCSC）（中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million U.S. dollars) as donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit (遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCSC said on January 14, 2005.

2.66 million U.S. dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand soon after they were hit by the killer disaster（灾难）late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages (homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster areas, the reports said.

According to the reports, two RCSC’s rescue (营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.

The RCSC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its website on time, the reports said.

1.The passage is probably from _____.

A. a newspaper                 B. an advertisement                    C. an instruction (指导) book

2.Which countries were hit by a tsunami (海啸)？

A. Indonesia, China.

B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

C. Thailand, Japan and Maldives.                 

3.How many RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in the tsunami-hit countries?

A.  One.                            B.Two.                                        C.Three.                                

4.The rest of the money will be used to rebuild _____ in the disaster area.

A. villages, schools and orphanages

B.villages, factories and stations

C. orphanages, gyms and schools      

5.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The RCSC has so far received U.S. $ 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.

B. The uses of the money will be reported on its website on time by the RCSC.

C.Two RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.