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　　Martin is a man of all trades and of many experiences. He never stays at one job for more than six months and never leaves the job of his own will . He is not actually lazy or unfit and his employers(雇主) can not be said to be unreasonable. He is ,according to one of his former employers, too eager for the work that his employer has the least intention to let him do. One fact about Martin is that he never waits long to find s new job. Last month ,he was fired again. Mr. King, the owner of a small shop hired him to paint his new house. He readily accepted the job without a word. When later Mr. King went to see how things were going on there, he couldn't find Martin. Instead he saw four workmen carefully painting the wall. “What's the matter?” he wondered. “Hi, Mr. King!” he heard Martin's voice calling from behind. “They're working hard, aren't they?” Mr. King turned back. He saw Martin smiling at him. “What's happened, Martin? And why are these workers here?” Mr. King asked. “I've hired them at 8 dollars for each man.” Martin told him happily. “But I will only pay 30 dollars for the whole work.” Mr. King couldn't understand. “I know, Mr. King. But just think, I only reed to pay another two dollars and then can enjoy the happy feeling of being a boss. Isn't it worth the money?”

1．Why is Martin often fired? Because he ________.

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A．is too lazy

B．tries to be a boss

C．has few experiences

D．often acts against his employers' will

2．Martin seems to be a ________.

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A．narrow-minded fellow

B．light-hearted man

C．man who is at loose ends

D．person full of fears

3．Mr. King was ________ when he saw four works painting his house.

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4．The best title for the passage can be ________.

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A．Martin and Mr. King

B．Painting a New House

C．It's Worth the Money

D．Reasonable or Not

Professor Martin's report says that children who attend a number of different schools, because their parents have to move around the country, probably make slow progress in their studies. There are also signs, says Professor Martin, that an unusually large number of such children are mentally affected.

　　The professor says, "It's true, my personal feeling is that children should stay in one school. However, our findings are based on research and not on any personal feelings that I or my assistants may have on the subject."

　　Captain Thomas James, an Army lecturer for the past 20 years and him self a father of two, said," I've never heard such rubbish. Taking me for ex ample, no harm is done to the education of my children who change schools regularly－if they keep to the same system, as in our army schools. In my experience, I've known quite a few of them－Army children are as well－adjusted（调整）as any others, if not more so. What the professor doesn't appear to appreciate is the fact that in such situations children will adapt（适应）much better than grown-ups."

　　When this was put to Professor Martin, he said that at no time had his team suggested that all such children were backward or mentally affected in some way, but simply that in their experience there was a clear tendency（倾向）.

　　"Our findings show that while the very bright child can deal with regular changes without harming his or her general progress in studies, the majority of children suffer from constantly having to enter a new learning situation."

　　1．According to this passage, Professor Martin's personal feeling_______.

　　　　A. is the opposite of what his report has shown

　　　　B. is in a way supported by his research

　　　　C. has played a big part in his research

　　　　D. is based on his own experience as a child

　

　　2．From the passage, we can conclude that Captain James's children_________.

　　　　A. have been affected by changing schools

　　　　B. go to ordinary State schools

　　　　C. can get used to the Army school education

　　　　D. discuss their education regularly with their father

　　

　　3.About children and grown-ups, Captain James says that children______.

　　　　A. are generally well-adjusted

　　　　B. are usually less experienced

　　　　C. can adapt much more easily

　　　　D. can deal with changes quickly

　　

　　4．According to Professor Martin, _________ suffer from changing schools regularly.

　　　　A. Army children

　　　　B. quite a few children

　　　　C. bright children

　　　　D. few children

 

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　　Montgomery is a large city in the southern state of Alabama. This state had many 1 that forced black people, called “coloureds”, to be separated 2 white people.

　　Restaurants drinking fountains, and buses had 3 that forced “coloureds” to be in a certain section away from white people.

　　Rose Parks decided to 4 one of these laws. On December 1,1955, she got on a bus and sat at the back of the 5 section because the black section was full. When 6 asked her to give up her seat for him, she refused. When the driver insisted she move, she again 7 . The driver called the police and she was arrested.

　　When the black people of Montgomery heard about her arrest, they had meetings to decide 8 they could do. Martin Luther King had 9 the black population to stand up to injustice (不公正) through non-violent means.

　　They decided to boycott bus. 10 white people had cars, so only a few rode the bus. The bus company could not make 11 money to buy fuel and pay the drivers. They 12 thousands of dollars.

　　The bus boycott lasted 381 days. During the time black people 13 long distances to their 14 . The law had to be changed 15 Blacks would again ride the bus. In 1956, the Supreme Court in Washington D． C． decided it was not lawful to 16 black people to sit in a special section of the bus. The new law meant that people of any race could sit anywhere on the bus. Rose Parks had changed the 17 of separation for all of the southern states. She stated that her 18 came from two sources (来源). The first was the 19 she saw in her mother and grandparents when they faced difficult situations. The second was from an inner feeling about right and 20 , justice and injustice. Some people call her the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”. Certainly, her act of bravery changed the lives of black people in the southern states.

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