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　　There are nearly a million migrant （移民）workers in the United States. Most of them are Mexican Americans and black Americans. They go from state to state, from one farm to another, to pick fruit and vegetables. They work long hours but at night they go to bed hungrily. The farm owners give them very low pay and cheat them in every way.

　　Take the Johnsons for example, they have a six-month-old baby and five other children. At the moment they are on a farm in south California, picking fruit and vegetables.

　　They have been given one very small room in the migrant camp（营地）on the farm. The thin walls have big holes in them and the roof lets in the rain.

　　“When it rains,” Mrs. Johnson said. “It comes in on our bed. I have to stand up with the baby in my arms so that he doesn't get wet and catch cold.”

　　The Johnsons do their own cooking, but shopping isn't easy. The nearest town is far away and the migrant workers are forced to buy most things in the small shop in the camp. This shop belongs to the owner and the prices there are much higher than in the town. “It doesn't seem right, ”said Mr Johnson.

（1）The migrant workers are those who _________.

[　　]

A. grow fruit and vegetables on their farm

B. have to move about for a job

C. like to travel about from one state to another

D. come from Mexico

（2）There are _________ people in Johnson's family.

[　　]

（3）If it rains, Mrs. Johnson couldn't sleep because _________.

[　　]

A. she has to feed her baby

B. the rain is too noisy

C. her bed is wet and it affects her baby

D. her baby likes rain and wants to get wet

（4）Shopping isn't easy for the Johnsons because ___________.

[　　]

A. they're far away from the nearest town and there's no shop in

the neighbourhood

B. The shop near their home sells expensive things

C. They have no money to buy things

D. They don't want to buy things in the shop which belongs to their owner

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　     No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather.　　 But if we read correctly the signs around us we can tell what　　 more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling　　 what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called　　 weather forecasting.

　　     For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the　　 weather and tried to make weather forecasting.

　　     Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water vapor in the air,　　 and therefore rain will probably come.

　　     Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel　　 in their bones the coming of wet weather. Their joints ache. Some　　 birds fly high if fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground　　 if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of　　 the insects(昆虫) which they are hunting that they fly low.

　　     If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows always come in the　　 evenings. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather　　 will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about sunrise,　　 then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening　　 the next day will be wet weather.

　　     If sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be　　 fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.

　　     Most of the above sayings have been made by people who have used　　 their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

1. For hundreds of_____________ people have studied the weather.

[　　]

A. centuries

B. years　　

C. months　　

D. weeks

2. When birds fly near the ground, wet weather or a _______ will come.

[　　]

A. storm　　

B. rainbow　　

C. dry weather　　

D. fog

3. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, the weather will_______.

[　　]

A. continue to be rainy　　

B. clear up　　

C. be cloudy　　　　　　　　

D. get dark soon

4. Many people have tried their best to ________ the weather.

[　　]

A. control　　

B. change　　

C. forecast　　

D. affect

5. When distant hills and tall trees seem to be very clear ________.

[　　]

A. people will shout　　

B. birds will sing　　

C. there are rings round the sun

D. rain will probably come

6. A lot of people have pains in their joints before _________.

[　　]

A. fair weather comes　　

B. it rains　　

C. sunny days

D. sunrise

阅读理解

　　There are nearly a million migrant （移民）workers in the United States. Most of them are Mexican Americans and black Americans. They go from state to state, from one farm to another, to pick fruit and vegetables. They work long hours but at night they go to bed hungrily. The farm owners give them very low pay and cheat them in every way.

　　Take the Johnsons for example, they have a six-month-old baby and five other children. At the moment they are on a farm in south California, picking fruit and vegetables.

　　They have been given one very small room in the migrant camp（营地）on the farm. The thin walls have big holes in them and the roof lets in the rain.

　　“When it rains,” Mrs. Johnson said. “It comes in on our bed. I have to stand up with the baby in my arms so that he doesn't get wet and catch cold.”

　　The Johnsons do their own cooking, but shopping isn't easy. The nearest town is far away and the migrant workers are forced to buy most things in the small shop in the camp. This shop belongs to the owner and the prices there are much higher than in the town. “It doesn't seem right, ”said Mr Johnson.

（1）The migrant workers are those who _________.

[　　]

A. grow fruit and vegetables on their farm

B. have to move about for a job

C. like to travel about from one state to another

D. come from Mexico

（2）There are _________ people in Johnson's family.

[　　]

（3）If it rains, Mrs. Johnson couldn't sleep because _________.

[　　]

A. she has to feed her baby

B. the rain is too noisy

C. her bed is wet and it affects her baby

D. her baby likes rain and wants to get wet

（4）Shopping isn't easy for the Johnsons because ___________.

[　　]

A. they're far away from the nearest town and there's no shop in

the neighbourhood

B. The shop near their home sells expensive things

C. They have no money to buy things

D. They don't want to buy things in the shop which belongs to their owner

_____ it rains tomorrow?　I think we’d better take umbrellas.

A . In case        B . If only       C . How come       D . What if

 

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.
　　When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
　　The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.
　　So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.
It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.
　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship..
【小题1】According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they______

A．are lack of care

B．are watered

C．are weeded out

D．are beaten

【小题2】.According to Para.3 and Pare.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’moto（座右铭）may be_____

A．“seeing is believing”	B．“Put everything in proper use”
C．”Practice makes perfect”	D．“No pains, no gains”

【小题3】.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means______

A．strong

B．strange

C．deep

D．old

【小题4】 Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now ?

A．I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B．I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C．I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D．I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

【小题5】 Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Nice Doctor	B．The Deep Roots
C．Adversity and Suffering	D．My Childhood Memory