When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan． Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming．Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school．

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else．Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself．She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She expected me to have my own idea．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education．

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me．The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying．The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing．This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me．So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target（靶子）, and how I became just another kid in school．

1． The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ________．

A． they returned from another country            B． they had different skin colour

C． they spoke a different language                   D． they moved to a wrong place

2． From the end of the first paragraph we know that ________．

A． children are more friendly to strangers

B． American schools are not safe for kids

C． children often follow their parents’ behavior

D． fighting each other is part of children’s nature

3． At school most of his teachers ______ the author．

A． were cold to    B． didn’t notice     C． threw things at   D． got angry with

4． Miss Bean respected the author by ________．

A． giving him chances to answer questions      B． hitting him with a eraser

C． giving him extra lessons                             D． treating him as one of her students

5． To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to ________．

A． pay close attention to what the teacher says

B． learn to think and have one’s own idea

C． keep silent and unnoticed in class

D． get special attention from the teacher

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．

“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”

“Well，the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．

Mary wrote on the piece of paper：

CAPITAL      $27.25

EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost

                 String for 10 necklaces                 $  2.50

                 Beads for 10 necklaces    +       $ 15.00

                 Total                              $ 17.50

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．

“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”

“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．

“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”

1.The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

A．something sold cheap                             B．something sold expensive

C．something made at home                       D．something made by children

2.How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A．$ 47.45．   B．$ 75．         C．$ 85．         D．$102.25．

3.What's the best title for this story?

A．How to Make Necklaces                        B．How to Sell Necklaces

C．How to Make a Plan                                D．How to Earn Money for a Trip

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．
He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?
“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’
“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．
“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”
“Well，the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．
Mary wrote on the piece of paper：
CAPITAL      $27.25
EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost
String for 10 necklaces        $  2.50
Beads for 10 necklaces   +    $ 15.00
Total                        $ 17.50
“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．
“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”
“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．
“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”
【小题1】The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．

“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”

“Well，the pet shop wilt give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．

Mary wrote on the piece of paper：

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．

“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”

“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．

“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 2.0 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”

1．Which word best describes Mary?

A．Confident．        B．Generous．        C．Helpful．           D．Outgoing．

2．The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

A．something sold cheap                                  B．something sold expensive

C．something made at home                             D．something made by children

3．How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A．$ 47.45．            B．$ 75．               C．$ 85．                     D．$102.25．

4．How did Tom know how much he would have left over after paying for the camping trip?

A，He took the cost of the trip from the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

B．He added the cost of the trip to the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

C．He asked Mary for the answer．

D．He took the cost of each necklace from the amount of money he had to begin with．

5．What's the best title for this story?

A．How to Make Necklaces                              B．How to Sell Necklaces

C．How to Make a Plan                                    D．How to Earn Money for a Trip