Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”
【小题1】 Mrs. Smith always spent all the money       .

A．the next day

B．in four days

C．in a week

D．on next Wednesday

【小题2】 Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her       

A．to do homework	B．to have a look
C．to write down how she spent the money	D．to draw a picture on it

【小题3】Mrs. Smith was        to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.

A．happy

B．sad

C．sorry

D．excited

【小题4】 Mr. Smith gave his wife money        a week.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小题5】 The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very       .

A．glad

B．tall

C．careful

D．good

根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: Nick, are you busy now?

B: No. 1.                                        ?

A: I need your help. I’m planning for tomorrow’s Chinese class. Can we talk about it?

B: You mean the activity of “Spring in my eyes”?

A: Yes. What are you going to do?

B: Er…2.

A: Sing a song? What’s the name of the song?

B: In Spring. 3.                                    ?

A: I don’t know. 4.                                    ?

B: Let me see. You like drawing. I think you can draw a picture about spring.

A: 5.                                                     I’ll do that tomorrow.

 

New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(铁匠). There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States. The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”

1.According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a ________________ man.

A. clever                               B. rich                                   C. strong                               D. lucky

2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he ________________.

A. was interested in horses

B. was needed by the policemen

C. drew a picture of the horseshoe

D. had to make a living

3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to ________________.

A. fit it on the horse’s foot

B. use it for two or three hours

C. make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D. draw a picture of the shoe

4.The best title for the passage is “________________”.

A. Policemen on Horseback

B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.

C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.

D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

 

Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”
【小题1】 Mrs. Smith always spent all the money       .

A．the next day

B．in four days

C．in a week

D．on next Wednesday

【小题2】 Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her       

A．to do homework	B．to have a look
C．to write down how she spent the money	D．to draw a picture on it

【小题3】Mrs. Smith was        to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.

A．happy

B．sad

C．sorry

D．excited

【小题4】 Mr. Smith gave his wife money        a week.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小题5】 The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very       .

A．glad

B．tall

C．careful

D．good

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been… er … A really long time!”

His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprising party for him. ”

Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have theposition(职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.

His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1.Who was going to retire?

A．Jack’s grandma.	B．Jack’s grandpa.
C．Jack’s mother.	D．Jack’s father.

2.Jack remembered __________ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A．the birthday card

B．the boy

C．the book

D．the business card

3.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To build a new position for him.

B．To draw a picture for him.

C．To sing a song for him.

D．To buy a gift for him.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa.

B．Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa.

C．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people.

D．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents.

5.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A．Because he would lose his position.

B．Because he was not cared for.

C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift

D．Because he was unhappy.