阅读理解

    Peter didn't like to use his head. He never put his heart into his studies when he was at school. So he fell behind his classmates and couldn't pass the exams and he hardly finished middle school. Later on he found work in a factory. At first he worked in an office, but he was unable to do his job. He was sent to a workshop. He had to do some unskilled work there. He was always tired when he got home and went to bed as soon as he had supper.

　　Once the young man asked a barber(理发师) to cut his long hair off. He found the work was clean and light. He decided to be a barber too and he left the factory. He took the barber as his teacher. Three months passed, but he learned nothing and the barber lost his patience(耐心) and told him to go home. The young man stayed at home and had nothing to do. His father helped him to open a barber's shop in their small town, but nobody wouldn't had their hair cut in his shop. His father wanted others to believe Peter and asked his son to cut his hair off. The young was so afraid that he cut his father's ear off. The old man began to call out,“Ear! My ear!”“Peter picked the ear up and said,”“Stop shouting, daddy! Your ear is here.”

(1) Peter didn't use his head, so ________.

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A. he was weak in all his lessons

B. his father had to help him

C. he found work in a factory

D. he didn't leave middle school

(2) Peter was told to do some unskilled work because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted to be paid more

B. he couldn't get on well with his workmates at all

C. he wanted to go on studying in the workshop

D. he learned nothing at school

(3) Peter left the factory because _________.

[　　]

A. nobody was polite to him

B. he was unable to do the work there

C. he couldn't finish his work on time

D. he hoped to do some clean and light work

(4) The phrase “take sb. as one's teacher” means _________.

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A.拜某人为师

B.培养某人为教师

C.拜师

D.学习某人当老师

(5) Peter cut his father's ear off because ________.

[　　]

A. his knife

B. he didn't learn anything

C. his teacher wouldn't teach him

D. he didn't love his father at all

阅读理解

    Peter didn't like to use his head. He never put his heart into his studies when he was at school. So he fell behind his classmates and couldn't pass the exams and he hardly finished middle school. Later on he found work in a factory. At first he worked in an office, but he was unable to do his job. He was sent to a workshop. He had to do some unskilled work there. He was always tired when he got home and went to bed as soon as he had supper.

　　Once the young man asked a barber(理发师) to cut his long hair off. He found the work was clean and light. He decided to be a barber too and he left the factory. He took the barber as his teacher. Three months passed, but he learned nothing and the barber lost his patience(耐心) and told him to go home. The young man stayed at home and had nothing to do. His father helped him to open a barber's shop in their small town, but nobody wouldn't had their hair cut in his shop. His father wanted others to believe Peter and asked his son to cut his hair off. The young was so afraid that he cut his father's ear off. The old man began to call out,“Ear! My ear!”“Peter picked the ear up and said,”“Stop shouting, daddy! Your ear is here.”

(1) Peter didn't use his head, so ________.

[　　]

A. he was weak in all his lessons

B. his father had to help him

C. he found work in a factory

D. he didn't leave middle school

(2) Peter was told to do some unskilled work because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted to be paid more

B. he couldn't get on well with his workmates at all

C. he wanted to go on studying in the workshop

D. he learned nothing at school

(3) Peter left the factory because _________.

[　　]

A. nobody was polite to him

B. he was unable to do the work there

C. he couldn't finish his work on time

D. he hoped to do some clean and light work

(4) The phrase “take sb. as one's teacher” means _________.

[　　]

A.拜某人为师

B.培养某人为教师

C.拜师

D.学习某人当老师

(5) Peter cut his father's ear off because ________.

[　　]

A. his knife

B. he didn't learn anything

C. his teacher wouldn't teach him

D. he didn't love his father at all

理解下列词组的含义，并造句。

　　“cut”用法归纳。

　　cut up意为“切碎”，如：

________________________

　　cut into halves意为“切成两半”，如：

________________________

　　cut into pieces意为“切成碎块”，如：

________________________

阅读理解

　　Different countries have different customs(习俗) in giving presents.

　　IN CHINA you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for“ clock” is shriller to the sound for“ death” in Chinese. Also, don't wrap(包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because these are the coolers for funerals(葬礼). Don't give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.

　　IN RUSSIA if we give flowers as a present, we have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five... ) because even numbers of flowers (two, four, six... ) are for funerals.

　　IN GERMANY flowers are a good present to take to your dinner hostess, but don't take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything, either. Don't wrap your present in white, brown, or black paper.

(1) Why can't we give a clock as a present to a Chinese? Because in　　  Chinese__________.

[　　]

A. the word “clock” has the same meaning with the word “death”

B. the word “clock” has the Same sound with the word “death”

C. the word “clock” has the same meaning with the word “knife”

D. the word “clock” means “dangerous”

(2) You may take _________ if you go to a birthday party in Russia or Germany.

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(3) In _________ thirteen is an unlucky number.

[　　]

(4) What's the Chinese meaning for“ odd number” and “even number”?

[　　]

阅读理解

　　Different countries have different customs(习俗) in giving presents.

　　IN CHINA you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for“ clock” is shriller to the sound for“ death” in Chinese. Also, don't wrap(包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because these are the coolers for funerals(葬礼). Don't give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.

　　IN RUSSIA if we give flowers as a present, we have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five... ) because even numbers of flowers (two, four, six... ) are for funerals.

　　IN GERMANY flowers are a good present to take to your dinner hostess, but don't take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything, either. Don't wrap your present in white, brown, or black paper.

(1) Why can't we give a clock as a present to a Chinese? Because in　　  Chinese__________.

[　　]

A. the word “clock” has the same meaning with the word “death”

B. the word “clock” has the Same sound with the word “death”

C. the word “clock” has the same meaning with the word “knife”

D. the word “clock” means “dangerous”

(2) You may take _________ if you go to a birthday party in Russia or Germany.

[　　]

(3) In _________ thirteen is an unlucky number.

[　　]

(4) What's the Chinese meaning for“ odd number” and “even number”?

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