It is often very difficult these days to find someone to come and mend your TV set, or your washing machine, or any other thing if it breaks. Everybody wants to sell you new goods (货物), but nobody wants to mend them when they stop working.

One day Mrs. Harris found that there was something wrong with her bathroom, so she phoned her plumber(管子工). Three days later, he arrivd． Mrs. Harris was unhappy about his coming late. These three days brought her a lot of trouble.

“Well, you're finally arrived!” she said to the plumber. “I called you three days ago. ”

The plumber didn't mind this at all. He suddenly took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it.

“Three days ago?” he sad． “That was the 21st,wasn't it? Well, I'm sorry, but I've come to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs, Smith's house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th. ”

1．This plumber came to Mrs. Harris's house on the (　)

A．24^th

B．21st

C．20^th

D．17th

2．We know from the story that it is not easy to (　)

A．sell new goods

B．have something mended

C．mend TV sets well

D．phone plumbers

3．Mrs. Harris called the plumber three days ago.________ on the third day. (　)

A．There was something wrong with her bathroom

B．Mrs. Harris was happy

C．The bathroom didn't bring her much trouble

D．Mrs. Harris's bathroom wasn't mended

4．Which of the following is true? (　)

A．The plumber saw Mr. Smith and found he came to the wrong place.

B．The plumber liked to sell goods and didn't like to mend them.

C．The plumber came to mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom.

D．The plumber would mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom on the 25th.

5．What would happen to Mrs. Harris if she didn't tell the plumber she had called him three days before? (　)

A．The plumber couldn't come to Mrs. Smith's house.

B．The plumber would mend the bathroom.

C．The plumber would look for Mrs. Smith's house.

D．Her bathroom would be mended three days before.

 

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.  It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.  As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.From the story we know that _________.

A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

2.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B．Other drivers would let him go first.

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D．He could save a lot of money and time.

3.Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C．Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

4.When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

A．Before they arrived at the church.

B．Before they overtook the writer’s car.

C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D．After the writer’s family left the church.

 

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.  It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.  As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me.  “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
【小题1】From the story we know that _________.

A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

【小题2】What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B．Other drivers would let him go first.

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D．He could save a lot of money and time.

【小题3】Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C．Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

【小题4】When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

A．Before they arrived at the church.

B．Before they overtook the writer’s car.

C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D．After the writer’s family left the church.

It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
【小题1】The story happened __________.

A．on my birthday	B．during Christmas
C．before Christmas	D．before the New Year’s Day

【小题2】I didn’t leave the window because I want __________.

A．to see my mother coming

B．to enjoy the party

C．to get some cookies

D．to go to the party

【小题3】What does the underlined phrase “let me down ” mean in Chinese?

A．让我下来

B．让我平静

C．让我失望

D．让我讨厌

【小题4】I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was __________.

A．tired

B．angry

C．hungry

D．excited

【小题5】Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?

A．Because she was too busy.

B．Because she couldn’t find me.

C．Because she didn’t support me.

D．Because she needed those cookies.

Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn’t want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn’t smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn’t catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.
A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.

B．Mr. White works in a village school.

C．Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.

D．Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.

【小题2】 What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?

A．It was warm.

B．It was windy.

C．It was fine.

D．It was cool.

【小题3】Mr. White couldn’t get his hat because ______.

A．his hat had legs	B．his hat was the big woman’s
C．he couldn’t see his hat at all	D．he couldn’t run as fast as his hat