A gentleman stopped his car at the door of a flower shop. He planned to order flowers and asked the shopkeeper to deliver them to his mother, who was far away in his hometown.

The gentleman saw a little girl crying on the road before he entered the shop. The gentleman asked her: “Why are you crying?”

“I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I haven’t got enough money,” said the girl.

The gentleman took the girl’s hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (花束) for his mother and bought a rose for the girl.

When he was walking out of the shop, the gentleman asked the girl if she would like a ride home.

“Will you really drive me home?” she asked.

“Of course,” the gentleman replied.

“Then drive me to my mother. But the place where my mother lives is very far.”

The gentleman drove along the mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地).

The little girl put the flower onto a new grave (坟墓). In order to send a rose to her mother who had died a month before, she had gone on a very long journey.

The gentleman drove the girl to her home and then returned to the flower shop. He cancelled（取消）the bouquet and bought a big bunch (束) of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother’s home, a five-hour drive from here. He would send the flowers to his mother in person.

1.The word “deliver” in Paragraph 1 means “______________”.

A．give              B．take              C． send            D．bring

2.Why was the little girl crying?

A．Because her mother died.

B．Because she lost her money.

C．Because she lost her way home.

D．Because she couldn’t afford a rose.

3.The little girl asked the gentleman to drive her ______________.

A．to her home                           B．to her school

C．to a cemetery                          D．to a mountain

4.We can tell from the story that ___________.

A．The little girl loves her mother very much

B．The gentleman doesn’t care about his mother

C．The little girl’s mother lives far away from her home

D．The gentleman’s mother passed away a month ago

 

 Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.

When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.

Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.How old was the writer when he first had a dream?

 

2.Why did he give up being a basketball player?

 

3.How many dreams did he give up?

 

4.Did his dream come true at last?

 

5.What can you learn from this passage?

 

A gentleman stopped his car at the door of a flower shop. He planned to order flowers and asked the shopkeeper to deliver them to his mother, who was far away in his hometown.
The gentleman saw a little girl crying on the road before he entered the shop. The gentleman asked her: “Why are you crying?”
“I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I haven’t got enough money,” said the girl.
The gentleman took the girl’s hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (花束) for his mother and bought a rose for the girl.
When he was walking out of the shop, the gentleman asked the girl if she would like a ride home.
“Will you really drive me home?” she asked.
“Of course,” the gentleman replied.
“Then drive me to my mother. But the place where my mother lives is very far.”
The gentleman drove along the mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地).
The little girl put the flower onto a new grave (坟墓). In order to send a rose to her mother who had died a month before, she had gone on a very long journey.
The gentleman drove the girl to her home and then returned to the flower shop. He cancelled（取消）the bouquet and bought a big bunch (束) of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother’s home, a five-hour drive from here. He would send the flowers to his mother in person.
【小题1】The word “deliver” in Paragraph 1 means “______________”.

A．give

B．take

C． send

D．bring

【小题2】Why was the little girl crying?

A．Because her mother died.

B．Because she lost her money.

C．Because she lost her way home.

D．Because she couldn’t afford a rose.

【小题3】The little girl asked the gentleman to drive her ______________.

A．to her home	B．to her school
C．to a cemetery	D．to a mountain

【小题4】We can tell from the story that ___________.

A．The little girl loves her mother very much

B．The gentleman doesn’t care about his mother

C．The little girl’s mother lives far away from her home

D．The gentleman’s mother passed away a month ago

 Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.

When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.

Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.How old was the writer when he first had a dream?

 

2.Why did he give up being a basketball player?

 

3.How many dreams did he give up?

 

4.Did his dream come true at last?

 

5.What can you learn from this passage?

 

Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon (神话) in swimming.

At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat (打败) Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven wins in the pool at the one Olympics. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records.

Nine days, 17 games, morning and night he competed and won. He had to beat former (从前的) world record-holders and gold medalists. He had to turn their wins into old news.

Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke (动作) he first tried? The backstroke. It’s because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kid’s great talent.

How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87meters high and has a wide wingspan (臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advantage. His hands and feet are like paddles (踏板) in the water and he has a strong kick.

But that’s not all；he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.

Swimming is Phelps’ life. Every day he spends five hours in the water, swimming about 11 kilometers. He never takes a day off. This is a young man who knows what he wants.

“If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, and with my friends. It would drive me crazy,” he said.

“There are no limits (限制). The more you dream, the further you get.”

1.Who did best in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．Bob Bowman.                          B．Mark Spitz.

C．Phelps.                               D．The Australian team.

2.How many games did Phelps take part in at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．8.               B．9.                C．7.               D．17.

3.Why did Phelps try backstroke first?

A．Because he was born with the body of a swimmer.

B．Because his hands and feet were like paddles in the water.

C．Because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

D．Because he had a wide wingspan.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Phelps is the best swimmer in Australia.

B．It was Mark Spitz who saw the kid’s great talent.

C．Phelps won 8 gold medals and broke 7 world records.

D．At the age of seven, Phelps started to swim.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A．The Australian team got 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

B．If you have a wide wingspan, you must be a good swimmer.

C．Phelps was made to spend all his time swimming every day.

D．Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.