One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved ___31____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy___32___ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit ( 赊账) at the store.
___33_____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ___34____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,___35_____ was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Dali’s Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished   ___36_____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,”I said to him ____37____.
The farmer gave me a ___38_____look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice, “ I believe your daddy will____39____them in time. " Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time. I___40_____pride. Jame  William’s Son, these three___41____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I___42____ that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任) that came with ____43_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be___44______ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.
【小题1】A. something            B. anything               C. nothing
【小题2】A. because              B. while                 C. unless
【小题3】A. Six                  B. Sixteen               C. Sixty
【小题4】 A. influenced            B. cheered               C. refused
【小题5】A. health                B. money                 C. freedom
【小题6】A. choose                B. choosing               C. to cheese
【小题7】A. carefully             B. angrily                C. easily
【小题8】A. pleasant              B. kind                  C. strange
【小题9】 A. care for              B. pay for                C. look for
【小题10】 A. was full of             B. was surprised at       C. was famous for
【小题11】 A. letters              B. words                C. sentences
【小题12】A. discover             B. discovered             C. have discovered
【小题13】A. it                    B. him                   C. them
【小题14】 A. better               B. stronger                 C. cleverer
【小题15】A. With                 B. For                      C. By

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can't get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”

1. How old was Joe when he went to school?

A.8.                B. 18.              C. 4.           D. 14.

2. What place did his father want him to work in?

A. A school.            B. An office        C. A house.         D. A shop.

3.What did his father think of Joe?

A. He was a good student.               B. He wasn’t a good student.

C. He wasn’t clever.                   D. He could get money from his family.

4. Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A. Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B. Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C. Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D. Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

5.From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.

A. he didn’t want to work in the office

B. he was hardworking but dishonest

C. he was outgoing and clever

D. in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.

People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes”（基因）in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that genes are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.

In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell (细胞）to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still don’t understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.

Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way. Just to make people more attractive (有吸引力的), or stop sick people getting jobs.

1.When did Mr. Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?

A. In 1680.B. In 1860.C. In 1953.D. In 1961.

2.Watson and Crick found ______ in 1953.

A. all the words in the DNA map

B. small things called “genes” in our body

C. the first “word” they could understand in that language

D. genes are written in the DNA with a special language

3.How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?

A. Make better medicine.B. Make them get jobs.

C. Make maps for them. D. Make them attractive.

4.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A. We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body.

B. We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do.

C. Scientists have found all the words in the DNA map.

D. DNA tells the cell to build its parts.

5.What do people think about this research about DNA?

A. It can be only bad.

B. It can be only good.

C. It can be good but won’t work.

D. It can be good or bad.

On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell（细胞）to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word”   means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn’t limited（限制）in use.
【小题1】When did we first know why we look like other people m our family?