The months and years went by. I had been Joe’s apprentice for four years.
One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham’s many years before. He had frightened me then. He frightened me a little now.
‘I think there is a blacksmith here----name of Joe Gargery,’ the man said in his loud voice.
‘That’s me!’ Joe answered. He stood up.
‘You have an apprentice, known as Pip,’ the stranger went on. ‘Where is he? ’
‘Here!’ I cried, standing beside Joe.
‘I wish to speak to you both. I wish to speak to you privately, not here,’ the man said. ‘Perhaps I could go home with you.’
We walked back to the workshop in silence. When we were in the sitting room, the man began to speak.
‘My name is Jaggers,’ he said. ‘I am a lawyer in London, where I am well-known. I have some unusual business with young Pip here. I am speaking for someone else, you understand. A client who doesn’t want to be named. Is that clear?’
Joe and I nodded.
‘I have come to take your apprentice to London,’ the lawyer said to Joe. ‘You won’t stop him from coming I hope?’
‘Stop him? Never! ’ Joe cried.
‘Listen, then. I have this message for Pip. He has ---- great expectations!’
Joe and I looked at each other, too surprised to speak.
‘Yes, great expectations’ Mr. Jaggers repeated. ‘Pip will one day be rich, very rich. Pip is to change his way of life at once. He will no longer be a blacksmith. He is to come with me to London. He is to be educated as a gentleman. He will be a man of property.’
And so, at last, my dream had come true. Miss Havisham----because Mr. Jaggers’ client must be Miss Havisham----had plans for me after all. I would be rich and Estella would love me!
Mr. Jaggers was speaking again. ‘There are two conditions,’ he said, looking at me. ‘First, you will always be known as Pip. Secondly,’ Mr. Jaggers continued, ‘the name of your benefactor is to be kept secret. One day, that person will speak to you, face to face. Until then, you must not ask any questions. You must never try to find out this person’s name. Do you understand? Speak out!’
‘Yes, I understand,’ I answered. ‘My benefactor’s name is to remain a secret.’
‘Good,’ Mr. Jaggers said. ‘Now, Pip, you will come into your property when you come of age----when you are twenty-one. Until then, I am your guardian. I have money to pay for your education and to allow you to live as a gentleman. You will have a private teacher. His name is Mr. Matthew Pocket and you will stay at his house.’
I gave a cry of surprise. Some of Miss Havisham’s relations were called Pocket. Mr. Jaggers raised his eyebrows.
‘Do you not want to live with Mr. Pocket? Have you any objection to this arrangement?’ he said severely.
‘No, no, none at all,’ I answered quickly.
‘Good. Then I will arrange everything,’ Mr. Jaggers went on. ‘Mr. Pocket’s son has rooms in London. I suggest you go there. Now when can you come to London?’
I looked at Joe.
‘At once, if Joe has no objection,’ I said.
‘No objection, Pip old chap,’ Joe answered.
‘Then you will come in one week’s time,’ Mr. Jaggers said, standing up. ‘You will need new clothes. Here is some money to pay for them. Twenty guineas.’
He counted the money and put it on the table.
‘Well, Joe Gargery, you are saying nothing,’ Mr. Jaggers said to Joe firmly. ‘I have money to give to you too.’
【小题1】The underlined word “apprentice” in paragraph 1 means ____________.

A．a very good friend and companion

B．someone who has no money but is very skilled at their job

C．a young person who is being trained for a particular job

D．a person with no education living with another family

【小题2】The author describes Mr. Jaggers as having ‘large, very clean white hands’ in order to ____________.

A．show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers

B．provide a description of Mr. Jaggers to the readers only

C．indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn’t get much sun

D．show Mr Jaggers often washes his hands to rid himself of his own bad deeds as a lawyer

【小题3】At the end of the passage above, Mr. Jaggers says he also has money to give Joe because ____________.

A．he believes he can also help Joe become a gentleman

B．he is repaying money loaned to Joe previously by the benefactor

C．the secret benefactor wants Joe to be his personal blacksmith

D．Joe will have to hire a new worker

【小题4】Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．Joe is happy that Pip will go to London.

B．Mr. Jaggers does not want other people to know he is a lawyer.

C．Pip hopes Miss Havisham will help him become a gentleman

D．Pip will become very rich when he comes of age.

The months and years went by. I had been Joe’s apprentice for four years.

   One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham’s many years before. He had frightened me then. He frightened me a little now.

‘I think there is a blacksmith here----name of Joe Gargery,’ the man said in his loud voice.

   ‘That’s me!’ Joe answered. He stood up.

   ‘You have an apprentice, known as Pip,’ the stranger went on. ‘Where is he? ’

   ‘Here!’ I cried, standing beside Joe.

   ‘I wish to speak to you both. I wish to speak to you privately, not here,’ the man said. ‘Perhaps I could go home with you.’

We walked back to the workshop in silence. When we were in the sitting room, the man began to speak.

‘My name is Jaggers,’ he said. ‘I am a lawyer in London, where I am well-known. I have some unusual business with young Pip here. I am speaking for someone else, you understand. A client who doesn’t want to be named. Is that clear?’

Joe and I nodded.

‘I have come to take your apprentice to London,’ the lawyer said to Joe. ‘You won’t stop him from coming I hope?’

‘Stop him? Never! ’ Joe cried.

   ‘Listen, then. I have this message for Pip. He has ---- great expectations!’

   Joe and I looked at each other, too surprised to speak.

   ‘Yes, great expectations’ Mr. Jaggers repeated. ‘Pip will one day be rich, very rich. Pip is to change his way of life at once. He will no longer be a blacksmith. He is to come with me to London. He is to be educated as a gentleman. He will be a man of property.’

   And so, at last, my dream had come true. Miss Havisham----because Mr. Jaggers’ client must be Miss Havisham----had plans for me after all. I would be rich and Estella would love me!

   Mr. Jaggers was speaking again. ‘There are two conditions,’ he said, looking at me. ‘First, you will always be known as Pip. Secondly,’ Mr. Jaggers continued, ‘the name of your benefactor is to be kept secret. One day, that person will speak to you, face to face. Until then, you must not ask any questions. You must never try to find out this person’s name. Do you understand? Speak out!’

   ‘Yes, I understand,’ I answered. ‘My benefactor’s name is to remain a secret.’

   ‘Good,’ Mr. Jaggers said. ‘Now, Pip, you will come into your property when you come of age----when you are twenty-one. Until then, I am your guardian. I have money to pay for your education and to allow you to live as a gentleman. You will have a private teacher. His name is Mr. Matthew Pocket and you will stay at his house.’

   I gave a cry of surprise. Some of Miss Havisham’s relations were called Pocket. Mr. Jaggers raised his eyebrows.

   ‘Do you not want to live with Mr. Pocket? Have you any objection to this arrangement?’ he said severely.

   ‘No, no, none at all,’ I answered quickly.

   ‘Good. Then I will arrange everything,’ Mr. Jaggers went on. ‘Mr. Pocket’s son has rooms in London. I suggest you go there. Now when can you come to London?’

   I looked at Joe.

   ‘At once, if Joe has no objection,’ I said.

   ‘No objection, Pip old chap,’ Joe answered.

   ‘Then you will come in one week’s time,’ Mr. Jaggers said, standing up. ‘You will need new clothes. Here is some money to pay for them. Twenty guineas.’

   He counted the money and put it on the table.

   ‘Well, Joe Gargery, you are saying nothing,’ Mr. Jaggers said to Joe firmly. ‘I have money to give to you too.’

1.The underlined word “apprentice” in paragraph 1 means ____________.

A. a very good friend and companion

B. someone who has no money but is very skilled at their job

C. a young person who is being trained for a particular job

D. a person with no education living with another family

2.The author describes Mr. Jaggers as having ‘large, very clean white hands’ in order to ____________.

A. show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers

B. provide a description of Mr. Jaggers to the readers only

C. indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn’t get much sun

D. show Mr Jaggers often washes his hands to rid himself of his own bad deeds as a lawyer

3.At the end of the passage above, Mr. Jaggers says he also has money to give Joe because ____________.

A. he believes he can also help Joe become a gentleman

B. he is repaying money loaned to Joe previously by the benefactor

C. the secret benefactor wants Joe to be his personal blacksmith

D. Joe will have to hire a new worker

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Joe is happy that Pip will go to London.

B. Mr. Jaggers does not want other people to know he is a lawyer.

C. Pip hopes Miss Havisham will help him become a gentleman

D. Pip will become very rich when he comes of age.

 

Here are six steps to better studying.

Pay attention in class

Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Tell your teacher or parents about any problem that is preventing you from paying attention.

Take good notes

Write down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the board. Try to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later. It’s a good idea to keep your notes organized by subject.

Plan ahead for tests and projects

Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make it hard to do your best. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead. Write down your test dates. You can then plan how much to do after school each day, and how much time to spend on each topic.

Break it up

Ask for help

You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material. Be sure to ask your teacher for help. If you’re at home when the confusion occurs, your morn or dad might be able to help.

Sleep tight

So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan—but suddenly you can’t remember anything! Don’t panic. Your brain needs time to digest all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.

1.We know from the passage that a loud person is       .

A．a student who always answers questions loudly in class

B．someone who likes to talk with others in a loud voice

C．a student who likes speaking with others in class

D．a person who makes a lot of noise in public places

2.According to the author, which of the following is an effective studying method?

A．Don’t try to review everything you have learned in one go.

B．Try to review what you’ve learned in one go.

C．To read all your notes the night before the test.

D．Try to remember everything on the first try.

3.If you don’t understand what you have learnt, you can       .

A．read your notes over and over again

B．turn to people around you for help

C．put aside the material for later review

D．ask your teacher to explain it the next day

4.By saying “Sleep tight”, what does the author mean?

A．Sleep again after waking up.               B．Sleep holding your breath deep.

C．Get a good night’s sleep.                 D．Go to sleep early every night.

 

You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate（交际）with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears（眼泪）in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake（摇）your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod（点头）and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines（杂志）, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
81. 【小题1】People communicate ________.

A．with words only	B．in many different ways
C．in letters and drawings	D．with smiles, tears and hands

82. 【小题2】Signs can carry as many _________ as words.

A．questions

B．examples

C．tears and smiles

D．messages

83. 【小题3】Which of the following is not talked in the passage as ways of communication?

A．books and magazines

B．TV and films

C．newspapers

D．radio

84. 【小题4】Which of the following statements is WRONG ?.

A．Communication helps us to learn what is happening in the world.

B．Communication helps us to understand other people better..

C．A sign is also a way of communication..

D．If you can’t speak, you can’t communicate..

85. 【小题5】The best title（题目）for this short passage is _________.

A．Signs Carry Messages	B．The important Communication
C．Words, Signs and Drawing. Ways of Communication.
D．We can only improve our listening skills step by step.