Mr and Mrs Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were 1　　 with pencils and paper, 2　 their luggage, when there was a 3　 at the door. Mr Jones went to 4　 it and saw a well—dressed middle—aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house 5　 theirs, and that she had come to 6　 them to their new home.

　 The Jones invited here in, after 7　 for the state of the house.

　 “Oh, 8　 ,” she answered. “ Do you know in some parts of this 9　 neighbours , are not all 10　 ? There are some streets where people do not 11　 their neighbours , 12　 their next—door ones. 13　 in this street everybody id friends with 14　 else. We are one big, happy family. I’m 15　 that you will be 16　 here.”

　 The well—dressed lady got a 17　 when she came to visit the house the 18　 time, because she found a quite 19　 man and woman in it. Mr and Mrs Jones had not had the 20　 to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day , but the old ones. Who has lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence. (生存).

1.　 A. free　 B. busy　 C. satisfied　 D. familiar

2.　 A. checking　 B. examining　 C. testing　 D. enjoying

3.　 A. sound　 B. ring　 C. friend　 D. message

4.　 A. answer　 B. serve　 C. see　 D. guess

5.　 A. above　 B. of　 C. under　 D. beside

6.　　 A. welcome　 B. lead　 C. take　 D. invite

7.　 A. explaining　 B. apologizing　 C. showing　 D. asking

8.　 A. excuse me　 B. here you are C. never mind　 D. thank you

9.　　 A. house　 B. street　 C. town　 D. time

10.　 A. busy　 B. lonely　 C. safe　 D. friendly

11.　 A. know　　 B. understand　 C. welcome　 D. respect

12. A. merely B. even　 C. mostly　 D. neither

13.　 A. And　 B. But　 C. Otherwise　 D. While

14.　 A. anybody　 B. nobody　 C. somebody　 D. none

15.　 A. uncertain B. glad　 C. sure　 D. afraid

16.　 A. happy　 B. lonely　 C. popular　 D. friendly

17.　 A. surprise　 B. fright　 C. pleasure D. worry

18.　 A. first　 B. exact　 C. next　 D. same

19.　 A. famous　 B. different　 C. young　 D. old

20.　 A. time　 B. chance　 C. courage　 D. interest

 

Mr Brown , _____, whorks as the manager of the company.

A. by whose car wr got here 　 B. in whose car we got here

C. we got here by car 　 　　 D. we got here in his car

 

　　Ralph Wiley was born in 1926, on March 20. There were eight boys and four sisters, yet he says it wasn’t a hard life. His father worked in a sawmill（锯木厂）in the woods. When Ralph was in the fifth grade, the teacher told him to go outside to get a whip（鞭），because she wanted to whip one of the students.

　　He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough, ”he told the teacher, “ come and get it, because I’m not coming back in. ”

　　That was his last day of school.

　　Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.

　　Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling（回收）center.

　　Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes（糖尿病）and lost both legs.

　　Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He’s a happy person who feels life has been good to him.

　　Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married ... If they hadn’t finished school ... If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?

　　“I just do, ”he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday. ”

　　We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.

　　1．Ralph’s childhood must have been________.

　　A．pleasant

　　B．hard

　　C．sweet

　　D．full of imagination

　　2．Why did Ralph leave school?

　　A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed（开除）from school.

　　B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.

　　C．Because he’s unwilling to see cruel punishment to happen in the classroom.

　　D．Because he’s tired of going to school.

　　3．What kind of people is Ralph? ①pessimistic（悲观的）②optimistic（乐观的）③timid（胆小的）④carefree ⑤irresponsible ⑥kind

　　A．①③⑤

　　B．②④⑥

　　C．②③⑥

　　D．②④⑤

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Life Is Good.

　　B．From a Child to an Adult.

　　C．Life.

　　D．Ralph Wiley.

 

　　Ralph Wiley was born in 1926, on March 20. There were eight boys and four sisters, yet he says it wasn’t a hard life. His father worked in a sawmill（锯木厂）in the woods. When Ralph was in the fifth grade, the teacher told him to go outside to get a whip（鞭），because she wanted to whip one of the students.

　　He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough, ”he told the teacher, “ come and get it, because I’m not coming back in. ”

　　That was his last day of school.

　　Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.

　　Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling（回收）center.

　　Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes（糖尿病）and lost both legs.

　　Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He’s a happy person who feels life has been good to him.

　　Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married ... If they hadn’t finished school ... If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?

　　“I just do, ”he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday. ”

　　We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.

　　1．Ralph’s childhood must have been________.

　　A．pleasant

　　B．hard

　　C．sweet

　　D．full of imagination

　　2．Why did Ralph leave school?

　　A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed（开除）from school.

　　B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.

　　C．Because he’s unwilling to see cruel punishment to happen in the classroom.

　　D．Because he’s tired of going to school.

　　3．What kind of people is Ralph? ①pessimistic（悲观的）②optimistic（乐观的）③timid（胆小的）④carefree ⑤irresponsible ⑥kind

　　A．①③⑤

　　B．②④⑥

　　C．②③⑥

　　D．②④⑤

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Life Is Good.

　　B．From a Child to an Adult.

　　C．Life.

　　D．Ralph Wiley.