A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make  $20  an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy,could you lend me $10?” The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh,thank you,Daddy!.”he said happily.Then, the boy took out some coins.When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”the lillte boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now.Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.At first,the father didn’t lend the boy any money because      .

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always borrowed money from him

2.In this passage,the underlined word “furious” means      .

A．very angry

B．quite happy

C．too excited

D．a little nervous

3.The boy wanted to buy       with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself	B．a nice present for his father
C．a toy for his own birthday	D．an hour of his father’s time

4.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father        .

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early

 

 

Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees（黑猩猩）comes from the research of Jane Goodall.

From an early age, Jane was interested in animals and animal stories. At the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At that time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical（激进的）idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.

As a young woman, Jane finished school in London and then worked for filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned（挣）the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old at that time.

Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist（古生物学家）. He was impressed with her knowledge of Africa and its wildlife and hired her to help him and his wife on a fossil-hunting tour. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. she expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals like fossils（化石）.

1. When Jane was very young, she      .

    A. studied chimpanzees            

B. was interested in animals

    C. told stories about chimpanzees 

D. both B and C

2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to（指的是）     .

    A. interest in animals        

B. going to Africa to live with animals

    C. listening to animal stories    

D. talking about animals

3. Jane worked as a waitress so that       .

    A. she could attend school in London                    

    B. she could work for a filmmaker

    C. she could have the money to go to Kenya              

    D. she could buy a boat for herself

 

Dick was driving a large American car. As soon as the race started, he pulled out in front. As the race went on, he kept the first place. And he was far ahead of Wilson, the man in the second place.

When the race was almost over, some people stood up and left. “Why did stay?” they thought. They were sure they knew who would win.

But things did not go as they thought. A strange noise came from Dick’s car. It slowed down. Something was wrong. Dick knew his car would not go far. His only hope was that he would make it to the finish. But on his last lap(赛圈), the car stopped. Wilson’s car roared (呼啸) by. Dick saw it go by. He knew he could not win now. “But I can finish the race,” he thought. And he got out of his car. So did his assistant. They began to push the car to the finish.

Wilson went by them again and again. He was on his last lap. He was going to win. Dick and his friend did not care. They went on pushing.

At first, all eyes were on Wilson. He crossed the line. And the race was over. He won! Dick and his friend pushed on. At last, the car crossed the line. By then all the people shouted for them. They shouted more than they did for Wilson. This was a different kind of winner!

1.Dick was driving a large car that made in _____.

A. China      B. Japan       C. The United States       D. Canada

2.Why Dick’s car stopped on his last lap? Because_______ .

A. he wanted to have a rest            

B. he wanted to have a drink

C. there is something wrong with him         

D. there is something wrong with his car.

3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Dick wanted Wilson to win the race.  

B. Both Dick and Wilson are winners.

C. Dick drove his car to the end.      

D. Dick drove slower than others at first.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. American cars always break down in the race.   

B. Good cars always help people win the race.

C. People should always shout for the loser.       

D. People should always keep trying.

 

Dick was driving a large American car. As soon as the race started, he pulled out in front. As the race went on, he kept the first place. And he was far ahead of Wilson, the man in the second place.
When the race was almost over, some people stood up and left. “Why did stay?” they thought. They were sure they knew who would win.
But things did not go as they thought. A strange noise came from Dick’s car. It slowed down. Something was wrong. Dick knew his car would not go far. His only hope was that he would make it to the finish. But on his last lap(赛圈), the car stopped. Wilson’s car roared (呼啸) by. Dick saw it go by. He knew he could not win now. “But I can finish the race,” he thought. And he got out of his car. So did his assistant. They began to push the car to the finish.
Wilson went by them again and again. He was on his last lap. He was going to win. Dick and his friend did not care. They went on pushing.
At first, all eyes were on Wilson. He crossed the line. And the race was over. He won! Dick and his friend pushed on. At last, the car crossed the line. By then all the people shouted for them. They shouted more than they did for Wilson. This was a different kind of winner!
【小题1】Dick was driving a large car that made in _____.

A．China

B．Japan

C．The United States

D．Canada

【小题2】Why Dick’s car stopped on his last lap? Because_______ .

A．he wanted to have a rest

B．he wanted to have a drink

C．there is something wrong with him

D．there is something wrong with his car.

【小题3】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Dick wanted Wilson to win the race.

B．Both Dick and Wilson are winners.

C．Dick drove his car to the end.

D．Dick drove slower than others at first.

【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．American cars always break down in the race.

B．Good cars always help people win the race.

C．People should always shout for the loser.

D．People should always keep trying.

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy’s father make an hour?

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

2.The underlined word “furious” in Para.5 means ______.

A．very angry	B．quite happy
C．very strange	D．a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because ______.

A．he thought the boy was too selfish

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always asked for money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ______ with the twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself	B．a nice present for his father
C．a toy for his own birthday	D．an hour of his father’s time

5. From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father ______.

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early