My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
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【小题1】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A．Quiet and lonely.	B．Relaxed and excited.
C．Active and lively.	D．Happy and easygoing.

【小题2】According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A．often went to school late	B．did well at school
C．did a good job at school	D．failed in the exams

【小题3】When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 

A．didn’t know what to do about her son	B．would drive her son away from the house
C．had no money to support the family	D．would have to hang up

【小题4】Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

A．The head teacher.	B．The school adviser.
C．Karl himself.	D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

【小题5】From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B．mother’s love is important to teenagers’life

C．parents should give their children everything that they need

D．school education still works well without the support from parents

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”

◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

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1.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A. Quiet and lonely.                    B. Relaxed and excited. 

C. Active and lively.                   D. Happy and easygoing.     

2.According to the first report card, Karl __________.

     A. often went to school late          B. did well at school

     C. did a good job at school                D. failed in the exams

3.When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 

     A.didn’t know what to do about her son B. would drive her son away from the house

     C. had no money to support the family      D. would have to hang up

4.Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

     A. The head teacher.                   B. The school adviser.    

C. Karl himself.                        D.The passage doesn’t tell us.

5.From the passage we can learn that __________.

     A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

     B. mother’s love is important to teenagers’life

     C. parents should give their children everything that they need

     D. school education still works well without the support from parents

 

One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”

The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.” 

The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”

1.The student was very hungry because ___________.

A．he was poor.

B．he was ill.

C．he had nothing to eat for a long time

D．he walked

2.The man wanted to _______ the student .

A．help

B．sell

C．save

D．play a joke on

3.The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

A．two

B．ten

C．five

D．seven

4.In fact, ___________.

A．the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student.

B．The student didn’t really like steamed bread.

C．the student fooled the man.

D．the man fooled the student.

5.The student  ___________.

A．wanted some tea.

B．didn’t like tea.

C．didn’t want any tea.

D．didn’t like to drink tea in cups.

 

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs.

When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”

“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. They drove on for a long time, then the man said, ”Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”

“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”

“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”

1.When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________.

A．was sleeping downstairs                  B．was working downstairs

C．was sleeping upstairs                     D．was working upstairs

2.The man asked the doctor ________.

A．to go to his house                       B．to go downstairs

C．to see a patient                         D．to go to a place out of town

3.They left ________.

A．at once           B．after a few minutes  C．on foot           D．on a bike

4.What the man wanted to do was only _________.

A．to fool the doctor                       B．to give the doctor money

C．to get home in the doctor’s car            D．to play a joke with the doctor

5.The doctor must be _________ at last.

A．happy            B．sad              C．angry             D．ill