Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
1.How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?
A. She has more grandchildren. B. She has her own art gallery.
C. She lives an easy life. D. She starts a new job.
2. Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.
A. when her daughter asks her to do that B. when she gets married
C. at the age of 70 D. in the year 1940
3.Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.
A. a man from New York B. her daughter
C. Otto Kallir's gallery D. the owner of a store in town
4.The writer of the passage thinks that _______.
A. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100
B. people like her paintings but do not like her
C. it is never too late to start a new job
D. many people prefer paintings by old ladies
5. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Grandma Moses and New York State B. Grandma Moses and Painting
C. Grandma Moses' family D. Grandma Moses' Day
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
● Do I have a good place to do my homework?
● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
1.What do kids often worry most about?
A. Their hobbies. B. Their homework.
C. Their marks at school. D. A fight with their friends.
2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
A. work hard B. talk to someone
C. get ready for class D. write down your worries
3.If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why not give up my studies?
4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends D. leave him or her alone
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Who is often worried. B. When people are worried.
C. How to deal with worries. D. What kinds of worries people have.
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
A. Thomas. B. The old father.
C. Both the father and the son. D. Neither the father nor the son.
2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.
A. some food B. some water C. some cherries D. some pennies
3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.
A. felt very happy B. didn't say anything C. beat the son D. became a little angry
4.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
A. he wanted his son to eat them all B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
C. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson D. he wanted his son to pick them up
5. From the story, we can learn that _______.
A. cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money
C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe
D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters 36 .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball 37 was over. John did what the doctors told him. but it 38 . When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week 39 he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练). His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because 40 on the team played from a wheelchair(轮椅). Sunny invited John to 41 the game. John played badly, but for the 42 time since the accident. he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns. John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much 43 than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John 44 the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny 45 and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun. the shadows will fall behind."
1. A. away B. from C. out D. in
2.A. game B. dream C. team D. coach
3.A. worked B. affected C. didn't work D. didn't affect
4.A. until B. when C. before D. after
5. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
6.A. join B. show C. study D. watch
7. A. next B. last C. first D. early
8.A. worse B. better C. busier D. smarter
9.A. arrived B. got to C. went to D. left
10.A. smiled B. shouted C. cried D. turned
－ Thank you so much for the gift.
－_______.
A. It's not good B. Don't say so C. I'm glad you like it D. No, thanks
_______ points you get, _______ levels you'll go to.
A. More; higher B. The more; the higher C. Much; high D. The more; higher
