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New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1.According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
A. clever B. rich C. strong D. lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.
A. was interested in horses B. was needed by the policemen
C. drew a picture of the horseshoe D. had a make a living
3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.
A. fit it on the horse’s foot
B. use it for two or three hours
C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal
D. draw a picture of the shoe
4.The best title for the passage is “__________”.
A. Policemen on Horseback B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.
D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
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Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was just a young child. Even though he didn’t move far, he never came to visit his children.
Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.
After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she receieved a new patient whose name was Jeff White.
When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldn’t hold her tears back. She told him, “ I am Lisa, your daughter.”
Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daghter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.
Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “ I love you.”
Forgiveness is also a kind of love.
1.what happened to Lisa when she was young?
A. Her father lost his job.
B. Her mother died.
C. Her family moved to another country.
D. Her father left the family.
2.What did Lisa know about her father?
A. Her father’s looks
B. Her mother’s name
C. Her father’s hobby
D. Her father’s job
3.What does the underlined word “patient” mean in this passage?
A. 医生 B. 病人 C. 家属 D. 手术
4.From the passage we know that__________
A. Lisa has a brother.
B. Lisa hates his father.
C. Lisa has a sister.
D. Lisa’s father hates her daughter.
5.This passage mainly tells us that _______
A. Kids should love their father.
B. The father should love his kids.
C. Forgiveness is also a kind of love.
D. Fathers shouldn’t leave their families.
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In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I call these things 1 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did 2 the water. Any kind of 3 ride seemed to give him pleasure. 4 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being 5 the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong 6 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 7 . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 8 those summer days with my father, who 9 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the 10 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go 11 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me 12 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 13 . But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get 14 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but 15 , in that childhood, look at us.
1.A. hope B. joy C. anger D. worry
2.A. hate B. refuse C. praise D. love
3.A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike
4.A. But B. Then C. And D. Still
5.A. on B. off C. by D. in
6.A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner
7.A. hopes B. likes C. rights D. fears
8.A. spending B. saving
C. wasting D. destroying
9.A. should B. would C. had to D. could
10.A. next B. only C. other D. last
11.A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside
12.A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out
13.A. fishing net B. office things
C. wooden chair D.lab equipment
14.A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself
15.A. which B. who C. what D. whose
1——The dining room is dirty. Can anyone clean it?
——________ I do it all the time.
A.Don't mention it. B.Why you? C.Not sure D.Not me again.
1——Would you mind turning down the music?
——_____.
A.Yes, I would B.Yes, I do C.No, of course. D.No, not at all.,
1——Why is the classroom so dirty?
——Sorry, Sir. It _____ yesterday. We forgot to do it.
A.doesn't clean B.didn't clean C.isn't cleaned D.wasn't cleaned
