A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
“Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
1.The story is about ____________.
A. how to take care of young trees
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
2. The young man untied the string ________________.
A. in order to throw it away
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
3.When could the string be taken away?
A. When the old man left.
B. When the young man untied it next time.
C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
4. At last the old man told the young man ________________.
A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not
stand alone
B. that he should always be strict with his children
C. that he should be hard on his children
5.We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor
B. parents and their children
C. the old neighbor and the children of young father
An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock(锁).
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in your car. Someone is going to steal it. ” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money.
1. Last Sunday, an old woman ______.
A. had nothing to do B. went out for a walk
C. went to buy something D. went to see the man
2.The man got off his car and went into _____.
A. a police station B. the post office
C. the shop D. the bank
3. The old lady saw ______ on the car.
A. a gun B. a bag C. a lot of money D. the keys
4. The old lady ______.
A. knew the man B. thought the man was a thief
C. didn’t know the man D. wanted to catch the thief
5.When she gave the young man his keys, he ____.
A. took them and ran into the bank
B. thanked her very much
C. was very surprised
D. said nothing and went to the police station
When we look at the moon through a telescope(望远镜), we can see lines and circles(圆形物). People used to(过去常常) think that this was the moon’s face and that there was a man in the moon! This is not true. There is no man in the moon.
What do we know about the moon? First of all, the moon is much smaller than the earth. Days and nights on the moon are very long. One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth. One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth. In the daytime the moon is very hot and at night is very cold.
1.On the moon ____________.
A. there is a man B. there is a woman
C. there are a lot of people D. there is no man
2.Now we know _____________________.
A. some facts about the moon B. nothing about the moon
C. little about the moon D. few facts about the moon
3.Which of the following is true?
A. The moon is bigger than the earth.
B. The earth is much bigger than the moon.
C. The moon is as big as the earth.
D. The earth isn’t as big as the moon.
4. One day on the moon is as long as ______________.
A. seven days on the earth B. fourteen days on the earth.
C. 240 hours on the earth D. two years on the earth
5.The moon is very hot _____________.
A. all the time B. during the night
C. in the daytime D. at night and in the daytime
Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She 26 him very much and as（因为）he was not a 27 child, she was always afraid that he might 28 ill. 29 she usually took him to see the best 30 in the town four times a year and asked the doctor to look 31 the son.
During one of these 32 , the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests(检查) and then said to him, “Do you have any trouble with your nose or ears ?” Mick 33 for a second and then answered, “Yes, I 34 _.”
Mrs. Ball was very 35 . “But I’m sure you have 36 told me that, Mick!” she said worriedly. “Oh, really?” said the doctor 37 . “And what trouble do you have 38 your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick. “I always have trouble with them when I’m 39 my sweater off, 40 the collar (领子) is very tight (紧的).”
1.A．loved B．hated C．missed D．cared
2.A．rich B．clever C．strong D．happy
3.A．is B．are C．be D．were
4.A．Which B．Of C．But D．So
5.A．player B．teacher C．doctor D．1awyer
6.A．after B．over C．for D．at
7.A．talkers B．times C．visitors D．stays
8.A．waited B．thought C．stood D．looked
9.A．did B．do C．does D．doing
10.A．excited B．interested C．pleased D．surprised
11.A．already B．just C．never D．always
12.A．angrily B．seriously C．happily D．hardly
13.A．for B．at C．of D．with
14.A．turning B．taking C．keeping D．putting
15.A．because B．but C．although D．till
My sister is ____ more outgoing than me.
A. more B. most C. a little D. little
---_________is it from our school to the subway station?
--- About 8 miles.
A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How much
