I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.
I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.
Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.
The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D- , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .
That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
1.Where was Mr Young different from others?
A．He had only nine fingers in all.
B．He played jokes with students.
C．He usually gave higher mark to students.
D．He taught Maths in an interesting way.
2.What would happen to the writer if he got another E?
A．He would be asked to leave school.
B．He might be punished by his parents.
C．He would not be allowed to play any more.
D．He would be laughed at by other students.
3.The writer got a Math D- at last because .
A．he achieved a higher level after working hard
B．Mr Young was afraid of being made fun of again
C．Mr Young knew the trouble of being poor in mind
D．Mr Young thanked him for telling him the opinions of students
4.The story tells us that .
A．students should respect(尊敬) the disabled teachers
B．teachers should treat all the students fairly
C．students need to be cared for in their study,
D．teachers should have an understanding of the students
As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins（企鹅）may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins have decreased(减少) by 30% since 1987.
Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America，New Zealand，Australia and South Africa. Many live near cold waters. But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly，but they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat fish and krill(磷虾).
The warming of the earth is the decrease in penguin populations. The heating of the air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce(繁殖). Besides，many adult penguins die of hunger.
Widespread(广泛的) fishing，exploration for oil and oil leaks(漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous organisms(生物) in ocean water are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies，including wild dogs，sharks，seals and sea lions.
News about penguins is not all bad，however. Several years ago，oil leaking from a ship hurt 40% of the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became covered with oil. But thousands of people helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they returned the penguins to the wild. Now these South African penguins are reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking.
1.Penguins ___________.
A．can swim better than fly B．can be found near Oceania (大洋洲)
C．eat fish only冬腊月 D．live only in cold waters.
2.Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguin's decrease in numbers?
A．Oil searching. B．Widespread fishing.
C．Human's killing. D．Warming of the oceans.
3. Why are the penguins in South Africa reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking?
A．Because people removed the ship.
B．Because people sent a lot of penguins to the wild.
C．Because people helped the penguins.
D．Because people treated the penguins well.
In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .
1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______
A．were foreigners B．didn't have tickets
C．made a loud noise D．didn't line up for the bus
2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____
A．learn the language of the country
B．understand the manners and customs of the country
C．have enough time and money
D．make friends with the people there
3.In India it is considered impolite ___________.
A．to use the right hand for passing food at table.
B．to pass food with the left hand.
C．to eat food with your hands.
D．to help yourself at table.
4.To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.
A．a common (平常的) habit B．an important manner
C．a serious (严重的) trouble D．a bad manner
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My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was ___1___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him ___2__.
Children in our neighborhood always ran around ___3___ their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, __4___. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ___5___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In __6___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, __7__ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the __8___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five mile every day—even when he had a fever. I was __9___, so I went to ___10___ him after school. I found him running ___11___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ___12___.
Two weeks later, the names of the team ___13___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ___14___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just ___15___ it.
1. A．spent B．taken C．cost D．paid
2. A．talk B．sit C．study D．walk
3. A．after B．before C．during D．till
4. A．either B．too C．though D．yet
5. A．able B．sorry C．glad D．afraid
6. A．sixth B．seventh C．six D．seven
7. A．so B．if C．then D．because
8. A．neighborhood B．family C．school D．grade
9. A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．worried
10. A．think about B．hear from C．agree with D．look for
11. A．alone B．away C．almost D．already
12. A．riding B．walking C．playing D．running
13. A．jumpers B．runners C．doctors D．teachers
14. A．got B．kept C．made D．found
15. A．made B．played C．had D．took
Can you tell me ____ in a million years.
A．how man will look like B．what man will look like
C．man will look like what D．what look will man like
Hangzhou is well-known ______ the west lake _____the capital of Zhejiang.
A．as, as B．for, for C．as, for D．for, as
