Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating,he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A’’ in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could earn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.
2.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little
3.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作
4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
A. we should be strict with ourselves
B. mistaking (误解) might be good sometimes
C. a catholic school is better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up(备份) copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I her how to copy files(文件)from one disk to another and she thanked me.
A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class noticed and began to talk among themselves .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.
"Hey, could you help us change our grades? We'll for it."
I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very . "All right. I'll do it." The next day, my English teacher asked me to help him out again. When he was not paying attention, I changed their grades from Fs to As.
I soon became very popular among my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine I was called into the headmaster's office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. "I don't want to what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据)," the headmaster said. "Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"No," I said finally. I didn't realize how my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way . I had to leave my school. That was a good lesson for me.
1.A. said B. urged C. knew D. showed
2.A. lost B. remembered C. reminded D. forgot
3.A. quietly B. luckily C. loudly D. angrily
4.A. pay B. praise C. follow D. explain
5.A. familiar B. easy C. interesting D. pleasant
6.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. some things
7.A. until B. since C. because D. after
8.A. believe B. reply C. hate D. influence
9.A. hard B. interesting C. serious D. important
10.A. up B. in C. back D. down
Neither the students nor the teacher _______ the way to the Summer Palace.
A. know B. knows C. don’t know D. doesn’t know
--I am new in the school and I know ________ here.
--The kids are very kind and I think you will make friends with them soon.
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
Betty had nothing to do last Sunday afternoon, ____________?
A. hadn't she B. had she C. didn't she D. did she
How time flies! Ten years _______ really a short time.
A. wasB. wereC. isD. are