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(铺开)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 as hard as before.This went on for some time,day after day while the mother tried to understand wbat 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 mum 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,“Son,what was it?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(加号),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 learn 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 anymore.
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.“Hit 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.teachers should be strict with their students
B.mistaking(误解)might do good sometimes
C.a catholic school is much better than other ones
D.nuns are good at helping children with their math
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school?You will probably________they go to learn languages,geography,history,science and all________subjects.That is quite________,but________do they learn these things?
We send our children to school to_______them for their future work and life.Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use________their life,but is that the_______reason they go to school?
There is________in education than just learning facts.We go to school above all________how to learn,so that when we leave school we can go on learning.If a man really knows______,he will always be successful,because whenever he has to do______he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way.The uneducated person,on the other_____,is_____unable to do it,or does it badly,so the purpose of school is not just______languages,geography,science,etc.but to teach pupils the_____to learn.
1.A.speak B.say C.talk D.tell
2.A.the B.others C.the other D.other the
3.A.true B.real C.fact D.wrong
4.A.how B.where C.why D.what
5.A.stop B.ask C.ready D.prepare
6.A.at B.in C.on D.with
7.A.best B.only C.just D.first
8.A.many B.much C.more D.most
9.A.learn B.to learn C.learning D.learned
10.A.how to learn B.why to learn C.how does he learn D.why does he learn
11.A.anything new B.something new C.new anything D.new something
12.A.way B.word C.foot D.hand
13.A.both B.either C.neither D.not
14.A.learn B.to learn C.teach D.to teach
15.A.subjects B.reasons C.way D.knowledge
He is a great scientist.He never regards his physical problems________terrible problems.
A.for
B.of
C.as
D.about
—What are they doing now?
—They are________the hill.
A.searching
B.searching for
C.searching of
D.searching about
—We all went to the cinema except you last night.Why didn’t you come?
—Because I________that movie twice.
A.have watched
B.had watched
C.was watching
D.would watch
Each of the students________going to visit the Great Wall next Sunday.
A.is
B.are
C.am
D.be