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 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, “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 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. Working hard
B. Using books to hit
C. Bring the hand against the books
D. Cheering up
4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
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
The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He chose the name 'Apple' because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2012.
1.Steve Jobs_______ when he was in school.
A. was an outstanding student
B. didn't do very well
C. was always praised by others
D. didn't learn anything
2.The underlined word 'value' means_______.
A. beauty B. chance C. importance D. hope
3.Steve Jobs_______.
A. received excellent college education
B. didn't go to college at all
C. studied in college for 4 years
D. didn't finish his college education
4.Steve Jobs named his computer company 'Apple' because
A. apple-was his favourite fruit
B. he designed the computer under an apple tree
C. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard
D. the computer was designed on the orchard
5.Steve Job's_______ would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.
A. 'failure' in school B. stay on the orchard
C. travel in India D. new ideas
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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 ________ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him________ .
Children in our neighborhood always ran around ________ their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, ________ . We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ________ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In ________ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, ________ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the ________. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five miles every day - even when he had a fever. I was ________ , so I went to ________ him after school. I found him running ________ . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ________ .
Two weeks later, the names of the team ________ were caked. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ________ 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 ________ 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. eighth D. ninth
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. played B. had C. left D. made
_______between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. this morning, the jewellery shop was robbed .
A. Sometimes B. Some times C. Sometime D. Some time
-----_____ all your school things, Jane! I hate them here and there. -----OK, Mum.
A. Put away B. Put down C. Put out D. Put up
_______useful the information he gave us is !
A. What a B. How C. What D. How an
