Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.
Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."
1.From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______
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A．Jones was a blacksmith from another country |
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B．Old Smith wanted his son to learn skill from Jones |
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C．Young Smith was too lazy to learn to make shoe tacks |
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D．Young Smith was good at making shoe tacks by accident |
2.The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______
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A．he was lazy and wasted all the money from his father |
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B．the price of shoe tacks in another country was high |
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C．his father died and left nothing for him |
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D．there was a terrible which broke his peace |
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______
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A．made a living in the village by selling bread |
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B．worked in the workshop as a shoemakers |
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C．was good at making soldier shoes |
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D．lived a better life in the village than before |
4.Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?
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A．Knowledge is no burden. |
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B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way. |
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C．You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. |
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D．Time lost cannot be recalled. |
Julio loves to visit his grandmother．He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away．His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation ,he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole mother ! His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving .They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer.
A big porch（走廊）wraps around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing .He could see the trees that circle the house．They had been planted as a windbreak .They protect the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house is in the middle of a large ,flat field.
Julio watched the dirt road that leads to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there !Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed .Then Uncle Henry had taken them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explode the fields．Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snakeskin .Nothing like that ever happened at his own home!
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry.
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road．“They ‘re here! There’re here!” He shouted.
1.The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_______．
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A．watching old movies |
B．taking a tractor ride |
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C．finding a snakeskin |
D．making a fort from seed sacks |
2.How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
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A．He was worried |
B．He was excited |
C．He was angry |
D．He was sad. |
3.After Julio’s cousins arrived ,what would probably happen next?______．
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A．They would build a fort on the hill. |
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B．They would look for snake skins. |
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C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard |
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D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house. |
4.These boxes show events that happened in the story .What is in box 2?
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Julio went to Grandmother’s house |
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Julio thought about Another visit to grandmother's |
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A．Julio’s cousins arrived at Grandmother’s house. |
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B．Julio could smell dinner cooking. |
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C．Julio sat in the porch swing. |
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D．Julio saw a cloud of dust coming up the road. |
Talking to Teachers—Teachers are just people．Behind that desk, is a living, breathing human being．And just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to them．Teachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for class．And, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciated．The next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.
Talking to Parents—Parents can be very supportive if their children ask for help．If you think there’s something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask them．Very often, parents want very much to help, but really don’t know what to do．Pick a quiet time of the day and ask to talk．Tell them how you feel．Maybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.
This Stranger Thing—This is always a tough one．How do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your street—situations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parents．The answer to these questions will vary from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are different．Some folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “what’s done”．Then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they don’t know．If you’re having trouble with this and always feel awkward in these kinds of situations, you might want to talk to your parents or a teacher about it．Where do they think you should draw the line? When is silence rude and when is it wise?
1.From the first paragraph we may learn that teachers dislike____ .
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A．being talked to nicely |
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B．their students to be serious with the schoolwork |
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C．the students’ appreciation |
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D．the students who are not ready for classes |
2.If your parents are not supportive and you are not getting along quite well with your parents, who or what is to blame?
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A．Your parents. |
B．Yourself. |
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C．Lack of communication. |
D．Your teachers. |
3.The underlined word in the third paragraph is close in meaning to____.
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A．afraid |
B．puzzled |
C．strange |
D．familiar |
4.The passage doesn’t say but it implies that in daily communication____.
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A．arguments often happen between kids and parents |
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B．we should talk to the neighbors and other people according to different cultures |
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C．city people and country people greet in the same way |
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D．we should fit our words with proper situations |
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．
The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．
Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．
He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．
He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”
Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．
To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”
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--- Why don’t we buy a table ?
--- Didn’t we just have _____．But ______ need some repair．
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A．one ; it |
B．it; which |
C．that ; one |
D．this ; that |
--- Are you unsatisfied with what he has given you ?
--- Sure．It couldn’t be ______ .
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A．any worse |
B．so bad |
C．much better |
D．the worst |
