After twenty years of shaving（剃须）himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town thought he had enough. He told his wife that he intended to let the local barber shave him each day. He put on his hat and coat and went to the barber shop.
The barber's wife, Grace, was working that day, so she performed the task. Grace shaved him, and said, "That will be $20." The man thought the price was a bit high, but he paid the bill and went to work.
The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop the day before. “Not bad, he thought. At least I don't need to get a shave every day.”
The next morning, the man's face was still smooth. Two weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take and he was frightened, so he returned to the barber shop.
"I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the barber's wife, "but you must have done a great job. It's been two weeks and my whiskers still haven't started growing back." The expression on her face didn't even change, expecting his comment. She responded, "You were shaved by Grace and once shaved, always shaved!"
1.It’s implied in the first sentence of the passage that .
A. the man lived a very poor life B. the man liked shaving himself
C. the man finally got bored of shaving himself D. the man decided not to shave again
2.We learn that at first the man thought ＄20 for a shave was .
A. too little B. too much C. proper D. impossible
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Everybody in the town knows Grace.
B. Nobody wants to be shaved by Grace in the town.
C. The man was scared by the result two weeks later.
D. The man’s whiskers grew back at last.
Review by Rose at midwestbookreview.com
Written by Johannah Biuedorm, My Mommy ,My Teacher is an enjoyable, full-color, children’s picture book about a little girl who learns from her family how to work on a farm..
Review by Dena wood at timestales.com
My Mommy ,My Teacher is a delighrful story of a little girl who shares the events(事情) of her daily life as she works, learns and plays with her family. the beautiful country life of this home-schooling family offers a feeling of peace, safety and meaning to both children and grown-ups. Love, respect, responsibility(责任) and joy are very easy to find as we follow this littile girl through her day.
Review by Britta McColl at morningstarlearning.com
I just read it to my daughters last night, and we all enjoyed it so much. My 13-year-old son who was listening said, “We should have home-school like that !”There are several things that appealed to him:
The farm (chickens and strawberries),the parrot, the love and joy .This is really a wonderful book for both parents and children.
Review by Rebekan Wilson at hopechestlegacy.com
If you have ever had a hard home—schooling day, and if you are ever unhappy and ready to cry ,take out this simple little book and allow the story and picture to wash your heart clean, think again why you are doing what you do, and open your heart to your children once more. Surely you will feel much better.
1.According to Rose ,all of the following about My Mommy ,My Teacher is true EXCEPT that
A. it is an enjoyable book B. it is a full—color book
C. it is mainly about a mother D. it’s a story that happens on a farm
2.Which of the following was probably NOT found by Dena Wood in the little girl’s day?
A. Love B. Respect C. Responsibility D. danger
3.What does the underlined phrase “appealed to” in the passage mean?
A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Scared D. Danger
4.We can learn from the passage that____.
A. Johannah Blurdorn spent her chidhood in a big city
B. Britta McColl has two daughters and one son
C. the little girl in the book lives a very happy life
D. Rebekah Wilson has never cried since she read the book
5.Where are the reviews most probably taken from?
A. Newspaper. B. Magazine. C. Radio program. D. Website.
On Saturday nights, A.J.Coston doesn’t get a lot of sleep. Usually three or four times a night, a loud bell rings, a red light flashes, and he has to jump out of his bed. That’s because he’s a weekend volunteer firefighter（消防员）with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Station 13 in Northern Virginia. During the week, he lives at home with his mom, dad and sister and does his main job which is going to high school.
“I have always wanted to get into firefighting since I was a little kid watching fire trucks go by,” he says. “One day on the Internet I noticed that Loudoun County offered a junior firefighter program.” He was only 16, but he got it.
Fighting fires is dangerous work. Firefighters never stop practicing the skills they need to stay safe. Once Coston learned those skills, he was allowed to work inside burning buildings.
“Teamwork is most important,” he says. “It’s the whole team that puts the fire out.”
Firefighters feel great about helping people. “My most unbelievable call was probably the time four kids were struck by lightning,” says Coston. He will be off to college next fall, building on his dream job. “I’ll get my degree in emergency（紧急情况） medical care. and then work in a fire and rescue company for a while. I want to be a flight doctor on a helicopter in the end, but I will never forget the days as a firefighter. These are my unforgettable experiences,” he says.
1. Coston can’t sleep well on Saturday nights because _____.
A. he has to work part-time at weekends
B. he has some sleeping problems
C. he has to do his job as a volunteer firefighter
D. he always worries that there may be a fire
2.What do we learn about Coston from the passage?
A. He doesn’t like studying at school. B. He will go to college next year.
C. He dreams to be a great hero one day. D. He is only sixteen years old.
3.In Coston’s opinion, what is the key thing in putting out a fire?
A. Skills. B. Teamwork. C. Courage. D. Equipment.
4.All of the following are true EXPECT that _____.
A. Coston wanted to be a firefighter when he was a kid
B. Coston tried several times before he became a volunteer firefighter
C. firefighters feel proud that they can help people
D. firefighters have to practice skills all the time to stay safe
Scientists in Canada say big fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial（产业的） fishing in the 1950s. The scientists found the numbers of some kinds of large fish have dropped by ninety percent in the past fifty years.
The study took ten years. The researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published the findings.
The scientists say the common method called long line fishing ravages the populations of large fish. This method involves many fishing lines connected to one boat. These wires can be nearly one hundred kilometers long. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish.
Long line fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooks. But long line fishing boats now might only catch one fish per hundred hooks.
The scientists say industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that whole populations can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years.
Ransom Myers and Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with the University of Kiel in Germany. Worm says the destruction could lead to a complete reorganization of ocean life systems. Meyers says the decreased numbers of large fish are not the only worry. He says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestors. He says not only are there fewer big fish, but also they are smaller than those of the past.
It’s the end of this program ,Thank you for your listening.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Big fish are disappearing B. Long—line fishing in Japan
C. The harm of industrial fishing D. Stop killing big fish
2.Which of the following DOESN’T show that the populations of big fish are smaller than before?
A. Fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas.
B. Now long—line fishing boats might catch one fish per hundred hooks.
C. Fish now don’t have the chance to grow big enough.
D. Scientists spent ten years studying the populations of large fish.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The number of big fish started to drop greatly about fifty years ago.
B. The study was started by Boris Worm of Dalhousie alone.
C. There will be no big fish left in fifty years .
D. Japaneses people have stopped catching big fish.
Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed, 36 cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.
Then one day, a 37 picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was 38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But 39 any pleasant answers, he was 40 with sunlight as well as 41 , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
Time flew by and years later, he saw a 42 sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some 43 ",he heard the traveler say.
"What are you 44 ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was 45 him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side, 46 no one ever spoke to him like that.
"Who is this?" The man was 47
"This is me, the seed. "
"The seed?" The man looked at the big 48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree ！
" 49 ?"
"Yes! Why else do you think people 50 here?"
"What do they come here for?"
"To 51 your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had 52 over time. "
A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.
The seed, now a big tree, thought and 53 for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.
"Oh! That means I'm not a(n) 54 seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the 55 that I really want !"
1.A. everybody B. nobody C. someone D. anything
2.A. wind B. bird C. boy D. man
3.A. confused B. glad C. excited D. hurt
4.A. except for B. because of C. instead of D. in case of
5.A. made B. covered C. heated D. provided
6.A. food B. rain C. friends D. flowers
7.A. traveler B. woman C. dog D. god
8.A. water B. 1ove C. rest D. money
9.A. thinking of B. preparing for C. looking for D. talking about
10.A. looking at B. making fun of C. seeing off D. getting away from
11.A. so B. because C. but D. since
12.A. angered B. delighted C. moved D. surprised
13.A. stone B. mountain C. tree D. river
14.A. When B. Really C. Where D. Who
15.A. hate B. leave C. live D. come
16.A. hunt B. like C. enjoy D. steal
17.A. appeared B. survived C. grown D. risen
18.A. cried B. smiled C. sang D. danced
19.A. small B. beautiful C. ugly D. lovely
20.A. experience B. adventure C. reason D. life
People a monument to honour those people who devoted their lives to their country.
A. set out B. set down C. set up D. set on
