I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.
When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.
A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.
People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
1. From the passage we can know that______.
A. the author didn’t like dogs
B. the dog was not pretty enough to be loved
C. the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to
D. the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger
2.Which of the following moved the author?
A. Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her
B. The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day
C. The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money
D. The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself
3. The author did the following except that he_______.
A. had pity on the dog that was in danger
B. bought dog food with all the money he had
C. was a person who treasured dogs very much
D. went home from Houston one Sunday morning
4.According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.
A. kind and helpful B. brave and kind
C. clever and helpful D. clever and brave
5.. The best title for this passage would be_______.
A. My Memory B. My wife and I
C. Animals Are Parents Too D. A Mother Dog and Her Puppies
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.
1. The most important things to learn a foreign language are_______.
A. understanding and speaking
B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing
C. writing and understanding
D. memorizing and listening
2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because____.
A. he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken
B. he doesn’t have a good memory
C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings
D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it
3. One can never learn a foreign language well only by_______.
A. much practice B. studying the dictionary
C. learning through use D. using the language
4.Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?
A. A good memory. B. Speaking and writing.
C. Practice. D. Writing.
5.“Learn through use” means_______.
A. we use a language in order to learn it
B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it
C. we can learn a language well while we are using it
D. both B and C
A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith （信任）in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.（腰，腰部） At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
1..When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.
A. Smith pulled the pilot up B. Smith did so
C. Smith didn’t do so D. Smith didn’t hear him
2.At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.
A. went to his reward B. passed away
C. went to heaven D. all of the above
3..What do we know about Smith? __ ____.
A. He was a lazy man B. He was a lucky man who believed in God
C. He was a poor man D. He was a silly man who believed in God
4.What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.
A. moving B. humorous C. depressing D. surprising
5.The best title of this passage is" ______" .
A. What Do You Want from Me? B. How Do You Believe in God?
C. How God Loved Smith! D. Smith Obeyed God’s Order
When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then, 21 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and 22 for them.
One day Mrs. Smith gave her husband a 23 of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to 24 them to the shop. Mr. Smith did so, and put the 25 for them in his pocket.
He went back four days 26 to get the shoes, 27 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket 28 ,and the shoemaker did not want to give him the 29 until he got the ticket.
“How do I know that the shoes are 30 unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody 31 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes.”
Mrs. Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband 32 for a moment and then went out to his 33 , which was at the side of the road 34 the shop. He 35 the door, and whistled（耳语）to his wife’s small 36 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop and 37 it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to 38 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs. Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr. Smith one after the 39 .
“That should prove（证明）that they are my wife’s.” Mr. Smith said.
The shoemaker 40 and then he gave the shoes to Mr. Smith.
1..A.before B. when C. since D. unless
2.A.cares B. looks C. pays D. waits
3..A. pair B. set C. kind D. piece
4..A. show B. change C. lead D. take
5..A. bill B. paper C. ticket D. list
6..A.late B. later C. ago D. long
7..A.but B. because C. and D. or
8.A.everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere
9.A. return B. idea C. shoes D. answer
10.A.what B. whose C. where D. yours
11.A.else B. some C. every D. all
12..A.worried B. cried C. thought D. hoped
13..A. train B. bus C. boat D. car
14.A.inside B. outside C. up D. round
15..A.opened B. closed C. broke D. built
16.A.clock B. dog C. cat D. hen
17.A.said to B. replied C. answered D. talked
18.A.hear B. taste C. smell D. see
19.A. each B. once C. any D. other
20.A.surprised B. frightened C. cried out D. laughed
. he made up his mind, nothing could change it.
A.Before B.Unless C.When D.Once
Her parents wouldn’t let her marry anyone _____ family was poor.
A. whose B. whom C. of which D. of whom
