Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education . Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer in his early years.
A large number of U. S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general (将军) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school—West Point Military Academy . One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do, and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It’s a tiring job.”
1.In the nineteenth century, many U.S. presidents .
A．did not have much knowledge in their work
B．had been workers, shop-keepers and post officers in their early years
C．couldn’t receive good education before they grew up
D．didn’t want to go to school during their childhood
2.President Eisenhower became well-known .
A．while studying in West Point Military Academy.
B．during the American Civil War
C．after he was elected President of the U. S.
D．during World War II
3.In this passage, “keep an eye on” means “ ”.
A．pay close attention to B．not pay attention to
C．look at something with one eye D．never keep in mind
4.Which of the following do you think is right according to the last paragraph?
A．In the U. S. no one wanted to be president because it was tiring.
B．None of the presidents except Taft could do the tiring job.
C．It is an important and tiring job to be a president in the U. S.
D．President Taft didn’t want Roosevelt to be a president because he was too young.
5.Which do you think is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A．Many of the U. S. presidents had served in the army before they took office.
B．Only those who didn’t work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents.
C．Grant and Eisenhower became well-known because they both graduated from West Point Military Academy.
D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War.
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
1.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A．Parents bring up children.
B．Parents give love and care to children.
C．Parents educate children to be good persons.
D．Parents pass away before children grow up.
2.What do you think “florists” do?
A．They sell flowers.
B．They make and sell bread.
C．They offer enough room for having family parties.
D．They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
3.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?
A．It has only two kinds of colors.
B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.
4.What do you know from the passage?
A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.
B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C．Not all the children respect their parents.
D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
5.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, .
A．people usually have family parties
B．everyone goes to visit the cemetery
C．children always go to parents’ home .
D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gift
“Last week,” Dr. P said “I was invited to a doctors’ meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.”
“Frank!” I cried with surprise. He couldn’t answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.
My thoughts raced back more than thirty years—to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter (防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal (正常的). He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.
One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn’t quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.
When that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated (分别) that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.
They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running—and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted (问候) me in the same way.
1.How did Dr P know that the patient was Frank?
A．He was told that Frank was in the hospital.
B．He was invited to study Frank’s illness.
C．Frank greeted him in a special way.
D．Frank’s name was written on the door.
2.When and where did Dr. P first meet Frank?
A．At the R Hospital about ten days before.
B．In an air-raid shelter during the war.
C．In Mrs. West’s house in 1941.
D．In London after the West’s’ house was destroyed.
3.The unlucky ones mentioned by the doctor were __________.
A．those who suffered from illness.
B．those who were killed during the war
C．those who slept in the air-raid shelter.
D．those whose homes were destroyed in air-raids
4.Dr. P placed his foot against Fran’s before he left the shelter.
A．to find out if Frank could put on his shoes
B．to be friendly towards Frank
C．to see if Frank’s feet were normal
D．to teach Frank to greet people in a special way
5.Why did Dr P say that Mrs West had to be a strong, able woman?
A．She was over 75.
B．She needed all the attention of a baby.
C．She had to give care and thought to her son as to a baby.
D．She lost nearly everything in the war.
Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food , get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.
Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料).Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.
Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality .Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.
Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.
If everybody, were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.
1.According to the passage,_________.
A．we should always keep fit
B．if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep
C．one can eat a lot to stay in good shape
D．one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy
2.In order to keep good health, ___________ .
A．we should eat a lot of sweets
B．one needs a large amount of fat
C．people should eat according to the foods nutrition
D．we must try to sleep now and then
3.Eating more and sleeping less________.
A．can keep healthy
B．is no good for you
C．gets you more energy
D．will keep your personality
4.The writer explains ________in this passage.
A．how to eat
B．the importance of doing exercise
C．how to keep healthy
D．what to eat
5.The title of the article should be___________ .
A．Eating and Exercising
B．How Vitamins Work in Man's Body
C．Staying Healthy
D．Sleeping Well
It is said that in the Tang Dynasty a man named Zhang Hui visited the city of Song where he came upon an old man sitting beside the road, 1 a bag near him, 2 （read）a book in the moonlight. He asked what was in the bag, and the old man explained 3 it was full of red strings 4 （use）to tie together people destined to marry. Once people were tied together, 5 was no way that they could avoid marriage. 6 , he told Zhang Hui that he 7 （tie）him to a wife.
Zhang Hui felt it funny and went on 8 way. Not long afterward he met the wife 9 had been tied to him and they were married. This is why a matchmaker is sometimes called an “Old Man in the Moonlight” or 10 （simple）“Old Moonie”（月佬）.
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 16 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 17 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live 18 from then on.
Over the years, I 19 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 20 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 22 into my son’s room with a box of 23 . After 16 years, I still 24 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less 25 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.
1. A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
2. A．Lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
3. A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
4. A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
5. A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
6. A．up B．off C．back D．down
7. A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
8. A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
9. A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
10. A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
11. A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
12. A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
13. A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
14. A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
15. A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
