Andy was a little country boy. He lived in the house on the side of a hill. There was a railroad track below the house and Andy often watched the train as it passed by.
One day, as Andy was crossing the track, he saw that there was something wrong with it. One of the rails seemed to be out of its place. Just then he heard a noise. Dear, dear! The train was coming! It would soon be there! He must try to stop it in some way.
Andy did not think of any danger to himself, but he ran and stood in the middle of the track, not far from the place where the rail was broken, and then he held out his arms and waited.
On and on came the train. The engineer saw the boy on the track and whistled for him to get out of the way. But Andy stood still and did not move.
The engineer had to stop the train. He was very angry as he cried out to the boy and asked him why he stood on track.
But when Andy pointed to the broken rail ，the man understood everything. Andy saved the train and the lives of all the people on it.
1.When Andy was young, _____.
A. he often liked playing at the foot of the hill
B. he often ran on the track up and down
C. he often enjoyed listening to the click of rails
D. he often watched the train pass by
2.One day, as Andy went across the track, ____.
A. he thought there was something wrong with it
B. he saw the train was coming
C. he found one of the rails was broken
D. he heard a noise
3.When the train was coming,____.
A. Andy stood on the track to hold out his arms
B. Andy ran to the train to stop it
C. Andy ran out of the track quickly
D. Andy cried out to the engineer
4.As soon as the engineer saw the boy on the track,____.
A. he asked Andy why he stood there
B. he shouted at Andy
C. he whistled for Andy to leave the track
D. he asked Andy to get out of the way
5.When Andy pointed to the broken rail,____.
A. the engineer got off the train and repaired it
B. the engineer understood and got very angry
C. the engineer understood why the boy tried to stop the train
D. the engineer came out to see what was the matter
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, wrote My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can not make them better. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act”, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily, and all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it cries only when people are watching it. Like a baby, you can only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many suggestions to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
①Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
②Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
③Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!
1.The writer wants to tell us ____.
A. not to get angry easily B. to work hard at school
C. to do more exercisesD. to help each other
2.The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will ____.
A. get ill very easilyB. lose your friends
C. put on weight easilyD. eat less
3.My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals is a ____.
A. storyB. bookC. pictureD. film
4.My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us ____.
A. what to readB. how to read
C. how to stay coolD. how to learn English well
5.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “it” refers to指的是____.
A. the bookB. angerC. habitD. the baby
Mr. Brown’s house was less than two miles from his office, so he could drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he walked back home. This made him very angry.
He put up a board in the garden facing the road. The board said, “No Parking”. But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:
Mrs. Brown asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Brown said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters.
PLEASE NOTICE NO PARKING |
“Oh!” Mrs. Brown said. “You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked.
“Look again,” she started to laugh. “You are really clever”.
1.Mr. Brown’s office was ______ his house.
A. next to B. not far from C.2 hours’ drive from D.5 miles from
2.Mr. Brown was angry because ______.
A. he found no room to park his car outside his house
B. he had nothing to eat for lunch at home
C. he lost the way when he drove back home one day
D. he couldn’t make a police notice outside his house
3.Mr. Brown made ______ notice board s altogether 总共。
A. one B. two C. three D. no
4.In the end, Mr. Brown made a notice board and it _____.
A. was just the same as a police notice
B. was different in color from a police notice
C. just looked like a police notice
D. said “PLEASE NOTICE, NO PARKING”
5.We can infer推断 that ______ after he put up the blue board.
A. more people will park their cars outside his house
B. more policemen will park their cars outside his house
C. fewer people will park their cars outside his house
D. fewer people will visit him at noon later on
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter hard the life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”
1.A. news B. story C. idea
2.A. nervousB. excited C. interested
3.A. sayingB. laughing C. crying
4.A. like B. before C. about
5.A. something B. nothing C. anything
6.A. to supportB. support C. supporting
7.A. after B. before C. since
8.A. planned B. spent C. raised
9.A. dream of B. think of C. hear of
10.A. whatB. which C. how
There are many students ______ in the apartment.
A. live B. lives C. living
_______ Christmas Eve, I hung my stocking by the fireplace.
A. At B. On C. In
