I saw a boy （) in front of the building.

When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars .

His face lighted up as he took them.He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore.

He left the house with a light heart, expecting to buy the books.As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family.

“I wish you a happy New Year.” said Edward, as he was happily passing on.The man shook his head.

“You are not from this country？ ” said Edward.The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak his language.But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children shaking with cold, as if (好像)to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time”

Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble.He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man and the other to his wife.

They were excited and said something in their language, which doubtless meant, “We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.”

When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought.He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up.

“I have bought no books,” said he, “I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry then.” He went on, “I think I can wait for my books till next New Year.”

“My dear boy,” said his father, “Here are some books, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New-Year gift”.

“I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family.It was nice for a little boy to do so.Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year.”

1.Edward expected to ________ with the money he got from his father.

A.help the poor family

B.buy something to eat

C.buy some pretty books

2.Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him？()

A.He couldn’t understand the boy

B.He wouldn’t accept the money

C.He didn’t like the boy’s language

3.How much did Edward give the poor family？()

A.One dolla

B.Two dollars

C.Three dollars

4.We know that Edward ________.

A.got a prize for his kind heart

B.got more money from his father

C.bought the books at the bookstore

25.What is the best title for the passage？()

A.New Year's Gift

B.Story of Buying Books

C.Father's Words

A.blew up

B.jumped up

C.looked up

D.cheered up

High in the Swiss Alps many years ago, there lived a lonely shepherd (牧羊人)boy who longed for a friend to share his evenings.(很多年以前，在瑞士阿尔卑斯山上住着一个牧羊人，他期望能找到一个朋友在夜晚与他为伴。) One night he saw three old men, each holding a glass.

The first old man said：―Drink this liquid and you shall be victorious in battle. ‖

The second old man said：―Drink this liquid and you shall have countless riches. ‖

The last old man said：―I offer you the happiness of music-----the horn(号角).‖

The boy chose the third glass, The next day, he came upon a great horn, ten feet in length, When he put his lips to it, a beautiful melody(旋律) floated across the valley. He had found a friend.

So goes the legend(传说) of the horn. First known in the ninth century, the horn was used by herdsmen to call cattle, for its deep tones echoed across the mountainsides. Even today, on a quiet summer evening, its music can be heard floating among the peaks.

6.The passage tells us his lonely job about the shepherd boy.

A.T

B.F

7.The boy choose to drink the glass offered by the last old man because the boy was thirsty.

A.T

B.F

8.After the shepherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was like a new-found friend.

A.T

B.F

9.Today the horn is heard in the Swiss Alps when it rains.

A.T

B.F

10.The Legend of the Horn would be the best title for the passage.

A.T

B.F

What did the small boy think when he saw tears in his teacher's eyes？

A．She was happy.

B．She didn't like school.

C．There was something wrong with her eyes.

As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors' conversations with patients in the next room.

During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). "That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job." In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them.

After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.

When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be ______.

A．a surgeon

B．an army man

C．a sailor

D．a life-saver

some reason said: “I wish all of the white students to stand for a moment.” I rose with the others.The teacher looked at me and, calling my name, said: “You sit down for the present, and rise with the others.” I did not quite understand her.She repeated: “You sit down now, and rise with the others.” I sat down puzzled.I saw and heard nothing.When the other were asked to rise, I did not know it.When school was dismissed, I went out unconsciously.A few of the white boys laughed at me, saying: “Oh, you’re a nigger, too.”

I hurried on as fast as I could to where my looking-glass hung on the wall in my own little room.For an instant I was afraid to look, but when I did, I looked long and earnestly.I was accustomed t o hearing remarks about my beauty, but now, for the first time, I became conscious of it and recognized it.I noticed the ivory(象牙)whiteness of my skin, the beauty of my mouth, the size and the liquid darkness of my eyes.I ran downstairs and rushed to wh ere my mother was sitting.I buried my head in her lap and cried out: “Mother, tell me, am I a nigger？” I could not see her face, but I felt her hands on my head.I looked up into her face.There were tears in her eyes and I could see that she was sufferin g for me.And then it was that.

I looked at her critically for the first time.I had thought of her in a childish way only as the most beautiful woman in the world; now I looked at her searching for defects(缺点).I could see that her skin was almost brown,and that she did differ in some way from the other ladies who came to the house; yet, even so I could see that she was more beautiful than any of them.She must have felt that I was examining her, for she hid her face in my hair and said with difficulty：“No, my darling, you are not a nigger.” She went on: “If anyone calls you a nigger, don’t notice them.”

But the more she talked, the less was I reassured, and I stopped her by asking:“Well, mother, am I white？ Are you white？” She answered tremblingly(颤抖的): “No, I am not white, but your father is one of the greatest men in the country.The best blood of the South is in you.” This suddenly opened up in my heart a fresh fear, and I almost fiercely demanded: “Who is my father？ Where is he？” She stroked my hair and said: “I’ll tell you about him some day.” I sobbed(抽泣): “I want to know now.” She answered: “No, not now.”

1.We can infer from the passage that “a nigger ”means().

A.a white person

B.a black person

C.anyone that is not white

D.anyone that i s not black

2.When the teacher asked him to sit down and rise with the others ,the author was confused because().

A.he never considered himself a non-white person

B.he thought the teacher didn’t recognize him

C.he thought he should be considered

D.he thought it rude for the teacher to call his name

3.It was on that day that he began to realize that().

A.he was a nigger

B.he was different from others because of his beauty

C.his color was like that of his mother

D.he differed from oth er white people even with his beauty

4.From the passage we can learn that().

A.the boy’s father left them for some reasons

B.the boy’s mother didn’t want to mention his father at all

C.the boy never met his father before

D.the boy’s mother hated his father

5.This passage generally tells us a story of ().

A.a boy who suddenly realized that he was a colored person

B.a boy who had been looked down upon because he had no father

C.the miserable life of colored people

D.the life of a one-parent family

"Is there anything I can do for you？" asked the President.

The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper. "Would you please write a letter to my mother？"

A pen and paper were provided and the President carefully began writing down what the young man was able to say:

"My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid Fm got going to re- cover. Don't grieve(悲伤)too much for me, please. Kiss Mary and John for me. May God bless you and father."

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, "written for your son by Abraham Lincoln."

The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it. "Are you really the president？" he asked.

"Yes, I am," Lincoln replied quietly, Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.

"Would you please hold my hand？" the soldier asked. "It will help to see me through to the end."

In the quiet room, the President took the boy's hand in his and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

The young soldier ______.

A．wrote a letter to his mother himself

B．was in hospital for a long time

C．couldn't say any words when he saw the president

D．was badly hurt in the Civil War

E

President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Once, doctors pointed out a young soldier who was near death and Lincoln went over to his bedside.

"Is there anything I can do for you？" asked the President.

The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper. "Would you please write a letter to my mother？"

A pen and paper were provided and the President carefully began writing down what the young man was able to say:

"My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid I'm not going to recover. Don't grieve (悲伤) too much for me, please. Kiss Mary and John for me. May God bless you and father."

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, "written for your son by Abraham Lincoln."

The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it. "Are you really the President？" he asked.

"Yes, I am, "Lincoln replied quietly, then he asked if there was anything else he could do.

"Would you please hold my hand？" the soldier asked. "It will help to see me through to the end."

In the quiet room, the President took the boy's hand in his and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

The young soldier______.

[A] wrote a letter to his mother himself

[B] was in hospital for a long time

[C] couldn't say any words when he saw the president

[D] was badly hurt in the Civil War

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop be learned to cut meat up quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went into a mom behind the shop to do the accounts. In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, of course, allowed to do only the simplest jobs, like lifting people and carrying them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher's and at the hospital, John had to. wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital, John had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw John, that tightened her.

"No! No!" She cried, "Not my butcher! I won't be operated on by my butcher!" and fainted away.

John made enough money by ______.

A．studying in the university

B．working in a butcher's shop

C．doing two jobs

D．cutting meat well