A lot of boys and girls in western（西方的）countries are wearing the same kind of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether（是否）they are boys or girls.
One day, an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and when he was tired, he sat down in a chair. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.
“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting be side him on the chair. “Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?” “A girl.” said the neighbor（隔壁的人）. “She is my daughter.” “Oh!” the old man said quickly. “Please forgive me, I did not know that you were her mother.” “I’m not.” Said the other person, “I’m her father.”
【小題1】What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?

A．A girl

B．A boy

C．A young person

D．A man

【小題2】“Is it a boy or a girl?” The word “it” here means         .

A．he

B．she

C．the person

D．the pool

【小題3】The meaning of the word “forgive” is          .

A．忘記

B．責(zé)罵

C．放棄

D．原諒

【小題4】The old man thought his neighbor was          .

A．a(chǎn) woman

B．a(chǎn) man

C．a(chǎn) girl

D．a(chǎn) boy

【小題5】The old man thought that his neighbor was the girl’s mother became his neighbor   .

A．was wearing a skirt	B．had long hair
C．had a beautiful face	D．was young

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（縮短）by about two inches.
Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .
【小題1】What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

A．They were a bit too long.

B．They were just suitable.

C．They were too short for him.

D．There were about two inches shorter.

【小題2】Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

A．Because they were very busy.

B．Because they didn’t hear him.

C．Because they didn’t like him.

D．Because they couldn’t do that.

【小題3】When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

A．In the evening.

B．Before she finished the washing.

C．After lunch.

D．After she came back from the cinema.

【小題4】What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?
He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

A．two

B．four

C．six

D．eight

【小題5】How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

A．Pleasant.

B．Thankful.

C．Surprised.

D．Bored.

A famous study was done in a school by a professor （教授） from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average(中等)，and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.
　　What made these average students change so much to become top students？The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(態(tài)度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.
　　Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat(對待) a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat a person like he’s already a success，and you’ll help make him the best he can be.”
　　Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said，“Johnny，you’re the naughtiest(最頑皮的) boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class，she met with Johnny after school and said，“Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that’s the power of our belief(信任) and attitude(態(tài)度) toward children.
【小題1】The professor started his research(研究)by _______.

A．teaching the five children himself

B．a(chǎn)sking the five children to find a new teacher

C．telling the five students to work harder than ever before

D．telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class

【小題2】The five average students became top students mainly because of ________.

A．the professor’s study

B．the teachers’ hard work

C．the change in the teachers’ attitude

D．the change in the professor’s attitude

【小題3】Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny？

A．To let us know how good his new teacher was.

B．To show the importance of encouragement.

C．To show that the boy was clever enough.

D．To let us know the famous boy.

【小題4】The writer writes the passage mainly by ______.

A．giving reasons and result

B．giving result and examples

C．describing what he thinks

D．a(chǎn)sking and answering questions

【小題5】What does the passage mainly tell us？

A．If you want to get more，you should have new teachers.

B．A professor’s study can help you score highest.

C．Only teachers can make you a top student.

D．Attitude and belief can change a person.

A woman is going shopping. She is going  46  boat. The boat is going across（穿過）the river. Her basket is empty（空的）. Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the  47  .“Help!”she says.“Look! My basket is in the river.”

A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can  48  it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes off his shoes and shirt. “Look  49  my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps into the river.

A  50  sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets to the basket. The boy  51  in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he calls:“It’s over there!” calls the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s  52  that duck! The boy gets to the basket.“Go away!” he says to the duck. The duck  53  out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”

“Not at all!” says the boy.“  54  you like to give me my shirt and shoes?”

“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s  55  .”

1.	A．on B．in C．by D．to

 

2.	A．water B．boat C．ship D．tree

 

3.	A．clean B．buy C．do D．get

 

4.	A．a(chǎn)fter B．a(chǎn)t C．for D．like

 

5.	A．dog B．chicken C．duck D．monkey

 

6.	A．is fishing B．is swimming C．is playing D．is flying

 

7.	A．beside B．under C．on D．behind

 

8.	A．climbs B．comes C．jumps D．walks

 

9.	A．Are B．Do C．Would D．Could

 

10.	A．meat B．hair C．hand D．egg

 

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（縮短）by about two inches.

Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .

1.What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

A．They were a bit too long.

B．They were just suitable.

C．They were too short for him.

D．There were about two inches shorter.

2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

A．Because they were very busy.

B．Because they didn’t hear him.

C．Because they didn’t like him.

D．Because they couldn’t do that.

3.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

A．In the evening.

B．Before she finished the washing.

C．After lunch.

D．After she came back from the cinema.

4.What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?

He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

A．two

B．four

C．six

D．eight

5.How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

A．Pleasant.

B．Thankful.

C．Surprised.

D．Bored.