A Mr Brown was born in a poor family.He couldn't go to school when he was young.Now he's a porter[1] and works at a station.He doesn't think it's necessary[2] to know some knowledge[3] of science.His son,Bill,began to go to school last year.The boy likes nothing except playing.He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class.It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises.And he wants to drop it. Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV.She came up to him and asked,"What's the matter,Bill?" "I can't do my maths homework,"said the boy."I won't go to school tomorrow! "No,no,don't do that!"said the woman."Maybe your father can help you." Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths.Mr Brown said,"But I don't know maths,either." "It doesn't matter,"said his wife."You'll only coax him out of crying." Mr Brown had to do as his wife said.The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercisebook to his father.The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,"Come here quickly,dear!I got an A in maths!" Notes:[1]porter /`pt/n.搬运工 [2]necessary/`nesIsrI/adj.必要的 [3]knowledge/`nlId/n.知识 根据短文内容,选择正确答案。 1.Which of the following is true? A.Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young. B.Mr Brown's parents were too poor to send him to school. C.Mr Brown wasn't interested in science when he was young. D.There was no school in Mr Brown's hometown. 2.Bill can't do his homework because _______ . A.his father wouldn't help him B.he doesn't listen to his teachers C.he doesn't like studying D.he wants to drop maths 3.Bill cried to_______. A.get his parents' help B.go to bed earlier C.get something to eat D.watch TV with his parents 4.The phrase "coax sb. out of crying" in the story means _______ . A.制止某人哭泣 B.惹得某人哭泣 C.阻止某人叫喊 D.哄某人停止哭泣 5._________is good at maths in their family. A.Bill B.Mr Brown C.Mrs Brown D.None 6.When he had a look at Bill's exercise-book,Mr Brown was _______ . A.sorry B.happy C.worried D.sad B An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,"I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,"OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's." This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,"Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith's," or"I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They're great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say,"Thank you. That would be very nice." American customs(1) about who pays for dates(2) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university(3) girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means "Come, as my guest(4)." So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning. Notes:(1)custom/`kstm/n. 风俗 (2)date/deIt/n.约会 (3)university/、ju:nI`v:sItI/n. 大学 (4)guest/gest/n. 客人 1.The passage tells us . A.how to eat out B.where to eat out C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal 2.If you have little money, . A.you'll have a cheap meal B.you'll borrow some from others C.you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal D.you won't want your friends to ask you to dinner 3."Go Dutch" in this passage means . A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款 4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means . A.he's going to lend some money to you B.he's going to pay for your meal, too C.he'll be angry with you D.he can't understand you 5.In America,some girls and women now. A.ask men to pay for their meals B.try to pay for the men's meals C.try to pay for their own meals D.never have anything outside C Most children like watching TV.It's very interesting.By(1) watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they can also learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV.Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they can't see anything over the radio. TV helps to open children's eyes.TV helps to open their minds(2),too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.They may find the world is now smaller than before. Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very late.They can't have a good rest.How about you,my young friends? Notes:(1)by/baI/prep.通过 (2)minds/maIndz/n.智力 1.A few children go to bed late because they . A.are busy with their lessons B.do their homework C.watch TV D.listen to the radio 2.Children can't see anything . A.in the radio B.on the radio C.on TV D.by watching TV 3.TV helps to open children's . A.eyes and minds B.minds C.eyes or minds D.eyes 4. children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. A.A lot B.Much C. A lot of D.A little 5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because . A.they like to watch TV B.they can hear at the same time C.they can watch at the same time D.they can listen to and see something at t he same time 任务型阅读 An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn't much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins(2) to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn't have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. In the end, the artist could not pay the bill(3), and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, "Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I'll give you the money for our lunch." "Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. "I had to pay for your lunch, but I'm not going to pay for your taxi home!" Notes: (1)beggar/`beg/ n.乞丐 (2)coin/kIn/n. 硬币 (3)bill /bIl/n.帐单 1.What kind of man was the artist? 2.What did he do to the first beggar? 3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him? 4.Who paid for the meal? 5.What did the artist want to do at last? 6.Why didn't the beggar go home with the artist?