One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?

“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”

“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.

“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.

“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.

“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.

“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”

1.Mrs Petty wanted to ________.

A. visit her old friends           B. go to Mrs Young’s house

C. have a dinner in the restaurant   D. have lunch by herself.

2.Mr Petty had to _____  .

A. buy some food himself         B. cook dinner for Mrs Petty  

C. have lunch at a restaurant       D. have lunch by himself at home

3.Mrs Petty had her lunch    __    .

A. at home                    B. with her husband  

C. in Mrs Young’s house         D. in Jack’s house

4.Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.

A. the tin of fish hurt his feet.

B. he fell down and hurt his feet.        

C. he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes.

D. his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin.

5.In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.

        A. put         B. push          C. send           D. sink (浸)

 

Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.

    Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

    One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!

    It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1.When did the writer get the gift?

A. At the age of 16.

B. After making friends with the boy. [來源:Zxxk.Com]

C. In the first year at a middle school.

D. After becoming closer to everyone in the class.

2. Why was the smile an important gift?

A. Because the writer’s old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.

D. Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.

3. Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?

A. Because she was always unhappy.

B. Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.

C. Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.

D. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.

4.How did the smile change her life?

A. She started to make friends.

B. She became the best friend of the boy.

C. Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.

D. She realized that she was lonely.

5.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A. From her old school.                                 B. From her parents.

C. From herself.                                                D. From her classmates at the new school.

 

In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.

Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous(冒險的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.

Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延誤),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.

The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.

At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned ＄1 an hour.

In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.

1.The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _________.

A．the word “stewardess” was made up by Ellen Church

B．Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane

C．Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane

D．Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane

2.From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls

B．Ellen’s family was not rich enough to support her education

C．Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital

D．Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely

3.The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A．her flying experience                    B．her university education

C．her nursing experience                   D．her life attitudes

4.According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A．be a nurse         B．be married        C．be a mother       D．be young

5.The passage mainly talks about _______.

A．the background of early flying pilots         B．the experience of flying passengers

C．the history of early flight attendants         D．the development of airplanes

 

On ______ home, Susan found a robber getting out of a van yesterday.

A．her way to

B．her way for

C．her way at

D．her way

 

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn't want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

    That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

   One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!

    It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

11. Why was the smile an important gift?

A. Because the writer's old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn't know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn't mean anything to the boy.

D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.

12.The writer didn't talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because   .

A. she was always unhappy

B. she didn't have any friends there

C. she was in the first year at the junior high school

D. she didn't want her parents to worry about her

13. How did the smile change her life?

A. She started to make friends.

B. She became the best friend with the boy.

C. Her parents didn't worry about her any more.

D. She realized that she was lonely.

14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A. From her old school     B. From her parents.

C.. From herself.           D. From her classmates at the new school.

15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?

   A. The writer herself            B. The writer’s parents

C. The writer’s classmates     D. The boy with the smile