George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school
A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white
A．when B．until C．for D．since
A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take
A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise
A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared
A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans
A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors
A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful
A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato
A．soil B．water C．air D．weather
A．seen B．look C．found D．called
A．time B．year C．age D．season
The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.
A．poor B．rich C．outgoing D．crazy
A．Unless B．After C．Unitl D．When
A．invite B．help C．borrow D．give
A．By B．In C．from D．into
A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for
A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar
A．sit B．rest C．sleep D．work
A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．who B．where C．which D．whose
A．never B．still C．hardly D．already
A．So B．But C．Though D．Because
A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse
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Paper was first about2,000 years ago, it has been made silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly the beginning of the11th century, books could be produced more quickly and .
___ , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, a way that can be compared the of the Internet in the20th century.
A． create B． created C． creating D． creates
A． in B． of C． from D． by
A． little B． a little C． few D． a few
A． put B． putting C． puts D． puting
A． at B． in C． by D． on
A． cheap B． cheaply C． cheaper D． cheapest
A． Because B． so that C． As a result D． because of
A． on B． in C．by D． at
A． at B． with C． by D． about
A． introduction B． introduce C． introduced D． introducing
I went back to China as soon as school was over at the end of June. And I returned to Canada on August 17th.
It’s to go back to China this summer, because of the A（H1N1）flu. Everybody seemed to be . The easiest thing for us to do was to wear masks（口罩）on the plane, as my mom suggested. However, it was not to wear a mask for ten hours. I decided to put the masks into my bag wearing them.
Everything seemed OK the flight. I saw only five people wear masks all the time. When we arrived in Beijing, some came into the plane and took our temperature. Fortunately, had a fever. Therefore, I was able to get home on time.
However, everything went wrong after I got home. I became sick, with a sore throat and a fever because I had not my mom’s words. Luckily, I just had a common . while I was sick in bed, I thought that if I had listened to my mom at first, I would have never caught the cold.
It’s always wise to listen to your mom’s suggestions.
A．difficult B．impossible C．easy D．important
A．happy B．nervous C．excited D．sad
A．necessary B．healthy C．unfair D．comfortable
A．thanks for B．instead of C．because of D．except for
A．before B．by C．after D．during
A．policemen B．doctors C．engineers D．reporters
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody
A．followed B．heard C．known D．understood
A．stomachache B．toothache C．cold D．headache
A．differently B．particularly C．usually D．probably
It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen* sweater caught my eye and reminded of this time last year.
It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole weaving* the sweater,” she told me.
The sweater was so unfashionable and that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I a thin uniform and went to school.
Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is , too”
I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them. wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.
A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me I didn’t listen.
As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.
When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should have complained about that sweater. ”
Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t . I know mom’s love is more important than money.
A．me B．him C．her D．you
A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．day
A．comfortable B．beautiful C．ugly D．thin
A．threw B．gave C．stored D．showed
A．put up B．put on C．put off D．put away
A．cheap B．expensive C．usual D．soft
A．with B．without C．except D．against
A．sadly B．quietly C．luckily D．happily
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．doctor B．reporter C．actor D．player
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．heard B．talked C．thought D．dreamed
A．books B．doors C．windows D．eyes
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never
A．care B．agree C．refuse D．realize
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even growth, without it , there's no way of life. We can't avoid or problems. So, next time you are a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it's C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
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