Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students' parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, "Jodie's Daddy is a Garbage man(垃圾清理工)！"
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
"Silence!" Mr Swales said, "Being a garbage men is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie's father."
Jodie's father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn't run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.
Her father came into her room, "What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?"
Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn't seem angry or hurt. "Well," he said, "they are right. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Tomorrow's Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie."
The place really smell too good. Jodie wrinkled her nose. "Don't worry, kid. In five minutes you won't smell a thing." said her father.
Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie's father handed her a pair of gloves(手套) and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.
It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie's arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.
"Garbage is disgusting (令人厌的) , but when we clear it away, everything's nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That's why I like being a garbage man so much."
Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbage man daddy a big kiss, She said, "When I grow up, I will be a garbage girl!"
Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, "He's a garbage man! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!"What happened in My Swale's class?
| A．He wanted to show what job was the most useful. |
| B．He asked an improper question. |
| C．Jodie gave an honest answer. |
| D．Jodie was laughed at for his father's job. |
Why did Jodie's father take her to his workplace?
| A．To make Jodie calm down. |
| B．To show how dirty his job was. |
| C．To help Jodie learn about his job. |
| D．To keep Jodie away from her classmates. |
Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because_______.
| A．he was practical | B．he was unselfish |
| C．he was cheerful | D．he was hard-working |
How does Jodie feel about her father now?
| A．Sad | B．Curious | C．Shy | D．Proud |
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2014
According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
| A．singer |
| B．dancer |
| C．player |
| D．pianist. |
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
| A．6:30 |
| B．7:00 |
| C．7:30 |
| D．8:00 |
From this passage ,we get to know that ________.
| A．not all people like pop stars |
| B．pop stars have their own bands |
| C．fans are troublesome for pop stars |
| D．to be a pop star is not all fun |
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)
Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations in our life．Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well．Courage may make you confident of your success．If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous．
How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful．Take chances and know that you have your own talents．Besides, your family and friends are always there for you．
Exercise your courage．It is like a muscle(肌肉)．The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be．
Know that giving up is not a choice．It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong．
Fight to control your fear．Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear．They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on．
Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people．Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of．
.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Do you like visiting parks? What kind of parks do you like to visit? You are sure to be interested in the following three parks．
Hyde Park, the biggest royal (皇家的) park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park．People built Hyde Park in 1536About one hundred years later, the park was open to the publiC． Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the worlD． Anyone can give a talk there on Sunday afternoon．
Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York．It has an area of 341 square kilometers．It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the publiC． With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place．About 35 million people visit this park every year．
Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885The park is as large as 6,641 square kilometers．You can enjoy the beautiful mountains, lakes, plants and wild animals by car, boat and bike or on foot．There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park．Millions of people come to the areas every winter．
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 5 Words．
Which part of London is Hyde Park in?
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When was Hyde Park open to the public?
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How large is Central Park in New York?
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What in Banff National Park attracts people most every winter?
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Which of the three parks is the youngest?
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves． |
| B．The computer has changed a lot． |
| C．They have no computers inside． |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes． |
The new technology allows the robot to _________．
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
| A．sensors |
| B．robots |
| C．arms and legs |
| D．scientists |
How do the sensors in the robot work?
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken． |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from． |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition． |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot． |
The passage is probably from____________．
| A．an advertisement |
| B．a tour guide |
| C．a notice |
| D．a newspaper |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the grounD． The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised． ” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old． ”
“What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．
The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
| A．an apple tree |
| B．a fig tree |
| C．a pear tree |
| D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________．
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat |
| B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful |
| D．just for fun |
The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
| A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
| B．he didn't want to disturb the old man |
| C．he couldn't communicate with the old man |
| D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
| A．creative |
| B．brave |
| C．wise |
| D．curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 |
| B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 |
| D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
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