初中英语人物故事类阅读试题

One day a man gave his son some wood to saw （锯； 锯子）．The boy did not want to do such work， so after his father had gone away， he threw the saw down， and it broke．

"I did not break the saw，" said the boy to himself， "it broke itself．" He tried to deceivehimself with words， but he knew in his heart that they were false words， and he was afraid to meet his father．

One day a mother said to her son， who had just returned from school， "It is six o'clock．Your school closes at four ﹣where have you been， my boy？" "Oh， mother，" said Ned， "when we play at ball， we forget everything else．We do not think of the time， or of coming home．Is tea ready？"

The boy 's mother was cheated．Ned's answer led her to think that he had been playing with his friends．But he had not been playing at all． He had been "kept in" by his teacher， because he had not learned his lessons．He did not like to tell his mother that．He wished her to think that he had been playing． "What a shame it is for you to try to cheat your mother，" said something in Ned's heart， as he sat down to his tea． "I don't care，" said the boy to himself， "I don't care．I did not tell a lie﹣ I did not say that I was playing．"

If we use words which are about to cheat， we tell a lie．Ned's lie was a very bad one， for it looked so like the truth．A lie that looks like the truth is the worst kind of lie．

（1）Who broke the saw actually？ 　　

A．	The father．
B．	The boy．
C．	The mother．
D．	Nobody．

（2）The underlined word "deceive" probably means" 　　．

A．	鼓励
B．	鞭策
C．	欺骗
D．	惩罚

（3）What time did the school close？ 　　

A．	At 14：00．
B．	At 15：00．
C．	At 16：00．
D．	At 17：00．

（4）The boy got home at six on that day， because he 　　．

A．	played at ball
B．	was busy with his lessons
C．	forgot the time
D．	was asked to stay by the teacher

（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？ 　　

A．	A truth is a real lie．
B．	What looks like a truth is a lie．
C．	A truth that looks like a lie is a lie．
D．	A lie that looks real is the worst lie．

One day a poor man was walking along from house to house．He carried an old wallet in one hand and at every house he asked for a little money to buy something to eat．As he was complaining about his misfortune （不幸）， he kept wondering why some people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more．

He thought that if he only had enough money to buy food and clothing， he would be very happy and wouldn 't want anything more．

At that moment， Fortune came down the street．She saw the poor man and stopped．She said to him．"I want to help you．Hold out your wallet and I will pour this gold into it， but only on this condition．All that falls into your wallet will be gold， but all that hits the ground will turn into sand．Do you understand？

" Oh， yes I understand，" said the poor man，

" Your wallet is old．Don't put too much in it，" said Fortune．

The poor man opened his wallet and a lot of gold was poured into it．His wallet grew heavy．

"You are the richest man in the world now ，" said Fortune．"I think you should stop! Your wallet is going to break!"

However， the poor man said he wanted one more handful．Fortune added one more handful and the wallet broke．All the gold fell to the ground and turned into sand．The poor man had nothing but his empty wallet．He was as poor as he had been before．

（1）Why did the poor man walk along from door to door？ 　　

A．	To visit his friend．
B．	To try clothing on
C．	To enjoy nice food．
D．	To ask for a little money．

（2）What could only make the poor man happy at first？ 　　

A．	Big houses and beautiful clothing．
B．	A lot of gold．
C．	Enough money for food and clothing．
D．	Many close friends．

（3）What did Fortune pour into the poor man's wallet？ 　　

A．	Sand．
B．	Gold．
C．	Food．
D．	Coins．

（4）What do we know about the man at the end of the story？ 　　

A．	He was the richest man．
B．	His dream came true．
C．	His wallet was full of sand．
D．	He became poor again．

（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？ 　　

A．	Catch all， lose all．
B．	Silence is gold．
C．	The more， the better．
D．	No pains， no gains．

A boy was one day walking in a field at the foot of a hill， when he saw a sheep coming towards him．

The poor sheep came running up quite close to him.She then went on a few steps, at the same time turning round, and looking up in the boy 's face,and bleating（咪咪叫）loudly.

The boy had never seen a sheep act in this way before．and wishing to find out what the sheep wanted， he began to follow her across the field．

On and on she went， every now and then turning round to see if the boy was coming．

At last， she led the way to a place where there was a running river， and a deep pool of water．

As soon as the boy came to this place， he saw a baby sheep trying in vain （徒劳地） to get out．It had fallen over the bank into the pool below．

The poor mother sheep must have known that better help that she could give was needed to save her little one．

From the bank， the boy found that he could just reach the baby sheep．

He soon caught hold of it， and lifted it up on the bank．The mother sheep seemed greatly pleased to have her little one again beside her．

（1）Why did the mother sheep come to the boy？ 　　

A．	To play with him．
B．	To get some help．
C．	To join in walking．
D．	To look up in his face．

（2）How did the boy probably feel when he saw the mother sheep's actions？ 　　

A．	Strange．
B．	Comfortable．
C．	Proud．
D．	Painful．

（3）Where did the mother sheep lead the boy？ 　　

A．	A field．
B．	A hill．
C．	A river．
D．	A step．

（4）What would probably have happened if the boy had not come？ 　　

A．	The baby sheep would not fall．
B．	The baby sheep would be dead，
C．	The mother sheep would be pleased．
D．	The baby sheep would be back to the mother．

（5）What do you think of the boy according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Thankful．
B．	Stupid．
C．	Outgoing
D．	Helpful．

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When I was a teenager growing up in a town， I felt studying very boring， I wanted to leave school and have my own life． There were only two ways for me to do this﹣working in the toy factory in my town， or getting married． I chose the first one． I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school． I thought he would say，"No! You are going to college．" Instead， he surprised me when he said， "OK．We'll go to the toy factory．"

Two days later， he took me to the factory． I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory． I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun． I even imagined there would be music and singing． I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager．

When we arrived at the factory gates， my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside． My father said， "Take your time． Look around．" I walked around the factory， looking at the buildings， the workers， and listening to the noise． It was terrible． I ran back to my father and said， "I want to go home．"

He asked me， "What do you think of the factory？"

"It's terrible．" I replied．

"You have the other choice if you don't want to go back to school． But I think getting married is even worse!" he said．

I went back to school the next day．From then on， I studied as hard as I could． Finally I got into a good college． I enjoyed studying English， so I decided to major in languages at college． Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory， now I work in a company which is a big one in a city． And my father takes pride in me． I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

A （1） 　　 to a factory with my father

At school	I felt bored to （2） 　　．
	I have （3） 　　choices if I leave school．	I didn't choose to get（4） 　．
		I choose to work in a toy factory．
	I told my father about the decision and he （5） 　　．
In the factory	The factory I （6）	The workers would have （7） 　 　working together．
		There would be music and singing．
	The factory I walk around	It's terrible to have much（8） 　　．
At（9）	I majored in languages because I like English．
In a big company	I have a good family．
	My father is（10） 　　 of me．

When he was nine years old， American boy Milo Cress had a question： How many plastic straws（吸管） do Americans use every day？

He quickly learned there wasn't a simple answer． The boy tried to work it out himself． Through lots of research， Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day． In hopes of reducing plastic waste， he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011．

Cress started the project in his hometown ﹣ Burlington， Vermont． He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order． It was a simple change． However， it would save money． And by doing that， the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent．

For the years that followed， Cress tried to spread his project across the United States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban （ 禁 止 ） plastic straws．

Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today． According to scientists， more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year． Plastic straws are especially terrible． They make it easy for people to get comfortable with single﹣use plastics．

After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world． He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws．

"Focusing（聚焦） on straws is one simple step we all could take，" Cress says． "And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too．"

（1）When did Milo Cress start to care about the problem of straws？ 　　

A．	Ten years ago．
B．	In the year 2011．
C．	In the year that he was 9．

（2）Cress started the Be Straw Free project in order to 　　．

A．	get a good score in science at his school
B．	encourage people to reduce plastic waste
C．	become a famous person in his hometown

（3）What did Cress ask a restaurant in Burlington to do？ 　　

A．	Stop offering straws to its customers．
B．	Prevent people from using straws to drink．
C．	Count the number of straws it uses every day．

（4）Plastic straws are especially terrible because 　　．

A．	they are the most serious problem today
B．	scientists pay little attention to their influence
C．	they help people get used to using single﹣use plastics

（5）Over the years， Cress has 　　．

①spread his project across the United States

②asked Seattle to completely ban plastic bags

③counted the plastic straws in the ocean every year

④spoken to teens around the world about plastic waste

A．	①③
B．	②③
C．	①④

Lydia is 14 years old． She lives in a small house with her parents and two brothers， Daniel and Henry． Daniel is 12 years old， and Henry is 9 years old． Daniel and Henry often complain about the small house． They want to live in a big house． Their dream house is very big． In the house， they each have a bedroom，a desk and a computer． In front of the house， there is a big beautiful garden． In the garden， there are some fruit trees． They like eating fruit very much． Behind the garden， there is a swimming pool． They like swimming， too． They can ask their friends to come to their house on weekends． They can play computer games， swim and do their homework together．

They say they will have a lot of fun at that time．

（1）How many people are there in the family？ 　　

A．	Three．
B．	Five．
C．	Four．

（2）Why do Daniel and Henry want to have fruit trees in the garden？ 　　

A．	Because they like eating fruit very much．
B．	Because they can play games under the trees．
C．	Because fruit trees can make the garden beautiful．

（3）What can Daniel and Henry do in their dream house on weekends？ 　　

A．	Take a walk after dinner．
B．	Water fruit trees in the garden．
C．	Play and study with their friends．

（4）From the passage， we can know that 　　．

A．	Lydia doesn't like her brothers
B．	Henry wants to have his own bedroom．
C．	Daniel has a computer， but Henry doesn't

（5）What is the passage mainly about？ 　　

A．	What Daniel and Henry's dream house is like．
B．	What Daniel and Henry can do in their bedroom．
C．	What Daniel and Henry like to have in the garden．

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     Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942．He's one of the most famous scientists on space and time in the world． He is called the King of the Universe．

    He studied math and science at Oxford University，then he became seriously ill，which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines．

     He went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University．In 1965，he got a Doctor's Degree of philosophy（哲学）．Because of his serious illness，it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking，he is respected by people in the world．Then in 1988，he wrote his first important book，A Brief History of Time．It was sold more than 5.5 million copies in over 33 different languages．He was once invited to China to give lectures（做演讲）．His self﹣confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply．

（1）Was Hawking born in England？ （no more than 3 words）　　

（2）What did Hawking study at Oxford University？ （no more than 3 words）　 　

（3）When did Hawking get his Doctor's Degree of philosophy？ （no more than 2 words）．　

（4）What's the name of Hawking's first important book？ （no more than 5 word）　 　

（5）Where was Hawking once invited to give lectures？ （1 word）　　

阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university． Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers．

Volunteers give their time to help people． For example， they work in schools or hospitals ， or

they do something helpful for the environment．

Paul，18，comes from Wales． Next year he wants to go to university to study Chinese，but now he's living in Belize． Paul says，"I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs（珊瑚礁） in the sea near Belize． The reefs here are beautiful，but if the sea water is polluted badly，the coral will die． I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs． All over the world， coral reefs are dying． We need to do something about the problem before it's too late． I'm staying with a family here and I help do same housework． I don't get any money， but that's OK． I love my work here， and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize…and myself When I finish my work， I want to stay here for another three months． I want to travel around Belize and Central America． "

（1）What will some young people in England do after finishing school？ 　　

A．	Go to work for money．
B．	Go to other countries and work as volunteers．
C．	Start work in universities．
D．	Go to university in other countries．

（2）Where is Paul living now？ 　　

A．	England
B．	China．
C．	Belize
D．	America．

（3）What is Paul doing with other people in the sea near Belize？ 　　

A．	Working to save the coral reefs
B．	Studying Chinese in a university
C．	Helping do some housework
D．	Doing some research in Wales

（4）From the passage， we know that the coral reefs 　　．

A．	are not as beautiful as before
B．	will probably be sold for money
C．	may die because of the pollution
D．	cannot live without fish in the sea

（5）What does Paul want to do after he finishes his work as a volunteer？ 　　

A．	Stay there for another year
B．	Go back home to start work
C．	Learn about the people's home
D．	Travel around Central America

Thanks to the hybrid rice that was discovered by Yuan Longping， the hunger problem of thousands of Chinese people was mostly fixed in the 1980s．

On Sept 8 ^th，Yuan， together with two other scientists，won China's 2018 Future Science Prize， for his continuous research on rice． Even on his 88th birthday on Sept 7 ^th，he took part in the International Development Forum of Rice Production in Hunan province． Although he was recovering from an illness at the time， he was happy to talk to reporters about his latest work on seawater rice．

Yuan has been researching on rice since he was at college． In 1964． he discovered a natural hybrid rice plant in Hainan． Since then， he has focused on developing high﹣yield， hybrid rice varieties

（多样性）．In 1973． he became the first to successfully cultivate（培育） a type of hybrid rice species in

the world．With the hard work of Yuan's group for about ten years， the production of the rice was increased．（From 150 kg per mu （亩） to 500 kg per mu and more． ）These varieties now take up about two thirds of China's rice crop， according to China News． So， it's no wonder that he's known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice"．

And because of China's Belt and Road （一带一路）initiative． Yuan's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world． Indeed， according to Xinhua News Agency， hybrid rice plants in Kenya produce four to five times more rice than the country's usual nice plants．

With a rising fame all over the world， Yuan gave a speech in English at the 9th Shandong High﹣Level Talents Forum in Qingdao last year． His speech made him an internet sensation．Beginning with"I speak broken English"， his 20﹣minute speech turned out to be a huge success，with barely any pauses or mistakes． The humble Yuan was simply being modest during his speech．According to an article in 1999 by CNN， the scientist speaks both English and Russian fluently． "I never need an interpreter when I go overseas，" he told the US news network．

But in spite of his great knowledge， Yuan understands that even the wisest people should still be open to learn new things． "The farmers of our country possess rich experience in planting rice，"he told Xinhua．" We should learn from them．"

（1）Where was the International Development Forum of Rice Production held？ 　　

A．	Hainan．
B．	Hunan．
C．	Shandong．
D．	D， Kenya．

（2）Which is the main reason that Yuan Longping is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice"？ 　

　

A．	He has focused on developing high﹣yield， hybrid rice varieties．
B．	He was the first to successfully cultivate a type of hybrid rice species in the world．
C．	Because of Yuan's group， the production of the rice was increased．
D．	Hybrid rice plants in Kenya produce four to five times more rice than the country's usual nice plants．

（3）Yuan Longping can speak the following languages EXCEPT 　　？

A．	Chinese．
B．	English．
C．	Russian．
D．	French．

（4）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	Yuan Longping won China's 2018 Future Science Prize．
B．	Yuan Longping's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world．
C．	Yuan Longping got fame around the world．
D．	The character and contribution （贡献） of Yuan Longping．

Wang Fuman is a 10﹣year﹣old student． He is now studying in

Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong， Yunnan Province． On Monday morning （January 8， 2018）， he braved ﹣9℃ weather to travel over an hour to reach his school．

When he arrived， his hair and eyebrows had been completely frozen with snowflake （雪花）． This made his 16 classmates laugh a lot． Fu Heng，Wang's teacher saw this and took a picture． He uploaded （上传） Wang's picture． The picture soon has got much attention to children from poor families in the countryside． Wang， who has been nicknamed "Snowflake Boy" by netizens， became famous online overnight． By Wednesday morning， his picture had been "liked" more than 260，000 times on Sina Weibo and shared more than 40，000 times．

After hearing Wang's story， the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation held a public donation （ 捐赠） activity for children from poor families． The Foundation has promised to give each poor child 500 yuan （＄75）to help them stay warm in winter．

By 1 pm on Wednesday， the Foundation had collected about 300，000 yuan in public donations， according to their website． Wang's village now has electricity and tap water， "…and my family is getting help to build a new house close to the school"， Wang said， "I think our life will get better．"

（1）What was the weather like on Monday morning？ 　　

A．	Snowy and cold．
B．	Rainy and cold．
C．	Snowy but warm．
D．	Rainy but warm．

（2）Why did the classmates laugh when Wang entered the classroom？ 　　

A．	Because he lost his books．
B．	Because he told a joke．
C．	Because he looked funny．
D．	Because he was late．

（3）The Foundation held a public donation to help the poor children 　　．

A．	stay happy
B．	keep healthy
C．	stay educated
D．	keep warm in winter

（4）What can we know from the text？ 　　

A．	Zhaotong's weather in winter is warm．
B．	Wang's future life may become better．
C．	Wang's village had electricity before．
D．	Few people shared the boy's picture．

This year，about one hundred teenagers from all over China will spend one year in American homes．They will attend schools and meet teenagers in the U．S．，and have a new understanding of America．At the same time，about one hundred American teenagers will come to China to learn Chinese and get a new understanding of China．

A 15﹣year﹣old exchange student，Fred，spent last year in China with Li Hua's family．In turn，Li Hua spent a year in Fred's home in America．

Fred knew little Chinese when he arrived，but after two months' study，the language began to come to him．School was completely different from what he had expected ﹣much harder．Students stood up respectfully （尊敬地） when the teacher entered the classroom．They took fourteen subjects instead of six in the United States．There were almost no outside activities．

Family life，too，was different．The father's word was law，and all activities were around the whole family rather than individuals（个人）．

"Back home，you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time．But in China，you walk home and you have to finish your homework first．"

At the same time，in America，Li Hua，a friendly Chinese boy，was also forming his idea．"I suppose I should criticize（批评） American schools，" he says．"It is much too easy by our level．But I have to say that I like it very much．In China we do nothing but study．Here we take part in many outside activities．"

（1）Which countries are these exchange students from？ 　　

A．	China and America．
B．	Japan and America．
C．	Australia and China．
D．	Africa and Canada．

（2）What's the most important purpose of exchange students in the other country？ 　　

A．	To attend schools．
B．	To learn a new language．
C．	To live with the host family．
D．	To get a new understanding of that country．

（3）What was the difference about outdoor activities between the two countries？ 　　

A．	There were almost no outside activities in the U．S．but there were many in China．
B．	There were almost no outside activities in China but there were many in the U．S．
C．	There wasn't any outside activities in the U．S．but there were a few in China．
D．	There wasn't any outside activities in China but there were a few in the U．S．

（4）According to the passage，we know 　　

A．	Li Hua didn't like American schools．
B．	Fred knew much Chinese when he arrived．
C．	Chinese students take fourteen subjects at school．
D．	Students in the U．S．have to finish homework first after getting home．

（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？ 　　

A．	Fred's life in China．
B．	Li Hua's school life in America．
C．	How people learn from other countries．
D．	The differences in education between the two countries．

Mrs．White has a son．His name is Sam．The young man begins to work in a post office in a big city this autumn．He asks his mother to visit the city．The old woman is happy and catches a train．Soon she gets to the city，but she doesn't know where the post office is．She begins to look for it．At a bus stop she asks an old man，"Excuse me，sir．How can I get to the post office，please？"

"We have about forty post offices in our city，" says the old man，"Which one do you want？"

The old woman gives Sam's address to him and the old man says， "Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the left．His post office is just there．"

Mrs．White thanks the old man and soon finds her son．They're very happy．A week later the old woman goes to the zoo．She sees all kinds of animals．But after that she can't find the way again．At the same bus stop she meets the same old man and she asks the same question again．

"Oh dear！" the old man calls out．"Are you still looking for your son？"

（1）Where does Sam work？ 　　

A．	In a zoo．
B．	In a post office．
C．	At a train station．
D．	At an old people's home．

（2）How does Mrs．White get to her son's workplace from the bus stop？ 　　

A．	On foot．
B．	By train．
C．	By bus．
D．	By taxi．

（3）What does Sam give his mother before she arrives？ 　　

A．	A ticket．
B．	His address．
C．	His phone number．
D．	His key．

（4）Why is the old man so surprised to see Mrs．White again a week later？ 　　

A．	Because he knows her now．
B．	Because he is very happy to see her．
C．	Because he thinks she hasn't found her son yet．
D．	Because he thinks she has already been back home by train．

（5）What can you infer（推断） from the passage？ 　　

A．	Mrs．White knows the city well．
B．	Mrs．White doesn't find her son at last．
C．	Sam's post office isn't far from the bus stop．
D．	The old man always waits at the bus stop for someone to ask him the way．

Ten years ago， the owner of 20th Century Fox had it all﹣a 3．5 million house in Beverly Hills，a 1 million salary （薪水）， a Porsche， a yacht （游艇） and many film stars on his friend list． But for Scott Neeson， his rich life changed in 2003 when he visited Cambodia and saw the poor children．

A year later． Scott gave up his job， sold his house， his car and his yacht and moved to Phnom Penh， and there he set up the Cambodian Children's Fund （CCF） charity（慈善团体）． Scott， 55， who marketed some of the biggest movies of all time including Braveheart， Titanic and X﹣Men， cares for 2000 Cambodian children， providing them with an education， healthcare and a future．

As the big﹣hearted Scott prepares to celebrate his charity's 10th birthday this year， he feels proud of his achievements． Scott， who used to spend his weekends partying with Mel Gibson， Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise， said， "It's been l0 years since I sold up and left Hollywood． Now， my days are longer， my friends smaller， my mind clearer， my clothes without designers and I smell badly by the end of the day． But if I had to do it all over again， I wouldn't change my mind．" He added， "I had a Porsche and I flew in private planes with movie stars． It was a great experience but it's like Disneyland． I want a real life．"

The charity provides a daily meal， healthcare and an education for 2000 kids． It also offers 10 kilos of rice and free healthcare to their parents． He says his experience has been one of blood and tears， but it works well ﹣ The CCF has now 22 girls who have graduated from university and have full﹣time jobs．

（1）What was Scott before he set up CCF？ 　　

A．	He was a film director．
B．	He was a famous actor．
C．	He was a teacher．
D．	He was a boss．

（2）Why did Scott say his life in Hollywood was like Disneyland？ 　　

A．	It was great．
B．	It was not real．
C．	He had to spend a lot on it．
D．	He didn't make much money．

（3）What does Scott think of his experience in Cambodia？ 　　

A．	Expensive but comfortable．
B．	Tiring and disappointing．
C．	Hard but successful．
D．	Hard and Tiring．

（4）In which year was the passage written most probably？ 　　

A．	In 2003．
B．	In 2004．
C．	In 2014．
D．	In 2018．

Richard Campbell is a secondary school student． He is 15 years old． He lives in a small town in the North of England． Every morning， he gets up at eight o'clock， puts on his uniform and walks to school．

One hour later， the lessons start． The students usually study math， English， history and geography in the morning． They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch． They have a ten﹣minute break between classes． They also spend a long time in the school library， reading books and doing their homework．

Richard likes his school very much． His favorite subjects are English and geography， but he doesn't like math because he is not good at it．

Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school． Lunch is at one o'clock． He doesn't like the food that the school serves． This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home． He always has his lunch in the dining hall， but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate．

At weekends， he always goes out with his friends because he doesn't go to school． On Saturday， he always goes to the cinema or to the sports center． On Sunday， he just goes for a walk with his dog．

（1）What time do Richard's lessons begin in the morning？ 　　

A．	At 8：00．
B．	At 8：30．
C．	At 9：00．
D．	At 9：10．

（2）What does Richard like best？ 　　

A．	Math and English．
B．	English and geography．
C．	History and math．
D．	Geography and history．

（3）Where does Richard have lunch on weekdays？ 　　

A．	In the dining hall．
B．	At home．
C．	In the courtyard．
D．	Outside his school gate．

（4）What does Richard always do on Saturday？ 　　

A．	He reads and does homework．
B．	He goes to see films or does sports．
C．	He walks his dog or does exercise．
D．	He spends a long time in the library．

One day， while I was waiting for my father， I saw a little boy， around two years old， running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance． The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some sort of prison（监狱）． The boy would then fall to the grass， get up， without looking back at his mother， run as fast as he could， again， still with a smile on his face， as if nothing had happened．

At that moment， I thought to myself， "Why aren't most adults this way？ " Most adults， when they fall down， make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt． They would be so embarrassed that they would not try again if someone saw them fall． Or， because they fall， they would find a good excuse for themselves that they're not fit for it． They would end up being too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure（失败）．

However， with kids， when they fall down， they don't consider their falling down as a failure， instead， they treat it as a learning experience． They try again and again until they succeed． The answer must be that they have not connected "falling down" with the word "failure"． What's more， they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so． In other words， they allow themselves to make mistakes， so they remain energetic．

I was deeply impressed by the boy' s persistence（坚持不懈） and the manner in which he did．

（1）What did the little boy do when he fell down？ 　　

A．	He cried and lay on the grass．
B．	He asked his mother for help．
C．	He got up and went on running．
D．	He got up and stood there crying．

（2）In the writer's opinion， what might the little boy regard his falling down as？ 　　

A．	A failure．
B．	A joke．
C．	An interesting game．
D．	A learning experience．

（3）In the writer's opinion， why can't many adults succeed？ 　　

A．	Because they are afraid of being embarrassed．
B．	Because they can't find a good excuse．
C．	Because once they fail， they won't attempt again．
D．	Because they don't allow themselves to make mistakes．

（4）The underlined word " attempt" in Paragraph 2 means 　　

A．	尝试
B．	放弃
C．	面对
D．	怀疑

（5）What does the writer want to tell us？ 　　

A．	Practice makes perfect．
B．	Failure is the mother of success．
C．	All roads lead to Rome．
D．	Each coin has two sides．