【題目】

After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.

When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”

“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”

Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.

A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.

On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.

We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.

【1】What happened LAST in the story?

A. George saw a big house. B. George got some new clothes.

C. George found Jim on the ground. D. George jumped off the raft into the water.

【2】Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?

A. George felt afraid and nervous. B. George felt happy and lucky.

C. George really wanted to stay there. D. George didn’t want to lie to him.

【3】Which of these old sayings best fits this story?

A. It never rains but it pours. B. Every dog has its day.

C. Burn the candle at both ends. D. Many hands make light work.

—No，I can’t．I only speak Chinese and English．

A．speak；in

B．say；in

C．speak；with

D．tell；in

A. solves B. to solve C. solving D. solve

—Yes，it’s nice．And I want to buy ________，too．

A．it；one

B．one；it

C．one；one

D．it；it

①_____________________.

But life is no longer difficult when we truly understand and accept it. Most people do not fully see this truth. Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties. They think life should be easy.

②_____________________. Problems make us sad or lonely or angry. These are uncomfortable feelings. Since life has lots of problems, it is always difficult and full of pain and joy as well. However, when we successfully solve them, we can feel that life is very interesting and pleasant.

Problems are serious tests that can tell success from failure. In school we set problems for the students and encourage them to learn well. We learn through the pain of meeting and working out problems. For this reason, wise people learn to face bravely and deal with the difficulties in their life.

從方框中選出能填入文中 ① 和 ② 處的最佳選項。

【1】①. _________________②.________________

【2】Translate the underlined sentenceinto Chinese.

__________________________________________________________

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

_______________________________________________________________________

【題目】

In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was completely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.

In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (熱情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.

The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (無限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”

The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.

So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.

Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (機(jī)長) of the United Airline Company.

【1】Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.

A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable

【2】Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.

A. Jean is not a nice girl

B. only some of her students have great abilities

C. a belief helps to realize one’s dream

D. her students are good enough to enter the best schools

【3】According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.

A. Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart

B. Jean didn’t go for her dream

C. most people around Jean were for her dream

D. Jean achieved her dream overnight

【4】What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Face Difficulties B. Dream C. Voice Your Dream D. Go for your dream

A. the, / B. the, the C. /, the D. a, /

A．exciting

B．sad

C．scary

D．dangerous

A．ran out

B．went out

C．got out

D．ran away

— We are discussing_______________.

A. when can we meet at Xinhua Bookstore

B. where we will have a wonderful outing

C. whether shall we have a barbecue during May Day

D. what shall we do this weekend