F
Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful .Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school .Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison did not even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school . They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all , they knew how to use their brain.
( )1. People go to school to _______. A. learn several subjects
B. make a living C. get an education D. to learn a skill
( )2. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is________. A. to teach his students everything he knows B. to know everything
C. to teach the students how to think
D. to teach the students how to study by themselves
( )3. To work out a math problem ,you need to know ________. A. only a certain formula
B. how to memorize some facts C. only some facts
D. the method to work it out
( )4. Why were many scientists so successful? A. They received good education. B. They were very clever. C. They knew how to learn.
D. They learned lots of facts and formulas. ( )5. How did great scientists study?
A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading. B. They did thousands of experiments.
C. They always worked hard and never wasted time. D. All of the above.
Key: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.D
G
A Children Restaurant
In Amsterdam, the capital of Holland, there is a unique Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members are all children form 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work.
This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society. And now she is the only adult there, but her job is just to take care of the children.
The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.
So you should make a reservation months in advance. The cost of a meal differs according to the customers. Usually US $ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. ( )1. The children in this restaurant__________________. A. can earn only four dollars a day B. are fond of working there
C. will have to work there for over a month D. do all the work except cooking
( )2. The word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means_________________. A. a person who cooks food B. a person who does cleaning
C. a person who receives and pays out money in a restaurant etc. D. a person who serves food to customers
( )3. Which can be TRUE according to this passage ?
A. All the children in the restaurant form Amsterdam
B. If you don’t order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city. C. Everybody likes the Restaurant , so it is often filled with customers.
D. In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes ( )4. Which is NOT true according to the writer?
A. This Restaurant has a history of about 20 years.
B. For the same meal a child will pay less while an adults pay more. C. The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook. D. There are more than a score of seats.
( )5. The Children Restaurant was managed by_______________. A. the government of Amsterdam B. a woman cook C. the children themselves
D. one of the children’s parents
Key: 1.B 2. C 3.A 4.D 5.C
H
Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned.
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it . School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars. So that’s what I did. That was the first money I ever earned.” ( )1. Mark Twain earned his first money _________.
A. when he was a pupil B. when he became a writer
C. when he taught at a school D. when he was beaten by his father ( )2. The school made the rule so that they could_____. A. teach the students well B. give the students a beating C. keep the desks and chairs well D. ask the students for more money ( )3. Mark Twain’s father______.
A. was happy to give him the money
B. got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school C. said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news
D. agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money
( )4. Mark Twain’s father thought if he gave Mark Twain the money______.
A. he would not be beaten in front of the whole school B. he would go to the school again C. he would never do that again D. he would earn the money
( )5. Mark Twain was beaten_______.
A. at home B. only by his father C. at school D. both at school and at home ( )6. Mark Twain______.
A. gave the money to the teacher B. bought a desk for the school
C. asked his father to go upstairs D. kept the money for himself ( )7. Mark Twain’s father neat him because________.
A. he wanted to teach the boy a lesson
B. he didn’t want the boy to be beaten by the teacher C. he didn’t want to give him the money
D. he didn’t want to have his family disgraced
Key:1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.D
I
The Piano Concert
A young woman in a small German town was going to give a piano concert. Her posters said that she was a pupil of Franz Liszt, the great Hungarian pianist..
This was not true.
One day the woman learned that Liszt himself was in town. Now people would find out that, she would never be able to give a concert again . What should she do?
Finally she went to see the famous man himself. She told him everything .Her parents were dead and she was alone. She had to make a living. She decided to give piano lessons to rich children. But who would send their children to an unknown young woman? She told people that Franz Liszt was her teacher.
“I believe you,” Liszt said , “ You have done wrong, but I can see you are truly sorry about it. That’s enough. Now let me hear you play.”
The young woman was shy at first ,But then she saw Liszt smiling. It made her feel better. Now she wasn’t afraid any more. She started playing .She put her heart into it and she played wonderfully, Liszt was quite pleased.
When she finished , she turned to look at Liszt. There was a smile on his face. She could see he was pleased. Then Liszt gave her some advice, After he finished , he said, “ Now you really are my pupil. Go ahead with your concert. And you can add a note to the posters. Say that your teacher himself will be there. He will play the last piece.”
( )1.A pupil of Franz Liszt was going to give a piano concert in a small German town before the great pianist himself came.
( )2.Franz Liszt himself went to say something to the woman about her mistake.
( )3.When the woman knew the pianist came to town, she was very worried and afraid. ( )4.In fact the woman played the piano very well.
( )5.At last Franz Liszt took the young woman as his pupil.
Key: 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T
J
Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.
Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. ( )1. Which is true?
A. We are not sure how people started to use fire. B. It is an Australian who started a fire. C. We know how people began to use fire. D. Nobody knows how to make a fire.
( )2. Children mustn’t play with matches because ______. A. matches burn paper B. it is not interesting
C. matches can be dangerous
D. they don’t know how to make a fire with matches ( )3. If you are going to put out a fire, you ______. A. must be careful with matches B. ought to know it can be harmful C. have to cover it with water only D. should keep air away from it
( )4. We must be careful with fire, or it ______. A. can be
B. warms our houses C. might burn us D. will help us
( )5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Fire can help people in many ways. B. Fire can be both helpful and harmful. C. Fire can burn things and people D. We must be careful with matches.
Key: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B
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