C. was already experienced
( )2. ________ first offered the writer a chance to work as an announcer. A. A kind lady B. A program director C. Her mother ( )3. What can we learn from the passage? A. A kind lady offered the writer a job at first. B. The writer's parents were disappointed at her. C. Big stations usually hire experienced people.
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer learned a lot from what her mother said. B. There was a radio-announcing job at college. C. The writer didn't want to be a sports announcer at all. ( )5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Something happens because of the disappointment. B. You can find a job without any experience. C. Everything happens for the best.
Passage 3
“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking?
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine(蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.
James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch？” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring(钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone(鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto(座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.
Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't lose heart, and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
( )1.From the passage, we know that some great things come from ________． A. listening B. reading C. speaking D. thinking ( )2.The idea of Isaac Newton's discovery was from ________． A. the falling of an apple B. the cleaning of a garden C. the falling of a tree D. the moving of a lid
( )3.The achievement of James Watt was that he ________． A. kept thinking
B. found the steam in the kettle C. improved the steam engine much D. watched the lid move up and down
( )4.The right order of the following sentences is ________． ① James Ferguson made a wooden clock. ② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.
③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone. A. ③②① B. ②③① C. ②①③ D. ③①② ( )5.What is the main idea of the passage? A. Learn to ask for help. B. A difficult lesson to learn.
C. It is easy to say “I will think of it.”
D. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
Passage 4
A gentleman once advertised(登广告) for a boy to help him in his office, and nearly fifty persons asked for the place. Out of the whole number he in a short time chose one, and sent all the other boys away.
“I should like to know，” said a friend，“on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation(推荐信) with him.”
“You are mistaken，” said the gentleman，“he had a great many：—
“He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly(井然有序的)．
“He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was ________．
“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully(恭敬地); showing that he was polite.
“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地)laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.
“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest(谦逊的)．
“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.
“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.”
( )1. Choose the right word to complete the sentence in paragraph 5 according to the context(上下文)．
A. kind B. smart C. lovely D. healthy ( )2. How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?
A. He made his shoes clean when he came in. B. He took off his cap when he came in. C. He waited quietly for his turn. D. His teeth and fingernails were clean.
( )3. The gentleman laid the book on the floor because________． A. he used to be like this
B. he wanted to know who was orderly C. he tried to know who had tidy personal habits D. he wanted to test the people who asked for the job
( )4. How many reasons made the gentleman choose that boy? A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight. ( )5. What can you learn from this passage? A. The gentleman is a wise man.
B. All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes. C. Good behaviors(行为) and good habits are important for a person.
D. One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behaviors.
Passage 5
In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up.
Jean's father was a crop duster(农作物喷粉作业) pilot on a farm, so Jean was very interested in planes and flying. She wrote about her dream to become an airline pilot.
Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her this was a “fairy tale(童话)，” and it wasn't a job for a woman.
Jean experienced years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement(气馁) until she met her English teacher Mrs. Dorothy Slaton in senior high school.
Mrs. Slaton said to Jean's class, “You have the abilities and talents. If you don't go after(追求) your dreams after you leave school, no one will do it for you.”
Jean felt a rush of her old enthusiasm(热情), and with excitement, she told Mrs. Slaton all about her old dreams. The teacher said, “Then do it！”
So Jean did. It took her 10 years of hard work. But in 1978, she became one of the first three women pilot trainers ever accepted by United Airlines(航空公司) and one of only 50 women airline pilot in the country at the time. Some years later, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain(机长) for United Airline.
( )1. When Jean was young, her dream was ________． A. to be a crop duster pilot B. to fix planes C. to be an airline pilot
( )2. Jean spent________ years in becoming an airline pilot. A. fifteen B. thirteen C. ten
( )3. What did Mrs. Slaton mean when she talked to the class? A. Everyone should go after his or her dream.
B. Everyone should have a dream after they leave school. C. Everyone should do good things to help people's dreams. ( )4. What can we learn from this story? A. A woman can not be a pilot. B. If you have a dream, work hard for it. C. Jean's dream didn't come true at last.
Passage 6
When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings. She said I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and asked, “Are those things true or not? Jane, didn't you ever think about what you're really like？” Then he added, “Well, you have that girl's opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points