(二十一)John Smith was an old porter (搬运工人). He worked at the train station. Every day he was busy carrying heavy things for people. He was careful with his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always ready to help others.One morning he stood at the station. He was waiting for the train. Just then he saw a man running to the trains with a big bag in his hand."No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?" the old man said to himself.He went up to the man and asked, "May I help you?"As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped running. "Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?" the man asked. He looked worried.The old porter looked at him for a few seconds and said, "Well, sir. I'd like to help you, but I can't answer your question because I don't know how fast you can run." Then he explained to the man, "The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?"1.What was John's job?2.What did John do every day?3.Why was the man in a hurry?4.Could the man catch the 10:35 train?5.What time was it when the man talked to John?(二十二)Jack is 15 years old. He wants to take his family—his parents and his sister Jessica out to lunch, so he wants to make money (挣钱) by helping his parents do some things.Jack gets up at 6:30, and then he cleans the house. At about 7:00, he eats breakfast and then goes to school. He has four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon. At 5:30, Jack goes home and he helps his mom buy food, or cleans the car for his father. Sometimes, his sister helps him. Jack has 95 dollars now. He still (还) needs 55 dollars. He is very happy. When he takes his family out to lunch, he will pay the bill.1.How old is Jack?2.How many people are there in Jack's family?3.How does Jack make money?4.What does Jack do first after he gets up?5.How much does Jack need in all (总计)?(二十三)① These days, people with serious heart problems can have a heart transplant—in other words, another heart is put into their body to replace the heart with problems.② Christiaan Barnard was the surgeon (外科医生) who performed the first human heart transplant operation. Barnard was born in 1922, in his native South Africa. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town and graduated in 1953. Then he went to the USA and studied at the University of Minnesota. He returned to the University of Cape Town in 1958 to teach surgery. No one knew very much about him - but in 1967, he became world-famous.③ On 3 December, Barnard transferred the heart of a 25-year-old woman into the body of Louis Washkansky, a 55-year-old grocer. Unfortunately, Washkansky died 18 days later. Barnard did a second transplant, on 2 January 1968, for a man called Philip Blaiberg—this was a lot more successful, as Blaiberg lived for over 18 months after the operation.④ Barnard was not the usual picture of a surgeon. Young and handsome, he spent as much time in nightclubs as he did in operation rooms. He met the Pope (教皇) in Rome and President Lyndon Johnson in the USA. He knew many beautiful film stars of the time, but all three of his marriages failed. He also performed free surgery on hundreds of very sick people.⑤ He died in September 2001, aged 78.1.When was Christiaan Barnard born?2.In which two countries did he study?3.What did Barnard do at the University of Cape Town in 1958?4.How long did Philip Blaiberg live after his heart transplant?5.What kind of person do you think Barnard was? Give your reasons.(二十四)One morning, Mrs. Santos was returning from the supermarket with her neighbor and her daughter, two-year-old Carmelita. They stopped on the stairway of their building at their fifth-floor flats. The neighbour opened her door first, and little Carmelita ran past her. Carmelita knew the flat well, because she had visited many times. The neighbor put down her keys and shopping bags, and turned back a moment to Mrs. Santos.At that moment, there was a sudden gust of wind (一阵突如其来的强风) and the door slammed shut. Carmelita was inside, alone.Then the neighbor remembered that she had left her kitchen window open. She and Mrs. Santos rushed to the Santos' flat and telephoned the police. But there was no time to get help in opening the neighbouring flat. They could see that Carmelita was already leaning out of the kitchen window. She had climbed onto a chair, and soon she was climbing out onto the window sill (窗台板). Mrs. Santos called Carmelita to go back inside. But the little girl did not understand the danger and only waved to her mother.Then she lost her balance and her feet slipped off the window sill. She held on for a while with her hands, but she began to be afraid. Her mother cried for help, and Carmelita was crying, too.And then she could hold on no longer. Several people had run out into the street on hearing all the screaming. They saw the child hanging onto the window sill and got ready to catch her. Down she fell, five long stories—and landed safe and sound in the arms of three strong men."I never thought we'd do it," said one of the three men afterwards. "But I kept thinking, if we don't catch her, she'll die and it'll be on my conscience (良知, 内疚) all my life."All the neighbours there _____. Carmelita's parents cannot believe how close they came to losing their daughter. And how lucky they are to have her still.1.Which floor did Mrs. Santos live on?2.Why was Carmelita in danger inside the room, alone?3.How did Carmelita get onto the window sill?4.When did Carmelita feel frightened?plete the sentence in the last paragraph.All the neighbours there _____.(二十五)A tiger is hungry, and he is looking for food. He sees a frog (青蛙) in front of him."Ha, ha! A frog! My dinner!" He runs to the frog.Behind the tiger, there is a tortoise (乌龟). The little tortoise sees the frog. He wants to rescue it. So he bites (咬) the tiger's tail (尾巴)."Ouch!" cries the tiger and he looks back. The frog hears the sound and jumps into the water."Thank you, little tortoise," says the frog.The tiger is very angry and he catches the tortoise. "I'll throw you into the sky!""Thank you. I like flying in the sky," says the tortoise.Then the tiger says, "I will throw you into the water.""Oh, no! I can't swim. I will die if you throw me into the water." Hearing that, the tiger throws the tortoise into the water quickly."Thank you, Mr. Tiger. Bye." The tortoise and the frog swim away together.1.Why does the tiger catch the frog?2.How does the tortoise rescue the frog?3.Does the tortoise really like flying in the sky?4.Where does the tiger throw the tortoise?5.What do you think of the tortoise?(二十六)There is a nice girl in our class. She is in Row (排) Five. She is thirteen years old. She is not tall and she is not short. She is a little heavy. She has a round face like an apple. She has two big black eyes and a small nose. Her mouth is big. but her ears are small. Her hair is short and black. She likes red. She is often in red clothes. But today she is wearing a yellow sweater, blue trousers and brown shoes. She likes little animals. She has a little black dog in her home. She and the dog are good friends. Who is she?1.How old is the girl?2.What does the girl's face look like?3.What color is the girl's hair?4.What clothes does the girl like wearing?5.Does she like animals?(二十七)Read and Mary come from Australia. Now they are working in China. Every day they get up early. Then they go to work by car. They start their work at 8:00. They are very busy. They have lunch at 12:00. After lunch they work again. They finish (结束) their work at 6:00. They work very hard. In the evening they take Chinese lessons. They want to learn Chinese. They want to talk with Chinese people. They like to stay in China and they like to work with Chinese people.1.Where are Read and Mary from?2.Where do they work?3.How do they go to work?4.What do they do in the evening?5.Why do they want to learn Chinese?(二十八)Mr.Black lives by the sea.He has a big family and has to work hard, or his wife and children will be hungry. After breakfast he leaves for the sea in a small boat every day. He always hopes to catch more fish.One morning, the man got to a good place for fishing. He threw a long rope (绳) with many hooks (钩) into the water. He found it heavy and pulled the hooks out of the sea. He saw there was a gold chain (金链) on the hooks. He was of course very glad. "I'll sell the gold chain for much money," he thought to himself. "I'll build a new house and buy lots of expensive things. I'll be the richest man in the world."His boat began to sink (下沉). But Mr.Black went on thinking and didn't notice what was happening. As he was pulling the gold chain, the boat sank (下沉) into the sea. He lost not only the gold chain, but also his boat and life!1.Where does Mr.Black live?2.When does Mr.Black go to the sea?3.What did Mr.Black see on the hooks?4.What happened to the boat at last?5.Did Mr.Black only lose his boat and the gold chain?(二十九)Julia's Chinese name is Liu Min, she is in Class 6 and her telephone number is 756－4321. She has a brother. His name is Adam. He is a tall boy. He has (有) some good friends at school. Julia and her brother like apples very much. Julia's favorite (最喜爱的) color is white, but Adam likes black. Black is his favorite color. They are in China now. Their Chinese teacher is Miss Wang. She is a good teacher.1.What is Liu Min's telephone number?2.Where are Julia and Adam now?3.Is Julia in Class 6?4.Who is Adam's Chinese teacher?5.What is Liu Min's favorite color?(三十)My hometown is Suzhou. It is a city with a long history. It is very clean and quiet.Beautiful gardens are all over Suzhou, and Suzhou gardens are famous around the world. When you take a walk and enjoy the fresh air in those gardens, you will feel very peaceful (平静的) and happy.Suzhou is also very famous for Suzhou silk. On the streets in Suzhou, you can see many silk shops. You should buy some silk scarves because they are really beautiful.Most of Suzhou food is very sweet. Some people don't like it. If you don't like sweet food like that, you can have something else.Suzhou is not far from Shanghai. It takes about only one hour from Suzhou to Shanghai by bus. The traffic is very convenient (方便的) here. Welcome to Suzhou! You will have a good time here.1.Is Suzhou an old city?2.How will you feel when you walk in Suzhou gardens?3.What is Suzhou famous for?4.Why don't some people like the food in Suzhou?5.How long does it take from Suzhou to Shanghai?(三十一)Dear Henry,I'm glad to know you are coming to my house next Sunday. But it is a little difficult to find my house. Go out of the train station, and go down West Street to the north. Don't turn left at the crossing, and just walk straight on. You can see a bus stop near a movie theatre on your left. Take the No. 2 bus there and get off at the fifth stop. Then you are on Garden Street. Go down the street and walk until you see a park. Walkacross the park and you can find a bank on your right. My house is opposite the bank. I will meet you at the gate of my house. See you then.Your friend,Tom1.When is Henry coming to Tom's house?2.Is it very easy to find Tom's house?3.How will Henry go to Tom's house?4.Which bus should he take?5.Where will Tom meet Henry？(三十二)Two Englishmen were in Boston for a visit. One morning they went to look for a famous church, but they didn't know how to get there. They stopped a man and asked."Excuse me, can you tell us the way to the North Church?""Go three blocks and turn to your left," he said. "You can't miss it."So the Englishmen walked three blocks and turned to their left, but they didn't see any church. Then they asked a second man."Excuse me, but we're trying to find the North Church."This one said, "Go three blocks and turn to your left."But again they couldn't find the church. In the end they asked a third man, "Excuse me, please could you tell us how to get to the North Church?" "Go three blocks and turn to your left. You can't miss it."They walked three blocks and turned to their left for a third time. This time they found the church."Is everything in Boston three blocks and a left turn?" they asked themselves.Just then a man walked over to them. "Excuse me," the man said, "Where is the East Park? Can you tell me?""Go three blocks and turn to your left," one of the Englishmen said. "You can't miss it."1.Where were the two Englishmen going?2.Did they know the way?3.What did the first man tell them?4.How many people did they ask the way?5.Do you think the two Englishmen know the way to the East Park?(三十三)I am Dave. My house is not far from my school. I walk there every day. It takes me only ten minutes. My friend Jack lives far from the school. His mother usually drives him and his sister Linda to school.When the weather is fine, they sometimes go to school on their bikes. My classmate Tom lives very far from the school. He takes the bus on school days. He leaves home at about 6:40 a.m. and gets to school at about 7:30 a.m.I am Sue. I live on a small island, with only 20 houses. My school is on a big island. My brother Peter and I go there on a small boat. There are usually 10 people on the boat. The boat trip takes about 30 minutes when the weather is fine. The boat doesn't work when the weather is bad. On those days, I do my schoolwork at home.1.Who goes to school on foot?2.How does Jack's go to school?3.How long does it take Tom to get to school?4.Where does Sue live?5.Does the boat work when the weather is bad?(三十四)Today is Sunday. The weather is fine. We, twenty boys and sixteen girls, go to school early, but we don't have classes today. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. We all go there by bus and we get there at nine o'clock.There are ⑴ _____ (许多的) trees, some hills and a big lake there. The sun is shining (照耀) and flowers are colorful. There are many men, women and children there. And there are ⑵ many different kinds of birds singing in the trees and fishes swimming in the lake. There are some elephants, kangaroos, tigers and ⑶ _____ (狮子) and so on (等等). We also like watching the monkeys. They play on the hill and eat apples. We are all happy.At half past three in the afternoon, we go home.1.Where do the students go on Sunday?2.How do the students go there?3.将⑴翻译为英语：_____4.将⑵翻译为汉语：_____5.将⑶翻译为英语：_____(三十五)Xiaohe is from Guangdong, China. He lives in Heyuan, a small city in Guangdong, with his grandparents and sister. His parents leave home and work in a factory (工厂).There is a famous school in the city. Xiaohe and his sister study there. Every day, they get up at 6:30 a.m. They have to eat quickly for breakfast in the morning, because they can't be late for school. Then they ride a bike to school. The school is far from their home and it often takes them about 25 minutes to ride there. There are many rules (规则) in their school. Students have to do morning exercises at 8:00 a.m, and they can't bring music players to school. The teachers are strict there, too. But Xiaohe loves his school and his headteacher, Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai teaches English, and he can speak English well. Xiaohe thinks strict rules help him grow up better.1.Who do Xiaohe and his sister live with?2.Where is their school?3.How do they go to school?4.What do students have to do at 8:00 a.m. in their school?5.What does Xiaohe think of the strict school rules?(三十六)It is a very nice Sunday morning. Mary and her mother are on a big bus. There are many people on it. Some are from America. Some are from England and Japan. They are friends. They are going to the Great Wall. There are two Chinese people on the bus. They are a young man and a young woman. They can speak English. The Chinese young man is the driver of the bus. The woman is talking about the Great Wall. The others are all listening to her. They like the Great Wall.1.What's the weather like on Sunday?2.Where are Mary and her mother?3.Are there many people on the bus?4.Who is the Chinese young man?5.How many Chinese people are there on the bus?(三十七)This is a kind and cheerful firehouse dog. His name is Rex. He has two bright eyes. He weighs 20 kilograms. He is a popular star. He never feels frightened when he meets any danger. He always rushes in front of others.Last month a careless zookeeper forgot to take good care of the stove (炉子) in his room. Half an hour later a terrible fire happened. Many buildings burned and fell down. Elephants, camels, giraffes and some other animals ran away from the dangerous fire. Suddenly Rex heard a baby panda asking for help in the fire. He put on his safe glasses quickly and jumped into the fire. He searched carefully and saved the panda at last. The fire hurt his neck and eyes.Now he lives alone in Animal Hospital. He loses one of his legs, but he is very glad to save the weak panda.1.What is the name of the firehouse dog?2.Why did a big fire happen in a zoo?3.Who did the dog save at last?4.Where does the dog live now?5.What part does the dog lose?(三十八)In January 1998, two pigs ran away from the west of London. The owner of them was going to kill them. For almost a week, they hid (藏) in the woods around the town of Amesbury.When the local police began to look for the pigs, newspaper reporters from all over the country joined them. Soon people everywhere were reading about the adventures (冒险) of Butch and Sundance with great interest. The owner of the pigs said that if he found them, he would sell them to anyone who would give them a home. A number of newspapers tried to buy the pigs, and finally The Daily Mail paid a lot of money for them.One rainy night, six days after the escape, a reporter from The Daily Mail and some people from the town found Butch in the woods. They caught it and put it in a cage. The next day, they caught Sundance too. They sent the pigs to a zoo. They were no longer free, but they were alive.1.How long did they hide in the woods?2.Who joined the local police in looking for the pigs?3.What are the names of the two pigs?4.Did they find the two pigs on the same day?5.What is The Daily Mail?(三十九)Now a lot of families keep pets (宠物) in their houses. Most pets are small animals, such as cats, dogs, fish, snakes, birds and so on.Dogs are the favorite pets. The second favorites are cats and the third favorites are birds. These small animals are very cute and friendly. People usually have them as their family members. They look after them very well, they let them wear beautiful clothes and their pets have nice names. They also give their pets nice food. They buy food for their pets in pet shops. They keep them clean every day.Pets are all very happy. Many pets have their houses and beds. They often go out to relax and take a walk with people in the park in the morning. Some children like pets because they need a friend to play with at home. Many old people don't live with their children, and they keep pets at home just because they often feel lonely (孤独的). They have them as their children and they love them very much. So pets are very important. I think every family needs pets.1.What is the second favourite pet?2.What do people do to look after their pets well?3.Do the pets often walk with their masters in the morning?4.Why do many old people keep pets?5.What do you think of pets?(四十)Many people must feel surprised to see a dog taking a bus. But people in King County, USA, don't feel so. Why? Because they have their "star on the bus"—a dog named Eclipse. She can take a bus by herself.Jeff, Eclipse's owner (主人), said Eclipse's first ride started 4 years ago. One day they were waiting for the bus at the station. Jeff was busy with his own thing when the bus arrived. So he asked Eclipse to wait for the next bus. But excited Eclipse didn't listen to him. She jumped in the buswhen the door opened. Finally the two met in the park. Later it became a habit (习惯) and turned Eclipse into a local "big star".Eclipse loves going to the park, but sometimes her owner is too busy. So the dog leaves the house, gets on the bus and goes to the park by herself. Now, all the bus drivers and many local people know her. So when Eclipse gets on the bus, everyone smiles and greets her.1.Why does Eclipse become a "big star"?2.When was Eclipse's first ride?3.What did Jeff do when the bus arrived?4.What does Eclipse like doing?5.Does everyone like Eclipse on the bus?1、最困难的事就是认识自己。
