My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart,because when I was young (and he was
old),he gave me presents,and seated me on his knees,and told me stories,but I believe the boys at his
school were afraid of him.
     At school,when he walked into a room full of noisy boys,there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes,that boy went red in the face,and looked down at his shoes.If a boy
brought him poor,careless work,which was not the best that boy could do,my grandfather picked up the
boy's book and threw it across the room,shouting,"Do it all again,and bring it back early in the morning!" If the boy was late,or if he forgot to birng the work,he had to do it again and again,and yet again.My
grandfather never forgot.
     He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home.

1. I know my grandfather was kind and gentle,because________.

A. he was the headmaster of a boys' school
B. he gave me presents and told me stories
C. he told me stories about how kind he was
D. he never scolded me

2. When he looked at a boy in a certain way,that boy________.

A. went red in the face and could not return my grandfather's look
B. looked back at my grandfather's red face
C. changed another one
D. went red in the face because his shoes were dirty

3. My grandfather didn't like to receive________.

A. worse work than he could do himself
B. work that the boys could not do
C. work that was not as good as the boys could do
D. the work that the boys did

4. When he received poor work,my grandfather________.

A. shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room
B. went red in face
C. threw the book on the floor,and shouted across the room
D. threw the book at the boy

5. He was a different man at home because________.

A. he didn't get angry at school like he did at home
B. he was not as gentle as at home
C. he didn't throw books about at school like he did at home
D. he didn't usually get angry at home

     If there is one person who has left a deep impression on me,it's my teacher,Mrs Pathak,who was my
class teacher for three years.In my childhood,how I wished I had a mother or a sister like her.One moment she could be tough (嚴(yán)厲的) and strict,another moment caring and compassionate (富有同情心的)．
     She always encouraged us to tell the truth.For instance,if one had not done the homework,he need not
lie.She allowed us to make mistakes,saying we couldn't be perfect all the time,but we should try.
     Another thing she taught me early on was punctuality.She set a good example with her own behaviour.
She was always on time,so we students tried our best to be on time.
     She surprised us with her sense of humour.Her classroom teaching was always humorous.After class,
she talked to us and told us jokes.
     We really felt free to ask questions and Mrs Pathak would give the answers.If she did not know-there had been some occasions (場(chǎng)合)-she would say so.We all then tried to find out the answers.Whoever
came up with the answer was appreciated and given the due credit (應(yīng)有的稱贊)．Now I sometimes
wonder whether Mrs Pathak was pretending just to encourage us to explore and find answers by
ourselves.

1. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Mrs Pathak?

A. Tough.  
B. Humorous.
C. Compassionate.  
D. Careful.

2. The underlined word "punctuality" in the third paragraph probably means________.

A. being on time  
B. being honest
C. being patient  
D. being clean

3. The underlined word "so" in the last paragraph means that________.

A. the answers were not right
B. she didn't know the answers
C. the answers were correct
D. she would give the answers

4. According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Mrs Pathak asked us to tell jokes in class.
B. Mrs Pathak was always strict in the classroom.
C. Mrs Pathak thought telling truth was good.
D. Mrs Pathak liked asking questions herself.

5. In the author's opinion,why didn't Mrs Pathak give the answers to the questions sometimes?

A. Because she didn't like answering the questions.
B. Because she didn't know the answers to the questions.
C. Because she wanted the students to find them out by themselves.
D. Because she thought the students knew the answers already.

     Generally speaking,you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves.However,if
you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays,you are advised to be two hours early.Here are the
basic steps for boarding.
     Enter the railway station.
      There are Xray machines at the entrance of each railway station.All the luggage (行李) has to be
passed through to examine for dangerous things.Once you put your luggage on the machine,please go to
the other side and fetch it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose.
     Find the right waiting room.
     After you enter the railway station,you should find the terminal hall (候車廳)  where your train is going
to leave from.There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese.You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket,or you can ask a
member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese.
     Get onto the platform (月臺(tái))．
     In most cases,checkin starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station.So you are
advised to arrive at the station one hour early.If it is not a starting station,checkin starts when the train
arrives,then you just need to be 30 minutes early.You will be informed by radio then.Remember to take all your luggage!
     Board the train
     The train number and the carriage (車廂) number are shown outside the train clearly；therefore it is
easy to find your carriage.There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are
required to show your ticket.If you board on the wrong carriage,he / she will guide you to the right one.

1. This passage is mainly to tell us________.

A. how to take the train
B. when to get to the railway station
C. when to get onto the platform
D. why we should take the train

2. If you want to take the train during the Spring Festival you'd better reach the railway station________.

A. two hours ahead of time
B. one hour and a half ahead of time
C. an hour ahead of time
D. thirty minutes ahead of time

3. Xray machines at the entrance are probably used to________.

A. help passengers to take away their heavy luggage
B. show passengers the right way to the waiting room
C. make sure passengers'luggage is not lost
D. check the luggage passengers take with them

4. In this passage people ride the train most probably in________.

A. China  
B. Britain
C. Russia  
D. Japan

5. When you get on the train________.

A. you should tell the staff your carriage number
B. you have to buy a ticket for your luggage
C. the railway staff will offer to help you
D. you'd better read the information on electronic boards

     Computers are very important to modern life.Many people think that in the future computers will be
used a lot in everyday life.It is thought that we won't have to go shopping because we will be able to get
most things which are sold in shops on the Internet.There will be no more books because we will be able
to get all texts from computers.The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food.Most
telephone calls will be made by computers, too.
     Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating.Others do not think that
computers will replace our old ways.
     Let's look at books, for example.Some people think that one day we will not read books made of
paper.Instead, we will buy and read books using computers.We will read texts on small pocket computers.The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time.We won't need to turn lots of
pages and paper will be saved.Computerized (計(jì)算機(jī)化的) books will be used more and more.
     Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop?Many people say it is not.It is a pleasure to
go into shops and look at things you want to buy.It is also unlikely that many people will want to read
large texts on our computers, because paper books will perhaps be more friendly.Maybe computers
won't change these two habits.