Reading comprehension(閱讀理解)

　　Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners(舉止).

　　One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment(約會(huì)). He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to bring his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.

　　“Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?” The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?”

　　This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: Well, he's not deaf. He must be just rude(無(wú)禮). “Why won't you tell me the time, sir?” he said again.

　　The man turned towards him and said, “Try to understand me. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say, ‘That's all right.’ You may then say, ‘It's a beautiful day.’ To which I may say, ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days.’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly talk. You are a polite young man and so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept.

　　“We talk. I like you. You like me. I ask you to my house. You meet my daughter. She is a very nice girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry(結(jié)婚). And I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Now do you understand my problem?”

True or False(判斷下列句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．Alan asked the man the time because he was too poor to buy a watch.

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2．Alan thought the man was rude when he would not tell him the time.

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3．The man didn't tell Alan the time because he didn't want to speak to Alan.

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4．The man worried that Alan might like him and invite him to his house.

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5．Alan was a handsome young man with very good manners.

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6．Alan loved the man's daughter so much that he wanted to marry her.

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For years I wanted a garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills*, one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you!”

Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.

That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me. Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1.How many children did the writer have?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2. What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.

B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden.

C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.

D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.

3. The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.

A．before her children were born

B．one spring morning when the children were little

C．a(chǎn)fter the children went to school

D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her

4. The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.

A．their mother needed money badly

B．they wanted to show their love to their mother

C．it was time for them to give the money back to her

D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever

Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.

One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?

The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

1.What is Tom willing to do?

2.What does Alan want to buy?

3.why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?

4.Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours   31  different things I could plant. I believe they would look nice together.
But then we had Mattew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children! I was too   32   raising them的grow a garden.
Money was tight（拮據(jù)）,as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something expensive. And I’d have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t    33   on trees, you know."
34  , all five got through high school and college（大學(xué)）and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. Then, one morning on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a   35  tree, planted right in my garden. I thought it   36   be a weeping willow(垂柳),because I saw things    37   around on all its branches（樹(shù)枝）.Then I put my  38   on and I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my garden!
I went outside to have a look. It was    39   ! There were dollar bills all over that tree. There was also a note in the tree. It    40   ,"We all love you, Mom."
【小題1】A-talking about    B. thinking of     C. preparing for       D. looking after