George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

【小题1】

A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos

【小题2】

A．much B．many C．little D．few

【小题3】

A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school

【小题4】

A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white

【小题5】

A．when B．until C．for D．since

【小题6】

A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take

【小题7】

A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise

【小题8】

A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared

【小题9】

A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans

【小题10】

A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors

【小题11】

A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful

【小题12】

A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato

【小题13】

A．soil B．water C．air D．weather

【小题14】

A．seen B．look C．found D．called

【小题15】

A．time B．year C．age D．season

Dear editors (编辑), I’m a slow (慢的) student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia Ming

A reader read the letter from the magazine and here is his answer:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. When you are feeling stressed out, just smile (微笑) and take a deep breath (深呼吸), then try your best. You should believe tomorrow is another day. Thumbelina

【小题1】Xia Ming worried about __________.
A. his classmates           B. his life               C. his study      
【小题2】Thumbelina gave __________ examples in the letter.
A. one                    B. two                 C. three         
【小题3】Thumbelina wrote about those famous people to __________.
A. make Xia Ming feel better
B. make Xia Ming laugh
C. show how much she knows
【小题4】Which is NOT true according to the letter?
A. Xia Ming has fun studying at school.
B. Edison is famous in the world.
C. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.
【小题5】“Tomorrow is another day” tells us __________.
A. it’s the weekend tomorrow
B. tomorrow is second day
C. there are hopes in our lives

A) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空填一词。

1.What he feels like_______(make) me worried.

2.Audrey’s ________( achieve ) were beyond the film industry.

3.He spent as much time_______(play) as he did watching TV.

4.In order to make the opening of the Olympic Games well ___   _(organize) ,

the Chinese government invited a famous director ----Zhang Yimou.

5.He has _______(forgive) you for what you have done wrong to him.

B) 根据汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。

6.One of the most famous _______ (发明家)names in the world was Edison.

7.He used not to like Peking Opera, but now he is very _______ of (喜欢) it.

8._______(英雄) appeared one after another after the big earthquake.

9.Jack was charged with the _______(抢劫) last month.

10.She sent her best friend an _______(邀请函) to her birthday party.

 

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
【小题1】All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A．what

B．that

C．then

D．which

【小题2】Edison _________in inventing new things.

A．took all his time	B．paid all his money
C．spent his most time	D．spent his most money

【小题3】Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A．thousands of	B．over one thousand
C．only one thousand	D．less than a thousand

【小题4】Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A．fifty

B．severity-six

C．sixty

D．eighty

【小题5】It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.

A．possible

B．not true

C．nice

D．important

A

Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Dear editors, I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia Ming

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better. Thumbelina

Dear Xia Ming, When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. Mr Unsmart

1.Xia Ming worried about ______.

A．his classmates

B．his life

C．his study

D．his father

2.Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3.Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

A．to make Xia Ming feel better

B．to make Xia Ming laugh

C．to show how much she knows

D．to show that she dislike them

4.Which is NOT true?

A．Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

B．Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

C．Smiling can reduce the pressure.

D．Edison is famous in the world.

5.“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

A．it’s the weekend tomorrow

B．Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

C．tomorrow is different from today

D．there are hopes in our lives