One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.
“That’s not mine,” said Ali.
“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”
Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.
“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”
“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”
“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”
【小題1】Who was the owner of the pot?

A．Tom.

B．Tom and Ali.

C．The baby.

D．Ali.

【小題2】How many times did Tom borrow the pot?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three time.

D．Some times.

【小題3】Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?

A．Because he wanted to get more.	B．Because he was a good neighbour.
C．Because he had lots of pots.	D．Because he likes to help others.

【小題4】 What maybe happened to the pot at last?

A．It died.	B．The neighbour took it back.
C．It was lost. .	D．Somebody else bought it from Tom.

Mary Josephine Ray，the New Hampshire woman，who was the oldest person living in the United States，has died at age 114 years,294 days.She died yesterday at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death，her granddaughter Katherine Ray said.

“She just enjoyed life.She never thought of dying at all，”Kather­ine Ray said.“She was planning for her birthday party.”

Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second oldest in the world，according to the Gerontology Research Group.She was also recorded as the oldest person ever to live in New Hampshire.

Ray was born on May 17,1895，in Bloomfield，Prince Edward Island，Canada.She moved to the United States at the age of 3.She lived for 60 years in Anson，Maine.She lived in Florida，Massachusetts and elsewhere in New Hampshire before she moved to Westmoreland in 2002 to be near her children.Ray’s husband，Walter，died in 1967.Survivors include 2 sons,8 grandchildren,13 great­grandchildren and 5 great­great grandchildren.

The oldest living American is now Neva Morris of Ames，Iowa，at age 114 years,216 days.The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen at age 114 years,301 days.Morris，the Iowa woman now believed to be the oldest US resident (居民)，lives at a care center.Only one of her four children，a son in Sioux City，is still alive.

6．What is the best title for this passage?

A．The oldest person in the US died at age 114.

B．The oldest person in the US died for no reason.

C．The oldest person in the US wanted to live longer.

D．The oldest person in the US was happy at a nursing home.

7．Which of the following statements about Mary Josephine Ray is WRONG?

A．She was born on May 17,1895，in Canada.

B．She died at the age of 114 years,294 days.

C．She was still very active in her last two weeks.

D．She was not at her own home when she died.

8．From what Katherine Ray said，we can learn Mary Josephine Ray________.

A．didn’t know how to enjoy life

B．didn’t like holding a birthday party

C．was afraid nobody would come to her birthday party

D．was not troubled by the thought of dying

9．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Mary Josephine Ray liked moving.

B．Mary Josephine Ray lived a very hard life.

C．Mary Josephine Ray had a very big family.

D．Mary Josephine Ray lived with her children until 2002.

10．According to the passage，who is the oldest person in the world?

A．Mary Josephine Ray.                           B．Neva Morris.

C．Kama Chinen.                                      D．Walter.

Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor(幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.

Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the “doctor” inside you and you can stay happy and well.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按要求完成各題

1.Does medicine always work?

　　                                                                       

2.Who is the first sick man’s new “doctor”?

　　                                                                                     

3.Who made the second patient well again, the doctor or the “dog” in his head?

　　                                                                       

4.Why does the writer ask us to visit the “doctor” inside our head?

　　                                                                       

5.What can you learn from this story?

　　                                                                      

 

 

One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.

“That’s not mine,” said Ali.

“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”

Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.

“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”

“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”

“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”

1.Who was the owner of the pot?

A. Tom.        B. Tom and Ali.            C. The baby.                 D. Ali.

2.How many times did Tom borrow the pot?

A. Once.       B. Twice.              C. Three time.             D. Some times.

3.Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?

A. Because he wanted to get more.            B. Because he was a good neighbour.

C. Because he had lots of pots.                 D. Because he likes to help others.

4. What maybe happened to the pot at last?

A. It died.                                                        B. The neighbour took it back.

C. It was lost.   .                                        D. Somebody else bought it from Tom.