【正文】 em of blue Mondays, in 1874 the English made Saturday afternoon a holiday. At one o’clock, everyone stopped working. This was the beginning of the idea of the weekend in England. By 1930, most American offices were closed on Saturday afternoons. By 1940, offices and factories in the USA were closed all day on Saturdays, and the twoday weekend began. 1. From the passage we know that holy day is on ________.A. Sunday B. Monday C. Saturday morning D. Saturday afternoon2. The idea of the weekend was started __________ in England.A. in 1874 B. by 1930 C. by 1940 D. in 1800C本文詞數(shù):192參考時(shí)間:239。5739。39。Dear Mom, I am lonely1. I am always by myself. I meet people every day. I smile at them. I say hello. I am nice to them. I want to have a friend. But I have no friends. What is wrong with me? I am polite2. I am friendly. I am nice. I am kind. Why don’t people like me? All I want is a friend. Everyone has a friend. I always see people with their friends. They laugh with each other. They have fun with each other. They do things with each other. What about me? I am by myself. I watch TV by myself. I go to the movies by myself. I go to restaurants by myself. I go to the park by myself. Could you help me, Mom?Yours,Peter Dear Peter, Honey, I must say, it’s your fault3. You must want to know why, because you never ask anyone to be with you. You are afraid they will say no. You are a lovely boy. Don’t worry. Go ahead and say Would you like to play with me? to others. You will have many friends soon.Yours,Mom Notes:1. lonely 2. polite 3. fault ；過錯(cuò)詞數(shù):112 處理時(shí)間:239。4839。39。閱讀短文,選擇正確答案。( )1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Peter is polite and always smiles at others.B. Peter likes to go anywhere by himself.C. Peter always has fun with his friends.D. There is something wrong with Peter.( )2. Why does Peter feel lonely?A. Because people don’t like him at all.B. Because he is not kind to others.C. Because Peter is afraid of others.D. Because Peter has no friends.( )3. What is Mom’s suggestion to Peter?A. To meet people every day.B. To say hello to others.C. To have fun with others.D. To ask someone to be with him.答案：ADDDBob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.Bob didn39。t see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.When he got to Jim39。s room, he saw his shoes near the door. Well, he must be in, he thought, and knocked again, and said, I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.I39。ve gone out in my boots, answered Jim.True or False1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.4. Bob hadn39。t seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.　答案：14 F T F TEMr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn39。t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to e and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt（燒） it that evening.The next a