【正文】 e this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our pany’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our pany. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?” “Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!” Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller. Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the worldshaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”1. What was Albert in The oil pany at the beginning?A. A worker. B. An assistant. C. A manager. D. The second board chairman.2. Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?A. He liked to have a nickname. B. It could make his workmates happy.C. He could bee famous. D. It was a free advertisement for his pany.3. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Rockefeller asked young people to work . It’s very important to do small things well.C. You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.D. You should make more advertisements for your pany.4. What would be the best title for this passage?A. I Believe in You B. Albert and RockefellerC. Four Dollars a Bucket D. The Second Board Chairman 答案14 ADBC（二）At our school, we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year we went to an old people39。s home and 1 songs and performed a play for them. The 2 people were very happy. We should be allowed to take time to do things 3 that more often. For example, we should 4 primary schools and help teach young students. I want to be a 5 when I39。 m older so it would be a 6 experience for me. Other students would like to do 7 . For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to write for a 8 . She should be allowed to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week. On Friday afternoon, many students are 9 after a long week of classes. Some students should be allowed to have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help 10 （ ）1．A．sang B．wrote C．practiced D．found（ ）2．A．great B．special C．old D．young（ ）3．A．a(chǎn)s B．like C．for D．with（ ）4．A．miss B．finish C．visit D．choose（ ）5．A．reporter B．doctor C．worker D．teacher（ ）6．A．great B．funny C．boring D．terrible（ ）7．A．homework B．other jobs C．the shopping D．the laundry（ ）8．A．poster B．program C．bank D．newspaper（ ）9．A．generous B．excited C．sleepy D．happy（ ）10．A．the others B．a(chǎn)nother C．the other D．others答案1．A 2．C 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．D 9．C 10．D（三）If you watch the sky about an hour after the sun goes down ， you may see some movingstars. But they39。re not real stars. They are manmade satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station ( ISS國際空間站）.From now until July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth , and people can see it just with their eyes. The ISS is the biggest manmade satellite because scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most ambitious(雄心勃勃)and expensive space program ever.Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.Scientists hope that the ISS will be a steppingstone (墊腳石)for future space exploration.The ISS will help us better understand the human body, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better, said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.China is not an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.The ISS is not finished yet. More than 100 parts need to be put on. Scientists hope it will be finished as soon as possible. After it39。s finished, more than 90% of the world39。s population will be able to see the Space Station. So keep looking up, and maybe you39。ll see it get bigger. 1. The ISS is . A. a world power station B. a manmade satelliteC. an outer space moving star D. a steppingstone to the sun2. You can watch the International Space Station with your eyes .A. an hour before sunset B. while flying on the earthC. in a special room D. from now till July3. The phrase a stepping stone probably means _____. A. 滑梯 B. 巔峰 C. 墊腳石 D. 走廊4. The ISS is in fact regarded as for space exploration.A. a laboratory B. a city C. a living room D. a museum5. The passage tells us that .A. China belongs to the ISS B. to build the ISS will cost less in the futureC. China did some research on wheat through the ISSD. the best way to learn more about space is to live on the ISS答案1—5: BDCCA新譯林9AUNIT4英語課外趣味閱讀及練習題課外趣味閱讀美國居民住房　　美國城市居民的住房從總體規(guī)劃與布置，到具體的設計與安排，都是比較實用舒適的。在一個小區(qū)里除住房外，學校、商店、文體設施、公園、銀行、郵局等等都一應俱全。美國老百姓住房，就一般水平而言，不論樓房或平房也不論幾居室，在設計上大致有這樣幾個特點：一是客廳與餐廳連為一體，比較大，因為家人活動大部分時間在客廳。二是廚房比較大，并且與餐廳相連。廚房里壁櫥很多，餐具與食物都放在櫥里，看起來很簡潔。電冰箱容量大。另外就是其它電器一應俱全，墻壁上電插頭多。這當然要有充足的電力為基礎。舊金山一般每月電費四、五十元。據(jù)說電力公司鼓勵多用電，辦法是一度電是十美分的話，十度電可能只收九十美分。三是臥室小，但壁櫥大而且多，十分實用。一般臥室除擺一張雙人床外，再沒有很多空間。所有衣物都掛放壁櫥里。美國人極少用箱子，如遇搬家(比較起來，他們喜歡搬家)就到商店里要幾只紙箱。四是洗手間多。一般二間以上臥室的民房都有二間以上的洗手間，而且空間大，設備完善，使用方便?！　　　he White Family　　There are three people in the White family. They are Mr. and Mrs. White and　　their son Sam. The Whites have a nice home. There is a small garden in front of the house. There are many kinds of beautiful flowers in the garden. But th