－George's mother was very much worried about his studies at school.

－Yes. His failures ________ his mother many sleepless nights.

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The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(劇本).

   I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.

   Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.

   King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.

   Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the say way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.

   By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.

1.The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because __________.

A. he desired to release his secret to his wife

B. he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions

C. he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film

D. he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

A. The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people.

B. The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it

C. The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help

D. The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him.

3.What message is conveyed in the passage?

A. Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.

B. The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.

C. The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.

D. Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them.

The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(劇本).
I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.
King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.
Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the say way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.
By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.
【小題1】The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because __________.

The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(劇本).
I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.
King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.
Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the say way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.
By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered

1. 1.

   The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because ______.

   1. A.
      he desired to release his secret to his wife
   2. B.
      he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions
   3. C.
      he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film
   4. D.
      he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular
2. 2.

   What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

   1. A.
      The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people
   2. B.
      The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it
   3. C.
      The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help
   4. D.
      The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him
3. 3.

   What message is conveyed in the passage?

   1. A.
      Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard
   2. B.
      The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration
   3. C.
      The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life
   4. D.
      Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them

The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer（口吃者）wrote this screenplay（劇本）.

I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.[

Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.

King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.

Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the same way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.

By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.

55．The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because            .

A．he desired to release his secret to his wife

B．he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions

C．he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film

D．he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular

56．What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 2?

A．Kids with a stutterer could be made fun of at schools

B．“Gentleman” was very difficult for a 7^th grader to pronounce

C．It was impossible for a stutterer to pronounce even very simple words

D．The teacher had a clever way to teach how to pronounce the word

57．Which word can best replace “nailed” in Paragraph 3?

58．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

A．The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people

B．The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it

C．The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help

D．The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him

59．To give a speech as well as he can, the writer, reveals the fact that            .

A．he tried to talk with a small round stone in his mouth.

B．his wife keeps encouraging him to practice

C．he still marks up all his speeches

D．his teacher helps him to put a rise and fall in his tone

60．What message is conveyed in the passage?

A．Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.

B．The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.

C．The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.

D．Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them. [

The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer（口吃者）wrote this screenplay（劇本）.

I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.[

Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.

King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.

Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the same way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.

By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.

55．The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because            .

A．he desired to release his secret to his wife

B．he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions

C．he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film

D．he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular

56．What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 2?

A．Kids with a stutterer could be made fun of at schools

B．“Gentleman” was very difficult for a 7^th grader to pronounce

C．It was impossible for a stutterer to pronounce even very simple words

D．The teacher had a clever way to teach how to pronounce the word

57．Which word can best replace “nailed” in Paragraph 3?

58．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

A．The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people

B．The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it

C．The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help

D．The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him

59．To give a speech as well as he can, the writer, reveals the fact that            .

A．he tried to talk with a small round stone in his mouth.

B．his wife keeps encouraging him to practice

C．he still marks up all his speeches

D．his teacher helps him to put a rise and fall in his tone

60．What message is conveyed in the passage?

A．Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.

B．The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.

C．The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.

D．Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them. [

   The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(劇本).”

   I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentleman. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.

   Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.

   King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.

   Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the same way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.

   By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.

55.        The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because ______.

     A. he desired to release his secret to his wife

     B. he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions

     C. he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film

     D. he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular

56.        What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 2?

     A. Kids with a stutter could be made fun of at schools.

     B. “Gentleman” was very difficult for a 7^th grader to pronounce.

     C. It was impossible for a stutterer to pronounce even very simple words.

     D. The teacher had a clever way to teach how to pronounce the word.

57.        Which word can best replace “nailed” in Paragraph 3?

A. attached             B. uncovered                  C. hammered           D. tricked

58.        What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

     A. The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people.

B. The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it.

C. The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help.

D. The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him.

59.        To give a speech as well as he can, the writer reveals the fact that __________.

     A. he tried to talk with a small round stone in his mouth

B. his wife keeps encouraging him to practice

C. he still marks up all his speeches[

D. his teacher helps him to put a rise and fall in his tone

60.        What message is conveyed in the passage?

     A. Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.

B. The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.

C. The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.

D. Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them.

Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American—George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.

Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean. After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic(算術(shù)).

Benjamin’s neighbors knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.

Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability(能力)to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C.

Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings—the Capital(國會大廈),the White House, and many others—should be built.

Later, L’Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.

For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed. But Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again just as he once had built each piece of his clock.

If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C. might look very different from the way it does today.

1.Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because______.

A. he made one of the first clocks in America

B.he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city Washington

C.he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant left

D.he was able to build the city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plans

2.When Banneker built a large wooden clock,______.

A. people in America showed no surprise

B.his name spread all over America

C.he became the first man in America to build a clock

D.people came from other places to congratulate him

3.Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was______.

A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.clever

C.hard-working 　　　　　　　　  D.serious

4.In building the city Washington, Banneker showed______.

A. he had a good memory　　　　    B.he was never tired of working

C.he feared no difficulties　　　　　　 D.he was good at drawing

5.When L’Enfant left with his plans，Banneker was in ______of building the capital Washington.

A. charge　　　　　　  B.helping　　    C.design  D.completing

閱讀理解

Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American—George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.

Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean. After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic(算術(shù)).

Benjamin’s neighbors knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.

Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability(能力)to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C.

Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings—the Capital(國會大廈),the White House, and many others—should be built.

Later, L’Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.

For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed. But Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again just as he once had built each piece of his clock.

If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C. might look very different from the way it does today.

1.Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because______.

A. he made one of the first clocks in America

B.he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city Washington

C.he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant left

D.he was able to build the city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plans

2.When Banneker built a large wooden clock,______.

A. people in America showed no surprise

B.his name spread all over America

C.he became the first man in America to build a clock

D.people came from other places to congratulate him

3.Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was______.

A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.clever

C.hard-working 　　　　　　　　  D.serious

4.In building the city Washington, Banneker showed______.

A. he had a good memory　　　　    B.he was never tired of working

C.he feared no difficulties　　　　　　 D.he was good at drawing

5.When L’Enfant left with his plans，Banneker was in ______of building the capital Washington.

A. charge　　　　　　  B.helping　　    C.design  D.completing

　 George Dawson wrote a book called Life Is So Good. The book is full of stories from George's life. George wrote it in 1998 when he was 100 years old. The most amazing part is that George learned to read just two years before he wrote the book.

　 When George was 8, his father sent him to work. Life was hard for the poor American family. Food became more important than school.

　 When George was 98, he heard about adult classes near his home. He still had a dream that he would learn to read. He went to class. His teacher helped him. And in two years he wrote his book.

51. Who sent George to work when he was 8 years old?

　 A. His uncle.　 　　B. His father.　 C. His teacher.　 D. His mother.

52. When did George learn to read?

　 A. In 1998. 　　　　B. In 2000.　 C. In 1996.　 　 D. In 1999.

53. What is the main idea of this story?

　 A. Life is so good.　 　　　　　　 B. Reading is important.

　 C. Never too late to learn. 　　　　　D. Life is hard.

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　　Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American —George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.

　　Benjamin's grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean. After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic.

　　Benjamin's neighbors knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.

　　Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker's ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States —Washington, D.C..

　　Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings —the Capitol (國會大廈), the White House, and many others —should be built.

　　Later, L' Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn't build without any plans to follow.

　　For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed. But Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he has helped draw. He drew each again just as he once has built each piece of his clock.

　　If it weren't for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C.might look very different from the way it does today.

1．Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because ________.

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A．he made one of the first clocks in America

B．he used to be an assistant to L' Enfant, who has designed the city Washington

C．he designed the city Washington when L' Enfant left with his plans

D．he was able to build the city Washington as L' Enfant left with his plans

2．When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ________.

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A．people in America showed no surprise

B．his name spread all over America

C．he became the first man in America to build a clock

D．people came from other places to congratulate him

3．Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was

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4．In building the city Washington, Banneker showed ________.

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A．he has a good memory

B．he was never tired of working

C．he feared no difficulties

D．he was good at drawing

5．When L' Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in ________ of building the Capital Washington.

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George Washington Carver and Thomas Alva Edison were American scientists who were born during the nineteenth century. Caver, who was black, was born in Missouri in 1864.Although his parents were slaves, he was able to get a college education. After he graduated from Iowa State College, he developed many important new methods of farming. He also discovered many new uses for farming products. His discovery included three hundred uses for peanut and two hundred uses for sweet potatoes. Edison, who was born in Ohio in 1847, was not a good student when he was a young boy, so his parents took him out of school and his mother educated him at home.

Although he hated school, he loved science. One day he burnt down a barn (車房) while he was doing a scientific experiment. Most people know what a great scientist Edison became. His six thousand inventions included the electric light bulb.

56. George Washington Carver and Thomas Alva Edison were ___ scientists.

A. American   B. French   C. German   D. British

57. According to the passage, Carver was ______ Edison.

A. seventeen years old than    B. seventeen years younger than

C. seven years younger than    D. the same age as

58. Edison graduated from ______.

A. Iowa State College    B. an American college  

C. a famous college     D. we don’t know where

59. Carver developed many important methods of ______.

A. educating people  B. making important light bulbs C. farming  D. writing

60. Which of the following is true?

A. Carver burnt down a barn while he was making an experiment.

B. As a young boy, Edison loved school and was a very good student.

C. Carver’s inventions included electric light bulb.

D. Carver once went to college.

It’s going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She won’t be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house.

You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nation’s flag. That’s open to debate, but it’s a story that schoolbooks still tell. Betsy Ross was a seamstress, busy  sewing cushions for chairs in Philadelphia, which was the focus place of the American revolution against British rule. The Declaration of Independence by the colonists was signed there, and so was the new nation’s Constitution after independence was won.

Widowed when her husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion, Betsy Ross often mended the clothes of the rebels’ leader and future U.S. president, George Washington.  According to what some say in history and others a stretch of what really happened, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag. The story was promoted by Ross grandson, who wrote that Betsy Ross had “made with her hands the first flag.” She became a role model for girls - a shining example of women’s contributions to the nation’s history. Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first flag. She’s credited with substituting artful five-point white stars for six-pointed ones in the upper-left blue field. But many other accounts indicate George Washington brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together.  

In a letter, Washington wrote: “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her.  And the white stripes shall go down to posterity as representing liberty.”  

1.People would like to go to Ross’s house in Philadelphia to _____.

A. ask Betsy Ross who created the first American flag

B. meet her grandson who wrote a book about flags

C. debate over who designed the first American flag

D. remember her as the creator of the first American flag

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. Betsy Ross was one of the people who signed The Declaration of Independence

B. All are in agreement that Ross designed the first American flag

C. It is almost certain that Ross did sew the first American flag

D. It is George Washington who designed the stars and stripes flag 

3.The underlined the word “seamstress” in Paragraph 2 probably means_____.

A. a person who designs flags        B. a person who makes a living by sewing

C. a person who takes part in revolution D. a person who creates chairs

4.What does the last paragraph imply according to the passage?

A. It implies that the U.S. is independent from Britain

B. It implies that Washington liked Ross’s design of the flag

C. It implies that Washington might be the designer of the flag

D. It implies that Ross did have helped with the design of the flag

It’s going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She won’t be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house.
You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nation’s flag. That’s open to debate, but it’s a story that schoolbooks still tell. Betsy Ross was a seamstress, busy  sewing cushions for chairs in Philadelphia, which was the focus place of the American revolution against British rule. The Declaration of Independence by the colonists was signed there, and so was the new nation’s Constitution after independence was won.
Widowed when her husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion, Betsy Ross often mended the clothes of the rebels’ leader and future U.S. president, George Washington.  According to what some say in history and others a stretch of what really happened, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag. The story was promoted by Ross grandson, who wrote that Betsy Ross had “made with her hands the first flag.” She became a role model for girls - a shining example of women’s contributions to the nation’s history. Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first flag. She’s credited with substituting artful five-point white stars for six-pointed ones in the upper-left blue field. But many other accounts indicate George Washington brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together.  
In a letter, Washington wrote: “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her.  And the white stripes shall go down to posterity as representing liberty.”  
【小題1】People would like to go to Ross’s house in Philadelphia to _____.

It’s going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She won’t be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house.
You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nation’s flag. That’s open to debate, but it’s a story that schoolbooks still tell. Betsy Ross was a seamstress, busy  sewing cushions for chairs in Philadelphia, which was the focus place of the American revolution against British rule. The Declaration of Independence by the colonists was signed there, and so was the new nation’s Constitution after independence was won.
Widowed when her husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion, Betsy Ross often mended the clothes of the rebels’ leader and future U.S. president, George Washington.  According to what some say in history and others a stretch of what really happened, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag. The story was promoted by Ross grandson, who wrote that Betsy Ross had “made with her hands the first flag.” She became a role model for girls - a shining example of women’s contributions to the nation’s history. Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first flag. She’s credited with substituting artful five-point white stars for six-pointed ones in the upper-left blue field. But many other accounts indicate George Washington brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together.  
In a letter, Washington wrote: “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her.  And the white stripes shall go down to posterity as representing liberty.”  
【小題1】People would like to go to Ross’s house in Philadelphia to _____.