1、Hannay agreed that he should be home in bed.“Yes, and I would be,” he replied,”but yesterday I received a message saying that the new surveyor was coming to look at my work. If he comes and finds me away, Ill be in trouble.”Suddenly Hannay had bright idea-he could act as the road worker and get away
2、 from his enemies.“You go off to bed,” Hannay said,”Ill do your job until the new surveyor comes.”The road worker was pleased with this idea. He gave Hannay his hat and his old coat. Then he went home to sleep and perhaps to drink a bit more. Hannay put on the workers hat and coat and began to fix t
3、he road. About an hour later he heard a voice.“Are you the road worker?” it asked.It was the new surveyor. He was a young man with a clean face. He sat in a small car.Hannay said yes. The surveyor told him about some work he wanted him to do before he came by again and drove off. Hannay continued wi
4、th his work.Then a village boy came by.”What has happened to the road worker?” he asked.“He stayed at home today,” Hannay replied.”Hes sick.” At about midday, a large car came down the hill and stopped near Hannay. Three man got out of the car. Hannays heart beat fast. He knew his enemies were comin
5、g.1.What is this passage probably taken from?A.A history book. B. A travel book. C. A novel D. A science book. 2.Why was the road worker feeling ill?A.He had a cold. B.He hadnt eaten all day.C.He had been working all day. D.He drank too much at his daughters wedding. 3.Who did NOT come by while Hann
6、ay was working on the road?A.The surveyor. B. The road workers daughter.C. Hannays enemies. D. A village boy.4.What can we infer (推断)from the story?A.Hannay helped the road worker because he was warm-hearted.B.The grassy hills were a perfect hiding place for Hannay.C.The surveyor had lot of working
7、experience.D.The village boy knew the road worker.5.What is the correct order of the story?Hannay met a road worker who was not feeling well and offered to take over for him.Hannay was worried because his enemies were following him. A car stopped near Hannay and three men got out.Hannay acted as the
8、 road worker when the surveyor came by.The village boy wondered what had happened to the road worker.A. B.C. D.(二)Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example
9、, never went to school and taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs as a worker, a shopkeeper and a post officer in his early years. A larger number of US presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general(将军) in the American C
10、ivil War. It happened that they came from the same schoolWest Point Military Academy(西点军校). One may be surprised to learn that both of them didnt do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was fined(罚款) because he broke the rules of the school. The jobs of the US president are tiring. He must k
11、eep an eye on everything important which happened both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waited for him to do and he had to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, yo
12、u should not be a president. Its a tiring job.”来1. In the nineteenth century, many US presidents _. A. got poor education during their childhoodB. didnt like to go to school in their early yearsC. got good education during their childhoodD. hadnt any knowledge in their work at all 2. In the last par
13、agraph, the underlined phrase “keep an eye on” means “_”.A. pay no attention to B. take care of C. never sleep all the day D. look at everything with one eye3. What can be inferred(推测) from the passage?A. Most of the people who had studied at West Point Military Academy became presidents. B. Only those who didnt study well at school could be presidents. C. All the American presidents were born in poor families. D. Many American presidents had served in the army before they took office. 4. Which
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