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It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is generally most ready to beg or to steal. Every boy, when he is young, should learn how to do some useful work.
But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul completely into his work, and not waste his spare time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good a rule for young people as for the old!
There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying, “Lost time never returns”. This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one may make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Those who are diligent will never become beggars. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
小题1:From the passage, we know that those who are too lazy to work will_________.

A．waste their time

B．help others

C．become beggars or thieves

D．make progress some day

小题2:In order to learn to be diligent, it’s important for young people to _________.

A．form the good habit of getting up early in youth

B．learn about some good habits

C．work while they work and play while they play

D．work all the time without playing

小题3:One can’t be successful in life unless he _________when he is young.

A．is diligent in his study

B．loves life

C．spends some time learning something

D．makes up for his lost time

Tom was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course , but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too. But one day Tom said to his mother, “ When I finish school, I want to be a dustman.”
“A dustman?” his mother asked, she was very surprised. “ that’s not a very pleasant job, why do you want to be a dustman?”
“Because then I would only have to work one day a week.” Tom answered at once.
“Only one day a week?” his mother said, “What do you mean? And how do you know?”
“ Well,” Tom replied, “ I know that the dustmen who come to our house to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”
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小题1:What kind of boy was Tom?

A．Tom was a clever boy.	B．Tom was a lazy boy.
C．Tom worked very hard.	D．Tom was not polite.

小题2:What were his father and mother?

A．His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.

B．His father was a worker and his mother was a doctor.

C．His father was a doctor and his mother was a doctor, too.

D．His father and mother were teachers.

小题3:What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?

A．They wanted him to be a dustman.

B．They wanted him to be an officer.

C．They wanted him to be a doctor.

D．They wanted him to be a football player.

小题4:What did Tom say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A．Tom said that he wanted to be a dustman.

B．Tom said that he wanted to be a teacher.

C．Tom said that he wanted to be a doctor.

D．Tom said that he wanted to be a singer.

小题5:Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A．Because Tom heard of this before.

B．Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C．Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

D．Because Tom’s mother told him.

It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others.
The man who is too lazy to work is the man who’s generally most ready to beg or steal. Every boy should learn some useful work when he is young.
But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his effect completely into his work, and not waste his free time. “Working while you work and playing while you play is as good rule for young people as for the old.”
There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
小题1:After reading the passage we know that those who are too lazy to work will become________.

A．beggars

B．thieves

C．beggars or thieves

D．useful men

小题2:In order to learn to be diligent, it’s most important for the young people to _________.

A．form the habit of getting up late

B．learn some good subjects

C．work all the time without play

D．work while they work and play while they play

小题3:One can’t be successful in life unless he ________ when he is young.

A．spends some time learning something

B．is diligent in his study

C．makes up for his lost time

D．loves his school

小题4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent.

B．Young People Should.

C．Lost Time Never Returns.

D．Diligence, the Mother of Success.

Tom is so lazy that it is the third time that he ______ late this week.

A．has came

B．is coming

C．came

D．has come

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They say that cats have nine lives but our lazy old cat,PJ,had concurrent(并存的)lives and identities. He became well-known for sleeping around the neighbourhood and used to nap in the spare bedroom of elderly couple who lived three doors up from us.While I wasn’t always aware of all his liaisons, it didn’t matter as long as he always came home at mealtimes.
One day we noticed he had gained weight. We guessed he was enjoying snacks at the local takeaway shop bins and so we began to reduce the amount of his food. He didn’t seem to notice.
Some months later. we invited some new neighbours in for drinks. Not long into the evening, our new neighbor saw PJ sitting proudly on the window ledge. “You’ve got my cat!” She exclaimed, laughing.
We let her down gently, and learnt that at their house, PJ was known as Tiger. Thanks to them, he’d been receiving the royal treatment, including removing small insects from his body by spraying medicine. PJ continued living with us until a new cat and a new dog finally tested his patience. He walked out and was missing for ten days before my husband spotted him near his work. He brought our wandering cat home, but it was clear that PJ wasn’t happy. After shouting at him angrily, I let him out and he never returned.
A few months later, our new neighbour told us she’d seen PJ. It seems that an elderly neighbour had welcomed him into her home, and since taking up residence he’d doubled in size and been given his own sitting – room chair to lie. The two had become very fond of each other, ever since he’d followed her home. What a smart cat.
小题1:By exclaiming “You’ve got my cat,” the neighbour implied that .

A．she admitted the eat belonged to that author

B．the author had stolen the lovely eat PJ

C．she was surprised at seeing the cat there

D．she was very angry with the author

小题2:What does the underlined word “He” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?

A．The cat PJ	B．the author’s husband
C．a new neighbour	D．a neighbour’s husband

小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．the cat had visited all the neighbours before leaving

B．the author found the cat had gained some weight

C．The author couldn’t provide the cat with medical care

D．the neighbours loved the cat PJ very much

Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course, but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one too when he grew up. But one day Jack said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a dustman(垃圾工).”
“A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That’s not a good job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”
“Because I would only have to work one day a week,” Jack answered at once.
“Only one day a week?” his mother said. “What do you mean? And how do you know?”
“Well,” Jack answered, “I know that the dustman came to work on Thursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”
小题1:How was Jack doing at school?

A．He liked his school.	B．He worked hard at school.
C．He didn’t study hard at school.	D．He tried to do much work at school.

小题2:Jack’s parents wanted their son to be a .

A．doctor

B．dustman

C．teacher

D．worker

小题3:Jack hoped to be a dustman because he thought .

A．that job was very important

B．the dustman worked only on Thursday

C．he could make more money

D．that was a dirty job

小题4:Jack’s mother felt surprised at his hope of being a dustman, because .

A．their son was too young to be a dustman

B．a dustman worked only one day a week

C．it was hard to get such a job

D．that was not a good job

小题5:What do you think of Jack?

A．He was not very clever.

B．He was very lazy.

C．He liked the dustman’s work.

D．He didn’t want to be a doctor.

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