At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He ov er-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

( )26. Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German B. An American C. Frenchman D. Japanese

( )27. From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago D. 50 years ago

( )28. Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five brothers B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers and sisters D. six brothers

( )29. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?

A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars

( )30. Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

(B)

There was a pilot and four people in a small plane, Suddenly there was something wrong with machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞),They all became worried and started to make excuse(借口)。

“I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do, so he jumped out.

The first person stood up .“I’m a doctor,”he said. “I he lp people live longer and I save lives.” He also took a parachute and jumped out.

The next person said ,” I must have a parachute .I’m a very clever person. I have to take part in an important sports match. I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there .” He picked up a pack(包)and jumped out.

Two men were left an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said ,“Young man, I’m old but you’re still young .You take the last parachute .” The young mountain climber smiled.“Don’t worry,” he said .”We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

31.All the people became worried because_______________

A.they couldn’t find the parachutes.

B.they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person

C.there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane

D.they saw the pilot jump out first

32.The clever man jumped out with_______________

A.a parachute B.nothing

C.the pack of the climber’s D.two parachutes

33.All the people only thought of themselves except (除了)__________

A.the pilot B.the clever man

C.the doctor D.the businessman

34.From the story we know _________ would die.

A.the clever man B.the businessman

C. the pilot D. the doctor

35. __________ was a kind—hearted man.

A.The pilot B.The clever C.The businessman D.The doctor

(C)

Mr Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight ,he retired.But a lot of people came to ask him to look them over .(检查)He was busy in the daytime and he wanted to have a good rest at night.

Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs, At first he was quiet. The old man was satisfied with him. Then he had several friends. They often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly ,sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy ,but he was a polite man and sometimes he hinted(暗示)to the young man ,but the young man seemed that he didn’t understand it. The old man could’t say anything.

It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise .The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night . The next morning ,as soon as he got up ,he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened it for him and asked him to go in.

“Did you hear me beat the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man ? ” asked Mr Johnson.

“It doesn’t matter ,sir ,”said the young man .“I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”

36.A lot of people came to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because________

A.he was kind to them B.he was very polite

C.they didn’t pay him for it D.his skill(技术) was good