V. 阅读理解。(15分)

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen， he became his father's helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机). And on holidays he often make one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work，he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented(发明) many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we take trains from one place to another， we'll think of this great man-George Stephenson.

36. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?________.

A. In 1781 B. In 1789

C. In 1795 D. In 1798

37. He learned about the engine ________.

A. through reading and writing

B. by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C. at lessons from a young teacher

D. by asking a lot of questions

38. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________.

A. a great man B. a good maker

C. a good worker D. a good student

39. George Stephenson invented the ________.

A. the train B. the telephone

C. the car D. the computer

40. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ________ in the world.

A. workers B. writers

C. learners D. inventors

VI. 书面表达。(15分)

根据下面表格所提供的信息，写一篇短文，来介绍你的朋友Mike。词数：50-70词之间。

你的朋友  Mike

出生年月 1988年9月

出生地点  英国伦敦(London)附近的一座小城镇

职业  中学生

其它  由于他父母都在中国教学英语，两年前随父母来到中国。他们全家人非常喜欢中国和中餐。

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