Bernie would take his knife，cut our first watermelon，hand us both a big piece and sitdown next to us.Then we"d bury our faces in watermelon，eating only the heart-thereddest，juiciest，firmest，sweetest，most seed free part-and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father"s idea of a rich man.I always thought it was because he was sucha successful businessman.Years later，I realized that it was not Bernie"s wealth itself buthis way of dealing with it that my father liked.Bernie knew how to stop working，gettogether with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind.Some of us，no matterhow much money we have， will never be free enough to eat only the heart of thewatermelon.If you don"t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life"ssmall pleasures，your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years，I forgot that lesson I"d learned as a kid on the loading dock.I was toobusy making all the money I could.
Well，I bve relearned it.I hope I have time left to enjoy the successes of others and totake pleasure in the day.That"s the heart of the watermelon.I have learned again to throwthe rest away.
29.We learn from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling.
A.relaxed
B.worried
C.hungry
D.proud
30.How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon？
A.They ate it in a polite way.
B.They only ate its best part.
C.They ate every part of it.
D.They shared only one piece.
31.In the eyes of the writer"s father，Bernie.
A.was just a rich businessman
B.worked hard all the time
C.lived a rich but healthy life
D.knew how to make money
32.The underlined part“the heart of the watermelon”in the last paragraph refers to.
A.the best part of the watermelon
B.the writer"s busy life
C.the writer"s decision of making money
D.the writer"s hope of enjoying life
33.It can be learned from the passage that .
A.one has to work hard to reach his goal
B.a friend in need is a friend indeed
C.watermelon is the healthiest fruit
D.one should keep work life balance
训练四
(满分：69分时间：70分钟)
一、(2011·广东深圳)(10分)
Look closely at your hands.Are they clean？ It doesn"t matter how many times you wash yourhands，tiny microbes(微生物) still stay on them.But don"t worry.Most microbes don"t harm you.
Now scientists say the microbes on our hands could be used in a surprising way： fighting crime.
According to a recent study，microbes as well as fingerprints(指纹) could be used to identify thecriminal.
Everyone has his own set of microbes on the hands.That is to say，if you and your best friendwere able to see and compare all the microbes on your hands，your hands probably would lookdifferent.Some microbes only show up on your hands while others live only on your friend"s hands.
When you work on a computer，you leave the microbes from your hands on the keyboard.Thescientists can easily tell the owner of the keyboard by looking at the microbes on it.Even if youdon"t leave your fingerprints behind，your microbes may give you away.
Noah Fierer，a scientist，says，“You can only clean a fingerprint，but you can"t sterilize(使无菌)a surface just by wiping(擦) it off.”He says that scientists have a lot more work to do before themicrobe is used as a useful tool.
1.According to the passage，could be used to identify the criminal.
A.fingerprints
B.scientists b hands
C.microbes
D.fingerprints and microbes on people"s hands
2.Paragraph 3 tells us that.
A.our hands look similar
B.the microbes will make the keyboard dirty
C.we should compare our hands often
D.we have our own sets of microbes
3.When you work on a computer，the microbes.
A.just stay on your hands
B.also stay on the keyboard
C.will do harm to you
D.will disappear
4.From Noah Fierer we know that.
A.fingerprints are no longer useful in fighting crime
B.microbes can"t be found on everyone"s hands
C.unlike microbes，fingerprints can be cleaned if people wipe them
D.the microbe is used as a useful tool
5.What"s the best title of the passage？
A.Microbes May Tell Who You Are
B.Scientists Say Everyone Has Microbes
C.Noah Fierer Does Research Into Microbes
D.Fingerprints Help Catch Criminals
二、(2010·湖北鄂州)(10分)
Part of the American dream for most people is to own home.Right now about 65% ofthem do，but in fact，(6)越来越少的美国人将能实现他们的梦想.There are fewer houses to buy，and houses have become much more expensive in the last thirty years.In the Atlanta，Georgia area，for example，a house that cost 60 000 in 1976，sold for 500 000 in 1995.
Americans are proud of their homes.Very often they ask a first time visitor to theirhomes，“Would you like to see the house？”
(7)It takes them a lot of time to do home improvements，and they often do the work themselves.Americans say，“Home is where the heart is.”And their hearts can be foundin such unusual places as boats，railroad stations，factories and barns.
Ed and Gina moved into a church tower in Boston，Massachusetts，in 1998.The church tower is seven stories(层) high，without room on each floor.There"s no lift，but when the phone rings，they don"t have to run far.There are four phones，one on everyother floor.“Everybody loves this place，”said Gina.“Even my grandmother，(8)shecame here with some of her friends who were in their seventies，and they went all the way to the top.”
“We like (9) it，”said Ed.“Because it"s different.”
阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。
任务一将(6)处的中文译成英文。
任务二将(7)处画线句子用同义句改写。
任务三将(8)处的英文译成中文。
任务四写出(9)处“it”所指代的内容。
任务五(10)(选)用一个英文句子概括短文的主旨。
三、(2011·安徽)(10分)
Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16，1889.His parents were music hall actors.The Chaplin family were very poor，and life was difficult in London.Charlie，as he was called，used to dohis mother"s job in the theatre when she was ill.
