1 . Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. When the other kids began to notice that he was wearing the same black pants and blue, and gray long-sleeve shirt day after day, Todd, a freshman at Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School in Memphis, became the target of laughter. But there was little Todd could do. His mother simply couldn’t afford to buy him new clothes.

Two of the kids piling on were Antwan Garrett and Kristopher Graham, a pair of freshman football players. But over time, they realized that their unfavorable words felt like bullying (欺凌) and seemed to be slowly crushing (击垮) Todd’s spirit. Something finally clicked (被突然领悟) . “I felt like I needed to do something,” Graham told CBS News. So he and Garrett hatched a plan. They went home and hunted through their own drawers and closets.

The next day at school, they met Todd at their third-period class and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was understandably nervous about being called out by the larger boys. “He wasn’t smiling or anything, and I was like,’I think this is going to make you smile,’” Graham says. “I told him, ‘We’re in the same third period, and I apologize for laughing at you, and I want to give something to you to make it up.’” He then handed Todd a bag. Inside were clean shirts and shorts, plus a brand-new pair of New Balance sneakers.

Todd was blown away. “I was very happy,” he told CBS News. “Surprised and upset, completely.” And Todd got much more than a new wardrobe. He no longer sits alone at lunch. Now he eats with his new friends, Garrett and Graham.

“I’ve been bullied my entire life,” Todd told CBS News. Reflecting on the day Garrett and Graham called him into the hall, he called it “the best day of my entire life, basically.”

1. What can we learn about Todd and his family from the passage?

A．Todd worked hard to earn his living.

B．Todd’s family lived in extreme poverty.

C．Todd’s mother did nothing to change the situation.

D．Todd was made fun of from the beginning of school.

2. What does the underlined word “hatched” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Formed.

B．Proved.

C．Confirmed.

D．Rejected.

3. What can be inferred from paragraphs 3-4?

A．Todd was eager to make more friends with others.

B．Todd felt puzzled when being shouted by Graham.

C．Todd received no apology from Garrett and Graham.

D．Todd was shocked but pleased at the kids’ help to him.

4. What does the author want to convey (传达) through the passage?

A．Helping the weak out is a virtue (美德) .

B．Accepting and living with each other’s weaknesses.

C．Hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.

D．Making friends with those having common interests.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will the grass be cut?

A．Today.

B．Tomorrow.

C．In three weeks.

2. Why is Mrs. Johnson’s grass long?

A．She is too busy.

B．Jim hasn’t cut it.

C．Her husband hasn’t cut it.