answeredTom.
“Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen”saidMike.
Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.“Oh!It'sgoingbackward”hecried.“Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelve,andnowit'shalfpasteleven.”
“You'relookingattheclockinthemirror.”saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.
1)、TomwentintothestationcafebecauseMikeaskedhimto
haveacupoftea.
A.TB.F
答案:B
2)、TomandMiketalkedwhiledrinking.
A.TB.F
答案:A
3)、WhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror,it'sactuallyhalfpasttwelve.
A.TB.F
答案:A
4)、Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfindit'sgoingbackward.
A.TB.F
答案:A
5)、TomarrivedinParisontime.
A.TB.F
26答案:B
19、Computerscaninjureyou.Mostotherinjurieshappensuddenly.Forexample,ifyoufalloffabikeandbreakyourarms,ithappensveryquickly.Butcomputerinjurieshappenslowly.
Youprobablyknowhowtorideabikesafely.Nowlearntouseacomputersafely.Youreyes
Toomuchlightcaninjureyoureyes,soneversittooclosetoacomputerscreen.Youreyesshouldbeatleast50cmfromthescreen.Remembertolookawayfromitsometimes.Thisgivesyoureyesarest.
Whenyouuseacomputer,thewindowshouldbeonyourleftoryourright.Ifitisbehindyou,thelightwillreflecton(反射)thescreen.Ifthewindowisinfrontofyou,thesunandthescreenwillbothshineintoyoureyes.
Yourhandsandwrists
Handandwristinjuriescanhappenbecausethehandsandwristsaremovedinthesamewayhundredsoftimes.Ifyouuseakeyboardforalongtime,followthesethreerules:1)Restyourwristsonsomething.2)Keepyourelbows(肘)atthesameheightasthekeyboard.3)Stopsometimesandexerciseyourhands,wristsandfingersinadifferentway.Yourback
Somepeoplesitformanyhoursinfrontofacomputer.Ifyousitinthewrongway,youcaninjureyourbackoryourneck.Soyoushouldsitwithyourbackstraight.Thetoppartofthescreenshouldbeinfrontofyoureyes.Yourforearms,wrists,handsandtheupperpartofyourlegsshouldallbeparallel(平行)tothefloor.Ifyouaresittingforalongtime,getupevery30minutesandexerciseyourarms,legsandneck.Enjoyyourcomputer,butuseitsafely.
1)、Acomputerscreenmayinjureyoureyesifyoureyesaretooclosetoit.A.TB.F
27答案:A
2)、Handandwristinjuriesarecausedwhenyougetplentyofexercise.
A.TB.F
答案:B
3)、Youreyesandhandswillbesafeifyouoftentakerestsfromworking.
A.TB.F
答案:A
4)、Itisgoodforyourbackandneckifyousitintherightway.
A.TB.F
答案:A
5)、Thebesttitleforthetextis“HowtoProtectYourEyes.”
A.TB.F
答案:B
20、WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.
Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternational
28businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.
Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.1)、WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.
29答案:D
2)、Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.
C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.
答案:C
3)、Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple’shometown.
C.Onlythosewhodon’thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.
D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.
答案:B
4)、Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.RentorBuy?
B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.C.FurnishedApartments.
D.A
NewIdea.
答案:B
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