D He forgot the name of the street 4. The policeman __________. A Wouldn’t like to tell him the way B Told him to take a bus
C And the writer couldn’t understand each other D Told him to walk on 5. The writer ___________. A had to walk back on foot B was ready to go back by bus
C followed the policeman and returned to the town centre D had to stay in the country for the night
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I don’t often lose things and I’m especially (特别) careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there> I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant . I wondered if it was possible that it could slipped (滑动)out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unfortunately (不幸) , there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier. I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the manager (经理) of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didn’t want a lot of people involved (使陷入) in the problem, But I knew I had to get the wallet back, I told the manager what had happened. He had me describe (描绘) the wallet to him , and then he told me to report the missing wallet to the police, I told him that I didn’t particularly (尤其) want to get the police involved in it, besides, I was in a hurry because I had an appoitment ( 约会) with my doctor in just a few minutes. I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check (帐单) He told me not to worry about that. He had me write down my name and address, and he said he could send me a bill (帐单). 1. We can safely (有把握地)say the writer _______________. A. seldom losses things B. very often losses things C. loses things once in the while D. never loses things
2. That day the writer found _____________.
A. he had lost his wallet B. he had left his wallet at home C. his wallet was nowhere to be found D. his wallet was not in his pocket
3. According to (根据) the passage, the writer thought that he most probably (很可能)lost his wallet when__________
A He took it out to pay for the taxi B. He walked into the restaurant C. He was eating dinner D. he was ordering his dish 4. Why did the writer walk back to the table where he had been sitting? A He was sure his wallet was still there
B There might be a possibility of getting back his wallet. C He could ask someone there about his wallet D He saw the wallet lying on the floor near the table.
5. As the writer didn’t want to get a lot of people involved in the problem, ________ . A he only told the manager everything B he didn’t tell the manager everything C he reported to the police
D the manager and the writer were the only two he had told story to
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Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing . But in one special program in New York State, adults （成人）and teenagers live together in peace. (和平)
Each summer 200teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group . Everyone works several hours each day. The aim (目标) is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and enjoyment (乐趣) in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. So they learn to make furniture ( 家具) and to build houses . The adults teach them these skills (技能) .
There are several free hours each day. Weekend are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. The group discusses(讨论) the problem. They ask, “ Why did it happen? What should we
do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience(实验): “ You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
1. Each summer 200teenagers and 50 adults _____________ together for eight weeks. A. work B. taught C. do D. go 2. The adults ___________ the teenagers skills. A. make B. taught C. do D. teach
3. Some ____________ to make furniture and to build houses. A. learn B. study C. work D. make
4. Each teenager ______________ his own way to spend his free time. A. finds B. looks for C. looks after D. chooses 5. During the free hours the teenager and adults ___________. A make the rules together
B discuss different idea about living, working and play C are free to do something interesting D learn photography or painting
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On February 20th ,1962, million of Americans were watching TV and listening to radio with fear and hope in their hearts. Far above the earth, the first American to circle the earth was sitting in a spaceship, going round the earth. He could only keep in touch with the earth by radio.
The a spaceman was John Glenn. He was born on July 18th, 1921. As a boy , he was interested in planes. His room was filled with all kinds of model planes which he made by himself and later flew in his own backyard.
Whenever he went for a ride in the family car, he took one of his little planes, so that he could hold it out of the window and watch the propeller(螺旋桨) run . He wanted to know what made the plane fly very much . I t seemed that John wanted to know everything. During high-school (middle-school) days, he was strong and he played football, basketball, and tennis. Records showed that John was good at sports. When high-school days were over, he went to college in his home town. Later he became a pilot. Then he became interested in space flight. He read everything he could get in order to know about space.
After he many difficulties and exercises he became one of the spacemen in America. 1. John Glenn was born __________________.
A. on February 20th, 1962 B. on July 20th 1921 C. on July 18th , 1921 D. on September 1st , 1921 2. John Glenn was ____________ .
A the first pilot in the United States B the first spaceman in the world C the first man who made a plane by himself D the first college student
3. As a boy John Glenn was interested in ________.
A. physics B. Chinese language C. maths D. planes 4. He held the little plane out of the car window in order to ___________. A watch the propeller run B keep himself colder C have a good look at the green fields D enjoy driving a family car 5. When he was a high-school student, John liked __________. A. playing tennis B. playing football C. playing basketball D. A , B and C
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A young man went to a car showroom (陈列室). He was wearing rubber boots and a dirty jacket. He needed a hair cut (理发)badly. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak to the salesman. “How much does this car cost?” he said.
“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,” the salesman said. “I’ll have sixteen of them ,” the young man said.
The salesman smiled. He found it hard to be polite. “ You are joking (开玩笑), of course ,” he said. “I’m afraid we can’t help you. This car is not for sale.”
The salesman showed his customer(顾客) to the door, and the young man left the shop without a word. He went to a showroom on the other side of the street and asked for sixteen cars. The second salesman was polite and helpful . The young man took a bundle of bank notes out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He explained that the cars were for himself and fifteen fellow workers. They worked on a French fishing-boat. “We have made a lot of money this season.” The man said, “and we want to buy cars.”
Naturally, the second salesman was very happy.
1. Hearing what the young man in dirty clothes said, the first salesman thought that he _______. A was pretending to be a rich man B was not polite to ask for so many cars
C must have just left the madhouse D was simply doing it as a joke 2. The young man was shown to the door by the first salesman ___________. A because the young man was thought not to be able to afford (担负得起) the cars B because there were not so many cars in the showroom C because the salesman wanted to close the showroom D because the young man was not thought to be honest 3. The young man was treated badly, so he _________. A had a quarrel with the first salesman B went to another shop to buy the cars C report the matter to the shop manager D gave up the idea of buying cars
4. The salesman in the second showroom was polite and helpful __________. A after he knew the unhappy thing the customer had met B as soon as the customer entered the showroom
C when he saw the young man making a bundle of bank notes out of his pocket D when he saw the young man wore poor clothes 5. Which of the following is the best title of the story? A Never Judge a Person from Appearance (外表) B Buying Cars C Asking a Price D In a Car Showroom
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Scientists have always wanted to know more about the other world in space. They have looked at it though telescopes(望远镜) and in this way they found out a lot. They know many facts about the moon. For example, they know how big it is and how far away it is. But they want to know more about it . The only way to find out more is to send men to the moon. Then they will know all about it.
The moon is about 184,000 kilometers away from the earth. An ordinary place cannot fly t the moon because there is no air above 240 kilometers in space. But there is something that can fly even when there is no air. This is a rocket(火箭)
I’m sure that you will ask, “How does rocket fly?” If you want to know, get a balloon and blow it up, until it is quite big. Don’t tie up , let it go . The balloon will fly into the air very
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