They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
\蒙受 losses in business while others always profit (盈利\
\apples on a truck next time!\
\傻的 we were !\
1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________. A. they hope to save money B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they're not far from their farms
2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________. A. make a journey
B. visit some places of interest C. meet their friends
D. make a profit 3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________. A. theirs weren't as good as the others' B. theirs were much less than the others' C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________. A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the city C. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor. B. The two farmers will soon get rich. C. Neither of the farmers is clever.
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck. (10
On Christmas Eve ─the night before Christmas Day ─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.
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Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, \is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who
\Christmas Eve is __________.
A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day C. Christmas Day
D. the night before Christmas Day 2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________. A. into children's hats B. into children's stockings C. under children's beds
D. into children's shoes 3. When the children were very young, __________. A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real C. they thought their father was Father Christmas D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings 4. When the children are older, they __________. A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend 5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
A. chimney B. back door C. front door
D. window.KEY: DB
11 Now satellites are helping to forecast (预报the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气, because this
is where the weather forms (形成. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists (气象学家can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare (比较them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前.
1. Satellites travel _____________. A. in space B. in the atmosphere C. above the ground D. above space
2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________. A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there
D. the pictures can forecast the weather 3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________. A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones 密 封 线
C. before they received satellite pictures D. during they study satellite pictures
4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________. A. one day B. two days C. five days
D. seven days or even longer
5. The main (主要的idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. doing other work in many ways D. weather forecasting Key (12
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