Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, \at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, \
The man was very surprised. He asked, \it happen?\
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1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.
A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a month D. he liked a cup of tea 2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his son's pocket 3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day 4. The man was very surprised because _________.
A. he thought the child's father was dead B. the child didn't ask him to sit down C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldn't find that piece of paper 5. What was burnt? ___________.
A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy KEY: BCDAA 【008】
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. \？\ 2. \
3.\
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So \\very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A. the importance of \B. how to guess what one is going to talk about C. some examples of right guessing D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________. A. \time.\ B. \ C. \ D. \ 3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
A. \B. \C. \D. \
4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______. A. \ B. \ C. \ D. \
5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language. A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English C. more important than any other way
D. more important in written English than in spoken English KEY: ABADB 【009】
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why. Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. 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)\
\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. KEY: BDCAC 【010】
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. 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, \Christmas\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\1. 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: DBACA 【011】
To find out whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬纸版）with a drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first
feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card. Picture 1
1. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment?
A. Two: one blue and one red B. Three: two blue and one red C. Three: one blue and two red D. Four: two blue and two red
2. If Picture 1 below shows the table top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C, D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2? Picture 2
3. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to ________.
A. the blue card with syrup on it B. the new blue card with no syrup on it C. the empty space where the original（原先的）blue card was D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card 4. The experiment has proved（证明）that bees ________. A. cannot see colors B. can see colors C. can not see blue D. cannot see red 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Bees Love Blue B. Bees Love Syrup C. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color? Keys: 1－5 BCBBD 【012】
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）.
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