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Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he lost his job. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.
A. he was a driver
B. he worked in a factory
C. he had a lot of work to do
D. he had worked there for a long time
2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A. she couldn’t find any work
B. she thought her husband was tired
C. her husband spent all time in gambling
D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
3._______, so he was put into lockup.
A. Mr. Lang often gambled
B. Mr. Lang was late for work
C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home
D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
4.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A. he didn’t love her any longer
B. he wouldn’t stop gambling
C. he had been put into lockup
D. he was hardly sent away by the factory
5.Which of the following is right?
A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.
B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.
C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.
D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.
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One hot night last August, I tried everything I could think of — toys, songs etc. to make him fall into sleep, but he just couldn’t do it. Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead, I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn. I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen. Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地行进) out of the room, leaving him to watch the boring TV programs. I heard no more of the baby’s crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV by himself. I found there was a metaphor(暗喻) in my baby’s behavior(行为) for the new generation. When I gave my boy some books to go over, he only spit upon them; when I read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools with my students. I find that our students don’t read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have drawn a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight against it? Let them watch what they want！
1. Why did the father bring a TV set into his son’s room?
A. To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son.
B. To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him.
C. To help his son fall asleep sooner.
D. To keep his son from making noises.
2.The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set.
A. excited B. surprised C. bored D. pleased
3.This experience with his baby helped the father ______.
A. to know his baby better
B. to know better how to educate his students
C. to change his opinions towards TV
D. to know better about the new generation
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If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic（算术） problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1. The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.
A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill
2.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
A. Stories for enjoyment
B. Arithmetic problems
C. Letters from friends
D. News from hometown newspapers
3.How fast should we read?
A. The faster, the better.
B. The more slowly, the better.
C. Neither too fast nor too slow.
D. It depends on what we are reading.
4.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.
B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.
C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.
D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.
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Experiments aboard the spaceship Columbia have disproved a theory on the human nervous system which won an Austrian professor a Nobel prize 79 years ago.
West German astronaut Ulf Merbold disproved the theory during tests aboard the spaceship yesterday. His discovery is connected with the workings of the inner ear, the body’s balance mechanism(机制).
In l914 Professor Robert Barany won the Nobel prize for Physiology(生理学) and Medicine when he announced that temperature differences affected the inner ear and caused the eyes to blink(眨眼). His theory was accepted by scientists.
But Merbold carried out tests to find if the theory was correct and shocked himself and space officials when he proved it wrong.
According to Barany’s theory the eyes would blink when cold air was blown into one ear and hot air blown into the other.
But if this theory was correct such a movement would be impossible in zero gravity(重力）.
Both Merbold’s eyes continually blinked when the test was carried out.
1.Tests were carried out in outer space in order to _______.
A. find what causes the eyes to blink
B. shock the world
C. win the prize
D. prove the theory
2.Barany’s theory declared to prove _______.
A. how our hearing mechanism works
B. why we constantly move our eyes
C. that eye movement is affected by temperature
D. how hearing reacts(反应)
3.Barany’s theory was proved incorrect in space by the effects of _______.
A. having no weight B. having no air
C. the pull of gravity D. hot and cold air streams
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If you’ve ever been to a foreign country，you will know that fitting in isn’t easy. Chances are they will have a ________language and way of life. Here’s how to get a basic understanding on things________ going to a different country.
________ about the country. Get a base of knowledge. Where is the country located？What are their ________ foods？If you know someone who has been to the country，________ them to tell you a bit about the country.
Try basic phrases. If you do not know how to ________ their language，it will be hard to master the ________ language in a short time. Remember you will not have time to learn the whole language，so ________things like：asking for directions and ordering in restaurants. Learn these ________ along with the basic please，thank you，hello，and goodbye.
Try to meet someone who knows about or has been to the country. ________ it is a less known country，you may be out of ________ .In this case，search the Internet and the library.
Have a basic understanding of customs（习俗）.If you do end up in a trouble ________your lack of customs，calmly explain you are ________ .Basic English customs are not the same around the world， ________as you get into Asia and Africa，but will ________a base for most European countries.
Handle your money well. Money can be ________ ，but cover all your bases. Understand the name of the monetary(货币的) ________ (i.e.dollars) and know the names of the coins or bills________the unit. Do this in your own country before ________ .Exchange your bills a couple of weeks before you go and practice ________ them. Know the basic conversion(兑换)(i.e.one pound is about two dollars)．Recognize fair prices and know how to make basic money transactions(交易)．
1.A.difficult B．native C．different D．terrible
2.A.until B．after C．before D．since
3.A.Tell B．Wonder C．Realize D．Learn
4.A.cultural B．wonderful C．strange D．traditional
5.A.argue B．ask C．discuss D．send
6.A.ignore B．practice C．accept D．speak
7.A.entire B．normal C．average D．general
8.A.focus on B．based on C．calm down D．settle down
9.A. stories B．names C．books D．phrases
10.A.If B．Though C．As D．When
11.A.practice B．mind C．sight D．luck
12.A.because of B．thanks to C．as for D．instead of
13.A.wrong B．accent C．foreign D．local
14.A.rarely B．especially C．usually D．hardly
15.A.provide B．inspire C．support D．refuse
16.A.shocking B．amazing C．confusing D．surprising
17.A.unit B．number C．amount D．power
18.A.above B．within C．behind D．below
19.A.setting off B．putting off C．cutting off D．turning off
20.A.paying B．recognizing C．answering D．charging
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