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Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everybody. The economics(经济) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often it is not possible(可能的) and so more and more people are without work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in shorter time.
Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine often can do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.
1.If the economics(经济) of the world grow by 4% each year, ________.
A. people will have no jobs
B. 4% of the people will have jobs too
C. people can have the same number of jobs as before
D. 96% of the people will have jobs.
2.One machine can do as much work as ________.
A. 40 people B. 75,000 people
C. 70% of the people D. 96% of the people will have jobs
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. Most people want to have jobs.
B. Machines need more money and longer holiday.
C. Now more people are without jobs.
D. Machines are taking work from people not only in factories but also on farms.
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There are lots of animals on the earth. What is the biggest animal of all? The whale (鲸) is. A blue whale weighs more than a hundred tons(吨). Whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. They are mammals(哺乳动物) and must have air to breathe(呼吸). The babies drink milk from the mother’s body. Every spring, groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places.
Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. Whales are a gentle kind of giant(温顺的庞然大物). They always live together and help each other. They “talk” to each other in the water with high noise that sounds like singing.
Yet people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make many things. The whale dies very slowly an in great pain(疼痛). Some ships kill every whale they can find, even mother whales and babies. If things go on like this, there will be no young whales growing up and no mother whales having more young whales (产下幼仔).
1.________ are the biggest animals on the earth.
A. Elephants B. Lions C. Whales D. I don’t know
2.When whales “talk”, it sounds like ________.
A. crying B. calling C. shouting D. singing
3.Some people kill ________.
A. the mother whales B. the baby whales
C. the old whales D. A, B and C
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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.
1.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?
A.
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.
A. playing cards B. talking C. doing some reading D. singing and dancing
3.What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果 B. 学期 C. 会议 D. 用语
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Differences in culture B. Simon’s funny story
C. Information abroad D. Hiding the feeling
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