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One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”
1.What's the blind man's name?
A. Tom. B. John. C. Tony. D. Sorry, I don't know.
2.Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man. B. The teacher.
C. The publicist. D. The farmer.
3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice. D. By his corns.
4.When did the story happen?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B. We can get more money by changing a sign.
C. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.
D. The power (力量) of language is great.
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| Beijing Travel Company Beijing-Singapore: four days in Singapore Website; www. beijingtour. com Telephone: 010一62617788 |
| Miramber Hotel Restaurant & Cafe, Swimming pool, KTV, Clothing store, Reading room |
| Travel Plans ▲ Day 1: Morning: land at Singapore Changi Airport Afternoon: take a bus tour of the island Evening: have a party in the KTV ▲ Day 2: Morning: visit the Handicraft Center and the National Museum Afternoon: take the car to Sentosa Island (圣淘沙岛) ▲ Day 3: Morning: take a walking tour of old Singapore, including Chinatown Afternoon: take a boat trip around the island ▲ Day 4: Morning: free time for shopping Evening: return by air |
| Date of Departure(出发) Price August 16, 2012 ￥3,220 August 17. 2012 ￥3,100 August 18, 2012 ￥2, 950 August 19, 2012 ￥3,150 |
1.What's the telephone number of Beijing Travel Company?
A. 010一62618877. B.010一62617788.
C. 010一61627788. D.010一61628877.
2.Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore______.
A. by air B. by train C. by bus D. by sea
3.On the second day，travelers in this group can______.
A. visit Sentosa Island B. travel around by boat
C. go to Chinatown D. have a party in the KTV
4.When can travelers shop finely during the tour?
A. On the fast day. B. On the second day.
C. On the third day. D. On the last day.
5.If you only want to spend less than 3, 000 yuan，you can choose______ as your
departure date.
A. August 16 B. August 17
C. August 18 D. August 19
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Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.
On the other hand, some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like it.
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.
1.Many people are interested in ______ online.
A. watching TV B reading C. studying D. shopping
2.From the first paragraph，we know ______.
A. no one likes buying things online
B. more and more people don't like shopping through the Internet
C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular
D. There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet
3.People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.
A. save their money and time
B. help them make a lot of money
C. be very easy
D. help them save time
4.Some people don't like shopping online because they______.
A. have to pay more money
B. must send their money first online
C. don't have enough time
D. are worried about the safety of shopping online
5.What's the best title(题目)of this passage?
A. Why don't people like going shopping?
B. Shopping through the Internet is very popular.
C. How do people shop with little money?
D. Chinese people don't like shopping on the Internet.
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We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle(循环)of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
1.What do writers use to share their life experiences?
A. Stories. B. Newspapers. C. Basketballs. D. Pianos.
2.Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______.
A. changes exist in our life
B. we should move other’s things
C. we should use books to share our life experiences
D. there are difficulties in our life
3.The cycle of the seasons means ______.
A. we should wear warm clothes in winter
B. we should accept the changes in our life
C. we should prepare for the weather
D. leaves turn yellow in autumn
4.If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?
A. I have no chance to pass the test.
B. Exams are hard for me.
C. I have bad luck.
D. It's good for me because I know there are more to learn
5.What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Weather changes in different seasons.
B. Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book.
C. We should change ourselves when life changes.
D. We should not lose heart when we meet with difficulties.
