A Municipal Report(Adapted from a story by O.Henry)(Ⅱ)
Azalea Adair herself opened the door when I knocked.She was about 50 years old.Her white hair was pulled back from her small,tired face.She wore a pale yellow dress.It was old,but very clean.
Azalea Adair led me into her living room.A damaged table,three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.
Azalea Adair and I sat down at the table and began to talk.I told her about the magazine's offer an she told me about herself.She was from an old southern family.Her father had been a judge.
Azalea Adair told me she had never traveled or even attended school.Her parents taught her at home with private teachers.We finished our meeting.I promised to return with the agreement the next day, and rose to leave.
At that moment,someone knocked at the back door.Azalea Adair whispered a soft apology and went to answer the caller.She came back a minute later with bright eyes and pink cheeks.She looked ten year younger.“You must have a cup of tea before you go,”she said.She shook a little bell on the table,and small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room.
Azalea Adair opened a tiny old purse and took out a dollar bill.It had been fixed with a piece of blue paper and the upper right hand comer was missing.It was the dollar I had given to Uncle Caesar.“Go to Mr.Baker's store,Impy ,”she said,“and get me 25 cents' worth of tea and ten cents' worth of sugar cakes. And please hurry.”
The child ran out of the room.We heard the back door close.Then the girl screamed.Her cry mixed with a man's angry voice.Azalea Adair stood up.Her face showed no emotion as she left the room.I heard the man's rough voice and her gentle one.Then a door slammed and she came back into the room.“I am sorry,but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all,” she said. “It seems that Mr.Baker has no more tea.Perhaps he will find some for our visit tomorrow.”
We said good-bye.I went back to my hotel.
Just before dinner, Major Wentworth Caswell found me.It was impossible to avoid him.He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.Again I saw a torn dollar fixed with blue paper, with a corner missing.It was the one I gave Uncle Caesar.How strange,I thought. I wondered how Caswell got it.
1.We can judge from her behavior that Miss Adair was.
A.polite and elegant B.confident and determined
C.poor and miserable D.capable and hardworking
2.Adair seemed ________ after coming back from the back door.
A.as calm as before B.sadder C.excited D.surprised
3.The angry man with a rough voice outside might be ________ .
A.Uncle Caesar B.Mr.Baker C.Caswell D.A stranger
4.When the narrator saw Caswell again at his hotel,he was surprised ________ .
A.that Caswell should find him
B.that Caswell insisted on buying him a drink
C.that Caswell pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket
D.to find Caswell had the torn dollar bill with a comer missing
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A Municipal Report(Adapted from a story by O.Henry)(Ⅱ)
Azalea Adair herself opened the door when I knocked.She was about 50 years old.Her white hair was pulled back from her small,tired face.She wore a pale yellow dress.It was old,but very clean.
Azalea Adair led me into her living room.A damaged table,three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.
Azalea Adair and I sat down at the table and began to talk.I told her about the magazine's offer an she told me about herself.She was from an old southern family.Her father had been a judge.
Azalea Adair told me she had never traveled or even attended school.Her parents taught her at home with private teachers.We finished our meeting.I promised to return with the agreement the next day, and rose to leave.
At that moment,someone knocked at the back door.Azalea Adair whispered a soft apology and went to answer the caller.She came back a minute later with bright eyes and pink cheeks.She looked ten year younger.“You must have a cup of tea before you go,”she said.She shook a little bell on the table,and small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room.
Azalea Adair opened a tiny old purse and took out a dollar bill.It had been fixed with a piece of blue paper and the upper right hand comer was missing.It was the dollar I had given to Uncle Caesar.“Go to Mr.Baker's store,Impy ,”she said,“and get me 25 cents' worth of tea and ten cents' worth of sugar cakes. And please hurry.”
The child ran out of the room.We heard the back door close.Then the girl screamed.Her cry mixed with a man's angry voice.Azalea Adair stood up.Her face showed no emotion as she left the room.I heard the man's rough voice and her gentle one.Then a door slammed and she came back into the room.“I am sorry,but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all,” she said. “It seems that Mr.Baker has no more tea.Perhaps he will find some for our visit tomorrow.”
We said good-bye.I went back to my hotel.
Just before dinner, Major Wentworth Caswell found me.It was impossible to avoid him.He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.Again I saw a torn dollar fixed with blue paper, with a corner missing.It was the one I gave Uncle Caesar.How strange,I thought. I wondered how Caswell got it.
1.We can judge from her behavior that Miss Adair was.
A.polite and elegant B.confident and determined
C.poor and miserable D.capable and hardworking
2.Adair seemed ________ after coming back from the back door.
A.as calm as before B.sadder C.excited D.surprised
3.The angry man with a rough voice outside might be ________ .
A.Uncle Caesar B.Mr.Baker C.Caswell D.A stranger
4.When the narrator saw Caswell again at his hotel,he was surprised ________ .
A.that Caswell should find him
B.that Caswell insisted on buying him a drink
C.that Caswell pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket
D.to find Caswell had the torn dollar bill with a comer missing
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A Municipal Report(Adapted from a story by O.Henry)(Ⅱ)
Azalea Adair herself opened the door when I knocked.She was about 50 years old.Her white hair was pulled back from her small,tired face.She wore a pale yellow dress.It was old,but very clean.
Azalea Adair led me into her living room.A damaged table,three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.
Azalea Adair and I sat down at the table and began to talk.I told her about the magazine's offer an she told me about herself.She was from an old southern family.Her father had been a judge.
Azalea Adair told me she had never traveled or even attended school.Her parents taught her at home with private teachers.We finished our meeting.I promised to return with the agreement the next day, and rose to leave.
At that moment,someone knocked at the back door.Azalea Adair whispered a soft apology and went to answer the caller.She came back a minute later with bright eyes and pink cheeks.She looked ten year younger.“You must have a cup of tea before you go,”she said.She shook a little bell on the table,and small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room.
Azalea Adair opened a tiny old purse and took out a dollar bill.It had been fixed with a piece of blue paper and the upper right hand comer was missing.It was the dollar I had given to Uncle Caesar.“Go to Mr.Baker's store,Impy ,”she said,“and get me 25 cents' worth of tea and ten cents' worth of sugar cakes. And please hurry.”
The child ran out of the room.We heard the back door close.Then the girl screamed.Her cry mixed with a man's angry voice.Azalea Adair stood up.Her face showed no emotion as she left the room.I heard the man's rough voice and her gentle one.Then a door slammed and she came back into the room.“I am sorry,but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all,” she said.“It seems that Mr.Baker has no more tea.Perhaps he will find some for our visit tomorrow.”
We said good-bye.I went back to my hotel.
Just before dinner, Major Wentworth Caswell found me.It was impossible to avoid him.He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.Again I saw a torn dollar fixed with blue paper, with a corner missing.It was the one I gave Uncle Caesar.How strange,I thought. I wondered how Caswell got it.
63.We can judge from her behavior that Miss Adair was________.
A.polite and elegant B.confident and determined
C.poor and miserable D.capable and hardworking
64.Adair seemed ________ after coming back from the back door.
A.as calm as before B.sadder C.excited D.surprised
65.The angry man with a rough voice outside might be ________ .
A.Uncle Caesar B.Mr.Baker C.Caswell D.A stranger
66.When the narrator saw Caswell again at his hotel,he was surprised ________ .
A.that Caswell should find him
B.that Caswell insisted on buying him a drink
C.that Caswell pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket
D.to find Caswell had the torn dollar bill with a comer missing
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--- The Captain is definitely a touching movie, ______ adapted from a true story.
--- Exactly. Captain Liu puts the safety of passengers in the first place.
A.one that B.which C.the one D.one
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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Traveled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.
A.c. e. b. d. f. a B.e. c. f. b. d. a
C.e. b. d. c. a. f. D.c. b. e. d. a f
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________.
A.they had surprise endings
B.they were easy to understand
C.they showed his love for the poor
D.they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because_____________.
A.people thought he had stolen money that was not his
B.he broke the law by not using his own name
C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D.people thought he had taken money from the newspaper
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A.He was well-educated. B.He was not serious about his work.
C.He was devoted to the poor. D.He was very good at learning.
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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers’ surprise.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Traveled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison . e. Had a newspaper job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. e, c, f, b, d, a B. c, b, e, d, a, f C. e, b, d, c, a, f D. c, e, b, d, f, a
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _____.
A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken the money that was not his.
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was very good at learning.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was not serious about his work.
5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers’ surprise.
1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.
b. Worked in a bank.
c. Traveled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.
e. Had a newspaper job.
f. Learned to write stories.
A.e, c, f, b, d, a | B.c, b, e, d, a, f |
C.e, b, d, c, a, f | D.c, e, b, d, f, a |
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _____.
A.they had surprise endings | B.they were easy to understand |
C.they showed his love for the poor | D.they were about New York City |
3.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A.He was well-educated. |
B.He was very good at learning. |
C.He was devoted to the poor. |
D.He was not serious about his work. |
4. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A.His life inside the prison. | B.The newspaper articles he wrote. |
C.The city and people of New York. | D.His exciting early life as a boy. |
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From the newspaper report, we learn about the stories of many who returned to Wuhan for Spring Festival in January and was ______ there due to the city lockdown.
A.caught up B.set up C.held up D.brought up
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______ from the 19th century novel by Henry James, this film tells of a young woman’s conflicting feelings.
A. Adapted B. Adjusted C. Adopted D. Admitted
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Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. A report by the Bank of Scotland interviewed over 1,000 young people in Britain and found that 77% get pocket money. Different families give different amounts of pocket money. The average for eight-to-fifteen-year-olds in the UK is about £6 a week. Children in Scotland receive slightly more than the national average and Londoners get the most. Teenagers, logically, get more money than younger children. Some fifteen-to-nineteen-year-olds receive more than £100 a month. The report found that many children save at least a quarter of their weekly pocket money and that more boys than girls save their money. Lots of young people have to do housework to get their pocket money. They help at home with jobs like cleaning and cooking.
A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to earn extra money. About 15% of teenagers have a job. Popular part-time jobs for teenagers include delivering newspapers, shop work, and working in a restaurant or café. There are strict government laws about working hours. Only children over 13 can work (there are some exceptions, for example, for actors.) On a school day they can work a maximum of 2 hours a day but not during school hours. At weekends and during school holidays they can work longer hours. The national minimum wage for people aged 16-17 is £3.57 per hour. 18-year-olds must earn a minimum of £4.83. There isn’t a national minimum waged for people under 16.
In Britain some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no legal age limit at which you can open a bank account but a bank manager can decide whether to allow a child or young person to open an account. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child’s bank account and then children can use it to pay for things without carrying money.
Saving or spending pocket money, working part-time and dealing with banks are all parts of the process of becoming a financially independent adult and having to earn and look after your own money.
1.The pocket money for a child in Scotland per week may be _____.
A. £4 B. £6 C. £8 D. £10
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. More girls than boys save pocket money.
B. Children under 13 are not allowed to work.
C. Most British teenagers have a part-time job.
D. A 16-year-old can work 6 hours on Saturdays.
3.The best title of the passage is _____.
A. Finance and Independence
B. Eyes on Your Pocket Money
C. The Importance of Part-time Jobs.
D. British Teenagers and Their Pocket Money
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Beijing, April 2----Starting from this year, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will begin to promote a home medical service. With this service a medical team which is made up of a doctor, a nurse and a medical health worker will be sent to some communities in the city. They will set up a medical filing recorder for every resident in community and publicize their contact information to them. If people in the community feel sick, they can consult their community doctor first. If community doctors cannot treat their illness, they will then be transferred to large hospitals. Liang Wan, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, made the statement last Friday .
In addition ,the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will set up some funds to train home medical service workers for families whose members suffer either from high blood pressure, diabetes, cerebral apoplexy , or coronary heart disease . The home medical service workers will remind patients to take pills on time and lead the patients to follow some health tips in their daily life. They will also learn some practical knowledge to save patients in case of an emergency .
The work will first begin in the medical service room in the 25 community centers and spread to all communities in Beijing. The disease prevention and control centers at various counties and districts in Beijing will be responsible for teaching community doctors and giving home medical service lectures, or advice . These workers will not be able to work until they pass related examination and obtain the work certificates. It is expected that by the end of this year, there will be 10000 home medical service workers in Beijing .
1.Where does a person go to see first if he gets sick according to the passage ?
A. The community clinics. B. Large hospital .
C. Private clinic . D. Small hospital .
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The medical team which is made up of a doctor, a nurse and a medical health worker will set up a medical filing record for every resident.
B. The home medical service workers not only give some healthy suggestions to the patients, but also learn practical knowledge about first aid.
C. Some funds will be provided by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau for home medical service training.
D. The government aims to offer the home medical service for free.
3.If you want to work as a home medical worker, you need to _____________.
A. receive the training about medical service.
B. pass related examinations.
C. obtain the work certificates.
D. All the above.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. All communities in Beijing have started home medical service.
B. People in Beijing will not easily get ill.
C. Medical service in Beijing will be promoted greatly in the future.
D. The other cities in China should learn from Beijing.
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