A couple from Russia was once visiting Miami....

A couple from Russia was once visiting Miami. They wanted to take a walk and to see the city, but they were afraid they might get lost. They did not speak any English.

After they left their hotel, they went to the first street corner and looked at the name of the street. Then they carefully copied the name into their notebook. They thought that this would help them find their way back if they got lost.

They walked for hours through the city, and suddenly they realized that they were lost. They found a police officer and asked for help, but the officer didn’t speak their native language.

After an hour they found a person who could help them. She was an interpreter（翻译）who spoke both their native language and English. They explained that they didn’t know the name of their hotel, but they knew which corner it was on. They showed the interpreter what they had copied into their notebook, and the interpreter began to laugh.

The words which they had so carefully copied were “one way street”.

1.A couple from Russia was ______ in Miami that day.

A. having a walk

B. working as volunteers

C. traveling by car

2.We guess that the couple can speak _______.

A. English                    B. French                        C. Russian

3.The interpreter began to laugh because the couple ________.

A. couldn’t speak English

B. made a mistake

C. went a wrong way

4.______ helped the couple translate the words they had copied.

A. The interpreter

B. The hotel owner

C. The police officer

5.We know from the story that the couple copied “______” into their notebook.

A. the street name

B. way back home

C. one way street

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Once a wicked wizard(邪恶的巫师)was on a visit to a city and stole the tongues(舌头)from the sleeping people and cast a spell(施一个咒语)on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time, that city was filled with the sound of people saying bad things about each other.

On seeing all this, the good wizard decided to do something. She cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell, no matter when the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up so that nothing could be heard. Later, the tongues started to feel completely useless. When they realized this, they began to change by saying good things to each other.

Until today, the wicked wizard goes on casting the spell on tongues all over the world. But thanks to the good wizard, now people all realize that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage .Only one word for each blank.

Long ago, a wicked wizard 　　 1.　　 a city and stole the tongues from the sleeping people and cast a spell on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time that city was　　 2.　　 of the sound of people saying bad things about each other. A good wizard knew this and she cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell,　　 3.　　 the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up and nothing could be heard.

Until today, the wicked wizard 　　 4.　　 casting the spell on tongues throughout the world. But because of the good wizard, now 　　 5.　 realizes that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.

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Once a wicked wizard(邪恶的巫师)was on a visit to a city and stole the tongues(舌头)from the sleeping people and cast a spell(施一个咒语)on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time, that city was filled with the sound of people saying bad things about each other.

On seeing all this, the good wizard decided to do something. She cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell, no matter when the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up so that nothing could be heard. Later, the tongues started to feel completely useless. When they realized this, they began to change by saying good things to each other.

Until today, the wicked wizard goes on casting the spell on tongues all over the world. But thanks to the good wizard, now people all realize that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage .Only one word for each blank.

Long ago, a wicked wizard 　　 1.　　 a city and stole the tongues from the sleeping people and cast a spell on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time that city was　　 2.　　 of the sound of people saying bad things about each other. A good wizard knew this and she cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell,　　 3.　　 the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up and nothing could be heard.

Until today, the wicked wizard 　　 4.　　 casting the spell on tongues throughout the world. But because of the good wizard, now 　　 5.　 realizes that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.

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On August 14, 2011. Russia showed an unusual plan. They wanted to build a hotel in space about 217 miles up. This hotel will hold seven guests in four cabins (客舱). And it has huge windows for views (景色) of the earth turning below. A guest will pay £100,000 for a five-day stay and £500,000 for the journey.

The space hotel will be open by 2016. At that time, it will be “far more comfortable” than the International Space Station.

There are two kinds of beds for guests to choose, one is vertical (垂直的) and the other is horizontal (水平的). Guests can take showers in a special room so that the water can’t go everywhere.

The waiters in the hotel have rich experience. They will prepare food on earth for tourists. Iced tea and fruit juice will be served. Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move the waste through the system. Waste water will be recycled and the air will be cleaned and then returned to the cabin.

根据短文内容，完成下面各题。

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A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.

Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.

For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water — two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”

About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up.

So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.

1.Bill and Simone were traveling _______ when they met some whales.

A. in a life-raft　　　　　　 B. in Miami

C. in Simony　　　　　　　　　 D. in Panama

2.The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _______.

A. they brought in a lot of water

B. they broke the side of the boat

C. they pulled the boat

D. they went under the water

3.During their days at sea, _______ saved their lives.

A. tins of food and bottles of water

B. a fishing-line and a machine

C. whales and sharks

D. Twenty passing ships

4.When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _______.

A. they were too happy to stand up

B. they couldn’t wait to climb onto the boat

C. their life-raft was beginning to break up

D. they knew their two months at sea would be over

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On August 14,2011,Russia showed an unusual plan. They wanted to build a hotel in space about 217 miles up.This hotel will hold seven guests in four cabins（客舱）.And it has huge windows for views（景色）of the earth turning below. A guest will pay ￥100,000 for a five-day stay and ￥500，000 for the journey.

The space hotel will be open by 2016.At that time,it will be “far more comfortable”than the International Space Station.

There are two kinds of beds for guests to choose,one is vertical(垂直的)and the other is horizontal(水平的).Guests can take showers in a special room so that the water can’t go everywhere.

The waiters in the hotel have rich experience.They will prepare food on earth for tourists.Iced tea and fruit juice will be served.Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move the waste through the system.Waste water will be recycled and the air will be cleaned and then returned to the cabin.

根据短文内容，完成下面各题。

1.The space hotel is 　　　　　 a way from the earth.

2.In the hotel there are 　　　　 cabins which will hold 　　　　　 guests.

3.If you travel to the hotel and stay for five days,you have to pay　　　　 pounds.

4.The space hotel will be open 　　　　　　 .

5.In the space hotel,toilets will use 　　　　　 to move the waste through the eystem.

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A．Russia            B．Japan             C．China             D．England

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A．more terrible      B．more colorful      C．busier            D．more boring

3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.

A．decided to work there                   B．changed her romantic idea

C．wanted to get married                    D．argued with her father

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And marriage is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A. Russia       B. Japan        C. China

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A. more careful     B. more colorful       C. more beautiful

3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement ________ .

A. by doing nothing    B. in a special way     C. by saying nothing

4.After they visited the factory, the girl ________ .

A. decided to work there     B. decided to get married    C. changed her mind

5.The underlined work “horrible” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的       B. 紧张的       C. 浪漫的

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college. " He took me by surprise when he said, "OK. We'll go to the brick factory. "

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. ' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home. "

He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"

"It's terrible," I replied.

"And marriage is even worse!" he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1. The writer lived in_________ when she was a teenager.

A. Russia B. Japan C. China

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be _ _ than in school.

A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful

3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement________.

A. by doing nothing    B. in a special way C. by saying nothing

4. After they visited the factory, the girl________.

A. decided to work there        B. decided to get married        C. changed her mind

5.The underlined word "horrible" means "_     _" in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的    B. 紧张的    C. 浪漫的

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Maxime and Lise are a young French couple. They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle (双人自行车). They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green ________ through it.

Maxime, 26, works helping farmers raise their cows, ________ his wife Lise, 26, is a teacher. The two also like sharing their travel stories on Facebook.

“We choose a tandem bicycle because it makes it ________ to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we come across during the journey. ________, bicycling is healthier. And it’s a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than ________ cars, motors and so on,” the couple said.

As for the other ________ of their journey, the two said they wanted to get people’s good ideas on topics such as health,economy (经济) and politics. When they were asked ________ they chose to visit China, they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive (有竞争力的) in the world.

“We know China is a country with a large population and will be the ________ of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people. We ________ the country,” they said.

The couple will be on their journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people further ________ China by sharing what they see and hear on the way. Meanwhile, we hope they enjoy their travel in China.

1.A. food　　 B. farming　　 C. travel　　 D. living

2.A. while　　 B. though　　 C. because　　 D. so

3.A. busier　　 B. easier　　 C. earlier　　 D. lazier

4.A. Besides　　 B. Instead　　 C. However　　 D. except

5.A. buying　　 B. using　　 C. making　　 D. selling

6.A. order　　 B. result　　 C. purpose　　 D. problem

7.A. how　　 B. why　　 C. when　　 D. what

8.A. leader　　 B. player　　 C. learner　　 D. teacher

9.A. need　　 B. miss　　 C. love　　 D. know

10.A. dream about　　 B. hear about　　 C. know about　　 D. think about

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