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At Harton College—an English boarding school for boys —there are many rules . 15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them .
The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class . But they must return to the school at six o’clock . One afternoon Bob walked to the town . He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema . After the film , he looked at his watch . It was after eight o’clock . He was a little worried . He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible .
When he arrived , he ran quickly to the main entrance . It was locked . He went round the school building to another door , which was locked too . He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor . The window was open . But it was quite dark , and he could not climb up the wall easily . Then he saw another open window on the ground floor . It was the window of the headmaster’s study .
He looked into the room —no one was there . Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill(窗台)and jumped into the room . Just then he heard a noise . Then someone turned on a light in the corridor(走廊). Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa . One minute later , Mr. Mannering , the headmaster , came in . He turned on the light on his desk , and sat down on the sofa . Then he opened a book and began to read .
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible . He couldn’t move . The floor was cold and uncomfortable . He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour .
“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed ?” Bob thought .
Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour . Finally , the headmaster closed his book and stood up .He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door .
“Thanks heavens , he didn’t find me under the sofa ,” thought Bob .
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa . “ Would you turn off the light when you leave ?” He said , and left the study .
1.Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because______________.
A.its door was locked
B.the window was shut
C.it was quite dark
D.the wall was too high for him to climb up
2.Who had turned on a light in the corridor ?
A.Bob himself    B.Another pupil     C.An office clerk        D.Mr. Mannering
3.When the headmaster came in , Bob______________.
A.was sitting on the sofa
B.was lying under the sofa
C.hid himself behind the bookshelf
D.hid himself under the sofa
4.It can be inferred that Mr . Mannering ______________.
A.knew that Bob was still at the cinema
B.knew that Bob was in the dormitory
C.knew exactly where Bob was
D.didn’t know clearly where Bob was

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“What does hell look like?”
“Hell is a small well-decorated cage.” Before she closed her eyes forever, she finally answered that question herself.
What does the underlined word “master” in the first paragraph mean?

A.Miss. B.Finish. C.Follow. D.Learn well.

Why did the bird hide herself when other birds were learning flying skills?

A.Because she was lazy.
B.Because she didn’t like learning flying skills.
C.Because she thought she could go to hell by doing this.
D.Because she thought she didn’t have to learn flying skills.

According to the passage, the bird at last found that.

A.hell was a place full of water. B.hell was a place full of burning fire
C.there was no hell D.hell was a small well-decorated cage

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It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-sport and international news. etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
In the writer’s opinion, in the future, .

A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C.newspapers will cover more scientific research
D.more and more people will watch TV

From the passage, we can infer that.

A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B.newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C.television will take the place of the newspaper
D.the writer believes some media will die out

The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means “”.

A.depend on B.compete with C.fight with D.kill off

What is the best title for the passage?

A.The Best Way to Get News. B.The Changes of Media.
C.Make Your Own newspaper. D.The Future of Newspaper.

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What regulates(调节)the climate is not exactly known. Meteorologists believe that clouds may be an important factor in regulating the amount of solar heat held by the Earth, which in turn determines the temperature of the planet. Another possibility is that man’s industrial and agricultural methods may be affecting the natural weather patterns. However, the weather is not understood well enough for scientists to say for certain what is happening to the climate and what side effects this will actually have on the world’s population.
According to the passage, the climate of the world seems to.

A.be getting colder B.be getting warmer
C.remain the same in the past ten years D.have good effects on the world’s population

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Man’s activities have no effect on the climate.
B.Another ice age will come soon.
C.People don’t care about the changing climate.
D.Scientists are not yet sure about the reason for the changing climate.

A meteorologist is a person who.
reads weather forecasts on radio or television
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C. studies and knows about the weather
D. believes there will be widespread flooding
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A.Clouds. B.The amount of heat the Earth receives.
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The best title for the passage would be.

A.Droughts and Floods. B.Meteorologists
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Telephones of Tomorrow
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And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy anymore! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring.
The whole passage is mainly about ________________.

A.predictions that have come true. B.predictions that haven’t come true.
C.why predictions don’t come true easily. D.what technology will bring about.

The author of this passage won’t believe that _________________.

A.predictions needn’t consider people’s practical use of technology.
B.the future isn’t always easy to guess.
C.not all past predictions have come true.
D.many of the high—tech things our parents thought we’d be using by now

simply never appeared.
The underlined word “weird” probably means __________.

A.wonderful B.stupid C.practical D.strange

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A.It is too difficult to imagine. B.It is too crazy an idea.
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A.special mixtures of gases in deep sea.
B.the problems a diver faces in deep sea.
C.air pressure under the surface of sea water.
D.a kind of illness that man suffers in the sea.

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C.there is a special mixture of gases under the sea.
D.diving under the water too quickly causes a kind of illness.

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A.The air in his blood is used up. B.His diving suit weighs too much.
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