Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”Where did Mr Scott live?
A. By himself. B. In his shop. C. Above his shop.How much money did he have that day?
A.$10,000. B.¥10,000. C. 10,000.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.Why did the policeman wake him up? '
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Stressed.
Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A.The weather. | B.The mountains. |
C.The air. | D.The traffic. |
What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A.The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
B.The large population and the traffic. |
C.The expensive housing. |
D.The beautiful temples. |
The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ______.
A.it is a small fishing village | B.it is a mix of East and West |
C.it is a beautiful city | D.there are too many people in the city |
What do the two cities have in common?
A.They both have beautiful mountains. | B.They both have a large population. |
C.Air pollution is a problem in both. | D.They are both crowded. |
From the passage, we can know that ______.
A.San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
B.San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
C.the weather in both cities is fine |
D.San Jose used to be a small fishing village |
The students of Class Three are going hiking for their fieldtrip. Hiking is good for people’s health. Many hikers like to hike in the countryside, forest (森林) and mountains. Just walking for fun is the first kind of hiking. Many people like to hike in the parks or just on the sidewalks.
A hike can take a few hours or weeks. For most hiking, people just need clothes and shoes that are good for the weather. At the beginning hikers should start with walks that they can do in one day. As you get stronger, you can go on overnight hikes. Later you can go longer than that. You can make your hiking last (持续) a few days or weeks.
For safety (安全), hikers should hike with someone. You should have one or two friends with you. It is also a good idea to carry a map.
Backpacking is another kind of hiking. People carry food, clothes and other things on their backs in packs. Backpackers can stay many days in the places where there is no food to buy. They carry what they need on their backs.
Now put on your hiking shoes and take a hike.How many kinds of hiking are there in the passage?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.One. |
______ is a good idea for hiking.
A.Carrying food | B.Carrying a pack. | C.Carrying a map. | D.Walking alone. |
To walk for fun, many people like to walk ______.
A.with backpacks on their backs | B.in a place where there is no food to buy |
C.in the parks or on the sidewalks | D.in the parks or in the zoo |
The hikers often hike with somebody to ______.
A.buy some food | B.be safe | C.talk with | D.exercise for fun |
Many hikers like hiking in the ______.
A.mountains | B.forest | C.countryside | D.all of the above |
These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising. What sport should we do then?
● Ping-pong
Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room. He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year. He added five more tables, but it still couldn’t meet the need. “I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong. It’s a very good sport for health, ” said Wang Bing.
● Basketball
Xia Wen works in a bookstore. He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the bookstore. “Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people,” said Xia Wen.
Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it’s certain that people who often exercise can work better.Nowadays, people look after their health by ______.
A.playing ping-pong | B.playing basketball | C.doing exercise | D.working |
Wang Bing is ______.
A.the worker in the bookstore | B.a ping-pong player |
C.a basketball player | D.the boss of the ping-pong room |
There were too many people in the ping-pong room, so Wang Bing ______.
A.added another five tables | B.bought five chairs |
C.said ping-pong was good for health | D.was too surprised to do anything |
The playground was crowded during the holidays because ______.
A.students still stayed at school | B.people went there to play ping-pong |
C.people went there to play basketball | D.students went to school to read books |
If people want to do their work better, they should ______.
A.play ping-pong often | B.play basketball often |
C.have holidays often | D.do exercise often |
Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).Satellites travel ___________.
A.in space | B.in the atmosphere |
C.above the ground | D.above space |
Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere?
Because ________.
A.the weather satellites can do it easily | B.clouds form there |
C.the weather forms there | D.the pictures can forecast the weather |
Meteorologists forecast the weather ________.
A.when they have received satellite pictures |
B.after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones |
C.before they received satellite pictures |
D.during they study satellite pictures |
Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.
A.one day | B.two days |
C.five days | D.seven days or even longer |
The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in ______.
A.taking pictures of the atmosphere |
B.receiving pictures of the atmosphere |
C.doing other work in many ways |
D.weather forecasting |
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
"Burnt yesterday evening."Mr. Brown told his son that _____.
A.he would be away from home for four days |
B.he would be back in seven days |
C.he would be back in a month |
D.he liked a cup of tea |
Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A.the wall | B.the door |
C.a piece of paper | D.his son's pocket |
A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A.the second day | B.the third day | C.the fourth day | D.the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _________.
A.he thought the child's father was dead | B.the child didn't ask him to sit down |
C.the child gave him a cup of tea | D.he couldn't find that piece of paper |
What was burnt? ___________.
A.The piece of paper | B.Mr. Smith | C.The visitor | D.The boy |