阅读短文， 从方框中所给的四个句子中选出正确选项， 填在短文空缺处，使短文内容完整、连贯。
Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（信息）to your friends of family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers(手指). If you don’t , you may get hurt one day.
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming popular. But , scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again , we may have a disease(疾病) called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury(重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients(病人) with RSI. If we spend more than 10-15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones and the buttons are getting smaller and smaller. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a large phone with bigger buttons.
. It’s easy to type with a large one.
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
| It’s a good idea to use a large phone. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. The buttons are getting closer together. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones. |
| B．He wants to tell us to uses small mobile phones to send text messages. |
| C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends. |
| D．He wants to tell us the damage(损害) of sending text messages too much. |
Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”
One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable （有道理的）but the $29,999 is exactly the value （价值）of wisdom （智慧）and knowledge.The factory turned to the German engineer because _______.
| A．he had nothing to do in the factory |
| B．there were no other people in the factory |
| C．the workers could not repair the machine |
| D．the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine |
According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______.
| A．only one dollar | B．$ 29.999 |
| C．nothing | D．less than the now part |
The best title for the passage should be _______.
| A．The Value of Knowledge | B．Helpless Workers |
| C．The Expensive Machine | D．The Lucky Factory |
“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly question that people in the U.S.A use to greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea or finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking. They are trying to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.When a person in America asks “How are you?”, he or she wants to hear “_____”.
| A．How are you? | B．Hello |
| C．I don’t know | D．Fine |
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say “_____”
| A．I think you are wrong. | B．I’m not sure. |
| C．I agree | D．No, I disagree. |
When a person says “I’ve to go now. Someone is at the door.” he or she may be _____.
| A．giving an excuse | B．ill |
| C．hurting someone’s feeling | D．asking a question |
The rule of the game of language is probably _____.
| A．“Always say what you mean” |
| B．“Don’t disagree with others” |
| C．“Never ask questions ” |
| D．“Be polite” |
When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
| A．relaxed | B．worried | C．hungry | D．proud |
How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?
| A．They ate it in a polite way. |
| B．They only ate its best part. |
| C．They ate every part of it. |
| D．They shared only one piece. |
In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.
| A．was just a rich businessman |
| B．worked hard all the time |
| C．lived a rich but healthy life |
| D．knew how to make money |
The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
| A．the best part of the watermelon |
| B．the writer’s busy life |
| C．the writer’s decision of making money |
| D．the writer’s hope of enjoying life |
It can be learned from the passage that ______.
| A．one has to work hard to reach his goal |
| B．a friend in need is a friend in deed |
| C．watermelon is the healthiest fruit |
| D．one should keep work-life balance |
We recycle(回收利用) rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积)in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?
There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your own words. After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don't worry if you have made mistakes. That's how you learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.According to the passage, recycling language means ______.
| A．repeating vocabulary at times |
| B．revising vocabulary at a proper time |
| C．learning new vocabulary as much as possible |
| D．using vocabulary that we have learnt very often |
If we recycle language, it may ______.
| A．be kept in our mind |
| B．be forgotten easily |
| C．pile up in our environment |
| D．disappear from our mind soon |
The second way to recycle language tells us to .
| A．rewrite our favourite articles. |
| B．pay more attention to mistakes |
| C．practise spoken English with someone |
| D．pay no attention to vocabulary functions |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in recycling language?
| A．Reading. | B．Listening. |
| C．Writing. | D．Speaking. |
Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
| A．Why to Recycle Language | B．How to Learn Vocabulary |
| C．How to Recycle Language | D．Why to Learn Vocabulary |
An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖). His old jacket and shoes made him unusual that day.
A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”
Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you, miss.”
“You’re welcome, sir,” she replied. “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”
After he had finished a good meal. Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” The old man turned around and smiled.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the plate, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”
In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.What did the old man who walked slowly into the restaurant look like ?
| A．young | B．handsome | C．unusual | D．common |
As soon as the old man entered the restaurant, Mary greeted him_______.
| A．politely | B．slowly | C．sadly | D．angrily |
What did Mary tell the old man to do when the man needed something?
| A．ring the bell | B．wave at her |
| C．shout at her | D．phone her |
Mary was shocked when she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note
_______.
| A．on the chair | B．on the ground |
| C．under the bowl | D．on the plate |
Who was the old man with the cane according to this passage?
| A．Mary’s father |
| B．Mary’s neighbour |
| C．the boss of the restaurant |
| D．a waiter of the restaurant |