Afatherisn’thappywithhisonlyso-优题课

There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack． They were close pals． One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field．

They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish． Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes． He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box． He decided to cook the fish in the noon． He spent some more time and caught a few more fish． He decided to make a grand meal with the fish． Also， he froze a few fish to take them back home．

After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help． Jack said no． In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish． However， he put it back into the lake．

Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent． Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake．

Very frustrated， Tom angrily asked him， "Are you mad？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big!"

Jack replied， "I know they are big， but I don't have the big pan（锅） to cook the big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! God is troubling me today．"

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（1）What did Tom and Jack go out for？　　

A．	To catch fish．
B．	To have a joy ride．
C．	To eat out together．
D．	To feed the fish in the lake．

（2）Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？　　

A．	To keep it alive．
B．	To keep it fresh for his meal．
C．	To keep it from going away．
D．	To keep it away from his friend．

（3）What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？　　

A．	To give him some fish．
B．	To offer some help．
C．	To ask him to cook his fish．
D．	To take some of Jack's fish for himself．

（4）Why was Tom angry with his friend？　　

A．	He couldn't understand his act．
B．	He was fond of eating big fish．
C．	He thought it was unfair for small fish．
D．	He didn't catch any big fish himself．

（5）What would be Tom's advice for his friend at the end of the story？　　

A．	Ask God to send him only small fish．
B．	Take a bigger pan with him next time．
C．	Change his fishing pole to catch small fish．
D．	Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan．

A computer program that could help catch and ever translates from aliens in outer space has been started by a British scientist．

If aliens are discovered one day， scientists fear their language may make it possible to understand them． But John Elliott of needs Metropolitan University in Britain has come up with a program that can figure out the structure（结构）of their language． He thinks that's the first step in understanding what they are saying．

Dr．Elliott's program would compare an alien language to a database（数据库）of 60 different languages in the world to look for a similar structure． He believes that even an alien language will have its own structure．Language has to be structure in a certain way， or it will be harder to use，he told New Scientist magazine．

Research had shown that it is possible to know if a signal（信号）carries a language rather than a picture or music． Dr．Elliott has gone a step further by finding a way to pick out what might be words and sentences． Because languages have different word orders， Dr．Elliott has set up a library of the sentence structures of 60 human languages．

If a message is received from outer space， it could be compared against this database． Scientist would then be able to see if it's similar to any human language， or a mix of the language．

However， Dr．Elliott also said that in order to translate what the aliens are actually saying， it may still be necessary to have a code book．

（1）Why did Dr．Elliott come up with the program？　　

A．	To learn more about outer space．
B．	To develop a new language．
C．	To help translate the messages for aliens．
D．	To compare an alien language to human languages．

（2）According to Dr．Elliott， what's the first step of understanding an alien language？　　

A．	Coming up with a program．
B．	Knowing a structure．
C．	Understanding aliens．
D．	Discovering aliens．

（3）What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us？　　

A．	Some necessary conditions for making the program work．
B．	Dr．Elliott's findings about different kinds of languages．
C．	Three important functions of the program．
D．	The number of sentence structures of human languages．

（4）How does the program work when it receives a message from aliens？　　

A．	Mix the message with 60 human languages．
B．	Translate the message and send it to the database．
C．	Pick out the sentence structure and translate it．
D．	Compare the message to the database of 60 human languages．

（5）What can we infer from the story？　　

A．	Not all languages have their own structure．
B．	The structure of alien languages is similar to that of human languages．
C．	To translate alien languages， there is much work to do．
D．	Alien languages are signals carrying pictures and music．

Have you ever seen rows of different cars parked on a big playground， with their boots（汽车后备箱） open？ The boots are packed with things like books， pictures， kid's toys． This is a car boot sale． It is popular in the UK．

If you have lots of things and have nowhere to put them， and don't want to throw them away， why not try a car boot sale？ Go to a car boot sale and you may be excited about what you find．

You can find almost anything at a car boot sale， from beds， tables to necklaces and ring…．

Most of the things are second﹣hand， so they are usually low﹣priced． I like to hunt for books． I was petty proud when I bought four books from the Harry Potter． Series and they cost me just over ¥2．

Here is a little tip that not everybody knows； When it's nearly the end of the sale（they usually finish in the early afternoon）， many sellers cut the prices because they want to throw away things． Quite often you'll find "all for 10p"， "Buy one and get one free" and "Take it away!"It's clear that they just want to throw those things away．

However， there may not be much good stuff（物品）left in the end﹣the things people really want are sole quickly． So， as they say， the early bird catches the worm!

（1）Why are most things at such a low price at a car boot sale？　　

A．	Because they are terrible．
B．	Because they are useless．
C．	Because they are small things．
D．	Because they are second﹣hand．

（2）Which of the following things you may NOT find at a car boot sale？　　

A．	Food and drinks
B．	books and pictures
C．	Beds and tables
D．	Necklaces and rings

（3）How did the writer feel when he got four books from the Harry Potter series？　　

A．	Terrible
B．	Excited
C．	Proud
D．	Nervous

（4）Many sellers usually cut the prices 　　．

A．	at the beginning of the sale
B．	nearly at the end of the sale
C．	in the early morning
D．	when there is bad weather

（5）What is the reading mainly about？　　

A．	A car boot sale in the U	B．
C．	A car show in the U	D．
E．	What a car boot sale．	F．
G．	A good way to save money．	H．

SKYINE HOTEL， NEW YORK PARK（Five stars）

790， 8 ^thAve， New York， 10018， the United States of America

800﹣874﹣8547 Our lowest price：￥285

Key facts

Travelling with others

Other information

Hotel size

This hotel has 861 rooms

This hotel has over 21 floors

Arriving/leaving

Check﹣in time starts at 4 pm

Check﹣out time is at noon

Required at check﹣in

Credit card deposit（行用卡押金）

Government﹣issued ID card

Minimum（最小的）check﹣in age is 20

Children

Children（≤10 years old）stay free when taking the parent's room or the guardian's（监护人） room using existing bedding．

Pets

Pets are not allowed

Internet

Wi﹣Fi in public areas

Valet（代客）parking

Smoke﹣free hotel

（no smoking）

（1）The lowest price at the hotel is 　　．

A．	￥285
B．	￥790
C．	￥861
D．	￥874

（2）If you want to stay in the hotel， you must check in 　　．

A．	at 12：00 am
B．	without pets
C．	with cash
D．	without cars

（3）Which is TRUE according to the table？　　

A．	A 12﹣year﹣old boy can stay for free when taking the guardian's room．
B．	If you are 21 years old， you are not allowed to check in．
C．	If you stay in the hotel， you can use the Wi﹣Fi for free．
D．	You need a government﹣issue ID card to check﹣in．

（4）When we see the signal Smoke﹣free hotel？　　

A．	it means we can smoke freely in the hotel．
B．	it means smoking isn't allowed here．
C．	we should smoke in a special room．
D．	it means smoking is harmful to our health．

（5）Where might we find the table？　　

A．	In a story book．
B．	In a fiction book．
C．	In a travel guide book．
D．	In a science magazine．

It was a sunny Saturday in Oklahoma City． A proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two boys to visit a museum． He walked up to the penson at the ticket office and said， "How much is it to gei in？"

The person replied， "3.00 for you and 3.00 for any kid who is older than six． We will let them in free if they are six or younger ，How old are they？"

Bobby replied， "One is three and the other is seven， so I guess I owe （应给）you ＄6.00. "

The person at the ticket office said，"Hey，sir，did you just win the lottery(彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself ＄3.00． I wouldn't have known the difference．" Bobby replied．" Yes， that may be true， but the kids would have known the difference．"

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said， "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying．" In challenging times when ethics （伦理） are more important than ever before， make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with．

（1）Which place did the father with his children want to visit？　　

（2）What′s the price of a ticket？　　

（3）How old should a kid be if he or she can get in free？　　

（4）How much should the father pay in fact？　　

（5）What should we set for everyone around us？　　

A．where to buy it	B．what to buy
C．how to buy it	D．why to buy it