A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.
Number One is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign, they must not go at more than thirty kilometers an hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (拐弯) in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go around a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction (交叉) at this place. Number Five is a sign that there is a hill and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number Seven has the word “SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with the letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are the signs “No parking” or “No waiting”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car. At the places where you see Sign 1, ____________. .
| A．you are already out of a town |
| B．you still have thirty kilometers to go |
| C．there must be many houses and building not far away |
| D．there must be a town thirty kilometers away |
A driver can leave his car ___________.
| A．near a sign with “P” on it in the daytime |
| B．near a sign with “No parking” on it |
| C．near a sign with “No waiting” if there’re no policemen there |
| D．near Sign 8 at any time |
People put these signs on the roads to ____________.
| A．make driving even safer | B．show drivers the way |
| C．stop cars going too fast | D．learn another kind of language |
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An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon over-taken by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to take out the ticket, the woman in the car said proudly. “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”
The officer did not say a word, but kept writing.
“I am also a friend of Chief of Police Barnes,” continued the woman, getting angrier each moment.
Still he kept on writing.
“Young man,” she said, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator Patton.”
Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly. “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson?”
“No. Why?” she replied.
“Well, this is the man you should have known,” he said, going back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”The policeman stopped the car because.
| A．it was an expensive car |
| B．the driver was a proud lady |
| C．the driver was driving too fast |
| D．the driver was going to attack him |
The woman was getting angrier each moment because.
| A．the policeman didn’t know her friends |
| B．the policeman kept writing the ticket for her |
| C．the policeman refused to accept her offer of money |
| D．she didn’t know the policeman’s name |
The woman driving the expensive car.
| A．failed to stop the policeman writing the ticket |
| B．warned the policeman not to move a step further |
| C．was surprised that the policeman did not know the mayor |
| D．told the policeman to stay where he was |
The policeman was.
| A．an honest and fair fellow |
| B．a foolish and proud fellow |
| C．a silly and rude fellow |
| D．a kind-hearted fellow |
The policeman.
| A．had no sense of humor |
| B．had a sense of humor |
| C．had no sense of duty |
| D．was playing a joke on the woman |
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)
There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.
It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain(大脑) to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.
An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.
Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are sleep, Your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.
In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well--- not just for improving your memory.
根据短文内容完成表格。
| Title |
How to___1___ Your Memory |
| Main__2_____ |
*taking special ____3____ of your health *making yourself excited to make your memory more active by taking_4___ in some new activities and changing your daily habits. *paying attention to the most ____5___ things, in order to add to add to your chances to ___6___ right memories. |
| Other ways |
*connecting information with _____7____ * taking notes and __8____ diaries * eating __9____ food and taking plenty of vitamins * drinking a lot of water * having ___10___ sleep and rest |
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription（订阅费） library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
| A．Franklin started the first subscription library |
| B．in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
| C．Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
| D．Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
| A．read and write with no help from another person |
| B．use for a short time and then return |
| C．like very much |
| D．lend |
The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
| A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
| B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
| C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
| D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
Havard University began_______.
| A．in 1731 | B．in 1730 |
| C．in 1833 | D．in 1638 |
At the library that Franklin started, ________.
| A．children could use books for no money at all |
| B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
| C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
| D．both A and B |
Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)When did the manager open the letter?
| A．In the morning | B．When he received the letter |
| C．At lunch time | D．Till tea-time |
The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.
| A．he was dying | B．his wife’s death |
| C．he had enough money | D．he got a job again |
What happened in 1935?
| A．The jewelry shop lost some rings. |
| B．The customer married a girl. |
| C．The customer stole a ring for his wife. |
| D．The customer stole a ring for his girl friend. |
Which of the following is Not true?
| A．The customer was poor at that time. |
| B．The ring was bigger for his girl friend. |
| C．The shop assistant was careless. |
| D．The customer was too poor to buy a ring for his girl friend. |
What do you think of the customer?
| A．Honest | B．Forgetful |
| C．Dishonest | D．Careless |
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed(责备). Of the city’s high school graduates(毕业生) who applied to study at colleges this summer, but now he gets up earlier.The purpose(目的) of this passage is to_________.
| A．criticize(批评) children who are shortsighted. |
| B．blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted. |
| C．ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight. |
| D．draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生). |
Only_______ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
| A．45 percent | B．less than half |
| C．55 percent | D．two thirds |
Generally speaking, high school students have_____ eyesight than primary school students.
| A．poorer | B．better |
| C．brighter | D．good |
Because of being shortsighted many school graduates_______.
| A．weren’t allowed to enter college |
| B．couldn’t graduate from high school |
| C．couldn’t choose to study what they liked best |
| D．lost their limited time |
In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn’t_______.
| A．read books |
| B．watch TV |
| C．make their eyes too tired |
| D．see things far away |