Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer(律师), but when he was about twenty years old, Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864) and From the Earth to the Moon(1865).
In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne’s writing included many predictions(预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and air conditioning, a long time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.
Jules Verne’s books have been the subjects for many movies. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne’s books. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!
| A．The man who loves science and inventions. |
| B．The writer whose father wrote science fiction. |
| C．The man who first started writing science fiction successfully. |
| D．The man who first found science fiction |
| A．The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon. |
| B．The encouragement from his father. |
| C．The plays he wrote for the theater. |
| D．The encouragement from his friends. |
| A．Because his books made him rich and famous. |
| B．Because his books have been the subjects for many movies. |
| C．Because many people were interested in science and inventions. |
| D．Because people loved him. |
| A．From the Earth to the Moon |
| B．Around the World in Eighty Days. |
| C．A Journey to the Center of the Earth. |
| D．Five Weeks |
| A．cartoon movie |
| B．movie to use real actors |
| C．book written by Walt Disney |
| D．story told by an old man |
Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber." When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
| A．nobody had cut his hair |
| B．the barber hadn't cut his hair well |
| C．the barber had cut his hair carefully |
| D．he was not satisfied with his old barber |
"I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.
| A．this barber's shop was a new one |
| B．this was the only barber's shop in this town |
| C．Jack often went to this barber's shop |
| D．Jack had not been to this barber's shop before |
After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
| A．the new barber's shop was the best one |
| B．the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one |
| C．the new barber's shop was worse than the old one |
| D．the old barber's shop was the worst one |
Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
| A．Because he was certainly the best barber. |
| B．Because he was free all the time. |
| C．Because he was the worst barber. |
| D．Because he wasn't the worst barber. |
From the story we know that ____.
| A．it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop |
| B．barbers cut each other's hair |
| C．barbers never have their hair cut |
| D．a barber always cuts his hair by himself |
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Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
A small man wants to see a film, so he comes to a cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, buys a second ticket and goes in again.
After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out again and buys the fourth ticket.
But the girl says to him, "Why are you buying all these tickets?"
"No, I’m not doing that," the small man says, "But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕开) my ticket up."The small man goes to a cinema to watch a ________.
The man buys _________ tickets.
He comes out to buy ticket after two or three ________.
A woman at the gate always makes him ________ and tears his ticket up.
From the passage, we know that the man is not _________.
How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together?
| A．$ 4.00 | B．$ 2.00 | C．$ 3.00 | D．$ 1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time?
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
| A．To give some food to the fish. |
| B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. |
| D．To take a few nice photos. |
Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous(著名的) now. But maybe I can be famous someday (某一天)! I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums (鼓). I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician (音乐家). I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful(成功的) sportsman. Can I join you?
Xiao MingWhat’s the word “instruments” in Chinese? It’s __________.
| A．乐谱 | B．乐器 | C．乐章 | D．工具 |
Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous _______ or a famous writer.
| A．musician | B．actor | C．sportsman | D．singer |
What clubs do you think Xiao Ming can join? He can join_______.
| A．sports club and music club |
| B．paint club and music club |
| C．swimming club and reading club |
| D．football club and art (艺术) club |
Jack is an able(能干的)worker．He can do all the work in the factory and often helps his boss(老板)，Mr. King．So his boss likes him and he gets much money．But he likes drinking and spends most money on drinks．When he drinks much，he can’t control(控制)himself．His wife(妻子)tells him to stop drinking，but he doesn’t listen to her．She has to leave him．Now he lives in a poor and old house alone(独自)．
One Saturday evening，Jack feels very cold in his house．He can’t stay there and goes into a bar(酒吧)．He drinks a lot，but he doesn’t have enough money with him．
Of course，he can’t pay for the drinks．The boss of the bar doesn’t let him out，so he begins to break the glasses and tables．A girl calls the police station and soon some policemen get there．They have to take Jack to the station.
“What do you bring me here for?”he shouts．
“We bring you here for drinking．”answers a policeman．
“That’s great!”Jack says happily．“Then when shall we start?”Jack can get much money because _______．
| A．he is the boss |
| B．he works in the factory for a long time |
| C．the boss likes him |
| D．he is able enough to help the boss |
Jack’s wife leaves him because _______．
| A．he doesn't like her |
| B．he gets no money in the factory |
| C．he doesn’t stop drinking |
| D．he doesn’t do housework at home |
Jack is happy because he thinks_______.
| A．the policeman will drink with him |
| B．the policeman pay for his drink |
| C．the policeman will make friends with him |
| D．the policeman wi1l give him some money |