Mr Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were happy to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story.” “Well,” answered the stranger, “Are you still ready to take a chance again?”Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.
| A．well | B．fine |
| C．bad | D．raining |
Mr. Grey walked because __ _.
| A．he was poor |
| B．it was not raining |
| C．it helped him in good health |
| D．he had a lot of homework |
Mr. Grey _______ the stranger some years before.
| A．had stopped | B．had called |
| C． had heard of | D．had helped |
The stranger ______ since then.
| A．had been successful | B．had still been poor |
| C．had been rich | D．had had much money |
Now the stranger wanted to ______.
| A．ask for some money again |
| B．give Mr. Grey his money back |
| C．help Mr. Grey |
| D．lend Mr. Grey some money |
Air pollution comes from factories, power stations and cars. Chemicals in the smoke from power stations cause a lot of damage（损害；毁坏）. They can travel hundreds of miles in the wind before falling to the ground in the rain. And this “chemical rain” destroys trees in the forests and kills fish in the lakes. In Germany, over 50% of the country’s trees had been damaged by the year 1986.
Time and time again there are serious accidents that pollute the air. In 1986 there was a serious accident at a nuclear power station in Russia. A cloud flew across the whole Europe. It is said that 125,000 people died in Russia as a result of illness caused by this accident.
In 1984 there was a serious accident at a factory in India and a cloud of dangerous gas covered the town of Bhopal. Over 2,500 people were killed that night, and hundreds of thousands of people were injured (受伤的). Many of the injured lost their sight.Air pollution comes from _____.
①.factories ②.power stations ③.cars
A. ①②③ B. ①② C.③According to the passage, which sentence is TRUE?
A.“Chemical rain” is good for the trees.
B. Chemicals in the smoke from power stations are very safe.
C.“Chemical rain” is bad for our environment.In Germany, how many trees had been damaged by 1986?
A.A quarter. B.A half. C. Three quarters.What was the result of the accident that happened in Russia in 1986?
A. Over 125,000 people were killed.
B. Many people couldn’t walk.
C. Many people lost their sight.From the sentence “Many of the injured lost their sight.” we can know _____.
A. the gas covered the town of Bhopal at that time was dangerous
B. slowly the injured could see everything
C. many of the injured couldn’t hear anything
“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs.White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.
“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing that computer game. You must stop now, because it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow. ” said Mrs. White.
“But I’ve nearly won the game. ” Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat down beside him.
“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework. ”
Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they
don’t want to work or study.
In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction(瘾) is a serious problem . Something should have to be done to solve the problem.How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son playing late?
A. She felt excited.
B. She felt happy.
C. She felt worried.Parents hope computers can _____.
A. help their children improve their study at school
B. help their children play well
C. help their children know a lot of Internet knowledgeMany children use computers to _____.
A. watch videos B. shopping C. make friendsThe writer thinks _____.
A. the boys can go to the net bars, but the girls can’t
B. the computer net bars are very useful
C. the children spend too much money on computer gamesWhy do some scientists hate computers?
A. They think computers make people lose their money.
B. They think computers cause them a lot of trouble.
C. They think it’s a waste of time to use computers.
A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be famous. But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still looking for her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she puts up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“I still love you . . . , come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar. “Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the words“I still love you ...”She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s bedroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up,“It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.”The mother answered softly,“The door has never been locked since you left.”
The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。Why did the girl leave home?
__________________________________________________Why couldn’t the girl be famous?
__________________________________________________Has her mother given up looking for her?
__________________________________________________What was the mother doing when the girl came back home that morning?
__________________________________________________把文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
Daniel wakes up in the morning and collects his post.
There’s a letter for him with a picture of a sick horse. It’s from a charity(慈善机构), asking him to give money to help save the animals. The doorbell rings and there is an old woman outside . She is asking for money to help old people. When he turns on the TV, he hears sad music and sees a picture of a poor child who is dying of hunger in Africa. He knows those poor children need money. He is always ready to help those in trouble.
In May 2003, Yao Ming, a basketball star, held a TV show in Shanghai and he collected ＄300, 000 to help scientists with medical research.“We must do something to help our country at this difficult time.”he said.
People such as Daniel and Yao feel good about helping others with money.
根据短文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)。Daniel always collects letters in the evening.
Daniel often looks after a sick horse.
Yao Ming is kind and helpful.
Many people such as Daniel and Yao like helping others with money.
This passage is mainly about charity.
At a day care center in Taxes, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica McClure. She was 18 months old. Jessica’s mother, who worked at the day care center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.
A well was in the yard of the center. The well was only eight inches across, and a rock always covered it. But children had moved the rock. When Jessica fell, and she fell right into the well.
Jessica’s mother reached inside the well, but she couldn’t feel Jessica. She ran to the phone and called 911 for help.
Men from the fire apartment arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. For the next hour, the men talked and planned Jessica’s rescue(营救). Then they told Jessica’s parents their plan.
“We can’t go into the well. ” they said “It’s too narrow. So, we’re going to drill(钻) a hole next to the well. Then we ‘ll drill a tunnel across Jessica. Then we’ll bring her up through the hole. ”
The man began to drill the hole on a Wednesday morning. “We’ll reach Jessica in a few hours ”, they thought. The men were wrong. They had to drill through the solid rock. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were still drilling,. And Jessica McClure was still in the well.
During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes called her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried, and sometimes she sang.
All over the world people waited for the news of Jessica. They read about her in the newspapers and watched her rescue on TV. Everyone worried about the little girl in the well.
At 8 P. M. on Friday, the men finally reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her foot and forehead was badly injured. But Jessica was alive. A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica was lucky she was young. She’s not going to remember this very well. ”
Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, ans many other people around the world will not forget them. After Jessica’s rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us. ”Jessica fell into the well because____.
| A．her mother was not watching her |
| B．she was too weak |
| C．the rock cover was moved away |
| D．other children played with her |
To rescue Jessica, the rescuers___.
| A．had to dig another hole next to the well |
| B．spent hours on making a rescue plan |
| C．kept the secret of the rescue |
| D．tried to make the hole big enough |
What the doctor said meant that ____.
| A．Jessica’s parents should help her forget that |
| B．no medicine could help Jessica to forget that |
| C．the hospital was lucky to help Jessica |
| D．young Jessica wouldn’t remember that for long |
We learn from the passage that___.
| A．Jessica got many people’s attention |
| B．Jessica didn’t make a sound in the well |
| C．it took the whole Friday for the men to rescue Jessica |
| D．Jessica’s parents made a new cover for the well |
Which of the following can most probably be the tittle of the reading?
| A．Rock Cover | B．Dangerous Well |
| C．Everybody’s Baby | D．Careless Mother |