“Fish stories” are stories of the greatest fish that a fisherman has almost caught, but for some reason, the fish always get away. Usually, these stories do not have much truth to them. One of the biggest fish stories in history was about a whale.
In 1891, a ship hunting for whales in the South Atlantic Ocean found a very large whale. While the hunters were trying to kill the whale, it sank two small boats. One man drowned, and another man, James Bartley, was lost in the ocean. However, after the hunters finally killed the whale, they cut open the whale’s stomach and found Mr Bartley inside. He was not dead!
Several weeks later, Mr Bartley seemed to have gotten over his terrible experience. The only thing he could remember was that while he was inside the whale, it was very hot. The liquid (液体) from the whale’s stomach had turned all of his skin snow white. Mr Bartley had to live with the effect from the whale for the rest of his life.
Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Not one real fact has been found to prove that the events ever took place described by the sailors. No scientist or newspaper reporter was ever able to talk to Mr Bartley, and all of the stories told in magazines about Mr Bartley’s experience were explained by other sailors on the boat. Mr Bartley was probably not even a real person at all.
In 1928, after the captain (船长) of the whaling ship had died, one man asked the captain’s wife about Mr Bartley’s story. The wife said that no man who had sailed on her husband’s ship was ever swallowed by a whale.
However, this has not stopped James Bartley’s story from being repeated, and many people today still believe that it is true.What made Mr Bartley’s skin white?
| A．The ocean water. |
| B．The whale’s teeth. |
| C．The heat inside the whale. |
| D．The liquid in the whale’s stomach. |
Who may have talked to Mr Bartley?
| A．A scientist. | B．The captain’s wife. |
| C．The sailors on the ship. | D．A newspaper reporter. |
The captain’s wife said that .
| A．the story was not true |
| B．her husband told her the story |
| C．the whale was never found |
| D．Mr Bartley didn’t work for her husband |
Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Here “buy” means .
| A．明白 | B．相信 |
| C．购买 | D．证明 |
In paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 we may know that Mr Bartley .
| A．became a writer later |
| B．died when he was young |
| C．told his story to a magazine reporter |
| D．was not even a real person at all |
Don’t you want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!
Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.
It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of bad weather.
But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”
The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.
But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.
Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.
Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?
| A．In August | B．In July | C．On Sep.11. | D．On Sep.12. |
Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because of _____.
| A．bad traffic | B．heavy rain | C．Typhoon Khanun | D．Typhoon Talim |
What did Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they still came to school that day?
| A． They were kept safe inside and played sports like table tennis. |
| B． They were asked to go back home as quickly as possible. |
| C． They were sent back home by their teachers at once. |
| D． They still had classed in the classroom as usual. |
What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?
| A．建造 | B．损毁 | C．伤害 | D．装饰 |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A． If a typhoon hits, many students shouldn’t go to school or go out. |
| B． More than one million people were killed in Zhejiang that day. |
| C． Every year, 15 typhoons hit different places around the world. |
| D． Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’ fields and human beings. |
A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?
| A．Because he liked it. |
| B．Because he knew the donkey very well. |
| C．Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work. |
| D．Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all. |
The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.
| A．see if he is lazy |
| B．let him choose a new friend |
| C．let the new donkey eat something |
| D．let him work |
What’s the meaning of the underline phrase “without hesitation” ?
| A．没有吃饭 | B．未经许可 | C．毫不犹豫地 | D．很不乐意地 |
How did the man know the character of the new donkey?
| A．By letting him work |
| B．By watching how he chose his new friend |
| C．By leading him to the yard |
| D．by pleasing people |
What’s the best title of the story?
| A．How To Buy Donkeys | B．The Owner and The Donkeys |
| C．The lazy Donkey | D． The Man and The Donkey |
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There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways are 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 asleep, 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.
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How to _1_Your Memory |
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*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. |
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| *paying attention to the most _5_things,in order to add to your chances to _6_right memories |
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| *connecting information with _7_ |
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| *taking notes and _8_diaries |
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| Other ways |
*eating_9 _food and taking plenty of vitamins |
| *drinking a lot of water |
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| *having _10_sleep and rest |
My friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed (移民入境检查) at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end he’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”Where do you think the old man came from?
| A．Poland. | B．Australia. | C．Canada. | D．Japan |
From the passage, we know if you want to get success in America, you should ___________.
| A．get help form your friends |
| B．try to get it by yourself |
| C．know how a cafeteria works |
| D．get up again if you fail |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order. |
| B．The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him. |
| C．Although the woman didn’t know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria. |
| D．Although the woman didn’t know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him. |
What does the word “it” in the third paragraph (段落) refer to?
| A．The food served in the cafeteria. |
| B．The success one wants to get. |
| C．The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria. |
| D．The plate used in the cafeteria. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．From Eastern Europe to America |
| B．Eating in an American Cafeteria |
| C．How to Eat in a Cafeteria |
| D．Life Is Like a Cafeteria in America |
In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today, it is possible to get advice from radio show, TV programmer and telephone hot lines, too. Most telephone hot lines are completely anonymous-callers, they do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usual free（免费的）too, even if the calls are long distance（距离）.Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professional with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot lines. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems. Today when people have problems, ____________________.
| A．they can only ask their families for help |
| B．they can only get help from their friends |
| C．they can get help from telephone hot lines |
| D．they go to the advisers to get help |
The word “anonymous” probably means _____________________.
| A．telling a name | B．without telling a name |
| C．free of charge | D．interesting |
Callers _____________ the hot line for the advice or the phone calls.
| A．pay much | B．have to pay |
| C．don’t have to pay | D．get money from |
The advisers working at the hot line _______________.
| A．are usually professionals |
| B．have all taken a short class |
| C．can solve any problem |
| D．are not all paid |
How do the hot line advisers work?
| A．They do what the callers tell them to do |
| B．They go to the callers to help them |
| C．They give advice to the callers by phone. |
| D．They ask people to come to see him |