Mrs. Black is sixty-nine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them. The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. ___. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. _____ At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. __
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One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”
“One is for grandma,” answered the boy, “the other is for you! You will also have to use a wooden plate when you’re old, I think.”_____. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before .
What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Mrs. Black liked this family very much. |
B.Mrs. Black’s family. |
C.More care should be given to the old. |
D.Mrs. Black was sad about what her daughter did. |
Late last night, or early this morning, something terrible happened in East Town. Mr Raymond Johnson has lived in East Town and has worked there as a manager for many years. He is forty-two years old, unmarried, and he lives in a big wooden house on Moonlight Road. The people of East Town know Mr Johnson as an unusual man. He does not often leave his house, but his business has made him very rich. Last night, at about midnight, a man who was out walking saw that one of Mr Johnson’s rooms was on fire. He immediately called the fire station, and the firemen arrived soon after. It took them half an hour to put out the fire. The firemen were surprised that Mr Johnson did not come out of the house, and two of them went inside to look for him. But Mr Johnson was not in the house. In the bedroom the two men found an open safe(保险箱), which was empty. There were papers on the floor. Mr Johnson’s bedroom windows on the ground floor of the house were open. The firemen also found a set of keys in the room. The police then found out that the keys belonged to Mr Paul White, who visited Mr Johnson at his home yesterday evening. The police are sure that they know the motive(动机)for the crime and are looking for Mr White. The police are puzzled because nobody knows where Mr Johnson is.
REPORT ON MR RAYMOND JOHNSON’S CASE |
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When |
Late last night, or |
Mr Raymond Johnson’s home on |
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Who |
Victim: Mr Raymond Johnson (a single, 42-year-old manager of great Suspect: Mr Paul White |
What |
At about midnight, one of Mr Johnson’s rooms It took the firemen In the bedroom on the ground floor: an The police are trying to Mr Johnson is |
We usually believe what our brain tells us, but there are some amazing facts which show that the brain tricks us. As a result, we think we can see something that is not actually there or we ignore(忽视)things that actually are there.
Scientists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris have researched this phenomenon(现象), which they call “change blindness”. Their experiments show how we sometimes just do not see what is in front of our eyes because .
Here is one of their most famous experiments. In this experiment, the participants(参与者)were shown a video of two groups of people (one group in white T-shirts and one group in black T-shirts) who passed basketballs around in a hallway. Each group had three members. Simons and Chabris asked the participants to count how many times the white team passed the ball. While the two teams were passing their balls around, a person dressed up as a big bear walked through the group and stopped to look at the camera. Simons and Chabris found that about half of the research participants did not notice the big bear.What do Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris do?
A.Scientists. |
B.Astronauts. |
C.Engineers. |
D.Directors. |
How many people did the experiment need in the video?
A.Three. |
B.Four. |
C.Six. |
D.Seven. |
What percentage of the participants noticed the big bear?
A.Less than 25%. |
B.About 50%. |
C.About 75%. |
D.Almost 100%. |
Which is the most suitable to complete the last sentence in the second paragraph?
A.we are not interested in it |
B.we are too confident to see it |
C.we are depending on other people |
D.we are paying attention to watching something else |
The day before yesterday, when Peter’s family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, “Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrongdoing.” This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.
Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Neil Stone, who none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on him. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool! The next day, the whole school saw these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter lied,
denying the truth. No one ever talked about it.
This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. “Sorry, Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it.” “I knew it!’ Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil’s closing words were: “Peter, I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me… for your sake.”
Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.What did Peter remember doing in middle school?
A.Something fantastic. |
B.Something unpleasant. |
C.Something valuable. |
D.Something useful. |
What colour were the words “Neil Stone is a fool!”?
A.Dark blue. |
B.Light green. |
C.Pure white. |
D.Bright red. |
What does the underlined word “denying” mean?
A.夸大 | B.赞同 | C.否认 | D.承认 |
When did Neil know who wrote the words on the school main road?
A.Ten years ago. |
B.The day before yesterday. |
C.This morning. |
D.Not until Peter told him. |
What is the best title for this passage?
A.Peter’s story. |
B.An unforgettable lesson. |
C.It’s never too late. |
D.Every dog has its day. |
What is this?
A.A notice. | B.An advertisement. |
C.An application. | D.An interview. |
Who is this most probably written for?
A.Parents. | B.Children. |
C.Pupils. | D.Guides. |
What is NOT mentioned about the trip?
A.Days of the trip. | B.Places to visit. |
C.Price of the trip. | D.Meals during the trip. |
阅读下面短文, 然后根据短文内容补全答题卡上对应表格中所缺失的信息, 每空仅填一词。
language changes with the development of society. So does English. English words change all the time. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use and older words are used in a new way. Here are some common ways.
English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new words are formed by joining two words together. “weekend” and “cookbook” are made up of two parts. A latest one “brunch” comes from breakfast and lunch. Do you have brunch every day? Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. For example, the word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” and “phone” were made by cutting off the front part of “aeroplane” and “telephone”. The names of people and products can also become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich who invented it and “cello” was a name given by the company that first made the product.
Can you find more examples for each of these ways to make new words”
How English new words are born |
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Ways |
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Borrowing |
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Weekend, cookbook, brunch |
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Cutting off |
Photo, |
Using |
Sandwich, cello |