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One day Mozart saw an old man playing the violin at the street corner. He found that the old man was playing one of his compositions(乐曲) .The old man played for some time, but the cap in front of him was still empty—nobody put any money into the cap. Mozart asked the old man ,“Do you often play compositions by Mozart?” The old man answered ,“Now everybody knows Mozart and likes his compositions.” “Do you make a living by playing the violin?”
The old man said he did. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play. He played so well that all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt surprised that the man could play so well, He asked Mozart,“Who are you ,Sir?” “A poor musician like you.”then Mozart gave the violin to the old man and went away.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并将答案填入题前的括号内。
the old man played the violin at the street corner to give a concert.
Mozart was a famous musician.
Nobody gave any money to the old man because he played the composition by Mozart.
When the old man heard the wonderful music he was disappointed.
All of the passers-by stopped to listen to the music because Mozart played so well.

I have a rule for travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions.
Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑的) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go pass a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat (平坦的). In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or lowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map: the measure (测量) distance by means of time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” you say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happen in this situation? A New Yorker might say, “sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answer, “I don’t know.” They think that it is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get lost in Yucatan.
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, by maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction.
What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．we needn’t carry a map for travel.

B．There are not many landmarks in the American Midwest.

C．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world.

D．Americans and Japanese have different body languages when you ask for directions.

What does the underlined word “landmarks” mean？

A．Building names

B．Street names

C．Hotels

D．Buildings or places which are easily seen

How many ways of giving directions in the passage?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Six

D．seven

Why does a traveler get lost in Yucatan?

A．People in Yucatan don’t know what the traveler said, so they give a wrong answer.

B．People in Yucatan think that “I don’t know” is impolite, so they give a wrong answer.

C．People in Yucatan like making a joke, so they usually give a wrong answer.

D．People in Yucatan are bad men, so they usually give a wrong answer.

Which of the following is WRONG?

A．People in some places give directions in miles but people in other places give directions by means of time.

B．Travelers can learn about people’s customs by asking questions for directions.

C．People in different places give directions in different ways.

D．A person’s body language can help you understand directions.

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my head out of a window and a glass of water fell on me. It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”
Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck (甲板). I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”
Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said, “he’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.” I had to go away again. Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening, so I went there once more. “Oh, how sorry I am! He’s not in ! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse. “Well! He’s not up, he is not down, and he is not in. please tell me where he stays!” I said angrily.
“Look out ” here means.

A．Help me.

B．A glass of water fell from the window.

C．Take care.

D．Put your head out of the window and look out.

When the captain shouted “all hands on deck ”, what did he mean?

A．Put up your hands.	B．Put your both hands on deck.
C．Give your hands to me.	D．All the sailors on deck.

When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.” She meant that .

A．he has not stood up yet.	B．he has not yet got up.
C．he has not walked up yet.	D．he has not yet come downstairs.

When the third Frenchman went back for the second time, the doctor .

A．was still in an upstairs room.

B．was having his breakfast.

C．was reading a book.

D．was washing himself.

What can be the best title for the short story?

A．Three Frenchman	B．Three stories
C．The English language	D．What a language!

Sang Lan is a former member of the national women’s gymnastic team. She hurt herself seriously in a competition at the Goodwill Games held in Long Island, New York in 1998. For a long time she could not move her arms and legs. And her body from middle chest down could not feel anything. She has been on a wheelchair since then.
Although she was disabled, Sang Lan believed that she would walk again one day. She kept on exercising all year round, and was sure that would stand up. When she was in New York, she caught the hearts of Americans. She said “Get up from where you fall.” So many people called her “a brave and unbelievable girl”. She became an international symbol of courage and was very popular in the United States.
The brave girl has been a college student in Peking University now. Her dream of going to college has come true.
“She was busy with training and contests before the accident,” Sang’s mother said, “and now she takes great interest in studying and works very hard.”
From the story we know that Sang Lan now.
A. is studying in a university
B. is living in New York
C. is a sports girl
The accident happened .
A. in Beijing.
B. in Peking University.
C. in New York.
Sang Lan became an international symbol of courage because she .
A. was always smiling
B. was a good student
C. face the challenges bravely
Sang Lan said “ Get up from where you fall.” means in Chinese.
A. 起来就在那儿摔倒
B. 哪里摔倒哪里起来
C. 摔倒了要起来
From the story we can get to know that Sang Lan is.
A. a beautiful girl
B. a brave girl
C. a sick girl

美国加利福尼亚州Bellcrest学校的学生创办了一本名叫School Bell的校刊。阅读下面制作校刊的六个步骤，完成制作流程的正确排序。

A→ ______ → ______ → ______ → ______ →______

A．because they feel cold.	B．because they are sad
C．because they are happy	D．because they are hungry