Almosteverychildincitieshasthe-优题课

Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
In the future, digital newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel. Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy.
Schools will go electronic. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers. They will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
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A．What might the future be like?

B．Oil is running out faster than expected.

C．Computers will be important and popular among the students.

D．But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all.

E．Newspaper will come to an end in 2043.

London police are well known in the world. Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 there was no policeman in London at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night, and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people had to stay in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. There was no policewoman in London until 1920.
Today, London police are quite well paid and only a few police officers still ride horses.
Perhaps the London Police Force’s greatest achievement (成就) is to meet changing conditions and provide excellent police service (服务). The two main reasons for the Force’s development were the growth of population and the progress of science and technology.
London Police Force is famous in the world, because _________.

A．it provides excellent service	B．it has many policewomen
C．the police officers work on horses	D．it has a long history

People in London didn’t want to go outdoors about 300 years ago because __________.

A．there were no policemen in the streets

B．the city was very dirty

C．they were poor

D．there were so many thieves in the streets

London had 120 Bow Street Runners in the year of __________.

A．1700

B．1750

C．1800

D．1829

Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A few policeman protected the city streets at night in 1700.
B.The first London Police Force was founded in 1829.
C.London police were well paid in the past.
D.People could not see policewomen until 1900.
What is the best title for this passage?

A．London Police Force

B．Bow Street Runners

C．Why Are London Police Famous?

D．The History of the London Police

Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.
How long did the young man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes.
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．
C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.
Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the man wait so long.

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _____.
A. $10 B. $20 C. $30
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.
A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited
At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.
A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use
C. the boy always borrowed money from him
The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.
A. a new book for himself
B. a nice present for his father
C. an hour of his father’s time
From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.
A. often played with his son
B. spent little time with his son
C. often came back home early

George worked in London. He wasn't married, and usually had his lunch, and sometimes his dinner, in small restaurants. One evening he decided to go to an expensive restaurant, and when he got in, he saw a large, heavy man whom he had not seen for several years sitting by himself at a table. He thought for a few moments and then remembered the man's name. So he went up to him and said politely, "Hello, Mr Grey. How is your business?"
"Oh, it's not good at all," the large man answered.
George looked at the expensive food and wine on Mr Grey's table and was surprised. "It certainly doesn't look like what you said," he said.
"Well," Mr Grey answered sadly, "I'm afraid you are wrong. A few years ago I was doing very well, and I could afford to bring my wife to this place for dinner too."
George usually had his lunch in small restaurants because ______.

A．he wasn't able to do some cooking

B．he had no wife

C．he liked to do so

D．there were only small restaurants around

______ one evening.

A．George was invited to dinner in an expensive restaurant

B．George invited some friends to have dinner in an expensive restaurant

C．George went to an expensive restaurant himself

D．George ate a lot of expensive food and wine

Mr Grey told George ______.

A．his business wasn't as good as before

B．his wife wasn't well at all

C．he hadn't seen him for some years

D．he was used to eating expensive food and wine

Mr Grey's wife ______.

A．often had dinner in small restaurants

B．always had dinner in expensive restaurants with her husband

C．knew George very well

D．used to have dinner with her husband in the expensive restaurant

When Mr Grey said his business wasn't good at all, George ______.

A．didn't believe what he said	B．was not surprised to hear that
C．agreed with what he said	D．was asked to have dinner with him