When William Thomas decided to rob(抢劫) a jewellery’s shop, he made carefully plan. He watched the shop for some days, he found a good place to leave his car, he found a really heavy brick, and he even made plans for the jewellery immediately so that he wouldn’t be caught.
On the day of the planned robbery, he parked his car on a nearby road and walked around the corner to the jewellery’s shop, carrying the brick under his coat.
He looked up and down the road and then, when nobody was watching him, he took the brick from under is coat and threw it at the window.
Unluckily, William had not checked how strong the glass in the shop window was. The brick hit the window and bounced back off the glass. It hit William on the head and knocked him unconscious(失去知觉).Where did the robbery happen, outside or inside the jewellery’s shop?
How many things did William do in preparation for his robbery?
From which part did William plan to go into the shop?
What did he take with on the day of the planned robbery?
Did William rob anything?
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small﹣much smaller than the other kids at school. However, he had a big dream﹣he wanted to play in the NBA.
While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small.He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was star of the team.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the standsbecause of his height. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.
However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall.He decided to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded getting a scholarship.
Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. After he graduated, he play in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 ﹣ he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter ﹣ you can do almost anything if never give up.
(1)What did Spud decide to do when he was at school?
A. |
To play in the NBA. |
B. |
To be a basketball star. |
C. |
To lead a basketball team. |
D. |
To enter a good university. |
(2)The underlined(画线的)word"stands"probably means"a place where people ".
A. |
do exercise |
B. |
see a film |
C. |
play basketball |
D. |
watch a match |
(3)From the passage,we know .
A. |
Spud turned his height into an advantage |
B. |
Spud's height brought him more attention |
C. |
Spud's height never stopped him going on |
D. |
Spud's height stopped him doing what he loved |
(4)What's the best title for the passage?
A. |
Training to Be a Star Player |
B. |
The Shortest Player in the NBA |
C. |
Spirit Behind NBA Players |
D. |
Hero of the U.S.A﹣﹣Spud Webb |
Lions Nature Education Centre Lions Nature Education Centre opened in 1991 on what was once a government farm in Sai Kung. Both the government and the Lions Club own it now. Aims The aim of the centre is to show visitors everything to do with rural (乡下的) Hong Kong. We also hope to educate people about the environment. For this reason, it's really a popular place for school trips and outings. Facilities (设施) The centre has a large number of indoor and outdoor facilities and exhibitions (展品). The outdoor facilities include a garden, vegetable fields and a place where trees are grown for study.Indoor exhibition halls provide different kinds of plants, fishes and other things from land or sea. The Farmers' Market is open at weekends. Rules for visitors •Wear proper clothes, shoes and hats. •Bring some water and food, but take your rubbish away with you. •Do not break any natural appearance or plants, and do not make the water dirty. •Care for other visitors and wildlife (野生动植物), and do keep quiet wherever you go. Opening hours We are open daily from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Exhibition halls are open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The centre is closed every Tuesday. Address: Hiram's Highway, Sai Kung Phone: 2792 2234 Website: http://www.hknature.net/lnec |
(1)The Lions Nature Education Center was before 1991.
A. |
a club |
B. |
a forest |
C. |
a market |
D. |
a farm |
(2)The Lions Nature Education Center is set up to .
A. |
help people learn about the environment |
B. |
provide a place for school trips and outings |
C. |
show visitors what life was like in Hong Kong |
D. |
give people a chance to be close to nature |
(3)According to the center rules,visitor are not allowed to .
A. |
drink water outside |
B. |
throw away rubbish |
C. |
bring their own food |
D. |
have a talk with others |
(4)What can we know about the canter's opening hours?
A. |
It is open 24 hours |
B. |
It is closed on Tuesday |
C. |
It is open at weekends |
D. |
It is closed on public holidays. |
"Please take my penny(便士)." Maggie said to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his net."Please take it." She said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. "Thank you, little girl." he said.
After that,Maggie went to the beach to collect sea shells.She never thought how fast time went by.Two hours later,she sat down on a rock beside a little pool,and Dan's large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! He made a loud noise, and then began to pull her coat gently."Rover wishes me to leave here,I see." she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home.However,she found the places she had got down easily was now very difficult to climb up, and because the tide(潮水)had been in for some time, she found some of the stones wet and smooth.
What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the tide made a much louder noise than she could make. Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the tide could not drown(淹没)it. Finally, Dan heard the loud barking of the dog.He came in a boat and brought Maggie and Rover safely to the land!
"It was the penny that did it, madam." Dan said to Maggie's mother later, " I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kindly into my hand﹣﹣just as if he would have said,'Rover will be your friend now, little girl.' And I am thinking he has looked after her all day,because he never came near me after that."
Some years later, Rover came to Maggie's home with a little note, in which was written﹣﹣﹣"Will Maggie help Rover? ﹣﹣﹣his master is dead."
(1)What is Maggie like according to the passage?
A. |
Smart |
B. |
Kind |
C. |
Creative |
D. |
Brave |
(2)Who brought Maggie to the land safely in the end?
A. |
Rover |
B. |
Maggie's mother |
C. |
Herself |
D. |
Old Dan |
(3)Which is the RIGHT oeder of the following events?
①Maggie went to the beach to play.
②Rover barked for help and they were saved.
③Maggie gave a penny to Dan, the old fisherman.
④Maggie found i t hard to get back from the rock.
A. |
①③④② |
B. |
③①④② |
C. |
③①②④ |
D. |
①③②④ |
(4)Why did Rover look after Maggie all day according to Dan's words?
A. |
Because Rover noticed Maggie's kind action and felt like being with her. |
B. |
Because Maggie was a friend of Dan's family. |
C. |
Because Maggie often came to play with Rover. |
D. |
Because Rover was a naughty dog and liked to play with little kids on the beach. |
(5)What is the best title for thepassage ?
A. |
Rover and his master |
B. |
Rover's new friend |
C. |
A brave dog |
D. |
What Maggie's penny did |
From a large elephant to a small mouse,animals live happily together in Disney's new movie Zootopia.Judy Hopps.The main character,becomes the first rabbit police officer in the city. While solving a mystery, she meets the smart fox, Nick, who helps her with her case(案件),and some others animals like the lion mayor(市长)and a mouse called Flash. Here is something more about the movie.
There are 64 kinds of animals in the movie. All of them look like real ones except Judy,the first rabbit police officer.Its appearance is a bit different from real rabbits. Real rabbits actually have splitlips(嘴唇), but the film makers decided to make Judy's lip all together to look nice.
Film makers learned that not all fur(皮毛)of animals is the same. In the movie,some of polar bears' fur is clear. It appears white because the light reflects off it. Part of fox fur is dark at the root, getting lighter till its red top. They did so to make sure that the animals in Zootopia were believable.
Moreover, a film maker, Nathan Warner with his partners also took a trip to Africa for researching animals. There they had a close watching of different animals. According to their discovery, these artists added leaves to animals coats like the big sheep. They also make animals tears run from the inside corners of eyes down to the outside mouths.
(1)From the passage we know that Zootopia may be the name of a(n) .
A. |
animal |
B. |
mayor |
C. |
zoo |
D. |
city |
(2)Which of the names doesn't belong to the 64 animals in the movie?
A. |
Flash |
B. |
Nathan Warner. |
C. |
Nick |
D. |
Judy Hopps |
(3)Which does the underlined word"split" mean in Chinese?
A. |
裂开的 |
B. |
完美的 |
C. |
无缝的 |
D. |
光滑的 |
(4)Which statement is not true according to the passage?
A. |
Nick is a smart fox and helps the police officer,Judy Hopps to solve a case. |
B. |
In the movie,the animals look the same as the real ones including Judy. |
C. |
Part of fox fur is dark at the root and gets lighter till its red top. |
D. |
The artists added leaves to animals' coats to make them believable. |
(5)What is this passage mainly about?
A. |
The story happened among the animals in Zootopia. |
B. |
A special rabbit. |
C. |
Some fun facts about Zootopia. |
D. |
All the steps of making this movie. |
We've seen 3D films, 3D TVs and so on.They are so interesting that young people like to watch them very much.Have you ever read about 3D newspapers?That was what the Belgian(比利时的)newspaper,La Demiere Heure,tried to do for its readers.This was Europe's first 3D newspaper.
It took the team two months to make the 3D newspaper.The team printed 115,000copies of the special edition of La Demiere Heyre.It was more than the usual number of the printed copies.
Each of these newspapers came with a pair of free 3D glasses.All the photos and ads in the newspaper were in 3D and the text was the same as usual.Readers could get the best result by holding the paper 50cm away from the eyes.In fact,if people don't wear the 3D glasses,the newspaper will be terrible to read because the pictures are not clear.
Many readers tried to buy this kind of newspaper.In fact,some of them bought it just for fun.The team had no plans to continue it because it cost too much.
(1)The name of the first 3D newspaper is La Demiere Heure.
(2)The team printed 11500 copies of the newspaper,more than the usual copies.
(3)You can see the photos in this newspaper clearly with 3D glasses.
(4)A few readers tried to buy this kind of newspaper because it was expensive.
(5)The writer is sure that 3D newspapers will take the common newspapers' place.