Astoryhappenedwhenthetelegraph-优题课

A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）.
Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake and would be refused.
A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,“Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job.”
The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”
The boss said, “I’m sorry, but all the time you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this.”
The young man got the information about the job from .

A．the telegraph	B．the newspaper
C．an office worker	D．a friend

What was the office like?

A．Large, busy and noisy	B．Busy, noisy and crowded
C．Large, crowded but quiet	D．Busy, crowded but quiet

How many people went fot the job interview that day?

A．7

B．8

C．9

D．10

The young man was offered the job because .

A．he was young

B．he knew the boss

C．he heard the telegraph message and understood it

D．he was the last one to walk into the inner office

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(2). If you become a member of Roots & Shoots, you are expected to ________.

A．	be helpful for African communities	B．	share information with leaders
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A story.

A notice.

A speech.

A poster.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Dogs are the best pets of humans. They come in all sizes. Some dogs are as small as a football, and others are as tall as a desk. Dogs’ fur(毛) is different, too. It can be long and soft, or smooth and hard. People don’t mind the kind of fur, because all dogs are good to hug.

Dogs need to be taken care of. Short-haired dogs are the easiest to look after. But all dogs need a bath once in a while. Giving a dog a bath is a lot of fun. After you give a bath to your dog, it shakes the water off its body. Be careful, or you will get wet!

Dogs like to make their owners(主人) happy, so dogs are easy to train. They can follow simple orders.

Dogs are really amazing animals. Some dogs pull sleds(雪橇) across icy places. Some save people who fall into the river. Other dogs do tricks(表演绝技) in movies. A dog has even flown in a rocket(火箭) to space.

Why not keep a dog as a pet?

(1). Some dogs are ________ a football, and others are as tall as a desk.

(2). People don’t mind the kind of dogs’ fur, because ________.

(3). When you finish giving a bath to your dog, it ________ its body.

(4). Dogs like to make their owners happy, so dogs ________ to train.

(5). The writer advises people to ________ as a pet.

根据对话内容，从下面选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A: Hey, Daming! How was your holiday?

B: ___(1)___ I went to Shenzhen.

A: ___(2)___

B: Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village many years ago, but today it’s a very big city.

A: ___(3)___

B: Yes, it’s a new city.

A: ___(4)____

B: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.

A: I’d like to go there one day.

B: ____(5)___ It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

A．	When did you go there?
B．	Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.
C．	Welcome back to school!
D．	Where’s Shenzhen?
E．	Pretty good!
F．	So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?
G．	What’s the population of Shenzhen?

Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.

Tea drinking started in China over 4,000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress(压力) or losing weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey(土耳其), tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone’s home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers(同事).

Coffee came much later than tea, just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.

Is tea or coffee more common in your country? Between the two, which do you like to drink more?

(1). Where did tea drinking start?

In Japan.

In China.

In Turkey.

In the U

(2). We can learn from Paragraph 2 that people in the UK ________.

A．	drink tea to get fat	B．	offer tea to say goodbye
C．	think of tea as a bad drink	D．	have tea to relax themselves

(3). What is coffee made from?

Leaves.

Sugar.

Dishes.

Beans.

(4). Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 3?

A．	Coffee came much earlier than tea.
B．	Many people drink coffee to wake up.
C．	Many people work on their computers in coffee shops.
D．	Some people meet and talk with friends in coffee shops.

(5). What is the best title of the passage?

A．	The Smells of Tea and Coffee	B．	The Prices of Tea and Coffee
C．	The Different Cultures of Tea and Coffee	D．	The Different Ways of Making Tea and Coffee

People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person’s health. When people sit for too long every day, they don’t move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?

Some companies have different types of desks to help their workers. The first type of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another type of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time.

Workers in the companies like the different types of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.

(1). When people in the office work, they usually ________.

sit

move

run

sing

(2). What does the word “fix” mean in Paragraph 1?

Cause.

Solve.

Bring.

Discuss.

(3). How many types of desks are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

(4). What do the workers think of the different types of desks?

A．

They are cheap.

B．

They are traditional.

C．

They are useful.

D．

They are expensive.

(5). The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．	tell us the reasons for sitting	B．	show the advantages of standing
C．	introduce desks that help people work better	D．	compare companies that provide different jobs