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

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There was an old oak tree in the garden. Holly’s father wanted to cut it down and build a new office there. Holly felt sad and didn’t agree. She moved into the old tree house, which was her favourite place in the world. One day, it rained all night. Lightning lit up the sky and thunder rumbled. The tree house was moving. A branch (树枝) broke. Holly and her dog Eco fell down from the tree. Her parents ran towards her and took her into the room. Luckily, Holly was all right.

The next day a tree surgeon (外科医生) named Harry examined the oak tree. He did some tests, then he talked to Holly and her father.

“This is a lovely tree,” he said. “I can see why it’s so important to you, Holly. Unfortunately, it’s very old, and it has a disease. It really isn’t safe. I’m afraid it has to come down.”

Holly nodded. Her father put his arm around her.

“Can you cut it down?” he asked.

“Yes, of course,” said Harry.

“And after that… can you plant a new tree?”

“A new tree?” asked Holly, surprised. “Where?”

“In the same place, of course,” her father replied.

So Harry cut down the old oak tree and planted a new one in its place. Holly helped him fill the hole with earth, and Eco jumped in and out of it while they were working. Later the whole family stood around the new tree.

“It’s small, isn’t it?” said Holly’s sister Sophie.

“It’s small now,” said Holly, “but it’s going to grow. It’s going to grow as big as my old tree.”

Then she turned to her father.

“Dad, where are you going to build your new office?”

“Over there,” said her father, pointing.

“On the lawn?” asked Holly. Her parents were crazy about their stupid lawn!

“It’s OK,” her mother said. “The tree’s more important. In fact, I want you to have a party in the garden for your new tree. And I want you to invite all your friends.”

Holly and Sophie smiled. It was going to be a great summer after all.

（1）What does the underlined word “examined” probably mean in paragraph 2?

Changed.

Climbed.

Checked.

Collected.

（2）What can we know about the old oak tree?

A．	It was cut down by Holly.	B．	It had a disease and wasn’t safe.
C．	It came down by itself suddenly.	D．	It would grow with a young tree.

（3）How did Holly feel about the new tree later?

Strange.

Angry.

Worried.

Hopeful.

（4）From the passage, we can know that Holly’s father would ________.

A．	give up building the new office	B．	share one office with his friends
C．	build the new office on the lawn	D．	choose to work in the tree house

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＄8.00.

＄9.00.

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A guidebook.

A novel.

A report.

阅读下列语言材料，根据语言材料的内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

Do you ever find yourself standing in front of rubbish bins, not sure whether the piece of waste in your hand is recyclable or not? To solve this problem, four Hong Kong high school students have invented a smart rubbish bin that uses AI to sort(分类) the waste. The students named the bin Waste Collection Point.

Connected to a computer, the bin uses a camera to tell the kind of the waste it receives and sorts it into plastic, paper, glass, or other kinds. To make sure the bin can sort waste correctly, the team tested every product in the school shop and took at least500 pictures of each one. “To train the AI, we had to take many photos from different angles(角度), so it has a better rate of accuracy,” said one of the students who built the AI system.

The idea of the smart bin was born two years ago, when the students were in Grade Ten. At that time, people from the city crowded into their village because of the COVID-19. They left behind a lot of rubbish and caused more pollution.

“All the bins were full, and there was even rubbish on the mountain,” the students recalled, “Every weekend, we had to join the villagers in picking up the waste.”

The students decided to develop a special recycling bin that would encourage people to protect the environment. Although school ended at 2 pm, the team would continue to work on their invention until 6 or 7 pm at school. Even when their school was closed last year, they would still meet and work together online.

“Our bin is now in its third generation(代). Before graduation, we hope it can be widely used in the city.” The students said, “Then it will be easier than ever for people to recycle and protect our environment.”

（1）According to the first paragraph we know the ________ of Waste Collection Point.

A．

price

B．

size

C．

use

（2）The underlined words “rate of accuracy” mean “________” in Chinese.

A．

精准度

B．

参与度

C．

知名度

（3）This chart shows why Waste Collection Point was developed. Which is the missing part?

A．

the hit of the COVID-19

B．

villagers’ encouragement

C．

picking up rubbish around

（4）This passage is mainly about ________.

A．

four young inventors

B．

a new invention

C．

the rubbish problem

（5）How is this passage organized(组织)? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

阅读下列语言材料，根据语言材料的内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

Yang Hongwei, 56, was born into a kite-making family in Weifang. When she was young, she often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather’s workshop.

“Every time I see these beautiful kites, my bad feelings go away,” said Yang.

Yang learned to make kites from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.

“Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites,” Yang said. “But I think the cultural idea behind our kites is special.”

On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common pictures like butterflies and birds, but also some prints telling Chinese myths, legends and history. For example, she once made a kite with a phoenix(凤凰). On each side of the phoenix were 50 images(形象) of famous women from Chinese history. Each woman was different in look, clothes and makeup.

“It took me a lot of time,” Yang said, “but when I explain the stories of the kites to foreigners, I feel a great sense of achievement.”

In her free time, Yang travels to countries such as Germany, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. She tells the stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways they are made. “It is an important job of mine.” She said.

（1）Yang Hongwei saw some beautiful kites in her ________ workshop when she was young.

A．

uncle’s

B．

father’s

C．

grandfather’s

（2）Yang Hongwei started her own shop at the age of ________.

A．

B．

C．

（3）The example of Yang’s kite with a phoenix is given to show ________.