Air is always around us. It is around us when we walk and play. From the time we are born, air is around us. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air.
All the animals and plants need air. Living things can’t live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we can not live for more than a few minutes without air. We breathe in air. When we are walking or running, we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air.
We live in air, but we can’t see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold and open a book in you hand in front of your face. Close it quickly! What you feel is the air._________ need air.
| A．Some of the animals | B．All the things |
| C．Some of the plants | D．All the animals and plants |
We can live for a few days __________.
| A．without air | B．without food or water |
| C．without food or air | D．without air or water |
We need _________ air when we are asleep.
| A．less | B．no | C．most | D．a lot of |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE(对的)?
| A．Sometimes we don’t live in air. |
| B．Air is not around us when we go to bed. |
| C．We can live happily without air. |
| D．We need more air when we are working or running. |
We live in air, but we can’t ________ it.
| A．look | B．see | C．get | D．feel |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Bollywood： the Hollywood of India
You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year， and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie Capital of the United States is Hollywood， the movie capital of India is Bombay (孟买)， but it is usually called "Bollywood"， a combination(结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
All Bollywood movies are thought complete with a few songs and dances. In fact， music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music， but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun， so can the Bollywood hero Sharukh Khan. Hollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The persona! lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines(头版头条)， just as they do in the United States.
The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America， Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars， and they are also very exciting.The name Bollywood comes from the words_______________________.
Bollywood is a place where many ___________ are made each year，
In India， the film stars are sometimes______ than music directors.
Every complete Bollywood movie has a few _____________in them.
The Oscars in India are as _____as those in America though they are different.
On June 30， 2009， a Yemenia airplane from Paris to Comoros， Africa， crashed into(坠入) the Indian Ocean. There were 153 people on the plane， including some French officials. Though people have been searching since the plane went down， the result looked unpleasant， for most of the passengers might be in bad luck. But a 13-year-old girl called Bahia Bakari was discovered in the water， where she had been staying afloat(漂浮的) by holding a piece of wreckage( 骸 残 ) from the plane tightly for over 13 hours. When they found her， the girl was too weak to catch the lifebuoy( 救生圈) thrown to her， instead， a Comoran police officer jumped into the water to pull the child onto the boat. Bahia Bakari was injured， especially her collarbone( 锁 骨 ).Her father was pleased to see his daughter although his wife had gone away in this tragedy. He said that his daughter could hardly swim. It was really a miracle for her to escape in this way. In her daddy’s warm arms， the girl could soon remember what she had experienced. “I was thrown out of the plane and then I saw the plane fall into the water. Next I found myself in the water. I couldn’t swim very well and I caught something but I didn’t know what is was，” said the girl. “She is really a lucky young girl，” said Alain Joyandet， France’s minister for International Cooperation. The Yemenia airplane took off in ____________.
| A．Africa | B．Paris |
| C．Comoros | D．the Indian Ocean |
What does the underlined word “tragedy” mean in the passage?
| A．援助 | B．悲惨之事 | C．营救 | D．活动 |
Bahia Bakari had been staying in the water for more than _________.
| A．a day | B．half a day |
| C．a week | D．half a week |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bahia Bakari was saved by the lifebuoy |
| B．Bahia Bakari’s father saved his daughter |
| C．Bahia Bakari’s mother died in the accident |
| D．Bahia Bakari could swim well， so se escaped |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A lucky girl | B．A sad family |
| C．A broken plane | D．A brave police officer |
Martin Lynch， an American businessman， had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach， he saw his friend Pablo Perez， a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload the fish from his boat and pack it in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours，” replied Pablo. Martin asked， “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family，” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap， play with my children， spend time with my wife， and go into the village to see my friends and play cards， I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish， he could make more money. With the extra money， Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish， Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally， you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars，” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well， that’s the best part，” Martin said. “You will be able to retire and buy a house near the ocean， sleep longer， play with your children， spend more time with your wife， see your friends， and play cards.”What is the story mainly about?
| A．A businessman and a fisherman have become friends. |
| B．A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman. |
| C．A businessman wants to become a businessman. |
| D．A businessman gives advice to a fisherman. |
What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
| A．many friends to visit him |
| B．a full and busy life |
| C．more boats and more fish |
| D．the house near the ocean |
How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
| A．By buying a supermarket. |
| B．To move to Mexico City. |
| C．By selling his own business. |
| D．To work longer and catch more fish. |
The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
| A．put … into | B．take…away |
| C．break down | D．set off |
We can know from the passage that ____________.
| A．the fisherman will stay the same with his life |
| B．the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City |
| C．the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat |
| D．it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish |
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do， but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.
One week later， the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner， and another student had been trying to find a long， lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses， the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind。
Since then， similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week， around November 13th， to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act， such as making a new friend， helping someone， doing community service， or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place. The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.
| A．to write about kindness. |
| B．to be kind to strangers |
| C．to spend time helping others |
| D．to go out to raise money |
We learn from the passage that ________.
| A．Chuck’s students are not clever enough |
| B．the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework |
| C．Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher |
| D．no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework |
It is certain that _________.
| A．the students got good grades in Chuck’s class |
| B．kindness activities are not widely accepted |
| C．Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework |
| D．the students only helped people they knew |
In kindness activities students learn _________.
| A．to deal with difficult things |
| B．to do great things every day |
| C．to know about the world |
| D．to consider other people |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Learning Kind Things |
| B．Teaching Kindness |
| C．Doing more kind activities |
| D．Bakersfield College |
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