Jill Jones got a new job in a different part of the city. She had to go to work every day by train.
There was only one other person on the train with her. He was a well-dressed man reading a newspaper. Suddenly, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing（撕） his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked them up, opened the window and threw them all out. Then he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey again.
The next day, Jill got on the same train. The same well-dressed man was there, reading a newspaper. As before, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked the pieces up, opened the window and threw them all out. This done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey. This happened every day for a week.
At last, on Friday, Jill spoke to the man. “Excuse me, sir,” she said, “I don’t want to be rude, but I must ask you a question. When we are halfway through our journey, you tear your newspaper into hundreds of pieces and then throw them all out of the window. Please tell me, sir. Why do you do this?”
The well-dressed man smiled. “There is a simple reason,” he said. “I like to sleep for part of the journey, but I cannot sleep if the train is full of elephants. So I throw the pieces of paper out to the elephants. It stops them from coming into the train.”
“But there aren’t any elephants on the train, ”Jill said.“I know,” the man said. “It works well, doesn’t it? Who was on the train with Jill Jones?
| A．An old woman. | B．Three children. |
| C．A well-dressed man. | D．A well-dressed woman. |
What strange thing did the man do?
| A．Went to sleep. | B．Tore a newspaper into small pieces. |
| C．Talked to Jill. | D．Read a newspaper. |
Why did the man on the train do this?
| A．He was playing a game. | B．He wanted to get rid of the elephants. |
| C．He was angry. | D．He couldn’t sleep. |
An old man and a young man are walking in the park. The young man is behind the old man. There is a bench (长板凳) in front of the old man. The young man is very glad when he sees the bench. He wants to sit on the bench and have a short rest. He walks to the bench. He sees the old man walking up to it, too. So he begins to run. Now he is in front of the old man. The old man says, “Don’t sit on the bench!” But the young man doesn’t listen to him. He sits on it. He looks happy. The old man comes over to him with a sign in his hand. It says, “Wet Paint”.
There are ________ people in the story.
A. one B. two C. three
The old man is ________ the young man at first.
A. in front of B. behind C. close to
Why does the young man begin to run?
A. Because he wants to help the old man.
B. Because he wants to go home
C. Because he wants to take the seat first.
What does the phrase “Wet Paint” mean in Chinese?
A. 油漆未干 B. 请让座 C. 加油
The story tells us that ________.
A. we can’t go to the park
B. young people can’t rest in the park
C. we must always be kind to the old people
Dear Kangkang,
I am an English boy. My name is Bob Smith. I am 14 years old. I have a sister, Tina. She is four. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I don’t have any classes on Saturday and Sunday. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. They know China very well. They say China is great. I can speak only a little Chinese, but I think Chinese is very interesting. My father says our family will visit China next year. So I want to learn Chinese from you. Can you help me?
Let’s be good friends, OK? Please write to me soon.
Yours,
Bob Smith
Bob and his sister are both students.
Bob’s parents know China a lot.
Bob’s sister can speak a little Chinese, too.
Bob’s mother is a doctor.
Bob wants to be Kangkang’s friend.
News 1 : Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day，maybe you can. Last Saturday，the American X－43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X－43A is only three to four metres long，but it's very heavy：it weighs（重）1,270 kilogrames.
News 2 : Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry，things will get better soon. Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government（政府）said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
News 3 : There will be a new “star” in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite(人造卫星) into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive，right? That's for sure－1. 4 billion yuan！
News 4 : Floods（洪水）across the northern Mexican(墨西哥的) state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday，so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3，000 families were seriously affected（受影响）.
If the X-43A goes around the earth，it will take about _____ hours to finish the trip.
| A．3 | B．5 | C．8 | D．12 |
Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?
| A．There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks，dictionaries and children's books. |
| B．All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June. |
| C．After the checking books will become better and better. |
| D．A few mistakes are not serious for children. |
Which of the following about the new “star" is NOT TRUE?
| A．It will help us know more about the moon. |
| B．It will go around the earth for one year. |
| C．It will cost 1. 4 billion yuan. |
| D．It will be sent up by the year 2006. |
Many families were affected because of ______.
| A．the heavy rain on Monday | B．the broken banks of the river |
| C．the floods across Mexico | D．the death of 132 people |
①Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
②Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
③We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it’s a pity if we always stay with the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.
④When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers（屏障，障碍）which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知)? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons（鸽子）.
⑤Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.
From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who .
| A．is like themselves | B．has a sense of humor |
| C．is open-minded | D．lives an exciting life |
The sentence “Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves.” should be placed at the beginning of __________.
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 |
| C．Paragraph 3 | D．Paragraph 4 |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life. |
| B．To introduce ways to learn about the world. |
| C．To explain how people communicate with others. |
| D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds. |
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选顶中，选择最佳选项。
Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标)around the world.
But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious，because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war，he was put into prison(监狱)，because of his beliefs（信念，信条）. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，“It’s not the truth, but only a legend. The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry. When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist. ”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in________.
| A．shape | B．size | C．colour | D．weight |
According to the passage，Alan Turing________.
| A．died in the prison |
| B．used an apple to design a logo |
| C．was put into prison during the war |
| D．was the father of a computer company |
What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?
| A．To introduce its designer. |
| B．To tell us a legend （传说）about it. |
| C．To try to find the truth of it. |
| D．To explain its market research. |
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