Nothing was going right for Dr. Turner at the hospital. He made a mistake while operating on a patient. He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job. One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner(合作伙伴). The doctor, whose name was Johnson, lived in Thorby, a small town in the north of England.
A few days later Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr. Johnson’s home early in the afternoon. Though old and a little deaf, Dr. Johnson still had a good brain. He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to the question of partnership, it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson invited Dr. Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London. Dr. Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines. They had an excellent meal. When the bill was brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket. “Oh, dear,” he said. “I’ve forgotten my money.” “That’s all right,” Dr. Turner said. “I’ll pay the bill.” As he did so, he began to wonder whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust.Dr. Turner knew that a doctor was looking for a partner from______.
| A．the Internet | B．the newspaper |
| C．the radio | D．the magazine |
Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job because_______.
| A．he had never been trusted |
| B．it needed too great skills |
| C．he believed it offered little hope for his future |
| D．he thought the hospital would like him to leave |
The two doctors spent most of the afternoon talking about_______.
| A．things of no interest to Dr. Johnson |
| B．things of no importance to Dr. Turner |
| C．health matters |
| D．food and drink |
The story suggests that_______.
| A．Dr. Johnson did not like Dr.Turner |
| B．The two doctors would become friends |
| C．The two doctors would not work together |
| D．Dr. Turner decided to stay at his present job |
The words did so in the last sentence mean_______.
| A．caught the train back to London | B．felt in his pocket |
| C．paid the bill | D．said those words |
Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster(妖怪)? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away. On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster. After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival.From the story, Nian seemed to be long, long ago.
| A．exciting | B．interesting |
| C．boring | D．terrible |
The monster Nian ate people in winter because it .
| A．wanted to make people afraid |
| B． had no food to eat |
| C．celebrated the Spring Festival |
| D．liked to eat people in a village |
The monster Nian wasn’t killed until .
| A．it had eaten all the animals |
| B．the old man came to a village |
| C．it was too tired to run away |
| D．people knew what it was afraid of |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．How the Spring Festival Came |
| B．What People did During Nian |
| C．How People Celebrated Nian |
| D．What the Spring Festival was |
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
| ENGLISH LESSONS An experienced teacher is offering English lessons Please e-mail Mrs. Danielat daniel_m@mail.com and tell her: ● Your age ● Reasons for learning English ● Your level of English ● Areas that you are weak in □grammar □listening □speaking □reading □writing |
If you are interested in the lessons you can ___________.
| A．send an e-mail to Mrs. Daniel. |
| B．write a letter to Mrs. Daniel. |
| C．call Mrs. Daniel. |
| D．go to Daniel’s house. |
You do Not have to tell Mrs. Daniel __________.
| A．how old you are. |
| B．how you learn English. |
| C．why you want to learn English. |
| D．Your level of English. |
How many areas does the poster offer?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
A. Keep in Touch
You can keep in touch with your friends in many ways. You can call them. You can send letters or e-mails to them. You can even use a website like Facebook to keep in touch with them.
B. Touch Luck
"Touch Luck" is used when you feel sympathy (同情) about something bad that has happened to someone. But it is also used when you don't have any sympathy for someone's problems.
C. Touch Screen
You can find touch screens everywhere now. They are fun and easy to use! You touch the screen to choose what you want. Many mobile phones and music players have touch screens. Many ATMs have them, too. You can also use them to buy tickets.
D. Touchdown
When you watch an American football game, you will hear the word "touchdown". A touchdown happens when a player carries the ball across the other team's goal (球门) line. When a player makes a touchdown, he scores (得分) six points for his team!
E. The Midas Touch
Midas was a king in an old Greek story. He loved money very much! He wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. His wish came true. Everything he touched-His furniture, his food, and even his daughter-turned to gold.—I didn't get the job. —Oh,________!
I often ________ with my friends by chatting on QQ.
If someone has "________", he is very good at making money.
Last night the football team needed just one more ________ to win the game.
The mobile phone doesn't work, because something is wrong with the ________.
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
What is the advantage of using the eye-recognition program?
| A．You needn’t use a machine. |
| B．You needn’t remember a number. |
| C．You needn’t look at the machine. |
| D．You needn’t take some money with you. |
How does the eye-recognition program work?
| A．You type in your number. |
| B．You show your ID card. |
| C．You look at the machine. |
| D．You say your name. |
Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?
| A．Because eyes hardly change. |
| B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty. |
| C．Because people like the idea of the program. |
| D．Because the program is widely used around the world. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The program is being tested in Japan. |
| B．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. |
| C．91％ of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program. |
| D．Machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future. |
Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”
Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.
Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”
Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”
The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”
The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.
“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.
“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?
| A．He showed his anger to the man. |
| B．He said something bad of the man. |
| C．He felt hurt but pretended to be calm. |
| D．He kept smiling and didn’t care about it. |
A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.
| A．excited | B．surprised | C．sacred | D．moved |
What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?
| A．To light on some candles. |
| B．To find some old clothes. |
| C．To try on a poor robe. |
| D．To clean some dirty rags. |
What is the main message of the story?
| A．Never speak ill of other people. |
| B．Never judge a person by his or her appearance. |
| C．It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties. |
| D．Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior. |
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