Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”
One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable （有道理的）but the $29,999 is exactly the value （价值）of wisdom （智慧）and knowledge.The factory turned to the German engineer because _______.
| A．he had nothing to do in the factory |
| B．there were no other people in the factory |
| C．the workers could not repair the machine |
| D．the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine |
According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______.
| A．only one dollar | B．$ 29.999 |
| C．nothing | D．less than the now part |
The best title for the passage should be _______.
| A．The Value of Knowledge | B．Helpless Workers |
| C．The Expensive Machine | D．The Lucky Factory |
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Last year you may listen to EXO or One Direction, now you see TFboys everywhere. They came out last year, but their fans on Sina Weibo has reached over 12 million.
TFboys has three members. Wang Junkai, 15, and Wang Yuan, 14, are from Chongqing, and Yi Yangqianxi, 14, is from Hunan这三个男孩都擅长唱歌和跳舞。They had several years of training before their first show.
During the weekdays, the three boys went to school and study for exams like other kids. But during the weekends, they had to practice singing, dancing and acting.
It was not easy, but the three boys did a good job. What’s more, they are all top students at school.
“我们尽全力来努力学习。” said Wang Junkai. He just entered Chongqing No 8 High School this semester. It is a key school.
Yi is also a top student. He has a busy life. Besides training, he also act s in movies and TV shows. But he was still able to win awards in calligraphy (书法) competitions. How can he be good at so many things?“I’d practice dancing while others were playing,” he said.
Many people say that TFboys has become popular only because of their cute looks. But it is their talent and hard work make their dreams come true.
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There are about forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos(袋鼠) in the world. The smallest are about a fourth of a meter long; the biggest are taller than a man. Kangaroos have very long strong back legs. These are for jumping. They also have long strong tails(尾巴) to rest on. Kangaroos’ front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. Kangaroos’ heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large.Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When the baby is born, it is straight into its mother’s pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.The biggest kangaroos stand more than two meters tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than nine meters. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometers an hour. They are very strong, but they only eat fruit, leaves and grass.How many kinds of kangaroos are there in the world?
Are their front legs as long as their back legs?
How long do baby kangaroos stay in their mothers’ pockets?
Why can the biggest kangaroos jump more than nine meters?
What do kangaroos eat?
YES
Chen Qihang, 13, from Jiangsu:
I often use social media (社交媒介) like QQ. I think it is convenient (方便的) to use them, especially through smartphones. In the QQ study groups, I can communicate with my classmates and teachers when I have questions about study or homework..
Lu Jiayuan, 14, from Anhui:
My friends and I often communicate through Renren and Weibo during holidays. With social media, we can share our happy stories and exciting moments during holidays. And our friends can make comments (评论) and talk about the pictures we took. It feels great to have friends around through social media.
NO
Liu Xinghui, 14, from Shandong:
I hardly ever use social media. Phones should not be allowed (允许) in schools. And some people often use them to do bad things. So it is not safe to use them for us middle school students.
Zhang Xi, 15, from Zhejiang:
In the past, my friends and I often went out to play and talk with each other during weekends. But now, we only talk through QQ. And we don’t get together to talk face to face. I don’t like this feeling.
Wang Qingxi, 15, from Guangdong:
I don’t think it is safe for our privacy (隐私). If we put photos o r numbers on the social media, hackers (黑客) may steal (窃取) our information. I would rather make calls or just text my friends.What is QQ?
A. A game.
B. A study group.
C. A kind of Social media.How many students in the passage dislike social media?
A. Two. B. Three. C. FiveWhat is the advantage(优点) about social media according to the passage?
A. Some people often use them to do bad things.
B. We don’t get together to talk face to face.
C. We can have friends around during holidays through social media.What is the disadvantage(缺点) about social media according to the passage?
A. Hackers may steal our information.
B. we can share our happy stories and exciting moments during holidays.
C. We can communicate with classmates and teachers when we have questions about study.What would Wang Qingxi do?
A. He would talk through QQ.
B. He would make calls or just text his friends.
C. He would communicate through Renren.
There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his money. He loved money more than anything else.And just before he died, he said to his wife: “Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket (棺材) with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife(来生).”Well, one day he died. When they finished the ceremony（仪式）, just before the undertakers (殡仪馆人员) closed the casket, the wife said: “Wait just a minute!”She came over with a box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked it down.Her friend said: “I hope you weren’t crazy enough to put all that money in the casket.”She said: “Yes, I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him.”“You mean that you put all his m oney in t he casket?”“I sure did,” said the wife, “I got it all together, put it into my account (账户) and I wrote him a check (支票).”What d id the man love best?
A. His work. B. His money. C. His wife.What did the man want his wife to do when he died?
A. He wanted his wife to spend all his money.
B. He wanted his wife to put his money in the bank.
C. He wanted his wife to take all his money and put it in the casket with him.Where did the wife put the box?
A. In the casket
B. In the bank.
C. At home.What was in the box?
A. A check.
B. All the money.
C. Nothing.What do you think of the wife?
A. Beautiful. B. Crazy. C. Smart
If someone says to you “give me five”, don’t give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person is not ask for your money, but your fingers.
In the USA, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture. You can often see it in films or on TV. It means the slapping(拍打) of each other’s right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student get an “A” in the exam or gets No.1 in the school sports meeting, he will give the high five to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman gesture of putting up the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person putting up his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn’t hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?When one of your friends asks you to give him five, you can .
A. give him five yuan
B. give him your hands
C. slap his right handWhat’s the Chinese meaning of the underl ined word “gesture” in the second paragraph?
A. 节奏 B. 场所 C. 手势Now you can do “give me five” to your friends because you will .
A celebrate your friends’ success
B. have the same idea with your friends
C. laugh at your friend’s bad mannersThe gesture started in .
A. Rome B. China C. AmericaThe Romans p ut up the right arms for the emperor to show that they .
A. liked him very much
B. were happy to see him
C. were safe for him
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