When Webster was young，he was a teacher. But he quickly became tired of the books he used in class. They were all about the English people and places. Since he wanted books that would be interesting to the American children，he wrote three books with many American examples.
Webster worked hard to change the spelling of American English. He wanted words to be spelled in the same way they were pronounced，for example，he thought the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. And he tried many ways to ask people to help him do this.
One day he walked into a print shop and gave the boy there a piece of paper. “Young man，”he said，“when you print any book in the future，please don't spell the words like the English people do. For example，when you see these words：theatre，centre, colour，and labour，please always print them as theater，center，color and labor.” The boy studied it and answered，“I agree with you，but I must ask my boss first.”
With the money he made from his books，Webster could start his great work，which took him more than twenty years to finish the first American English dictionary. And today，Webster's dictionary is thought to be the most important American English dictionary in the whole world.
A．he was born in America
B．there were many mistakes in them
C．American children were not interested in them
A．meaning B．pronunciation C．use
A．Only one B．Two C．At least four
A．He was for it.
B．He was against it.
C．He had no idea about it.
A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”John went to the big company to _________.
A. look for his mother B. ask for a job C. ask the director for helpJohn’s mother was a (n) __________.
A. office clerk B. director C. clothes cleanerFrom the underlined sentence, we learn _________.
A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B. John often helped his mother do the housework
C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothesJohn felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy B. sad C. angryWhy did the director hire(雇佣) John?
A. Because he thought John learned appreciation.
B. Because he thought John had a good education.
C. Because he thought John worked very hard.
Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:
| Dear sir, I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(让我良心不安)all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price. Now, I am sending you that amount. Yours truly, A customer |
After reading the letter, the boss said,“Well, life is always full of surprise!”The boss of the gold shop got a _________ 3 days ago.
A. ring B. letter C. goldThe underlined word“unemployment”means“______”in Chinese.
A.辞职 B.失业 C.就业The ring the customer put into his pocket was __________ 40 years ago.
A.$1000 B.$10000 C.$100The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.
A. send the money for the ring B. say thanks to him C. return the ringWhich is NOT wrong according to the passage?
A. The boss opened the letter by himself.
B. The boss didn’t think life was always full of surprise.
C. When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was annoyed.
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Nick has a vacation for 2 days. He can go _______.
A. hiking in the mountain B. fishing in the park C. swimming in the lakeMr and Mrs. King want to stay in Luoji Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay _______ for the trip.
A.$240 B.$300 C.$360Lily likes the animals which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?
A. Trip 2. B. Trip 3. C. Trip 4.You’d better take _____ for the sightseeing in Trip 2.
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In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations（停靠站）.There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is ￡1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost ￡50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program. In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve ______________.
| A．the traffic problem | B．the population problem |
| C．the family problem | D．the health problem |
About ____________ keys have already been handed out to the local people.
| A．315 | B．6.000 | C．12.000 | D．12.450 |
In the passage, the underlined word “shortage” means “_________” in Chinese.
| A．挑战 | B．缺点 | C．短缺 | D．困难 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The government provides a bike for each family. |
| B．Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations. |
| C．If you want a key, you need to pay ￡5. |
| D．Few people have agreed to the idea. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．The people in London. |
| B．The transportation in London. |
| C．The traffic problem in London. |
| D．The bike revolution in London. |
| Early in the year of 2010, a chocolate theme park was opened in Beijing. About 80,000 kilograms of chocolate was used to build the park. The park displayed a mini-army of 560 Terracotta Warriors(秦始皇陵兵马俑) and a 33-foot-long replica(复制品)of a section of the Great Wall. People were able to watch different types of chocolate, and bought some chocolate souvenirs to take home. |
| A walking robot maid(女保姆)was made by South Korean scientists. They spent two years developing the robot maid. She is 1.3 meters tall and weighs 55 kilograms. She can clean at home, make the bed and even heat food in a microwave oven. She can also be used in different or dangerous situations for humans. |
| In 19th FIFA World Cup, the football players from all of Nike’s national teams wore special sports clothes. The special clothes were made from recycled plastic bottles from Japan and Taiwan. Each special shirt was made up of eight recycled plastic bottles. It was the first time that the athletes wore such uniforms. People think that they are the most environmentally friendly(环保的) uniforms in football history. |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。The theme park in Beijing was made of ____________.
| A．wood | B．stone | C．plastic | D．chocolate |
People could _____________ in the chocolate theme park.
| A．see the walking robot maid | B．visit a replica of the Great Wall |
| C．watch a football match | D．buy Nike sports clothes |
The walking robot maid was made in ___________ .
| A．Beijing | B．Japan | C．South Korean | D．Taiwan |
They used __________ recycled plastic bottles to make one special shirt.
| A．eight | B．eighteen | C．eighty | D．eighty-five |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The walking robot maid can eat food as humans do. |
| B．The special sports clothes were bad for people’s health. |
| C．People could buy a robot maid in the chocolate theme park. |
| D．It took the scientists two years to develop the walking robot maid. |
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