After the First World War, a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Lebeau.
Once a year they had supper together in Barton's house. Barton was a rich man.
One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone there. At the same time they were talking and laughing. They soon forgot the coin. After supper, Barton asked for the coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost.
One of the men said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned out their pockets. Only Lebeau refused. “I didn't steal the coin,” he said, “and I will not be searched.” After that, people turned their heads away from Lebeau when they met him. He grew poorer and poorer. Soon his wife died.
A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Lebeau to apologize. “But” he asked, “You know the coin was not in your pocket,” he said to Lebeau, “but why did you refuse to be searched?”
“Because I was a thief,” Lebeau answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry home to my wife and hungry children.”Lebeau was poor because____________.
| A．he was not a good soldier |
| B．he was not a clever thief |
| C．he had a very large family to support |
| D．none of the above |
How often did they have a supper together in Barton’s house?
| A．Every month. |
| B．Once a year. |
| C．Once in a while. |
| D．Very often. |
The underlined word “apologize” means__________.
| A．解释 | B．道谢 |
| C．道歉 | D．谅解 |
After that, people turned their heads away from Lebeau when they met him because ____________.
| A．they thought he was too poor |
| B．they didn’t want to see him suffering |
| C．they didn’t want to hear what he had to say |
| D．they thought he stole the coin and didn’t want to talk to him |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Barton put the coin under the floor. |
| B．Lebeau’s wife died of hunger. |
| C．Lebeau didn’t put the coin into his pockets. |
| D．At last, Barton gave Lebeau a lot of money. |
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can tell how heavy the glass it. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.
With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.
The bottom of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them.
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have things for visitors to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” there you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see. By touching things ___________.
| A．you will have a strange feeling |
| B．you will learn how to reach out your hand |
| C．you can see them well |
| D．you can tell what colors they are |
According to the passage, which of the following CANNOT feel things?
| A．Skin. |
| B．Fingers. |
| C．Feet. |
| D．Eyes. |
Why does it say “At first, it is not easy to feel these things?” Because ___________
| A．the things are used by people too |
| B．people feel the things too much |
| C．people know how to use the things |
| D．these things are familiar to you |
You can see the sign "Do touch!"_____________________.
| A．in every museum |
| B．in most museums |
| C．in some museums |
| D．only in one museum |
The best way to see the world well is to ___________________.
| A．touch by feeling |
| B．see or to feel |
| C．read |
| D．see and feel |
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※Scottish Dancing Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
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TEL: 4686788 |
TEL: 4686755 |
If you want to watch dancing, you can call________.
| A．4668736 |
| B．4021877 |
| C．4886888 |
| D．4686788 |
You can see the whole of Chinese history at________ in April in Anhui Museum.
| A．3 p.m. every day |
| B．9 p.m. from Monday to Friday |
| C．7 a.m. at weekends |
| D．7 p.m. every day |
You can enjoy________ at Jack Stein’s.
| A．American jazz |
| B．Scottish dancing |
| C．12,000 pieces on show |
| D．yourself all night |
Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for________ months of the year.
| A．nine |
| B．ten |
| C．eleven |
| D．twelve |
You have ￥148 and you can________ in May.
| A．listen to Jazz |
| B．watch Scottish dancing |
| C．go to Anhui Museum |
| D．stay in Sun Hotel for a night |
Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new. Which is Mary’s invention?
| A．Teaching her friend. |
| B．A new language. |
| C．Go shopping. |
| D．Making hamburgers. |
Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?
| A．Because they can talk but no one knows what they say. |
| B．Because it’s easy to speak new language. |
| C．Because her friend Jean likes it. |
| D．Because she wants free hamburgers. |
What do they do in the store?
| A．They buy some things. |
| B．They talk with the clerk. |
| C．They want to understand what people say. |
| D．They use their new language and talk about people and things. |
The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.
| A．maybe they need help |
| B．they talk about him |
| C．they laugh at him |
| D．they invent things |
According to the passage, creating something new is _____.
| A．boring |
| B．interesting |
| C．hard |
| D．easy |
Imagine you are an astronaut, you find a new planet that looks like the earth, and when you want to put the flag on it, you find out that this planet has already got population. What would you do?
The US astronaut, Charles “Chuck” Backer, in the new cartoon film Planet 51 just comes across this thing.
Planet 51 is a place where there is no human being. So Chuck arrives in the planet and wants to name it “the US”. But he suddenly finds himself surrounded by lots of little green aliens.
These aliens live in fear that they may be invaded by strange being. They have never seen an alien until Chuck arrives. They think it is terrible and they get ready to defend themselves or attack Chuck. They send him to the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum. Chuck is very scared and tries to escape. The only thing he can do is to make his spaceship work and fly back to the earth. Luckily, he makes friends with a young alien named Lem. Then the adventure begins.
Planet 51 is a science fiction movie. It tells us that whether we are on the earth or in another society with aliens, we should accept the things that are different in our lives and experience them actively. In this way, we can grow up and understand ourselves better by changing.
The film is very funny and full of happiness. Will Chuck return home? If you want to know, see it!根据The US astronaut, Charles “Chuck” Backer, in the new cartoon film Planet 51 just comes across this thing.描述，可知选A。
根据They have never seen an alien until Chuck arrives. They think it is terrible （可怕的）and they get ready to defend themselves or attack Chuck.可知选B。
根据they get ready to defend themselves or attack Chuck.可知是保护自己的意思，故选C。
根据The only thing he can do is to make his spaceship work and fly back to the earth.描述，可知选B。
根据It tells us that whether we are on the earth or in another society with aliens, we should accept the things that are different in our lives and experience them actively. In this way, we can grow up and understand ourselves better by changing.描述，可知选B。
Charles “Chuck” Backer is a ___________.
A. US astronaut B. green alien C. US scientistWhen the green aliens see Charles “Chuck” Backer, they feel ___________。
A. excited B. scared C. sadWhat does the word “defend” mean in this passage?
A. 侵略 B. 隐藏 C.保护How can Chuck get out of the bad situation?
A. He must make friends with aliens there.
B. He must make the spaceship work and return to the earth.
C. He must destroy the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum. What can we learn from the movie?
A. We shouldn’t explore or invade other planets.
B. We should learn to accept new things in order to improve ourselves.
C. We should experience more on the earth in order to be an astronaut.
Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists closed and count to three before making a fist (rock), a flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.
The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.The winner of the game can get ___________ Canadian dollars as a prize.
A. 10,000 B. 100,000 C. 1,000,000The game has been played in Japan ___________.
A. since people invented it B. for about one thousand years
C. since several hundred years agoWhen did World RPS Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A. In 1842 B. In 1898 C. In 1918 The ___________ world championship will be held in 2012.
A. ninth B. tenth C. eleventh In the writer’s opinion, ___________.
A. the game is often used to solve big problems.
B. the game is not just a children’s game
C. the game was first played in Japan
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