Every body talks about the weather．It's the most popular topic of conversation（谈话）．For example，people may say to each other"Isn't it a nice day？""Do you think it is going to rain？？"or"I think it is going to snow．"（1）
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．（2） ．One man may say，"Do you see how cloudy it is in the east？It's going to rain tomorrow．"But anther man may say，"Yes，it's cloudy in the east，so we are going to have a fine day tomorrow．"
（3） When a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain，he won't believe other things．When people have a picnic，but it begins to rain，they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fine very quickly（4）
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says．But he does not tell us what we want．and sometimes he makes a mistake．（5）
A．People often hope for the weather they want．
B．However，he still probably comes closer to being right than most people．
C．But they don't always agree with each other．
D．They won't believe that will finish their lunch in the rain．
E．All these are the common ways to start a conversation．
The holiday is coming to us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why do you like reading books? We have Internet. It offers a lot of more colorful fun. Books are history!” But I am sure you can learn a lot from books than Internet.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book can give you a lot of wonderful words, as long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me; it’s far easier to get new words from a book or an article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But another more important point is that books give you something that the Internet cannot. The general webpage (网页) is picture-heavy and the text is as easy to read as possible. While “easy” may attract (吸引) you, unluckily it’s not helpful for any long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. Because of that, reading on the Internet can’t take the place of reading books.
But perhaps the best reason is that just choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it’s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It’s hard work, but you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.Does the writer advise people to read books in their holidays?
What can people get from a well-chosen book?
What’s the general webpage like?
How many reasons for reading a book does the writer mention in the passage?
What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
Carbon monoxide poisoning (一氧化碳中毒) causes death and injuries around the world. This gas is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather. A few years ago, America’s Centers for Disease Control (C. D. C.) studied deaths linked (联系) with carbon monoxide poisoning. It found that the number of carbon monoxide deaths in the United States was greatest in January. The C.D.C. also found that carbon monoxide kills more than four hundred Americans each year. And, it said more than twenty thousand people are taken to hospital for treatment of health problems linked with the gas.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color, no taste and no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. Yet, carbon monoxide gas is very deadly (致命的). It steals the body’s ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide makes it difficult for the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues (血管). It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it. Damage (损害) to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts (数量) of carbon monoxide.
How quickly this can happen depend on how long a person is breathing the gas and how much gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs(标志). But people have to be awake to realize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. Their stomachs may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly.
People develop serious headache as the amount of the gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomachache.
Doctors say carbon monoxide influences people differently. For example a small child will experience health problems or die much sooner than an adult. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important. The damage of carbon monoxide to the body has something to do with _____.
| A．the amount a person breathes in |
| B．whether a person is healthy |
| C．how many signs a person finds |
| D．ages of people |
One of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning is _____.
| A．burning eyes | B．bad cough |
| C．serious headache | D．high fever |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Carbon monoxide poisoning seldom happens in cold areas. |
| B．Twenty thousand Americans are killed by carbon monoxide each year. |
| C．Most people know whether there is carbon monoxide in the air. |
| D．Carbon monoxide stops the blood from carrying oxygen to body tissues. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Warning signs that carbon monoxide poisoning has. |
| B．Reasons why carbon monoxide can cause person’s death. |
| C．The damage of carbon monoxide and how it works. |
| D．Influences of carbon monoxide on children and adults. |
Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.” The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.
| A．had less | B．gave up | C．had more | D．looked down upon |
Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.
| A．he wanted to buy other things |
| B．he needed to give the dime to his mum |
| C．the roses were too expensive |
| D．he could hardly believe what had happened |
From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.
| A．was moved by the boy’s voice |
| B．was ready to help others |
| C．knew the boy before |
| D．was good at telling stories |
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.
Of course, he delivered (分发) more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”. Then she put the note and the empty bottles into the milk box. The next day, the buttermilk would magically appear.
There was also a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box in the house, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
I am sad that there is no home milk delivery today. Big companies produce cheaper milk, and milk is for sale everywhere. People may not need the milkman anymore.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside and it brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and put it outside the door. My son’s friends always ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship with his milk.The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.
| A．by car | B．by bike | C．on foot | D．by truck |
The writer’s mother put the note _____.
| A．into the bottles | B．into the milk box |
| C．in the kitchen | D．in front of the door |
The writer brought back home an old milk box because he _____.
| A．missed the good old days |
| B．wanted to tell funny stories |
| C．needed it for his milk bottle |
| D．wanted to give it to the milkman |
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| A．Waiter | B．Office Assistant | C．Salesgirl | D．Guide |
If you want to be a waiter, you should _____.
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If you work as a guide, you can get _____ an hour.
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