THREE CENTURIES OF HOAXES（骗局；恶作剧）！
A THINKING MACHINE
In 1769，long before computers were invented，a man from Hungary（匈牙利） built a wonderful machine that could play chess very well．It delighted（使高兴） people all over Europe and beat nearly everyone it played，including famous figures like French leader Napoleon Bonaparte，and scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin．For decades，many people believed that it was truly a thinking machine．
There were people who said it was a hoax，but could not prove it or explain how it worked．About 85 years later，the secret was finally revealed．There was a man hiding inside the machine all the time…who was obviously very good at playing chess!
200 ESCAPE（逃脱）
On November 9，1874，New York newspaper，The Herald，ran a shocking story on its front page．It said that all the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped and were running around the city．It said the police were working to save people，but 27 people had already been killed，and 200 people hut．It wanted everyone to stay at home to avoid danger．Many people in New York were terrified，and did as the paper said．If only they had read the final words of the article，which said："Not one word of it is true Not a single act described has taken place．"It was all just a hoax．The story was made up by Thomas Connery，an editor at The Herald，who wanted to draw attention to the poor condition of cages in the zoo．
ROSIE THE RUNNER
The first woman to cross the finish line of the 1980 Boston Marathon（马拉松） was 23﹣year﹣old Rosie Ruiz．However，as she climbed the stairs to receive her prize，people started to become suspicious（怀疑的）．She didn't seem to be tired at all．Furthermore，none of the other runners remembered seeing her，and her picture never appeared in photos or TV broadcasts of the race．Later，several people said that they had seen her join the race only at the end．It turned out she had run only half a mile（about 805 meters）and taken the train for the rest of the race! Her prize was taken away，of course．
42．The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refers to（指）
A．the hoax．
B．the news．
C．the thinking machine．
D．the computer．
43．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage？
A．The thinking machine used a computer to win games．
B.200 people were killed by zoo animals in l874．
C．Rosie Ruiz wasn't tired at the finish line．
D．Rosie Ruiz didn't appear in TV broadcasts of the race．
44．What is true about all the writer in the passage？
A．They made people scared．
B．They fooled a lot of people．
C．They made people suspicious．
D．They delighted people．
45．The title of the passage shows us that the writer thinks that hoaxes
A．are not new．
B．are easily avoided．
C．are always cruel．
D．are usually unbelievable．
July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two American landed on the moon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11.
Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometres.It took the two American three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility（宁静）.Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested.
On July 21st, Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.The moon is ________ kilometres away from the earth.
| A．385 | B．3850 | C．38500 | D．385000 |
The two Americans stayed on the moon for about________.
| A．three days | B．six days | C．one day | D．four days |
“The Sea of Tranquility”here means________.
A. the earth B. the moon C. the world D the sea July 20th, 1969 was an important day because________.
| A．it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon. |
| B．man could not get to the moon by spaceship |
| C．Apollo 11 left the earth. |
| D．American They went to the moon in a spaceship |
Everybody wants to be healthy．You know food is very important．There is much healthy food．You can have more bananas，apples，oranges and tomatoes because fruit and vegetables are good for you．But don’t eat too much chocolate．It’s not healthy food．Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy．Remember there is a saying，“An apple a day keeps a doctor away．”Sports can also keep you healthy．Get up early and do some sports every day．Don’t be lazy(懒)!You will be healthy and happy．．Which of these following sentences is true?___________.
| A．Everybody is healthy． | B．We don’t want to be healthy． |
| C．Food is important． | D．There isn’t much healthy food. |
Why is healthy food good for you?_________.
| A．It makes you beautiful． |
| B．It makes you young． |
| C．It makes you tall． |
| D．It makes you grow and make you strong and happy． |
“An apple a day keeps a doctor away”means(意思是)：________
| A．The doctor goes away when he sees an apple． |
| B．You eat an apple every day and you can be healthy． |
| C．The doctor runs away when you give him an apple． |
| D．You want to be a doctor． |
．What’s the best title(标题)for this passage(短文)?_________.
| A．Fruit and vegetables． | B．Healthy food． |
| C．Healthy food and sports． | D．Sports． |
One day， little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: “Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! ”She said this because she was afraid of the thieves.
Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike， “Where is your mother? ” “She has gone to the river to do some washing.”Mike answered."“Well.”said his uncle, “now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry...”
After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think ， “Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?”he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it. What did Mike's mother ask him to do while she was away?_________.
| A．To wait for her. | B．To watch the house. |
| C．To look after the child. | D．To wait for his uncle. |
How many uncles did Mike have?_________.
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．We don't know. |
. What should Mike do?_________.
| A．He should lock the door before he went to the river. |
| B．He should ask his uncle to tell his mother. |
| C．He should go to the river with the door open. |
| D．He should watch the door all the time. |
阅读下面短文，完成所给任务。
There is a park next to my home. But I don’t often go there. One afternoon I go into the park and find it is very small. In the park, there are two roads. One is clean. There are ①许多 flowers on the two sides. The other is dirty. But I go along the clean road. Ah! ②There is a small lake there. It’s very nice. There are trees, flowers and chairs next to it.
I am so happy.Where is the park?
There are roads in the park
请把①处短语翻译为英语。
请把②处句子翻译为汉语。
判断正（T）误(F)。There are trees, flowers and chairs next to the lake.
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If you want to buy some apples and beef, you should go to the floor.
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