(A)
Michaelangkang, read this article.
angkangWhat’s it about?
Michael It’s about air pollution in China. It says that China has become the world’s largest producer and user of
coal. As a result, air pollution has become a serious problem.
angkangYeah.But the government is doing something useful to protect the environment.
MichaelThat’s great. None of us likes pollution.
angkangYes. We shouldn’t leave rubbish here and there. Don’t spit anywhere in public. Don’t walk on grass or
pick flowers. Everyone should care for wild animals and plant more trees.
MichaelThat’s right . We should do everything we can to protect the environment..
1.What are they talking about?
2.Why is air pollution a serious problem in China?
3.What should we do and not do to protect the environment?
4.Can you give some advice to the government?
5.Is the government doing something useful to protect the environment?
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(B)
An old porter worked at the railway station for a long time. One morning he was standing and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage(包裹), when he saw a short man running wards to the train with a big bag in his hand.
The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw him. At once the short man ran up to the porter and asked, “Can I catch the 1035 train to London, porter? ”He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.
The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile,“Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,”he explained, “The 1035 train to London left five minutes ago.”
1.A porter’s job is___________.
A. to stand in the railway station. B. to answer the travellers’ questions.
C. to help the travelers carry their luagage.
D. to ask the travelers to help him.
2.One morning a short man ___________.
A. was waiting for the porter to help him. B. was running along rails.
C. was waiting for the train to London.
D. was in a hurry to catch the 1035 train to London.
3.The short man looked worried because ____________.
A. he couldn’t run so fast as the train.
B. he wanted to knows if he could catch the 1035 train to London.
C. the porter watched him for a few seconds. D. he lost his bag.
4.At the end of the story, the porter ______________.
A. told the short man there was no 1035 train to London.
B. told the short man when he could catch the train.
C. helped the short man to catch the train.
D. played a joke on the short man.
5.When the porter told the short man the train had left, the time was about _______.
A.1040 B.1035 C.1030 D.1045
( C )
The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to each other. It does not have the same meaning as our \If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired(雇用.出租) a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The office said again, and the driver shook his head again. At last, the office, of course, got angry.
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The driver answered in quite loud voice, too. \at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then he nodded with a smile, \
( )1. The foreign officer was surprised that ______.
A. the driver could not understand him
B. the driver refused his order
C. the driver drove him to another place
D. the driver shook his head as he said, \
( )2. The sentence \
A. in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning
B. Indians don't say No when they don't agree with each other
C. there is no difference between Yes and No
D. We shake our heads to say No, not Yes as Indians do
( )3. We can know _____________ according to this passage.
A.Different countries have different customs.
B.No pains,No gains.
C.If you don’t study hard ,you will not understand others.
D.Shaking heads means No.
( )4. Which of the following sentences isn't true?
A. Shaking the head doesn't always have the same meaning in different countries.
B. When an India shakes his head, he really means Yes.
C. In India shaking the head means No.
D. In China shaking the head means No.
( )5. An Indian would shake his head when ______.
A. he didn't want to do anything B. he agreed with others
C. he talked to others D. other people were wrong
(D)
Jackie Chan came into this world in 1954,the son of a poor couple who went to Hong ong from Shangdong,China.When he was born,his parents didn’t have enough money to pay the hospital and couldn’t take him,their only child,home right now.They tried their bet to save money and at last they were able to take Jackie home.They named him Chan ongsang,which means”born in Hong ong”,to celebrate their safe arrival in Hong ong.
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