Mr. King was the owner of a large company. 【3】 One day, he
went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and set out 
for a city.
He was leaving his office when Bill, a night watchman, came in Bill just came off work(下班). After saying “Good morning” to Mr. King, Bill told the owner about his bad dream. Last night he dreamed Mr. King’s plane crashed after it took off. Mr. King was surprised to hear this. He decided to go by land.
Bill’s dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off. Later Mr. King returned to his office and heard the accident. To express his thanks, Mr. King gave Bill 5,000 dollars with a letter. 【4】Mr. King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away. Bill was surprised and asked, ”Why?” Mr. King said,” Go home and read the letter, and you will know why.”
Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After he read it, he became sad. In the letter there is only one sentence. But it was enough to tell the reason.
任务一：根据短文回答问题
1.How did Mr. King feel after he heard Bill’s dream?
_________________________________________________.
2.What do you think the sentence in the letter could be?
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任务二：将文中划线部分翻译成汉语。
3._______________________________________________.
4._______________________________________________.
任务三：请给短文拟一个适当的题目
5.________________________________________________.
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others don’t.
The White House is a house in Washington. The pre
sident of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.
1.White House is a house for ___________.
A. the American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.
2.England fought with America in ____________.
A. 1810 B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916
3.The house is called “White House” because ____________.
A. it's covered with snow
B. the house is very clean
C. the stone walls of the house were painted white
D. they like white color
4.The White House was painted white because ____________.
A. the house is old
B. the house is new
C. it was once on fire and was with marks
D. they have enough paint
5.“ever since” means ___________.
A. n
ever B. once C. from then on D. before
Modern Chinese use the
solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder
1. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?
A. It was the year of tiger. B. It was the year of the hare.
C. It was the year of snake. D. It was the year of the ox.
2. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?
A. On February 15 B. On February 16
C. On February 14 D. On February 17
3. The family usua
lly have their big family dinner at the home of _______.
A. the married sonB. the married daughter
C. the unmarried sonD. the parents
4. People celebrate the New Year ________.
A. for 15 days
B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year
C. from January 21 to February 20
D. both A and B
5. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.
A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）
B. the moon’s revolutions
C. the earth’s revolutions
D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions
In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People h
ave breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.
1.Many English people have meals a day.
A. two B. three C. four D. three or four
2.People may have for their breakfast.
A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee
C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs
3.People have lunch at ．
A. any time B. nine C. five D. one
4.People don't have for their dinner.
A. porridge B. bananas and apples
C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish
5.In many English homes dinner comes ．
A. at one o'clock B. about half past seven C. at noon D. at night
The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _ _ them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room__ . And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very _ _, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It’s a very _ way from our world.” “Oh, that’s _ ,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’ _ _. That’s much _ away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very _ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too _ for people to visit.”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We _ go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night.”
1.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending
2.A. too B. also C. of course D. only
3.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good
4.A. short B. long C. far D. near
5.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great
6.A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time
7.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer
8.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry
9.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot
10.A. don’t B. won’t C. want to D. must
_______ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed.
A. While B. After C .Before D. until
