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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a j in the cotton mills(厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often unable to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent, and the children often went h . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to l him $100 to start his own business.
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without taking his parents’ advice) saw a future in scrap metal. He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and earned plenty of m .
Jack enjoyed working hard. After one year he s in repaying the $100 and he also gave Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity.
B the time Jack was 30 years old, he had made his first million, and he wanted to celebrate this progress by doing something “great”. With all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for h and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest b in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for $5 million, but Jack still can’t get used to living the good life. He can often be found drinking with the locals at the local club.
“I remember being very poor as a child, but n unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “ and I will never f where I came from and who I am.”
Lancashire people are proud of their local hero.
用所给动词的正确形式填空，词数不限
1.The haze(雾霾) (influence)our life so seriously for a long time that many people has got ill because of it.
2.These books worth (read), you should read them in your spare time.
3.Jane entered the Dancing School, later she went on (study) in a middle school.
4.A wealthy manager (find) dead at the door of his building three days ago.[来源:学
5.While the boys (play) football, it began to rain heavily.
词汇运用
A）根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
1.Each of the famous actors has an (attract) quality.
2.Spring Festival is coming. I (simple) can’t wait to see my parents.
3.There are many famous (direct) in Shanghai International Film Festival.
4.Your (suggest) is of great value, I will take it, thank you.
5.Wearing red can make it (easy) to take action than other colors.
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
6.A new satellite(卫星) , Wukong, was sent to the space. It (标志) the development of our country.
7.The government saw the introduction of new (技术) as the most important.
8.The policemen said someone (偷) the valuable jewellery yesterday, he wanted witness could offer them some useful information.
9. (虽然) my uncle is old, he looks very strong and healthy.
10.A digital camera can be used to (录制) short movies.
When someone who is in good health dies suddenly, there is usually an inquest(审问). A coroner(验尸官)will do it. His job is to find out exactly how a person died.
If there is nothing suspicious about the death, he will decide that the person died from
natural causes or an accident, if, however, he is suspicious, he may decide that the person’s death was caused by a person or persons unknown.
One day the coroner was trying to find out exactly what had caused the death of a local
businessman, Henry Watson.
The man’s wife was explaining something. She was very sad and had to stop from time to time. The coroner did not want to make her sadder than necessary, but he had to find out the truth. There were questions he had to ask. “Mrs. Watson, I know this is painful for you,” he said, “but I want you to think very carefully and then answer my questions. You and your husband were having dinner at home. Is that correct? ”
“Yes.” ‘‘Suddenly he fell to the floor? ” “Yes.”
“You stood up and hurried to him? You knelt(跪下)beside him? His stomach was in great
pain? ” “Yes.” “Did he say anything? ” The wife kept her head down．
“Please, Mrs. Watson, you must answer the question. What were his last words? ”
The wife took a deep breath and then spoke. “He said,” She replied in a very low voice, “I'm not surprised that seafood we had for dinner cost you only 50 cents.”
1.What is the purpose(目的)of an inquest when a healthy person dies suddenly?
A. To help the poor family．
B. To do a research on death．
C. To find out the cause of death．
D. To ask questions about the person．
2.What is the meaning of the underlined(划线的) word “suspicious” in the passage?
A. 可怕的 B. 可怜的 C. 可能的 D. 可疑的
3.What was the probable cause of Henry Watson’s death?
A. Eating the food that went bad．
B. Getting too old．
C. Having a serious heart attack．
D. Being murdered by his cook．
4.According to the story, what would probably happen to the wife after this inquest?
A. She would become a bad woman．
B. She would never buy any seafood．
C. She would be much healthier．
D. She would ask the coroner to keep the secret．
Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food? Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil(变质)food.
“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food,” explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from. If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no fridges, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer, healthier lives. Today, in a time of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.
1.The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by ．
A. making food taste better
B. making food hotter
C. preventing bacteria getting into food
D. killing bacteria in food
2.Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because ．
A. cold temperature makes bacteria
B. bacteria get used to hot food
C. high temperature helps bacteria grow faster
D. bacteria spoil food only at high temperature
3.According to the passage，spices are useful in the following things except ．
A. helping you to live longer
B. helping to keep you healthier
C. making your food taste better
D. taking the place of fridges
Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of earth. When China is in autumn, it’s spring in Australia. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from the town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep everywhere.
1.What do you know about Australia according to the passage?
A. It’s the largest country in the world.
B. It’s as large as Shanghai.
C. It’s not as large as China.
D. It’s the largest island in the west of the earth.
2.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show when China is in .
A. October B. January C. April D. June
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.
B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.
C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of kangaroos.
