It was nearly seven o'clock, when a man walked into a bar, ordered a drink and turned to watch the television.
The seven o'clock news was on and it was showing a man standing on top of a tall building. He was looking down at the crowd of people below.
On the ground, a police officer with a megaphone(扩音器)was trying to tell him not to jump.
"Let's talk about your problem," the police officer was saying. "Perhaps we can help you."
The man turned to the bartender(酒吧侍者)and said, "I bet you a hundred dollars he doesn't jump.
The bartender looked at him. "You're offering me a hundred dollars if he jumps? Is that right?"
"Yes. I don't think he'll jump."
The bartender smiled. "OK. You've got a bet."
The man turned back to the TV and watched it carefully. The bartender, however, did not seem to be very interested. He continued washing glasses and serving the other customers.
Then, after about five minutes，the man on the building threw himself off the building and fell to the ground.
The man in the bar turned to the bartender.
"He jumped," he said. "You win."
He held out a hundred dollar bill to the bartender, but the bartender would not take it.
"I can't take your money," he said. "I knew I couldn't lose. That story was on the six o'clock news. I saw him jump."
"Well, yes, so did I," the man said, "but I didn't think he'd do such a stupid thing twice."
1.Where did the man see the news the second time?
A.At the bartender's house. B.In a bar.
C.In a cinema. D.On top of a tall building.
2.Why didn't the bartender watch the report carefully?
A.Because he had seen it earlier.
B.Because he didn't care what happened to the man.
C.Because his other customers were waiting.
D.Because he was not very interested.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The bartender knew the man on the top of the building.
B.The bartender was a dishonest man.
C.The customer made a bet with his friend.
D.The customer didn't think the man would jump a second time.
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.Tips for betting. B.A safe bet.
C.A stupid thing. D.Jump or not jump.
Parents complain about their teenagers' noses always in their phones. But they might want to look into their own screen time habits.
A study from the Pew Research Center was put out last week. It found that two-thirds of parents are worried about the amount of time their teenage children spend in front of screens. But more than a third of parents said they have worries about their own screen time.
More than half of teens said they often or sometimes find their parents to be distracted(分心的).It's often when the teens are trying to have a conversation with them. The study calls teens' relationship with their phones "closely connected" at times. It shows that nearly three-fourths check messages when they wake up. They also check their notifications(通知).Parents do the same. But parents do it at a lower rate. That rate is 57 percent. It is still a lot.
Big tech companies face a growing backlash(强烈抵制).There are complaints against the nature of their products. And against their apps. People complain about the endless notifications and other features. They say they are created to keep people tied to their screens.
Many teens are trying to do something about it. Fifty-two percent said they have cut back on the time they spend on their phones. Fifty-seven percent did the same with social media.
Researchers say parents have a big role in their kids' screen habits. Setting a good example is a big part of it.
"Kids don't always do what we say but they do as we do." That's according to Donald Shifrin, a professor who works at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He was not doing the Pew study. "Parents are the door that kids will walk through on their way to the world."
1.Why do teens often or sometimes find their parents to be distracted?
A.Because parents pay more attention to their own phones.
B.Because parents don't have a good relationship with teens.
C.Because teens often talk too much with their parents.
D.Because teens spend more time on their own phones.
2.From the passage, we can learn that ________ .
A.parents are worried that their children's noses go wrong
B.few parents read messages on their phones in the morning
C.more than half of teens realize the bad sides of their phones
D.teens always refuse to do things the way their parents do
3.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To warn the bad influence of phones on children.
B.To ask parents to control their time on the screen.
C.To complain about the terrible features of phones.
D.To help teens develop good habits of using phones.
First of all, it's a myth that no two snowflakes(雪花)are the same. In 1988, a scientist found two exact same snow crystals(晶体)that had both formed in a snow storm in Wisconsin, USA.
Since then scientists have come to learn that snowflakes can only form into 35 different shapes. Although scientists are also not sure why exactly the various shapes of snowflake form, they have confirmed(确定)eight main shapes, with each of these eight shapes having several different variations(变化).
Second biggest myth, snow isn't white. It's actually colorless. Snow is made up of very small pieces of ice, and ice is translucent(半透明的), which means that light does not pass through it easily, but rather it gets reflected(反射).
When light hits a snowflake, it gets reflected back from the snowflake's many surfaces, often bouncing(弹跳)between these surfaces, and because of this that light is reflected back to our eyes as the color white. This is why, when we have a close look at a snowflake, it always looks clear, yet in reality appears as white.
1.What does the underlined word "myth" probably mean in the passage?
A.Something that is not true. B.Something that is amazing.
C.Something that is interesting. D.Something that is not good.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Light can easily pass through ice.
B.A scientist found two different snow crystals.
C.When we have a close look at a snowflake, it looks clear.
D.Scientists are sure about the reasons why various shapes of snowflake form.
3.This passage is probably from ________ .
A.a weather report B.a science magazine C.a science fiction D.a travel guide
New York is 3 hours ahead of(在……前)California ,
but it does not make California slow.
Someone graduated at the age of 22,
but waited 5 years before getting a good job!
Someone became a CEO at 25,
and died at 50.
While another became a CEO at 50,
and _____ to 90 years.
Someone is still single,
while someone else got married.
Obama retires(退休)at 55,
but Trump starts at 70.
Everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.
People around you might seem to go ahead of you,
some might seem to be behind you.
But everyone is running their own race,in their own time.
Don't envy them or laugh at them.
They are in their Time Zone, and you are in yours!
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
So,relax.
You're not late.
You're not early.
You're very much on time,and in your Time Zone.
1.The best word for the blank in the poem is ________ .
A.born B.grew C.lived D.married
2.What can we learn from the poem?
A.Obama starts at 55,but Trump retires at 70. B.Life is all about waiting for time zones.
C.The earlier we succeed,the better we will be. D.Don't hurry and take your own steps.
阅读短文，并从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。
If you are asked to recite (吟诵) lines of poetry that have the Chinese character “hua” which means “flower”. How many lines could you recite?
He Liran, a 13-year-old girl, had to take on this _________ on a TV show held by Shandong TV. He Liran, a student from the Harvin No. 163 Middle School ________ Heilongjiang Province, competed with over 100 other students. The competitors ________ to recite lines of poetry that had the word “hua”, with He Liran replying to each one.
In the end, He Liran ________, reciting more than 60 out of the 127 lines in the competition.
Her love of reading helped her win. Her father started reading to her ________ she was just 4 years old. ________ has been a bookworm (书虫) ever since.
She is especially ________ in ancient poetry. “The beautiful lines they feature refresh my thought and inspire (启发) me a lot. For example, I love Su Shi’s ________. His optimism (乐观) influences me a lot,” she said.
Though she is busy with her schoolwork, she ________ some time studying at least one poem each day. She thinks ancient poetry is still ________, even in modern times. Poems can be part of our daily life.
1.A.risk B.truth C.way D.challenge
2.A.on B.in C.at D.with
3.A.took down B.took place C.took turns D.took away
4.A.failed B.won C.cried D.left
5.A.when B.because C.if D.unless
6.A.I B.You C.He D.She
7.A.bored B.interested C.excited D.worried
8.A.paintings B.novels C.poems D.presents
9.A.spends B.takes C.pays D.costs
10.A.easy B.useless C.important D.boring
—Mr. Wu, I'm afraid I will fail the English exam.
一 ________ , dear! Take it easy. I'm sure you will pass it.
A.Sorry to hear that B.Come on C.All right D.Good job
