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A poor young man went to Paris, 1. (expect) that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.
“Are you 2. (well ) at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man shook his head.
“How is your history?” “What 3. your law(法律)?”
The young man lowered his head 4. (sad).
5. his father’s friend asked again and again, the young man could shake his head. He6.(him) couldn’t find out any advantages.
“Then write down your address first.”
The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is 7. (write) very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a job for living.”
Many 8. (year) later, the young man wrote the classical works that were well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a famous French writer in the 18th century.
In the world, there are many ordinary persons9. all have many small advantages, but they can’t find them. In fact, there is 10. gold mine(矿井) in every ordinary life. If you are willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Almost everyone has dropped some food on the floor and still wanted to eat it. If someone saw you drop it, he or she might have shouted, “ 5-second rule!” This so–called rule says food is OK to eat if you pick it up in five seconds or less. But is that true?
Professor Anthony Hilton from Ashton University, UK, tested the rule with his students. They found that food dropped for five seconds is less likely to contain bacteria(细菌) than if it sits there for longer.
For the study, Hilton and his students tested a lot of foods——bread, pasta, cookies and candy—to see how much bacteria they had when they made contact with the floor. They allowed the food to lie on the different types of flooring—carpet(地毯), laminate (复合地板) and tile(瓷砖) — for three seconds to 30 seconds.
Not surprisingly, the longer the food was on the floor, the more bacteria it had. And the type of floor where the dropped food landed had an effect. Bacteria are least likely to transfer(转移) from carpet, while they are most likely to transfer laminate or tiled surface after more than five seconds.
The study also found that the wetter the food, the more likely it was to pick up bacteria. Although most people are happy to follow the 5-second rule, eating food dropped on the floor still carries an infection(感染) risk. “It very much depends on which bacteria are on the floor at the time.” Hilton told Forbes.
1. What is the “5-second rule’ mean?
A. People often shout at someone when they drop food on the floor.
B. Food is safe when you pick it up off the floor in less than five seconds.
C. It’s better to eat dropped food when it’s been on the floor for over five seconds.
D. Food will go bad when dropped food on the floor in five seconds or less.
2. Where is Ashton University?
A. In the USA. B. In England.
C. In China. D. In France.
3. Hilton’s test wanted to find out____________.
A. if the “5-second rule” is true
B. the students’ favorite food
C. which food is easily dropped
D. if different types of floor have different bacteria
4. According to the test, we learn the following EXCEPT ________.
A. the dropped food had more bacteria if it sat on the floor for longer.
B. the dropped food on the carpet had the least bacteria.
C. bacteria was impossible to transfer from laminate or tiled surfaces.
D. the wetter food was likely to pick up bacteria.
5. According to the article, the infection risk of the dropped does NOT depend on _____________.
A. how long the food sits on the floor
B. what the dropped food is
C. what the bacteria are
D. what the weather is like that day
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly, a small opening appeared and the butterfly made its great effort(努力) to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.（那个蛹好象忘记了它该怎样做, 也好象停止了挣扎）.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly would come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he didn’t understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle(拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been, we could never fly.
1. What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
A. It was trying to make a cocoon for it self.
B. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.
C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.
D. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.
2. The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon in order to __________.
A. take the butterfly home
B. help the butterfly come out easily
C. kill the butterfly
D. stop the butterfly growing bigger
3. What do you think of the man?
A. Patient but cruel B. Careful and wise
C. Kind but unwise D. Brave and funny
4. What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?
A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.
B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.
C. Every good deed will come back with good result.
D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.
5. What is the best title of the story?
A. The Love for the Cocoon.
B. The Joy of Helping Each Other.
C. The Lesson of the Cocoon.
D. The Expectation (期待) for the Butterfly
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In today’s class, I will teach you how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom. I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular free-card websites.
Step 1 Connect your computer to the Internet and go to 123 Greetings. Click “Happy Birthday”. You will see hundreds of e-cards. Choose the card you’d like to send.
Step 2 Design your e-card. After clicking the card you want, you’ll see the “Design” menu. In it you can find many things you can change to suit your taste, such as the colors and music.
Step 3 Add your message in the message box. The message box provides space for you to type a message. Think of something special and type the message into the box.
Step 4 Enter your e-mail address. Then enter the e-mail address of the recipient. Choose whether you want to be notified (通知) when your birthday e-card has been read. You can also choose whether to send the card immediately or at a later time.
1. The writer is most probable a __________.
A. scientist B. teacher
C. doctor D. farmer
2. How many steps should you take to send a birthday e-cards to your friends?
A. One . B. Three.
C. Five. D. Seven.
3. 123 Greetings is ______________________.
A. a factory that makes e-cards.
B. a post office that sends birthday cards.
C. an e-card website that offers a free service.
D. a school that teaches how to make e-cards.
4. If you want to change the music of your e-card, you need to ____________________.
A. choose another e-card.
B. type your e-mail address into the box.
C. go to the “Design” menu
D. click “send”.
5. The underlined word “recipient” means “_______________”.
A. the person who will receive the e-card.
B. a person whose name isn’t known .
C. the person who is sending the e-card.
D. a person who works for 123 Greetings.
阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railwaystation, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “ whereare you going ,sir?
“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy anymore. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. Butsuddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.”the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, Itook a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how muchI have to pay for the trip.”
1. The story probably happened _______.
A. on a winter morning . B. on a winter night .
C. on a rainy day. D. on a rainy night .
2. When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was ______.
A. happy B. annoyed
C. disappointed D. sad
3. The driver was not happy any more because ___________.
A. the young man didn’t want to take the taxi
B. the young man wouldn’t give him money
C. the young man was carrying two big bags
D. the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars.
4. Maybe the taxi driver got ________dollars at last.
A. 3 B. 2
C. 13 D. 15
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The two taxi drivers were both honest.
B. The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.
C. It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
D. The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Do you dream of growing up quickly so you can spend your own money? Earning money isn’t just for people who grow up. Kids can do _______ , too.
Earning gives you more than money. It’s also a learning process. _______ working to earn your own money, you will learn _______ to succeed in the world. This includes using money, understanding and _______ other people, using _______ you’ve learned from textbooks and using your time cleverly.
Earning is _______ for you. Money gives choices. _______ you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you earn helps.
Money gives you independence. When you earn your own money, you don’t have to _______ anyone else to give you anything. 40 yuan that you earn yourself is _______ better than 160 yuan from your parents.
However, don’t _______ to learn. Remember , what you are studying now can make you be able to earn money better in later life.
1.A. these B. them C. it
2.A. By B. With C. In
3.A. why B. how C. what
4.A. working on B. talking with C. getting on with
5.A. what B. why C. which
6.A. unnecessary B. good C. dangerous
7.A. Though B. Unless C. If
8.A. depend on B. look up C. give up
9.A. a few B. a lot C. a lot of
10.A. rush B. accept C. wait
