Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
1.Why were the fathers there?
A．They were waiting for their wives.
B．They were seeing doctors.
C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.
D．They were working at men nurses there.
2.Which of the following is true about the third man?
A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.
B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.
C．He didn’t want to have these babies.
D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.
3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?
A．He was afraid of having so many babies.
B．He was seriously ill.
C．He was too excited.
D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.
4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?
A．9. B．10. C．11. D．16.
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.
1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
A．his business B．his house C．his garden D．his window
2.The Daguerreotype was_______.
A．a Frenchman B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera D．a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
A．watch lots of films
B．buy an expensive camera
C．stop in most cities
D．take many films and something else.
4.This passage tells us_____________.
A．how photography was developed
B．how to show feelings in pictures
C．how to take pictures in the world
D．how to use different cameras
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
1.The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.
A．Canada B．Scotland C．Japan D．Egypt
2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A．11:00a.m B．2:00 p.m. C．12:30 p.m. D．4:00 a.m.
3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A．having lessons B．sleeping C．watching TV D．playing games
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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to ___1___ themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot ___2___catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their__3___ with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look ___4___. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color __5___ crops have. Some other pests whose colors are ___6__ plants are easily found and eaten by ___7___. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only __8____.
If you ___9___ animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect __10___. Bears, lions and other animals ___11___ quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters ___12___ their colors are much like the trees.
Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the __13___. A kind of fish can __14____ a kind of black liquid(液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is ___15____ they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.
1. A．show B．protect C．kill D．interest
2. A．easily B．freely C．safely D．differently
3. A．sizes B．smells C．colors D．shapes
4. A．yellow B．red C．black D．green
5. A．so B．as C．like D．with
6. A．different from B．same as C．similar to D．opposite with
7. A．other B．others C．the others D．another
8. A．in the morning B．at noon C．at night D．in the daytime
9. A．study B．write C．draw D．work
10. A．them B．themselves C．it D．itself
11. A．run B．fight C．move D．eat
12. A．because B．so C．and D．although
13. A．forests B．desert C．sea D．mountains
14. A．keep out B．come out C．look out D．give out
15. A．why B．when C．how D．where
— Would you like to go for a picnic to enjoy the fresh air outside this weekend?
— __________. It will be a sunny day.
A．I’d love to B．Don’t mention it
C．No, I won’t D．It doesn’t matter
— You look so happy!
— That’s because an old friend of is coming.
A．I B．me C．my D．mine
