Jaya is sixteen, but he doesn’t go to school. He studies medicine at New York University in a class of twenty-year-olds. Jaya was born in Madras in India but now lives in a house in New York with his mother, father and brother. They can all speak English. His father is a doctor.
Jaya was different from a very young age. He could count before he could say “Mummy” or “Daddy”. He could answer questions on calculus (微积分) when he was five and did algebra(几何) when he was eight. Now he studies from 8:15am to 4: 00am every day at the university. Then he studies at home with his father from 6:30 to 10:00 every evening. Jaya doesn’t have any friends. He thinks other children can’t understand him. He never goes out in the evenings, but he sometimes watches TV. He says, “I live for one thing — I want to be a doctor before I am nineteen.”
1.Is Jaya very clever?
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2.Where was Jaya born?
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3.Who teaches him medicine at home?
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4.What was Jaya very interested in when he was very young, math or medicine?
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5.Why doesn’t Jaya make friends?
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The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory（领土）, belonging to the country since ancient times. They are located(位于) to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, The total landmass of these islands (总面积) is about 5.69 square kilometers.
Since the Japanese government “bought” the Diaoyu Islands, the tension （紧张）between China and Japan about the islands has gone up. Several major Shanghai travel agencies have decided to stop organizing tours to Japan and advised Japan-bound (前往日本的) tourists to make other plans, becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue(争端).
The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. (上海中青旅出境旅游服务有限公司）stopped the tour to Japan and will gradually stop receiving tourist bookings(预订) to Japan after the National Day holiday, according to Liu Xin, the company’s manager.
The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. (中国国际旅行社有限公司上海分部) also said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans.
In fact, tourists had already begun to ask for cancellation(取消) of their tours to Japan because they were worried about their safety.
Last year, more than 100,000 tourists from Shanghai went to Japan on organized tours. That made Japan the second most popular tour place for travelers from the city, only after Thailand.
1.The Diaoyu Islands don’t belong to Japan, do they?
A．Yes, they do. B．Yes, they are.
C．No, they don’t. D．No, they aren’t.
2.Why did several major Shanghai travel agencies stop organizing the tour to Japan?
A．Because it is far from China to Japan.
B．Because they think they couldn’t make more money by organizing the tour to Japan
C．Because it will cost too much money.
D．Becauese the Diaoyu Islands issue happened between China and Japan.
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is True？
A．China's Taiwan Island is located to the southwest of the Diaoyu Islands.
B．Japan is the most popular tour place for travelers from the city.
C．The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans.
D．The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. stopped the tour to Japan
4.This passage may be _____.
A．an ad B．a piece of news C．a poster D．a survey
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．The Diaoyu Islands belong to China since ancient times.
B．The Japanese government “bought” the Diaoyu Islands.
C．Tourists canceled (取消) the tours to Japan becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue.
D．Last year, many tourists went to Japan on organized tours.
Beijing-- During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Sunday, China confirmed(确诊)six new cases of human H7N9 bird flu(禽流感) , including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission(国家卫生和计划生育委员会) said that a total of 102 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 20 that have died.
Of the total, 12 H7N9 patients have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, and the other 70 patients are being treated in designated（指定的） hospitals, according to the commission.
A total of 33 cases, including 11 that have died, have been reported in Shanghai. Twenty-four cases, including three deaths, have been reported in Jiangsu province, and 38 cases, including five deaths, in Zhejiang province. Anhui province has reported three cases, including one death. Beijing has reported one case and three have been reported in Henan province.
China officially confirmed the human cases infected （感染）with the H7N9 virus since last month.
According to the commission, China’s confirmed H7N9 cases are isolated （隔离）and there has been no sign of human to-human transmission（传染）.
1.According to the passage, how many new cases have been found in China?
A．4 B．6 C．5 D．1
2.The underlined word “discharged”in Paragraph 3 probably means _____.
A．治疗 B．死亡 C．出院 D．住院
3.In _____ , the most deaths have been found.
A．Shanghai B．Beijing C．Zhejiang D．Anhui
4.According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT true?
A．Twenty people have died of H7N9.
B．Since last month, the human cases infected the H7N9 virus have been reported.
C．Not all the hospitals can take in the H7N9 patients.
D．One person can be infected by staying with the H7N9 patients.
5.We can probably read this passage in a(an) _____.
A．story book B．newspaper C．advertisement D．magazine
In the summer of 1980 a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Carner, went to Great Britain on holiday. When he was travelling in Scotland, he decided to visit Loch Ness, the famous lake where people say there is a monster. But while he was going across the lake in a boat, his bag fell into the water. In the bag were his passport, car keys, pen, and all his money. Loch Ness is 150 meters deep, so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!
Fourteen years later, in 1994, some scientists decided to explore the lake. They looked for the Loch Ness monster. Suddenly one of them saw something black in the water. They carefully went nearer. They thought the black thing was the monster. They went nearer and nearer. It was a bag. They took the bag out of the lake. They found that the photo on the passport was still clear. One of the scientists knew Gaspar Carner. So the bag was returned to him.
1.Carner visited Loch Ness _____.
A．on business B．on holiday C．for exploring D．for money
2.Why is the lake famous? Because _____
A．it’s very deep. B．there’s a bag in it.
C．there may be a monster D．it’s in Scotland
3.What’s in Carner’s bag? _____.
A．A monster B．Something black C．Photo D．Many useful things
4.How did the explorers know the bag was Carner’s? _____.
A．One of the explorers knew Carner
B．Carner recognized (认出) the bag
C．Carner was very famous
D．They expected it was the monster
5.Why didn’t Carner expect to see the bag again?
A．There was nothing important in his bag.
B．He didn’t like his bag.
C．The monster ate his bag.
D．He thought Loch Ness was so deep that his bag couldn’t be found.
A young woman 1 alone through the country. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road ,holding her hand out as if she needed a lift .
“I can’t leave her out in this weather”, the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the 2 .
“Do you want a lift?” she asked, the old woman nodded (点头) and 3 the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you 4 for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time 5 year.” She said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some more, the lady said 6 except for a nod of the head or something else.
Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly she knew the lady was a 7 ! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror 8 ,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door.
As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village she 9 . She found that the old lady had left a 10 behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath(呼吸). Inside the bag was a gun!
1. A．has driven B．had driven C．was driving D．drove
2. A．door B．car C．glass D．hand
3. A．took in B．got off C．got into D．went to
4. A．lain B．kept C．sat D．waited
5. A．out B．of C．in D．off
6. A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
7. A．boy B．girl C．woman D．man
8. A．quickly B．clearly C．carefully D．slowly
9. A．feared B．slept C．stood D．stopped
10. A．shoe B．box C．handbag D．watch
________delicious food it is!
A．How B．How a C．What a D．What
