Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨) to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Unum! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!"
1.The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because______
A. he was thinking about the words
B. he didn't understand the words
C. he wanted to talk to his dog
D. he liked talking to himself
2.What made the boy start his new life?
A. The people laughing at him.
B. The kind words spoken to him.
C. The hard life.
D. His lovely dog.
3.He was feeling __-__when he whistled to his dog.
A. funny B. sad C. lonely D. excited
4.Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
A. He never took goog care of his friend ,Tige.
B.H usually had many friends around him.
C. He helped a young lady when her bag dropped.
D. He often washed his dirty face in lake.
5.What’s the best tile (题目)of this passage?
A.A Dog and a Boy B. A poor Boy’s Childhood
C. A businessman and a Boy D. The Power of Kindness
John Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But John was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, John joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! John changed his English grade from F to A. John’s parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. “An A in English!” said John’s Dad. “You are a very clever boy, John. ”
John is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, their computers are connected to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（帐户）and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
1.John changed his English grade with the computer in ______.
A. the classroom B. the school office
C. a bank near his house D. his own house
2.When John’s parents saw the report, they were happy because ______.
A. John was good at math
B. John loved computers
C. John could join one computer to another
D. they thought John was not poor in English any longer.
3.Who are worried about hackers in the story?
A. John’s parents
B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.
C. The police.
D. School headmasters and teachers.
4.What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?
A. Information B. Bank computer accounts
C. Computers D. Grades
5.The last paragraph is about _______.
A. John B. computers C. hackers D. modem
There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!
Sometime it seems that no one likes tea as much as the British does. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）.
People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea — green, black or red as some people call it. It is served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one’s health.
1.The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.
A. how many cups of tea the British drink each day
B. that the British like talking about tea
C. that the British can’t live without drinking tea
D. that tea is very important in the life of the British
2.The phrase “their idea of heaven” means ______.
A. the happiest thing for them
B. their thoughts
C. their God
D. the worst thing for them
3.The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea” means ______.
A. they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea
B. there is a lot of tea
C. they talk much about a nice cup of tea
D. there is a talk while drinking tea
4.From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine in ______ many years ago
A. the world B. British
C. many countries D. China and Japan
5.This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. people in different countries like drinking different tea
B. something interesting about tea
C. how many kinds of tea there are in the world
D. drinking tea is good for our health
Singapore, July 12－many people enjoy chewing(咀嚼) gum, but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum. Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the streets where it made a big mess. Chewing gum also got stuck in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. This meant the trains didn’t run on time. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.
Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.
根据短文内容, 判断正 (T)误(F)。
1.The text is probably taken from a story book..
2.Chewing gun made Singapore dirty before 1992.
3.During the time without chewing gun ,the streets and underground trains were clean.
4.People can buy special kinds of gun at the dentist’s for health reasons
5.Now in Singapore everyone can chew all kinds of gum freely.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too , difficult or boring for humans.
Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after . For example, scientists are making a robot to help people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks” its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by . The owner wears a special belt. This belt instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.
In the United States, another of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American . They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮脸) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
1.A. interesting B. strange C. dangerous D. safe
2.A. others B. another C. them D. themselves
3.A. deaf B. blind C. old D. sick
4.A. in front of B. behind C. under D. above
5.A. television B. radio C. loudspeaker D. mobile telephone
6.A. posts B. writes C. reads D. sends
7.A. type B. size C. set D. double
8.A. guesses B. thinks C. hears D. sees
9.A. cinema B. hospitals C. museum D. theatre
10.A. until B. before C. because D. whether
---Excuse me,Can this magazine be taken out of the reading room?
-----,———you can only read it here.
A. I think so B. I’m afraid so C. I’m afraid not D. I hope so.
