At a day care center in Taxes, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica McClure. She was 18 months old. Jessica’s mother, who worked at the day care center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.
A well was in the yard of the center. The well was only eight inches across, and a rock always covered it. But children had moved the rock. When Jessica fell, and she fell right into the well.
Jessica’s mother reached inside the well, but she couldn’t feel Jessica. She ran to the phone and called 911 for help.
Men from the fire apartment arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. For the next hour, the men talked and planned Jessica’s rescue(营救). Then they told Jessica’s parents their plan.
“We can’t go into the well. ” they said “It’s too narrow. So, we’re going to drill(钻) a hole next to the well. Then we ‘ll drill a tunnel across Jessica. Then we’ll bring her up through the hole. ”
The man began to drill the hole on a Wednesday morning. “We’ll reach Jessica in a few hours ”, they thought. The men were wrong. They had to drill through the solid rock. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were still drilling,. And Jessica McClure was still in the well.
During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes called her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried, and sometimes she sang.
All over the world people waited for the news of Jessica. They read about her in the newspapers and watched her rescue on TV. Everyone worried about the little girl in the well.
At 8 P. M. on Friday, the men finally reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her foot and forehead was badly injured. But Jessica was alive. A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica was lucky she was young. She’s not going to remember this very well. ”
Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, ans many other people around the world will not forget them. After Jessica’s rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us. ”
1.Jessica fell into the well because____.
A. her mother was not watching her
B. she was too weak
C. the rock cover was moved away
D. other children played with her
2.To rescue Jessica, the rescuers___.
A. had to dig another hole next to the well
B. spent hours on making a rescue plan
C. kept the secret of the rescue
D. tried to make the hole big enough
3.What the doctor said meant that ____.
A. Jessica’s parents should help her forget that
B. no medicine could help Jessica to forget that
C. the hospital was lucky to help Jessica
D. young Jessica wouldn’t remember that for long
4.We learn from the passage that___.
A. Jessica got many people’s attention
B. Jessica didn’t make a sound in the well
C. it took the whole Friday for the men to rescue Jessica
D. Jessica’s parents made a new cover for the well
5.Which of the following can most probably be the tittle of the reading?
A. Rock Cover B. Dangerous Well
C. Everybody’s Baby D. Careless Mother
Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college with a degree in history. Today she works for a large software company. Now twenty-seven, Rachel takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed college, but my job doesn’t use information I learned when I was doing my degree,” Rachel says,” This course is helping me to do my job better. In the future, I might go back to school and got an MBA. ”
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In the United Stated, people can return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or older to get a higher degree, such as a master’s or Ph. D. Like Rachel many more are taking training courses to improve their workplace skills. With many classes now available through the Internet, it is easier for people to get degrees or training by distance learning.
Mayumi Hosoya, who is forty, teaches Japanese at a community college in New York. “Next term, I’ll be teaching some of my classes using the Internet. This is new for me,” says Mayumi, “At the moment, I am taking a course to learn how to teach this way. ” At the same time, Mayumi’s seventy-year-old mother and father are taking a distance learning course in Art History. “We love the subject,” says Mayumi’s father, ”and now we can study with people from all over the world. I never thought learning could be this much fun. ”
1.The reading is maily about_____.
A.Rachel Lopez’s studying and working experience.
B.the education in the United States
C.people’s life in New York.
D.lifelong learning becoming more common.
2.Rachel is sure that _____
A. getting an MBA is necessary for her job
B. colleague studies didn’t prepare her well for her job
C. it’s not clever to get a master’s or Ph. D. in later thirties.
D. students needn’t to study when they get a job
3.The underlined words ‘distance learning’ in the reading means___
A. studying in community college
B. learning for higher degrees
C. studying away from classroom.
D. learning in the workplaces
4.Mayumi’s parents are taking a course ____.
A. the using of the Internet B. the workplace skills
C. Japanese teaching D. Art History
5.We know from the reading that ___.
A. many people go to school to take teaching courses
B. Rachel graduated when she was twenty
C. Mayumi’s teaching how to use the Internet now
D. many students stopped studying when looking for jobs
1.We may read the above material mostly____
A. in an airport report
B. on buses and in taxis
C. in a picture story book
D. in a Cambridge newspaper
2.It’s clear that the advertisement is given by___.
A. London Train Station B. London Stansted Airport
C. Cambridge University D. Stansted’s check-in
3.The advertisement suggests that people go to Stansted____.
A. by train B. by taxi
C. by plane D. by bus
4.The train services are available___.
A. only at the train station
B. at any time of travel returning
C. In about four weeks
D. to people who walk to the check-in
5.If one wants to know about the train services, he can___.
A. save￡14. 50. B. get on the train
C. take the plane to M. A. G D. check online
Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio. He saw an armored truck （运钞车）a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the back door of the armored truck___ , and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. And money spilled （洒落）out of it. Then another bag fell out of the truck, and another. Money was____ __ everywhere.
At first, drivers thought the ___ _ papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the papers were not leaves—they were money! Drivers quickly stopped right in the middle of the highway and jumped out of their cars. They began ____ _ money! They were putting ten, twenty, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pocket. Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He took hold of a bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.
Later, Mr. Kiser____ the money. He had＄57000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He ____ about spending it. He needed a new TV set for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the＄57000. There other people____ _ money, too. But most of the money—almost one million dollars were still missing. The truck company____ a 10 percent reward. “If you return ＄1000, for example, we will pay you＄100,”the company said.
Then the company got some ___ _ . A man telephoned and said, “I was driving along the highway when I saw the traffic jam and the money. People were___ _ everywhere. I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?”
“Yes!” answered the truck company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked____ _ at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the people's ____ . They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn't have much ___ _.
One man who had taken money___ _a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name. “I took two bags of money,” he said, “I'm going to take this money and ____ Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of my life. ”
1.A. broke B. dropped C. shut D. opened
2.A. lying B. falling C. flying D. showing
3.A. green B. yellow C. red D. white
4.A. looking for B. picking up C. putting away D. laughing at
5.A. spent B. hid C. counted D. exchanged
6.A. complained B. dreamed C. worried D. cared
7.A. made B. received C. refused D. returned
8.A. paid B. offered C. accepted D. wasted
9.A. help B. trouble C. money D. time
10.A. running B. jumping C. watching D. stealing
11.A. quickly B. carelessly C. angrily D. closely
12.A. pockets B. faces C. names D. ages
13.A. chance B. fun C. luck D. experience
14.A. visited B. helped C. telephoned D. invited
15.A. leave B. buy C. traveled D. developed
--What were you and the policeman talking about? --He asked me_______.
A. why was I staying there
B. what I have been
C. how could he get through the building
D. whether I could help him
It is usually quite warm in my hometown in March, but it_______ be rather cold sometimes.
A. must B. can C. should D. need
