An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopkeeper. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered, “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？
1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family？
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.
2.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _______.
A. something interesting B. something beautiful
C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food
3.The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows ___.
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracle
C. There was no need to worry about money
D. she thought money was easy to get
4.What made the miracle happen？
A. The girl’s love for her brother.
B. The girl’s money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore.
D. Nobody can tell.
5.From the passage we can infer (推断)that _______.
A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not too sick.
Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it.
What will the cars of tomorrow be like?
Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.
Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.
1. Cars in the future mustn’t bring ________ pollution in the air.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. no
2. The little car’s size may be ________ today’s car’s size.
A. one third of B. two thirds of
C. as big as D. as small as
3.Little cars are very fine for ________.
A. long trips B. journeys
C. everyday life D. sport
4. The big cars are ________ the little cars for long trips.
A. as useful as B. not so useful as
C. more useful than D. less useful than
People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had only one hand---the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants (仆人) to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller.
Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers（塔）. Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock.
Now many people have alarm clocks (闹钟) to wake them up to go to work or go to school.
So clocks are the very important part of people’s life.
1. People began to make clocks ________ 500 years ago.
A. less than B. for C. more than D. without
2. At the beginning the clocks had ________ .
A. one hand B. two hands
C. three hands D. four hands
3. Bells were made for ________ .
A. the old people
B. everyone
C. the people unable to see the clock
D. the children
4.Alarm clocks can help people ________ .
A. work hard B. wake up
C. see the time D. go to bed
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Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you do. Don’t open the box.” saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said to her. But the woman didn’t give up her . One day, she decided to find out was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was . He was very and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t take anything at all.” The old man them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”
1.A. may not B. mustn’t C. could not D. needn’t
2.A. After B. For C. By D. Before
3.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
4.A. no B. yes C. goodbye D. much
5.A. work B. box C. way D. idea
6.A.which B. what C. who D. that
7.A. did B. opened C. failed D. stopped
8.A. lost B. open C. empty D. broke
9.A. general B. happy C. careful D. angry
10.A. turned to B. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at
— My family and I will go back to the USA tomorrow.
— ____________
A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. See you soon！
C. No problem. D. Have a nice journey！
-- Must I do my homework right away?
-- No, you _____. You_____ do it later.
A. can’t, must B. needn’t, may
C. may not, must D. mustn’t, can
