Holmes said, “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”
“The letters are all from sea ports (海港). The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,” I replied.
“Very good, Watson! And John’s enemy is in London already!”
“Well, I hope they won’t kill young John,” I said.
But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.
“He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them, if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me, and he hurried out of the house.
At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.”
“I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA.”
“How did you find him, Holmes?” I asked.
“Ship’s papers,” he said, “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren’t on the ship last night, so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!”
1.This story may be taken from ____________.
A. a science fiction B. a history book
C. a detective novel D. a travel guide
2.Holmes was ________ about John’s death.
A. curious B. angry C. crazy D. worried
3.The Star left London for ________.
A. Canada B. Australia
C. India D. America
4. Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for?
A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus
C. John Calhoun D. John Columbus
5. Which order is correct according to the story?
① John came to Holmes for help.
② John received a letter with five pips.
③ John was killed.
④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C.
A. ③①④② B. ③④①②
C. ④①③② D. ②①③④
People communicate in many different ways. The most common way is by talking with others. Except for talking, we can also use body languages. When we use body languages, we need to use body to show what we mean. Sign language is a kind of body language. Let’s see more about it.
Sign language is popular among dumb people who are unable to speak or don’t want to speak. If you want to communicate with a foreigner ,but you can’t speak his language and he can’t speak Chinese, what can you do ? Maybe you can communicate by making signs. Now let’s learn some signs Indians often use.
★When they are hungry, they move their right hands back and forth in front of their stomachs.
★When they mean “ Let’s eat”, they put their right hands and move them up and down in front of their mouths.
★When they have had enough, they part their thumbs and first fingers, and move their hands from their chests to chins.
★If they have a stomach ache, they put both hands on their stomachs, and move them back and forth.
1.The most common way to communicate is ________.
A. by calling others
B. by talking with others
C. by using body language
D. by using signs
2. What is the synonym(近义词) of the underlined word “ dumb” ?
A. blind B. deaf C. disabled D. ill
3. If you want to show you are hungry, you can ___________.
A. move your left hand up and down in front of your mouth.
B. put your right hand in front of your mouth.
C. move your right hand back and forth in front of your stomach.
D. move your right hand from your chest to chin.
4. If a person puts his hands on his legs and moves them back and forth, we can
infer(推断)____
A. he has a stomach ache
B. there’s something wrong with his legs
C. he is too tired to walk
D. he wants to sit down and have a rest
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Getting to Know Sign Language
B. The Most Common Way to Communicate
C. The Importance of Using Hands
D. Indians And Their Hands
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My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally ________ what my parents meant.
One day, when I ________ a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went ________the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few________ from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭)?” ________ he. “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and ________ that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my ________ . “ I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I ________ to myself silently. I never went back to the store again ________ I finished my study and got a diploma.
________ looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more ________ . The manager told me they needed new ________ , so it was a great chance for me.
I ________ my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “ Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always ________ people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still ________ in my spare time.
1.A.realize B. remember C. wonder D. imagine
2.A.went through B. left for C. stepped into D. walked past
3.A.out of B. into C. away from D. onto
4.A.days B. hours C. minutes D. seconds
5.A.continued B. answered C. warned D. reported
6.A.uncomfortable B. impolite C. unkind D. impatient
7.A.hobbies B. future C. parents D. manager
8.A.shouted B. listened C. said D. cried
9.A.when B. while C. after D. before
10.A.Nothing B. Everything C. Nobody D. Everybody
11.A.grade B. luck C. confidence D. pleasure
12.A.volunteers B. teachers C. students D. workers
13.A.sold B. showed C. sent D. shook
14.A.teach B. allow C. order D. advise
15.A.learning B. working C.playing D. Chatting
--Do you think that Jane can win the competition?
--_______. Every dog has its day, right?
A. I am afraid not B. You got it
C. Yes, I think so D. Sounds impossible
--Jack, could you tell me ______for travelling this summer?
--We plan to go and see the beautiful sea in Hainan.
A. Where your family will go B. how will your family go
C. how your family will go D. where will your family go
My friend Anna____ text messages to me on the mobile phone. But now she ____
e-mails on QQ.
A. is used to send, used to send
B. is used to sending, used to send
C. used to send, is used to sending
D. used to send, used to send
