Yesterday the police were busy searching (搜索) for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they disappeared (消失) during an adventure (冒险) trip of Cape York Peninsula.
This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the three missing people.
The police said that they searched a wide area, but the forest was thick and their work became harder because of the rain these days. Later on, the policeman Roger Fleet said, “The visitors had a radio with them. If they were in trouble, they would call us.”
The three visitors left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Roger Fleet said the visitors wouldn’t get into trouble if they stayed on the main road.
A policeman found a photo of Vicky and Tom near the “Be careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why did they park the Toyota car at the edge (边缘) of the forest? And the police said that the visitors left a map of the area behind, too.
If anyone can give information or see these three young people, call the police in Cooktown.
1.Maybe this article is from ___________.
A. a newspaper B. a magazine C. a storybook D. a guidebook
2.Which word can best describe (描述) the search of the three missing people?
A. Boring B. Difficult C. Fun D. Easy
3.What did the three missing people want to do in Cape York Peninsula? For ________.
A. an adventure B. money C. the natural beauty D. fish
4.Which of the following things didn’t the police find?
A. A map. B. A photo of Vicky and Tom. C. The visitors’ radio. D. The visitors’ car.
5.The article asks people to _____________.
A. join the police in searching for the missing people
B. tell the police about the visitors’ ages and their looks
C. learn the lesson and stop taking adventure trips
D. offer information about the missing people
Mr Young has a big shop in the centre of the city. He tells all his employees (雇员) to be friendly to the buyers and he gets a lot of money.
One day an old woman went to the shop to buy a silk blouse. When she came out, she left her wallet (钱包) in it. A girl picked it up and found there were five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and nobody saw it. She put it into her pocket quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she failed. That evening Mr Young was told about it. He was very angry and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her place. A few young men came, but none of them could satisfy (使……满意) him.
This morning, a young man came in his office. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”
“No, sir,” answered the young man.
“Do you drink?”
“No, sir.”
Mr Young asked him other questions, and the young man’s answers satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, “You have no shortcomings, do you?”
“No, I don’t, sir,” said the young man, “I like telling lies.”
1.Mr Young gets a lot of money because_________.
A. his shop is in the centre of the city B. his employees are friendly to the buyers
C. the clothes in his shop are cheaper D. the clothes in his shop are better
2.Mr Young sent the girl away because_________.
A. she wasn’t friendly to the old woman B. she didn’t want to be polite
C. she didn’t work hard D. she didn’t return the wallet to the old woman
3._________, so Mr Young was satisfied with him.
A. The young man’s answers showed he was a good man B. The young man couldn’t smoke or drink
C. The young man was very honest D. The young man was very clever
4.The underlined word “shortcomings” in the story means ____________.
A. 优点 B. 特长 C. 缺点 D. 习惯
5.After hearing the young man’s last answer, Mr Young ___________.
A. decided to employ him B. couldn’t employ him
C. thought he was honest D. liked him at once
In the United States, Monday is the beginning of the workweek. Most Americans like that day _____. And it is certain that they like Saturday most. Saturday is the _______ of the workweek, and it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is ________ at weekends. Most Americans take care of their houses, cars and gardens. They _____ the feeling that time seems to move slowly. The workweek is for things you have to do, but the _______is for things you want to do. Some people may get in a car and go for a _______ in the country. They like to take part in outdoor activities. They _______ go to a public eating place or a film on Saturday night. The ______ of weekends is a recent invention (近期的发明). In the 1870s, rich people began to talk about _______ weekends visiting friends in the countryside (乡村). For most people back then, however, the workday was six days ______.
1.A. most B. least C. more D. less
2.A. end B. beginning C. middle D. starting
3.A. terrible B. hard C. different D. same
4.A. hate B. enjoy C. remember D. forget
5.A. weekend B. weekday C. week D. workweek
6.A. walk B. dance C. drive D. run
7.A. must B. should C. need D. may
8.A. day B. idea C. programme D. knowledge
9.A. costing B. spending C. paying D. taking
10.A. long B. short C. early D. late
– If you have any trouble, be sure to call me. – _______.
A. I’m glad to hear that B. OK, I will. Thank you very much
C. I have no trouble D. I will think it over
—What’s your cousin like?
—
A. He likes repairing things.
B. He is a doctor in a hospital.
C. He is friendly and humorous.
D. He is 30 years old.
The book is useless. You’d better it.
A. to buy B. not to buy
C. buy D. not buy
