After wandering around in the city for a long time, Tom finally found himself standing in front of the palace. He looked through its golden gate, hoping to take a look at a real prince. There were some guards standing at both sides of the gate. Tom, dressed badly, was moving nervously past them when he suddenly caught sight of a well-dressed boy who was followed by several servants. He was no doubt the prince!
Tom was excited. He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him.
However, a guard saw him and stopped him rudely.
The young prince, whose name was Edward, was angry with the guard for his rudeness. He asked the guard to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace.
The two boys became good friends. They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had dreamt about dressing like a prince. As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror, they were surprised to find that they looked almost like twins!
The two boys were in each other's clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise on Tom's hand. He soon realized that it was caused by the guard who had stopped Tom rudely. In a moment, the young prince ran out of the room. He decided to punish the guard.
However, the guard didn't realize that the prince was in Tom's old worn clothes. He hit Edward heavily on the ear and threw him out of the palace.
1.Why did Tom look through the gate of the palace?
A.To talk with the guard. B.To ask for a place to live in.
C.To have a look at a real prince. D.To live in the palace.
2.When Tom was stopped, Edward got mad because of .
A.the bad manners of Tom B.the strict rules of the palace
C.the uncomfortable words of the king D.the rude behavior of the guard
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Edward and Tom were twin brothers.
B.Edward was kind, caring and friendly.
C.Edward was tired of living in the palace.
D.Tom wanted to be a real prince.
There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts (专家) use it to tell people it’s important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.
“When we say some people are ‘sweet’, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people’s feelings and acts.” said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone’s character and behavior depending on their taste.”
In one of their experiments, college students were asked questions about their character — whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.
In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren’t. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.
The result of the experiments is that people’s helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.
1.The underlined word “it” refers to ________.
A.the sweet food B.the eating habit
C.the American team D.the English saying
2.According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people ________.
A.overweight B.excited C.relaxed D.friendly
3.It can be learnt from the passage that ________.
A.scientists asked college students questions about their future
B.scientists told college students not to eat sweet food
C.people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others
D.people’s character has nothing to do with their taste
A cup of coffee is a good way for many people to start their day. It can also pass on kindness.
Manyang Kher used to be a Sudanese child refugee(难民). When he was three years old, his village was burnt in the war. He was separated from his parents and never saw them again. He became one of the 20,000 young Sudanese who had to leave their home for Ethiopia’s Gambella area. He lived there as a refugee for 13 years.
When he was 16, Kher went to the United States. While he was in college, he started a program to help the refugees. Now, he owns a coffee company (公司) called 734, which is a part of his program. The company has helped more than 200,000 refugees living in the Gambella area till now. Kher said, “I know the difficulties and pains they face every day. You see kids die from hunger. You see kids dying of illnesses. You see kids running away from the refugee camp to find a place to be home, but die on the way.”
Eighty percent of the money made by the coffee company is used to send more of the children to school. And, as Kher explains, the money helps refugees to help themselves. For example, a cup of 734 coffee can also buy one fishing net(网) for a refugee. They can fish for themselves.
Kher sells the coffee online and to coffee stores. Megan Murphy owns a coffee store in Washington, D.C. She serves 734 coffee in her store and people love it. The coffee tastes delicious, so it’s a win-win on both sides.
1.Kher left his home when he was three years old because ________.
A.his parents opened a store B.his village was burnt in the war
C.he had to move to the US D.he lost his home in an earthquake
2.Kher helps the refugees by ________.
A.making fishing nets B.offering coffee to them
C.starting a program D.sending them back home
3.We can infer from this passage that ________.
A.Kher sells his coffee both online and to coffee stores
B.you’re helping the refugees when enjoying 734 coffee
C.coffee from Megan Murphy’s store tastes delicious
D.Megan Murphy is one of the refugees in Gambella
Father and son
The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a _________ day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.
“Hi dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled (叫喊) to me much louder than_________“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.
One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he ___________that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.
Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote's character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, this brought him___________, as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super⁃fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored (忽视). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (纹身), we had a / an _________ . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.
“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don't get too _________ , okay?” I sighed (叹气), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.
When he ___________his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess.Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.
“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like,“Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”
The next moment I realized that my yelling would not _________ anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin.
And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”
1.A. busy B. blue C. strange D. peaceful
2.A. needed B. expected C. accepted D. imagined
3.A. complained B. realized C. joked D. shouted
4.A. tiredness B. honors C. happiness D. troubles
5.A. agreement B. argument C. decision D. discussion
6.A. mad B. curious C. excited D. nervous
7.A. hid B. showed C. lifted D. hung
8.A. interrupt B. change C. test D. cost
Painted walls look much more interesting and don’t too much.
A.take B.spend C.cost D.pay
How long your uncle in the army?
A.has; joined B.has; been C.does; join D.had; joined
