打字机已经被电脑取代。
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树产生的这种化学物质保护他们免受昆虫侵害。
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他深吸了一口气然后跳进水池。
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“How much does it cost to have my shoes shined?” A man in black stood in front of me and asked. Before I could answer, I had started brushing away on his shoes.
“How much do you make a week, boy?” he asked me again. I knew he was laughing at me. All the time I was wondering where I had seen the man. Suddenly I knew I had seen his picture in the post office many times. He was a big swindler—one who cheated money out of others, wanted by the police in many states.
“You know,” he was saying, “it’s imagination people lack. You’ll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy. Along with imagination, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. When I was sixteen, I had made $2,500 of my own,” he kept talking away.
That’s when something reminded me. Was it $2,500 or $5,000 or $25,000? I wasn’t sure. I knew a big reward was offered for him.
But what could I do about it? Hit him with a can of shoe polish? A man his size could put me under his power easily.
Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey coming across street. Then, very fast, I began to tie the man’s shoelaces together. The man was watching the officer. “That’s enough, boy!” he said, “I got to be going.”
The policeman was at the window when I shouted, “Officer Dailey, help! This man is a cheat.”
“Shut up,” the man said angrily. I saw a gun in his hand. He was starting to run away when he fell on his face and knocked himself out.
There was a reward of $7,500 for the man,” the officer said. “That’s clever of you.”
“Well, it really wasn’t my idea,” I said. “It was his …”
1.What did the boy do to make a living?
2.Where had the boy seen the man in black?
3.Why was the man wanted by the police in many states?
4.Was the big reward for the man $2,500, $5,000 or $25,000?
5.How did the boy stop the man running away?
6.What do you think the boy would say? Please complete the the last sentence in the passage.
“It was his _________________________________________________________________.”
A survey has been conducted by a travel agency these days. It asked students at senior high schools to name some E1. cities they like best and give their reasons. The followings are the top four on the list.
Venice in Italy was c2. because it is one of the most romantic cities. It is special because of its beautiful canals and bridges. Newly married honeymoon couples love to go for a ride in a gondola which is the s3. of Venice. In the past, Venice was an important port. Marco Polo left from there when he travelled to China in 1271. It was also a great artistic centre during the Renaissance.
The capital of Spain, Madrid is situated in the centre of the country. Madrid is famous for its art galleries. Its famous museum has one of the world’s biggest art c4. and paintings by Picasso are exhibited at the Reina Sofia. Many people are attracted to Madrid for its exciting nightlife. But the city is well-known with young people because it is home to the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players.
London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Its many historical landmarks, including the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, are visited by millions of tourists. But London is also an exciting modern city and a great entertainment centre. A lot of plays, concerts, musicals and operas are c5.and performed in the theaters of the West End.
The Italian capital, Rome, is one of the worlds’ richest historical cities. The ancient city was the capital of the Roman Empire and tourists are e6.attracted by ancient monuments. Its most famous landmark is the Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre built in 75AD. Another attraction is the Pope’s residence, the Vatican, and its beautiful Sistine Chapel, which was painted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
Some scientists conducted a study years ago. They gave 186 kids aged 4 regular carrots for lunch on some days, and the ________ vegetables renamed X-ray Vision Carrots on other days. Interestingly, the children ate nearly twice as many on the latter days.
The study suggests the influence of these names might continue. Children continued to eat about 50 percent more carrots even on the days when they were ___________ labeled as anything fun.
The research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was presented at the annual meeting of the School Nutrition Association in Washington, D.C.
“Cool names can make for cool foods,” said the lead author Brian Wansink of Cornell University. “Whether it be ‘power peas’ or ‘dinosaur broccoli trees’, giving a food a fun ________________ makes kids think it will be more fun to eat. And it seems to keep working — even the next day,” Wansink said.
Similar results have been found with _________. A restaurant study showed that when the Seafood Filet was changed to Romantic Hawaii, sales increased 28 percent and taste rating increased by 12 percent. “Same food, but different expectations, and a different experience,” said Wansink, author of “Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.”
The study was conducted in pre-schools, but the researchers believe the same naming tricks can work with children ______________.
“I’ve been using this with my kids,” said researcher Collin Payne, “Whatever sparks(激发) their imagination seems to spark their appetite.”
1.A.same B.different C.delicious D.colorful
2.A.still B.no C.no longer D.specially
3.A.color B.smell C.flavor D.name
4.A.adults B.school kids C.teenagers D.customers
5.A.in primary schools B.in middle schools C.after school D.at home
