Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth.” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.If you have a
headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“ But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
1.The writer thinks that_____.
A. health is more important than wealth B. work is as important as studies
C. medicine is more important than pleasure D. nothing is more important than money
2. The doctor usually tells his patient what to do______.
A. without examining the patient B. after he has examined the patient
C. if the patient doesn’t take medicine D. unless the patient feels pain
3. The underlined part means “______”.
A. he was feeling better than ever B. he wasn’t a healthy man
C. he was feeling worse than before D. he will be well again
4.From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_______ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A. was a heavy smoker B. didn’t smoke so much
C. didn’t smoke D. began to learn to smoke
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.
B. The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.
C. The man thanked the doctor. D. The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.
King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand . ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in . ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘ Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
1. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____
A. she hoped to make the king the richest in the world. B. She loved gold too.
C. She wanted to teach the king a lesson.
D. She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold gold.
2. When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____
A. excited B. hungry C. worried D happy
3. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A. The king died in the river.
B. The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
C. All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D. Both B and C
4.What do you think the story tries to tell us?
A. Gold makes people unhappy.
B. More gold , more happiness.
C. Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.
D. People feel happy if they have not gold.
The Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 for Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died before the palace was completed and only Catherine the Great and her successors were able to enjoy the great interior (内部) of Elizabeth’s home. Many parts of the palace’s impressive interior have been remodeled since then, particularly after 1837, when a huge fire destroyed most of the building. Today the Winter Palace, together with four more buildings arranged side by side along the river embankment, houses the extensive collections of the Hermitage. The Hermitage Museum is the largest art gallery in Russia and is among the largest and most respected art museums in the world.
The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great bought a collection of 255 paintings from the German city of Berlin. Today, the Hermitage boasts over 2.7 million exhibits and displays, a diverse range of art and artifacts (手工艺品) from all over the world and throughout history (from Ancient Egypt to the early 20th century Europe). The Hermitage’s collections include works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian, a collection of Rembrandts and Rubens, many French Impressionist works by Renoir, Cezanne, Monet and Pissarro, and several works by Rodin. The collection is really worth a stop for all those interested in art and history. The experts say that if you were to spend a minute looking at each exhibit on show in the Hermitage, you would need 11 years before you’d seen them all. However, we suggest you choose a guided tour instead!
Location: Dvortsovaia Naberezhnaia, 32-38.
Open: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sunday till 5 pm.
Closed: Mondays. Ticket-office closes 1 hour before closing time.
1. According to the passage, the Winter Palace was built for ______.
A. Catherine the Great. B. Empress Elizabeth
C. Peter the Great. D. Empress Elizabeth’s successors
2. What’s the main reason why many parts of the palace’s impressive interior were remodeled?
A. Catherine the Great and her successors didn’t like the design.
B. Empress Elizabeth wanted to remodel the palace.
C. A huge fire destroyed most of the building in 1837.
D. The building became old itself.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is CORRECT?
A. The Winter Palace was built between 1753 and 1761.
B. The Hermitage’s collections don’t include works by Monet.
C. The Hermitage Museum is the largest art gallery in Russia.
D. The Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764 when Empress Elizabeth bought a collection of 255 paintings from Berlin.
4.If you want to visit the museum, when can you go?
A. At 10:30 am on Monday. B. At 10:00 am on Tuesday.
C. At 11:00 am on Sunday. D. None of the above.
Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport — young and old, boys and girls, and now even robots.
Last week at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots.
Robot football was very different from human football. Only two robots played in each match. The field was as big as a ping-pong table. One half was black and the other was white. Each robot tried to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals won.
Gao Linge, a boy from Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match.
“My school bought the main board (主板),” said Gao, 14. “Then I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer programme for it.”
Gao’s robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器) to “see” and “kick” the football.
Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gao’s school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gao’s. The match decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robot’s parts to Gao.
Even so, Gao’s robot didn’t win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem — their robot ran out of batteries (电池)!
“We’ll solve the problem and beat the other school next time!” said the two boys.
1. How many robots are needed in one match?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2. The third paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A. a wonderful robot football game. B. how to let robots score more goals
C. the rules of the robot football games. D. the way for robots to win the match
3. Why did Gao Linge lose the final?
A. Because his robot had no power. B. Because he broke the rules of the match.
C. Because he used Ying Xuehai’s parts. D. Because his robot went wrong.
4. From the passage we know that if you want to take part in the match, ________.
A. you must go to Hangzhou. B. you must know something about computers
C. you must know how to play football on the playground
D. you must get along with Gao Linge and Ying Xuehai
Three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel 36 only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.
They all 37 the train. The accountants took their own 38 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and 39 the door behind them. The train 40 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to 41 tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a 42 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor 43 it and moved on.
The accountants saw this and 44 it was quite a clever idea. 45 after the conference, the accountants decided to 46 what the engineers did on the return trip and 47 some money.
When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48 , the engineers bought no tickets 49 .
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one 50 accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer. 51 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was 52 . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后) , one of the engineers left his restroom and walked 53 to the restroom 54 the accountants were 55 . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”
1. A. in B. at C. with D. to
2. A. put on B. got off C. got on D. put off
3. A. seats B. chairs C. desks D. tables
4.A. closed B. hit C. opened D. knocked
5. A. arrived B. left C. walked D. passed
6. A. get B. put C. collect D. fetch
7. A. hole B. cut C. half D. crack
8. A. brought B. took C. held D. returned
9. A. expected B. agreed C. showed D. advised
10.A. So B. Although C. Or D. But
11. A. learn B. copy C. tell D. praise
12. A. save B. earn C. make D. spend
13. A. pity B. fear C. joy D. surprise
14. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. in all
15. A. frightened B. puzzled C. excited D. scared
16. A. After B. Since C. During D. Before
17.A. not near B. not far C. not nearly D. not closely
18.A. on B. up C. at D. past
19.A. which B. that C. where D. at where 20. A. hiding B. standing C. sitting D. resting
I ______ from him ever since he ______in Shanghai.
A. didn’t hear, settled B. haven’t heard, settled
C. don’t hear, settles D. didn’t hear, hasn’t settled
