Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(纵火犯) was.
One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.
Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.
One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”
Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.
The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.
Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.
“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!
The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.
1.
The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out .
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A．in the afternoon |
B．in summer |
C．at any time |
D．A and B |
2.
Why did the police arrest all the Negroes?
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A．One of them had jumped out of the home on fire. |
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B．They were suspected to be the firebugs. |
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C．The police hated the Negroes. |
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D．The Negroes knew something about the fires. |
3.
Drinking in a pub, Mauson realized what the actual fact was .
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A．by experiment |
B．by backing the bottles |
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C．through the hot sunrays |
D．by accident |
4.
By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was .
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A．the Negroes |
B．bottles |
C．sunrays |
D．plastic plates |
5.
Mauson was put into prison, because .
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A．he had told a lie |
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B．he had fund out the real firebug |
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C．he had turned against science |
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D．he had made friends with the Negroes |
Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very special job. Hitler was very clear about this. This job was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Except for some special fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Within months of Hitler coming to power, many female doctors, teachers and lawyers were sacked. By the start of the Second World War, very few German women were in fulltime work. From their earliest years, girls were taught that all good German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s job was to keep a good home for her working husband and to have children.
One of the earliest laws passed by Hitler once he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage. This law stated (声明) that all newly married couples would get a government loan (贷款) of 1000 marks. This loan was not to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loan did not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan didn’t need to be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared.
What was more, as housewives and mothers, their lives were controlled. Women were not expected to wear make-up or trousers. Only flat shoes were expected to be worn. Women were discouraged from slimming as this was considered bad for child birth.
1.
The aim of the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage was to ________.
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A．attract more young people to join the army willingly |
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B．make those married couples become rich quickly |
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C．encourage people to loan more from the government |
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D．encourage couples to have as many children as they could |
2.
The underlined word “sacked” in Paragraph one probably means “________”.
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A．punished |
B．fired |
C．killed |
D．raised |
3.
According to the passage, women in Nazi Germany ________.
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A．could make up or wear beautiful clothes |
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B．were to have children and do housework |
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C．could receive a good education at school |
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D．were offered the equal rights as men |
4.
Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
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A．The life of women in Nazi Germany |
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B．The cruel rule of Hitler in Germany |
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C．The marriage policy in Nazi Germany |
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D．Hitler — a powerful leader in Germany |
Exercise is an important part of a healthy life. It reduces your risk of heart attack and is a good way to control body weight. It is also something you can do with other people, which can be great fun. So, it is important to find time to exercise and be healthier. As well as making time to exercises, another way is to build it into the natural rhythm (节奏) of your day.
· Go for a walk on your lunch break.
Try to find at least three different ways and change them throughout the week. It
might even be possible to find a place to walk inside, for those bad weather days.
· Talk to your employers about improving health at work.
Encourage your workers to cycle to and from work. You might also be able to
encourage them to set up a gymnasium. Sell the idea by pointing out that doing so
will improve productivity (生产率), and make workers happy.
· If you are a student.
Go for walks with friends to talk about your studies. Spend some time in the learning
resource centre reading about sport, exercise and health. The more you know, the
more choices you will have about how to be physically active. Most colleges have
sport and exercise programs that students can take part in. Find out which activities
are being held, and try those you think you might enjoy.
1.
Workers are advised to cycle to and from work to ________.
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A．make themselves realize the importance of health |
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B．work better and bring pleasure to themselves |
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C．make themselves become much stronger |
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D．reduce the time spent in walking to work |
2.
When a student wants to do exercise at school, he or she had better ________.
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A．take part in all the exercise programs |
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B．have sports with friends or classmates |
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C．choose the one that he or she likes |
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D．choose the same one all the time |
3.
We can learn from the passage that ________.
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A．walk is most suitable for those who work indoors |
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B．one who knows more about health will be healthier |
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C．exercising with others will be better for one’s health |
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D．combining exercise with daily work can save time to keep healthy |
“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up, 21 at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was 22 like you. Then, there was only one career for girls — being a hard-working 23. To tell the truth, it is 24 for me to tell you that I 25 my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I would go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."
I stared out of the window, remembering 26 I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of 27 from her, but getting only the rule and 28 I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she 29 me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school. Least of all, I remembered the times she’d 30 me to other girls who were as old as me and found me useless.
“Nothing was ever 31 enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did 32 me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a 33. Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in everything to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I 34 you in the only way I knew. I am 35 proud of you.”
1.
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A．excited |
B．angry |
C．disappointed |
D．surprised |
2.
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A．ever |
B．mostly |
C．never |
D．once |
3.
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A．woman |
B．worker |
C．wife |
D．student |
4.
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A．comfortable |
B．proud |
C．shameful |
D．silly |
5.
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A．hated |
B．loved |
C．respected |
D．forgave |
6.
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A．where |
B．how |
C．before |
D．when |
7.
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A．honesty |
B．use |
C．importance |
D．praise |
8.
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A．promise |
B．order |
C．expectation |
D．curiosity |
9.
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A．made |
B．encouraged |
C．forced |
D．advised |
10.
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A．compared |
B．matched |
C．explained |
D．introduced |
11.
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A．interesting |
B．bad |
C．modern |
D．good |
12.
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A．support |
B．love |
C．honour |
D．ignore |
13.
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A．reason |
B．explanation |
C．excuse |
D．consideration |
14.
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A．helped |
B．taught |
C．raised |
D．affected |
15.
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A．slightly |
B．generally |
C．actually |
D．gradually |
was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
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A．It |
B．This |
C．What |
D．As |
I regret ______ that we have no news for you.
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A．to say |
B．saying |
C．to have said |
D．having said |
