A lawyer and a young lady were sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asked if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wanted to take a nap, so she politely refused.
The lawyer explained that the game was actually very easy. He explained “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and vice versa（反之亦然）.” Again, the lady politely refused and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer added eagerly, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50!” Considering that there would be no end to this suffering unless she played, the lady agreed.
The lawyer asked the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?” The young lady didn't say a word, pulled out five dollars from her purse and handed it to the lawyer.
Now, it was the lady’s turn. She asked the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?” The lawyer was greatly puzzled. He took out his computer and searched all of his references. He searched the Net and sent e-mails to all of his friends, but it was all to no avail. After over an hour, he woke up the lady and handed her $50. The lady politely took the money and turned away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer, very puzzled now, woke the lady up again and asked, “Well, what on earth is the answer?” Without a word, the lady reached into her purse, handed the lawyer another $5 and went back to sleep.
1.The lawyer tried to persuade the lady to play the game because he .
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A．knew he could win |
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B．wanted to have fun with the lady |
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C．wanted to lose money to her |
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D．liked to chat with young ladies |
2.Which of the following best describes the meaning of the underlined words?
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A．No messages arrived |
B．No one could help him |
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C．The Net failed to work |
D．Nobody answered his e-mails |
3.We may infer from the story that .
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A．the lawyer and the lady used to be lovers. |
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B．there was no answer to the lady’s question. |
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C．the lady didn't like playing games with strangers. |
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D．the lawyer was too stupid to answer the question. |
4.The author’s purpose for writing the story is to .
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A．tell us how clever the lady is |
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B．describe the rules of playing games |
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C．show that it is interesting to play games |
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D．make fun of the lawyer |
Dear editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people.They are not as polite or hard-working as my generation（一代人I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat.There were some boys sitting on the seats near me.I didn't know why they were not at school.They were talking and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise.At the next stop, a pregnant（怀孕的）woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags.I expected the boys to let them sit down.They saw the woman but they did nothing.I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter seats. They did so but gave me a rude look.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend’s family.I was glad to see his children, who I hadn't seen for ten years.During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children.It soon became clear that they didn't know much about it.They couldn't tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy.All they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful.In my days, students knew the kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany.How could these young people become good workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age.Maybe they have too much money.Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this “lost generation”.
Yours sincerely,
Frantz Vogts.
1.Mr. Vogts writes this letter to the editor to _______.
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A．show how rude the boys were |
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B．express his worry about his friend’s children’s future |
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C．show how lazy young people nowadays are |
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D．complain the way some young people acted |
2.When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground , he_______.
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A．knew there was no hope for him to get a seat |
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B．felt he would be in trouble |
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C．thought they should have been studying instead of staying there |
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D．expected that they would get off at the next stop |
3.Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because _______.
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A．he was not politely treated |
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B．he had different opinions on the world politics from his friend |
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C．the children cared more about the Internet than he |
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D．the children did not know much about world politics |
4.By saying “lost generation”, Mr Vogts refers to ________.
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A．the fact that he is angry with young people today |
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B．the people at his age |
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C．his worry about these young people |
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D．today’s young people |
White was the owner of a private school in a town. Last year, he married one of his classmates.The beautiful woman spent much time in learning nothing during middle school. But she wasn't worried about anything in the future, because her parents were very rich and could provide her with everything.So he could make poor Mr White listen to her. Mr White was busy in dealing with school affairs and his wife had to stay at home alone.But she hated the lonely and boring life.Her father introduced her to some businessmen who wanted to employ her .But she wanted to stay with children.So her husband was asked to allow her to work in his school.At first her husband didn't agree with her. She didn't supply money to him any more, so the poor man had to give in.Otherwise , his school would shut down for lack of her money. The woman could not teach students, because she knew neither maths nor physics.She thought she often played in the zoo,so she decided to teach biology.But she didn't know how to teach the subject at all.She thought hard, and finally she decided to bring the students to the zoo.
Pointing to a crocodile, she shouted ,”Look at it carefully! It’s a whale!”
“Excuse me ,madam,” said a student. “It’s a crocodile!”
“Shut up!” Mr White said angrily. “It’s a whale!”
1.Why did Mr White have to employ Mrs White as a teacher ?
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A．Because his school would shut down without her money. |
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B．Because Mrs White learned many things during school time. |
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C．Because no businessman wanted to employ Mrs White. |
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D．Because Mrs White knew something about biology. |
2.Which of the following is not true about Mrs White?
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A．She was the daughter of a rich man. |
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B．She often went to the zoo to study animals. |
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C．She knew nothing about the subject of biology. |
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D．She was one of Mrs White’s classmates. |
3.What happened when Mrs White brought her students to the zoo?
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A．The students didn't know whales and crocodiles. |
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B．Mrs White taught the right animals to her students. |
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C．A whale came up to the bank to have a breath. |
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D．Mrs White mistook a crocodile for a whale. |
4.Why didn't Mr White agree to accept his wife as a teacher?
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A．Because he wanted to change his fate of listening to his wife. |
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B．Because he knew his wife could not be a good teacher. |
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C．Because his wife liked being at home. |
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D．Because his wife only knew something about maths and physics. |
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to 21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never 22 the target. Becoming somewhat 23 , he headed back for dinner.
As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s 24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right 25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he 26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his 27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After 28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to 29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she 30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.
Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the 34 ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 35 at home.
After several days, Johnny finally couldn't 36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and 37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her 38 .
Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the 39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I 40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”
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______ careful you are, ______ mistakes you will make.
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