Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire (蓝宝石) worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.
“Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibition objects, but it's different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel,” a police official said.
Exhibition officials said that a person bitten(咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.
Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown guards.
1.Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is ___________ .
A.quite normal B.never allowed
C.often necessary D.usually forbidden
2.The jewels were being shown in_____________ .
A.an Indian hotel B.an Indian museum
C.a Japanese hotel D.a Japanese museum
3.Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?
A.They were both special things from India.
B.The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe.
C.The organizers wanted to do something unusual.
D.People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.
4.Many visitors came to the exhibition because __________.
A.the snakes were on show
B.so many jewels were being exhibited
C.exhibition officials said it was special
D.they were interested in seeing a famous jewel
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What was the weather like?
A.Windy B.Snowy C.Rainy
2.How much was a cake?
A.Ten cents B.Five cents C.Three cents
3.What did the man ask the boy to do?
A.Buy a cake
B.Buy two cakes
C.Tell the woman to come over
4.What can we learn from the text ?
A.The man didn’t eat any cake
B.The boy made fun of the man
C.The man missed his train
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What seems to be the man’s problem?
A.He can’t focus on his final exams
B.He doesn’t want to go to school
C.He is too stressed to sleep
2.Why does the man call the woman?
A.Because she once had the same problem
B.Because she is in contact with the student help services
C.Because she once helped a student with the same problem
3.When does the woman suggest the man call the health service?
A.Right after the conversation
B.Tomorrow
C.The day after tomorrow
4.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The final exams will be next month
B.The man has been to the student help services
C.The health service centers open at 8:30 am every day
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What happened to the woman?
A.She lost her luggage
B.She lost her air tickets
C.She lost her contact(联系)with her friend
2.What was the woman’s flight number?
A.Flight 1489 B.Flight 4479 C.Flight 4089
3.What’s the woman’s phone number?
A.38725781 B.37825681 C.38725871
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why does the woman want to introduce Carol to the man?
A.Because they are both single
B.Because she thinks the man is great
C.Because they have something in common
2.Who is Bob?
A.Carol’s friend
B.The man’s friend
C.The woman’s teacher
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.How many kilos of bananas does the man buy?
A.One B.Two C.Three
2.How much is a box of chocolate?
A.22 yuan B.23 yuan C.24 yuan
