The Red Cross Society of China（RCSC）（中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million U.S. dollars) as donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit (遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCSC said on January 14, 2005.
2.66 million U.S. dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldives soon after they were hit by the killer disaster（灾难）late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages (homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster areas, the reports said.
According to the reports, two RCSC’s rescue (营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.
The RCSC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its website on time, the reports said.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.The passage is probably from _____.
A.a newspaperB.an advertisement
C.an instruction (指导) bookD.a storybook
2.Which countries were hit by a tsunami (海啸)？
A.Indonesia, China.
B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
C.Thailand, Japan and Maldives.
D.Sri Lanka, Australia.
3.How many RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in the tsunami-hit countries?
A.One. B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
4.The rest of the money will be used to rebuild _____ in the disaster area.
A.schools, airports and shops
B.villages, factories and stations
C.orphanages, gyms and schools
D.villages, schools and orphanages
5.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The RCSC has so far received U.S. $ 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.
B.A third team will be sent to Maldives next week.
C.Two RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.
D.The uses of the money will be reported on its website on time by the RCSC.
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.
A.people drive big cars
B.people drive little cars
C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline
D.the usual size of cars today is too small
2.The usual size of cars today is _____.
A.much smaller than the future one B.as big as the future ones
C.as small as the future ones D.bigger than the future ones
3.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
A.Big cars cost more.
B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.
C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.
D.Small cars are slower than big ones.
4.The streets will be less crowded because _____.
A.there will be fewer cars in the future
B.there will be fewer people in the streets
C.three kinds of roads will be built
D.future cars will be smaller
5.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.
A.there will be too many cars in the future
B.more and more people will go to cities
C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower
D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads
Bruce and Bruno looked worried those days. Their father went to a town far away. Before leaving, he said he would write to them as soon as he found a job there. But two months passed, they did not hear from him. Now they had nothing except the old house and they had no money to buy any food. They thought for a long time. Then they decided to sell the house and look for their father. So one day the two brothers said goodbye to their friends and started to go. They got to the station and bought two tickets.
They were afraid that they would be hungry in the train, so they went to the market to buy something to eat. They saw bananas for the first time. The seller told them the bananas were very delicious, so they bought five kilos and got on the train with them. After a while Bruce brought out a banana and bit(咬) a little. Just at that moment the train went into a tunnel(隧道) and it was dark in the train. He was afraid and called out,“Have you taken a bite of your bananas, Bruno?”
“Not yet.”
“That’s good.”Bruce said, crying,“I did and went blind!”
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
1.Bruce and Bruno were worried because their father couldn’t find a job in the town.
2.Two months later, their father wrote to them to tell them about the town.
3.They went to the market to buy some drinks.
4.It was the first time for them to eat bananas.
5.Bruce went blind because he ate the bananas.
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low
he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
1.A.dead B.dying C.died D.die
2.A.at B.to C./ D.of
3.A.picking it up B.picking up itC.to pick up it D.to pick it up
4.A.the first B.firstC.the last D.the first time
5.A.until B.beforeC.when D.while
6.A.sound B.noiseC.noisy D.voice
7.A.it B.it’s C.one’s D.its
8.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.somebody
9.A.carefully B.careful C.careless D.carelessly
10.A.What B.How C.It D.It seemed
—Have you finished your homework?
—Not _____. There are still some exercises to be done.
A.already B.yetC.just D.ever
—What did our geography teacher say?
—She told us that the earth _____ around the sun.
A.movesB.moved C.has movedD.was moving
