When you have a post-office box, the postman doesn’t bring letters to you, but you go to the post-office and get your letters and parcels from your box. The box is locked, only you have the key, so the letters and parcels are safe.
One day the headmaster of a school wrote to the post-office and asked for a post-office box for his school. He soon got an answer. It said, “We will give you a post-office box in one month.”
Three months later, the headmaster wrote to the post-office and said, “Why haven't we got a post-office box yet?”
This was the answer from the post-office:
“Dear sir,
We gave you a post-office box two months and wrote to you then to tell you. Here is the key to your box. You will find our letter to you in it.”
When you have a post-office box, _____.
A.it is easier for you to write letters | B.you will have more letters than parcels |
C.you get your letters in front of your house | D.you got to the post-office to get your letters |
The word “key” in this passage means _____.
A.邮件 | B.密码 | C.编号 | D.钥匙 |
The headmaster _____.
A.wrote many letters to the post-office | B.didn’t like the postman |
C.didn’t know how a post-office box worked | D.forgot to pay for the post-office box |
When the post-office said that you could get a post-office, he meant _____.
A.you may go to the post-office to get your mails |
B.you must wait to get the post-office box |
C.you must write again to get the key |
D.you must pay for the box before you got it |
Which of the following might not be true?
A.If you want to get a post-office box, you must let the post-office know. |
B.When you get a post-office box, you have to do the work of a postman. |
C.You go to the post-office to get the key to your box. |
D.After you get a post-office box, the post man will not send mails to your house. |
While football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.
For Carlos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
"We've been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."
The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.
FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.
Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.
A.football fans are angry with referees |
B.their new product can satisfy football fans |
C.their new product will have a good market |
D.they can sell a lot of football in the future |
In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.
A.Carlos Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product |
B.Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement |
C.Carlos Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product |
D.Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product |
The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.
A.information given back by a user | B.advice given by someone |
C.supplying food to customers | D.food given back by consumers |
The new product has drawn attention from some _________.
A.famous people | B.referees | C.big companies | D.countries |
A woman renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
"What I mean is," explained the recorder, "do you have a job, or are you just a. . . "
"Of course I have a job," said Emily. "I'm a mother."
"We don't list in mother' as an occupation... in housewife' covers it," said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. "What is your occupation?" she asked.
The words simply came out. "I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations. "
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in mid-air.
I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
"Might I ask," said the clerk with new interest, "just what you do in this field?"
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, "I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother disagrees?) , and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it) . But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money. "
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.
As I drove into our driveway, feeling happier by my attractive and exciting new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants-aged 13, 7 and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and essential to mankind than "just another mother".
Motherhood... What a glorious career! Especially when there's a title on the door.
What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?
A.The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was. |
B.The recorder was impatient and rude. |
C.Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society. |
D.The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. |
How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A.Puzzled. | B.Curious. |
C.Upset. | D.Frightened. |
How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?
A.Angry. | B.Calm. |
C.Unconfident. | D.Annoyed. |
Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A.Because the author cared little about rewards. |
B.Because she admired the author's research work in the lab. |
C.Because the author did something she had little knowledge of. |
D.Because she thought the author did admirable work. |
What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A.To show that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect. |
B.To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it. |
C.To show that the author had a grander job than Emily. |
D.To show that being a mother is hard and boring work. |
Now I’m a senior high school student in Grade Two . I feel that school life is a little hard , just as my friends said . However , a hard life doesn’t have to mean a boring one at all .
School life is not just about studying and getting high marks . Getting involved in student clubs can be a unique and unforgettable experience .
Wang Tian enjoys Tuesday afternoons more than any other time of the week . Why ? Well , that’s when Wang and 47 other members of the DIY ( do it yourself ) club learn to make things such as rondo flowers ( 丝网花 ) and cross-stitch( 十字绣 ). Wang also knows how to knit scarves and make clay accessories( 小饰件 ). They even sell their products to raise money for poor students !
When Chen Mo started the High School , there was a drama club and a rock band , but no street dance club . So the girl started one . “Street dancing is dynamic and helps us relax and keep fit ,” Chen said . There are around 30 students in Chen’s club . They practice dance skills on Sundays . Sometimes they go to street dance performances in the city . “We watch , learn and make friends . People in this circle are actually very nice and sweet ,” she said .
There are dozens of clubs for me to choose from , such as basketball club or science club . But I love the translation club best . The 30 club members get together once a week . With the help of a volunteer teacher , I’ve learned the general principles of professional translation . It’s the first step to becoming a good translator . Besides ,after attending this club , my English has improved a lot .
I like my school life very much . And I believe whether a life is meaningful or not depends on the person who leads it .
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. The members in the DIY club sell their products to raise money for the club . |
B. There are more members in the DIY club than in the translation club . |
C. Chen Mo joined the street dance club and played an important part in it . |
D. The members of the translation club meet on Tuesday afternoon . |
How many clubs are mentioned in the passage ?
A. 5 | B. 6 | C. 7 | D. 8 |
The underlined word dynamic in Paragraph 4 means __________.
A. energetic | B. helpful | C. challenging | D. attractive |
If you want to improve your English , you’ll probably join the _______.
A. DIY club | B. science club | C. drama club | D.translation club |
We can infer that _____________.
A.the writer feels the new school life is hard |
B.the writer’s friends feel the new school life is hard |
C.the writer is pleased with his new school life |
D.every student leads a meaningful life in the new school |
When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale.
There are labels (标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of you clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label in a coat may say “dry clean only.” Washing may ruin(损坏)this coat. If you do as the directions (说明) say on the label. You can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit(合身) better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.
If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that .
A.don’t fit you | B.don’t last long | C.need to be dry cleaned | D.can be washed |
The label inside the clothes tell you .
A.how to keep them looking their best. | B.how to save money. |
C.whether they fit you or not. | D.where to get them dry cleaned. |
The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is .
A.to look for well-made clothes | B.to see how much money you can pay |
C.to know how to wash them | D.to read the labels inside them |
The best title(标题) for the reading should be .
A.Buying Less Expensive Clothes | B.Taking Enough Money When Shopping |
C.Being a Clever Clothes Shopper | D.Choosing the Labels Inside New Clothes |
A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Running to the farmyard,the mouse shouted,warning everyone,“There is a mouse trap in the house,there is a mouse trap in the house.”The chicken,with her head high,glared at the mouse and said,“Shut up.Little Ugly.This is a great concern to you,but it has nothing to do with me:I can’t be troubled by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him.“There is a mouse trap in the house.”“I am so sorry,Mr Mouse,”said the pig sympathetically,“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray;you are always in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow,who said,“A mouse trap,am I in great danger,huh?”
Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard through the house,like that of a mouse trap catching its prey.The farmer’wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness,she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught.The snake bit the farmer’s wife.The farmer rushed her to the hospital.She returned home with a fever.It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever,so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.His wife’s sickness continued,so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.To feed them,the farmer killed the pig.The farmer’s wife did not get well,in fact,she died,and so many people came for her funeral.The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat.
So next time when someone is facing a problem,don’t say that it has nothing to do with you.
We could see from the passage that the mouse was .
A.good at cheating others | B.dishonest |
C.kind and warm-hearted | D.foolish |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The others help the farmer kill the cow. |
B.The mouse trap was very practical. |
C.The pig is more friendly than the other animals. |
D.The farmer’s family had no friends at all. |
What can we learn from the story?
A.Traps can always cause chain reactions. |
B.It is better to be safe than to be sorry. |
C.Sometimes when the least of us is threatened,we all might be at risk. |
D.To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all. |
I teach geography at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth removed. The young man then asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. “I choose to be cheerful.” I said. Then I told them a story.
In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died and wouldn’t start again. So I left my car there and marched down the road to the college.
As soon as I got there I called AAA (美国汽车协会)and arranged for a tow truck (拖车) to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what had happened. “This is my lucky day.” I replied, smiling.
“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway but it didn’t.” I replied, “Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.” The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class. So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student’s observation that I was cheerful. An Indian wise man once said, “Who you are speaks louder to me than anything you can say.” I suppose it must be so.
Why did the author tell his students the story?
A.To share his lucky experience. |
B.To make his class more lively. |
C.To draw all students’ attention. |
D.To encourage his students to be positive. |
What happened to the author on his way to the community college?
A.He parked his car in a perfect place. |
B.He called AAA for a tow truck to meet him. |
C.He covered the last quarter mile on foot. |
D.He drove off the freeway at a wrong exit. |
By saying “it wasn’t the story at all”, the author means that_______.
A.His story is not convincing |
B.He shouldn’t have told the story |
C.His attitude to life has inspired the students |
D.His story is not as interesting as expected |
What can be concluded from the passage?
A.Easier said than done. |
B.You are what you choose. |
C.Behind bad luck comes good luck. |
D.A good beginning makes a good ending. |
Americans love to talk and generally it is OK to talk even to strangers about nearly any subject at any time as long as you are polite.However there are some subjects,like racism,American foreign policy,gun ownership,and religion that are best discussed among friends.
In America,it is OK to approach a stranger and start up a conversation with him as long as the subject is not too abstract.In America,it is not considered inappropriate to talk to people you don’t know.Talking to a stranger about the weather or the quality of nearby restaurants,or the prices in a grocery store is all perfectly fine.Even complimenting someone on the car they drive or asking them where they bought their clothes are all appropriate topics of conversation with complete strangers.
Generally,Americans prefer that people say what they think and they respect frankness.Usually when it comes to personal matters,it’s best to accentuate(强调)the positive:don’t tell someone that their children are ugly or that their cooking is terrible.However;it’s OK to tell someone that they are wrong as long as you do so politely and with respect.Americans generally believe that you show someone respect by telling them the truth.Don’t be afraid to be honest with Americans,but be appropriate.
Most Americans will start a conversation with a person they just met by asking them what they do for a living.This question is not only considered appropriate by Americans,but it’s also considered an important way to learn about someone.
The passage mainly tells us .
A.how to make friends with Americans |
B.how to make proper conversations with Americans |
C.what Americans like to talk about in their dailv life |
D.what to avoid in talking with Americans |
When you talk to an American for the first time,you can ask him the following questions EXCEPT “ ”.
A.How does America treat other countries |
B.Where did you buy your wonderful car |
C.What do you do |
D.How is the dessert the nearby restaurant offers |
When you find that an American has made a mistake, you’d better .
A.point it out directly and politely |
B.pretend not to see it |
C.tell his friends about this |
D.cover it up for him |
Q My daughter is a junior in high school and has been on an individualized education program since fourth grade. She plans to go to college and intends to finish with a master’s degree. Her performance is fairly good, but test scores are very low. She has held many leadership and volunteer positions. We have been advised to have her write an essay about how her learning disability is a barrier that she has overcome. Will that help or hurt her chances for admission?
—Deborah
A First let me answer the question on low standardized test scores (ACT/ SAT). There are hundreds of colleges that are “test optional” which means students can choose not to release their test scores in the application process. Admission decisions at these colleges for students who do not submit their test scores are made based on other factors. A list of test optional colleges can be found at fairtest.org. It is important, however, to make sure that the college is the right fit academically regardless of the test optional policy.
You also asked if your daughter should write about her disability and if this would hurt her chances of being admitted. Please know that colleges do not deny admission based on disability. “Disclosing” a learning disability in a personal statement within the college application can certainly help. By writing a personal statement, students can potentially demonstrate, for example, their understanding of the challenge they face. They might also demonstrate an improved grade trend in that subject area, and show interest in more complex courses in spite of this disability. More importantly, a student disclosure can show self-confidence, motivation and an understanding of the disability.
—Ms. Kravis
What do we know about Deborah’s daughter?
A.She is applying for a master’s degree. |
B.She is very active in her high school. |
C.Her disability prevents her studying well. |
D.She has difficulty overcoming her learning disability. |
According to Ms. Kravis, what can Deborah do about her daughter’s low test scores?
A.Keep them secret | B.Explain the reasons |
C.Stress other aspects | D.Work hard to improve |
What is Ms. Kravis’ attitude toward one’s declaring his/ her learning disability?
A.Supportive | B.Opposed | C.Doubtful | D.Unconcerned |
According to the text, Ms. Kravis is probably .
A.an editor | B.a school leader |
C.a psychological | D.an educational expert |
Bringing Art into Hospitals.
The medical world is slowly realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to recover(康复).
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard, modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have collections of art in passages(走廊), waiting areas and treatment rooms.
These recent movements were first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970’s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people.
A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5000 visitors each week. What a good place to hold exhibitions(展览) of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.
The effect is amazing. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitors experience a full view of fresh colors, playful images(形象) and restful courtyards.
The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that a patient who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with(与……相比) patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.
Some best artists of Britain have been called in to_____
A.set up new hospitals |
B.make the corners of hospital collect paintings |
C.bring art into hospitals |
D.help patients recover from serious illness |
After the improvement of the hospital environment, _____
A.patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains |
B.patients don’t have to stay long in hospital |
C.patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness |
D.patients feel happy in hospital |
It can be inferred from the passage that_____
A.the role of hospital environment is being recognized |
B.hospital artists have done more than doctors |
C.exhibitions attract more people in hospitals than in museums |
D.the hospitals is a better place for people than the museum in Britain |
I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace -- I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online businesses are run from one-room home offices. Others have hundreds of employees (雇员) across the world. Have you ever heard of Amazon.com, Yahoo.com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal (交易) on Steve Madden shoes that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, not knowing about all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes (信封) had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15 in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s a way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author
A.had no experience using computers |
B.had no idea of what e-commerce is |
C.only used the Internet to check e-mail |
D.thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time |
The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until
A.he stopped web-surfing |
B.he visited a store in his backyard |
C.his sister explained the packages she got by mail |
D.his friends told him about the online deals they made |
We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .
A.never enjoyed shopping that much |
B.loves the big store in her backyard |
C.feels she is a true master of the Internet |
D.has begun to enjoy online shopping |
What’s the purpose of the article?
A.To tell the readers how he begins online shopping. |
B.To do business on the Internet. |
C.To make an online shopping ad. |
D.To advise people not to do online shopping |
A friend is better than fortune. A friend is worse than poison in some cases.
The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.
My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below — he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don’t have. I can follow him as a model. With his help I can be free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word “failure”.
This passage tells us ____.
A.how to make friends with others |
B.how to help friends |
C.what kind of person the writer’s friend is |
D.what kind of person we should make friends with |
According to the writer, an ideal friend refers to _______.
A.a friend without bad habits |
B.a famous man |
C.a perfect man |
D.a respectable man |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other |
B.the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend |
C.the writer’s ideal friend has a lot to learn from him |
D.the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend |
From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that _______.
A.friendship means a great deal to him |
B.nothing can be done without friends |
C.he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend |
D.good friends should always help each other |
Read the following directions on a bottle of medicine:
“Take two tablets(药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required, For maximum(最大量) night-time and early morning relief(缓解疼痛), take two tablets at bed - time, Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount for a grownup. For children under six years old, ask for your doctor’s advice.
Reduce the amount if nervousness, restlessness, or sleeplessness occurs,”
The directions on this medicine bottle clearly warn the patient not to take more than _____ .
A.twenty-four tablets a day. | B.eight tablets a day. |
C.six tablets a day. | D.three tablets a day. |
We can infer from the directions that ______ .
A.the medicine could cause some people to feel nervous. |
B.children may take the same amount that grown-ups take. |
C.one may not take this medicine before going to bed. |
D.the medicine is a liquid. |
If one cannot sleep, it is suggested that he _____ .
A.take two tablets before going to bed. |
B.take less than two tablets before going to bed. |
C.stop taking the medicine. |
D.ask advice of a doctor. |
Obviously the medicine _______ .
A.may be dangerous to small children. |
B.cannot be taken by children under twelve years old. |
C.may be taken by children but not by grown-ups. |
D.may be taken by grown-ups but not by children. |
Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast?
Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast.
This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Opposite to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
The results of the test show that ______
A.breakfast has great effect on work and studies. |
B.breakfast has much to do with people’s health. |
C.a person will work better if he has simple breakfast |
D.breakfast only affects those who work with their brains . |
According to the passage, many people think that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.
A.do your work badly | B.eat too much for lunch |
C.gain weight | D.lose weight |
We can infer from the passage that _____
A.one can work better with breakfast. |
B.morning diet will do good to your health. |
C.reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight. |
D.breakfast is more important than lunch and supper. |
One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.
He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
Who wrote the story?
A.Rupert’s teacher. | B.The neighbour’s teacher. |
C.A medical school teacher. | D.The teacher’s neighbour. |
Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
A.He needed it for the summer term in London. |
B.He needed it for the lecture he was going to give. |
C.He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research. |
D.He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching. |
What happened at the airport?
A.The skeleton went missing . | B.The skeleton was stolen . |
C.The teacher forgot his suitcase. | D.The teacher took the wrong suitcase . |
Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?
A.He is very angry . | B.He thinks it rather funny . |
C.He feels helpless without Rupert. | D.He feels good without Rupert . |
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