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　　Mr Knott was a teacher. He taught in a big school in London. He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home. At nine one evening, when he was in bed, the telephone bell rang in the hall of his house, so he went downstairs, picked up the telephone and said, “This is White Bridge 3165. Who’s speaking, please?”

　　“Watt,”a man answered.

　　“What’s your name, please?”asked Mr Knott.

　　“Watt’s my name. ”was the answer.

　　“Yes. I asked you that,‘What’s your name?’”Mr Knott said again.

　　“I told you,‘Watt is my name.’”said the other man. “Are you Jack Smith?”

　　“No, I’m Knott, ”answered Mr Knott.

　　“Will you give me your name, please?”said Mr Watt.

　　“Will Knott．”answered Mr Knott.

　　Both Mr Knott and Mr Watt put their telephone down angrily and thought. “That’s a rude, stupid man.”

根据短文判断正误

1．There’s no difference in pronunciation between“not”and“Knott”, “Watt”and“what”.

2．It seemed that the two men didn’t know each other.

3．Mr Watt told Mr Knott that his name was Watt.

4．But Mr Knott didn’t tell Mr Watt his name.

5．Their strange names and pronunciation made the misunderstanding.

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　　What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.

　　One library in New York City turned into a home for 250 people for several days. These were all people near the library. They moved into their library for a very special reason. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

　　The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn’t want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn’t be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)

1．This story happened in the library in Australia.

2．The library almost closed to save the city money.

3．The library had 350 people living there.

4．The people in this story maybe like to read books.

5．A closed library would keep the people quiet.

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　　Air is all around us. It’s around us when、we walk and play. From the time we were born. air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it’s around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air.

　　All living things need air. Living things can’t live without air. We can go without food or water for a few days. but we can’t live for mole than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When are working or running, we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air.

　　We live in air, but we can’t see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it’s moving. Moving air is called wind. How can you make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in your hands in. front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? What you fed is the air.

1．From the time we were born, air is around us.

2．When we are asleep, We don’t need air.

3．We can’t live without air.

4．Living things can live without air.

5．We can live without food or water for a few days.

6．We can also live without air for a few days.

7．When we are walking or running．we need less air.

8．We can’t see air but we can feel it.

9．Moving air is called wind.

10．Air is very important for us.

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　　In England people don’t usually talk very much. You can go on a bus or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the window.

　　Often they read books and papers. But they don’t talk much.

　　When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing—the weather(天气). So when you meet someone in England, you can say. “Nice weather for the time of year. ”

　　“But it was a little cold yesterday. ”someone may answer.

　　“But it was a little warmer(暖和) later. ”you can say.

　　Talk like this, and the English will think, “How friendly you are!”

1．In England, people don’t like talking.

2．English people like reading when they are on a bus.

3．English people like talking the weather because it is always sunny.

4．When you meet someone in England, you’d better say hello to him.

5．If you talk about the weather with English people, they will think you are friendly.

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　　Mr William Thompson was very deaf(聋的) but he did not like people to know this. One evening he asked some friends to dinner, and when they were sitting at the table, one of the friends told an interesting story. Everyone laughed, and Mr William, who laughed as loud as anyone else, said, “That is a very interesting joke(笑话). I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?”They all said they would like to. So Mr William began his story. When it ended ,everyone laughed louder than ever and Mr William smiled happily. But he didn’t know the reason for their laughing. He had told the very same story that his friend had just told．

1．Mr William can’t hear clearly but he didn’t want to let anyone know this.

2．One evening some friends asked him to dinner.

3．Mr William didn’t think his friend’s story was interesting, so he told a more interesting one.

4．Mr William’s story is different from his friend’s.

5．Mr William didn’t know why his friend laughed louder than ever.

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　　New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting(激动的) places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums and see plays and films: You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world．

　　But there are many problems in big cities, too. There are too many people in some places of big cities and the cost(花费) of living is high. Every year many people move to cities to find jobs, to study at good schools. But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean. So before people have to move to big cities, they should think about the problems(问题) of living there．

1．In big cities people can see and do many interesting things.

2．People can easily find a good place to live in big cities.

3．Many people enjoy living in big cities.

4．Big cities are very safe and clean.

5．In the passage, the writer advises(建议) people to move to big cities.

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　　A little boy comes to a new city. His name is Peter. Of course he lives with his mother and father. His family is very rich. They have a cook (厨师), a gardener(园丁) and some other servants (仆人). Peter is going to a new school. 0n his first day his mother says to him, “Peter, be modest (谦虚) at your new school. Be careful! Don’t say we are rich.”And Peter says, “Yes, Mum.”

　　So Pater goes to school. He meets his new teacher. And he sits down with the other children. The teacher says, “Good morning children. The first exercise today is a composition(作文). The subject of the composition is‘My Family’.”So all the children write a composition. This is Peter’s composition: “My name is Peter. My family is very poor. My father is very poor. My mother is very poor. The gardener is very poor and all the other servant are poor…”

1．Peter’s family is not poor at all.

2．Peter's mother lets him say that his family is very poor.

3．Peter goes to a new school in the city.

4．Some children write a composition, and some children don't.

5．Peter is very modest.

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　　One evening Mr Brown is arriving in the country and looking for a small hotel(旅社). When he sees an old marl on the side of the road, hes tops his car and says to the old man. “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”

　　“Yes,”the old man answers, “I will show you the way.”He get son Mr Brown’s car, and they drive about twenty miles(英里). When they come to a small house, the old mall says, “Stop here.”Mr Brown stops and looks at the house. “But this isn’t a hotel.”he says to the old man.

　　“No,”the old man answers, “this is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn around and go back ten miles.”

1．Mr Brown is looking for the Sun Hotel.

2．The old man doesn’t know the way to the hotel.

3．The old man lives in a small house about ten miles away.

4．The old man gets home in Mr Brown’s car.

5．Mr Brown is very happy to help the old man.

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　　Every Saturday John talks to Mr Smith. He always says he is going to do something.

　　“I'm going to clean my house today.” he says, or“I'm going to wash my car tomorrow. ”or“These trees in front of my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down next week. ”

　　Mr Smith usually says, “Are you, John?”He knows his friend is not going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any trees. Then he says, “Well, excuse me, John. I'm going to do some work in the house. ”And he does.

　　Mr Smith often says to his only child Dick. “Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don’t be another‘Mr Going-to-do’!”

1．John talks to Mr Smith every day.

2．John always says he is going to do something, but he never does.

3．Mr Smith doesn’t like what John says.

4．Mr Smith wants his child to learn from John.

5．John and Dick are both“Mr Going-to-do”.

阅读理解

　　“Tipping (给小费)”is always a difficult business. You do not want to give too much or too little, or tip the wrong person.

　　In Britain and America, people usually tip waiters in restaurants, taxi drivers and hairdressers. They do not tip people in offices, cinemas, garages, or airports.

　　Do you invite your friend to the restaurant? Then you pay the bill. Does your friend invite you? Your friend pays. If there are men and women in the party, the men usually pay.

　　These days, men and women are equal (平等) in many ways. If you work in Britain or America, your boss could be a man or a woman. There are increasing numbers of women in important positions in politics, law, medicine and in the business world.

　　But it is still polite for a man to open doors for women and to ask them to go first. And it is polite for men to stand up when they are introduced to women. On informal occasions(非正式场合), of course, everyone is more free.

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

1．The writer tells us to give tip to anybody you like.

2．When you ask a friend to the restaurant you needn't give tip any more because your friend can do it.

3．Usually in a party men pay more money than women.

4．More and more women work in some important positions.

5．It is polite for a man to let women go first.