Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

　　"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

　　"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

　　"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　  B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　   D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars　  

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars　　　  　　 

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted（坚持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply   　 

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers    　　 

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop　  　　 

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's　　 　　 

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

 

Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project.    1.    Another five volunteers are all space . They are three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it's like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process (过程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mare-500.

         2.   Although the volunteers won't leave the building, they will feel as if(好像) they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from he people outside.   3.   That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said, "For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air."

     The main task is to study "Man and Environment". It will care about the astronauts' physical

effects and the experience of staying there.  4.   So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.

     Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.

 

A. Everyone will stay and work there alone.

B. For 18 months, they won't see sunsets or sunrises.

C. The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow.

D. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge.

 

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Five space lovers were chosen as volunteers.

B. The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris.

C. The volunteers will face many sorts of difficulties.

D. The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars.

 

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  Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project.     1.  Another five volunteers are all space. They are three Russians, an

Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it's like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process (过程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mare-500.

         2.  Although the volunteers won't leave the building, they will feel as if(好像) they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from the people outside.    3.  That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said, "For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air."

     The main task is to study "Man and Environment". It will care about the astronauts' physical

effects and the experience of staying there.     4.   So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.

     Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.

A. Everyone will stay and work there alone.

B. For 18 months, they won't see sunsets or sunrises.

C. The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow.

D. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge.

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Five space lovers were chosen as volunteers.

B. The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris.

C. The volunteers will face many sorts of difficulties.

D. The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars.

 

Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview--if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here's how to preview.

●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.

Skim--if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here's how to skim.

●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

●Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.

1.How many skills are recommended in this passage?

A．One.             B．Two.              C．Three.            D．Four.

2.What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?

A．精读             B．默读             C．朗读             D．略读

3.What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully.       B．Get our eyes to move fast.

C．Sweep our eyes across each line.           D．Pick up only a few key words in each line.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．How to read faster   B．What to read       C．When to read      D．Why we should read

 

 

Going to Disneyland is a dream vacation for kids. You may have been to the Disneyland in Hong Kong or in other places. Soon you will be able to enjoy a Disney Park in Shanghai. Shanghai Disneyland started building on April 8, 2011.There will be many Chinese characters in Shanghai Disneyland. It is different from the others. There is a 10-kilometer-long river. It goes around the whole park. Shanghai Disneyland will cost 24. 4 billion yuan to build. It will open in five years.

 

In order to keep the road safe, European Commission (欧盟) says that buses and taxis can be fitted (安装) with “black boxes.” The black boxes can help the police to find what happened after an accident.

 

The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of June, 2011.Now the journey can take about five hours. The train can reach the speed of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) can reach 160 million a year, marking a great step in China’s Railway development.

 

On the evening of May 8th, 2012,a middle school teacher Zhang Lili from Jiamusi , Heilongjiang Province , saved her students in a terrible accident. She was badly hurt and lost her legs. Her brave deed moved the people around China deeply. She is called “the most beautiful teacher.” The whole society is trying to save her life. As a young teacher, her bravery sets a good example to us all. We all hope she will get better soon.

1.The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of __, 2011.

A．June             B．July              C．August            D．September

2.Shanghai Disneyland will open ___________.

A．on April 8, 2011    B．in 2012           C．on May 8, 2012     D．in 2016

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Shanghai Disneyland?

A．A 10-kilometer-long river goes in the middle of the park.

B．There will be many Chinese characters.

C．It is the same as the others.

D．It opened 5 years ago.

4.In order to keep the road safe, European Commission wants to      

A．make buses and taxis go slowly.

B．fit buses and taxis with "black boxes".

C．make the police find out what happened.

D．find out what "black boxes" can do.

5.According to the news, we can learn___________

A．Now we are able to enjoy a Disney Park in Shanghai.

B．The black boxes can help the police predict what will happen.

C．The passenger volume can reach 380 million a year.

D．“The most beautiful teacher” Zhang Lili is our good example.