Xie Liang, 80, has offered free help to people asking for directions for 8 years.

Every day, Xie goes to Dongzhimen Long-distance (长途) Bus Stop, and gives help to at least 1,200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the number may be even 3,500. There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at least 100 thousand people pass by there daily.

　 The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an interview with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks written by himself on it.

　 "Is it really free to ask you for the way?" said one with a strong southeast Chinese accent(口音)

　 "Of course," answered Xie with a smile. "Quite a number of people have asked me the same question. I am a volunteer."

　 The reporter found that at least 5 people came to ask him for the way in a minute, and Xie

told them the way patiently and gave every one of them a note with his words on it.

　 Xie has a husky(沙哑的)voice. People think that it's because of the result of his hard work.

Now Xie has encouraged several other volunteers to join him.

　 Many people hope to do volunteering like Xie, but it's hard to do as well as he does.

31. What does Xie Liang do?

A. A cleaner.　　 B. A volunteer.　　　 C. A reporter.　　 D. A bus driver.

32. There may be ________ people a day asking Xie for ways during holidays.

A. 50　　　　　 B. 1,200　　　 　　 C. 3,500　　　　 D. 100,000

33. How does Xie Liang offer help to others?

A. He calls a taxi for them.　　　　　　

B. He drives them to the right place.

C. He gives them a map to read by themselves.

D. He tells them the way correctly or writes the way on a note.

34. Now there is something wrong with Xie Liang's ___________.

A. throat(喉咙)　　 B. legs　　　　 C. stomach　　　　 D. eyes

35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Xie Liang still works alone now.

B. Xie Liang has written some guidebooks on his own.

C. People have to pay Xie Liang for asking for directions.

D. Xie Liang likes writing some reports for Beijng Youth Daily.

　　Once three men bought seventeen apples. The first man wanted one half, the second one wanted one third, and the third one wanted one ninth. They could not divide （分配）those seventeen apples as they wanted. Just as they were in such a difficulty（难题）, a small boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said, "Don't worry about that. Let me divide them for you."

　　At first, with his own apple added to them （加上）, he made the number of apples eighteen. Then he gave nine to the first man, six to the second man and two to the third man. He gave away seventeen in all and took his own for himself. Those men praised（表扬）him together, "What a clever boy!"

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. One day three men bought ______ apples.

[　　]

　　A. 18　　B. 17　　C. 19　　D. 16

2. The first man wanted ______ of the apples.   

[　　]

　　A. 1/3　　B. 1/2　　C. 1/4　　D. all

3. The third man wanted ______ of the apples.   

[　　]

　　A. 1/3　　B. 1/2　　C. 2/3　　D. 1/9

4. The little boy had ______ apple（s）.　　　　

[　　]

　　A. only one　　B. three　　C. nineteen　　D. seventeen

5. At last the little boy had got ______ apple（s）.

[　　]

　　A. no　　B. one　　C. seventeen　　D. nineteen

From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth.

The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.

The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If we put that mountain into the sea at that place, there will be still 2 kilometres of water above it!

In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.

The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

(　 )61. This passage is _______.

A. a short story　　　　　 B. for science reading

C. a piece of news　　　　 D. a report

(　 )62.The sea covers about _____ of the earth.　

A. 1/3　　　　 B.1/4　　　　 C. 2/3　　　　 D. 3/4

(　 )63.______ are not mention in this passage.

A. Fishes　 B. Plants　 C. Islands　 D. Living things

(　 )64.Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　

A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.

B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

C. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.

D. The deeper the people go into the sea , the colder they will feel.

( )65. The last sentence “But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” means that _______.

A. women wanted to live in the sea for a long time.

B. Women could go deeper into the sea than men

C. Women liked living in the deep sea better than men

D. Women could do the same work as men

　　 Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

　　 Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

　　 Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

　　 Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

76. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.

　　　　 A. 513　　　　　　 B. 1,646　　　　　　 C. 2,159　　　　　　 D. 3,805

77. The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".

　　　　 A. 正常的　 B. 额外的　　 C. 有用的　　 D. 少量的

78. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

　　　　　 A. France　　　　 B. Germany　　　　　

C. the United States　 D. Great Britain

79. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　　　　 A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

　　　　　 B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

　　　　　 C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

　　　　　 D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

80. What can we infer from the passage?

　　　　　 A. Many workers have to work long hours.

　　　　　 B. Many people have vacations long enough.

　　　　　 C. Work hours are the same around the world.

　　　　　 D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth.

The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.

The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If we put that mountain into the sea at that place, there will be still 2 kilometres of water above it!

In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.

The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

(　 )61. This passage is _______.

A. a short story 　　　　　B. for science reading

C. a piece of news　 　　　 D. a report

( 　)62.The sea covers about _____ of the earth.　

A. 1/3　　　　 B.1/4　　　　 C. 2/3　　　　 D. 3/4

( 　)63.______ are not mention in this passage.

A. Fishes　　 B. Plants　　 C. Islands　　 D. Living things

( )64.Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　

A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.

B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

C. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.

D. The deeper the people go into the sea , the colder they will feel.

( )65. The last sentence “But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” means that _______.

A.women wanted to live in the sea for a long time.

B.women could go deeper into the sea than men

C.women liked living in the deep sea better than men

D.women could do the same work as men