The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean，so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever.He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

　 The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset？”

　 “No，sir,”the men answered.

　 The director was angry.“Why not?” he asked.

　 “Well,sir,”one of the men answered,“we’re on the east coast here，and the sun sets in the west.We can get you a sunrise over the sea，if necessary，but not a sunset.”

　 “But I want a sunset!”the director shouted.“Go to the airport，take the next flight to the west coast，and get one.”

　 But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don’t you photograph a sunrise，” she suggested，“and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

　 “That’s a very good idea！” the director said.Then he turned to the camera crew and said，“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

　 The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay.Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director.“Here it is，sir，” they said，and gave it to him.He was very pleased.

　 They all went into the studio.“All right，” the director explained，“now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye.Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”

　 The “sunset” began，but after a quarter of a minute，the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

　 The birds in the film were flying backwards，and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening，the director sent his camera crew out 　　　.

　 A.to film a scene on the sea

　 B.to find an actor and an actress

　 C.to watch a beautiful sunset

　 D.to meet the audience

　

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

　 A.Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

　 B.Because he was angry with his crew.

　 C.Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

　 D.Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

　

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because 　　　　.

　 A.it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

　 B.when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

　 C.it was more moving than a sunrise

　 D.the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

　

4.After the “sunset” began，the director suddenly put his face in his hands 　　　　.

　 A.because he was moved to tears

　 B.as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

　 C.as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

　 D.because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

　

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A.The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice (忠告).

　 B.If you want to see a sunrise，the east coat is the place to go.

　 C.The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

　 D.The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

 

改错

Many students are on the sports field take	（1）_______
part in kinds of sport. A ball game is going on	（2）_______
between Class I and Class Ⅱ. Do you see the	（3）_______
students over there? Some young men are
practicing the highly jump. One of them is	（4）_______
a best jumper in our school. He practices	（5）_______
very hardly every day. He wants to	（6）_______
break the school record at the sports
meet in next spring. On this corner of
the field, you can see other group of students	（7）_______
Their teacher is telling them how throw discus（铁饼）	（8）_______
Our students love sports. They want to keep it	（9）_______
fit so as to serve their country better in the future.	（10）_______

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　　Malls are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats “shop until they drop” in hundreds of stores under one roof.

　　People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

　　The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

　　The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota．People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centres where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world．They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

　　In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favourite shopping centre.

(1)Malls are ________.

[　　]

A．large shopping centres which also act as town centres

B．large parks with shops

C．the most popular places American go to

D．town centres

(2)Why have malls become so popular?

[　　]

A．Because people can do everything there.

B．Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need．

C．Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around．

D．Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there.

(3)Malls have to be large places because ________.

[　　]

A．many people drive their cars to go to malls

B．there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

C．many people hope to do sports in the malls

D．they have to meet different needs for many people

(4)In doing “mall walking” people ________.

[　　]

A．shop until they drop

B．do just about everything

C．walk around the mall as a kind of exercise

D．see movies at theatres

When did you last see a polar bear? On a trip to a zoo, perhaps? If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago, you would have seen a whole polar bear club. These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water. That day, the air temperature was 3℃, and the water temperature was a bit higher. The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island, New York are usually about the age of 60. Members must satisfy two requirements. First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group. This is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club. Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.

　　Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.

The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system（循环系统）because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.

　　The main benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says. "When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."

1. The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that

__________.

A．they must reach the age of 60

B．they should be easy to make friends with

C．they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months

D．they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February

2. Doctors __________.

A．encourage people to take part in cold-water swimming actively

B．point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming

C．believe swimming is helpful both in winter and in summer

D．have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming

3.According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that __________.

A．you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue

B．cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter

C．cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high

D．Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water

4.The Polar Bears like to swim all the year round, for __________.

A．they can remain young	B．it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter
C．they find it enjoyable and interesting	D．they might meet fewer troubles in life

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．a group of cold-water swimming lovers

B．the polar bears' life

C．doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming

D．the requirements of the Polar Bear Club

 

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　A shop wholly run by a robot has been set up in downtown Tokyo, capital of Japan. The shop was set up by a Japan-based company.

　　When a customer comes to the shop, he will be given a pencil and a piece of paper. When he is looking at the shelves for goods, he can write down the number of each thing he wants to buy. Then he may come to a machine, which looks like a bank ATM (Automatic Teller Machine), and press the buttons to tell the machine the numbers and some other information about the goods. The machine will soon give the customer a bill. When the customer puts money into the machine, change will be given back at once, and the words“Thank You for Coming”will appear on the screen of the machine. The robot will select the ordered goods for the customer according to computer center information.

　　The robot, as round as a bucket, is able to decide the weight and size of any goods. It wilt always take the bigger and heavier goods first before picking up the smaller and lighter ones such as cakes or biscuits. Within half a minute, the robot will make everything ready, and wait for a customer at a certain delivery place.

　　The shop is to meet the needs of the public for the so-called“silent purchase (购买)”. It means that a customer can do shopping through mail or even an international computer network without facing the shop owner. This will reduce the cost on the part of the shop, and thus lower the price of goods for the customer.

　　The robot now can deal with most goods in a fast and easy way. Only when dealing with those goods needing special care will the robot ask for help.

1．When you want to buy something in the robot shop, first you have to _____.

[　　]

A．put money into the machine

B．press the buttons of the machine and tell it what you want to buy

C．find out what you want to buy and write down the numbers on paper

D．go into the shop and select the goods you want with the help of the machine

2．In this shop, the robot can do shopping quickly at a lower price, so _____.

[　　]

A．the shop has a great future

B．customers often get false goods

C．few customers go there to buy goods

D．the shop will close down soon

3．What would be the best title for the text?

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A．May I Help you　　　　　　B．Welcome to Our Shop

C．Robot Shop　　　　　　　　D．Nobody Sells Goods in the Shop