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1、AA young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on
2、a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .“A means “ success” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法)and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”1. The young man _.A. wanted to meet EinsteinB. wanted to be a
3、great scientist like EinsteinC. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of successD. wanted to be a student of Einstein2. In Einsteins opinion the secret of success was _.A. to work with great energy (精力，活力)B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientistsD. to raise (提出)questions as many a
4、s you could3. “Y” stands for _.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)4. The word “annoyed” means _.A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad5. Einstein was a man who _A. liked to talk with young peopleB. liked to help othersC. liked to make friends with young peopleD. liked to work
5、 , but didnt like to talkBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were kil
6、led ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the persons o
7、wn words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thun
8、dered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers arent very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers_. A.want to know more about the newsB. take no interest in what has happened C. have no time to re
9、ad the news carefully D. pay much attention to the result2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to _. A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.person 3. Which of the following would best complete the text ?A. he will keep his writing short B. he wont care about his writingC. he will give nothing but
10、 information D. he wont make his writing good enough.4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller? A. In a page size. B. In number of readers.C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies5. Which of the following is true?A.Readers are not satisfied with the short news.B.Not man
11、y people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C.Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.D.Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.CThe story happened during the Second World War（战争）An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in
12、 the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didnt have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go in living .It wa
13、s a very cold winter night . The old man couldnt go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot
14、 of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldnt give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢猪)！Out came an old policeman
15、 at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Dont say in our village , sir !”“Im sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I dont know its Hitlers hometown .”“No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “Its pigs hometown !”1. The old man was _.A. a Ge
16、rman B. a French C. an Australian D. an Englishman 2. The old man was sad because _.A. his three sons all died during the warB. His three sons had to join the armyC. He had no food or clothesD. He lived in the small town alone3. The old man got up and ran in his room to _.A. keep healthyB. Forget he
17、 was sad and hungryC. Make him warm D. Find a way to forget he was hungry4. The old man shouted outside the police station because_A. he hated Hitler very muchB. he hoped the policeman could help himC. he wanted to make the policemen angryD. he thought the he would be given some food in prison (监狱)5
18、. Which statement is true?A. The old policeman hated Hitler , tooB. The old policeman found that the old man his best friendC. The old policeman would send the old man in prisonD. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigsDMiss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explai
19、ned to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, whi
20、ch of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “Thats very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”“I disag
21、ree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when its 11 oclock here its only 8 oclock in Los Angeles.”1.Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .A. how to telephoneB. about electricityC. about time zone（时区）D. about sound2.Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whet
22、her .A. it was easy to phone to Los AngelesB. her student could hear her from 75 feet awayC. her students had grasped（理解）her lessonD. sound waves were slower than electricity3.Tom thought that electricity was .A. slower than sound wavesB. faster than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound wavesD. as fas
23、t as sound waves4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because .A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New YorkB. electricity was slower than sound waves C. Tom was not good at physics at allD. Toms answer had nothing to do with sound waves5.Whose answer do you think is correct acoordi
24、ng to the law of physics?A. TomsB. KatesC. Both A and BD. Neither A nor BEIt was Mondy. Mrs Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat
25、.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and hes going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, reco
26、gnized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the d
27、og came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (* people who buy something from a shop).But, the dog came again at four oclock.
28、And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the
29、piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!6.Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .A. cruellyB. fairlyC. kindlyD.unfriendly7.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it .A. might do it much harm.B. could do it much goodC. would help the butcherD. was worth m
30、any pounds8.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. because he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith9.From its experence,
31、the dog found that .A. only the paper with Mrs Smiths words on it could bring it meatB. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcherD. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat10.At the end of the story, youll find th
32、at .A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperB. the dog dared not go to the butchers any moreC. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogD. the butcher found himself cheated (* act in a way that is not honest) by the clever animalFMr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.
33、E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子） and takes good care of it.It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends help he got a ticket
34、a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He loo
35、ked around and saw Mr. Kings beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!”“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy.11.Mr. King is a .A. playerB. runnerC. teacherD. driver12.Mr. King was going to watch the match because .A. he teaches P. E. in a middle
36、 schoolB. he likes football very muchC. he had already got a ticketD. he didnt go to work yesterday13.It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because .A. he had drunk too muchB. the bus was too smallC. he got on the bus too lateD. it was very crowded in the bus14.The boy gripped Mr. Kings beard becau
37、se .A. he was afraid to fall againB. he wanted to make the man angryC. he hoped the man to find a seat for himD. he hoped the man to get off soon15.Mr. King was afraid , so he shouted at him.A. the boy would pull him downB. the boy would hurt his beardC. the boy could be hurt againD. the boy would b
38、orrow his ticketGMy friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. Its a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two oclock in the morning. There are some very s
39、trange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three oclock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in throug
40、h the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must
41、 have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.16.The driver always works at night because it is easier to .A. driveB. climb in through windowC. make moneyD. meet a lot of people17.The woman climbed in through the window because .A. she wanted to have a sleepB. her husband didnt open
42、the door for herC. she didnt want to pay the moneyD. she couldnt find her key18.The story happened .A. early in the morningB. late at nightC. outside the cityD. near the bus station19.Which of the following is not true?A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 oclock in the morning.B. The policemen made a m
43、istake.C. The woman had no money to pay.D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.20.The driver climbed in through the window to .A. get money from the woman B. phone the policeC. return the dog to the womanD. see what happened in the houseHOn Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a ballo
44、on（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At t
45、he end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very
46、cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, s
47、o they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London! 1. Th