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Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.
Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"
Whereisyourfather?
Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"
Nomore."
Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"
Nomore?
Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?
Burntyesterdayevening."
1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.
A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendays
C.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea
2.Amancametovisittheboy'
sfatheron________.
A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday
3.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.
A.hethoughtthechild'
sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'
taskhimtositdown
C.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'
tfindthatpieceofpaper
4.Whatwasburnt?
___________.
A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy
B
ColumbusCollege,241QueenElizabethDrive,KowloonCity
Memo(备忘录)
To:
AllStaff
From:
JakieMok,Secretary;
SportsDevelopmentCommittee
Date:
May20,2010
Aweekago,“SportsforLife”programmewassenttotheparents,requiringthemtoselectasporttheywantedtheirchildtoplay.Sincethen,ourstaffhavereceivedlotsofcallsfromparentsaskingformoreinformationaboutit.Hereisamemoforyourreferencewhenyouanswerthephones.
Sports1:
Basketball.
Weexpectthatthiswillbethemostpopularofthefoursports.Therefore,studentsshouldbeadvisedtosignupassoonaspossible.StudentswilltakeaprivatebustoandfromKwunTongSportsPark.Tocoverthecostofhiringabus,eachstudentwillhavetopay$10eachtime.Therewillbefourbasketballcourtsavailableforourusewithoneteacherwatchingovereachgame.
Sports2:
Gym
WewillbeusingSt.Peter’sMemorialPark.Therearetworeasonsforchoosingthispark.Frist,itisnotverybusyandcrowdedbefore6:
00pm.Second,ithaslotsoftreeswithplentyofshade.Studentsmustbringalongtwobottlesofwatertopreventthirst.Threeactivities,skipping,jogging,outdooraerobics(有氧运动),allofwhicharefreeofcharge,willbearranged.Andtherewillbeateacherondutyforeachoftheactivities.
Sports3:
Hiking
Hiking(远足)willtakeplaceatKowloonPeak.Theactivitywillstartat2:
30pmandfinish90minuteslater.Threeteacherswillaccompanythestudents,andahikinginstructorwillaccompanyeachgroupof15hikers.Eachinstructorwillcost$75/hr.Studentsareadvisedtobringplentyofwaterandsunscreen.
Sports4:
Swimming
TheKowloonCityAquaticCentreisa10-minutewalkfromourschool.Fourteacherswillgotothepoolandconductthegoings-onfromthepoolside.Wewillonlybeabletoreservethepoolforonehour(i.e.2:
45pmto3:
45pm).Onlystudentsskilfulatswimmingcantakeupthisactivity.Thepoolwillhavetwolifeguardspresent.Girlsmustwearaswimmingsuit.Thecostis$10pervisit.
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Studentsselectingbasketballhadbetterregisterearly.
B.Studentsparticipatingingymshouldarriveat6:
00pm.
C.Hikingusuallybeginsat2:
30pmandlasts2hours.
D.Studentshavingswimmingsuitscantakeupswimming.
6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____
A.studentstakingpartinbasketballwillwalktothecourts.
B.Thethreeactivitiesingymareallfreeforstudents.
C.hikingstudentscanhavearegularrestintheshadeoftrees.
D.studentstakingupthefoursportsshouldbringbottlesofwater.
7.Itcanbeconcludedthat____.
A.eachsportwillonlylastsforanhour
B.studentswillbechargedforthefoursports
C.allthesportswilltakeplaceatKowloonPeak
D.teacherswillaccompanystudentsoneachsport
8.Thepurposeofthememoisto____.
A.attractstudents’interestintheprogramme
B.requiretheparentstoselectasportfortheirchild
C.helpthestaffexplaintheprogrammetotheparents
D.remindteachersandlifeguardstobepresentontime
C
Lindbergh,anAmericanpilot,wasbornonFebruary4,1902,inDetroit.HegrewuponafarmnearLittleFalls,Mississippi.Inhischildhood,Lindberghshowedunusualmechanicalability.Attheageof18,heenteredtheUniversityofWisconsintostudyengineering.However,Lindberghwasmoreinterestedintheexciting,youngfieldofairtravelthanhewasinschool.Aftertwoyears,heleftschooltobecomeapilotperformingdangeroustricks.
LindberghmadethefirstnonstopflightaloneacrosstheAtlanticOceanonMay20~21,1927.OtherpilotshadcrossedtheAtlanticbeforehim.ButLindberghwasthefirstpersontodoitalonenonstop.Lindbergh'
sunusualactiongainedhimimmediate,internationalfame.Thepressnamedhim“LuckyLindy”andthe“LoneEagle”.AmericansandEuropeansadmiredtheshy,slimyoungmanandgavehimalotofhonors.
Aftertheflight,LindberghpublishedWe,abookabouthisflight.ThetitlereferredtoLindberghandhisplane.Then,heflewthroughouttheUnitedStatestomakespeechestoencourageairtravelonbehalfoftheDanielGuggenheimFundforthePromotionofAeronautics(航空学).LindberghlearnedaboutthepioneerrocketresearchofRobertH.Goddard,aClarkUniversityphysicsprofessor.LindberghpersuadedtheGuggenheimfamilytosupportGoddard'
sexperiments,whichlaterledtothedevelopmentofmissiles,satellites,andspacetravel.
BeforeJapanattackedPearlHarborin1941,LindberghtookpartintheactivitiesagainstAmericaninvolvement(参与)inWorldWarⅡ.ManyAmericanscriticizedhimforthis.Afterthewar,heservedasanadviserintheaircraftindustry.
9.LindberghmadethefirstnonstopflightaloneacrosstheAtlanticOceanattheageof________.
A.18B.20C.25D.27
10.Lindberghstoppedhisstudyatuniversitybecause________.
A.hewasmoreinterestedinairtravelthanhisstudy
B.hewantedtomakeaflightacrosstheAtlanticOcean
C.heintendedtowriteabookabouthisflight
D.hedidverywellinhisstudyandgraduatedinadvance
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
A.LindberghhadbeenfamousbeforehisflightacrosstheAtlantic.
B.Peoplehadnointerestintheyoungfieldofairtravelatthetime.
C.LindberghwasthefirstpilottocrosstheAtlantic.
D.ItwasverydifficulttoflyacrosstheAtlanticalonewithoutstoppingthen.
12.WhichofthefollowingrolesdidLindberghNOTperforminhislife?
A.Speechmaker.B.Writer.C.Researcher.D.Adviser.
D
Throughouttheworld,clothinghasmanyuses.Itisusedtoprovideprotectionfromtheelements.Itisalsoworntopreventothersfromseeingspecificpartsofone'
sbody.However,thepartsofthebodythatmustbecoveredvarywidelythroughouttheworld.Someclothingisworntoprovidesupernatural(神奇的)protection.Wearingaluckyshirttotakeanexamiscallingforsupernaturalassistance.
Peopleinallculturesuseclothingandotherformsofbodilydecorationtocommunicatestatus,intentionsandothermessages.InNorthAmerica,wedressdifferentlyforbusinessandvariousleisureactivities.NorthAmericanwomenareusuallymuchmoreknowledgeableofandconcernedwithlittledifferenceinmessagescommunicatedbyclothesthanmen.Attimes,thisleadstosillymistakesofinterpretationoffemaleintentionsonthepartofmen.Ofcourse,clothingstylesarealsointendedtocommunicatemessagestomembersofthesamegender(性别).
Longbeforewearenearenoughtotalktosomeone,theirappearancetellstheirgender,age,economicclass,andoftenevenintentions.Webegintorecongnizetheimportantculturalcluesatanearlyage.Thevocabularyofdressthatwelearnincludesnotonlyitemsofclothingbutalsohairstyles,jewellery,andotherbodydecoration.Inmostcultures,however,thesamestyleofdresscommunicatesdifferentmessagesdependingontheage,gender,andphysicalappearanceoftheindividualwearingit.
Puttingoncertaintypesofclothingcanchangeyourbehaviorandthebehaviorofotherstowardsyou.Thiscanbethecasewithadoctor'
swhitelabcoat,oranarmyuniform.Mostuniformsareclearlysymbolicsothattheycanrapidlyandunmistakablycommunicatestatus.Forinstance,thestrangehairstyleandclothingoftheEnglish“punks”areessentialaspectsoftheiruniforms.
Therearemanyformsofbodydecorationotherthanclothesthatareusedaroundtheworldtosendmessages.Theseincludebodyandhairpaint,andevenbodydeformation(损伤).Whendoctorsputbracesonteeth,theyareactuallydoingthesamething—deformingofreforming(改进)apartofthebodytomakeitmoreattractive.
13.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.ClothingandCultureB.CommunicationthroughClothing
C.ClothingandSocialBehaviorD.WaysofSendingMessages
14.Somepeoplewearluckyshirtstotakeanexambecausetheybelieve________.
A.clotheshaveextraordinarypower
B.clothescanhidetheirfearfortheexam
C.shirtscanmakethemmorecomforta