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IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?
Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes,“Isthiswhatyou'
relookingfor?
”heasked,holdingupasmallsquareshape.
Itwasnearly3A.MbythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn'
tgetmuchsleepthatnight,butIhadgottenmywalletback.Ialsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn'
tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.
1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?
A.Coldandsick.
B.Fortunateandhopeful.
C.Satisfiedandcheerful.
D.Disappointedandhelpless.
2.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatthewriterwasbusy______.
A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivities
C.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow
3.Onherwayhomethewriter______.
A.lostherwalletunknowingly
B.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriver
C.wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedman
D.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher
4.Inthefifthparagraph,whydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?
A.Someoneofferedtotakeherbackhome.
B.Ared-hairedmancametoseeher.
C.Sheheardsomeonecallhername.
D.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.
5.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatthewriter______.
A.wouldstopworkingatnight
B.wouldstayoninSanFrancisco
C.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners
D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank
(2)
Everyone'
satit,evenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn'
tdoneaneBaydeal.So,Idecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction(网上拍卖).Buyingforbeginners:
Signuponwww.ebay.co.uk.Mostitems(e.g.tables,computers,andbooks)readyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;
othersmaybemarkedwith"
BuyItNow"
andhaveafixedprice.Youcanbuytheserightaway.
Iftheitemisbeingauctioned,youofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids(出价)foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbid,thenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.
Howtopay:
Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPal,anonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard.
Sellingmadesimple:
IfyouplantoselloneBay,ithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends'
adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauction,starringonaThursday.Thiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobid.
Thebigthingsinlife:
It'
seasytopostasmallitem,butfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.Checkthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubid.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtomakepaymentonline.
B.Waysofmakingdeliveryonline.
C.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.
D.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.
2.Afterbiddingforanitem,abuyer_____________.
A.willgetwhathewantsintendays
B.shouldmakepaymentimmediately
C.haschancestomakehigherbids
D.maycheckitspictureanddescription
3.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis______.
A.throughanonlinepaymentsystem
B.throughalocalbankingsystem
C.bysendingthemoneytotheseller
D.bypayingthePayPalmandirectly
(3)
Supposeamanhasacaraccident.Heishurtbadlyandisunconscious(失去知觉的);
thatis,hecan'
tthink,speak,orhear.Hisfamilytakeshimtothehospital.Thedoctorstellthefamilythathisbrainisdead.Amachinecanmakehimbreathe.
Nowthepatient'
sfamilymustanswersomedifficultquestions.Shouldtheythinkheisdead?
Shouldtheyaskthedoctorstousethemachinetomakehimbreathe?
Sometimesmachinescanmakeanunconsciouspersonbreatheforyears.However,ifhisbrainisdead,hewillneverthink,speak,orhearagain.Then,shouldhisfamilyaskthedoctorsnottousethemachineandlethimdie?
Someonewhoisunconsciouscan'
tsayhewantstodie.Canhisfamilysaythisforhim?
Somepeoplethinkthisisagoodidea.Somethinkotherwise.
Manypeoplearehurtwhenmachineskeepapersonalive.Theunconsciouspersondoesn'
tknowit.Machinesonlymakethefamilyandfriendshurtlonger.
1.Someonewhoishurtbadlyandisunconscious_____pain.
A.mustfeel
B.doesn'
tfeel
C.sometimesfeels
D.probablyfeels
2.Whenaperson'
sbrainisdead,he_____.
A.willneverwakeupagain
B.maybewakesupagain
C.willwakeupagainbyusingamachine
D.sometimeswakesup
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Anunconsciouspersonknowshemustdie.
B.Braindeathisn'
tarealdeath.
C.Anunconsciouspersoncanrealizehemustdie.
D.Braindeathisarealdeath.
4.Youmayconcludefromthisarticlethatitis_____usingmachinestomakeapersonbreatheforyearsifhisbrainisdead.
A.acleverway
B.wiseway
C.nouse
D.quiteuseful
(4)
IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica.Itisanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedevelopingcountries.Forthesecountries,economicgrowthisaveryimportantaim.Theywanttointroduceindustries,andsotheyputfewcontrolsonindustrieswhichcausepollution.
Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85,000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleoftheconnectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubataohadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,whichproducemanypollutants(污染物).Thepeopleofthetownaresufferingfromthepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebadeffectscanbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Amongchildrenandgrown-ups,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimesmorecommoninCubataothaninotherplaces.
ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,buttheselawsarenotcarriedoutstrictlyenough.Itischeaperforcompaniestotakenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefines(罚款)thantobuytheexpensiveequipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomicgrowthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthoftheworker.However,theresponsibility(责任)doesnotcompletelyliewiththeBraziliangovernment.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesarenotactinginaresponsiblewayeither.AnumberofthefactoriesinthetownareownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,ItalyandtheU.S.TheyaredoingthingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausethesameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverely(严厉的)punishedorevenputoutofbusiness.
1.Developingcountriesdon'
thavestrictpollutioncontrolsbecause_____.
A.thenewindustriestheywanttointroducedonotcausemuchpollution
B.pollutionisnotaseriousproblemfordevelopingcountries
C.theydon'
trealizethatthebalanceofnaturewillbedestroyedbysomepollutants
D.iftheyputstrictercontrolsonindustry,fewercompanieswouldbuildnewplantsindevelopingcountries
2.Theauthor'
spurposeinnamingCubataoistoshowthat_____.
A.industrycandevelopveryfastindevelopingcountries
B.thepollutionprobleminBrazilisextremelyserious
C.industrialgrowthcancausepollutionproblemsfordevelopingcountries
D.pollutioniskillingmanypeopleanddestroyingthewholeeconomyofBrazil
3.HowisthehealthofthepopulationofCubatao?
A.Therearemoreheartdiseaseamongpeoplewholivenearchemicalfactories.
B.Morepeoplesufferfromlungdiseasebecauseofpoisonousmatters.
C.TheirhealthisaffectedbypollutantsthesamewayasthatofotherBrazilians.
D.Babiestherearefoundnotasbrightasthosewholiveinotherplaces.
4.SomeforeigncompaniesliketosetuptheirplantsinBrazilbecausethey__.
A.thinkBrazilissuitableforthemtoinvest(投资)in
B.willnotbeseverelypunishediftheycausepollutioninBra