1、2. 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 as you could3. “Y” stands for _.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)4. The word “annoy
2、ed” 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 , but didnt like to talkBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in
3、 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 killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Reade
4、rs 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 own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must
5、 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 thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers arent very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.1. F
6、rom 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 read the news carefullyD. pay much attention to the result2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to _. A.wo
7、rdB.newspapermanC.readerD.person3. Which of the following would best complete the text ?A. he will keep his writing shortB. he wont care about his writingC. he will give nothing but informationD. he wont make his writing good enough.4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller?
8、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?Readers are not satisfied with the short news.B.Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C.Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.D.Newspap
9、ermen 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 the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another
10、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 was 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 ro
11、om 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 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
12、 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 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
13、 , 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 German B. a French C. an Australian D. an Englishman 2. The old man was sad because _.A. his three sons all died during the wa
14、rB. 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 was sad and hungryC. Make him warm D. Find a way to forget he was hungry4. The old man shouted outside the police station b
15、ecause_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. Which statement is true?A. The old policeman hated Hitler , tooB. The old policeman found that the old man his best friend
16、C. 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 explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. S
17、he 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, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because
18、 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 disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when its 11 oclock here its only 8 oclock in Los Angeles.”1. Mis
19、s Gorgers was teaching her class .A. how to telephone B. about electricity C. about time zone(时区) D. about sound2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether .A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B. her student could hear her from 75 feet awayC. her students had grasped(理解
20、)her lesson D. sound waves were slower than electricity3. Tom thought that electricity was .A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those i
21、n 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 acoording to the law of physics?A. Toms B. Kates C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor BEIt was Mondy. Mrs Smiths dog was hung
22、ry, 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.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling m
23、eat), 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, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and
24、 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 dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher d
25、id 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. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock
26、, 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 piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .A. cruel
27、ly B. fairly C. kindly D.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 butcher D. was worth many pounds8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .A. before he felt sure that the words were rea
28、lly 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, the dog found that .A. only the paper with Mrs Smiths words on it could bring it meatB. the butcher wou
29、ld 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 that .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
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