1、 ” he said to the con ductor. But don make no ise, just put me off the train any way. ”Then Mark Twain went to slee p. Later, whe n he woke up it was ni ghttime and the train had reached Paris already. He realized at once that the con ductor had forgotte n to wake him up at Dijon. He was so angry th
2、at he ran up to the con ductor and bega n to shout at him.“have never been so angry in all my life, ” Mark Twain said.The con ductor looked at him calmly. You are not half as angry as the America n whom Iput off the train at Dijon, ” he said. (B.was the stop after P arisD. was the stop before P aris
3、 to wake him up.C.was n easy D. was impo ssible)3. The con ductor at Dijon.as I have emptied it . That often wa nt to , because it is con sidered I have already no ticed that whe n aA.had put Mark Twain off the trainB.had put the wrong man off the trainC.had woke n Mark Twain upD.didn like to wake M
4、ark Twain up)4. When Mark Twain woke up, he found that .A.the train had left P aris B. the train was movi ng into P arisC. the train had reached Dijon D. he had missed his railway stati on)5. What does the underlined word “almly ” mean? It means A.quietly and not an grily B. n ervouslyC. in a hurry
5、way D. happ ilyThe customs in different countries are rather different . If I have dinner with a Chinese host , he always puts more food onto my pl ate as soon discomforts me greatly . I have to eat the food eve n if I don bad manners in the West to leave one food on the plate .Chin ese sits at an A
6、merica n dinner party , he very often refuses the offer of food or drink .In the Un ited States , it is impo lite to kee p ask ing some one aga in and aga in or in sist on his acce pting someth ing . America ns have a direct way of sp eak ing . If they want someth ing , they will ask for it . If not
7、 , they will say , No ; thanks . When an American doesn want beer , for exa mple , he might say , No , tha nks . I take some Diet Pep si-Cola if you have it . ” That iswhat an America n will do .56.kee p ask ing his guest to eat morefill his guest plate with more food say No , thanks . ”stop givi ng
8、 the guest anything after the guest refuses someth ingThe best title for this p assage isA.Chinese Customs on TableB Learn from Good MannersC When in Rome , Do as the Romans DoD Good Manners of Chinese People and American PeopleYou might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe, but
9、 you would be wrong. Its in Washington D.C. -capital of the United States. We call it the Library of Congress ( 国会图书馆 ). President ( 总统 ) John Adams started the library for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law( 法律 ). They bought the first 740 books in Europe. They s
10、et up the books in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold many of his own books to Congress in his presidency. He thought Congress should have books on all subjects not just on law. This idea changed the library for good. The library grew and grew. Now it covers acres ( 公顷 ) of land
11、. It has 20 million books and lots of pictures and films. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone. The library is like a large storeroom. Thomas Edisons first film and Houdinis Magic Books were pl
12、aced in the library. Its the proud owner of the worlds best collection of books.6.The Library of Congress has .A.the earliest law books in the worldB.only 740 books on lawC.law books that are 200 years old.D.books of all kinds in the world7.From this passage, we know that Thomas Jefferson was .A.pre
13、sident of the USA before John AdamsB.president of the USA after John AdamsC.a successful Congress member selling books to the libraryD.a successful bookseller8.This idea changed the library for good means that the library .A.changed foreverB.became goodC.can be made good use ofD.became a large store
14、room for the members of Congress9.Today the library is open to .A.members of Congress onlyB.the publicC.experts in every fieldD. lawyers ( 律师 ) and politicians ( 政治家 )10. can come to or call the Congress Library if he or she has any question.A.AnyoneB.Congress membersC. The US PresidentD. An expertO
15、. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived anexciting life. He did not go to school for long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was abo
16、ut 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he lear
17、ned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New Y ork and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change in the end, to the readers surprise. 4
18、1.42.43.44.45.People enjoyed reading O. Henry stories because .A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understandC. they showed his loved for the poor D. they were about New York CityWhat do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well educated. B. He was not serious about
19、 his work.C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was no
20、t his Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New Y ork D. His exciting early life as a boy.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New Y ork b. Worked in a bank c.
21、Traveled to Texasd. Was put in prison e. Had a newspaper job f. Learned to write stories A. e, c, f, b, d, a B. c, e, b, d, f, a C. e, b, d, c, a, f D. c, b, e, d, a, fGo and watch baby when he is asleep, see how his chest rises and falls, then rises and falls again. He does not know what he is doin
22、g, but he breathes as well as the oldest and cleverest man in the world. He began to breathe when he was born, and he will not stop until he dies; still he does it without thinking about it.See how long you can hold your breath.In some places men dive in the sea for pearls. They pick up shells that
23、hold the pearls,and the longer they stay under water the more p earls they can find. For the reason they hold their breath as long as they possibly can. et even these pearl divers can t go withoutbreathing for a long time.Watch to see how many times a man draws his breath every minutes. Some men bre
24、athe fifteen times a minute. An elephant breathes only eight times. It is told that a mouse breathes a hundred and twenty times a minute.No one needs to tell us that what we breathe every minute of every is air. It Js around us everywhere, like wonderful sea that we cannot see.61.62.63.An ele phant
25、breathes 112 times than a mouse every minute.A.much B. more C. little D. lessThe word It ” in the last paragrap段() means .A.wonderful sea that we can not seeB.the mouse that need to breathe mostC.the elephant that doesn t need to breatheD.air that is around usWhich is the best title(标题)for this pass
26、age?A.The mouse breathes mostB.A baby needs to breatheC.Divers are breathing in the seaD.All the living need to breatheAs the American writer, Mark Twain, once said,” Everybody weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody weather. Many people begin their talks by saying. “s
27、ntit a nice day! ”will rain? ” “ think it going to snoWMany people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don agree with each other. One man may say, Do you see how cloud it is in the east? Its going to rain tomorrow? ” Another man will say Yes, its going to be
28、fine tomorrow. ”People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it S going to rain, and he doesnSlook for anything to tell him it S going to rain, and he doesn Slook for anything else. When friends have a pi cnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they c
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