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Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach. |
| B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer. |
| C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay. |
| D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price. |
| A．Six | B．Twelve | C．Ten | D．Five |
| A．The first one. | B．The second one. |
| C．The last of his friends. | D．Balzac. |
| A．Unkind | B．Dishonest | C．Selfish | D．Clever |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
小题1:事实细节题。结合One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer.可知B正确。
小题2:推断题。结合Collecting a half dozen of his friends, 可知A正确。dozen意为“一打；十二”。
小题3:推断题。结合the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. 可知C正确。
小题4:推断题。结合全文可知Balzac在自己不能使店主降价的情况下，联合自己的朋友，轮流去买，但价格出的越来越低，最后Balzac在提高些价格，最终买到了自己想要的东西。
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Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were 6 forward to try to get to the people who were 7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 8 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 10 of doing things: he put his head down, 11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he 14 them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
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Driving Offence Points System
What is Driving Offence Points System?
After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will make the driver lose points besides other punishment (惩罚). A driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded．When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden (禁止) to drive for a certain amount of time.
This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.
Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence Points?
Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included．There are fourteen items in all.
| Code | Offence | Points |
| 1 | Causing death by dangerous driving | 10 |
| 2 | Dangerous driving | 10 |
| 3 | Careless driving | 5 |
| 4 | Driving after drinking or taking drugs | 10 |
| 5 | Driving over speed limit by more than15 km/hour | 3 |
| 6 | Driving in a motor race on the road | 10 |
| 7 | Failing to stop after an accident | 3 |
| 8 | Failing to give information after an accident | 3 |
| 9 | Failing to report an accident | 3 |
| 10 | Failing to obey directions of police officers | 3 |
| 11 | Crossing double white lines | 3 |
| 12 | Failing to obey traffic signals | 3 |
| 13 | Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk Failing to stop for people walking | 3 |
| 14 | Failing to stop at school crossing | 3 |
If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.
What will happen if you have got 15 points?
If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯错的) and you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months.
小题1:The underlined word “Offence” (paragraph 1) refers to ______.
| A．a driving habit |
| B．an official of road safety |
| C．bad behavior in the office |
| D．an action against the traffic law |
| A．is a system that helps to improve the driving standards |
| B．are points given because of dangerous driving |
| C．shows traffic offences of different kinds |
| D．is a guide dealing with (处理) traffic offences |
| A．You will be punished for the points. |
| B．You will be forbidden to drive. |
| C．Your record will be sent to the Transport Department. |
| D．You will get a warning letter from the Transport Department. |
| A．You will take the driving test again. |
| B．You will be taken to the police station. |
| C．You will not be able to drive for 6 months. |
| D．You will not be able to drive for 3 months. |
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Americans have learnt more about drinks than they were 20 years ago. Now, encouraged by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and slow the aging process, tea is enjoyed by more and more people. Enough fashionable tea houses are appearing to make even longtime coffee drinkers consider changing drinks.
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Tea is found in more places than ever. The Tea Association of the United States reports that from 1990 to 1999, yearly sales of the drink grew to $4.6 billion from $1.8 billion. “Green tea is seen by people as a ‘functional food’” — bringing health beyond food itself, says Vierhile.
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Recently published studies point out that only teas that come from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis contain health benefits. Other teas may taste good, yet they do little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998 study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking one cup of black tea a day lowered the danger of heart disease by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have suggested that the antioxidants (抗氧化剂) in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.
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One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a chemical 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and 200 times as powerful as vitamin C. “When people ask me for something good and cheap they can do to reduce their cancer risk, I tell them to drink real tea,” says Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical oncology (肿瘤学) at New York City’s Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center.
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life ?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly . Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do?
A writer has said, “people can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
小题1:The Internet can not be used for ______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
| A．large and worked quickly1 |
| B．small and worked |
| C．large but worked slowly. |
| D．small but worked quickly . |
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other. |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well. |
| A．It is wonderful. |
| B．It can make students study harder. |
| C．It is not good for students. |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
Many teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
小题1:Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better.
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．parents |
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss it with their friends |
| D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us. |
| B．We have got no idea, so your answers are welcome. |
| C．Your answers are always right. |
| D．You can give us all the right answers. |
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children |
| B．Children should choose everything they like |
| C．Parents should understand their children better |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help |
| A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment (判断) |
| B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends |
| C．help parents to find better friends for their children |
| D．get some information from many readers |
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