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Characters—Editor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, Traveller

Scene 9 The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story.

Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future. The word was… is … a very different place. There was two races(种类)of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creatures—people who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark.

Scientist: And the Morlocks?

Traveller: These are ape—like(似猿的)creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need.

Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Eloi’s slaves(奴隶)?

Traveller: Sadly, that is not so. The Eloi are the Morlock’s cattle(牲畜).The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food.

Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen.

Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.

Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills.

Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent(依赖的) on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.

Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.

Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.

1.When may the traveller’s story happen?

A. In the past. B. At present. C. In the future. D. He didn’t tell us.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Eloi are afraid of the light. B. The Morlocks raise the Eloi for food.

C. The Eloi could take care of themselves. D. The Morlocks live a happy life without working.

3.What did the traveller think of the Eloi?

A. Clever B. Hardworking C. Creative D. Lazy

4.Why did the scientist say “Only if his strange story is true.”?

A. He felt sorry for Eloi. B. He was making a joke.

C. He was afraid to hear the story. D. He didn’t believe the story.

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One evening last summer, when I asked my 14- year- old son, Ray,for help with dinner, his response(回答)shocked me. "What's a colander(漏勺)?" he asked. I could only blame_____. In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me. But that night, as I_____to him that a colander is the thing with holes in it,I wondered what else I hadn't_____Ray for.

As parents,while we focus on our sons' confidence and character,we perhaps don't always consider that we are_____raising someone's future roommates,boyfriends,husbands,or fathers_____I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was_____to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.

I knew that he would rather have been playing basketball with friends than_____to mend socks with his mother,but in fact he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate(感激)what you do_____a mom," he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's_____masculine(男子气概的)about being helpless.

Now,not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's_____I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter in-law.

1.A. themselves B. ourselves C. myself D. himself

2.A. explained B. continued C. thought D. advised

3.A. planned B. prepared C. produced D. punished

4.A. even B. also C. still D. either

5.A. But B. And C. Because D. So

6.A. cheerful B. nervous C. patient D. serious

7.A. learning B. checking C. asking D. affording

8.A. by B. for C. as D. with

9.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

10.A. what B. how C. why D. who

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