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Two hundred years ago, people in the West didn’t know coffee or tea. They were afraid to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out if it was true.

At that time there were two brothers in prison(监狱). They would be killed in a few days, because they did wrong. The king said, ‘I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea at the end of their lives. One brother must drink coffee and the other must drink tea every day.’ And they followed the king’s words. Every day the elder brother drank coffee and his younger brother drank tea after breakfast. But nothing happened to them after that. In fact, they felt they became healthier.

They both lived many years. At last, the elder brother died when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years later. After that, people knew that coffee and tea were not bad to man. Soon tea and coffee became popular.

76. At first people in the west were afraid to drink coffee and tea because_________

A. they didn’t see them at all B. of their colors

C. they didn’t know them very well       D. people didn’t like to drink them

77. ________ decided to find out if coffee and tea were harmful(有害的).

A. The two brothers           B. The king of England

C. People in the west           D. A scientist

78. Why were the two brothers in prison?

A. Because they played all day.        B. Because they worked there.

C. Because they helped the king.       D. Because they did wrong things.

79. If the two brothers didn’t follow the king’s words, they would________.

A. be killed      B. be free      C. be sad    D. be hungry

80. How old was the elder brother when he died?

A. Eighty-three.             B. More than eight-three.

C. Eighty.               D. Less than eight-three.


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  More than two hundred and fifty years ago, there 1 in a small town in Germany a boy by the 2 of Handel. His father was a famous doctor. The doctor hoped that his son would become a great 3 . But the boy loved music better than 4 and wanted to give his life to music. He wanted to be 5 to play beautiful music of his own.

  Though the father sent his son to school, neither books 6 lessons could drive away his great 7 for music. On his way home, the boy often stopped 8 to the playing of the great organ (管乐) from town church.

  Later, his aunt Anna helped him to 9 his music on a small piano at his home. One day he 10 to play before a duke (公爵). The duke liked his playing very much. 11 the help of the duke, he began to 12 music under the best teachers. Soon he became very 13 in Europe. He not only played but also 14 music. His music made his name famous for all time.

  Near the end of his life, he became blind (瞎). 15 then, he didn't give up writing music. He died in London.

(1) A.lived
B.were
C.worked
D.came
(2) A.place
B.name
C.address
D.time
(3) A.musician
B.player
C.doctor
D.student
(4) A.other something
B.everything else
C.nothing other
D.anything else
(5) A.sure
B.and
C.afraid
D.certain
(6) A.or
B.and
C.but
D.nor
(7) A.like
B.time
C.way
D.love
(8) A.to listen
B.listening
C.to hear
D.hearing
(9) A.make
B.drill
C.practise
D.exercise
(10) A.wanted
B.happened
C.sent
D.invited
(11) A.By
B.Under
C.With
D.After
(12) A.play
B.practise
C.listen
D.learn
(13) A.popular
B.interested
C.pleased
D.wonderful
(14) A.listened
B.wrote
C.sang
D.enjoyed
(15) A.Since
B.So far
C.Before
D.Even


About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected(感染)in this matter. Perhaps, after all ,it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different kinds of color blindness. For example, a man cannot see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades (影子) of  green. Sometimes a person can’t tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of green— a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a different thing to explain. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones(锥状细胞)” . These help us to see in the bright light and to tell differences between colors. These are also millions of “rods“(杆状细胞),but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but not colors.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes, we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night.
【小题1】“Color blindness” means           in Chinese.
A. 盲目        B. 无色      C 色盲    D 讨厌颜色
【小题2】 Some people say it’s safer to be driven by women because         .

A.women drive more carefully
B.women are better at driving than men
C.women can see things more clearly
D.there are fewer color — blind women
【小题3】With the help of the “cones”, we can          .
A.tell different shapesB.kill insets
C.see in the darkD.tell orange from yellow
【小题4】 We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a           light.
A.redB.yellowC.blueD.green
【小题5】 Which of the following sentences about color blindness is TRUE?
A.None of men can see deep red.
B.Not all of men have the same problem in recognizing colors.
C.None of men can tell the difference between blue and green.
D.All of men see everything in shades of green.

In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(惩罚).
Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
【小题1】 The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.

A.like to keep pets at homeB.spend a lot of money on pets
C.think killing pets is against the lawD.enjoy showing pets to their friends
【小题2】People give pets injection to make them not __________.
A.run awayB.hurt people
C.get illD.eat much
【小题3】The underlined word “feeder” refers to ________.
A.捕鸟器B.捕虫器C.投食器D.置水器
【小题4】Old people like to keep pets because __________.
A.pets spend less moneyB.pets are quiet and clean
C.pets are easy to take care ofD.pets can make good companies

Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.

To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.

To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.

The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!

People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.

1.A hot-air balloon is ____

A.smaller than a toy balloon                 B.bigger than a toy balloon

C.the same as a toy balloon                 D.lighter than a toy balloon

2.Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?

A.Inside the basket                        B.On top of the balloon

C.Under the basket                       D.Inside the balloon

3.You want the balloon to go up. So you will ____

A.jump out of the balloon

B.let the air out of the balloon

C.make the air inside the balloon hotter

D.let the air inside the balloon cool down

4.Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will _____

A.make your friends go out of the basket

B.make a hole in the balloon with a knife

C.make the air inside the balloon hotter

D.make the air inside the balloon cooler

5. Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?

A.Towards the sun                        B.To the seaside

C.Where the wind blows you.                D.To the nearest mountains

 

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