Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl．The boy was good-looking(看好)but the girl was not．One day they found a mirror(镜子)for the first time and they saw what they looked like．The boy was very pleased(很高兴)and he said to his sister, “How handsome(英俊)I am!I look much nicer than you!”The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推)．“Go away!”she said．Their father saw what was happening．He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good．”Then to the girl he said, “My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please him, everyone will love you．It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother．”
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)．
(1)
Once a man had a boy and a girl．
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(2)
The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he was handsome．
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(3)
The girl gave the boy a hard push because her father loved her．
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(4)
Father told the girl that if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love．
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(5)
What we learn from this story is to be good to people is more important than to be good-looking．
Languages keeps evolving(进化、发展), and English is no exception．It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow．
There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time．OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example．
But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?
Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK：The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, writes：“What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion．”
For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”．There you go－no extra opinions．Just straight, plain old OK．
So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed(辩论，争论)．Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product．
Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own．
Writing an article for London’s Metro newspaper, Metcalf states：‘O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写)OK．” For example：French－“O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German－“Ohne Korrektur”,“ without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”．
But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?
Apparently not．
In a speech where he stated that his election(当选)would not be a radical(激进的)result to all problems, President Obama said：“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁)and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK,” he said．
So, there you go, straight from the president．It’s OK to say OK, and thanks to the expression’s widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere．
(1)
Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that _________．
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A．
there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida
B．
Obama likes to use OK when he speaks
C．
OK is widely used even on formal occasions
D．
the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech
(2)
According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true?
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
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A．
wake his grandma up
B．
make his grandma angry
C．
let his grandma tell him the time
D．
let his grandma buy him a watch
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Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
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A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
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A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
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A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
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A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
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