Detective Wolf was waiting in the doorway all the morning. He was going to meet Miss Fox. She bought a bag of diamonds from Africa. A few hours ago, someone told the police that a group of thieves would try to steal the diamonds, so the police asked Detective Wolf to make sure Miss Fox and her diamonds would be safe.

Miss Fox arrived at the airport. Detective Wolf quickly helped her get into the police car and took her to the hotel. While they were talking, Detective Wolf noticed that Miss Fox was left-handed. Half an hour later, they got to the room, two policemen checked it over and made sure there wasn’t anyone else in it. Miss Fox said she was tired and wanted to have a shower.

She asked Detective Wolf and the policemen to keep the diamonds for her. Half an hour later, Miss Fox didn’t get out. Detective Wolf felt a little strange. Just then he got a call from the airport—a woman was found in the toilet on the plane. She said she was Miss Fox and reported the criminal was left-handed. Detective Wolf rushed to the bathroom but saw nobody in it. He opened the bag immediately and found there were only stones in it.

1.Why did the police ask Detective Wolf to go to the airport?

A.To make sure the plane would be safe. B.To catch some thieves

C.To protect a woman and her things. D.To check the plane for something.

2.What message did the police get a few hours ago?

A.Someone would kill Miss Fox.

B.Someone would kidnap Miss Fox.

C.A woman was trapped in the toilet on the plane.

D.Some thieves would steal Miss Fox’s diamonds.

3.Who was the criminal?

A.Miss Fox. B.A left-handed woman.

C.One of the policemen. D.Detective Wolf.

4.Where were the diamonds in the end?

A.They were in the bag. B.They were on the plane.

C.They were in the bathroom. D.They were taken away by the criminal.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The criminal was found in the toilet on the plane.

B.The left-handed woman left the bag outside the bathroom.

C.The diamonds were bought from Africa by Miss Fox.

D.The criminal ran away before Detective Wolf went to catch her.

My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.

If you come to visit, you'll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it's dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. 

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you. 

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console. 

I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I've put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I've put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, "How will I live without them?"

1.The PIN can’t ______ in the writer’s new house.

A.turns on the lights

B.play your favorite music

C.make every telephone ring

2.The underlined this information refers to information like______.

A.nationality B.name C.hobbies

3.The writer's new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.

A.it has been controlled by a home console

B.you can make a telephone call anywhere

C.it has your favorite music following you

4.The writer wrote the fourth paragraph in order to ______.

A.explain more easily what the functions(功能) of the PIN and the console are

B.let readers know how special his house is

C.tell the readers how to use the PIN and the console

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Easy life in the future

B.The function of the PIN

C.A home for the future

阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。

The Forbidden City is also called “Zijincheng (purple forbidden city)”. It is the largest and greatest palace in China today. Under Ming Emperor ,people began to build the Forbidden City in 1406,and it took 14 years to finish it.

The palace is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters. A 52-meter-wide-moat(护城河) encircles a 9.9 –meter- high wall which encloses the complex(综合设施).

The Forbidden City in Beijing was the emperors’ palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Though its walls are red and its roofs are yellow, the palace’s name mentions the color purple. How did it get this name? In fact, this has more to do with what the palace stands for than what it looks like.

The character “ zi ” refers to (指代) the Ziwei star. According to ancient Chinese astronomy (天文学), the Ziwei star was surrounded (包围) by 28 other stars, meaning it was the heart of the sky. People believed that the palace of the God Emperor, which is called Ziweigong, or Ziwei palace, was located on this star.

Chinese emperors were believed to be the sons of the God Emperor. It was believed that their palace on the earth should be like the Ziweigong in the sky. That’s how the Forbidden City got its name.

In Chinese culture, the color purple stands for good luck. This belief began with Laozi, the founder of Taoism (道教) who lived around 2,500 years ago. One day, when Laozi was traveling through the Hangu Pass (函谷关) in Henan from the east, a purple mist suddenly appeared in the air. This “purple air from the east” (紫气东来) story led people to connect the color to great sages (圣人), and it also stands for nobility (高贵).

1.When did people finish building The Forbidden City?

2.Does the name of “Zijincheng” have more to do with what it looks like?

3.How wide is the moat which encircles the high wall?

4.Where was the God Emperor’s palace located according to ancient Chinese belief?

5.What does the color “purple” stand for in Chinese culture?

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