读下列短文,选择正确答案

  Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible(糟透的).

  One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous ,He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

  On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the elevator (电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He started to shout , but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!

  There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do He had to wait until one of his coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.

  Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working .When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, Weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for 62 hours!

  Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”

 (1) Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the elevator?

[  ]

  A.It was broken.
B.It was the weekend
  C.It was in an office
D.It was a holiday

  (2) In the elevator, there was no ________.

[  ]

  A.food.
B.water
  C.telephone
D.all of the above

 (3) What did Mr. Coates do in the elevator?

[  ]

  A.He shouted.
B.He waited
  C.He slept
D.All of the above

 (4) How long was he in the elevator?

[  ]

  A.For 62 hours.
B.On Saturday.
  C.For the weekend.
D.Never.

 (5) Who helped him get out of the elevator?

[  ]

  A.His co-worker.
B.His office
  C.His mother.
D.The elevator

  读下列短文,选择正确答案

  Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible(糟透的).

  One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous ,He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

  On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the elevator (电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He started to shout , but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!

  There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do He had to wait until one of his coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.

  Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working .When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, Weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for 62 hours!

  Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”

 (1) Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the elevator?

[  ]

  A.It was broken.
B.It was the weekend
  C.It was in an office
D.It was a holiday

  (2) In the elevator, there was no ________.

[  ]

  A.food.
B.water
  C.telephone
D.all of the above

 (3) What did Mr. Coates do in the elevator?

[  ]

  A.He shouted.
B.He waited
  C.He slept
D.All of the above

 (4) How long was he in the elevator?

[  ]

  A.For 62 hours.
B.On Saturday.
  C.For the weekend.
D.Never.

 (5) Who helped him get out of the elevator?

[  ]

  A.His co-worker.
B.His office
  C.His mother.
D.The elevator

Our earth is in trouble. Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clear as before. People and factories are polluting the air, rivers, lakes and seas. You might think there is nothing you can do to help. That’s not true. There are many things you can do to help the earth.

Cars burn gasoline. This will produce a lot of CO into the air. Some people believe that CO is making the earth warmer. They think CO thins the clouds above us. The clouds keep us away from the strongest sunlight. So try to walk, ride a bicycle or take a bus. And if you drive a car, drive at a steady speed. This can save some gasoline.

The biggest energy use at home is for keeping warm or coo1.So turn the air conditioner off when you don’t need to use it. Use lights that save energy.

Use fewer things that cannot be used again. When you buy something, consider those made from things that can be used again first.

A lot of water is needed for a shower. In one week an American family uses as much water for showers as a person drinks in three years! Buy a waterworks that uses less water, or take shorter showers. This can cut the use of water.

1. The writer thinks that we can do_________ for the earth.

  A. something        B. nothing         C. little             D. few things

2. If there is too much CO in the air, the earth will become _________.

  A. 1arger           B. warmer         C. more colourful      D. colder

3. The underlined word “thin” here means _______in Chinese.

  A. 稀薄的         B. 使……变稀薄   C. 瘦的              D. 使……变瘦

4. We use the most energy at home for____.

  A. washing clothes                   B. having showers

  C. keeping quiet                     D. keeping warm or cold

5. The writer suggests ________to save water.

  A. using milk to have a bath            B. showering once a week

  C. spending less time showering         D. using a big waterworks