Can we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, we need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Do you know how to get salt? Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let sea water in. When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white, clean and beautiful.

There are a lot of salt wells (井) in Sichuan. A salt well in much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars over fire. In this way, they get salt. We can also get salt from salt mines (矿). A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there don't need salt from other places any more.

In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt even in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.

1.We get most of the salt from .

A. salt lakes B. sea wells C. salt water D. salt mines

2.Not long ago, people_________ founded and opened a big salt mine.

A. in Sichuan B. in Jiangxi

C. in the northwest of our country D. under the sea

3.Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. People in Sichuan get salt from salt wells.

B. Salt is white clean and beautiful.

C. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt mines.

D. There are many salt lakes in Fujian.

4.What is this article mainly about?

A. The importance of salt. B. Some ways to get salt.

C. The features of salt. D. The history of salt.

Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger(乘客) should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered“yes”, he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered “no”, he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked, “Are you a good sailor?” Tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “no” loudly, at the same time he said, “I have never been a sailor, how could I be a good sailor.”The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so, he got two gifts too.

The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet (晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passenger’s gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?”

1.When did the keeper ask the passengers questions?

A. Before the trip. B. After the trip. C. During the trip. D. Never.

2.Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”?

A. Because they felt sick on the boat. B. Because they were good sailors.

C. Because they both wanted to get two gifts. D. Because they wanted to have chocolate.

3.The underlined(下划线) part “a good sailor” means ________.

A. 晕船 B. 不晕船 C. 好销售员 D. 好水手

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The keeper cheated (欺骗) Tom and his cousin.

B. Tom and his cousin didn’t understand the question.

C. All the other passengers answered “yes”.

D. The keeper didn’t want to give Tom and his cousin chocolate

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