Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor(分娩)．The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir．You're the father of twins!”
“What a coincidence(巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets(三胞胎)．
“Wow! That's unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company．”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets(四胞胎)．Surprised, he only could answer, “I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted(晕)．The nurse ran fast to his side．As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven．”
(1)
Why were the fathers there?
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A．
They were waiting for their wives．
B．
They were seeing doctors．
C．
They were waiting for their babies to be born．
D．
They were working at men nurses there．
(2)
Which of the following is true about the third man?
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A．
He thought the nurse made a mistake．
B．
He was very surprised at the nurse's words．
C．
He didn't want to have these babies．
D．
He should never have worked at 7-Eleven．
(3)
Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?
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A．
Hew was afraid of having so many babies．
B．
He was seriously ill．
C．
He was too excited．
D．
He was very glad to have 7 babies．
(4)
At least how many babies would be born according to the story?
Most American children eat potatoes．But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food．Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper．Hold the piece between your eyes and light．You will see that the potato has skin(皮)，an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part．The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato，is the most valuable part of all．But this is often thrown away with the skin．Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside．When eating a cooked potato，if you choose the inside and leave the outside，you are throwing the best part of it．If you can't eat the whole potato，eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do．
(1)
How many parts does the potato have?
A．It has only one part，outside rim．
B．It has two parts，skin and outside rim．
C．It has three parts，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
D．It has four parts，middle，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
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(2)
What is the best part of a potato?
A．Outside rim． B．Inside part． C．Middle． D．Skin．
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(3)
What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?
A．Skin only． B．Inside． C．Outside rim． D．Part of it．
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(4)
In fact the skin is ______．
A．no good at all
B．better than the inside part
C．better than the outside rim
D．as good as the outside rim
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(5)
What does this passage tell about potatoes?
A．How to cook them．
B．How to plant them．
C．What is made up of a potato．
D．How to eat them．
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阅读理解
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
