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     In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate visited Italy. He liked the country and wrote down
every interesting thing he found. But there was one thing which he found the most interesting. In his diary
Thomas wrote, "When the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands,
because people do not always have clean hands."
     Before leaving for England, Thomas Coryate bought a few forks.
     At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the invention to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was
brought out, he took out a fork and began to eat as they did in Italy.
     Everybody looked at him in surprise. When he told his friends what the fork was, they all wanted to
take a good look at the strange thing. All his friends said that the Italians were very strange people
because the fork was not easy to use at all.
     Thomas Coryate tried to prove (证明) that his friends were wrong. He said it was not nice to eat
meat with one's fingers because they were not always clean.
     Everybody got angry at that. Did Mr. Coryate think that people in England always had dirty hands?
And weren't the ten fingers we had enough for us?
     Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork. But the first piece of meat he
took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.
     People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
1. Why did Thomas Coryate bring forks to England?
A. He wanted to surprise his friends.
B. He believed that it was not nice to eat meat with fingers.
C. Forks were beautiful.
D. He wanted to make business selling forks.
2. Why did everybody look at Thomas when he began to eat like the Italians?
A. They believed that was bad manners.
B. Nobody ate meat with hands in England.
C. Everybody thought it was an amazing invention.
D. Nobody had seen a fork before.
3. People were _____ when Thomas said that they shouldn't eat meat with their fingers.
A. unhappy
B. sorry
C. sad
D. worried
4. The first piece of meat fell to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork because _____.
A. the fork was very difficult to use
B. the fork was bad
C. Thomas could not use it quite well
D. the steak was too hard
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High in the mountains, and deep in the forest, lives a lake with many plants and animals in and around her. The plants and animals have enough food and clean water to keep them healthy. The wind carries pure air, and the rain comes down clear and clean.

But recently, Lucy Lake and her friends haven’t been feeling very well. All the plants and animals get together to talk about the problem. “Why are we sick?” “What can we do?” ask all of them. No one has any answers.

Just then two hikers appear. The animals tell them about their problems. “Can you help us?” they ask. “Yes,” one hiker says. “I think it’s because of acid rain.”

“Acid rain comes from chemicals(化学物质) in the air. The pollution comes from factories, cars and trucks.”

“So, although I don’t want to, I help the pollution travel through the air!” says the wind. “And I carry it to the land!” cries the rain. 

“If you can help us think of some solutions(解决方法), we will send a message to tell people how to clean up our environment,” one hiker says. 

With the help of the plants and animals, the two hikers make a list of ideas for saving Lucy Lake and her friends.

Time passes, and the forest and lake begin to feel a little better.

The next time the hikers climb up the mountains to Lucy Lake, they smile at what they find. “We’re glad things have started to change,” one hiker says. “And we’re glad you helped us make a difference,” says the other.

1.The underlined word “pure” can be replaced by “____”.

A.polluted

B.clean

C.cold

D.cool

2.The two hikers are most probably ____.

A.scientists

B.teachers

C.doctors

D.reporters

3.____ have (has) nothing to do with the cause of acid rain.

A.The rain

B.Human beings

C.The wind

D.The plants and animals

4.The underlined word “you” refers to (指) ____. 

A.Lucy Lake

B.the plants and animals

C.one of the two hikers

D.the wind and the rain

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Acid rain is very harmful only to plants and animals.

B.Human activities are the main cause of acid rain.

C.Acid rain can make the living things in the environment get sick.

D.We should clean up our environment to protect us against acid rain.

 

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      In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black
and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game.  The new ball was made up of' 32 pieces of three
colors: red, blue and white.  Interesting enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors,
too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of' eight
pieces of leather.  As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and
then t0 32 now.
     About three million such new footballs were made, And then some players were playing the new ball
in their training.  The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast
speed.    
     After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from  the traditional (传统的)  black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them. Another
footballer said that there would be more goals. "For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to
control as it flies. A good player can shoot in more goals," he said.
1.What was the new rule in 1998 WCFM?
                                                   
2.  What is the color of the national flag of France?
                                                  
3.  Was the early football made up of eight pieces of' leather?
                                                  
4. How many teams joined the World Cup Football Match when the new rule was used?
                                                  
5.  It's hard for the goalkeeper to catch the new ball because                                                    

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