Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
【小题1】We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.
A.only in the countryB.only in small cities
C.all over the worldD.only on the busy street
【小题2】What can the Seeing Eye dog do?
A.Look after sheepB.Help blind people
C.Find lost childrenD.Train blind people
【小题3】If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.
A.go to a training schoolB.go to a middle school
C.go to an evening schoolD.go to a children school
【小题4】First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.
A.when he hears the telephone callB.when he hears another dog’s call
C.when he hears the master’s callD.when he hears the trainer’s call
【小题5】How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?
A.one yearB.five yearsC.about a monthD.one week

Some countries are better than others at looking alter the enwronment. In Europe, Germany(德国) and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags—paper in one bag, plastic in another bag, etc. The rubbish is then taken away and, if possible, recycled(回收). There are laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.
In the 1970s, as people learned more about environmental problems, the "Green" movement(运动) began and soon spread all over Europe. The "Green" movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging(毁坏) the environment and tells newspapers.
1. Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?
                                                               
2. Who put rubbish into different bags?
                                                               
3. Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?
                                                               
4. When did the "Green" movement begin?
                                                               
5. What does the "Green" movement try to do?
                                                               

Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said, “ And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards. I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch many more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be about to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin, “ How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

“and then what?” asked Pablo.

“well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “you will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

66: What is the story mainly about?

A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

A business learns how to fish from a fisherman.

A fisherman wants to become a business.

A business gives advice to a fisherman.

67: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

many friends to visit him

a full and busy life

more boats and more fish

the house near the ocean

68: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

By buying a supermarket.

To move to Mexico City.

By selling his won business.

To work longer and catch more fish.

69: The underlined word “ unload” in the passage means__________.

A. put…into                B. take…away from

C. break down D. set off

70: We can infer from the passage that__________.

the fisherman will stay the same with his life

the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

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Bollywood: the Hollywood of India
You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie Capital of the United States is Hollywood, the movie capital of India is Bombay (孟买), but it is usually called "Bollywood", a combination(结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
No Bollywood movie is thought complete without a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music, but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun, so can the Bollywood hero Sharukh Khan. Hollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The persona! lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines(头版头条), just as they do in the United States.
The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America, Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars, and they are also very exciting.
【小题1】The name Bollywood comes from the words _____________________ .
【小题2】Bollywood is a place where many __________ are made each year,
【小题3】In India, the film stars are sometimes _______ popular than musk directors.
【小题4】 Every complete Bollywood movie has a few _______________ in them.
【小题5】The Oscars in India are as ________ as those in America though they are different.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94% correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!

1. How does the eye-recognition program work?

A.You type in your number.                 B.You say your name.

C.You look at the machine.                  D.You show your ID card.

2.Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94% correct?

A.Because eyes hardly change.

B.Because the program is widely used around the world.

C.Because people like the idea of the program.

D.Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

3. Which recognition program has been already in use?

A.Remembering smells.

B.Remembering eyes.

C.Remembering fingerprints.

D.Remembering the shape of faces.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The program is being tested in Japan.

B.Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.

C.91% of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program.

D.Machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future.

 

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