题目内容
People say that George Washington , the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He would have to pay the library 300,000 dollars fro being 220 years late.
On October5,1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.
The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books.
39.Gorge Washington is________
A. the president of the US now B. the first president of the US
C. the first black president of the US
D. the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back
40.Gorge Washington borrowed a book from________.
A. the Washington Public Library B. the New York Society Library
C. the Paris Society Library D. the Chinese Public Library
41.The library hopes __________.
A. Gorge Washington will return the book
B. Gorge Washington will pay the fine
C. someone will find the book and return it
D. someone will pay the fine for the president
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Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble—and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP.
ESP stands for(代表) Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here is an example: A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead!” I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then. a telegram came. The woman’s father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was dead, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more.” Then the man saw the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.
【小题1】People with ESP may know about ____________
A.someone’s trouble | B.events before they happen |
C.their dreams | D.events after they happen |
A.all people have ESP | B.some women or men have ESP |
C.children have ESP | D.no have ESP |
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction(娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with(与…联系) their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
【小题1】Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones,
A.because they are students | B.when they are free |
C.when they are at school | D.because they are children |
A.the makers and sellers | B.the passers-by and strangers |
C.their parents and friends | D.some mobile phones users |
A.聊天 | B.核对 | C.查询 | D.作弊 |
A.use their mobile phones | B.leave their mobile phones at school office |
C.help the teachers with their work | D.get in touch with their children |
A.students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons. |
B.it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school |
C.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school |
D.parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours. |
What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea , they know it is a nice day, because birds don’t like to fly out when it will rain. When the weather will be bad, the birds come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can also tell the weather. It’s a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens aren’t quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs(青蛙) are making big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.
A. 放 B. 落 C. 游 D. 飞
1.We can play beach soccer when birds ________.
A.fly in the sky |
B.come back |
C.play on the beach |
D.B and C |
2.Where there is rain, frogs are not _________.
A.in the pool |
B.out of the water |
C.making a big noise |
D.swimming in the water |
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Weather |
B.Birds |
C.Sea |
D.Rain |