James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.
James came in in a great hurry one evening.A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table.“That will keep till I get back,”he thought,“no time to lose now.”And he went off.
Harry came in a minute after James.There was a letter for him,too,which he opened at once.It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company,offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a.m.the next morning,as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight.He was sleepy.“That letter can be opened in the morning,”he thought.The next morning when he woke up,he at once jumped out of bed,tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time

  1. 1.

    One evening James came in in a great hurry because       

    1. A.
      he knew there was a letter on the hall table
    2. B.
      he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back
    3. C.
      he was afraid he would be late for the play
    4. D.
      his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel
  2. 2.

    As soon as he woke up,James        

    1. A.
      wondered where Harry had gone
    2. B.
      was eager(急切的)to know the time
    3. C.
      knew he could never be at the office in time
    4. D.
      remembered the letter from the company
  3. 3.

    The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      

    1. A.
      he knew there was something wrong with his face
    2. B.
      he felt very sorry for missing the chance
    3. C.
      he fell down on his face
    4. D.
      he realized that he had lost his face

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!
The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how?
Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer.
First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth

  1. 1.

    Earth Day is probably set for people to ______

    1. A.
      learn more about the earth
    2. B.
      make full use of the earth
    3. C.
      take better care of the earth
    4. D.
      study the warmth of the earth
  2. 2.

    We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are
    ______ now

    1. A.
      not very clear
    2. B.
      completely secret
    3. C.
      well known
    4. D.
      not given yet
  3. 3.

    Greenhouse effect comes from______

    1. A.
      sea rising
    2. B.
      climate change
    3. C.
      nature's unbalance
    4. D.
      people's activity
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells us that ______

    1. A.
      there is more rain now
    2. B.
      we should protect the earth
    3. C.
      we must stop pollution
    4. D.
      sea level is getting higher

A recent study offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal(致命的)accident as a teenager driving alone. However, the possibility of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional (added) passenger.
It was also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased greatly after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to help solve the problem is to have states setting up so-called graduated licensing systems(等级执照制). A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove that he/she is able to drive in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with a limited number of passengers, before graduating to full driving on his own. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place. The systems have reduced teenage driver crashes(相撞), according to recent studies

  1. 1.

    Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m
    2. B.
      A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car
    3. C.
      Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night
    4. D.
      A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight
  2. 2.

    According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly because __

    1. A.
      their preference for driving at night
    2. B.
      their lack of driving experience
    3. C.
      their careless way of driving
    4. D.
      their driving with passengers
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