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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项.

  Mrs Brown was tired after her day's shopping in London, so she went to a restaurant for a cup of tea before catching the train home. When she had ordered the tea, she suddenly remembered that she had to buy some medicine for her husband, who had a cough.

  “Is there a chemist's near here?”she asked the waiter.

  “Yes. Madam,”the waiter said.“It's only about three minutes' walk away. Turn right when you go out of the restaurant, then take the second turning to the left. You'll find a big chemist's about a hundred yards up the road on the right-hand side. It closes at five, but if you hurry, you'll just get there in time.”

  Mrs Brown followed the waiter's directions carefully and found the chemist's without any difficulty. She bought the cough mixture and started to make her way back to the restaurant. But after she walked about ten minutes and there was still no sign of the restaurant, she realized that she must have made a mistake.

Mrs Brown was anxious because she had left all her shopping in the restaurant. She was wondering what to do when a policeman came up and asked if he could help. Mrs Brown explained what had happened. The policeman suggested going back as far as the chemist's. When they got there, the policeman said, “Let's go in this direction. It leads to the main road, where we probably find your restaurant.”

When they reached the main road. The policeman said, “I think you'll find the restaurant you are looking for along there, on the opposite of the road.”

1.It must have been ________ when she ordered her tea.

[  ]

A.five o'clock
B.ten to five
C.ten past five
D.six o'clock

2.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.It was easy for Mrs Brown to find the chemist's.

B.The waiter was helpful to her.

C.She almost forgot to buy some medicine for her husband.

D.When she got lost, she went to a policeman and asked for help.

3.Which of the following is the right way from the chemist's to the restaurant?

[  ]

A.Turn right, then take the second turning to the left and then walk straight forward 100 yards.

B.Turn left when you go out of the chemist's. Go straight forward about 100 yards and then turn right. Walk a few minutes and the restaurant is on your left.

C.Turn left when you go out of the chemist's and then take the second turning to the right. Go a hundred yards and the restaurant is on the opposite.

D.Turn right out of the chemist's. Take the second turning to the left and then right.

4.Which of the following is the most likely dialogue between Mrs Brown and policeman?

[  ]

A.“Thank you very much, but I wonder how I went wrong?”“Oh, it's easy to get lost in a big city like London!”

B.“Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the chemist's?”, “OK, let me show you the way.”

C.“How much should I pay?”“It's nothing.”

D.“It's kind of you”“You are welcome.”

We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time. The question is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one experiment, flowers were kept in constant (持续的)darkness. We might expect that the flowers ,without any information about the time of the day, did not open as they usually do. In fact, they continue to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some special ways of knowing the time. Their sense(感觉) time does not depend on information from the outside world. It is inside them: a kind of "inner (内部的)clock". This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it is later found that not just plants but animals have this "inner clock" which control(控制)the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Human beings, then, are also influenced by it. Whether we wish or not, itaffectssuch things in our life as our need for sleep or need for food.
【小题1】Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion, people had thought that the flowers would____.

A.never open in constant darkness
B.change their usual time to open
C.open ahead of the time as they usually did
D.continue to open at usual time
【小题2】The sense of time that flowers have is connected with_____________.
A.its age and size
B.light and temperature
C.a kind of strange power(力量)inside them
D.some unknown information from the outside world
【小题3】What will happen if we make good use of the "inner clock"
A.We'll need less sleep or food.
B.We'll be able to sleep as long as we wish to.
C.We'll be able to change our work time when necessary.
D.We'll have more energy to do our work better.
【小题4】What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word" affects"
A.产生B.影响C.给予D.依赖


Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush(豪华的)office.He was tired.
Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall.It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown.He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times.The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old.
Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times.
Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box.He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife.This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago.It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times.
He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break.Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly.He could afford a week off!
He went back home.A week in the hometown would be like going back in history."Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror.
It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started …  He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing (穿透) the darkness.Memories danced through the man' s mind.Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit
Slowly entering town he looked around.Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling. Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago.
【小题1】We learn from the passage that Bull is                    

A.Ray's colleagueB.a man in Ray' s hometown
C.Ray's relative in AfricaD.an African woodcarving artist
【小题2】What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 -5?
A.Bull loved Africa and knew much about it.
B.Bull was good at making works of art.
C.Ray missed his hometown and relatives.
D.Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown.
【小题3】What do we know from the passage?
A.Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times.
B.Ray and Bull often went hunting together.
C.Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown.
D.Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week.
【小题4】What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?
A.Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time.
B.Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories.
C.Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit.
D.The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull.
【小题5】What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?
A.The hard time Ray experienced in his career.
B.Why Ray left his hometown alone.
C.The situation in Ray's hometown.
D.How Ray became a successful businessman.

Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush(豪华的)office.He was tired.

Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall.It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown.He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times.The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old.

Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times.

Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box.He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife.This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago.It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times.

He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break.Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly.He could afford a week off!

He went back home.A week in the hometown would be like going back in history."Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror.

It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started …  He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing (穿透) the darkness.Memories danced through the man' s mind.Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit

Slowly entering town he looked around.Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling. Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago.

1.We learn from the passage that Bull is                    

A.Ray's colleague

B.a man in Ray' s hometown

C.Ray's relative in Africa

D.an African woodcarving artist

2.What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 -5?

A.Bull loved Africa and knew much about it.

B.Bull was good at making works of art.

C.Ray missed his hometown and relatives.

D.Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown.

3.What do we know from the passage?

A.Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times.

B.Ray and Bull often went hunting together.

C.Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown.

D.Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week.

4.What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?

A.Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time.

B.Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories.

C.Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit.

D.The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull.

5.What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?

A.The hard time Ray experienced in his career.

B.Why Ray left his hometown alone.

C.The situation in Ray's hometown.

D.How Ray became a successful businessman.

 

We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time. The question is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one experiment, flowers were kept in constant (持续的)darkness. We might expect that the flowers ,without any information about the time of the day, did not open as they usually do. In fact, they continue to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some special ways of knowing the time. Their sense(感觉) time does not depend on information from the outside world. It is inside them: a kind of "inner (内部的)clock". This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it is later found that not just plants but animals have this "inner clock" which control(控制)the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Human beings, then, are also influenced by it. Whether we wish or not, itaffectssuch things in our life as our need for sleep or need for food.

  1. 1.

    Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion, people had thought that the flowers would____.

    1. A.
      never open in constant darkness
    2. B.
      change their usual time to open
    3. C.
      open ahead of the time as they usually did
    4. D.
      continue to open at usual time
  2. 2.

    The sense of time that flowers have is connected with_____________.

    1. A.
      its age and size
    2. B.
      light and temperature
    3. C.
      a kind of strange power(力量)inside them
    4. D.
      some unknown information from the outside world
  3. 3.

    What will happen if we make good use of the "inner clock"

    1. A.
      We'll need less sleep or food.
    2. B.
      We'll be able to sleep as long as we wish to.
    3. C.
      We'll be able to change our work time when necessary.
    4. D.
      We'll have more energy to do our work better.
  4. 4.

    What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word" affects"

    1. A.
      产生
    2. B.
      影响
    3. C.
      给予
    4. D.
      依赖

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