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A Most Remarkable Oil

　　When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely.“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us. Mr. Johnson,”he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well.“I've never seen anything like it.”the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again.“No?”he said polity. Then he added,“But I think you will, Sir. A very great deal of it.”He appeared to think for a moment.“I think you will find will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.”He smiled.

　　The manager thought that was uncertain. He said,“It is bet than our fish oils. I admit that.”“So I am told, sir,”agreed Johnson.

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, manager?”Johnson smiled again.

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”

　　“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils.”said the manager,“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.”Johnson said gently.“Besides,”he added,“I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oils, in fact.”

　　“Perhaps,”said the. manager.“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr. Johnson. Shall we discuss it?”

　　“Of course,”said Johnson.“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this. The usual one is to prevent it altogether at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the beat way.”The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.”The manager had his doubts, but all he said was M Inquiring,“Oh?”

　　“The other way,”continued Johnson,“is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”

(1)The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it ________.

[　　]

A．cheaper than the new oil

B．more quickly

C．more expensive

D．as good as the new oil

(2)Johnson's new oil would be________.

[　　]

A．more expensive than fish oil, but better

B．less expensive, and better

C．less expensive, hut not good

D．more expensive, and not so good

(3)Johnson expressed his regret that the manager ________.

[　　]

A．could not stop the new oil being made

B．would never know how to make it

C．had spent a lot of money on it

D．didn't know enough about it

(4)Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to produce it himself

B．to prevent it being produced

C．to be paid not to produce it

D．the manager to produce it

答案：D;B;A;D
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A Most Remarkable Oil

　　When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely.“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us. Mr. Johnson,”he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well.“I've never seen anything like it.”the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again.“No?”he said polity. Then he added,“But I think you will, Sir. A very great deal of it.”He appeared to think for a moment.“I think you will find will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.”He smiled.

　　The manager thought that was uncertain. He said,“It is bet than our fish oils. I admit that.”“So I am told, sir,”agreed Johnson.

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, manager?”Johnson smiled again.

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”

　　“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils.”said the manager,“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.”Johnson said gently.“Besides,”he added,“I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oils, in fact.”

　　“Perhaps,”said the. manager.“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr. Johnson. Shall we discuss it?”

　　“Of course,”said Johnson.“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this. The usual one is to prevent it altogether at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the beat way.”The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.”The manager had his doubts, but all he said was M Inquiring,“Oh?”

　　“The other way,”continued Johnson,“is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”

(1)The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it ________.

[　　]

A．cheaper than the new oil

B．more quickly

C．more expensive

D．as good as the new oil

(2)Johnson's new oil would be________.

[　　]

A．more expensive than fish oil, but better

B．less expensive, and better

C．less expensive, hut not good

D．more expensive, and not so good

(3)Johnson expressed his regret that the manager ________.

[　　]

A．could not stop the new oil being made

B．would never know how to make it

C．had spent a lot of money on it

D．didn't know enough about it

(4)Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to produce it himself

B．to prevent it being produced

C．to be paid not to produce it

D．the manager to produce it

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  A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension (理解), will help you in other subjects as well as in English, and the general principle (原则) apply to any language. Naturally, you will not read every book at the same speed. You would expect to read a newspaper, for example, much more rapidly than a physics or economics textbook—but you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to cover so that the percentage (百分比) gained will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned (有关的) with.

  The reading passages which follow are all of an average level of difficulty for your stage of instruction. They are all about five hundred words long. They are about topics of general interest which do not require a great deal of specialized knowledge. Thus they fall between the kind of reading you might find in your textbooks and the much less demanding kind you will find in a newspaper or light novel. If you read this kind of English, with understanding at four hundred words per minute, you night skim (浏览) through a newspaper at perhaps 650-700, while with difficult textbooks you might drop to two hundred or two hundred and fifty.

  Perhaps you would like to know what reading speeds are common among native English-speaking university students and how those speeds can be improved. Tests in Minnesota, U.S.A., for example, have shown that students without special training can read English of average difficulty, for example, Tolstoy’s War and Peace in translation, at speeds of between 240 and 250 words per minute with about seventy percent comprehension. Students in Minnesota claim (自称) that after twelve half-hour lessons, once a week, the reading speed can be increased, with no loss of comprehension, to around five hundred words per minute.　　　　

1．According to the passage, the purpose of effective reading with higher speed is most likely to help you　　   .

A. only in your reading of physics textbook

B. improve your understanding of an economics textbook

C. not only in your language study but also in other subjects

D. choose the suitable material to read

2．Which of the following does not describe the types of reading materials mentioned in the second paragraph?

A. Those beyond (超越) one’s reading comprehension.

B. Those concerned with common knowledge.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

C. Those without the demand for specialized knowledge.

D. Those with the length of about five hundred words

3．The average speed of untrained native speakers in the University of Minnesota is　　   .

A. about three hundred words per minute

B. about two hundred and forty-five words per minute

C. about sixty words per minute

D. about five hundred words per minute

4．According to the passage, how fast can you expect to read after you have attended twelve half-hour lessons in the University of Minnesota?

A. You can increase your reading speed by three times.

B. No real increase in reading speed can be achieved.

C. You can increase your reading speed by four times.

D. You can double your reading speed.

5．Where do you think the passage is taken from?

A. The introduction to a book on fast reading.

B. A local newspaper for young people.

C. A school newspaper run by students.

D. The introduction to an English textbook.

 

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A question of good manners

　　The English are proud of their well-mannered and courteous(有礼貌的) behaviors．After living in London for many years, I have found the answer to how they became that way．

　　I remember clearly, when I was at primary school, I was taught good manners before anything else!

　　“Please”and“Thank you”were the most common words in the manners class．There was even a reward(奖励)system where the politest child would receive a badge(奖章)every week for being nice to the rest of the class．

　　As I grew older, I was given“physical and social health”lessons．These were used to teach teenagers how to behave in the adult world．They taught us how to deal with issues(问题)like money, responsibility(责任)，and relationships with other people．This helped us to grow into better people．In a way, the lessons taught us how to be more polite．

　　One of the topics that came up in these lessons was the issue of the“dreaded”(可怕的)opposite sex．I remember how all the boys giggled(咯咯笑)and laughed at the very thought of having a girlfriend or even speaking to one．The teachers soon taught us(boys)to respect the girls in our class and treat them with dignity(尊严)．No doubt this advice helped us in later life－it made sure that all the boys were courteous to women．My friends have used this information to help their social lives successfully．

　　I feel that being good mannered has become a part of English culture．Their good manners even attract tourists from all around the world!Many of them flock(大量涌入)to see the Queen’s Guards at Buckingham Palace(白金汉宫)，who are famous for being polite and professional．

(1)

Why are the English well-mannered and courteous according to the writer?

[　　]

A．

They were born that way．

B．

They were taught even when they were young．

C．

It is one of the customs of their country．

D．

Their leader is the Queen．

(2)

Which is not the words that is used by the English more commonly?

[　　]

A．

Please．

B．

Thank you．

C．

Excuse me．

D．

Hi, guy!

(3)

How does the writer like the advice from his teacher to respect the girls with dignity in his class?

[　　]

A．

He laughs at it．

B．

He hates to do that even to talk with them．

C．

He thinks it will be helpful in his future life．

D．

He is shy to do so．

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(A)

Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. At first glance it does not look like much. It is a woman’s shoe of a style popular in the 1890s. But what is unique(独特的) about this shoe is where it was found. It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved outface? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?

Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them understood that on their way they would have to cross a harsh wildness. Unprepared for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure to the cold weather.

The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks(背包) each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.

1. The ordinary woman’s leather shoe is considered unusual because _______. 

A. it was an important clue to life in the past B. it was found on a famous trail

C. it at one time belonged to a VIP             D. it was a fashionable shoe at that time

2. According to this passage, many people who went to Alaska _______. 

A. eventually became millionaires              B. brought with them many shoes

C. had conflicts with the Eskimos               D. were not properly equipped

3. The Canadian government made gold seekers bring one year’s supplies with them so that _______.

A. they would not die of hunger and cold

B. the army would have enough food for fighting a war

C. they would change these goods with the Eskimos

D. the supplies would make Alaska rich

4. No matter what happened to the woman who owned the shoe, _______. 

A. she must have lived a happy life

B. she certainly dropped the shoe on purpose

C. her adventurous spirit is definitely admired

D. her other shoes were equally fashionable

(B)

Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!

It’s “no”.

What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.

Sweet and simple “no”.

Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.

“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.

“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”

Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.

Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”

Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.

“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.

“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.

But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”

5. The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.

A. you can have more time to play with others

B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy

C. you are selfish and treat others rudely

D. you can deal with your business as you have planned

6. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.

A. secret way　　　B. polite way

C. proud way　　　　　D. guilty way

7. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.

A. they say “no” at a suitable time

B. they say “no” as much as possible

C. they are afraid of saying “no”    

D. they make others angry at them

8. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.

A. enjoys a wonderful life     B. makes a lot of money

C. faces difficulty in life　　D. forgets to say “yes” in the end

(C)

A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.

    This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.   

9. From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _________.

A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man

B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts

C. college professors win great respect from common workers

D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.

10. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.

A. servants in American are hard to get

B. she takes pride in what she can do herself

C. she can hardly afford servants

D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food

11. The expression “ wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_________”.

A. work in a furniture shop         B. keep accounts for a bar

C. wait to lay the table                D. serve customers in a restaurant

12. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?

A. A Respectable Self-made Family       B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor

C. Characteristics of American Culture      D. The Development of Manual Labor

(D)

TODAY, Friday, November 12

JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.

DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8a. m. to 8p. m. Tel: 682—1158.

SATURDAY, November 13

JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.

MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company. Good food and entertainment fair price. Tel: 789—6749.

FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse. Sheen Road, Richmond.

JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 80p.

THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴). Tel: 789—4536

SUNDAY, November 14

DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.

FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms. The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio. Non-remembers 70p. Tel: 688—4626.

HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen.

THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion.

13. Where and when can you hear the Mike Thomas Jazz Band?

A. At the Derby Arms on Friday.

B. At the Black Horse on Friday.

C. At the Star and Garter on Saturday.

D. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.

14. You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday. Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?

A. 789—6749.             B. 789—4536.            C. 682—1158.  D. 688—4626.

15. You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family. Where should you go?

A. Disco at The Lord Napier.

B. The sing-along at The Black Horse.

C. The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.

D. Jazz at The Bull’s Head.

16. You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street. Which of the following is your best choice?

A. The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at The Bull’s Head.

B. The sing-along at The Black Horse and Folk Music at The Derby Arms.

C. Folk Music at The Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at The Bull.

D. Musical Hal lat The Star ＆Garter and Disco at The Lord Napier.

(E)

With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种). That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.

Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.

“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A& M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”

17. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.

A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

B. save endangered animals from dying out

C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study

D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

18. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______.

A. available panda eggs         B. host animals

C. qualified researchers            D. enough money

19. The best title for the passage may be _______.

A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning                                 

B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

D. China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever

20. From the passage we know that _______.

A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog

B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit

C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century

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