Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
 Tom at once answered,“Your brother. Because electricity travaels faster than sound waves.”“That’s every good,”Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said.“Yes, Kate.”
 “I disagree,”Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
【小题1】Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A.how to telephone  B.about electricityC.about time zone  D.about sound
【小题2】Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C.her students had a good command of her lesson about sound
D.sound waves were slower than electricity
【小题3】Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A.slower than sound wavesB.faster than sound waves
C.not so fast as sound wavesD.as fast as sound waves
【小题4】Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B.electricity was slower than sound waves
C.Tom was not good at physics at all
D.Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
【小题5】Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A.Tom’s  B.Kate’sC.Bath A and BD.Neither A nor B

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
【小题1】 Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A.how to telephone  B.about electricity  
C.about time zone(时区)  D.about sound
【小题2】Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles  B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C.her students had grasped(理解)her lesson .D.sound waves were slower than electricity
【小题3】Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A.slower than sound waves  B.faster than sound waves
C.not so fast as sound waves   D.as fast as sound waves
【小题4】Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B.electricity was slower than sound waves
C.Tom was not good at physics at all
D.Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
【小题5】Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A.Tom’sB.Kate’sC.Bath A and BD.Neither A nor B

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”
【小题1】Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A.how to telephone  B.about electricity
C.about time zone(时区)  D.about sound
【小题2】Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles  B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C.her students had grasped(理解)her lesson.D.sound waves were slower than electricity
【小题3】Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A.slower than sound waves  B.faster than sound waves
C.not so fast as sound waves   D.as fast as sound waves
【小题4】Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B.electricity was slower than sound waves
C.Tom was not good at physics at all
D.Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves
【小题5】Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A.Tom'sB.Kate'sC.Bath A and BD.Neither A nor B

Mark Twain,an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of

short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career. 

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. Thou

gh he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time

. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Cl

emens, but he is better known all over the world as MarkTwain, his penname. 

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not

expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care,

he managed to survive. As a boy, he causedmuch trouble for his parents. He use

d to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to sc

hool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of

the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father's d

eath in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him wit

h food and clothing. Then, he worked as  a river-boat pilot (领航

员)and later joinedthe army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During t

his period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time

writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books

including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him fam

ous, and brought him a great fortune. Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts

in bad investments(投资) and he had to write

large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then on

e of their childrenpassed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white.

He bought many white suits and neckties. Hewore nothing but white from head to

foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1. When Mark Twain was a little baby,          .

A.his mother thought he would die

B.he was as active as other boys

C.he was not strong enough

D.he was always in hospital

2. In his childhood,        .

A.Mark Twain learned a lot at school

B.Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys

C.Mark Twain often played games with other boys

D.Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety

3. In order to make a living, Mark Twain       .

A.often ran away from home.

B.first worked for a printer.

C.wrote stories in the beginning.

D.joined the army after he worked in a mine.

4. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain      .

A.continued writing until his death.

B.wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.

C.must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.

D.lent too much money to others.

 

     Their reunion was unlike any other.  Graduating from the Macon, Georgia,  class of 1959 gathered
together in 2009, even though many of them never had an opportunity to meet during their high school
days.
     Schools in the 1950's, like most other public locations, were segregated (隔离)in Georgia. Kids were
forced to attend different schools depending on the color of their skin, and those with white skin were
further separated by gender. Fifty years later these people who were not allowed to associate with each
other were finally able to connect.
     It all began with the personal journey of a man named Tom Johnson. He grew up in Macon and
enjoyed a very successful career which included serving as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and
president of CNN. Tom's life changed drastically over the years, but he still felt the desire to reconnect
with his roots.
     In 2005 Johnson returned to Macon with his son, Wyatt. As the pair drove around town,  the father
recounted high school stories to his son. He talked about how students attended one of three schools:
BallardHudson, Lanier or Miller. Wyatt looked over at his father and said: "Dad  think about how
many friends you missed getting to know."
     Johnson thought about the people he never got the chance to meet. He decided to do something
about it.
     The first step was to find people who graduated from all three schools. Johnson wrote to each person
and proposed they all get together for a luncheon. He explained that even though they were kept apart
during their youth, they didn't have to be separated any more. His classmates received the message with
open hearts. A reunion date was set for October.
      More than 200 former Macon students traveled hundreds of miles to reunite with people who went
to high school with them. It was an unprecedented event, former students coming together to make up
for the time they had lost during the days of segregation.
1. White students in Georgia in the 1950's could ________ .     
A. attend school of a single sex
B. attend school of mixed sexes
C. attend school with students of other skin colors
D. attend any school they like
2. When the classmates received the message from Tom, they ________.
A. were all eager for the reunion
B. were doubtful about his real purpose
C. refused to listen to him
D. all began to miss him
3. We can learn from the passage that Tom Johnson ________.
A. began to miss his old school friends after he retired
B. wanted to reconnect with his roots after the dramatic changes in his life
C. wanted to reconnect with his roots in spite of his successful career
D. began to miss his old school friends after hearing his son's words
4. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the success story of Tom Johnson
B. the segregation in Georgia in the 1950's
C. an unusual reunion of old graduates
D. the old school system in Georgia

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