A fried of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a naughty street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked..
Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said made Paul think all the way.
“I wish ,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in surprise, adding, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
“Yes, I’d love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled, He thought he knew what the boy wanted. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a while Paul heard him coming back, but he didn’t come fast. He was carrying his little crippled(伤残) brother. He pointed to the car and said, “There it is, Buddy, just like I told you up stairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas. And some day I’m going to give one just like it and then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying tell you about. ”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what “It is more blessed to give” means.
【小题1】The naughty street boy wished to _____________ .

A.have a brother like Paul’s
B.get a present from his brother
C.become a brother like Paul’s
D.take a ride in his automobile
【小题2】When the boy asked for a ride home, Paul thought the boy wanted to ______________.
A.play a trick on him
B.own a car like Paul’s
C.pick up someone important to him.
D.show off by riding home in a car
【小题3】What did the boy want to show to his crippled brother?
A.His pride.B.His bravery.C.His love.D.His generosity.
【小题4】What would be the best title for text?
A.A brother like that
B.A Christmas present
C.A boy’s crippled brother
D.An unforgettable Christmas
【小题5】(Originally created)  The last sentence “It is more blessed to give” in this story means following EXCEPT____.
A.It is better to help than to get helped.
B.The more help you give to others, the happier you will feel.
C.To help other people is a way to make a person to become a true man.
D.To give away all your wealth, otherwise, you won’t be blessed by God.

There are records of fingerprints taken many centuries ago. The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingerprints into clay to record business trade. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business. However, fingerprinting wasn't used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century.
In 1858, Sir William Herschel was working as an official of the Hooghly district in Jungipoor, India.In order to reduce fraud(诈骗), he had people living in the district record their fingerprints when signing business documents. A few years later, Scottish doctor Henry Faulds was working in Japan when he discovered fingerprints left by artists on ancient pieces of clay.This finding inspired him to begin investigating fingerprints.In 1880, Faulds wrote to his cousin, the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, and asked for help with developing a fingerprint classification system.Darwin refused, but sent the letter to his cousin, Sir Francis Gallon, who was an eugenicist (优生学家). Gallon began collecting fingerprints and eventually gathered some 8, 000 different samples to analyze. In 1892, he published a book called "Fingerprints", in which he outlined a fingerprint classification system—the first existence.
Around the same time, Juan Vucetich, a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was developing his own version of a fingerprinting system.In 1892, Vucetich was called in to assist with the investigation of the two boys murdered in Necoche, a village near Buenos Aires. Their mother, Francisca Rojas, accused a neighbour named Velasquez. But when Vucetich compared the fingerprints found at the murder scene to those of both Velasquez and Rojas, they matched Rojas' exactly.She admitted her crime. This was the first time fingerprints had been used in a criminal investigation.Vucetich called his system comparative dactyloscopy(指纹鉴定法). It's still used in many Spanish-speaking countries.
Sir Edward Henry, in charge of the Metropolitan Police of London, soon became interested in using fingerprints to catch criminals. In 1896, he added to Gallon's technique, creating his own classification system, the Henry Classification System. It is the primary method of fingerprint classification throughout most of the world.
【小题1】Herschel had people record their fingerprints so as to_____.

A.develop a fingerprinting systemB.prevent illegal business
C.put them on pieces of clayD.collect and study fingerprints
【小题2】Who first came up with the idea of creating a fingerprint classification system?
A.Herschel.B.Faulds.C.Gallon.D.Darwin.
【小题3】The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to "_____".
A.the fingerprintsB.the two boysC.the crimesD.the police officers
【小题4】We can learn from the text that _____.
A.Faulds collected many fingerprints while in Japan
B.Henry's classification system is based on Gallon's
C.Darwin showed great interest in studying fingerprints
D.Vucetich's fingerprinting system is still used all over the world
【小题5】What is the text mainly about?
A.Different uses of fingerprints.
B.The history of fingerprinting.
C.Countries that first used fingerprints.
D.The way to collect and analyze fingerprints.

My dad was never the kind to offer many words of love or encouragement. But we knew he loved us... he just had his own way of showing it.
When I was a teen, we were seasonal campers at a family campground almost an hour outside the city where we lived. Each family had their own campsite with water and electric, and you basically parked your camper there from May through October. Most "Seasonals" visited them every weekend during those months, with the occasional weeklong stay. There were plenty of other kids who camped seasonally each weekend, and they came to be some of my closest friends. Of course, many of them were boys.
We kids paired up with our little boyfriends or girlfriends, and we'd hold hands as we'd walk around the campground. We'd play ping-pong, have some snacks, and play songs. Most weekends were pretty similar, but the couples would change. You'd see so-and-so with a different so-and-so than they were with the weekend before. You know how it is when you're a teen — a three-week relationship is a really long time.
So, needless to say, my teen years were spent with quite a few different boys. But every single one of them had something in common... they'd all received The Evil Eye.
The Evil Eye was a magical sort of thing. One simple look from my dad, and the boy immediately knew not to mess with me. It was as if he could send his warnings through invisible laser(激光)beams that shot directly from his eyes to the boys' brains.
"You will not put your hands on my daughter... You will not kiss my daughter... You will not even whisper sweet nothings into my daughter's ear."
I remember one night in particular, walking with a boy around the campground after dark. We came from one direction, and my dad from the other. The boy and my dad locked eyes for a brief second, then the boy dropped my hand like a hot potato and turned away, giving me a quick, "See ya later."
Yes, the Evil Eye. Best way ever to keep wandering teen boy hands away from your daughters.  
【小题1】The Evil Eye in the passage implies that__________.

A.Dad gets angry easily
B.Dad’s eyes are like evil’s
C.Dad’s eyes are ugly-looking
D.Dad’s eyes are protective to his daughter
【小题2】The underlined words “mess with” in paragraph 5 most probably means_________.
A.cause troubleB.make untidy
C.get married toD.talk to
【小题3】
A.As teenagers, we went camping every weekend.
B.We made lots of friends during the seasonal camping.
C.We had regular boyfriends or girlfriends and enjoyed ourselves.
D.The boy dropped my hand and turned away because he loved The Evil Eye.
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that the author ___________.
A.is a teenage girl who loves her father
B.is a teenage boy who hates his father
C.is now an adult who has come to understand her father’s love
D.used to be a naughty boy who changed girlfriends now and then

Sydney Airport International Terminal(航空终点站)-Arrival Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.
Beach Culture: A must for those into the Latest in beach clothing. Top surfer street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, Whisky, ice-cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.
Macdonald’s: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, coca-cola and chocolates-all your family favorites. Breakfast served until 10:30.
SERVICES
ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available.
Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.
【小题1】Where is the passage likely to appear?

A.A morning newspaper. B.A monthly magazine.
C.A geography book.D.An official guide.
【小题2】The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ________.
A.satisfyB.affordC.support D.help
【小题3】You may have better choices to deal with _________.
A.your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s
B.your thirsty problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your hunger problem in Macdonald’s
C.your hunger and thirsty problems in the Blue Sky Cafe
D.your hunger and thirsty problems in the Macdonald’s
【小题4】At Beach Culture you can probably buy __________.
A.newspapers and magazinesB.skincare and cigarettes
C.adult cotton T-shirtsD.fresh juice and breakfast roils

Range
At present,there are five network firms---China Telecom,China Unicom,Jitong Communications,China Netcom and China Mobile---that are allowed to operate IP services in China.Each company has its advantages in service.
Charge
As the Ministry of Information Industry co-ordinates,the charges of IP calls of the five companies are the same,0.30 yuan per minute for DDD calls.4.80 yuan per minute for IDD calls,2.50 yuan for calls from the mainland to Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan,and 1.50 yuan from Shenzhen to HK,Zhongshan and Zhuhai to Macao.IP callers don’t enjoy discounts on holidays.
China Telecom has the widest coverage.All cities in China with telephone access and most countries in the world are open to China Telecom’s IP card.
China Unicom’s IP card can reach 29 cities nationwide and more than 130 countries and regions worldwide.Jitong IP can access(接通)12 cities in China and over 70 countries and regions worldwide.
China Netcom’s IP card can reach 14 cities in China and 149 countries and regions in the world.
China Mobile’s IP card is open to only six cities nationwide but can access more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.
Voice quality
China Telecom realizes its IP service by the public Intermet,therefore net congestion(拥挤)and voice delay may sometimes disturb conversations.The other four companies have their private data networks,which help to increase transmission speeds and improve voice quality.
Other services
China Telecom,Jitong and China Mobile offer account transfer services.Users can transfer the remaining sum of money on one card to another card.
Jitong and Netcom Link their services with bank cards.One can enjoy IP’s service without an IP card.Bank card users can make IP phone calls with their bank card numbers,so they needn’t buy new IP cards and remember the new numbers again and again.
As for customer service,China Telecom,China Unicom and China Mobile provide free hot line service,while Jitong and Netcom charge for their services.
【小题1】Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?   

A.China Unicom charges IDD calls more than the other four firms.
B.China Mobile’s coverage is the least of the five firms.
C.China Telecom accesses many more cities nationwide than the other four.
D.China Netcom is the only one to be allowed to operate IP service.
【小题2】If we want to access more foreign countries and regions with better voice quality,we’d better choose         IP card.
A.China Unicom’sB.China Netcom’sC.China Mobile’sD.China Telecom’s
【小题3】When enjoying IP service,         .
A.Jitong users needn’t buy IP cards
B.China Telecom users needn’t buy new IP cards
C.Netcom users have to link with a bank
D.China Mobile users have to pay for their hot line service
【小题4】The passage mainly talks about         .
A.differences between the five IP fims
B.foundation of China’s five IP firms
C.development of China’s five IP firms
D.organization of the five IP firms

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