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　　It isn't strictly true that one half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. It is one-third that is very rich and two-thirds that are very poor.

　　People in the rich countries don't understand the great difference between them and those in the poorer countries. A very simple example is that a dog or a cat in north America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. A fisherman in South America may be catching fish which is processed into pet food, and his own children are not getting enough to eat for their bodies to grow properly.

　　Although a lot of the world's natural resources like oil come from these poorer countries, people in the richer countries are using about sixty times as much of these resources as people in Asia or Africa. And it's the richer countries that decide what kind of prices they are ready to pay for these resources. And the prices the richer countries get for their own exports, however, are always rising. So they are getting richer and richer and the poorer countries are getting poorer.

1．________ of the world is very rich and ________ very poor.

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A．One half, the other half is

B．One-third, two-thirds are

C．One-four, three-fourths are

D．One-third, one-third is

2．In the passage, the writer says that the fish a fisher-man in South America catches may be made into -.

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A．his own pet food

B．pet food for poor countries

C．pet food for richer countries

D．the food for children's bodies to grow properly

3．A lot of the world's natural resources come from ________.

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A．richer countries in Africa

B．poorer countries in the world

C．poorer countries in South America

D．countries in Asia

4．Usually it is ________ that decide the prices of the resources.

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A．the richer countries

B．the poorer countries

C．the bank of the world

D．the owner of the resources

5．________ decide the prices for the exports of the richer countries.

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A．The poor people in richer countries

B．The rich people in poorer countries

C．The poorer countries themselves

D．The richer countries themselves

Around the World by Bicycle

　　In 1884, Thomas Steves decided to ride around the world. He would go by bicycle. No one had done that before. No one has done it the same way since. But first Tom had to learn how to ride a bicycle.

　　Tom learned quickly. In April, he left his home in San Francisco. He covered (行过) 3000 miles of rough (艰难地) roads. He got to Boston in August. By then,　　Tom had run out of money. He met the famous Colonel Pope. Pope was a rich man who made and sold bicycles. He agreed to pay for Tom's trip to Europe, so Tom put his bicycle on a boat.

　　Tom's bike had a giant wheel in front. Sometimes the wheel broke. In Europe, there was always someone to fix it. Tom liked Europe. The roads were good there. There were wonderful things to see. Back home, people read about Tom's trip in the newspapers .

　　In Asia, the ride got harder. Most people did not speak English. Sometimes people stopped him to look at his bicycle. Animals blocked (阻塞) his path, but Tom rode on. Chinese people gave him gifts. Tom was pleased with the gifts, but they were heavy. The gifts slowed him down. He didn't worry about lost time, though. He was in no hurry.

　　In January, 1887, Tom returned to San Francisco. He had been away for almost three years. He wrote about his trip and gave talks. He became well known. He made enough money to live on. Tom's long ride really paid off!

1．This story is mostly about ________ .

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2．Colonel Pope paid for ________ .

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3．Tom liked Europe because ________ .

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4．At home, people found out about Tom's trip ________ .

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5．Tom rode slowly in Asia because ________ .

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased（高兴的） with him.

One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

(　　 ) 6. Jack was 　　　 when he finished middle school.

　 　　A. sixteen　　　 B. eighteen　　　　　　 C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　 D. fifteen

(　　 ) 7. The old woman is satisfied（满意的）with Jack because　　　 .

　　　 A. He’s her grandson.　　　　　　　　 B. He’s clever.

　　　 C. He can keep quiet.　　　　　　　　　 D. He gets home on time.

(　　 ) 8. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s 　　　 .

　　　 A. classmate　 B. colleague (同事) 　　 C. aunt　　　　　 D. wife

(　　 ) 9. The word “stamp” in the story means 　　　 in Chinese.

　　　 A. 盖印　　　　 B. 跺　　　　　　　　　 C. 贴邮票　　　　　　 D. 承认

(　　 ) 10. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了)　　　 .

　　　 A. wake his grandma up　　　

B. make his grandma angry

　　　 C. let his grandma tell him the time

D. let his grandma buy him a watch