In the past, animals were often hurt, even killed, when films were made． Horses suffered most．

　　A favorite scene showed horses falling head over heels． A device called the Running W was sometimes used． Long, fine wires were fastened to bands on a horse's front legs and to a log buried in the ground． The horse was made to gallop． The wires tightened, pulling its front legs from under it． Sometimes a pit was dug． Plants hid the opening． The horse would lose its footing when it hit the trench． Such cruel practices are less used today． But still there are films in which animals have been mistreated． Humane societies list these films as unacceptable．

1．According to the article, films showed horses_______．

A．jumping off cliffs B． falling head over heels

C．overturning a coach carrying passengers D． being injured in battle

2．The wire device used in many such scenes was the_______．

A． Running W　　 B． Running Y

C． Running Z　　　　D． None of the above

3．Fine wires had to be used so that_______．

A．they would break easily　　B．film viewers would not see them

C．the horse could gallop some distance D．the cost of the wire would be low

4．The horse was tripped as soon as_______．

A．it began to gallop　　 B．the log was pulled out of the ground

C．the rider pulled the reins tight　　 D．the wires became tight

5．The second way of tripping a horse used a_______．

A．greased platform　　　　B．hidden net

C．hidden pit　　D．wire stretched between two posts

6．Humane societies list a film as unacceptable to let people know that_______．

A．animals in it have been mistreated B．there are too many battle scenes

C．the film has been approved　　　　D．Both A and B

 I thought horseback riding would be the sport for me until I fell down from the horse back .As you can imagine ,I haven’t been invited back        .

   A. later                      B．since                   C. after                     D．ever

Once a neighbour stole one of Washington’s horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbour’s farm to get the horse, but the neighbour refused to give the horse up; he claimed (声称) that it was his horse.

Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbour, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eyes he is blind.”

“In the right eye,” the neighbour said.

Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye.

“Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “He is blind in the left eye.”

Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either.

“I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor.

“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington.”

Why did Mr. Washington go to the neighbor’s farm with a police officer?

A. Because the neighbor was the police officer’s friend.

B. Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse.

C. Because the police officer was Washington’s friend.

D. Because they were invited to the neighbor’s farm.

When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor’s farm, the neighbor _____.

A. immediately admitted that he had stolen the horse

B. received them warmly

C. said he had lost a horse, too

D. didn’t want to give the horse back to Washington

When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind, the neighbor _____.

A. didn’t say anything   B. knew the horse wasn’t blind at all

C. thought the horse was really blind    D. said he had stolen the horse

From the passage, we know _____.

A. Washington was a wise man

B. Washington’s neighbor was cleverer than Washington

C. the police officer was the cleverest of the three

D. all the three men were not very clever

Have you heard of the scandal that happened in one of Great Britain’s biggest supermarket chains called Tesco? The British love Tesco as it sells very cheap products and it can be found on almost every corner of a British city or town.

On January 15th 2013 food inspectors discovered 30 % horsemeat in a certain brand of frozen beefburgers that were mostly sold by Tesco in the UK and Ireland.

In times of social media like Facebook and Twitter the news has spread fast and customers have been very concerned about what the food they buy actually contains. Tesco said it had taken away the burgers from the shop shelves immediately, and apologized to their customers. They also promised that they would find out what exactly happened and that they would work harder than ever so this would never happen again. Customers are also able to return the beefburgers and get a refund, that is, their money back.

However, it will be hard for Tesco to get the people’s trust back. Just imagine buying lovely beefburgers that you fry at home and suddenly you find out that you have actually eaten horsemeat! In this case not only horse lovers will be upset!

By the way, why are British people so shocked about eating horsemeat? In history, horses have played great roles as working animals and as an important means of transport. When Britons of today think of horses, they think of majestic animals or cute pets rather than meat.

But this is not the only reason for the protest: Customers also want to be sure that the products they buy contain what it says on the label. Hopefully, supermarkets can avoid mistakes like that in the future. Maybe there should be stricter regulations and more controls of our food? Otherwise we will soon find ourselves eating panda meat instead of pork and parrot instead of chicken. So the next time you are in a supermarket maybe check the ingredients of your food before you buy it or you could get a nasty surprise …

1.What is the scandal?

A. Tesco’s products were much more expensive than they are supposed to be.

B. Tesco didn’t react immediately to a food quality issue.

C. Tesco sold expired food.

D. Horsemeat was found in burgers sold in Tesco.

2.What didn’t Tesco do in response to the scandal?

A. It withdrew the beefburgers.

B. It made an apology to the public.

C. It investigated and found out the cause and effect of the scandal.

D. It returned money to customers who bought the beefburgers.

3.Which statement isn’t among the reasons why customers are furious?

A. People trusted Tesco so much that they never expected a scandal like this.

B. Everyone can call himself or herself a horse lover in the UK.

C. Sellers shouldn’t cheat customers.

D. The horse is humans’ friend.

This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．

       Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling．The author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I’ve seen it again and again：some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all．

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．

My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．

1.According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

2.What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory

B．There is too much discussion on studying science

C．The style is too serious

D．It lacks new information

3.This Passage can be classified as________．

A．an advertisement        B．a book review

C．a feature story    D．A news report

4.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards the book________

A．positive           B．neutral         C．negative        D．objective