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A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

  1. 1.

    The actress bought a house in the center of the city because        .

    1. A.
      she liked to live in the busiest place
    2. B.
      she didn’t like to live in the country
    3. C.
      she wanted to work harder than before
    4. D.
      she didn’t want to live in old house
  2. 2.

    In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress        .

    1. A.
      gave him two tickets for her show
    2. B.
      sang and danced for four hours
    3. C.
      decided to give him 3 pounds
    4. D.
      invited him for a big dinner
  3. 3.

    The actress got the painter’s bill        .

    1. A.
      to ask for the money of his painting work
    2. B.
      to ask her to pay for his watching her show
    3. C.
      in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
    4. D.
      in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
  4. 4.

    It can be learned from the text that one pound is         shillings.

    1. A.
      10
    2. B.
      12
    3. C.
      15
    4. D.
      20
  5. 5.

    What kind of man was the painter?

    1. A.
      He was a careful man.
    2. B.
      He was a poor man.
    3. C.
      He was not friendly to others.
    4. D.
      He knew little about music and dance.
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A study finds that not enough morning light causes teenagers not to get enough sleep at night. “As teenagers spend more time indoors, they miss necessary morning light. Day light is needed to keep the balance of the body’s 24-hour biological system (生物系统), which regulates (调节) body temperature and sleep styles,” reports Dr. Mariana Figueiro. “These teenagers who receive little morning light are going to bed later, getting less sleep and doing badly in tests. They are more likely to fail in their exams.”
In the study, Dr. Figueiro asked 11 students in Grade 8 to wear special glasses to prevent blue morning light from reaching their eyes. At the end of the 5-day study she found that they fell asleep 30 minutes later than usual.
Throughout her research, Dr. Figueiro has been very worried about teenagers going to bed too late. The problem is that today’s schools require teenagers to be in school very early in the morning. These students are likely to miss the morning light because they often go to school before the sun is up or as it’s just rising.
Furthermore (此外), the schools are not likely to provide enough electric light to keep the balance of this biological system. Our biological system is much more sensitive (敏感的) to blue light. Therefore, having lots of light in the classroom does not make sure that there is enough light to keep our biological system balanced.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is the result of the study?

    1. A.
      Blue light in the morning harms the biological system.
    2. B.
      Not enough morning light keeps teenagers sleep less.
    3. C.
      Not getting more light in the morning make teenagers happy.
    4. D.
      Not enough sleep makes teenagers fail in tests.
  2. 2.

    We know from the passage that morning light __________.

    1. A.
      has the same effects as afternoon light
    2. B.
      may change studying habits of teenagers
    3. C.
      is important to children’s biological system
    4. D.
      has no effect on students’ tests
  3. 3.

    What’s the problem of the students according to the study?

    1. A.
      There are not enough electric lights in the classroom.
    2. B.
      Being in school early affects their study habits.
    3. C.
      They have to go to bed very early to have enough sleep.
    4. D.
      They go to school too early to get enough morning light.
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A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked.
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard.The last，the father let her smell the coffee. She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special，they could change water.“Who are you？” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”

  1. 1.

    The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________.

    1. A.
      want to give up
    2. B.
      finish one problem
    3. C.
      know what to do
    4. D.
      get tired of fighting
  2. 2.

    The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________.

    1. A.
      ask her how to boil eggs
    2. B.
      show her how to make coffee
    3. C.
      teach her how to be a cook
    4. D.
      tell her how to face difficulties
  3. 3.

    After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________.

    1. A.
      soft
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      salty
    4. D.
      sweet
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”.

    1. A.
      美味的
    2. B.
      易碎的
    3. C.
      特别的
    4. D.
      可怜的
  5. 5.

    What can we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food.
    2. B.
      Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors.
    3. C.
      Boiled carrots，eggs and coffee had the same result.
    4. D.
      People should make right decisions when in trouble.
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A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but can not speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen for supper. But she can not remember the English word for “hen”. Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “I want the egg’s mother.” the woman answered. The shop waiter does not understand her and says, “Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.” Suddenly the woman remembers the word “cock”. “I want the cock’s wife!” she says. This time the shop waiter laughs.
【小题1】The woman goes to London_______.
A．to learn EnglishB．to have supper
C．to eat some hensD．to see her son
【小题2】The woman________.
A．only knows a little English
B．knows much English
C．doesn’t know English
D．doesn’t buy a hen at last
【小题3】The shop waiter thinks that an egg’s mother must be          .
A．a bigger eggB．the cock’s wife
C．a henD．the hen’s sister
【小题4】The shop waiter laughs because he ________.
A．understands the woman at last
B．thinks it is interesting.
C．does not understand the woman
D．thinks that the woman isn’t clever
【小题5】Which of the following(如下的) is true?
A．The waiter knows French.
B．The woman buys a cock.
C．The woman is foolish(笨的).
D．The woman has a hen for her supper.
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A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain. In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground. But during the night it is sometimes so could that water would turn into ice.






Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs(悬崖) that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.
Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it. Other plants have roots that spread out(延伸) a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls.
One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots. The cactus stores water inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold.
Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.
Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears.
A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal for. A gerbil has huge eye, so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.
Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.
Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.
【小题1】A desert is very dry because__________.
A．it is sandyB．there is so little rain
C．the wind is strongD．there is no water deep under the ground
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase"suck up"in paragraph 3 mean_________?
A．围堵B．讨好C．释放D．吸收
【小题3】Some desert animals have extra big eyes or ears because__________.
A．the sunlight is too strong in the dayB．they need to see and hear well at night
C．it is very cold at nighD．they store water in them.
【小题4】Most desert animals stay cool in the day by_________.
A．storing water in side their bodiesB．drinking water as much as they can
C．staying undergroundD．growing lots of plants
【小题5】Which of the following is true?
A．Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard.
B．People in the desert usually fry eggs on the ground.
C．Camels have special fur to store water.
D．All the deserts are covered in sand.
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