Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."

1.Dick flew to New York because _________.

A. he went there for a holiday

B. he had work there

C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)

D. his home was there

2.Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn't know his address yet

B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C. Because she might send him another telegram

D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York

3.Where did Dick stay in New York?

A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.

C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house.

4.Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office.

C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people hot, it can cause medical problems and death.

Floods, storms and other terrible natural events kill thousands of people every year. And we hear much about them in news reports. We generally hear little about heat, which experts say may be nature’s most dangerous killer.

Health experts say that since the year 1900, very hot weather has killed more people in the United States than any other natural event. One year—the unusually hot summer of 1980 heat caused about 1,700 deaths in the United States. In 1995, more than 600 people died in]another heat wave in one city—Chicago, Illinois.

Besides drinking lots of cool water, doctors say there are some other things to do to protect against the health dangers of heat. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Wear loose(宽松的)and light-colored clothes. Wear a hat while in the sun. Eat fewer hot and heavy foods. And, when possible, cook foods during cooler time of the day. If possible, rest more often.

Health experts say these simple steps can prevent the dangerous health problems caused]by heat. They will prevent sickness, help you feel better and may even save your life.

1.Hot weather is common_________.

A.al1 over the world

B.in many parts of the world

C.in some parts of the world

D.in a few parts of the world

2.Experts say maybe _________is a nature’s most dangerous killer.

A.heat B.a flood

C.a storm D.an earthquake

3.About 1,700 people died of heat in the US _________.

A.in 1900 B.in 1980

C.in 1995 D.in 1980 and 1995

4.The passage is talking about _______.

A.a1l kinds of terrible natural events in the world

B.some health problems caused by hot weather

C.how to prevent health problems

D.the health problems in hot weather and the ways to stop them

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What is a supermarket? In the dictionary, a supermarket is a large self-service department store.Some supermarkets have two floors.When you enter such a supermarket, an elevator will take you to the second floor .Here you can buy things such as CDS, pens, clothes, TVs and refrigerators.After you have collected the things you want to buy on the second floor,you can go downstairs to the first floor where food and drinks are sold .You can also buy fresh fruit , vegetables and meat on this floor. People like to go shopping in the supermarket.Here are some of the reasons .First ,the prices are reasonable .The prices are lower than in special shops and you can choose whatever you want ,without going place to place,Second ,the service is excellent.You can walk around freely and no one will ask you, “What can I do for you?” if you can’t find something, just ask a service person and he or she will tell you where it is at once .Third, the quality id good .If you get home and find the food has gone had, you can return it and they will say sorry and change it for you.

Nowadays may people don’t have much time to walk from one shop to another,so people choose to go to the supermarket in order to save time and money.What’s more, if you don’t want to buy anything , you can just come and look around in the supermarket .It’s a good place to have a walk.

1.What is a supermarket?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

2.Which floor can you buy fresh fruit,vegetables and meat on in the supermarket?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

3.How many reasons are given for going shopping in a supermarket?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

4.Are the prices lower in this supermarket than these in special shops?

_____________________________________________________________________________

5.What does the passage want to tell us?

_____________________________________________________________________________.

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