Jim came around the comer. And he saw a huge crowd of people got together in the middle of the usually quiet street. And two fire engines __ outside his flat building.

Immediately Jim __ that their ladders (梯子) were raised to the third floor of the building, just below his flat. While Jim was rushing towards the __, he saw the group of bystanders (旁观者) and some firefighters around the entrance of the building. As soon as he came __ to them, they recognized (认出) him. Being on the 8 o’clock News every night certainly made him familiar (熟悉的) to people. After they had __ him, Jim knew what was happening. They told him that the flat below his had caught __, but they had managed to put out the fire.

Before Jim was going into the building, a short thin man, carrying a large computer, stopped him. He said the computer was too __ for him and asked Jim to give him a hand to put the computer into his van. After they had done it, the man __ him and drove off.

Jim entered the building and went up to his flat. When he reached it, he saw the door was open. __ he entered. Then he saw that his computer was __. He’d just helped a burglar (窃贼) steal his own computer!

1.A. stopped B. remained C. ended

2.A. realized B. advised C. saw

3.A. street B. ladder C. building

4.A. faster B. closer C. farther

5.A. played with B. looked at C. talked with

6.A. rain B. fire C. wind

7.A. heavy B. small C. new

8.A. paid B. thanked C. replied

9.A. Quickly B. Slowly C. Luckily

10.A. missing B. possible C. heavy

The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean (地中海). It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge between the East and the West for over 2000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang’an (now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern Europe near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea, it was about 6500 kilometers long and went across one fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century, because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics(陶瓷) and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots.

The Silk road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, China is trying to build the “21st Century Marine(海洋的) Silk Road.” With the help of APEC held in Beijing in November, 2014, the dream of “ One Belt One Road(一带一路)” is coming true.

1.The underlined word “route” in paragraph 1 probably means _________ .

A. 方式 B. 路线 C. 成就 D. 关系

2.When did the Silk Road begin?

A. In the 19th century. B. In the 18th century

C. During the Western Han Dynasty. D. During the Eastern Han Dynasty.

3.How long was the ancient Silk Road?

A. It was about 6500 meters long.

B. It was about 5000 kilometers long.

C. It was across one third of the planet.

D. It went across one fourth of the earth.

4.Why was it named the Silk Road?

A. Because Chinese silk was transported to the West along this road.

B. Because Chinese silk was produced along this road.

C. Because things were traded from market to market along this road.

D. Because the ancient traders bought and sold things along this road.

5.It can be inferred(推断) from this passage that ________.

A. the Silk Road was only an ancient international trade route.

B. many new silk roads have been built by the Chinese government so far.

C. the Silk Road was a very important line of communication connecting the East and the West.

D. the Silk Road prevented the development of languages and cultures between the East and the West.

Dogs are known for their sense of smell. They can find missing people and things. Now a study shows that the animal can even find bladder cancer (膀胱癌).

Cancer cells can produce chemicals with unusual smells. Scientists think dogs have the ability to smell these smells, even in very small amounts, in urine (尿).

For example, a dog showed great interest in the growth of its owner’s legs. The man was later found to have skin cancer. Carolyn Willis and some scientists trained different kinds of dogs for the experiment. The study used urine collected from bladder cancer patients (病人), from people with other diseases and from healthy people. Each dog was tested 8 times. In each test there were 7 examples for the dog to smell. The dog should show the one from a bladder cancer patient by lying down next to it.

Their results later appeared on the British Medical Journal. In all, 36 bladder cancer patients and 108 other people attended. During the training, all the dogs even found cancer in a person who had been tested healthy before the study. Carolyn Willis said dogs could help scientists find the chemicals produced by bladder cancer. The information could then be used to develop machines to test for the chemicals. The team also plans to use dogs to help find other kinds of cancer.

1.How many kinds of urine were collected in the experiment?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

2.Why did the writer give the detailed experiment in the third paragraph?

A. To introduce the first paragraph.

B. To support the second paragraph.

C. To teach us to do some experiments.

D. To let us know the reason of the experiment.

3.What would the dog do when it found the right urine?

A. It would lie down next to its owner’s feet.

B. It would take the urine to the scientists.

C. It would lie down next to the urine.

D. It would make some noises.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Dogs have a good sense of smell.

B. Dogs can help people become healthy.

C. Dogs can be used in experiments.

D. Dogs can smell cancer.

5.Who may be most interested in reading the passage?

A. Dog owners. B. Doctors.

C. Pet lovers. D. Singers.

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