There was once a violinist who said he was not afraid of animals that are dangerous. He said in a proud way, “Even a bear would be as quiet as the friendliest cat when hearing my music.” But he had never played, and no one believed him.

A chance to show his words arrived just when a circus (马戏团) came to the town. The musician came to the ringmaster (领班) and told what he could do.

“Wow, that’s interesting.” The ringmaster said. “We just have three new lions and they haven’t worked with the lion tamer (驯兽师) yet. Let’s see what you can do with them.” The violinist agreed and the whole town crowded the hall to see what would happen.

The violinist was standing quietly in the center of the ring with a smile. Then the ringmaster opened the door of the cage (笼子) and jumped out angrily a huge lion, shouting and showing his teeth. Everyone was too nervous to breathe.

Still with the smile , the violinist began to play. The beautiful music rose , then the lion sat down and began to enjoy the music. Everyone lost themselves in the music. The lion did, too. For the second lion, ______________.

Then it’s the third lion’s turn to appear and everyone there was waiting for the lion to be quiet just like the other two . But the lion ran up to the man and ate him.

All the people were surprised. The other two lions asked angrily, “What have you done ! We were enjoying the music!” The third lion put his paw(爪子 ) to its ear and said, “Sorry, I can’t hear you. I have been deaf for 5 years.”

1.The violinist said that he _________.

A. was very friendly to the animals

B. could train wild animals in town

C. could make dangerous animals quiet

D. was not good at playing the violin at all

2. The people felt so ________ that they couldn’t breathe when seeing the first lion.

A. angry B. scared C. nervous D. bored

3.Which of the following is the missing sentence in Paragraph 5?

A. the lion came out and ate the violinist

B. the same story happened again

C. the people felt bored and left

D. the lion ran to the people

4.Why did the third lion run to the man and eat him?

A. Because he hated the violinist.

B. Because he didn’t think the music was beautiful.

C. Because he couldn’t hear the music at all.

D. Because he was very hungry.

A linguist, who studies languages, is always listening, never off-duty. I invited a group of friends to my house, telling them that I was going to record their speech. I said I was interested in their regional accents (地方口音), and it would take only a few minutes to record it. Afterwards, one evening, three people came to my house and were shown into my sitting-room. In front of each chair there was a microphone (麦克风) at head height, connected to a recorder in the middle of the floor. They sat down rather nervously. I explained that all I wanted was for them to count from one to twenty, then we could relax and have a drink.

I turned on the recorder and they each in turn counted from one to twenty in their best accents. When it was over, I turned the recorder off and brought round the drinks. The rest of the evening was spent in complete relaxation. I talked and joked with them freely and left them for a telephone call which lasted some time.

You know, of course, the microphones were not connected to the recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one in the bedroom. My friends, having seen the recorder before them turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality (质量). It meant that I was able to get a piece of natural talk.

I should add, perhaps, that I did tell my friends what had happened to them after the recording was over, and asked them whether it should be destroyed. None of them wanted to – but for some years after that, it always seemed that when it came to buying drinks, I paid for them. Linguistic research can be a very expensive business.

1.The underlined word "linguist" in Paragraph 1 probably means " ".

A.people who learn to speak languages.

B.people who do research on languages.

C.people who speak languages.

D.people who develop languages.

2.The recording which the writer was able to make was .

A. natural. B. beautiful

C. unclear. D. nervous.

3.When the writer told his friends what he had done, they .

A. wanted him to destroy records

B. didn't seem to mind much

C.seemed to have no response (反应)

D. made him buy them more drinks

A report in a newspaper says that school accidents,such as food poisoning(食物中毒),fires,electricity and traffic,kill more primary and middle school students than anything else.So we must learn how to protect ourselves better.Here are some tips for keeping safety in mind every day.

On our way home or to school:Wait for the green traffic light,and look left and right before we cross the road.We’d better wear bright-color clothes,so the drivers can see us easily.Don't believe strange people in the street.

At school: When students around us begin to push each other,we need to stand still and try to hold onto something,or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves.If we fall down in a moving crowd,use both hands to cover the head.Lean to one side,curl up(蜷缩) our body and bend(使弯曲) the legs.

In a fire:Stay calm.Leave the classroom quickly under the directions of the teachers.Smoke can be more dangerous than fire,so use a piece of cloth to cover our mouth and nose.What will we do if the clothes burn? Remember not to rum Drop and fall to the ground.Then roll! It will make the fire go out.

For eating: Wash fruits carefully before eating them.Check the expiration dates(保质期) on the packages of the snacks,and if it look or smell bad,don’t eat it.

Topic:Keep 1. in mind every day

Fact

It’s 2. that school accidents kill more students than anything else.

Safety Tips

On the way

◆Wait for the green light,look both sides before we 3. the road.

◆Wear bright colors.

◆Don’t believe 4. in the street.

At school

◆It’s 5. for us to stand still and try to hold onto something,or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves.

◆We’d better cover our head with both hands,leaning to one side,curling up our body and 6. our legs.

In a fire

◆Stay calm Follow the teachers’ 7. and leave quickly.

◆Cover our mouth and nose by 8. a piece of cloth.

◆Drop to the ground and roll over and over to put out the fire.

For eating

◆Wash fruits carefully before we eat them.

◆Check the expiration dates.Don’t eat the food that 9. bad.

Purpose

To make the students know the tips to be protected from 10.

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