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Edison's Marriage (婚礼)

　　

　　After marriage Edison took his new wife to the new house he had bought at 97 Wright Street, in New York. As soon as they were in the house alone together for the first time, Edison began to think about a problem he was having with one of his inventions. He told Mary, his new wife, that he had to go to his office, but would soon return, Mary didn't want to anger him by asking him not to go. So, married only for one hour, the new husband ran to his business.

　　Mary spent her first day as a wife alone, fearful (害怕的) and tearful. Late the night Joseph Murray, one of Edison's friends and workers, came to the office.

　　“Why are you here, Tom?”Murray answered. “I must go home,”said Edison.

　　Only then did he realize (认识到) that he was married that day.

1．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．In the night of his marriage, Edison was still busy with his invention.

B．Edison didn't like to live with his new wife.

C．Edison liked to be alone.

D．Edison was a person with bad manners (行为).

2．In this story, “run” means to ________.

[　　]

A．work
B．jump up rapidly(快的)
C．make a quick trip
D．go in a hurry

3．Why did Edison go to his office? Because he ________.

[　　]

A．didn't love Mary

B．put his heart into his invention

C．wanted to see Murray

D．quarreled (争吵) with his new wife

4．At that night, Edison's new wife ________.

[　　]

A．felt very angry

B．felt very sad

C．was very happy

D．thought she shouldn't have got married to Edison

5．In this story the writer tells us that Edison ________.

[　　]

A．had made a new invention

B．didn't love his new wife

C．devoted (献身于) his life to the invention

D．was a great scientist

答案：A;D;B;B;C
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　　But Ed still faces difficulties．The trees must be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point．Also, just the right quantity(数量)of water must be used．Too much water can form a thicker layer of ice that will break the tree’s branches(树枝)．Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat, so Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used．

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(1)

The passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

a farmer expert cares for his orange trees

B．

the different uses of computers

C．

growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather

D．

different ways of frost protection

(2)

Ed tries to protect his crop by ________．

[　　]

A．

using a wind machine to drive away the cold air

B．

equipping his orange trees with a computer

C．

watering it at the proper time

D．

picking his fruit at the first sign of frost

(3)

According to the passage, the computer technology ________．

[　　]

A．

removes the need for frost protection

B．

prevents temperature from dropping

C．

tells farmers why outdoor temperatures change

D．

helps the farmer get a better harvest

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(1)

Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?

[　　]

A．

To raise money for their friends．

B．

To earn money for their family．

C．

To pay off their university debts．

D．

To pay for their online betting

(2)

Where can people buy their advertising space?

[　　]

A．

At Oxford University．

B．

At the website buymyface．co．uk．

C．

At the accountancy firm．

D．

At the online betting agency．

(3)

How much money do they earn every day on average(平均)so far?

[　　]

A．

Just ￡1．

B．

About￡100．

C．

Over ￡400．

D．

Up to￡500．

(4)

From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper ________．

[　　]

A．

are satisfied with their special job

B．

have paid off their debts already

C．

are ready to apply for another job

D．

never really wanted to do face ads

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(1)

Do you know who can carry the blessing of prosperity of the five mascots?

　　A．Beibei．　　B．Huanhuan．　　C．Yingying．　　D．Nini．

[　　]

(2)

what does Jingjing's headdress mean?

　　A．The blue Olympic ring．

　　B．Childlike and outgoing．

　　C．Humans get on well with nature．

　　D．Smart and moves quickly．

[　　]

(3)

What sports is Huanhuan good at?

　　A．Water sports．

　　B．Weight sports．

　　C．All ball sports．

　　D．Gymnastics．

[　　]

(4)

_____ stands for the yellow Olympic ring．

　　A．The fish

　　B．The little panda

　　C．The child of fire

　　D．The antelope

[　　]

(5)

What does the artist design Nini according to?

　　A．Green Olympic．

　　B．The Olympic spirit．

　　C．Fish and Water．

　　D．Kite designs，an old art style in China．

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1．When “I” recognized the thin monk, “I” was ________.

[　　]

A．happy
B．frightened
C．worried
D．amazed

2．When he met “I”, Ben was ________.

[　　]

A．amazed to see “me”

B．talking to the driver of his car

C．worried that people might hear their conversation

D．waiting outside the airport

3．Ben was wearing monk's clothes ________.

[　　]

A．because they were more comfortable for traveling

B．so that people could not tell that he was a foreigner

C．to help him hide from the police

D．because he thought they seemed strange to others.

4．Ben is chasing ________.

[　　]

A．people who steal old works of art

B．foreigner art collectors

C．a gold statue of the Buddha

D．Buddhist monks

5．The word “This” in the passage refers to ________.

[　　]

A．the dirty streets
B．the pollution
C．the air in Kathmandu
D．the wooden windows

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　　Bob had an idea．The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!

　　It was getting late．They rode on and on．At last the horses stopped．Where were they? None of them could tell．John looked around．What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

(1)

John and his two friends went to the forest to ________．

[　　]

A．

build their camp

B．

find their way home

C．

enjoy the mountains in the snow

D．

watch the trees in the forest

(2)

They could not find their way back be-cause ________．

[　　]

A．

there was only one road to their camp

B．

they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents

C．

there were no roads in the mountains at all

D．

everything was covered by the white snow

(3)

It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ________．

[　　]

A．

John's house

B．

the camp

C．

the forest

D．

the mountains

(4)

The horses stopped because________．

[　　]

A．

it was getting late

B．

they were tired after running for a long way

C．

they knew that they had got to the camp

D．

they had seen John's house

(5)

The story happened ________．

[　　]

A．

on a cold winter day

B．

on a dark snowy evening

C．

in a cold camp far from villages

D．

at night when nothing could be seen

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