There was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong

with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes (降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses.

“I must go and mend the machine.” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was

nothing he could do, so he just jumped out.

The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to

attend an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Two men were left, an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old, but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” the young mountain climber smiled, “Don’t worry,” he said, “we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

1.All the people became worried because _______.

A. they couldn’t find the parachutes

B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person

C. there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane

D. they saw the pilot jump out first

2.The clever man jumped out with ______

A. parachute B. nothing

C. the pack of the climber’s D. two parachutes

3.All the people thought of themselves except _________.

A. the pilot B. the clever man C. the doctor D. the businessman

4.From this story, we know_________ would die.

A. the clever man B. the businessman

C. the pilot D. a young mountain climber

5._______ was a kind hearted man.

A. The pilot B. The mountain climber

C. The businessman D. A young mountain climber

What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.

What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."

Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned(警告)not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries, too.

1.The word "selfie" has a history of about .

A.2 years B.13 years

C.15 years D.20 years

2.Which could be the best picture to match(搭配)"selfie" ?

3.In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .

A. talk about their school lives

B. introduce the development of selfie

C. help people take a clear and beautiful selfie

D. explain the different reasons why people love selfies

4.The underlined word "banned" means .

A. not visited B. not stopped

C. not allowed D. not watched

5.We probably see the passage in a (an) .

A. science book B.magazine for teenager

C. instruction book D. English dictionary

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