When a big ship is in very rough(不平坦的) sea, it has to be able to bend(弯) a little, otherwise it may break in two. If one end of the ship is on the top of one huge wave, and the other end is on the top of another, with the middle of the ship hanging in between; or if one huge wave comes up under the middle of the ship, leaving the two ends hanging, the ship's own weight will break its back if it is quite stiff(硬的).

  To make a big ship elastic(有弹性的) enough to avoid (避开) this danger, it has joints where the sections of the ship come together above the water-line, and these joints (连接处) open and shut slightly as the waves lift one section(部分) of the ship or another. This is enough to save the ship from breaking into pieces.

  One day a sailor was walking along a passage-way in a big ship during a storm when he was surprised to see a boy sitting comfortably in a chair at the end of the passage-way, which was opposite one of the ship's joints. The boy had a bag of nuts beside him, and every time the ship was lifted by a wave and the joint opened, he put a nut in it. As the ship came down again, the joint closed and cracked(压碎) the nut, gently but firmly. The boy then took it out and put the next one in as the joint opened again.

1.What does a big ship have to do when it is in very rough sea?

2.If one end of the ship is on the top of one huge wave, and the other end is on the top of another, with the middle of the ship hanging in between, what will happen to the ship if it is quite stiff?

3.Why does a big ship have joints?

4.What do these joints do?

5.Where was a sailor walking during the storm in this story?

6.What was he surprised to see?

7.What did the boy have beside him?

8.What did he do?

9.How was the nut cracked?

10.What did the boy do then?

Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”
【小题1】There are _______ in this passage.
A.two men and two womenB.three men and one woman
C.three women and one manD.four women
【小题2】The banker thought _______.
A.he was really important because he was a rich banker
B.the visitor to the White House was really important
C.the visitor who met the President of the United States
D.the reporter was really important
【小题3】 The owner of many buildings thought _______.
A.he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York
B.the owner of the very large company was really important
C.the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor
D.the person who worked in the White House was really important

Many people like animals and keep one or more as pets—dogs, cats and some kinds of birds. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it. A grown-up(成年) dog needs two meals a day, not more. And it can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones(骨头), but don’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.      A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.

Be careful when you have chosen a cat. It has two meals a day with some meat or fish. Cats drink a little milk every day. Sometimes give them vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that they need clean water to drink.

Take good care of your pets. They will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you need.

1.Many people keep ____ as pets.

A. pandas                            B. elephants              C. chickens                          D. cats

2.What do dogs like eating?

A. All the bones.       B. Big bones.   C. Chicken bones.    D. Small bones.

3.A healthy dog can ____ you happy.

A. make                      B. give                         C. take                                 D. bring

4.Cats usually drink ____.

A. orange                            B. milk                         C. water                     D. milk and water

5.Will pets be people’s friends?

A. No, I don’t think so.                                          B. Yes, but only a little.

C. Yes, they will.                                                     D. No, they won’t.

 

Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often ___1____ that eyes can speak.

   Do you have such kind of ___2___? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he ___3___ that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you____4____ at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel __5__ toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he __6__ her. When two people are in a talk, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, ____7___ make sure that the listener does pay attention ___8___ what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that ____9___ cannot express. (表达).

Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship (关系)between two people and the place ____10____ you stay.

(   )1. A. spoken           B. said          C. told         D. talked

(   )2. A. experience        B. eyes          C. mind        D. news

(   )3. A. found            B. knew         C. finds        D. sees

(   )4. A. look          B. are looking     C. are looked   D. looked

(   )5. A. happy            B. angry         C. sad         D. thankful

(   )6. A. likes             B. hates         C. thanks       D. looks at

(   )7. A. in order that       B. so that         C. in order to    D. for

(   )8. A. for              B. of             C. with         D. to

(   )9. A. eyes             B. words          C. minds       D. body

(   )10. A. which           B. that           C. where        D. there

 

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