Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever; hard-working girl and did well at school; especially in music and French. After she left school; her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium(比利时). The language they spoke was French; so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily; at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill; Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional(专业的)at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed(印象深的)that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War (第一次世界大战) broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers (伤员). Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally; the Germans killed her; but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue(雕塑)has been built in Trafalgar Square; London; in honor(纪念)of the brave English nurse.

1.Edith Cavell was from __________.

A. France B. England

C. Belgium D. Germany

2. Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A. teach French

B. look after the children of a rich family

C. teach English

D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers

3. Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A. Because she found work in an English hospital.

B. Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C. Because the First World War broke out.

D. Because her father was seriously ill.

4. What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A. 杀死她 B. 使她失去记忆

C. 抹去对她的记忆 D. 摧残她

5.According to the passage; which of the following is TRUE?

A. Edith was good at music and German at school.

B. Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C. Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.

D. People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

Everybody hates rats. But rats may soon be man’s new good friends.

What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue(援救)dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.

How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal(信号). This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.

Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. “Robots’ noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark, they are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity!

The “rat project” is not finished, but a scientist says, “It would be great. A rat could get into spaces we couldn’t get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn’t safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course).

1.In the writer’s opinion, rats may become man’s new friends because .

A. they can be food for people

B. they can help rescuers to find living people

C. they are lovely

D. they can completely take the place of man to carry out rescue jobs

2.What does the underlined word “this” mean?

A. An earthquake.

B. The rat has smelled a person

C. The rat has smelled that someone is alive .

D. The rat has found a robot.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Rats don’t need electricity.

B. Rats are better than robots when smelling.

C. Rats are as clever as radios.

D. Rats can see things in the dark when doing rescues.

4.Why does the “rat project” sound great according to the passage?

A. Because rats can get into very small spaces.

B. Because rats have better noses than dogs.

C. Because rats don’t like robots.

D. Because rats are brave.

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Ways of saving people B. Rats and robots

C. After earthquake D. Rats for rescue

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