A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible(有负责的)?”

“It depends(不一定),” answered the judge.

“Well,” said the man, “your cow has killed mine.”

“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”

“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours. ”

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said, “When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first.” And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.”

1.The neighbour asked the judge ______.

A. if the first cow was responsible B. if the owner of the first cow was responsible

C. if both cows were responsible D. if both the owners were responsible

2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that ______.

A. a cow was responsible B. its owner was not responsible

C. neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D. his cow was responsible

3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that ______.

A. there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killed

C. it was his cow that had killed the judge's D. both cows had been killed

4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he ______.

A. got angry B. said nothing

C. put his neighbor into prison D. changed what he had said at first

5.In this story the judge was ______.

A. clever B. humorist (幽默) C. unfair (不公正) D. foolish

Mr. Brown lived in a house less than five miles from his office, so he was able to drive home every day for lunch and it took him twenty minutes. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he had to walk back home. This made him very angry.

He had put up a board, which said, No Parking in the garden facing the road, but nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board: POLICE NOTICE NO PARKING

Mrs. Brown said that he could steal a police notice. But he was afraid to do so. She then said that he could make one just like a police. He said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word police. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters POLITE NOTICE NO PARKING

Oh! Mrs. Brown said, "But you told me you weren’t going to use the word police, but why do you use it now?" Really?" he asked, "Look again. " She started to laugh. "You are really clever."

1.Mr. Brown's office was_____ his house.

A. less than two miles from B. next to

C. about 20 minutes' drive from D. very far from

2.Mr. Brown was angry about that_______

A. he found no room to park his car outside his house.

B. he had nothing to eat for lunch at home

C. he saw many cars outside his house

D. he could find only a small place to park his car outside his house.

3.Mr. Brown made_______ notice board(s) altogether .

A. one B. two C. three D. no

4.Mr. Brown made a notice board which_______in the end.

A. was just the same as a police notice B. had more words than a police notice.

C. just looked like a police notice D. said “POLICE NOTICE NO PARKING”

5.We can infer that_______after Mr. Brown put up the blue board.

A. more people would park their cars outside Mr. Brown's house.

B. he still had to drive away from his house to park his car.

C. fewer people would park their cars outside Mr. Brown’s house.

D. more police would make friends with him.

Many people enjoy watching movies in a cinema. They think the cinema has a better atmosphere(气氛) to enjoy the movie. However, I think people are happier and freer when watching movies at home.

Watching movies at home is more comfortable. To watch movies in a cinema, you have to buy the ticket before you go there for a better seat. However, there is no need for people at home to worry about the ticket. They can enjoy movies at any time they like and with the most comfortable seat. What's more, people watching movies at home wouldn't have to face any traffic problem.

It is free to watch movies at home. In the cinema, we cannot go outside and do something else because the movie won't wait for us. Sometimes, if we miss part of the movie, we cannot follow the story. At home, we can pause(暂时) at any time and go back to watch the part.

All in all, a cinema is a good place to watch movies, but it isn't the best place to enjoy the movies. I think watching movies at home is better.

1.What does the writer think of watching movies at home?

A. Boring. B. Enjoyable. C. Interesting. D. Difficult.

2.What is not the reason for the writer's watching movies at home?

A. Save more time on the road. B. Don't worry about the ticket.

C. Feel happier and freer. D. Have a better atmosphere.

3.What does the underlined word "miss" mean in Chinese?

A. 忘记 B. 丢失 C. 错过 D. 讨厌

4.The writer is_______about watching movies in a cinema.

A. worried B. serious C. negative(否定的) D. neutral(中立的))

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Enjoy Watching Movies in a Cinema

B. Better to Watch a Movie in a Cinema or at Home?

C. Come to My Home and Watch a Movie

D. It's Better to Watch a Movie than a TV Show

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was_______cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she turned round but_______when she saw his face. Tyler, _______happened? Is everything okay?

"Nothing is okay, Mom," said the boy, "Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was_______ the environment.She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way home, but there is_______ I can do to make a difference.""Let me tell you_______," the mother said after thinking for a while. One morning a man was walking down a beach. There he saw thousands of dying starfish(海星) covering the beach. They were pushed up by the waves,and it was too _______up for them to make their way back by _______. The man shook his head as he walked along. What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach. The man felt very sorry _______ those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was________to find a boy throwing the starfish back into the sea as________as he could. 'How silly you are! My ________, the man said, ‘There are so many starfish. Can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing. '________ 1 cant help them all, I can make a difference to this one,and this one, and this one. said the boy."

Thinking for a moment, the man________to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, 'Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the________ person."

1.A. drinking B. making C. selling D. washing

2.A. stopped B. stopping C. stayed D. staying

3.A. what B. when C. where D. why

4.A. talking to B. talking with C. talking at D. talking about

5.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

6.A. a lie B. a joke C. a story D. a truth

7.A. close B. high C. far D. hot

8.A. himself B. itself C. ourselves D. themselves

9.A. of B. for C. from D. forward

10.A. afraid B. surprised C. sad D. angry

11.A. slow B. fast C. soon D. high

12.A. father B. mother C. son D. daughter

13.A. Or B. So C. Because D. Though

14.A. started B. continued C. forgot D. waited

15.A. shortest B. tallest C. smallest D. biggest

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