One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.

The two drivers were arguing.

“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.

“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”

Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.

Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.

“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.

“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.

“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.

“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.

“No,” replied Stanley.

Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”

Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”

1.The car accident happened ___________.

A.one Sunday morning B.next Thursday morning

C.one Sunday evening D.next Thursday evening

2.The cause of the accident is that ______.

A.the red car was going too slowly

B.the white car was going too fast

C.the drivers were sleepy

D.Stanley was in their way

3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.

A.he wanted to make money

B.he promised to be a witness

C.he was a lawyer

D.he was badly hurt in the accident

4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.

A.writing a letter to him

B.sending an email to him

C.paying a visit to him

D.making a phone call to him

5.We can learn from the story that ________.

A.Stanley was a clever and humorous man

B.Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened

C.the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly

D.Stanley was not able to see the moon

Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖). The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.

He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.

Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I'm hungry. Don't you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself,” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.

The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn't moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the baby eagle's life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

A.He lived in a nest in the tree.

B.His mother offered him nice food.

C.He was always cold and hungry.

D.He lived very happily with friends.

2.How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?

A.Sad. B.Happy. C.Afraid. D.Angry.

3.What did the baby eagle's mother do when she came the last time?

A.She put some food in the nest.

B.She just came to see him again.

C.She shouted at the baby eagle and flew away.

D.She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.

4.What does the underlined word “abandon” mean?

A.抛弃 B.保护 C.歧视 D.拯救

5.We can infer (推断) from the story that ________.

A.the baby eagle lost his mother

B.the baby eagle fell down and died

C.the baby eagle could get food himself

D.the baby eagle was still angry with his mother

Nowadays, more and more schools in China make rules making students wear school uniforms to school. Parents and teachers think it will create a better learning environment at school, but some students don’t like their school uniforms. So, what are school uniforms like in other parts of the world?

In Japan, boys in middle school wear uniforms called “ gakuran ”, which have dark jackets with stand-up collars(立领) and pants. Girls, on the other hand, wear uniforms called “sailor fuku”, which look like European naval(海军的) uniforms.

Most schools in England require students to wear school uniforms. Boys need to wear long grey or black pants, white shirts and school ties. Girls have the same clothes as boys, but they can wear skirts or summer school dresses during the summer term.

In the UK, uniforms were the custom throughout most of the 20th century, but now more and more public schools stop requiring students to wear uniforms. They think uniforms make students lose their personalities.

For children in many African countries, school uniforms can be a kind of pride, or a huge financial burden(经济负担). Many children have only one uniform, and that may be all the clothes they have.

In a word, love it or hate it, the school uniform is a part of growing up for children around the world, so you’d better enjoy your school uniform and your school life.

根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。

1.The writer introduces school uniforms of different countries that she or he likes best.

2.In Japan, girls in middle school wear uniforms which look like European naval uniforms.

3.Neither Chinese students nor students in other countries like their school uniforms.

4.In England, all schools stop requiring students to wear uniforms because they think uniforms make students lose their personalities.

5.In Africa, many children are too poor to afford more than one uniform.

On June 25, hundreds of people came together outside the Library of Congress in Washington D.C, and they were celebrating public libraries. For more than 100 years, libraries have played an important role in keeping American educated. But how are these book- filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.

Benjamin Franklin founded America’s first lending library in Philadelphia in 1731. And the number of public libraries greatly increased in the late 1900s. Andrew Carnegie, a businessman, gave away millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie helped build 1,679 new libraries!

Carnegie believed that libraries could offer Americans many opportunities. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read books and news. There are more public libraries in America than McDonald’s restaurants now.

The United States is home to 9,225 public libraries. Today , the number of libraries continues to grow. Seven out of ten public libraries offer free Internet use. This can help many community members who can’t go online at home. It can also help them to have the opportunity to find jobs online.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, his statement is most certainly true!

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.Why did hundreds of people come together outside the Library of Congress on June 25?

2.Where is America’s first lending library?

3.Why did Andrew Carnegie give away lots of money to help build libraries?

4.Are there more public libraries in America than McDonald’s restaurants?

5.How many public libraries in which people can go online for free in America?

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