【题目】Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.

Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."

The friend was very sad.

"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect () the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.

Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."

Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.

1Who used to write funny short stories?

A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong

2Mark Twain was _________.

A. a great German writer B. a great American writer

C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer

3______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.

A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's

4A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because _________.

A. he lost his wallet

B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.

C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.

D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.

5Which of the following is right?

A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.

B. Twain bought two tickets.

C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.

D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.

【题目】Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented() a car in the city and began their trip. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the river, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked the boy, “Are there any sharks(鲨鱼)in the river? ” “No,” answered the boy, “There aren’t any. ”

So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”

1Mike and Dick went to Australia _____.

A. by car B. by air C. by ship D. we don’t know

2The two young men went to Australia to _____.

A. swim in the river B. study to drive

C. go on a holiday D. find some work

3Mike and Dick couldn’t drive any more because _____.

A. the sun was shining in the sky B. there were no shade trees beside the road

C. the weather was very hot D. they were too tired

4Dick became afraid because _____.

A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit his leg

C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

5When the two young men heard(听到) the boy, they began to _____.

A. catch the crocodiles in the water B. look for the crocodiles there

C. run to beat the Australian boy D. come out of the river at once(立刻).

【题目】短文还原

Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it.

Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with the above sentences. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. 1.

Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. 2 However, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.

3 read as much as you can in the new language; practice speaking the language every day; live with people who speak the language you want to learn; don’t translate ---try to think in the new language ; Learn as a child would learn---play with language and so on.

4. Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.

First of all, successful language learners are independent (独立的)learners.

Secondly, successful language learning is active learning.

5.

What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully.

A.Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose(目的)

B. They need hundreds of hours to study and practice, and that will not guarantee every adult language learner success.

C. But what does a successful language learner do? D. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning.

E. Language teachers often offer advice to language learners:

F. Different people learn different language in different ways.

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