Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the street in front of him. Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different street to go home. Why did he do that?

“It’s unlucky when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,” says Ben, “I did not want to walk down that street!”

Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.

“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),” says Ben. “And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck.”

And what brings good luck? “We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,” says Ben.

“And when I find a penny on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!”

1.Why did Ben turn around when he saw the black cat crossing the street?

A. Because he thought it was unlucky.   

B. Because he disliked a black cat.

C. Because he was afraid of the cat.

2.In western countries, which number do some people think is unlucky?

A. 4       B. 10        C. 13

3.Which of the following things can bring people good luck?

A. Opening an umbrella inside the house.     

B.  Walking under a ladder.

C. Picking up a penny on the ground.

4.Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?

A. Over the front door.  

 B. Inside the house.  

 C. Under a ladder.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A black cat.           

B. Good luck and bad luck.

C. Good things can bring good luck.

 

When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And marriage is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in       when she was a teenager.

A. Russia       B. Japan        C. China

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be       than in school.

A. more careful     B. more colorful       C. more beautiful

3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement       .

A. by doing nothing    B. in a special way     C. by saying nothing

4.After they visited the factory, the girl       .

A. decided to work there     B. decided to get married    C. changed her mind

5.The underlined work “horrible” means “     ” in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的       B. 紧张的       C. 浪漫的

 

2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12th to 23rd.

As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?

Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.

Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.

How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.

1.The26th World Universiade will begin on       .

A. August 12th     B. August 23rd     C. September 12th    D. September 23rd

2.The pair of pandas comes from       .

A. Shenzhen      B. Sichuan      C. Guangzhou       D. Beijing

3.Yongba is a(n)      

A. Universiade Panda      

B. Asian Games Panda

C. Onympic Panda         

D. panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park

4.From the passage we can know the       of the Universiade Pandas.

A. arrival time     B. ages     C. names      D. living habits

5.The passage tells us that       

A. the slogan of the 26th World Universiade is “Just Do It”

B. there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen

C. Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009

D. Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas

 

 

 0  32957  32965  32971  32975  32981  32983  32987  32993  32995  33001  33007  33011  33013  33017  33023  33025  33031  33035  33037  33041  33043  33047  33049  33051  33052  33053  33055  33056  33057  33059  33061  33065  33067  33071  33073  33077  33083  33085  33091  33095  33097  33101  33107  33113  33115  33121  33125  33127  33133  33137  33143  33151  159627 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网