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　　Ladies and Gentlemen, some strange, wild and wonderful stories colored the news in 2010, you may like them．

　　★A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its buses for people looking for a partner．"Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign．

　　★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display．The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake．

　　★A man in New York came up with a disarming(手无寸铁的)way to perform his latest bank heist, approaching the clerk's window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a note saying “give me the money!”

　　★An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years．The whole cost is 400 dollars．

　　★A set of artificial teeth(假牙)made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds(21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars)at auction(拍卖)．

　　★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(抛弃)a cat in a rubbish bin．She was fined 250 pounds(400 dollars, 280 euros)after pleading guilty．

　　★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died．

　　★Two Australian men needed surgery(手术)after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt and they were charged 400 dollars separately．

　　★A Kuwaiti MP(议员)suggested state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in an effort to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state．

(1)

What is special about the coffin in the second news?

[　　]

A．

It is golden．

B．

It has a cell phone．

C．

It is new．

D．

It has many items．

(2)

What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “heist” in the third news?

[　　]

A．

robbery

B．

love

C．

discussion

D．

repair

(3)

Who has to spend 400 dollars to do the surgery?

[　　]

A．

A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin．

B．

One who bought Winston Churchill's artificial teeth．

C．

An Australian man who was shot in bottom to test the hurt．

D．

An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms．

(4)

From the last news we can infer that ________．

[　　]

A．

In Kuwait many men are eager to get married

B．

A lot of rich single men lived in Kuwait

C．

There are quantities of oil in Kuwait

D．

There are many single women in Kuwait

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．D;
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　　It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money,the ferry-man lifted a lantern,by the aid of which,together with the newly risen moon,he took a very accurate survey（打量）of the stranger’s figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years,evidently country bred,and now,as it seemed,on his first visit to town, He was wearing a rough gray coat,which was in good shape,but which had seen many winters before this one .the garments under his coat were well constructed of leather,and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular(肌肉发达)legs;his stockings of blue yarn（线）must have been the work of a mother of sister,and on his head was a three-cornered hat,which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the grayer head of the lad’s father.In his left hand was a walking stick,and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung.Brown,curly hair,well-shaped features,bright ,cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts,and worth all that artcould have done for his adornment（装饰）.The youth,whose name was Robin,paid the boatman,and then walked forward into the town with a light step,as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day .As he walked,he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid,instead of the little metropolis（首府）of a New England colony（殖民地）。

1.What time of year was it in this story?______.

[　　]

A.spring　　　B.summer　　　C.fall　　　D.winter

2.At what time of day did Robin cross the river?______.

[　　]

A.morning　　　B.midday　　　C.late afternoon　　　D.night

3.The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because______.

[　　]

A.he wanted to make extra money

B.he saw that Robin was young and rich

C.he was going to row across the river anyway

D.he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor

4.The stockings that Robin wore were obviously______.

[　　]

A.well worn

B.very expensive

C.handmade Much too big

5.How did robin appear as he walked into town?______.

[　　]

A.He was cheerful and excited

B.he was tired

C.he seemed very sad

D.He seemed frightened his strange surroundings

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　　The dark, narrow streets of London were dangerous places for a lad to wander during the ruling of Charles Ⅱ (1660-1685). Bands of hoodlums(强盗), in the pay of some ships' captains, were found everywhere. Their job was to seize as many boys as they could find and carry them off to waiting ships in the harbor. Many a pale city lad would wake up from a drugged sleep, or a blow on the head, to find himself on the high seas, bound for the New World. There he might become a farmhand, an apprentice, or perhaps a household servant.

　　Thousands of unsuspecting youths were kidnapped who were never to return to the land of their birth. The traffic in young boys became, in time, a great public scandal, and this is the way it had come about.

　　America desperately needed colonists. At first, many people had come willingly, lured by tales of quick wealth and unlimited opportunity. But once they arrived, they found it to be a far rougher place than they had imagined. It was true that, there was opportunity, but hard work was needed to make it pay off. Many of the new colonists, hoping for easy fortuned, were not used to the difficulties of hard manual labour.

　　Nor could they manage the large farms by themselves. They needed help of every sort: for planting, for harvesting, for building their houses, etc. Some few skilled workers had come and set up shops--blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights(修造轮子的工匠) and such--but they, too, were in need of help. Without apprentices and laborers, they could not possibly do all the work that the colonists required.

　　British shipowners offered free transportation to all those who would come, in return for an agreement to work for seven years without wages. Thousands of immigrants accepted the offer. After seven years of service they were farmers in their own right--and needed help. So there was an increasing need for workers. When the captains could not get colonists any other way, they hired hoodlums to seize any young boys they could lay hands on.

　　Over 100000 youngsters were taken to America in this way. Kidnapping became such an open scandal that in 1682 the London Council passed a law forbidding any person under fourteen to be bound into service without the knowledge and consent of his parents.

1．What shocked the London citizens in the late 17th century?

[　　]

A．The British shipowners needed hands in their business.

B．Bands of hoodlums wandered in the dark streets of London.

C．Many young boys turned to drugs and violence.

D．Many young boys were captured and shipped to America.

2．According to the passage, many British people were willing to settle in America because _____.

[　　]

A．they were poor and desperate

B．they thought they could find jobs easily and soon make a fortune

C．they were desperately tired of the bad conditions in London

D．they learned that skilled workers were badly needed there

3．According to the passage, the colonists were in need of hands for the following reasons except that _____.

[　　]

A．many rail tracks had to be built

B．there was a lot of work on the farms

C．many houses had to be built

D．there was a lot of work in various kinds of shops

4．Why did thousands of immigrants sign the agreement to work for seven years without pay?

[　　]

A．Because they had no money to pay for their voyage to the New World.

B．Because they could become farmers in their own right after their seven-year work.

C．Because they had no land of their own when they just arrived in America.

D．Because they were kidnapped and forced to sign it.

5．We can infer from the passage that the British government passed a law in 1682 because _____.

[　　]

A．the shipowners had seized a great fortune of the country apart from the young boys

B．it intended to stop the employment of the young workers under the age of fourteen

C．the public strongly condemned the kidnapping of young boys

D．it did not want to lose a lot of its young residents

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　　The dark, narrow streets of London were dangerous places for a lad to wander during the ruling of Charles Ⅱ (1660-1685). Bands of hoodlums(强盗), in the pay of some ships' captains, were found everywhere. Their job was to seize as many boys as they could find and carry them off to waiting ships in the harbor. Many a pale city lad would wake up from a drugged sleep, or a blow on the head, to find himself on the high seas, bound for the New World. There he might become a farmhand, an apprentice, or perhaps a household servant.

　　Thousands of unsuspecting youths were kidnapped who were never to return to the land of their birth. The traffic in young boys became, in time, a great public scandal, and this is the way it had come about.

　　America desperately needed colonists. At first, many people had come willingly, lured by tales of quick wealth and unlimited opportunity. But once they arrived, they found it to be a far rougher place than they had imagined. It was true that, there was opportunity, but hard work was needed to make it pay off. Many of the new colonists, hoping for easy fortuned, were not used to the difficulties of hard manual labour.

　　Nor could they manage the large farms by themselves. They needed help of every sort: for planting, for harvesting, for building their houses, etc. Some few skilled workers had come and set up shops--blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights(修造轮子的工匠) and such--but they, too, were in need of help. Without apprentices and laborers, they could not possibly do all the work that the colonists required.

　　British shipowners offered free transportation to all those who would come, in return for an agreement to work for seven years without wages. Thousands of immigrants accepted the offer. After seven years of service they were farmers in their own right--and needed help. So there was an increasing need for workers. When the captains could not get colonists any other way, they hired hoodlums to seize any young boys they could lay hands on.

　　Over 100000 youngsters were taken to America in this way. Kidnapping became such an open scandal that in 1682 the London Council passed a law forbidding any person under fourteen to be bound into service without the knowledge and consent of his parents.

1．What shocked the London citizens in the late 17th century?

[　　]

A．The British shipowners needed hands in their business.

B．Bands of hoodlums wandered in the dark streets of London.

C．Many young boys turned to drugs and violence.

D．Many young boys were captured and shipped to America.

2．According to the passage, many British people were willing to settle in America because _____.

[　　]

A．they were poor and desperate

B．they thought they could find jobs easily and soon make a fortune

C．they were desperately tired of the bad conditions in London

D．they learned that skilled workers were badly needed there

3．According to the passage, the colonists were in need of hands for the following reasons except that _____.

[　　]

A．many rail tracks had to be built

B．there was a lot of work on the farms

C．many houses had to be built

D．there was a lot of work in various kinds of shops

4．Why did thousands of immigrants sign the agreement to work for seven years without pay?

[　　]

A．Because they had no money to pay for their voyage to the New World.

B．Because they could become farmers in their own right after their seven-year work.

C．Because they had no land of their own when they just arrived in America.

D．Because they were kidnapped and forced to sign it.

5．We can infer from the passage that the British government passed a law in 1682 because _____.

[　　]

A．the shipowners had seized a great fortune of the country apart from the young boys

B．it intended to stop the employment of the young workers under the age of fourteen

C．the public strongly condemned the kidnapping of young boys

D．it did not want to lose a lot of its young residents

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it．

　　“Is this your car, Mister?" he said．

　　Paul nodded．"My brother gave it to me for Christmas．"The boy was astounded．"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing?Boy, I wish…"He hesitated．

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels．

　　"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother like that．"

　　Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"

　　"Oh yes, I’d love that．Would you mind driving in front of my house?"

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile．But Paul was wrong again．"Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked．

　　He ran up the steps．Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back．He was carrying his little disabled brother．He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of lifted him up against himself and pointed to the car．

　　"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost himself a cent．And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about．"

　　Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride．That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said："It is more blessed to give…"

(1)

On Christmas Eve, ________．

[　　]

A．

Paul received a new automobile from his brother as a Christmas present．

B．

the boy gave a new car to his brother as a Christmas present．

C．

the boy showed to his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．

D．

Paul offered a ride to the two brothers．

(2)

It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

the boy wasn’t in a rich family

B．

Paul was in a rich family

C．

the boy wished to have a car

D．

the boy wished to have a brother like Paul’s

(3)

The passage hints that the following are true except ________．

[　　]

A．

the boy was good to his little brother

B．

children enjoy seeing pretty things in the Christmas window

C．

Paul’s brother was generous

D．

Paul couldn’t afford to buy a new car．

(4)

The writer wrote the story to ________．

[　　]

A．

have a good memory of Christmas

B．

show that people should love their brothers and sisters

C．

show that the strong should always help the weak

D．

show that giving is greater than taking

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　　Scott Langteau has this message fro kids：Spend less time playing video games．

　　It's a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand．

　　But the 40-year-old Langteau isn't a parent．He's a experienced at video game－one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co－founded his own game development company．

　　Langteau has just published a children's book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow．

　　It's a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction．But first, Langteau would like make one thing clear：“I'm not saying that you shouldn't play video games．I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids．Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation．(克制)”

　　“It'saboutbeingwellrounded,” he says．“Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there's a variety in what we do．”

　　Video gamers can be a rather bad－tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment．And understandably so．After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders － people who don't play video games and certainly don't understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment．

　　But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game－savvy masses might actually listen to．After all, this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games．His early experience has taught him a lesson．

(1)

Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to ________．

[　　]

A．

share his great skills on games

B．

warn kids against game addiction

C．

tell about his fairy tale as a kid

D．

deliver a message for games

(2)

Which of the following is TRUE of the book “Sofa Boy”?

[　　]

A．

The book tells of the writer's own story．

B．

The book describes an experienced garner．

C．

The boy in the book wins a medal for games．

D．

The boy in the book is not an addict on games．

(3)

We can learn from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

Langteau advises the young to play games within limits

B．

Langteau advises the young not to play games

C．

playing video games ruins the future of kids

D．

playing video games is of no benefit to kids

(4)

By saying “It's about being well rounded” Langteau thinks ________．

[　　]

A．

games do great things for kids

B．

gamers are usually fat and round

C．

games should be viewed from all sides

D．

gamers are to blame for their behaviors

(5)

What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?

[　　]

A．

His idea to create “Sofa Boy”．

B．

His great achievement in games as a kid．

C．

His hard times to set up his game company．

D．

His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy．

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