“Keep an eye on this,”said my older brother, Paul, handing me his watch．
“What for?”I asked．
“I'm going to practice my diving．”
“Off the high dive?”I asked．
“Sure,”said Paul．“Want to join me?”
I didn't answer．Paul knew I was terrified of heights．I could manage the low board, but the high board?Never．
I watched enviously as Paul walked to the end of the board, paused briefly, and did a perfect jackknife．It looked so easy．
“Hey, why not?”teased a reckless(鲁莽的)voice in my head．“You're a good simmer．”
So when Paul came back, I said casually,“I'll take a turn, too．”And before Paul could make some remarks, I got to my feet．
As I walked to the tower, my legs didn't seem to belong to me．Standing on the end of the board, I looked down．
I couldn't believe how far away the water was．I felt as if I were on the edge of a cliff with a mile of air between me and a bottomless sea．I couldn't; I just couldn't．I had to get back down．But there were impatient kids on the steps behind me．Would they let me by, or would they tease me?And Paul－even in my terror I guessed what he would say．
Suddenly I heard Paul shouting far below．“Come down right now!My watch, you're wearing my watch．”
An unbelievably sweet relief flooded into me．I quickly turned and threaded my way through the waiting divers, murmuring,“Excuse me, sorry, I just forget about the watch…”
I didn't even bother to pretend with Paul．He said,“I could see that you were in trouble．You were scared to death, weren't you?I nodded．
“It happens,”said Paul．“I was scared, too, the first few times off the high board．I got over it, and so will you．But for now you're saved．”
I said,“Me?I thought you were worried－I mean, you said you were worried－about your watch．”
“This watch,”he said,“is waterproof．”
(1)
What did Paul ask his brother to do?
[ ]
A．
To enjoy his performance
B．
To practice diving together．
C．
To time his diving
D．
To look after his watch
(2)
Why did the author decide to make a high dive?
[ ]
A．
He thought it was easy
B．
His brother laughed at him
C．
His brother forced him to
D．
He was good at swimming
(3)
What do you think of Paul?
[ ]
A．
mean and selfish
B．
able but reckless
C．
envious but humorous
D．
clever and considerate
(4)
What does the underlined word“jackknife”probably refer to?
[ ]
A．
a kind of tool
B．
a movement of the body
C．
a part of the body
D．
the diving board
(5)
Why did Paul call the writer back?
[ ]
A．
He was worried about his watch．
B．
He was worried about the writer's safety．
C．
He knew what the writer was thinking about．
D．
He wanted to give the writer some instructions about diving．
Suppose we built a robot(机器人)to explore the planet Mars．We provide the robot with seeing detectors(探测器)to keep it away from danger．It is powered entirely by the sun．Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times?No．The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any．So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning．
According to the evolutionary(进化的)theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason．The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions(恢复功能)．It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous．However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us．So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent．
The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures．Why do eats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little?Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do．But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep．Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value．Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival(生存)depends on their ability to run away from attackers．
(1)
The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________．
[ ]
A．
the differences between robots and men
B．
the reason why men need to sleep
C．
about the need for robots to save power
D．
about the danger of men working at night
(2)
Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him ________．
[ ]
A．
keep up a regular pattern of life
B．
prevent trouble that comes looking for him
C．
avoid danger and inefficient labour
D．
restore his bodily functions
(3)
According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we ________．
[ ]
A．
are worrying about our safety
B．
are overworked
C．
are in a tent
D．
are away from home
(4)
Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats ________．
[ ]
A．
need more time for restoration
B．
are unlikely to be attackers
C．
axe more active than homes when they are awake
D．
spend less time eating to get enough energy
(5)
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking．
B．
The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory．
C．
Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots．
D．
The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats．
阅读理解：
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought．We bought the latest rages．Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else．”
It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl．So here we were－Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming, I said,“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet!
(1)
Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
[ ]
A．
b, c, e ,d
B．
a, c, d, b, e
C．
a, c, b, d, e
D．
a, b, d, c, e
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．
Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．
The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．
The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
(3)
Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
[ ]
A．
Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money．
B．
Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．
Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．
Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
(4)
What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
[ ]
A．
The parents were happy and encouraged．
B．
The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．
The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．
D．
The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．
阅读理解。
Recently a professor of philosophy(哲学)in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day to day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value(重视)in life．
The professor says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined(明确)when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does，it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before．Otherwise it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are rich to be very important．The professor interviews some rich people in his research for his book．
Question：What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer：The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect(尊重)．I am nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much money do I need for any given purpose in my life? In his book，the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back the idea that money is a tool rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the material world，but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．
(1)
The students are asked to keep a record of every penny they spend to _________．
[ ]
A．
learn how to spend money
B．
learn how to make more money
C．
know what to write in a record
D．
know what is important in life
(2)
In the second paragraph, the professor mainly tells us _________．
[ ]
A．
never to borrow money from a friend
B．
friendship disappears when it comes to money
C．
money can influence friendship
D．
money can weaken friendship
(3)
Through his book，the professor seems to tell us ________．
[ ]
A．
money is very important in the material world
B．
the purpose of our life is to make money
C．
money does not surely mean happiness
D．
we should value money in our life
(4)
We consider rich people important because ________．
[ ]
A．
they have a meaningful life
B．
they are successful people
C．
we sometimes borrow money from them
D．
we think money is important in life
(5)
Which of the following might the author disagree?
[ ]
A．
Money is important in modern society．
B．
The meaning of life does not completely lie in money．
C．
Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness．
D．
Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth．
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