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風箏的來源
Most people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降) in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient (古代的) Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed (固定) so that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods(神) in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops(農作物) grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings (細繩) and hooks (鉤) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks(樹枝), strings(線) and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph(段落) is that
A. kites were first made in China
B. most of us have flown or seen a kite
C. the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writing
D. the ancient Chinese were good at making kites
2. In ancient China kites could be used for ___.
A. catching fish B. helping people fly
C. watering the crops D. helping people walk in the dark
3. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ____.
A. could bring good luck B. looked like animals
C. could help them win a war D. could fly high
4. The Chinese usually use ____ for their kites.
A. sticks, strings and grass B. strings, hair and wood
C. paper, strings and sticks D. paper, ropes and hooks
5. What is the best title (題目) of this passage?
A. Lucky Kites. B. Strange Kites.
C. Beautiful Kites. D. Chinese Kites.
答案：AACCD
關於時間的笑話
Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .
A. how to telephone B. about electricity
C. about time zone(時區) D. about sound
2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether .
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had grasped(理解)her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3. Tom thought that electricity was .
A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves
C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves
4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5. Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?
A. Tom’s B. Kate’s C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
答案：DCBAA
英國的報紙
British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on ers want the fact(事實) set out as fully and accurately as possible ers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (資訊)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words use he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.
1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers___.
A. want to know more about the news
B. take no interest in what has happened
C. have no time to read the news carefully
D. pay much attention to the result
2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to ______. paperman er on
3. Which of the following would best complete the text ?
A. he will keep his writing short
B. he won’t care about his writing
C. he will give nothing but information
D. he won’t make his writing good enough.
4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller?
A. In a page size. B. In number of readers.
C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news.
B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.
C. Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.
D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.
答案：CABAB
計程車司機
My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.
At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.
16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to .
A. drive B. climb in through window
C. make money D. meet a lot of people
17. The woman climbed in through the window because .
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key
18. The story happened .
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C. outside the city D. near the bus station
19. Which of the following is not true?
A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning.
B. The policemen made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
20. The driver climbed in through the window to .
A. get money from the woman B. phone the police
C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house
答案：ADADB
