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B1
Oncetherewassomethingwrongwithamachineinafactory.TheworkerscoulddonothingbutturntoaGermanengineerforhelp,whodrewalineonitandthensaid,“Takeoffthepartwherethelineisandchangeitforanewone.”Themachine,withanewlineon,beganrunningwellagain.Theengineerthenaskedfor$30,000forwhathehaddone.Thefollowingwerewhathewroteonabill,“Thenewpartonlycostsonedollar,andknowingwheretheproblemwiththemachineiscosts$29,999.”
Onedollarforchanginganewpartsoundsreasonable(有道理的)butthe$29,999isexactlythevalue(价值)ofwisdom(智慧)andknowledge.
1.ThefactoryturnedtotheGermanengineerbecause_______.
A.hehadnothingtodointhefactory
B.therewerenootherpeopleinthefactory
C.theworkerscouldnotrepairthemachine
D.theworkersaskedfortoomuchmoneyforrepairingthemachine
2.Theproblemofthemachine_______.
A.wascausedbytheGermanengineerB.wasfoundandsolvedbytheworkers
C.tooktheengineeralongtimetofindD.wasjustaline
3.Accordingtotheengineer,thefindingoftheproblemcost_______.
A.onlyonedollarB.$29,999C.nothingD.lessthanthenowpart
4.Thewriterwantstotellusthat________.
A.theengineeraskedfortoomuchmoneyB.theworkersshouldpaythemoney
C.theknowledgeisworthmoneyD.thenewpartcouldcostmore
5.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_______.
A.TheValueofKnowledgeB.HelplessWorkers
C.TheExpensiveMachineD.TheLuckyFactory
B2
LindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromised(答应)hermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.
"Iftherewereanaccident."Hesays,"They'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."
ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,"shesays,"itdoesn'tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.It’sonlysixpencepersecond(每秒六便士)。
"
"Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I'lleatmyhat,"Davidsays,"Andoneminute’snearlyfourpounds(英镑)."
"That’snomorethanyou’dpayforanewhat,"Lindaanswers.
Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel(旅馆)desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.
"Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?
"Shesays.
"Sixpencepersecond,"Davidreminds(提醒)her.
“Hello,love.ItisMrs.Lee,Linda’smother,speakingfromLondon.”Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It‘sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?
Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn’thearmesometimes."
"Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin."Ijustwantedtoringto……."
"IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty’shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou…"Mrs.Leeisagreattalker
"Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.
Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.
"’Yes,allright,"saysMrs.Lee,"Butyouwillwrite,won‘tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork…"
Onceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepass,andthereisnostoppingher.
"Fourpoundsfifty,"saysDavid.
Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.
"There!
Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?
"
"Fourpounds,ninetypence."Davidanswers."Andyoudidn'tevensaythatwe'vearrived."
1.Lindaistelephoninghometo________.
A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely
C.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon
2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because_____.
A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypence
B.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat
C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachild
D.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother
3.Davidsays,"Nearlyfourpounds,"because______.
A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecall
B.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat
C.Lindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrived
D.hewantsMrs.Leetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts
4.Mrs.Leegoesontalkingforsolongbecause_______.
A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalking
C.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall
5.Lindatriestostophermotherby________.
A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo
C.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,andringingoff
B3
Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.
Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.
Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?
1.Long,longagopeopledidn’tknowhowto____.
A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.sixty-three
2.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote_____.
A.218B.28C.228D.208
3.Later______wasusedtomeanspace.
A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot
4.Peopleusedcircles_____________.
A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbers
C.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing
5.Thestorytellsus_____.
A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezero
C.what’stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace
B4
Lookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.
Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorgavehimsomecoughmedicine.
CoughMedicine
Shake(摇动)itwellbeforeuse.
Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.
Dose(药量):
Age:
over14:
2teaspoonfuls(勺)
8—13:
1teaspoonful
4—7:
1/2teaspoonful
Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st2002.
1.Johnshouldtake____aday.
A.2teaspoonfulsB.3teaspoonfulsC.4teaspoonfulsD.1teaspoonful
2.Themedicineshouldbekeptin_______.
A.afridgeB.hotwaterC.anyplaceD.thesun
3.Johnshould____beforehetakesit.
A.shakethemedicinewellB.eatnothing C.dosomeexerciseD.drinkacupoftea
4.Whenpeopleare____yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.
A.eightyB.thirtyC.twoD.twelve
5.Johnwill____themedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st,2002.
A.throwawayB.stoptotake C.takeonceD.takesixtimesmore
B5
IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.
ManyyearslaterIfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatitwasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydidleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon’tlikeitleansoverthecity.
Idonotthinkit’sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown.Itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?
And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect.Itseemstosay.
Andwhocares?
Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?
Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?
Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.
1.Thispassageisabout_______.
A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy’sproblems
C.HowtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.WhythewriterlikesPisa
2.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa______.
A.inSpainB.notveryfamous C.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza
3.TheLeaningTowerofPisais_______.
A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsoldD.60yearsold-
4.Thewriter________.
A.doesn’tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslike
C.thinksit’sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn’tliketowers
5.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause________.
A.it’soldB.it’sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it’simperfect
B6
Tomisalittleboy,andheisonlysevenyearsold.Onedayhewenttothecinema.Itisthefirsttimeforhimtodothat.Heboughtaticketandthenwentin.Butaftertwoorthreeminuteshecameout,boughtasecondticketandwentinagain.Afterafewminuteshecameoutagainandboughtathirdticket.Twoorthreeminuteslaterhecameoutandaskedforanotherticket.Thenthegirlintheticketofficeaskedhim,“Whydoyoubuysomanytickets?
Howmanyfriendsdoyoumeet?
”Tomanswered,“No,Ihavenofriendhere.Butabigboyalwaysstopsmeatthedoorandtears(撕)mytickettopieces.”
1.Tomwantedtobuy________whenthegirlaskedhim.
A.thesecondticketB.thethirdticketC.thefourthticketD.thefifthticket
2.ThebigboystoppedTomatthedoorbecause__________.
A.itwasthebigboy’sjobB.thebigboydidn’tlikeTom
C.thebigboydidn’tknowTomD.Tomdidn’tbuyticketsatall
3.Thebigboywas__________att
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