POLICE NOTICE NO PARKING |
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One afternoon Mrs. Green"s husband wanted to catch the 3:30 flight to London to have an important meeting. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o"clock and said that he was still at the airport. "What happened to you?" asked Mrs. Green. "Well," said Mr. Green, "Everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott, who was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me." "Why did he catch you?" "I don"t know," said Mr. Green, "As soon as he heard my shout, he ran towards me and caught me." "What did you shout to your friend?" "All I said was "Hi, Jack" . You know that"s the usual way we say hello to our friends." "But you don"t know the sentence "Hi, Jack " also means to take control of a plane by force (武力)." 1. . How did Mr. Green want to go to London?_____. A. By train B. By bus C. By airplane 2. Why was Mrs. Green surprised? _____. A. Because her husband didn"t arrived the airport in time B. Because her husband was still at the airport at 5 o"clock C. Because her husband didn"t want to go to London 3. When did Mr. Green get to the airport that afternoon? _____. A. Before 3:30 B. After 3:30 C. At about 5:00 4. What was Jack Scott in the passage? _____. A. He was a pilot B. He was a policeman at the airport C. He was an engineer 5. According to the passage we know _____. A. Jack Scott asked Mr. Green not to fly to London B. Mr. Green would take control of a plane by force C. The policemen mistook what Mr. Green said |
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Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes. In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don"t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, "What a couch-potato!" |
1. The word "couch-potato" is often used in ______. |
A. China B. America C. France D. Germany |
2. If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______. |
A. does nothing all day B. must be very fat C. often watches TV in his free time D. often listens to music |
3. Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______. |
A. is fat and can"t take exercise B. likes eating potatoes C. is fat and round D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat |
4. The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ . |
A. how to watch TV B. what couch-potato means C. why couch-potatoes are very fat D. where you can find couch-potatoes |
5. Which of the followings do you think may be the writer"s suggestion? |
A. Never watch TV. B. Don"t sit on a couch. C. Don"t watch TV too much. D. Don"t eat too much |