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Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat Either way , it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons ! The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off . There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoid not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad. in the newspaper asking for help . The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars -seems too little for a car worth many times more . Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . "We have more important things to do, " he said .
1. The "lazier and more inventive" criminal refers to .
A. the car thief who stays at home B. one of those who put the ads in the paper C. the owner of the pigeons D. one of the policemen in Changwa
2. After the car owner received a phone call. He
A. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park B. sent some money to the thief by mail C. told the press about it D. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
3 . The writer mentions the fact that "none of the stolen cars have been returned" to show .
A. how easily people get fooled by criminals B. the thief is extremely clever C. the money paid is too little D. what Chen thinks might be correct
4. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because __ .
A. he lives in the same neighborhood B. he has seen the car owners in the park C. he reads the ads in the newspaper D. he has trained the pigeons to follow them
5. The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. criminals B. pigeons C. the stolen cars D. demands for money |
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语法填空 I needed his help 1______I had very little education. I began school at six. The school 2______ I studied for only two years was three kilometres away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the 3_____ fees and the bus fare. I could not read 4_____ write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. However, this was a time 5_____one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. Sadly I did not have 6____ because I was not born there, 7______ I worried about whether I would become 8___ of work. The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was 9_____ of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more 10(hope)_______ about my future.
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Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say "Excuse me, please". In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends. |
1 . In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that __________. |
A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you are friendly with your host |
2 . In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should __________. |
A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say "Excuse me, please" |
3 . People in an East African town are being polite by __________. |
A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend quickly D . trying not to see you |
4 . We have good manners to show that we __________. |
A . are different from other people B . don"t want other people to worry us C . begin all manners in the same way D . want to be friends with other people |
5. The best title for this passage is __________. |
A . Good Manners B . All manners is the Same Way C . Different Kinds of Manners D . Do Have Manners |
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How many coins do you have in your pocket right now? Three? Two? Or one? With a phone card, you can make up to 200 calls without any charges at all. ★What do you do with it? Go to a telephone box marked "Phone-card".Put in your card to start, make your phone call and when you have finished, the screen will tell you how much is left on your card.It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10 p(便士) per unit, the same as any other pay-phone call.You can buy it in units of 10, 20, 40, 50, or 100. ★Appear in a shop nearby. Near each card-phone place, you will find a shop where you can buy one.They are at bus, train or metro stations.At universities, hospitals, clubs, restaurants and shopping centers, you can also buy it. ★No more broken pay-phones. It is possible that many pay-phones don"t work because they have been damaged. There are no coins in a card-phone to excite the thieves" interest in it.So you are not probably to find a broken one. Get a phone-card yourself and try it out.Or get a bigger wallet. |
1.The passage is most probably ____. |
A.a warning B.a notice C.an advertisement D.an announcement |
2.The underlined word "one" means ____. |
A.a shop B.a coin C.a pay-phone D.a phone-card |
3.It is suggested in the passage that you buy a phone-card because ____. |
A.you have got a bigger wallet than others B.it"s convenient to make calls with a phone card C.the phone box might have been damaged D.there are many different kinds of phone-cards |
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Making Our Team Work Best Learning in school, we often work in small groups.But why? Is it necessary to work with others? What if you feel comfortable doing a job by yourself ? In reality, however, after leaving school, you will find out that almost all work in many fields is done in teams. 1.____ Actually, a team is a group of individual people brought together in order to complete a task which cannot be efficiently finished by any member of the group alone.The group may be temporary or it may stay together for a long period. 2.____ A type of team that we are familiar with are sports teams, which are made up of a certain numbers of players.They work together to win a match.In fact, different numbers have different skills in a team.A team can only work well when all their members cooperate.The atmosphere in a team affects the performance of the team, so the social relations within the team are important. 3.____ Teams require leaders, and people who create ideas, who develop ideas, and people whose role is to comment and help improve plans.People who identify problems and suggest solutions are needed in a team, too.Every team member works in their most efficient way to make the whole team work best. 4.____ Regulations and rules help teams work well.But be careful.Working in a team, we have to take into account how each individual member can work best.Some may work best on task alone; others work best in groups.How the group task is divided depends on the personalities and abilities of the individual in the group. 5.___ In a dynamic (充满活力的) team, people with quite different personalities work well together. Actually, their differences are the strength of the team.To make the best of working with our classmates, or to make our team work best, it is important to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of each individual of the group. To know someone"s personality type and ability is to know a great deal about that individual person, or to understand that person.To understand means that we can build strong relationship between members of a team, and make the best use of each others" talents. A.Knowing about Team Members B.Functions of Rules and Regulations C.Team Members and Their Roles D.How a Team Works E.A Sports Team F.The Definition (定义) of a Team |
阅读理解 Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won"t cost them a penny. Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity - 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than ?5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing (有感染力的) or possible. Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the "wugging" movement grow in popularity with students. "When you"re at university you become more socially aware, but it"s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself," says Beth. "Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny." Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don"t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding. Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK"s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK. 1. What does "wugging"show According to the passage? A. a website B. a school organization C. a student movement D. a charity-related action 2. In the case of charity, Everyclick.com ______. A. receives much money from students B. offers valuable information to students C. frees students of the financial worries D. praises students for their money-raising 3. What does we think of the "wugging" movement? A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK. B. It becomes easy to do charity because of it. C. It results in students" more social awareness. D. It helps students to save money. 4. From the passage, we can inferred that ______. A. "wugging" is a win-win idea for both students and charities B. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day C. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK 5. What"s the general idea of this passage? A. "Wugging", a new popular term on the Internet. B. More Britain charities benefit from the Internet. C. Students raise money for charity by "wugging". D. British people show strong interest in charity. |
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