阅读理解 Paul, the oracle octopus (神算章鱼), was given a replica (复制品) of the Worl
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for his perfect eight-for-eight record in predicting the results of matches.
The two-year-old octopus with possible supernatural powers turned into a worldwide celebrity for
accurately predicting the German team"s five World Cup wins as well as their two defeats. Paul also
tipped Spain to beat Netherlands in the final.
"We have had a lot of offers for Paul but he will definitely be staying with us and returning to his usual
job-making children smile," Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig in Oberhausen said after presenting
Pual with the World Cup replica.
There"s no rational(合理的)reasons why Paul always got it right. Bettors around the world made small
fortunes based on Paul"s guess, said Graham Sharpe, media relations director at William Hill in London. "I"ve seen a lot of things in my lifetime but this is the first time I"ve ever seen people making their picks
based on what an octopus tells them. We had people coming in saying they didn"t know how to place a
bet but heard about this German octopus and wanted to bet with him. It"s funny. But he kept getting it
right." said Sharpe.
Sharpe said that anyone who had placed a 10-pound accumulator bet(累计下注)on Paul"s prediction
from the start of the World Cup would have won 3,000 pounds($4,500)by the end of the tournament.
Paul"s home at Sea Life aquarium(水族馆)in Oberhausen has been crowded with visitors and media
from across Europe. Many networks broadcast his predicting live. Many networks broadcast his picks
live. Hundreds were on hand to watch the World Cup replica lowered into his tank on Monday, 12 July,
2010.
1. If a fan had placed a 200-pound accumulator bet on Paul"s prediction, he would have won________
during the tournament.
A. $30,000
B. $45,000
C. $60,000
D. $90,000
2.The underlined word "tipped" in the 2nd paragraph probably means_____.
A. ordered
B. announced
C. predicted
D. helped
3. From what Sharpe said we can learn that________.
A. it"s amazing for Paul to make more exact prediction than people
B. octopus like Paul may all have the ability to predict exactly
C. it"s common for people to believe in sea life for prediction
D. we"d better not bet with animals when we have trouble making our picks
4. We can learn from this passage that_________.
A. Paul used to be children"s favorite sea life
B. it"s useless to bet with the oracle octopus
C. Paul was born with the ability to predict World Cup results
D. Germany will never be beaten if Paul stays with them
答案
举一反三
选项。
What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School,it"s money.
The school held an activity called "making money" last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior2
students were divided into 30 teams. 1
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled waste; some sold shopping bags and bamboo baskets ……Hu Qing"s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Centre. 2 But unfortunately,they met urban management officers(城管).The officers asked
them to leave."We played hide-and-seek with them the whole morning," said Hu."Finally we had to give
up."Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn"t meet any officer. 3 The team then
put a board saying"For Country Kids".It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave
them 100 yuan."He didn"t want any change. 4 "said Wang."We are touched."Later that day they gave
100 yuan and more to the Hope Project office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours and made 40.5
yuan." 5 "said Meng."Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn"t buy.Now I know how hard
it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives."
A. It was not easy to make the money.
B. But few people were interested in what they were selling.
C. It seemed that he was very rich.
D. They went out to make money by selling things.
E. He said he wanted to help the children.
F. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children.
G. It was very fun to sell things in the streets.
You are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, "Add a little more salt to that soup." Yes, it"s always
nice to have someone help you when you"re cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone!
Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn"t a ghost kitchen-it"s the kitchen of the
future.
Scientists are work
ing to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we
cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don"t need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.
The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk
from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the
temperature of everything they touch and say, "Need to cook longer" or "Hot and ready to eat". If you
leave them on the stove by mistake, they"ll say, "Fire!" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For
example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.
The future kitchen may look wonderful, but it"s not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000
dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.
1. In the kitchen of the future, there is a ______ helping you.
A. system
B. man
C. ghost
D. servant
2. In the future, you can cook by ______.
A. reading
B. hearing
C. learning
D. looking
3. The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner and it can ______.
A. help you do everything
B. clean the fridge when it"s dirty
C. give you a warning when there"s something wrong
D. talk with you
4. From the 
passage we know that ______.
A. everybody can buy such a fridge
B. not everybody can buy such a fridge
C. nobody can buy such a fridge
D. most people can buy such a fridge
is another word for tennis shoe, 1 no one really knows where the word came from. 2 say it came from
the old English verb "sneak", which 3 to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are 4 is that
when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 5 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by 6 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design
has been made 7 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 8 used by children in the
United States. In fact American children of 9 ages would much rather play in s
neakers than anything else, except perhaps 10 at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only "sneaker".
Thousands of children sent in their 11 and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called
12 poem "The Sneaker and the World Peace". "When everyone is wearing sneakers," she said, "it
will be impossible to 13 ."
American school children can be seen every day 14 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in
the morning and take them off 15 . Sneakers are 16 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are,
the 17 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How
do you explain the closeness between 18 ? Perhaps another young 19 in the New York Poetry
Contest said it best. "A shoe is just a shoe," he said. "But a sneaker is a 20 ."
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| Happiness is for everyone. You don"t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get a success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness doesn"t mean money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something that can"t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you  get, you can be a happy and lucky person.1. When you do something wrong , people around you will . A. quarrel with you B. help you correct it C. do something wrong like you D. laugh at you 2. What will your friends say when you make great progress? A. Oh, so do I B. Congratulations! C. Good luck! D. Just so-so 3. The passage mainly tells us . A. parents always care for our life and health B. we"re not happy if we meet with difficulties  C. happiness is always around usD. life is colorful | |||
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| I"m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work. While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said,  "Mr Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left,he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn"t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he"d have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I"d have been ready for him. There"s nothing personal here. The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn"t accept tips. Okay, I"m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction (反应) is to take a quarter and give it to me. I"d say, "I"m sorry, I can"t." They"d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you"re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, "Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I"m sorry, I can"t." they feel a little put down . They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can"t." It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically (身体上) to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store"s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly  thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn"t understand the strangeness of some people"s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something. I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up. 1. What can be the best title for this text? A. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys B. Getting along with Customers C. Why I Gave up My Job D. The Art of Ta  king Tips 2. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________. A. the writer didn"t like the impersonal part of his job B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking C. Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett D. Irving was the writer"s real name 3. The box boy refused to accept tips because ________. A. customers only gave small tips B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping C. the store didn"t allow the box boys to take tips D. he didn"t want to fight with the customers 4. The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means ________. A. misunderstood B. defeated C. hateful D. hurt |