Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said, “ And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards. I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch many more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be about to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin, “ How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

“and then what?” asked Pablo.

“well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “you will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

66: What is the story mainly about?

A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

A business learns how to fish from a fisherman.

A fisherman wants to become a business.

A business gives advice to a fisherman.

67: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

many friends to visit him

a full and busy life

more boats and more fish

the house near the ocean

68: How can the fisherman make more money in the business’s view?

By buying a supermarket.

To move to Mexico City.

By selling his won business.

To work longer and catch more fish.

69: The underlined word “ unload” in the passage means__________.

A. put…into　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take…away from

C. break down D. set off

70: We can infer from the passage that__________.

the fisherman will stay the same with his life

the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

Why should we learn to swim?
Firstly, swimming is a good exercise for our health. Indeed doctors say it is the best exercise, because in swimming all the muscles of the body are used.
Secondly, swimming gives great pleasure. How nice it is, on a hot dusty day in summer, to take off one’s clothes and dive into the cool water of a rive or the sea, and to swim and float until one feels enough.
Thirdly, swimming may sometimes mean all the different between life and death, we never know when we may be in danger from water. We got on a voyage, and the ship in wrecked; we go for a pleasure sail on a lake and the boat turns over; we slip as we are walking along the bank of a river, and half in the water. If we can swim, we have chance for saving our own lives, but if we cannot swim, we are pretty certain to be drowned. So for our own safety, we should learn to swim.
Lastly, if we can swim, we may be able to save other people from drowning. How sad it is to see a friend drowning before our eyes while we cannot help just because we cannot swim.
(   )4.Who says that swimming is the best exercise?  _________.
A. Farmers  B. Dentists    C. Fishermen        D. Doctors
(   )5.When swimming, ________.
A. We don’t move at all   
B. all the muscle of the body are used
C. we move our legs only
D. we drink lots of seawater into our stomach
(   )6.Swimming ­­­­________.
A. gives great pain                     B. gives no pleasure   
C. gives much pleasure                  D. does harm to the body
(   )7.If we can swim, ________.
A. we are no longer humans, but fish        
B. we shall be drowned one day
C. we have a chance of saving our own lives  
D. we can’t walk any more

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John is a young man. He works in a factory in a new town. But he lives far from his factory. Every day he gets up very early. He eats breakfast at home. Then he goes to a bus station by bike. There he takes a bus to get to the River Stop. There are only two buses to the River Stop every day. One is in the morning and the other is in the afternoon. It takes about half an hour to get to the River Stop from the bus station. There is no bridge across the river. He takes a boat or ship to get across the river. He gets off the boat and then walks to his factory. He does the same thing every weekday.

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阅读下面短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合用（T）表示，不符合用（F）表示。

One Sunday , Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane , but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.

Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately（幸运地）he saw a large buoy（浮标）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy , however , he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted（漂流）about and was not seen until twelve hours later.

Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship，the Good Hope，came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.

1.Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend’s brother Brett,

2.About sailing, Brett knew a little.

3.Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.

4. They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.

5. Brett was saved by the ship, the Good Hope .

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.
This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.
【小题1】What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.