The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things to see.

    The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.

    By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt.

    King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

(  ) 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _______________.

A. collecting all kinds of books　　　B. collecting all kinds of drawings

C. collecting all kinds of money　　　D. collecting all kinds of things

(  ) 2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because __________.

A. the museum is empty　　　　　　　B. the museum is very big

C. there are too many things in it　　　　D. you are too small

(  ) 3. Sir Hans Sloane died ____________.

A. in 1753　　　B. in 1975    C. in 1765　　　D. in 1800

(  ) 4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ____________.

A. there are only several things to see             

B. the museum was the biggest one in the world

C. they were not interested in the things in it       

D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it

(  ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. Sir Hans Sloane　　             B. George II   

C. the history of British Museum　  　D. the books in the museum

The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things to see.

    The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.

    By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt.

    King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

(  ) 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _______________.

A. collecting all kinds of books　　　B. collecting all kinds of drawings

C. collecting all kinds of money　　　D. collecting all kinds of things

(  ) 2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because __________.

A. the museum is empty　　　　　　　B. the museum is very big

C. there are too many things in it　　　　D. you are too small

(  ) 3. Sir Hans Sloane died ____________.

A. in 1753　　　B. in 1975    C. in 1765　　　D. in 1800

(  ) 4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ____________.

A. there are only several things to see             

B. the museum was the biggest one in the world

C. they were not interested in the things in it       

D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it

(  ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. Sir Hans Sloane　　             B. George II   

C. the history of British Museum　  　D. the books in the museum

Most people want to work, but in today’s word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs .
【小题1】The economics of the world need to grow to______.

A．get more money	B．keep the old number of jobs of people
C．make new machines	D．let people look for jobs

【小题2】Some people are out of work because _______.

A．of the machines

B．they are old

C．they ask for more money and longer holidays

D．they want to move to the cities

【小题3】About machines,which of the following is NOT　RIGHT?________.

A． Machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.

B． Machines do not ask for more money and holidays.

C． Two machines can do the work of eighty people.

D． Machines cant’t take work from people at all.

【小题4】.How many people can’t find jobs every day _______?

A．75,000

B．52500

C．22500

D．52500

【小题5】.From the passage, we know _______.

A． it’s not possible for everybody to find work.

B． Machines can only take work from people in factories.

C． In the future , there will be enough jobs for everybody

D． Machines will do the work instead of people

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　   C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father