John is 6 years old. He can read and write very well, but he can't tell time. He doesn't say "eight o'clock", "twelve o'clock" or "four o'clock in the afternoon". He says "breakfast time", "lunchtime" or "teatime"

    His aunt thinks she can teach him to read a clock.

    "Can you count （数数）, John?"

    "Yes. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve…"

    "That's fine. Now, if I put the long hand of the clock on 'twelve' and the short one on 'one'-that is one o'clock. If I put the short hand on 'two', what's that?"

    "Two o'clock. "

"Good. And on three?"

    "Three o'clock. "

    It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt looks at him and asks: "What time is it, now?"

    "Teatime, Aunt, and I'm hungry. "

1.John is ________ years old.

A. three          B. four            C. five               D. six

2.His aunt teaches him ________.

A. to read books                               B. to count numbers

C. to write stories                                   D. to tell time

3.His aunt will probably feel ________ in the end.

A. bored         B. excited         C. silly              D. sorry

Switzerland is one of the more developed countries in Europe. It is well known ___1___ one of the cleanest countries in the world. The Swiss think that ____2____ is very important. The government has made laws which ___3___ everyone to recycle( 循环再利用). In 1998, the Swiss government passed a law which said that people could not ___4_____ away any electronic machines. ____5____, people were told to bring old ones, such as televisions, computers and fridges, to special centers when they didn’t need them. Many parts of the old machines are used again, and the parts that ____6_____ be used are thrown away. The government also charges a rubbish bag tax(税收). If people want their rubbish _____7_____, they must buy yellow stickers and put them _____8____their rubbish bags. In 2003, 47% of all rubbish in the cities was recycled. This ____9______ 70% of paper, 95%of glass, 71%of plastic bottles and 85-90%of cans. Until recently, people could get a small amount of money when they recycled their bottles. Recycling has become a ___10___ habit for the Swiss. Many countries should learn from the ___11_____. However, recycling in Switzerland is not without problems. In 2002 , street workers in Bern stopped collecting rubbish for 24 hours _____12____they thought that people were not as careful about recycling their rubbish as they should be. People were ___13_____ that so much rubbish was lying in the streets, and visitors ____14_____ Bern were disappointed to find the city was not as clean as they thought. The street workers hoped that people from Bern would learn that____15___ everyone’s responsibility to keep the city clean.

1. A. for                              B. as                     C. to                                   D. by

2. A. cleaning                B. cycling              C. recycling                  D. reproducing

3. A. want                           B. need                  C. allow                       D. require

4. A. put                              B. take                  C. throw                      D. fly

5. A. Instead                        B. But                   C. However                  D. So

6. A. can’t                        B. shouldn’t           C. mustn’t                    D. needn’t

7. A. to collect                     B. collect               C. collecting                 D. to be collected

8. A. on                               B. up                     C. out                          D. off

9. A. included                B. including           C. meant                      D. meaning

10. A. strange                      B. daily                  C. usual                        D. often

11. A. example                     B. life                 C. thoughts                   D. mind

12. A. so                             B. because             C. so that                            D. until

13. A. unhappy                     B. satisfied             C. sorry                       D. surprised

14. A. to                              B. from                 C. of                            D. at

15. A. it’s                                   B. that’s                C. it                           D. it was

John is 6 years old. He can read and write very well, but he can't tell time. He doesn't say "eight o'clock", "twelve o'clock" or "four o'clock in the afternoon". He says "breakfast time", "lunchtime" or "teatime"
His aunt thinks she can teach him to read a clock.
"Can you count （数数）, John?"
"Yes. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve…"
"That's fine. Now, if I put the long hand of the clock on 'twelve' and the short one on 'one'-that is one o'clock. If I put the short hand on 'two', what's that?"
"Two o'clock. "
"Good. And on three?"
"Three o'clock. "
It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt looks at him and asks: "What time is it, now?"
"Teatime, Aunt, and I'm hungry. "

1. 1.

   John is ________ years old

   1. A.
      three
   2. B.
      four
   3. C.
      five
   4. D.
      six
2. 2.

   His aunt teaches him ________

   1. A.
      to read books
   2. B.
      to count numbers
   3. C.
      to write stories
   4. D.
      to tell time
3. 3.

   His aunt will probably feel ________ in the end

   1. A.
      bored
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      silly
   4. D.
      sorry

   Do you know that you can use your watch as a compass (指南针)on a sunny day?Take a watch and point the hour-hand in the direction of the sun .Imagine (想象)a line which runs from the center of the watch through a point half-way between the hour-hand and number one. This line will surely point south.
    If you know astronomy a little, you will understand why this works. Inthe northern half of the earth, the sun is in the south at noon. In Russia, the real noon is one o'clock. If at that time we piont  the hour-hand at the sun, the hour-hand and the number one will point south. That is why you must imagine a line which will run from the center .If the watch through a point half -way between the hour-hand and number one. It will point south. If you are in the southern part of our planet, you must point number 12 at the sun. The line which you can imagine between number twelve and the hour-hand will then show north.
1 When we carry out this experiment in the northern part of the earth ,we should point ______at the sun.
A．number 12   B．the minute-hand   C．the hour-hand  D．number one
2 What does the underlined word "astronomy" mean in the passage?
A．天文学  B．地理学  C．宇航学  D．逻辑学
3 The passage tells us that we can use a watch ____on a sunny day.
A．to study the weather     B． to show direction   
C．to enjoy ourselves       D． to keep good time
4 If you are in Australia ,which of the following is the right way to show north?
 
5 What's the best title for this passage?
A． Your Watch Becomes a Compass  B． An Interesting Watch
C． The Story  of a Watch          D． The Sun and a Watch