News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.
According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.
News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.
The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget.
【小题1】Why do people play “Room Escape”?

News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.

According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.

News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.

The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget.

1.Why do people play “Room Escape”?

A．They play it for fun                      B．They want to know how clever they are.

C．They want to find out different ways of escaping.    D．To relax themselves.

2.They must escape from the house__________.

A．in an hour         B．in two hours       C．in several hours     D．in at least an hour

3.To escape from the house, they don’t need___________.

A．a strong body      B．to act fearfully      C．to think carefully    D．to work together

4.What should we not do to our parents?

A．Teach them to get online                  B．Often talk with them

C．Ask them to marry again                  D．Treat them carefully

5.What does News Two tell us?

A．It asks us to read books from Yuan Dynasty.

B．It asks us to give our parents money.

C．It asks us to respect our parents.

D．It asks us to give them a call.

News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.
According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.
News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.
The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget

1. 1.

   Why do people play “Room Escape”?

   1. A.
      They play it for fun
   2. B.
      They want to know how clever they are
   3. C.
      They want to find out different ways of escaping
   4. D.
      To relax themselves
2. 2.

   They must escape from the house__________

   1. A.
      in an hour
   2. B.
      in two hours
   3. C.
      in several hours
   4. D.
      in at least an hour
3. 3.

   To escape from the house, they don’t need___________

   1. A.
      a strong body
   2. B.
      to act fearfully
   3. C.
      to think carefully
   4. D.
      to work together
4. 4.

   What should we not do to our parents?

   1. A.
      Teach them to get online
   2. B.
      Often talk with them
   3. C.
      Ask them to marry again
   4. D.
      Treat them carefully
5. 5.

   What does News Two tell us?

   1. A.
      It asks us to read books from Yuan Dynasty
   2. B.
      It asks us to give our parents money
   3. C.
      It asks us to respect our parents
   4. D.
      It asks us to give them a call

　　Joanne had planned to leave work early this afternoon, at three o'clock. But when she finally came out of her office, all the other conductors had already left. Now she was caught in a heavy traffic in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be at a meeting．

　　At last, she arrived at her home．As she opened the door, she noticed something unusual about Sheba, a large dog．She could see easily Sheba was feeling bad and could hardly breathe（呼吸）. Joanne knew she would have to take her dog to the vet immediately.

　　“It looks like there's something in her throat（喉咙）,”said Dr. Stem, “It shouldn't take me too long to get it out.”

　　Being in a hurry, Joanne left the doctor with the dog and rushed back home．As she once more entered the house, the phone rang．Dr. Stern's loud and worried voice was heard, “I want you to get right out of that house immediately. The police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us. ”Joanne was surprised and afraid．She quickly ran in to the street.

　　At that moment, a police car stopped outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house through the still open door. Then the doctor arrived．Just then the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who, it seemed, could hardly walk. There was blood（血）all over him.

　　“I think he must be a thief, ” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was in Sheba's throat, and found it was three human fingers.”

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[　　]

A．the door was open

B．something was wrong with the dog

C．the dog couldn't walk

D．there was something in the dog's throat

[　　]

A．He wanted to meet her outside.

B．A thief would break into her house.

C．The police were coming to her house.

D．He thought there was at thief in her house.

[　　]

A．the dog had hurt him badly

B．he was caught by the police

C．he caught a disease from the dog

D．he didn't find anything worthy to steal

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A．The police arrived soon after the vet called them.

B．Joanne didn't known there was a thief in her house.

C．It took Joanne over three hours to drive home from work.

D．The doctor was not only a good vet but also a clever man.