阅读理解

　　It is a thousand kilometres across that desert. The road is good nearly all the way. Sometimes there is deep sand across it. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through. There are three small towns along the way.

　　Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock. He had supper in the little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Vick wanted to drive

through the night. For the days were very, very hot.

　　He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove on. There wasn't a moon, but the stars were beautiful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought, “It's an empty(无人烟的) desert, not a tree, not a house, not a man. ” He could see endless white road in the car's head lamps. A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the next town. “I'll light the cooker (点燃炉子) ”, he thought, “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard songs, ten or fifteen meters away. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It's a lovely evening, isn't

it.？” The man came up, out of the night, out of the desert. Vick didn't move.

　　Then the man said, “You are going to make some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It's two o'clock. Cars always stop near

here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give... ”

(1) Vick drove in the darkness. He didn't want to

[　　]

A. stop the car

B. drive in the hot daytime

C. go across the desert

D. talk to the man

(2) Vick could

[　　]

A. see only the road and the stars

B. not stop the car

C. see the stones and sand of the desert

D. not understand the man

(3) Vick stayed at the first place ________.

[　　]

A. to spend the night

B. to wait for the man

C. for ninety minutes

D. for ten hours

(4) Vick stopped his car two hundred kilometers from the next town after he had driven for

[　　]

A. sixty minutes

B. ninety minutes

C. one hundred and twenty minutes

D. one hundred and fifty minutes

(5) Vick met the man ________.

[　　]

A. at supper time

B. at the second town

C. at the restaurant

D. at two o'clock in the morning

(6) The man wanted

[　　]

A. a cup of tea

B. to go to the next town

C. to talk about the desert

D. Vick to go to the next town with him

(7) The road is good nearly all the way. This means ________.

[　　]

A. the road is not good but very bad

B. some parts are good, others are bad

C. only a few stretches (片) are not good

D. very few parts are good

(8) A driver put his foot down hard. Then his car

[　　]

(9) A car's head lamps are ________

[　　]

A. something necessary in the desert at night

B. not important in crossing the desert

C. big and bright

D. small but heavy

(10) An endless road

[　　]

A. has no end

B. is a short road

C. has an end

D. is a very long road

阅读理解

　　It is a thousand kilometres across that desert. The road is good nearly all the way. Sometimes there is deep sand across it. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through. There are three small towns along the way.

　　Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock. He had supper in the little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Vick wanted to drive

through the night. For the days were very, very hot.

　　He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove on. There wasn't a moon, but the stars were beautiful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought, “It's an empty(无人烟的) desert, not a tree, not a house, not a man. ” He could see endless white road in the car's head lamps. A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the next town. “I'll light the cooker (点燃炉子) ”, he thought, “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard songs, ten or fifteen meters away. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It's a lovely evening, isn't

it.？” The man came up, out of the night, out of the desert. Vick didn't move.

　　Then the man said, “You are going to make some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It's two o'clock. Cars always stop near

here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give... ”

(1) Vick drove in the darkness. He didn't want to

[　　]

A. stop the car

B. drive in the hot daytime

C. go across the desert

D. talk to the man

(2) Vick could

[　　]

A. see only the road and the stars

B. not stop the car

C. see the stones and sand of the desert

D. not understand the man

(3) Vick stayed at the first place ________.

[　　]

A. to spend the night

B. to wait for the man

C. for ninety minutes

D. for ten hours

(4) Vick stopped his car two hundred kilometers from the next town after he had driven for

[　　]

A. sixty minutes

B. ninety minutes

C. one hundred and twenty minutes

D. one hundred and fifty minutes

(5) Vick met the man ________.

[　　]

A. at supper time

B. at the second town

C. at the restaurant

D. at two o'clock in the morning

(6) The man wanted

[　　]

A. a cup of tea

B. to go to the next town

C. to talk about the desert

D. Vick to go to the next town with him

(7) The road is good nearly all the way. This means ________.

[　　]

A. the road is not good but very bad

B. some parts are good, others are bad

C. only a few stretches (片) are not good

D. very few parts are good

(8) A driver put his foot down hard. Then his car

[　　]

(9) A car's head lamps are ________

[　　]

A. something necessary in the desert at night

B. not important in crossing the desert

C. big and bright

D. small but heavy

(10) An endless road

[　　]

A. has no end

B. is a short road

C. has an end

D. is a very long road

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

 

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”

    One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

   About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ” said the old man.

   “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket ” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”

1.The old man bought a ticket _______.

A. after he got on the train

B. before he got on the train

C. when the conductor told him to buy one

D. when he found he had no ticket with him

2.About an hour later，the conductor began _______.

A. to buy the tickets　　　

B. to look for the tickets

C. to check(检查) the tickets　

D. to show the tickets

3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.

A. the man was very old

B. he thought the old man had no money with him

C. the old man showed him the ticket

D. he believed the old man

4.The old man still looked worried because _________.

A. he couldn't get on the train.

B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money

C. he thought his wife would get angry with him

D. he forgot where he was going

5.Which of the following(下列) is right?

A. The old man went on the trip with his wife

B. The old man didn't find his ticket

C. The conductor was also an old man

D. The old man had to buy another ticket

 

Three kids have been learning chemistry for only a few months. But they have already begun to challenge (挑战) a world famous scientist!

   Li Weichi, Huang Runling, and Xiao Yan are from Zhongshan Huaqiao Middle School in Guangdong. They have just found a red cabbage that could be a new kind of acid-base indicator (酸碱指示剂). They want it to take the place of litmus (石蕊) paper.

"We've learnt to think of and ask questions about life by ourselves," said Li, "We work well with each other."

   British scientist Robert Boyle discovered the use of litmus paper over 300 years ago. Now it is used widely in experiments all over the world.

   But when the kids did some experiments in class last winter, they saw that the litmus paper didn’t turn very blue with base matter. It's hard to get a clear result.

  Will there be a better indicator than litmus paper? The three kids decided to try and find out!

    How? They went to collect over 40 plants in parks, gardens and markets. Then they ground (研磨) leaves, flowers and stems (茎) to get the pigments (色素) from them.

   The kids mixed pigments with acid and base. They spent months watching carefully to see which paper showed the best colour change. They decided it was the litmus paper!

"It's our first scientific journey, Huang said, "But it makes me want to try harder."

1. Whom did the three kids want to challenge?

A. Their chemistry teacher.     B. Their headmaster.

C. Robert Boyle              D. Thomas Edison

2. From the text, a red cabbage is a kind of ____.

A. plant　　B. animal　　C. paper　　D. liquid

3.What is widely used as the acid-base indicator now?

A. red cabbage              B. litmus paper

C. any plant                D. any flower 

4.The story mainly tells us ____.

A. how to make litmus paper    B. about the three kids' spirit

C. scientists were wrong        D. the kids are heroes