You are driving alone in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you read on …

This is a question that was once actually used when you are looking for a job.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and you should save her first; Or you could take your old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The person who was chosen （out of 200 people） had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered, “I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”

Sometimes, we get more if we are able to give up our thought limitations（限制）. Never forget to “Think Outside of the Box.”

1. The reading is mainly about ________.

　A. the correct answer to the three difficult questions

B. a good reason to make no answer

C. good answers not coming out of answering questions directly

D. the three questions being hard to answer

2. The above three questions could appear when someone ________.

　A. drives a car on a wild, stormy night            B. works with 200 people

C. is ready to answer                                    D. needs to find work

3. From the reading we can know that ________.

　A. the three question are difficult to anyone     B. some people may give a reasonable answer

C. no people can make good answers                     D. only a good driver can make a perfect answer

4. The word “Box” in the reading means ________.

　A. cars　　                                                        B. the three people waiting for the bus

C. different answers                                      D. the questions themselves

5. The writer of the reading thinks ________.

　A. good answers are always coming when we think outside of the box

B. good drivers always make correct answers

C. no one can give a good answer to the three questions

D. everyone chooses the easiest question to answer

根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(交流方式). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills fish and pollutes drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. They stop the people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from blowing dirty smoke into the air.

The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is mostly caused by heavy traffic. It is certain that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must try to control the growth of population at the same time.

1.Our world is becoming much smaller .

A. because the earth is being polluted day and night

B. because science is developing

C. because of the rise in population

D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Thousands of years ago, life was  it is today.

A. much easier than   B. as easy as

C. as hard as                   D. much harder than

3.Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means .

A. water pollution         B. air pollution

C. noise pollution         D. rubbish

4.What is the most dangerous problem of air pollution?

A. CO2      B. H2O     C. SO2      D. CO

5.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because .

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world

B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty

D. it makes us become angry more easily

 

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A．farmer

B．soldier

C．worker

D．teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A．his family had no money	B．his mother wanted to teach him herself
C．he didn’t like school	D．there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A．happy	B．unhappy
C．worried	D．angry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A．a whole day	B．a quarter of a day
C．three hours	D．two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A．A mooncake.	B．A new book.
C．An old book.	D．A school bag.

 

根据中文提示写出单词或词组，使句意完整、正确。

1.— Could you please do me a favor?

— Sorry. I am ____________ (忙的) now.

2.— They are ____________(英雄) in my eyes.

— I agree with you. We should learn something from them.

3.—Too much ___________ (噪音) can make you deaf.

— I think so.

4.— Long time no see!

— Yeah, I have __________ (参观) Japan for three months.

5.— How time flies! It’s June now.

— Yeah, we should try our best to make our dream _____________ (实现).