In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day, he 　 41 　 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker（面包师）. One day the baker decided to 　42 　 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn’t. The baker then took 　 43 　farmer to the judge(法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any 44 to weigh the butter. The farmer replied, “I’m so 　 45 　that I do not have enough 　 46 　to buy anything to weigh it, 　 47 　 I do have a kind of scale(天平).” The judge asked, “Then how do you weigh the butter?” The farmer replied, “Before the baker started buying butter from 　 48 　, I have bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the 　 49 　from the baker, I put it on the scale and give him the butter the same weight.

We 　 50 　what we give to others in life. 　 51 　you take action, ask yourself this 　 52 　, “ Am I honest?”

Honesty or dishonesty can become a 　 53 　. Some dishonest people can lie without a 　 54 　 face. Others lie so much that do not even 　 55 　 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? In fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

(　 )41. A. gave　 　　　 B. fed 　　 　　　　　　C. threw 　　　 　　　　 D. sold

(　 )42. A. weigh 　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. cut 　 　　　　 D. use

(　 )43. A. / 　　 　　　 B. a　 　　　　　　　 C. an　　　 　　　　 D. the

(　 )44. A.strength　　 　 B.way　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　 D. time

(　 )45. A. rich　 　　　 B. poor　　 　　　　　 C. honest 　　　　 D. quiet

(　 )46. A.money 　　　 B.time　　　 　　　　　 C.energy 　　　 　　 D.thing

(　 )47. A. and　 　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. or

(　 )48. A. I 　　　　　 B. my 　　 　　　　　　C. me　　 　　　　 D. mine

(　 )49.A. butter 　　　 B.scale　　 　　　　　 C.bread　 　　　　 D.cheese

(　 )50. A. get back　 　 B. look back　　　　　 C. give back　　　 D. turn back

(　 )51. A.Because　　 　 B.Although　　　 　　　 C.Why　 　　　　 D. Whenever

(　 )52. A. answer　　 　 B. question　　　　　 C. help　 　　　　 D. idea

(　 )53. A. difference 　 B. habit　　 　　　　　 C. mistake　　 　　 D. difficulty

(　 )54. A. red　　 　　　 B. white　　　　　　 C. green　 　　　　 D.grey

(　 )55. A. study 　　　 B. mean　 　　　　　 C. imagine　　 　　 D. know

Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的) postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province.

    She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire. My younger brother nearly died in the river before. I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river. But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying.”

    Her area is locked in (封闭) two snowy mountains and three big rivers. She said, “:What worries me most is the snakes on the way. Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going’. ”

Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week’s mail. She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey. Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years. Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006.”

    Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago. Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima’s hometown. But one thing remains unchanged: she is still the carrier of the villagers’ hopes and dreams.

 

1.Nima was invited to the meeting in Bern because she was _________.

    A. the only Tibetan postman in China            B. the first postwoman in the world

    C. doing a hard job as a postwoman          D. making her village famous overnight

2. What happened to her brother according to Nima Lamu?

    A. he once fell into the river             .    B. He was killed by a snake.

    C. He died when swimming in the river.      D. He got hurt when building the bridge.

3.Which picture is TRUE about Nima’s crossing the river ten years ago?

4.What will Nima do if she finds a snake on the way?

    A. Kill it with stones.         B. Keep it off and go on.

    C. Throw it away and leave.     D. turn around and run.

5.What is RTUE about Nima?

    A. She is building a bridge across the Lancang River.

    B. She has realized all the villagers’ dreams.

    C. She got her job as a post woman before 2000.

    D. She doesn’t need to do her work now.

 

Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的) postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province.

    She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire. My younger brother nearly died in the river before. I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river. But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying.”

    Her area is locked in (封闭) two snowy mountains and three big rivers. She said, “:What worries me most is the snakes on the way. Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going’. ”

Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week’s mail. She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey. Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years. Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006.”

    Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago. Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima’s hometown. But one thing remains unchanged: she is still the carrier of the villagers’ hopes and dreams.

 

1.Nima was invited to the meeting in Bern because she was _________.

    A. the only Tibetan postman in China            B. the first postwoman in the world

    C. doing a hard job as a postwoman          D. making her village famous overnight

2. What happened to her brother according to Nima Lamu?

    A. he once fell into the river             .    B. He was killed by a snake.

    C. He died when swimming in the river.      D. He got hurt when building the bridge.

3.Which picture is TRUE about Nima’s crossing the river ten years ago?

4.What will Nima do if she finds a snake on the way?

    A. Kill it with stones.         B. Keep it off and go on.

    C. Throw it away and leave.     D. turn around and run.

5.What is RTUE about Nima?

    A. She is building a bridge across the Lancang River.

    B. She has realized all the villagers’ dreams.

    C. She got her job as a post woman before 2000.

    D. She doesn’t need to do her work now.

 

 Every day, you carry a lot of books around in your schoolbag. They are heavy. You might wonder if there’s some way to take the weight off your shoulders. The answer is an e-book reader.

E-book readers are digital machines similar to laptops （手提电脑）, but smaller and lighter. You can read an e-book on one just like reading a real paperback （纸制书）. This small device （装置） can hold over 1,000 books, and you can easily carry it anywhere.

At present, e-book readers don’t carry e-textbooks. But you can use them to read novels and magazines. The most successful e-book reader right now is the Kindle, made by the US book-selling website Amazon.

Last Tuesday, a new e-reader called Nook came on the market. It was developed by the US chain bookstore Barnes & Noble. It might become a big hit with book lovers.

Different from other e-book readers, the Nook allows you to lend your e-book to a friend for up to two weeks. You simply e-mail the book from your Nook and your friend can read it on any device with the Barnes & Noble eReader software – their own e-book reader, computer or cell phone . After two weeks, they can no longer read the book and will return it to you.

The Nook has other new features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. But the Nook also has a color touch screen below the main screen. It allows you to flip （翻页） through the book or magazine you’re reading. It goes black to save power when you’re not using it.

The Nook also comes with a wireless Internet connection （无线上网）. Nook users in the United States can go to Barnes & Noble stores and use their e-books to browse （浏览） through thousands of e-books and magazines for free.

1. We can NOT tell from the story that e-book readers are _____.

A．digital machines                               B．similar to laptops

C．smaller than laptops                         D．cheaper than paperbacks

2. Which of the following is the most successful e-book reader?

A．Amazon.          B．The Kindle.          C．The Nook.          D．Barnes & Noble.

3. Different from other e-readers, the Nook allows people to _____.

A．turn pages freely                      B．send text messages

C．surf the Internet and buy books         D．lend the e-book to friends for a certain time

4. What does the word “features” in the 6th paragraph mean?

A．外貌            B．特点                 C．价格                D．形式

5. What does the story mainly tell us?

A．A new trend for reading.

B．What the Nook could offer people.

C．E-books will take the place of paperbacks.

D．Two most important e-book readers companies.