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　Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.

　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.

　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.

　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．happy

D．unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours	B．nearly two days
C．one week	D．more than sixty hours

3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken	B．it was the weekend
C．it was in an office	D．it was a holiday

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A．water

B．beer

C．telephone

D．nothing

 

"Where is the university(大学)?"This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)ask. But no one can give them a  36  answer, for there is no wall to be found 37  the university. The  university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 38 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and  39 of the thirty-one colleges (学院). .
Cambridge was already a   40 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  41 the Cam. A  42  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name "Cambridge".
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  44  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in other countries   45  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

【小题1】

A．true B．clear C．right D．real

【小题2】

A．around B．in C．near D．by

【小题3】

A．cinemas B．parks C．zoos D．libraries

【小题4】

A．parents B．farmers C．workers D．teachers

【小题5】

A．interesting B．usual C．developing D．common

【小题6】

A．said B．called C．spoken D．talked

【小题7】

A．bridge B．building C．station D．house

【小题8】

A．smaller B．slower C．faster D．cleaner

【小题9】

A．city B．college C．university D．country

【小题10】

A．stop B．hate C．hope D．need

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.

　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.

　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.

　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting         B．terrible           C．happy            D．unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours                      B．nearly two days

C．one week                             D．more than sixty hours

3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken                          B．it was the weekend

C．it was in an office                        D．it was a holiday

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A．water            B．beer             C．telephone         D．nothing

 

I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.

  2  my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something   3  . From a distance I could see that he had   4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in  5  , he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father   6  up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were   7  to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were   8  .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of   9  my brother, he sat down, took the pen from   10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I  11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?

"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and   12  , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents   13  us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would   14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel   15  .

1.                A．book           B．pen            C．paper    D．ruler

 

2.                A．Because        B．Since           C．As   D．Though

 

3.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．useless   D．important

 

4.                A．dropped        B．read           C．borrowed D．opened

 

5.                A．surprise        B．excitement      C．sadness   D．fear

 

6.                A．picked         B．put            C．gave D．checked

 

7.                A．enjoyable       B．valuable        C．useless   D．attractive

 

8.                A．courage        B．money          C．health    D．knowledge

 

9.                A．beating         B．hurting         C．punishing D．forgiving

 

10.               A．the corner      B．the floor        C．the table  D．my brother's hand

 

11.               A．thanked        B．asked          C．provided  D．reminded

 

12.               A．sadness        B．excitement      C．pride D．envy

 

13.               A．needed        B．loved          C．preferred  D．encouraged

 

14.               A．open          B．use            C．read  D．explain

 

15.               A．jealous         B．relaxed         C．confident  D．proud

 

 

34. I don’t want to read this book. There is ____ in it.

A. something interesting                        B. nothing interesting

C. interesting something                        D. interesting nothing