Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.

There was  51     for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52   , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!

Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55   in them. "

1.A. from Monday to Friday   B. at the weekends

C. on weekdays               D. from morning till night

2. A. dangerous     B. happy        C. angry                D. free

3. A. got off           B. got into    C. got out of           D. got to

4. A. someone       B. everyone     C. no one               D. either

5. A. on                B. to               C. from                 D. until

6. A. nothing       B. something        C. anything             D. everything

7. A. read or write     B. eat or drink     C. cook             D. know the time

8. A. was not there    B. was not closed   C. was not working      D. was working

9. A. nearly 24    B. about 40         C. more than 60         D. over 94

10. A. pans             B. beds          C. exits               D. telephones

It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.

One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.

How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.

1.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

A. food????????? ????????????? B. beds????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. rainwater???? ????????????? ????????????? D. hope

2.One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.

A. their boat met bad weather

B. their boat hit a big rock and it was broken

C. none of them knew how to sail

D. a fish bit holes in their boat

3.People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.

A. fish and birds??????????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. rainwater

C. both sea water and rainwater??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. both A and B

4.Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.

A. 厨师?????????? B. 食物????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 炊具????????? ????????????? D. 大盒子

5.From the article (文章) we can know that ______.

A. It’s not interesting to sail around the world

B. Fish in the sea are so dangerous

C. we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger

D. Nobody knows when we will die

根据画线部分的读音，选择正确的音标。

1.red    A. / i /         B. /i : /         C. /e /         D. / æ /

2.thirty  A. /ə:/         B. /ə /          C. /i/          D. /ei/

3.lunch  A. /ʌ/         B. /ju:/          C. /u:/         D. / u /

4.boy    A. /ə: /        B. /ɔi/          C. /iə/         D. /ə /

5.snow   A. / u: /        B. /eə/          C. / əu/        D. / ju: /

根据画线部分的读音，选择正确的音标。

1.red    A. / i /         B. /i : /         C. /e /         D. / æ /

2.thirty  A. /ə:/         B. /ə /          C. /i/          D. /ei/

3.lunch  A. /ʌ/         B. /ju:/          C. /u:/         D. / u /

4.boy    A. /ə: /        B. /ɔi/          C. /iə/         D. /ə /

5.snow   A. / u: /        B. /eə/          C. / əu/        D. / ju: /

Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 31 to carry, and it troubles you a lot 32you want to find out a book to read. Now e -textbooks will 33you.

 It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e - textbooks. An e - textbook, in fact, is a small 34for students. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag and 35to carry. Though it is as 36 as a book, it can hold (容纳) everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 37 , take notes 38the pointer (屏写笔) ,or even "hand in" their 39to their teachers by sending e - mails. All they have to do is to press a button ( 按开关).

Some people say e- textbooks are good, but some say they may be40for the students' eyes. What do you think of it.?

1.A. expensive   B. heavy   C. light

2.A. till   B. after  C. when

3.A. trouble   B. help   C. solve

4.A. TV  B. radio  C. computer

5.A. easy   B. difficult  C. hard

6.A. smaller   B. small  C. harmful

7.A. paper   B. keyboard   C. screen

8.A. with  B. in   C. by

9.A. computer  B. homework  C. e - textbooks

10.A. bad   B. dangerous  C. good