2. What did the experiment try to find out?

　 A. How a foreigner was attacked on the train.

　 B. How passengers helped each other on the platform.

　 C. Passengers’ reactions towards incidents.

　 D. Actors’ performances during incidents.

1. Who did the experiment?

　 A. A French television company.　　　　　　　 B. The Paris Metro.

　 C. The City Government of Paris.　　　　　　　 D. Professor Wilson.

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　　 In 1985 a French television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro. They took cameras to see what passengers would do if they saw someone attached on the platform or in the trains. They acted out incidents. The incidents looked real but they were all done with the help of actors. However, very few people tried to help, and most passengers pretended not to notice. in one incident, a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a train which was quite full, and although one man tried to get the passengers to help, they all refused. It seems that such behaviour(行为) is not unusual, but the question is why? Is it a problem of big cities, or would the same thing happen anywhere? To discuss these questions, we have in the studio(演播室) Professor Wilson, who is an expert on the subject…

5. Give a proper proverb (谚语) to Jean and Kate.

　 A. It’s never too late to learn.

　 B. It’s no use crying over spilt milk.

　 C. The grass is always greener on the other side.

　 D. One swallow(燕子) does not make a summer.

4. From this passage we can see that

　 A. they are both interested in their work.　 B. their work is neither tiring nor busy.

　 C. both of them are tired of their work.　 D. they’ve decided to give up their work.

3. How long did Kate spend in the kitchen?

　 A. a quarter day. B. A half day.　　 C. One-third day.　　 D. Three-fourths day.

2. How long did they work every day?

　 A. eight hours　　　 B. twelve hours.　　　 C. Ten hours　　 D. Nine hours

1. Both Jean and Kate probably work in a

　 A. hotel　　　　 B. library　　　　　 C. lab　　　　　 D. shop

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　　 “I’m very tired from working here,”said Jean to her friend Kate,” I’m on my feet from morning to night. For the first quarter of the day, I clean up the counter (柜台) and set the tables. For the next quarter, I help in the kitchen. For the second half of my workday, I take orders at the counters.”

　　 “Kate, I wish I had your job,”Jean went on. “For four hours you just sit at the cash register (收款台) taking in money.”

　　 “But I spend two more hours in the kitchen (厨房) than you do,”said Kate. “It’s tiring to cook over a hot stove. I don’t think you’d really want my job. In fact, I’d like your job.”

5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that

　 A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

　 B. he needed an injection in the neck.

　 C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

　 D. there was something wrong with his neck.