1、B.Because the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats.C.Because some residents requested to change the present residentsD.Because he wanted to become Chairman of the committee.答案:B2)、Who elected John as Chairman of the committee?A.The agent.B.The residents.C.The committee.D.
2、Acacia Grove.3)、What does the word inactivity mean in the third sentence in Para. 1?A.WeaknessB.ProgressC.StateD.Lack of actionsD4)、What does the word due mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?A.to be paidB.properC.owedD.largeA5)、When did they agree to pay the next service payment?A.At the end of th
3、e month.B.Within one month.C.When they were happy with the plans to improve the property.D.The agent would tell them.C2、Careful and careless are different as fire and water. But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities. They are both careful and careless. Newton(牛顿), the f
4、amous English scientist, was such a person. Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine. But after his friend had waited for a long time, Newton still didnt come back. At last his friend found Newton in his lab. When Newton was goi
5、ng to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for his experiment. So he quite forgot his friend and the dinner. Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and held the rein(缰绳)in his hand. While he was walking, he kept thinking about problems. When he got to the top of the mo
6、untain, he found that the rein was not in his hand and that the horse was gone. Einstein(爱因斯坦)was another example. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge. While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of paper to write so
7、mething down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. But after he put the paper into his pocket, he forgot he was standing in the rain again. 1)、When Newton and his friend began to eat, Newton had a new idea for his experiment.A.TB.F2)、Newton was riding his horse up to the mountain
8、top. 3)、Einstein kept thinking in the rain.4)、Newton and Einstein were careless about their lives, and careful in their studies.5)、All scientists are both careful and careless like Newton and Einstein. 3、Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half of our energy comes fr
9、om oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil.Oil is hard to find,
10、because it is trapped deep under the earth. Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked out of the ground. Today, however, we have many ways of finding oil. One tool measures the pull of gravity. Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. Another tool is sound
11、 waves. Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them.We need a lot of oil, and we are using up the oil wells we know about. Soon we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”. 1)、From this passage, we can kn
12、ow oil is a source of energy.2)、According to the passage, we can tell that oil is found only under water.3)、Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds.4)、Many things are made from oil.5)、The main idea of the whole story is that oil is important for us but hard to find.4、
13、Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Ev
14、en a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend
15、 more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a ga
16、rden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance
17、-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to thos
18、e who are glad to get away from London every night. 1)、Which of the following statements is NOT true?_A.People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country. C.Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London. D.Many na
19、ture lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city. 2)、With the same money _, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A.getting a small flat with a gardenB.having a small flat with a garden C.renting a small flat without a gardenD.buying a small flat without a ga
20、rden 3)、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one _ has been rewarded.A.living in the countryB.having spent time working in the garden C.having a garden of his ownD.having been digging, planting and watering 4)、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live
21、outside London. A.their life was meaninglessB.their life was invaluable C.they didnt deserve a happy lifeD.they were not worthy of their happy life 5)、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _. A.deal with B.do away withC.escape fromD.prevent from 5、Mr Perkin stood at the
22、bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.The f
23、ollowing week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.Mr Perkin parked his car in a big car-park
24、 near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five oclock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didnt like. So he stopped.Poor Mr
25、Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.1)、Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because he liked to do the same as other people.2)、He drove to work in his new car the very next day.3)、He was satisfied with his new car because other cars were not
26、 as bright as his.4)、People gave him a look because he had a nice new car.5)、Mr Perkin had to wait until there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.6、Many people now keep animals as pets. Numerous people have cats and dogs in their houses. Other people like fish, caged birds, tortoises and
27、even snakes, monkeys or lions. Millions of dollars and much time are spent every year on pet food, equipment, taming and medical treatment.Of course, there are some people who do not look after their pets properly or are even cruel to them. For this reason a royal society was created in 1824 in Britain to prevent cruel treatment of animals.In contrast to the love of pets is the fact that blood sports still exist in most countries. People go hunting foxes, elephants, pandas, ducks, rabbits, and other animals, or go fishing, not because they need the meat to eat, but just for
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