1、- 2001-01-31 : 828 12 . A Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop alone. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. Im sorry Im late. she said, I need some more meat for my dinner tonight. Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, This is
2、6. 5 dollars. That piece is too small, the woman said. Havent you got anything bigger? Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, This piece of meat
3、is bigger and more expensive. Its 8.75 dollars. Good, the woman said with a smile. Give me both of them please. ( )1. When did the woman come to Joes shop? a. Early in the afternoon. b. At about one oclock at night. c. Early in the morning. d. Late in the afternoon. ( )2. Why didnt the woman want th
4、at first piece of meat? a. Because it wasnt in the fridge. b. Because it wasnt big enough. c. Because it was too expensive. d. Because it was bad. ( )3. Could Joe give the woman two pieces of meat? a. He would get an even bigger piece. b. He would get the other piece from the fridge. c. Of course no
5、t. d. Yes, he would certainly try his best. B Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet () and asked Twain to pay his railroad ticket for him. Twain said, Im sorry, but it happens that I have very litt
6、le money with me. I dont have enough money to pay both your ticket and my own. The friend was very sad. However, said Twain, You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor() comes through the train to collect the tickets, you can hide under my seat. The friend agreed to this plan. Later, h
7、owever, when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat. Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained, My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he
8、doesnt like to sit on the sent. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat. Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him loudly. ( )4. On whom did Mark Twain play a joke that day? a. He played a joke on the conductor. b. He played a joke on a strange man. c. He
9、 played a joke on himself. d. He played a joke on his friend. ( )5. After Mark Twain explained, everybody laughed at . a. the conductor b. him c. his friend d. the strange man under the seat ( )6. From the story we can see that Mark Twain . a. hated his friend b. liked to play jokes c. was a famous
10、writer d. could tell funny stories C Jack went to a car showroom(). He was wearing a dirty jacket. He examined an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak to the salesman.How much is this car? Jack asked. 2000 dollars, the salesman said. Ill have sixteen of them, Jack said. The salesman smil
11、ed. He found it difficult to be polite. You were joking, of course, he said, Im afraid we cant help you. This car is not for sale(). The salesman showed Jack the door and Jack left the shop without a word. He went to a showroom on the other side of the street and wanted sixteen cars. The second sale
12、sman was polite and helpful. Jack took a boundle of() notes() out of his pocket and paid for the cars in cash( ) .He explained that the cars were for himself and his friends working on a fishing boat. We have all earned() a lot of money this season, Jack said. And we want to buy cars. ( )7. Why didn
13、t the first salesman sell the cars to Jack? a. Because he didnt believe that Jack could pay for the cars. b. Because he had got only one car in the showroom. c. Because the cars were not for sale. d. Because he was not happy that day. ( )8. The salesman showed Jack the door means . a. the salesman w
14、anted Jack to leave b. the salesman was polite c. Jack couldnt find the door d. Jack wanted to leave ( )9. The word salesman means . a. a person with a lot of cars b. a person driving cars c. a person selling goods() in a shop d. a person working in a city ( )10.Which of the following is not true? a
15、. Jack felt that the first salesman was not polite to him. b. Jack paid for the sixteen cars in cash. c. Jack worked on a fishing boat. d. Jack liked to have a lot of cars at home. D Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everybody. The economics(
16、) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are without work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machine dont want more money and long
17、er holidays. In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. ( )11. It w
18、as for people to find work before than today. a. difficult b. more difficult c. easier d. not possible ( )12. If the economics of the world grow by 4% each year, . a. people will have no jobs b. 4% of the people will have jobs, too c. people can have the same number of jobs as before d. 96% of the p
19、eople will have jobs ( )13. One machine can do as much work as . a. 40 people b. 75,000 people c. 70% of the people d. 4% of the people in the world ( )14. Which of the following statements is wrong? a. Now more people are without work. b. Machines are taking work instead of people not only in facto
20、ries but also on the farms. c. Most people want to have jobs. d. Machines need more money and longer holidays. . 綬 𰸣 1 2000/ tongbu76.doc 12 1997 . A Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop alone. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. Im sorry Im late. she said, I ne
21、ed some more meat for my dinner tonight. Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, This is 6. 5 dollars. That piece is too small, the woman said. Havent you got anything bigger? Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, to
22、ok it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. Its 8.75 dollars. Good, the woman said with a smile. Give me both of them please. ( )1. When did the woman come to Joes shop? a. Early in
23、the afternoon. b. At about one oclock at night. c. Early in the morning. d. Late in the afternoon. ( )2. Why didnt the woman want that first piece of meat? a. Because it wasnt in the fridge. b. Because it wasnt big enough. c. Because it was too expensive. d. Because it was bad. ( )3. Could Joe give
24、the woman two pieces of meat? a. He would get an even bigger piece. b. He would get the other piece from the fridge. c. Of course not. d. Yes, he would certainly try his best. B Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of h
25、is lost his wallet () and asked Twain to pay his railroad ticket for him. Twain said, Im sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me. I dont have enough money to pay both your ticket and my own. The friend was very sad. However, said Twain, You can get on the train with me and, when
26、the conductor() comes through the train to collect the tickets, you can hide under my seat. The friend agreed to this plan. Later, however, when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat. Then in a loud voice,
27、so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained, My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesnt like to sit on the sent. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat. Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him loudly.
28、( )4. On whom did Mark Twain play a joke that day? a. He played a joke on the conductor. b. He played a joke on a strange man. c. He played a joke on himself. d. He played a joke on his friend. ( )5. After Mark Twain explained, everybody laughed at . a. the conductor b. him c. his friend d. the stra
29、nge man under the seat ( )6. From the story we can see that Mark Twain . a. hated his friend b. liked to play jokes c. was a famous writer d. could tell funny stories C Jack went to a car showroom(). He was wearing a dirty jacket. He examined an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak to th
30、e salesman.How much is this car? Jack asked. 2000 dollars, the salesman said. Ill have sixteen of them, Jack said. The salesman smiled. He found it difficult to be polite. You were joking, of course, he said, Im afraid we cant help you. This car is not for sale(). The salesman showed Jack the door a
31、nd Jack left the shop without a word. He went to a showroom on the other side of the street and wanted sixteen cars. The second salesman was polite and helpful. Jack took a boundle of() notes() out of his pocket and paid for the cars in cash( ) .He explained that the cars were for himself and his fr
32、iends working on a fishing boat. We have all earned() a lot of money this season, Jack said. And we want to buy cars. ( )7. Why didnt the first salesman sell the cars to Jack? a. Because he didnt believe that Jack could pay for the cars. b. Because he had got only one car in the showroom. c. Because
33、 the cars were not for sale. d. Because he was not happy that day. ( )8. The salesman showed Jack the door means . a. the salesman wanted Jack to leave b. the salesman was polite c. Jack couldnt find the door d. Jack wanted to leave ( )9. The word salesman means . a. a person with a lot of cars b. a
34、 person driving cars c. a person selling goods() in a shop d. a person working in a city ( )10.Which of the following is not true? a. Jack felt that the first salesman was not polite to him. b. Jack paid for the sixteen cars in cash. c. Jack worked on a fishing boat. d. Jack liked to have a lot of c
35、ars at home. D Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everybody. The economics() of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are without work. Some people
36、 have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machine dont want more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work o
37、f forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. ( )11. It was for people to find work before than today. a. difficult b. more difficult c. easier d. not possible ( )12. If the economics of the world grow by 4% each year, . a. p
38、eople will have no jobs b. 4% of the people will have jobs, too c. people can have the same number of jobs as before d. 96% of the people will have jobs ( )13. One machine can do as much work as . a. 40 people b. 75,000 people c. 70% of the people d. 4% of the people in the world ( )14. Which of the
39、 following statements is wrong? a. Now more people are without work. b. Machines are taking work instead of people not only in factories but also on the farms. c. Most people want to have jobs. d. Machines need more money and longer holidays. . 綬 𰸣 1 Book1_U17 3 Unit 7 What does he look like? Unit10 Where did you go on vacation? Unit 7 What does he look like? Unit 8 What is John like? unit23B unit 23A Book1_U13 Unit 13 Albert Einstern NCCT NRCCE - 2000-2002 Copyright 2000_2002 .All Rights Reserved
