Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting at the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. A teacher was trying to keep a group of schoolgirls in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike. “There is a lot of time yet.” answered Tom. “Well, I’ll get you some more tea then.” said Mike. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You are looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Peter. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
1. Tom went into the station café because ________.| A．Peter asked him to have a cup of tea | B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there |
| C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls | D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there |
| A．Half past twelve. | B．Twenty to twelve. | C．Half past eleven. | D．Half past one. |
| A．the time is right | B．it’s going slower | C．it’s going backward | D．it’s going faster |
| A．The Mirror of the Station | B．Not a Careful Man |
| C．Missing a bus | D．The Clock going backwards |
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【推荐1】Cockatoos are large, white birds. They are common in western Australia. Usually they live in wooded areas. But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people.
Last year, scientists reported that cockatoos have learned how to open the lids（盖子）on rubbish bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy lid with their beaks（喙）and then walk along, pushing the lid up until it falls over.
Cockatoos open the lids to find food. But they can also make a big mess, which makes the people who own the bins annoyed.
Interestingly when scientists first began studying the cockatoos in 2018, only three areas near Sydney had lid-opening cockatoos. A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. This showed the birds were teaching other cockatoos how to do the same thing.
In a recent study, many people were taking steps to keep cockatoos out of their bins. The most common ways of protecting the bins was putting heavy objects on the lids.
The scientists discovered that the humans were teaching each other tricks, too. In most neighborhood, many people used the same cockatoos—stopping methods as their neighbors.
It’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy objects off of the bins. As a result, humans have thought out ways to tie the lids to the top of the bins.
The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife battle”. They expect these “battles” to become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.
1. From the passage, we know that cockatoos are _________.| A．cruel | B．kind | C．clever | D．friendly |
| A．Sad. | B．Angry. | C．Happy. | D．Worried. |
| A．By telling two stories. | B．By giving an example. |
| C．By raising a question. | D．By comparing two facts. |
| A．made the lids hard to open | B．didn’t care what cockatoos did |
| C．began to use bins without lids | D．try their best to catch the cockatoos |
| A．Lids and Rubbish Bins | B．Cockatoos and Rubbish |
| C．Cockatoos and Bins | D．Fight between Cockatoos and Humans |
【推荐2】Everyone may have a chance to make the world a better place. Teenagers can make a difference, too.
Kyle Van Der Velden is a 16-year-old student in Wayne Hills High School. One day in school, he noticed a cleaner throwing away a lot of pencils. The cleaner told Kyle that he got pencils every day when he cleaned up the classroom. But he did not know what to do with the pencils, so he just threw them away.
One day Kyle got some information from the Internet. Some people in poor countries needed pencils badly. So Kyle decided to collect pencils to help them. Later Kyle joined a group called Right-to-Write as a volunteer. The group sends pencils to people around the world. They collect pencils and put them into bags. Then they give the bags to people who are traveling to poor countries. These travelers will give the pencils to people in need.
Kyle goes to different schools to collect pencils. He has collected 3,790 pencils in just one month. What a good job he has done!
1. Where did the cleaner work?| A．At school. | B．In the supermarket. | C．On the street. | D．In the hospital. |
| A．Because the pencils aren’t his. | B．Because the pencils are dirty. |
| C．Because he didn’t know how to deal with them. | D．Because the pencils are useless. |
| A．Some old people. | B．Some students. | C．Some deaf people. | D．Some blind people. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．everyone can make the world a better place | B．Kyle is very cute |
| C．the cleaner works hard | D．Wayne Hills High School is beautiful |
【推荐3】An old lady in a plane had a blanket (毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, "I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!"
Then the captain came. He said, "Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. "But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, "I am sorry, young man, but I don't like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I'll say one thing," She continued kindly, "You and your wife keep your plane very clean!"
1. An old lady had________.| A．glasses | B．a blanket over her head | C．a coat | D．a basket |
| A．take it off | B．turn it off | C．get on | D．talk about it |
| A．The air hostess | B．The man next to her | C．her husband | D．one of her friends |
| A．abroad | B．home | C．in a plane | D．in hospital |
| A．to fly again | B．to travel | C．to go abroad | D．to go home |
【推荐1】Many people wrote to the manager of the cinema and said that some women saw films with their hats on and blocked（遮挡）their view（视线）. They wanted the manager to put up a notice asking the women to take off their hats when they saw films.
The manager said that it wouldn’t be polite to ask the women to take their hats off and that they would protect their rights to wear their hats. But the next day, the following words were on the screen before the film was on.
“Thinking about the health of the women of old age, this cinema allows old women to wear hats when seeing films.”
All the women took their hats off after they saw this notice.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. Many people wrote to the manager because some women didn’t ________.
| A．keep silent | B．take their places | C．take their hats off | D．make noise |
| A．to stop women wearing their hats when seeing films. |
| B．not to allow women to see films |
| C．to put up a notice when a film was over |
| D．not to put up a notice |
| A．he didn’t think about the people’s advice |
| B．he thought it was impolite（不礼貌的）to do that |
| C．he had given the women a promise |
| D．he has put up a notice when a film was over |
| A．all the old women could wear their hats |
| B．wearing hats was useful to people’s health |
| C．some old women’s hats could block other’s health |
| D．all the women like the film very much |
| A．it was too hot in the cinema | B．they wanted to be healthy |
| C．none of the women thought she was old | D．they wanted to be beautiful |
【推荐2】A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but can not speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen (母鸡) for supper. But she can not remember the English word for “hen”. Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “I want the egg’s mother.” the woman answered. The shop waiter does not understand (明白) her and says, “Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.” Suddenly (突然) the woman remembers the word “cock (公鸡)”. She says, “I want the cock’s wife (妻子)!” This time the shop waiter can’t stop laughing (笑).
1. The woman goes to London ________.| A．to learn English | B．to have supper | C．to see her son | D．to buy a shop |
| A．knows much English | B．only knows a little English |
| C．doesn’t know English | D．speaks English very well |
| A．hens | B．the cock’s wife | C．bigger eggs | D．hen’s son |
| A．understands the woman at last | B．thinks it isn’t interesting |
| C．does not understand the woman | D．understands the son at last |
| A．Shy. | B．Beautiful. | C．Kind. | D．Clever. |
【推荐3】Mr. White is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for school and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.
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“But, Miss Green,” said Mr. White quickly, “don’t you know fish can’t walk on land?”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Mr. White _______ when he was a student.
| A．understood much | B．did a lot of housework | C．disliked doing his homework |
| A．15 years old. | B．20 years old. | C．25 years old. |
| A．Because light goes faster than sound. |
| B．Because our eyes are in front of our ears. |
| C．Because our eyes can see but our ears can’t. |
