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　Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy?five, he gave ? 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children?s playground.

　As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy?five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. ?I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.?he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

　The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy?five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

　1. Johnson became a rich man through

　A. doing business. B. making whisky. C. cheating. D. buying and selling land.

　2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson

　A. had no children. B. was a strange man.

　C. was very fond of children. D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

　3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out

　A. what kind of whisky he had. B. how to live longer.

　C. how to become wealthy. D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

　4. The newspaperman

　A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

　B. shouldn?t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

　C. was eager to live a long life.

　D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

　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.

　?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.?

　1. Both Jean and Kate probably work in a

　A. hotel B. library C. lab D. shop

　2. How long did they work every day?

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

　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.

　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.

　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.

　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?

　1. Who did the experiment?

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

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

　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.

　3. What was the finding of the experiment?

　A. Passengers helped a lot during incidents.

　B. Very few foreigners were on the train.

　C. Very few passengers tried to help during incidents.

　D. Some people were good at acting on the train.

　4. Who do the underlined words one man refer to?

　A. One of the three men who attacked a foreigner.

　B. One of the actors who took part in the experiment.

　C. One of the passengers who were on the train.

　D. One of the reporters who were sent to the Paris Metro.

　参考答案：

　1A 2 C 3 D 4 D 5 A

　1A 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 C

　1D 2 C 3 C 4 B