Passage 1
A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxies. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi-driver. This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK.
The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening, they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It is another 100 dollars.” But the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very pleased.
The next day, the taxi-driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening, they went back to the hotel. The man gave the tax-driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” he asked. “I come from New York.” “New York!” said the taxi-driver. “I have a sister in New York; her name is Susanna. Do you know her?”
“Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”
1）、The traveler came from America.
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2）、The traveler took the third taxi, because the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted man.
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3）、Usually the cost of traveling one day by taxi may be less than $100.
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4）、The traveler’s sister asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi-driver.
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5）、The driver was unhappy when he heard the traveler’s last words.
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Passage 2
An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request(要求). The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and said to herself: “I am too old to see well, I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”
On hearing this the rude salesgirl shouted at the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me.” she said, “the model can speak! Then it must be a robot of a new type!”
1）、The shop sells vegetables.
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2）、The old woman walked into the shop to buy a dress.
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3）、The salesgirl is kind to the customer.
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4）、The old woman asked the salesgirl for help twice.
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5）、From the passage, we know the salesgirl is a new robot.
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Passage 3
Fred was a young soldier in a big camp. During the week they always worked very hard, but it was Saturday, and all the young soldiers were free, so their officer said to them, “You can go into the town this afternoon, but first I am going to inspect （检查）you.”
Fred came to the officer, and the officer said to him, “Your hair is very long, go to the barber（理发师） and then come back to me again.”
Fred ran to the barber’s shop, but it was closed because it was Saturday. Fred was very sad for a few minutes, but then he smiled and went back to the officer. “Are my boots clean now, sir?” he asked.
The officer didn’t look at Fred’s hair. He looked at his boots and said, “Yes, they’re much better now. You can go out, and next week, first clean your boots, and then come to me!”
11. In the first paragraph “during the week” means from Monday to Friday.
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12. You can go into the town this afternoon before I inspect you.
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13. The officer asked Fred to have his hair cut short.
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14. Fred smiled because his boots were very clean.
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15. The officer made a mistake. He should have inspected his boots instead of hair.
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Passage 4
There are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world. In most cultures, animals are in a worse position than human beings. In some cases, however, people treat their pets like members of their families, or perhaps better. In the United States and Europe, there are special shops that sell clothing and food for cats and dogs.
In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets. It is common for big markets in many places to sell cat food and dog food. However, in a small town in France, there is a special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only customers. There is seating for twenty of them. The dogs choose from a variety of dishes on the menu.
Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don’t live in such wealth and comfort. People treat their pets in a more practical way. People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals. Owners have some loving feelings for their pets, but they do not see them as equal to family members. In most places in the world, there isn’t any special clothing or fine food for animals. There aren’t any special restaurants for dogs.
Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.
1）、According to the passage, in most countries people treat their pets like members of their families.
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2）、According to the passage, there are restaurants for dogs in every city in France.
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3）、For many people, pets may have a more practical function because cats and dogs can be used to keep away mice.
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4）、In some cases, animals have better food and clothing than people.
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5）、The main idea of this reading passage is that people treat pets in very different ways in different parts of the world.
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Passage 5
Steven and Mary took a taxi to the station. They got out and Steven picked up the heavy suitcase. They could not find a porter, but a young man offered to help them with the case.
“Where are you going?” he asked.
“To London,” they told him. “Our daughter is getting married and we have a lot of presents. That’s why our case is so heavy.”
The young man suggested that they have a cup of coffee before the train left, and he would meet them at the platform. They agreed. And five minutes before the train left they went to the platform. The man wasn’t on the train, either. The train left.
“Oh, dear,” cried Mary, “we have to find a policeman.”
1）、Steven and Mary went to the station by bus.
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2）、Steven and Mary couldn’t find a policeman at first.
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3）、A young man offered to help them carry the case.
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4）、At the platform the man was supposed to meet Steven and Mary.
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5）、Steven and Mary didn’t catch their train.
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